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UK vs. Kansas: It's showtime for Kentucky
When asked about Kentucky playing Kansas Tuesday night, freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist said a lot with a few words.
"Kansas in the Garden," he said. "So ..."
The silence said it all. No. 2 Kentucky versus No. 13 Kansas. College basketball's two winningest programs. A national television audience (ESPN). Madison Square Garden, which New Yorkers consider the world's most famous arena.
Sophomore Doron Lamb said the time is right for Kentucky to make a statement.
"We want to prove to everybody we're the best team in the country," he said.
But UK Coach John Calipari said that Kansas, not Kentucky, could make a statement. Seemingly trying to diminish expectations and any accompanying pressure, he reminded reporters that it was mid-November. It was much too early for a statement game, he suggested. The Cats, who once again count on several freshmen, only began talking about in-game strategies this past weekend.
"If we're in a close game and stuff doesn't go right, don't look at my players," Calipari said. "That's me. We just haven't had time. It's the middle of November. Let's not hope it's a one-point game and somebody has the ball late."
Rather than alert the basketball nation to Kentucky's worth, Calipari set a more modest objective.
"This is going to be a hard game," he said. "It'll be a hard game for us to win. All I told the team is, 'Let's be the best we can be for Nov. 15 with all young players. If that's not good enough, we're walking on."
Although Kansas started a senior and four juniors in its opening 100-54 victory over Towson, Coach Bill Self has suggested Kentucky is the older team.
"They'll be fired up, and they've got men," Self said of UK last week. "It will be interesting to see how our young guys react to that."
When a reporter noted that Kentucky played freshmen, Self replied, "That are men, OK?"
For Kidd-Gilchrist and Lamb, the game is a homecoming. Each acknowledged the excitement that comes with playing close to home.
"I can't wait," said Lamb, a native of Queens, N.Y.
Kidd-Gilchrist, who is from Somerdale, N.J., said he expected to have 30 or more relatives in attendance.
A Knicks fan since he was 8, Kidd-Gilchrist was asked whether he might be too eager.
"I'm an energy guy," he said, seemingly suggesting that added excitement can translate into more ball-hawking. "I don't really know. We'll have to wait and see."
As Self saw it, Kansas could use more energy. He lamented a lack of consistent effort in the opener. "We have a tendency to space out," he said.
Thomas Robinson, a Big 12 player of the year candidate, anchors Kansas inside. Point guard Tyshawn Taylor is the lone returning starter.
Calipari likened Kansas to the Kentucky team of last season: underappreciated.
"Everybody thought, 'They're not that good,'" the UK coach said. "I kept telling you all I like our team, and there's no one out there that ... scares me."
Robinson, a 6-10 junior, had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Towson.
"He got numbers but those numbers aren't real," Self said after the game. "He played his man after he caught it. I thought, defensively, a good player would foul him out fast."
By contrast, Calipari pondered the foul trouble that guarding Robinson could create. How much would UK want to have its conference player of the year candidate, Terrence Jones, defend Robinson?
Calipari said of Robinson, "He's probably too physical for a bunch of our guys."
The UK coach noted the overall "physicalness" of Kansas. He suggested that the Jayhawks will pound the ball inside.
If Calipari gets his wish, Kentucky will counter with its best mid-November effort.
"If that's not good enough," he said, "we'll come back and regroup."


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Petroleum institute collapsing
- Written by Edward Ssekika
For an institution that was envisaged to produce skilled manpower for Uganda's oil sector, the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) looks like one big anticlimax.
And no one epitomises this more than Dan Tumukunde.
"We started on a rosy note. Everything seemed to be in order and our future looked bright," says Tumukunde, a former student at UPIK.
Two years after completing his studies, Tumukunde looks back at his tenure at UPIK as a waste of time.
"I thought I was going to get a job in the oil sector as soon as I finished. But after waiting for long, I decided to go back into teaching," he says.
Established four years ago, UPIK, Uganda's only petroleum institute, is struggling to maintain the optimism it created among the public as one of the best training grounds for anyone who had an eye at the country's oil and gas industry.
UPIK was established in 2009 but admitted its first batch of students in 2010 as part of a strategy to build local content in the nascent petroleum industry. There were even government plans to elevate it to a public university to focus on oil and gas and other related courses.
The institute offers a diploma in petroleum studies, followed by an additional six-month training in Trinidad and Tobago and other oil-producing countries. UPIK was expected to solve one of the key challenges that the oil industry faces: limited local labour.
With more than 3.5 million barrels of oil discovered, Uganda is getting closer to being one of Africa's top oil producers. The oil, whose asset worth is estimated at $150bn, has attracted foreign expatriates. The issue has created some bit of tension within the sector, with players saying that Ugandans are being denied job opportunities.
This cannot be taken lightly, with a clear example coming from northern Kenya, where, last year, Tullow Oil had to temporarily stop operations because local communities felt aggrieved by the lack of opportunities.
Foreign investors, on the other hand, cannot take the entire blame.
A number of them say many Ugandans lack the skills to be employed in the oil industry. This is where UPIK was supposed to come up with a solution. At its inception, many expected the institute to be well-facilitated with state-of-the-art facilities as it was the only petroleum institution in the country.
However, four years later, such expectations are slowly fading away.
Another former student who preferred anonymity said: "When we started in 2010, our orientation was not even at Kigumba but instead in a hotel in Kampala," he recalled. The students were ushered into Hotel Migra, Kireka, for two weeks for orientation.
"While there [at the hotel] we ate and drank whatever we wanted at the expense of government," he said.
When the studies started, government officials, oil company managers, and development usually visited the students, and emphasised the point of how lucky they were to be at the institute.
Admissions suspended
A source at the institute, who preferred anonymity because is not authorized to speak to the press, told us that for the last two years the institute has not admitted new students.
"Currently, there are no new students at the institute. How can you have an institute without students?" he wondered.
Since 2010, the institute is supposed to have had four intakes of students, but it has only conducted two intakes. The source further added that the two vehicles at the institute that used to transport students from Uganda Cooperative College to Kyema Technical Institute and Nakawa for practical lessons are now parked at the Uganda Cooperative College.
Given that there are no students, the lecturers have also left, leaving it to the institute's sole administrator, Harmony Asiimwe.
"They advertised for new students. Students applied. But [over] the last one year, they are yet to begin studies; they are being told to wait," a source said.
Faced with a long wait, some students who had been admitted have since abandoned the course and have enrolled for other courses either at university or other tertiary institutions of learning.
UPIK responds
Prof Charles Kwesiga, the executive director, Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), who also doubles as the head of UPIK, confirmed that the institute currently has no new students due to what he describes as "small challenges" the institution is facing.
The remaining students are completing their six-month training in Trinidad and Tobago.
"Right now, I'm in Trinidad and Tobago with a group of active students; so, it is not true that the institute has no students," he said.
Kwesiga explained that the reason as to why the institute had not admitted new students was because there was a "delay to get our specialized workshop equipments for students' practical training. We need these equipments if we are to do a good job."
He said the acquisition of workshop equipments was being financed by the government of Uganda and development partners, with the only hiccup being the lengthy procurement process. Previously, UPIK students had their practical training at Nakawa vocational institute.
"We want to have our own specialized equipments such that our instructors and students can't always be on the move from Kigumba to Kampala," Kwesiga said.
Kwesiga is optimistic that specialized workshop equipments will be in the country soon.
"We are hoping to resume training of new students maybe by the end of April or May this year," he said.
Other challenges
Moses Arupei, a former student, complains that despite completing their studies two years ago, he is yet to be employed in the sector.
"I have put in two years to study this prestigious course, but what hurts me is I have no job," Arupei complained. Out of the 28 pioneer students, only two students have been able to find jobs, according to Arupei.
The Auditor General, in his report to parliament last year, also noted some problems the institute was grappling with. In the report, John Muwanga noted that since its establishment, the institute had no clear curriculum, available lecturers are irregularly paid and most of whom were recruited without approval from the ministry.
The report also notes that many senior administrative positions like that of the principal, registrars, bursars and others remain vacant, leading to a managerial crisis.
"The college has had a delayed intake of students for the financial year and yet direct utility overheads like water, and electricity had been paid," the AG states, adding that only the warden's office and dormitory for visiting lecturers from Kampala are occupied, while the rest of the facilities are non-operational
Despite the challenges, Kwesiga says the institute is progressing.
For instance, the institute has acquired land and is constructing its own home, which was flagged off by President Yoweri Museveni in 2012.
"We are completing construction of the students' halls of residence, lecture halls and workshops," he said.

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text: In a message dated 11/3/02 1:38:15 PM EST, firstname.lastname@example.com writes: << Just what the hell is Antarctosaurus?? Is it a titanosaur? A late-surviving diplodocimorph? A dicraeosaur? It seems the only thing consistent with all the restorations I have seen is that it is a sauropod. >> The problem with Antarcosaurus wichmannianus (the type species of Antarctosaurus) is that it is based on a syntype series of largely disarticulated bones from a bone bed. There's no guarantee that these bones all belong to the same genus, let alone the same individual. So far nobody has reexamined the syntype series with an eye to nominating one of the bones as lectotype. Given its distinctiveness, I'd say the lectotype should be the mandible, which to me resembles in many respects the mandible of Nigersaurus, though it's nowhere near as derived. Here is the current Dinosaur Catalogue entry for Antarctosaurus; some of the typographically encoded information will be lost in email, but you should still glean something useful from it (additions and corrections to entry will be greatly appreciated): Antarctosaurus von Huene, 1929 Anarctosaurus Janensch, 1935: Misspelling Anctartosaurus [Anonymous] 1977: Misspelling [in Die Geheimnisse der Urzeit 3, p. 234] Antacrtosaurus U. B. Mathur, Pant, Mehra & A. K. Mathur, 1985: Misspelling Antactosaurus Arid & Vizotto, 1972: Misspelling Antarctosaurus von Huene, 1927 [nomen nudum]: Prepublication name Brontosauria > Sauropoda > Eusauropoda > Diplodocimorpha > Dicraeosauridae? ?Antarctosaurus brasiliensis Arid & Vizotto, 1972 Upper Cretaceous > Campanian/Maastrichtian > Bauru Gr. > Adamantina Fm. South America > Brazil > Paranà Basin > SÃo Paulo state > Minas Gerais > 5 km from the SÃo Jose do RÃo Preto-Barretos state highway FFCL GP-RD 2â4: Distal two-thirds of left femur, proximal half of right humerus, and fragmentary dorsal Hypodigm APK: Syntype material only ?Antarctosaurus giganteus von Huene, 1929 Upper Cretaceous > Turonian/Coniacian > NeuquÃn Gr. > RÃo NeuquÃn Fm. > Plottier Mbr.? South America > Argentina > Patagonia > NeuquÃn Prov. > 22 km E of NeuquÃn City, 15 km N of China Muerta, near confluence of Aguada del CaÃo River & RÃo Limay MLP 26-316: Associated postcrania, including 2 femora, 2 incomplete pubes, extreme distal end of tibia, 6 rib fragments, fragmentary costals and 2 distal caudals, evidently belonging to a single individual Hypodigm APK:0/15: Syntype material only; the femora are still the largest known femora of any vertebrate Questionably referred to the genus Antarctosaurus in original description Antarctosaurus jaxartensis Kuhn, 1965 Misspelling of Antarctosaurus jaxarticus ?Antarctosaurus jaxarticus Riabinin, 1938 [nomen dubium] Antarctosaurus jaxartensis Kuhn, 1965: Misspelling Upper Cretaceous > Turonian/Santonian > Dabrazinskaya Svita Asia > Kazakhstan > Syderinskaya Oblast > Chimkent Dist. > Sary Agach, near Syr Darya River St. Petersburg Central Geological Research Museum: Femur Hypodigm APK: Holotype femur only Antarctosaurus septentrionalis von Huene & Matley, 1933 [nomen dubium]= Antarctosaurus septentrionalis von Huene, 1932 [nomen nudum]: Prepublication name Antarctosaurus spetentrionalis Glut, 1997: Misspelling Antrodemus aptrentronalis Ghevariya & Srikarni, 1994: Misspelling Original name of Jainosaurus septentrionalis, possibly a junior subjective synonym of Titanosaurus indicus (Jain & Bandyopadhyay, 1997) Antarctosaurus spetentrionalis Glut, 1997 Misspelling of Antarctosaurus septentrionalis Antarctosaurus whichmannianus Bonaparte, 1996 Misspelling of Antarctosaurus wichmannianus Antarctosaurus wichmanni von Huene, 1929 Misspelling of Antarctosaurus wichmannianus Antarctosaurus wichmannianus von Huene, 1929â Antarctosaurus whichmannianus Bonaparte, 1996: MIsspelling Antarctosaurus wichmanni von Huene, 1929: Misspelling Laplatasaurus wichmannianus von Huene, 1929: Misspelling (referred to Laplatasaurus in typographical error) Upper Cretaceous > Campanian/Maastrichtian > NeuquÃn Gr. > RÃo Colorado Fm. > Bajo de la Carpa Mbr. South America > Argentina > Patagonia > RÃo Negro Prov. > RÃo Negro > General Roca > Frente a Gral MACN 6904: Syntype series of numerous disarticulated bones, including incomplete skull w/ braincase, quadrate, quadratojugal, squamosal & mandible w/ teeth, 1 cervical vertebra, fragmentary ribs, partial left scapula & coracoid, incomplete humerus, distal ulna, proximal & distal radius, 6 incomplete metacarpals, manual phalanx & ungual, fragmentary ilium, incomplete ischium, distal pubis, fragmentary femur, tibia, fragmentary fibula, calcaneum, astragalus, 4â5 metatarsals, and pedal phalanges Hypodigm APK:15/65: Syntype series, which may be composite (Upchurch, 1999) and needs restudy and a lectotype chosen (there is no holotype specimen, contra Glut, 1997, 2000, who describes all the syntype material as the "holotype"; a good candidate for lectotype is the distinctive mandible, which is used in some sauropod phylogenetic analyses), along with a partial articulated skeleton from S Chubut, Argentina (Bonaparte, 1982) that includes 6 dorsals, scapula, humerus, radii & ulnae, pubis, incomplete femur, tibia, fibula & astragalus, FMNH P13019 right femur & P13020 left tibia (von Huene, 1929), and numerous isolated elements from various localities in Argentina and other South American countries; a large radius from La Candelaria Hills, referred to Antarctosaurus sp. by Bonaparte & Bossi, 1967, probably represents a distinct genus, as yet unnamed (J. E. Powell, 1979) Generic name was first used without description in a faunal list, then was formally described and given a type species This genus was tentatively removed from its original position in "Titanosauridae" and placed into Diplodocidae by Jacobs, Winkler, Downs & Gomani (1993), then was reclassified in "Titanosauridae" by Salgado & Calvo, 1997. The dentary of the type species is perhaps dicraeosaurid (but also shows some features of the mandible of Nigersaurus), whereas some of the referred specimens, and some of the other species in the genus, may be titanosaurian. Though one of the better-known Gondwana sauropods, Antarctosaurus requires a thorough systematic revision, and until this is completed, reference of species other than the type to this genus will remain questionable.


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NHL claims that the puck deflected off of Travis Zajac's face for the goal in the video title, but it looks more like his chest. The replay angle doesn't confirm anything. Both possibilities are painful, though.
Regardless of the body part that took a puck, Zajac was credited with his seventh goal of the season for the Devils, which ended up as the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over the Islanders. And despite clearly hurting, Zajac missed no time to injury, because hockey players are crazy.


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The Cheeseyard
Sarah Peak, owner of the Cheeseyard in Knutsford, has every reason to be proud of the success she has made with her delightful cheese shop-cum-café. The Cheeseyard, located on a quaint alley off King Street in Knutsford, is a haven for cheese lovers everywhere, selling speciality cheeses and complementary products such as crackers and chutneys. The shop also sells a range of wines and beers, making it the ultimate indulgence store! If that isn't enough, Sarah also decided to open up as a café/delicatessen that has proved extremely popular with the local residents.


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History of Karaoke
Karaoke spread to the parts of Asia and then (back) to the United States in the 1990s, as well as to Canada, Australia and other other western countries. Home karaoke machines soon followed but lacked success in the US and Canadian markets. When creators became aware of this problem, karaoke machines were no longer being sold strictly for the purpose of karaoke but as home theater systems to enhance television watching to "movie theater like quality". Home theater systems took off, and karaoke went from being the main purpose of the stereo system, to a side feature
As more music became available for karaoke machines, more people within the industry saw karaoke as a profitable form of lounge and nightclub entertainment. It is not uncommon for some bars to have karaoke performances seven nights a week, commonly with much more high-end sound equipment than the small, stand-alone consumer versions. Dance floors and lighting effects are also becoming common sights in karaoke bars. Lyrics are often displayed on multiple TV screens around the bar.
Most karaoke machines have technology that electronically changes the pitch of the music so that amateur singers can sing along to any music source by choosing a key that is appropriate for their vocal range, while maintaining the original tempo of the song.
Many low-end entertainment systems have a karaoke mode that attempts to remove the vocal track from regular audio CDs. This is done by center removal, which exploits the fact that in most music the vocals are in the center. This means that the voice, as part of the music, has equal volume on both stereo channels and no phase difference. To get the quasi-karaoke (mono track, the left channel of the original audio is subtracted from the right channel.The crudeness of this approach is reflected in the often-poor performance of voice removal. Common effects are hearing the reverberation of the voice track (due to stereo reverb being put on the vocals); also, other instruments (snare/bass drum, solo instruments) that happen to be mixed into the center get removed, degrading this approach to hardly more than a gimmick in those devices. Recent years have seen the development of new techniques based on the Fast Fourier Transform Although still not perfect, the results are usually much better than the old technique, because the stereo left-right comparison can be done on individual frequencies.
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Why I post pictures of myself in underwear online/
I remember back at the start of 2013 taking the picture on the left. It was January, and a time for reflection. I'd felt trapped by the choices I'd made with my body, and the ongoing battle I fought internally to be okay with my physical form. I couldn't imagine wearing a bikini in public, let alone share my body so honestly with the world. I took this photo to force my hand; to force my ego to accept the challenge of change. The photo made me see my body objectively, and really felt like a turning point. I held a small belief that one day I'd share it, as a 'before' if I only ever achieved an after.
I have never been overly comfortable sharing my body with the world, or with others privately. I don't usually wear low cut tops, and only recently have started wearing tighter clothes. Yet, here I am now, publishing photos of my body, as it is, in underwear. How did I become this person who shares her body so publically?
It's been an interesting journey, one that is not yet done. But becoming a woman who shares her body online has been a surprisingly positive experience.
Firstly, I've lost a lot of my body shame. They are just bodies, and we all have one. People walk around in swimsuits, and the world doesn't change or end. Our bodies are just bodies. They don't need to hold such power over us, and nothing happened when the world had seen mine.
Secondly, I feel proud of the changes I make concerning my food choices, and exercise levels, and despite pride being frowned upon by many, we should allow ourselves to celebrate our little successes. Having photos to look bck upon force me to factually remember where I am, and where I came from. In the recent photo (first in this blog post) on the right I as actually having a 'fat' day and photos make myself rationally realise that I am not the size I was. Photos allow me to get a sense of perspective that looking down at myself does not always allow.
Third and finally, I belong to a little corner of the online-world that is friendly, supportive and kind. When I post picures of my body (changed and otherwise) people encourage and praise. It gives me more confidence and I feel part of a small movement of body positivism. We all can gain a feeling of acceptance by seeing more actual and real bodies, in all shapes and sizes. Bodies untouched by photoshop; stretched and squeezed into completely new shapes.
I feel strongly that I am allowed to like my body, but still want to (and enjoy) changing it. The fact I want to change it does not mean I hate myself, or hate anyone else's body. We all get our own bodies, and we can all create and style it however we feel best. I prefer mine colourful, stronger and smaller. I do not have to apologise for that.
As a side note, the two pictures of me in this post in colourful underwear are not my 'after' fitness pictures. They are sets of underwear I was sent for review, and as a style blogger, I guess I don't see why I shouldn't include bras and pants in my outfit pictures. I also enjoy the challenge these set me, it feels different posing in pretty underwear, as opposed to sportswear, but I like to do things that scare me, so here they are!


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I absolutely love how Jamie from C.R.A.F.T. created a focal wall in her baby's nursery with rows of ledges displaying colorful books and frames. While you may think all seven ledges cost Jamie a pretty penny, that is totally not the case. Thanks to her and the hubs' savvy DIY skills, they made all seven shelves for only $65, which is crazy awesome for wall décor and storage rolled into one.
Jamie was inspired by the Holman Picture Ledge from Pottery Barn.
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7 reasons why customer service training fails and how to get your customer service training delivering REAL results
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How to Create a Service Culture
Creating a customer service culture, where putting the customer first and providing amazing customer experiences takes more than a sheep dip training exercise.
It means shaping, creating and embedding a whole way of doing things that's like a stick of rock and runs through everything you do. No matter where you break it the core message is still the same.
Customers are fickle, and you're only as good as your customer's last encounter. So if you want your customer to be naturally loyal your customer service ethos has to be demonstrated by everyone in your business not just the front line team.
It isn't just the responsibility of the reception or customer service desk. Everyone in your business contributes in some way to the customer experience either directly or indirectly (or why are they there?).
So, to create a service culture it must be part of your DNA. It needs to be built into your systems, reflected in your recruitment, instilled in your team, demonstrated throughout the customer journey and delivered by engaged employees.
Here are some aspects to consider:
- How would you define your customer service culture?
- What criteria do you use in your recruitment to ensure team members share your customer service values?
- What role do your internal support teams play in the ultimate customer experience?
- What are the small refinements needed in your systems and process which add value for your customers?
- What role do your team members play in continuous service improvements and shaping the future for your customer experience?
- What gets measured in your business beyond the immediate short term profit?
- What's the attitude towards customer feedback and how is this gathered and responded to?
- What does 'good' look like?
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Caroline has been running our general skills training programs for two years and has established an excellent set of programs. These have really hit the mark in terms of what we needed to bring everyone in our business up to a consistent level of communication and customer handling skills.
She has worked hard to ensure that the course content has knitted into our strategy and culture and has helped us promote these across the business.
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- Clearly defined customer service brand values and what constitutes a 5 Star Customer Experience.
- A Customer Journey that meets and exceeds customers' expectations from end to end
- A trusted team who understand your values, the part they have to play in delivering them, and have the skills, knowledge and confidence to do so.
- A team who are fully engaged through strong leadership to guide and support them to deliver a consistently 5 star customer experience.
- And finally systems and resources aligned to delivering the 5 Star Customer Experience
The Customer Experience needs to be a part of your service culture and instilled in everything you do.
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How To Assure That The Public Loses Control Of The Election Process:
Isn't it wonderful that Google, Amazon, Facebook, CIA, and KGB have offered their services to assure that elections are not meddled in by other nations? I may have gotten carried away with some of the initials but you get the drift.
Let's all remember the old canard – I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Yup, we can rest assured that when the new totalitarians offer to help that we will be well served. And while I'm selling you that bridge lets go over the warranty. Zuckie baby, Bezos the boy wonder, the also ran at Apple, and Ferris Bueller, will keep the government in line and keep their ad revenue flowing to add to our stifling debt. I'm sorry I seem to have lost my train of thought. The election process will remain sacrosanct and that is why we will return to paper ballots so that some pimply faced teenager doesn't steal the elections. Why just last week a pimply faced boy wonder hacked the election system, just to show that it could be done. But don't worry, George Soros is assuring us that the integrity of the process is safeguarded by his money and everything that it will buy.
The Founding Fathers would be aghast in shock if they could see the trust that we are placing in folks who are patently untrustworthy. The future of the Republic is in the best hands that money could buy. They know whats best for us after all, we are just deplorables and need to be led by the nose into the promised land. Hallelujah – what a country.
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Just landed in Brussels for another few-hour layover. 7am-ish local time. Sure is beautiful here. Gorgeous green countryside, picturesque towns, red roofs... lovely! I have a few hours to kill... waffles, anyone?
I managed some sleep on the way. Unfortunately though it would seem I have a bit of a sniffle and sore throat. Great.
New icon on the phone, must be 3G. Hm, guess I'll find out in a moment if I'm set up for it! New phone, by the way... Sony Ericsson W880i. Very slick.


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Welcome to Ballroom Dancing Studios Directory!
You can find professional Ballroom Dance studios listed under the state in which the studio offers lessons:
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The need for localization and especially translation continue to grow as the global nature of business sets in. Online selling platform eBay has called in the help of machine translation experts to help boost sales in emerging markets.
According to Leena Rao, eBay has been looking into the concept of machine translation to improve the customer experience for their Russian users. In her article on TechCrunch, she tells us all about these new developments.
Last year, eBay stated that it would target growth in emerging markets. The company mainly focussed on Russia, Brazil and China and partly used localization to expand their market shares in these countries.
However, eBay also called in machine translation for expansion. In order to become a bigger player on the Russian market, Rao says, eBay hired the very experienced machine translation expert Hassan Sawaf. Sawaf is a data scientist who is mainly concerned with speech recognition and human translation technologies. Moreover, according to Rao, he also is the owner of a patent on hybrid machine translation.
Sawaf believes the language barrier between buyers and sellers on eBay can be troublesome. In order to solve this issue, Sawaf aimed for "context translation." In other words, he is aimed to create a system that can 'learn' from the context in which the data is in, item descriptions for example, instead of making word-by-word-translations.
According to Rao, eBay is experiencing the following problem on emerging markets such as Russia: if Russian customers enter a Russian search term in eBay's search engine, the results will only display items that include that Russian word. This might leave out international sellers that ship to Russia, but only list their items in English. Machine translation is a great way to quash this problem, Sawaf says: it will ensure Russian visitors see all products that are shipped to their country.
Sawaf and his team of about 15 data scientists and engineers have been working on their machine translation system for a year. This system produces English listings for Russian queries, but that is not the end of it, Rao says. It will also be able to note that the word "purse" has a relation with words such as "bag" or "item," resulting in a accurate listings. The technology has been launched about a month ago and according to Sawaf, Russian users now get more elaborate search results than ever before. However, Rao says, even though the ultimate goal of the software is to increase the number of transactions and sales, it is still unknown whether this has actually happened.
Sawaf's system will also be implemented in other localized versions of the eBay website such as Brazil and Latin America, Rao says. Even though eBay considered to outsource the machine translation work, Sawaf thinks it is always better to develop tools yourself as this will give the best results. In addition, eBay opted for his help because the company did not want to share all of its data with third parties.
According to Rao, eBay is trying to improve their website for their Russian consumers in other ways as well, for example by implementing new payment and shipping methods. She also finds it interesting that eBay's main aim in these markets is to offer more B2C selling and to attract more local businesses. Rao is keen to find out whether the technological improvements eBay has made will affect actual sales. Finally, she also states that eBay's experiment is a great way to see whether machine learning is an effective translation method.
Rao does like to point out that eBay's previous adventure in India has not been very successful. In an earlier article on TechCrunch, Pankaj Mishra revealed that even though eBay was one of the first players on the market, it has not become the market's leader.
Sawaf, did not mention India at all in his talks about localization and machine-learning translation tools. However, Rao believes eBay could make millions if their new translation technology is able to boost sales in emerging markets such as Russia and Latin America.


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It seems like every day we hear about some newfangled app landing tens of millions of dollars and sometimes billions of dollars in funding.
Silicon Valley is minting tech millionaires right now.
For some market watchers, the anecdotes echo of the tech bubble of the late 1990s that ultimate collapse in one stunning stock market crash.
Are we reliving that dotcom bubble?
The actual data suggests we aren't.
Andreessen Horowitz's Benedict Evans tweeted this chart of the past 35 years of private funding and initial public funding in the tech industry.
Currently, the money is flowing at half the pace it was during the peak in 2000.


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This is a review of the premiere of Streetwise Opera's People Watch
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This is a review of the premiere of Streetwise Opera*'s People Watch, which opened Tête à Tête / The Opera Festival at The Place Theatre, King's Cross, on Tuesday 21 July 2015 at 7.00 p.m.
Pleased, after being at http://t.co/agj4O4ewsb, to be writing a review for one opera, not the other #PeopleWatchOpera pic.twitter.com/BZvmB2zb45— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) July 21, 2015
The mise-en-scène was we, looking at them, looking at us. Beneath a banner that was to be lit differently for a different theme (and most clearly visible in the image that is embedded in the Tweet at the foot of the review), we had The Ligeti Quartet (@LigetiQuartet), dressed as black cats** and on a dais, with sideboard and dresser, and the various performers – as when we entered – of Streetwise Opera (@StreetwiseOpera), ranged on sundry items of furniture across the stage before us.
Streetwise Opera's voices and those of The Ligeti Quartet in an integrated ensemble
Photograph by, and by kind courtesy of, Claire Shovelton
Near the opening of Stef Conner's (@StefConner's) score, we heard strokes in the cello against voices, which gave way to laughing, and for which cellist Val Welbanks provided an ostinato. Right at the start, director Timothy Burke had brought up the sound of the voices, which were talking quite naturally, but there was now a deliberately forced Hee-hee quality to the laughter as it developed, accompanied by hypnotic, circular writing.
After a short pause, a huge laugh (almost alarmingly so, and no longer seeking to be in rhythm with the quartet ?), overwhelmed us, and we became aware that singer Susannah Austin (@SusannahAustin), who had already been noticeable for being dressed in a silken dressing-gown, had stood. With an unfussy, clear voice, she performed against string-writing that seemed vestigial – in sounds, the instruments began to pick up the character of her words, and of their cadences. She brought us the words Quiet, and Silent, and whoever she may have represented, there was a Slavonic feel to the instrumental sound :
Susannah Austin, who has risen from within the ensemble to sing
Photograph by, and by kind courtesy of, Claire Shovelton
As Austin sang We keep our peace, the quartet sounded set apart from the tenor of her voice, as a separate strand. She continued, rendering Our reaction is gentle, with an initial threefold repetition of 'gentle'. As she continued to sing the word, we heard a sound as of keening, and, led by Richard Jones on viola, the quartet built up volume until the chorus joined in, their voices restful in the ensemble. Gentle, Austin urged – when the tone became one of yearning, she reflected it, and sat down.
Interjection after the fact :
One is now reminded of the delightful moment of corporate calm, at the end of the filmed sequence in The Answer to Everything (#ATEOpera), where Elizabeth Watts (@LizWattsSoprano) has charmed troubled breasts with a lovely arrangement of Handel's beautiful lascia ch'io pianga – what, after all, Streetwise is all about bringing to people and their lives* ?
Familiar as The Chairman of the Board in #ATEOpera, Rob Gildon, as Gary, heralded a section that parodied t.v. advertisements, with Squirt The Dirt, which closed with a brief rodeo style of transitional theme, and a squeaky tremolo on viola. It was at this stage that we came to appreciate that this was not just one huge living-room, in some sort of group home, but that the central armchairs and sofas were a resource that allowed the cast to move around, and for other faces to come in and out of prominence and form new configurations. A tense, pulsing feel accompanied the realization that Children in Need was on the imaginary screen : Not that again ! came the reaction to the BBC's big charity campaign.
The post-modern response to seeing natural history on t.v. :
booking a trip on one's phone to go to see it ?
Photograph by, and by kind courtesy of, Claire Shovelton
The rodeo section recurred, and we were brought to confront the different attitudes about that dog – 'Look at him go !' – from Britain's Got Talent, before positions switched back, with a tremolo from viola. From ridiculous admiration for the canine to the sublimity of exclaiming It's so beautiful, and a hypnotic quality to the quartet-writing, with the viola appearing against short repetitive passages in the background – it was as if material were in the act of emerging, as we listened.
Dressed for night, like some goddess of sleep, Susannah Austin stands again, and moves to those whom, now that there are spots on them, we notice (also dressed in white) in a group stage left (though there are individuals stage right [one is visible in the first image (above)], whom she later visits, with comfort). The chorus gives a wordless hum : the instruments have a 'summery' feel to them, but there are discords in the writing for first violin. Also, a sense as of keening, and with tremolos being played sul ponticello. Lyrical writing for violin is joined by cello, but with a 'squeaky' tremolo on viola, and then the quartet gives us bowed harmonic effects, up and down the fingerboard, as Austin sings, again, her soft encouragement.
Fellow singers in white from amongst the Streetwise Opera performers
Photograph by, and by kind courtesy of, Claire Shovelton
A riff is interjected by speech, then repeated, and the tone becomes ironic, and squeaky. The rodeo theme ushers all the voices in, and Austin sits again, before another switch over on stage, the quartet punctuating the vocal exchanges.
The musical mood has gone to melodrama, and, again different reactions to what is seen : It's just so wrong !, objected one of three women in black, but no one will ultimately turn it off. The chorus sang Beautiful, but with tired undertones, which undercut the word***. The quartet tentatively, through cello and violin, stated material, before a short pizzicato section for the three women, and the re-emergence, after the rodeo phrase, of Gary with Squeaky Shine (which apparently had a testimonial for polishing pets ?).
All stood, to solemn playing, to which a 'scratchy' tremolo was added, and we noticed a red coloration to the banner, behind everyone, and with its six silhouetted heads. Not for the first time, a 'sinking' sensation, as there was a sliding move down the fingerboard. We heard the words Permanently confined to his home, but with 'sour' undertones, and the discord fed into the instrumental writing, as the gold stars on the banner became clearer.
We pick out where the quartet is attempting to establish a theme, as Austin sings Quiet, and the others reply Silent, her words initially on three notes (the first syllable split over a pair), and theirs, si – lent, on a falling interval. It is a meditation, with a Sepphardic sound to it, and it turns into a paean, with a recursive sense of ensemble :
What we see, and as we listen, sung with full force, as the banner's stars show brightly – What we make of what we take in, with Austin singing Quiet into the midst of the emotions expressed.
To questioning tones from the quartet, lighting comes on full, and we hear the chorus singing open chords. The three more mobile members of the quartet stand, and silently hold their instruments, as if turned back into china cats. Almost in a round, the choir's voice and Austin's mesmerically follow each other, again and again.
Having seen the premiere of @StreetwiseOpera's #PeopleWatchOpera, which was hugely impressive and thoughtful, the review-notes are typed !— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) July 21, 2015
Brilliantly moving #peoplewatchopera @teteateteopera @StreetwiseOpera Congrats to all involved and especially @StefConner Just fantastic!— Hannah Mason (@HannahCMason) July 21, 2015
When Timothy Burke brings the piece to a close, it is to much and buoyant acclamation, with several standing in the audience. Stef Conner and director / lyricist Bill Bankes-Jones (@billbj) were enthusiastically fêted, and it was all that the ushers could do, as everyone was being clapped off the stage, to try to encourage the audience to leave and make way for the next event in a busy opening night for Tête à Tête...
Huge congratulations to our #PeopleWatchOpera performers for a brilliant performance this evening! pic.twitter.com/kxb8ZXcql0— StreetwiseOpera(@StreetwiseOpera) July 21, 2015
After-thought :
It's good to be reminded of Beckettta little, so there was a hint of his radio-play Words and Music in @StreetwiseOpera's #PeopleWatchOpera— THE AGENT APSLEY (@THEAGENTAPSLEY) July 22, 2015
Though, as composer, the final word should go to Stef Conner :
Stef Conner (pictured with wordsmith, etc., Bill Bankes-Jones)
In its early days, opera entertained the masses and then somewhere along the line people started associating it with classical literature, etiquette, fine dining and posh gloves
* Streetwise Opera (@StreetwiseOpera) is an award-winning charity that uses music to help people who have experienced homelessness make positive changes in their lives. It runs weekly and termly music programmes in homeless centres and arts venues across England and Wales, and stages critically acclaimed opera productions.
** Fortunately, one checked with lead violinist Mandhira de Saram (still so dressed – and with what proved to have been vivid rims to her eyes, which had made placing her gaze as she played disconcerting), otherwise that would have read black mice : the concept was apparently that china cats come to life from time to time to comment.
*** Sometimes, as within depression (though that really seems like the wrong word for some people's experience, which is more like suppression ?), we can know that something is glorious – our family or friends, or the natural world – and that we should take joy in it, but we do not, and we cannot :
It is as if the body's responses are suppressed (to protect it, and us, from engaging with a world beyond us ?). The knowledge, in one's head, that something is wonderful or in which one should take pleasure (the nagging words of our own, and others', criticism in the deepest of depression), does not connect with the feelings of the heart (itself under attack at knowing that it does not do as it 'should'). We sense our confusion and our woundedness (yet even that only partly, not in full aliveness)...
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The top alcohol brands consumed by underage drinkers are the same ones most heavily advertised in magazines read by those under age 21, a new study finds.
The researchers say their findings suggest alcohol ads can encourage young people to drink, HealthDay reports.
The study also indicates the alcohol industry's voluntary advertising standards are insufficient, the researchers add. "All of the ads in our study were in complete compliance with the industry's self-regulatory guidelines," lead researcher Craig Ross, of Virtual Media Resources in Natick, Massachusetts, said in a journal news release.
The guidelines suggest that alcohol ads should be restricted to magazines with less than 30 percent of readers who are younger than 21. Ross called for stricter standards, including limiting ads to magazines where fewer than 15 percent of readers are under 21.
The study analyzed alcohol ads that ran in U.S. magazines in 2011.
The researchers found the top 25 alcohol brands consumed by underage drinkers were advertised more heavily in publications read by young people than 308 other brands less popular with young drinkers. The most popular brands were five to nine times more likely to heavily expose 18- to 20-year-olds to their magazine ads, compared with other brands.
The findings are published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
"We can't speak to what advertisers' intentions are," said study co-author David Jernigan, Director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "But we can say there is clear evidence that 18- to 20-year-olds are the most heavily exposed to these ads. That's concerning, because that age group is at high risk of alcohol abuse and negative consequences from drinking."


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Kelly Brook moves on from Danny Cipriani split with posh dinner date
There's been no sitting around and moping for Kelly Brook following her split with rugby player Danny Cipriani.
Just hours after confirming she is "taking a break" from the 22-year-old sportsman, Kelly was spotted out on a dinner date with a photographer friend.
On bombshell form in a thigh-skimming lacy dress, Kelly looked happy and relaxed as she left upmarket restaurant Cipriani with her companion, holding onto his arm.
It was unclear whether or not she'd chosen to dine out at her ex's namesake restaurant to send him a message.
Thirty-year-old Kelly and Danny secretly parted ways two weeks ago, following a 'make or break' holiday to California. No reason was given for the end of the relationship.
Danny has also been embracing the single life – enjoying himself at a pre-Wimbledon party at the weekend. He was spotted there in the company of Canadian 90210 actress Jessica Lowndes.


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Stripper Fugitive, Brothers Seen in Colorado
Banks in Colorado should be on the lookout: Lee Grace Dougherty, the fugitive Florida stripper, and her two brothers, Ryan and Dylan, may have been spotted in Colorado. A group resembling the trio, wanted for allegedly firing at a Florida cop and robbing a bank in Georgia with an AK-47, was spotted in a Colorado parking lot by a customer at REI; FBI agents then interviewed store employees, who said the people bought a tent and quickly left. They were also driving a white sedan, which matches the description of the Doughertys' car. The FBI is calling the report "credible."


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At present, live Barclays Premier League TV rights are split into six packages, each consisting of 23 live matches. Therefore a total of 138 games from the league will be screened live on UK TV every season.
For the forthcoming 2009-10 season, BSkyB owns the rights for four of the six packages available, meaning that the British broadcaster will show 92 live matches next season.
2009-10 season
– BSkyB will show 92 live EPL matches
– New ESPN channel will show 46 live games
From 2010-11 season until 2013
– BSkyB will show 115 live EPL matches
– New ESPN channel will show the remaining 23 live games
The remaining two packages of 46 games, that Setanta was forced to surrender after failing to come up with the cash, were snapped up this week by Disney-owned American broadcaster, ESPN.
ESPN, who currently broadcast two channels on UK satellite television, are expected to announce the launch of a new channel to screen the newly-acquired live matches, that consumers will be able to purchase on top of their current Sky TV subscription.
The American media company is also expected to look to broadcast their new channel on other TV platforms such as Virgin Media.
But after the conclusion of the 2009-10 season, Sky will tighten its grip on the live games after it emerged that the company has already won an auction for another 23 match package, bringing the total number of live games on Sky to a hefty 115. Meanwhile, ESPN will show the remaining 23 games on its newly branded channel from 2010-11.
Finally, whilst one might assume that Setanta's demise is in Sky's favour, it could in fact be bad news for Rupert Murdoch's company. Industry regulators demand that there must be a direct competitor to Sky as no single broadcaster are able to own all six packages.
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How far along: 37 Weeks 1 Day
Total weight gain/loss: +15 lbs.
Stretch marks: Yes.
Belly Button: In
Maternity clothes: I got some new yoga pants. I really want shorts, but I guess capris will do.
Sleep: Over the weekend I actually managed to stay up until midnight (thanks to movie watching and the Los.t finale) and slept like old times. Maybe I should rethink the whole "going to bed earlier because sleeping has been crap" theory.
Food cravings/aversions: Cantaloupe. At the store. Not so much when we get home with it though.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: My OB wants me to do kick counts in these final weeks. Kick counts stress me out. Really stress me out.
Best moment this week: The nurse finding the baby's heartbeat right away on the doppler.
What I miss: Is it possible to miss coaching because I know it's going to end soon?
I am looking forward to: Ultrasound!! I'm pretty sure the baby is back in the correct position. Hopefully it stays that way until birth!
Weekly Wisdom: As the length of time between OB appts decreases, the anxiety experienced during the time between OB appts increases proportionately. How did I make it 4 weeks between appts for so long?
Milestones: Full term!! Any day now!
Monday, May 24, 2010
37 Weeks
How far along: 37 Weeks 1 Day
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Labels: Pregnant
Friday, May 21, 2010
36w OB appt
Back to early morning appts. At my 34w appt, I decided to try doing a later time and it was horrible. I had to wait in the various waiting rooms forever!! Have I mentioned that I hate waiting? Anyways this appt, I went back to the 8am slot. Everything checked out. My weight has stayed the same, but Dr. P isn't concerned about that. They have me as +17 lbs so far. BP was fine, no contractions yet and urine test came back normal.
A normal appt except for the fact that I had a sheet around me from the waist down. Yep at 36 weeks we start checking the cervix. I also had my strep B test. Before she did the check I mentioned to her that I thought GV was breech again. I then had to explain that I can feel the difference in his positions because he's either kicking my bladder or shoving his feet under my ribs. Dr. P was hoping he was punching my bladder but that still doesn't explain the ribs being left alone. So she checked. And while she wouldn't confirm that he wasn't head down she didn't seem to think he was. So she wants to do another ultrasound next week (btw, I'm at weekly appts now!) before my 37w appt. Then she mentioned the whole c-section thing. I really don't want one. I've never had major surgery or hospital stays so far and I'd like to keep it that way.
Kevin has been getting a lot of meetings and training appts - in preparation for the outsourcing - in the mornings lately so I knew I had to make the appt in the afternoon if I wanted him to go. So next Thursday expect pictures!
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
36 Weeks
This is from yesterday. All caught up now!
How far along: 36 Weeks 3 Days
Total weight gain/loss: +14.5 lbs. It took me four days to remember to weigh myself in the morning before my shower so the weight might be a little off. But still, down half a pound since last week. Arg!
Stretch marks: Yes. We might get pregnancy photos done this or next Sunday. I'm not planning on any bare belly shots, but if we do I'm photoshoping those suckers out! I don't need these photos to be that accurate.
Belly Button: In
Maternity clothes: I've given up on some of the pants because they just won't stay up. But I've still got a good selection left. Also I'm amazed that my $10 walma.rt track pants that I got years ago would adjust so well to having a baby bump. Who'd have thought?
Sleep: The tossing and turning is not as much as it use to be. Now it's just fighting being hot all the time.
Food cravings/aversions: I keep smelling pancakes and syrup in the mornings...Maybe that's a sign?
Gender: Boy!
Movement: It's become more stretching and pushing rather than kicking and punching. But occasionally the baby gets a good punch/kick in.
Best moment this week: Two surprises in one week! Dave getting cake on her b-day and the baby shower the agility ladies threw for us on Monday.
What I miss: Nothing this week
I am looking forward to: OB appt this week! That's right! Heartbeat on doppler time again! Breastfeeding class on Thursday. Also Kevin is going to a Daddy Bootcamp this weekend.
Weekly Wisdom: Somehow visiting a hospital and going on a tour of Labor & Delivery makes it more real.
Milestones: 90% downloaded finally! Only four weeks to go! Less than a month!
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
35 Weeks
This is dated May 11, 2010.
How far along: 35 Weeks 2 Days
Total weight gain/loss: +15 lbs. I read in the "What to Expect" book and in the Mayo's that weight gain should slow down or even stop in the final month. But then other women tell me that their weight exploded in that last month. So we'll have to see what happens. At this point I'm just gonna eat what I want. As long as I get my protein, calcium, & vitamin in everyday I'm not going to worry about it.
Stretch marks: Yes. There might be more now. Still only in the one area.
Belly Button: Still in. I don't think it's going to come out.
Maternity clothes: My selection of T-shirts that still fit me has been going down. I'm now rotating through about 5 or 6 of them.
Sleep: Okay-ish. Only 5 more weeks!
Food cravings/aversions: Ice cream. But I let Kevin pick it out. Surprisingly he didn't choose chocolate chocolate chocolate. He went with vanilla chocolate chocolate.
Gender: Boy!
Movement: So the little feet have found a great nook under my ribcage. Ouch!
Best moment this week: Getting our diapers from Ama.zon! They are sooooo cute! Also of course hearing the baby's heartbeat on the doppler.
What I miss: A reliable car! Well I guess my car is back to being reliable now that it's got a new battery and tires.
I am looking forward to: Dave turning 10 on the 12th! Also we have our hospital tour this week.
Weekly Wisdom: Pepperoni Pizza Puffs are not enough to fill up on! They're an appetizer at most.
Milestones: Mostly everything is washed and put away!
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
34 Weeks
This is dated May 3, 2010.
How far along: 34 Weeks 1 Day
Total weight gain/loss: +15 lbs. I was a bit freaked out about last weeks weight gain since it wasn't one to begin with so I might have gone a little crazy with the food. But it puts me back on track.
Stretch marks: So I've accepted those 5 red marks as stretch marks. What is weird is that it's on the one part of the belly that isn't rock hard or stretched like the top of my belly is. I'd have expected SM there if anywhere.
Belly Button: Still in.
Maternity clothes: Nothing new.
Sleep: I've discovered that if I put the L-shaped pillow by my feet Les sleeps on Kevin's side of the bed. Score! Gonna have to use this one sparingly though or I'll have an upset husband and dog on my hands. Also an upset me when my hips start acting up again.
Food cravings/aversions: IHOP for dinner last night! Yum-O!
Gender: Boy!
Movement: I freaked out a bit on Friday about the absense of kicks and punches so my wonderful OB office let me come in for a non-stress test (NST). And the baby passed with flying colors! So I've accepted that the moves are just different now.
Best moment this week: The baby defying me at the NST and totally kicking up a storm. Yes even those knowing grins when I told the NP that the baby wasn't moving half an hour ago!
What I miss: Seeing Dave at agility. Apparently she did well (but didn't Q), best performances she's given in a while now.
I am looking forward to: OB appt this week so I'll get to hear the baby on the doppler again! Plus we're finally meeting with pediatricians in the afternoon. Half day at work! Woo hoo!
Weekly Wisdom: You usually have more things for the baby than you think you do.
Milestones: 85% downloaded! Almost to full term
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Monday, May 17, 2010
33 Weeks
This is dated April 26, 2010. I know it's a bit late but I've got to catch up. And I'm totally using this as today's post.
How far along: 33 Weeks 1 Day
Total weight gain/loss: +12.6 lbs. Down almost a pound from last week. I weighed myself multiple times and couldn't get a number to come up the same twice so I just averaged.
Stretch marks: Those red marks are still there. If it was just a skin irritation (I've got very sensitive skin) then I would imagine they would be gone by now...
Belly Button: Still in.
Maternity clothes: Nothing new.
Sleep: It's getting better. Slowly.
Food cravings/aversions: None.
Gender: Boy! We're starting to call him by name now. Although since for the past 7 months we've been calling him by other nicknames it's a bit weird coming off the tongue.
Movement: Yes! Lots! There's even interaction when I push on my belly.
Best moment this week: Seeing the baby again! The ultrasound was awesome! Also having the new carpet installed! It's so nice!
What I miss: Being able to finish a meal in one go.
I am looking forward to: Agility trial this weekend! Dave is competing again but only on Friday when I'm not there. Maybe this will help keep her focused on her human in the ring and not freak out about her human not in the ring.
Weekly Wisdom: New paint and carpet makes any room look awesome. You don't even need to put anything else in there!
Milestones: More baby books!
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Today I managed to get more done! I finally went through everything that was left in the dining room and threw away what needed throwing, recycled what needed recycling and took everything else upstairs to the GV's room. So our dining room table is now clear. Also the dining room. GV's room needs work though. Maybe next weekend I'll finish that off. I've already given the office over to Kevin to finish off. Everything is in there, it just needs to be put away and organized.
While Kevin went climbing this afternoon I headed to the store and finally picked up our travel system. I managed to put together the stroller. I know you're suppose to wash everything before use but I can't figure out how to take the washable stuff out and be able to put everything back together again. But I figure I've got a little time before those have to be done. Hopefully Kevin will install the car seat this week and get it inspected. That's the only part I'm worried about since at my last OB appt, Dr. P said that at this point if I go into labor, they wouldn't stop it. We need that car seat in!
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Unrestful Night
So lately I've been waking up around 3 or 4 am and haven't been able to fall back asleep. I wake up and my brain is just filled with worries, hesitations and thoughts of the future. It happened again last night around 3am. Took me over an hour, TV and a book to eventually fall back asleep.
But then I had an early start today. Soccer game. 2nd to last regular season game. We're also doing a tournament Memorial Day weekend. It always gets me here how tryouts are before the end of the season. Our team has tryouts Monday but we've still got 4, possibly 5, more games and two weeks of practice left. It's all good and well when a player chooses to leave a team but what about those who get cut? I think it's a lot to ask of little girls to suck it up and keep going. And I'm not usually one of those "Everyone Wins" type of people, in fact the opposite. Oh well, I'm missing tryouts/practice this week because of baby stuff so it should be interesting at next weekend's game.
Okay, it's time for Doc.tor W.ho so I'm gonna get going. Hope everyone had a great Saturday!
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Friday, May 14, 2010
30 days!
That's right only 30 more days to go. Hopefully it flies by. Probably not. But I can hope.
Sorry I've been a little MIA lately. It's not just from posting but commenting as well. I have been reading this whole time though! I promise to do better. In fact I've decided that I'm going to post something at least once a day from here to birth. It might not be interesting but it will be something. Also I need to publish my weekly updates. I've been holding on to those for some reason.
Just in case you were wondering, the new office is still filled with boxes but most of the stuff is in there. The nursery has most of the nursery stuff but some is still on the dining room table. So we're farther along but not quite done yet. Maybe in 30 days?
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Hi, I'm Hannah. I have Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID), which affects only 1 in 50,000 people, and is life threatening. Just for good measure, lest I get too focused on one thing, I also have a handful of autoimmune diseases thrown into the mix. I live in the greater LA area, am a retired teacher, and am also a musician and a published writer (though it's been a rather a long time since I spent most of my time writing). Some days I type a bit from my armchair. On better days I type sitting up at my desk. All days I try to stay as healthy as I can, which is often a full time job in and of itself. Lately I have begun to be able to add some regular exercise into my day and have discovered that it truly helps.
First thing's first, and the first thing is my first post. You'll want to read that now. It explains why I'm a zebra.
Second things second. I started writing this blog to help those of us with rare immune deficiencies connect with each other. But I'm hoping that this blog has a broader appeal than that, because all of us with chronic health conditions have many things in common. For that matter, those of us with a life condition have many things in common. And while some posts reflect the struggle of living with a serious condition, others are reflective, and still others are light hearted. If you are not in the mood for a serious post, skip it and move on to a lighter one. I want this to be a comfortable place to hang out, and to share your thoughts. And if you are enjoying it, please pass it on to your friends and relations. It's the way we can start building a community!
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For interested families we offer B'nai Mitzvah in a manner unique to secular humanistic Jews. Working with a mentor, the child will spend several months researching and developing a presentation for their family, friends, classmates, and the Folkshul community. Together with the B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator, the family prepares a ceremony which reflects their love for, and ties to one another as well as their connection to their Jewish past and future. For more information on the B'nai Mitzvah please contact the coordinator via email: B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator or by calling 215-248-1550.
The Jewish Children's Folkshul embraces members with a wide variety of orientations to Jewish life. Our Community includes members of the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement, those from more traditional Jewish backgrounds, and those who have joined for other reasons. As a result, the process of becoming a B'nai Mitzvah in our community allows significant room for the students and their families to express their own feelings and orientations towards their Jewishness. Our program continues to be a source of great pride and significance in our community. These non-traditional celebrations are meaningful rites of passage for the B'nai Mitzvah and their family; the mentor who helps guide the student; and to the entire community which benefits and learns from the experience. This is often the Folkshul event that exposes many families outside our Community to our school and our mission.
The process is designed to have the child integrate their personal interests with their Jewish values and knowledge. The hope is that this will encourage the student to explore and discover elements of the Jewish experience that are personally meaningful. The process is also designed to be relevant to modern Judaism and reflect ethical, intellectual, and Humanist principles, as well as welcome the young adult into the worldwide, historical, and local Jewish community. The goal also is to develop and deepen the sense of community for all members and participants in the Folkshul community.
Our B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator coordinates the entire process including assigning dates, helping develop a topic, finding a mentor and managing the final presentation to the Community. The student works with an adult mentor on research and presentation. Topics of recent B'nai Mitzvah include: Anti-Jewish Propaganda in Nazi Germany; Klezmer Music; African American and Jewish Relations; History of the Bar Mitzvah and Rites of Passage in other Cultures; The Plight of Argentinean Jews; The Use of Wine in Jewish Tradition; and Art Created by Concentration Camp Victims.
A secular B'nai Mitzvah ceremony includes a public acknowledgement by the student that they understand and are willing to accept the moral obligations to be an adult Jew. Those moral obligations can be summarized by the phrase Tikkun Olam, literally 'repair of the earth.' Secular Jews believe that our destiny is determined by our behavior and each one of us is personally responsible to improve the human condition.


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LIVERPOOL has reaped the benefits of what is being hailed as the biggest event in its history.
An independent report into the impact of the Giants-led Memories of August 1914 has revealed it is one of Liverpool's most successful events to date.
It shows that the spectacular swelled the number of visitors to the city by one million people across the five days (23-27 July).
This figure has resulted in an unprecedented economic impact of £46 million into the local economy.
The report also found:
- Around 300,000 of the visitors were from outside the city region, with the event proving popular with people from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Wales. Australia, France and Hong Kong were some of the most common places people outside of the UK had travelled from.
- The average spend per person for someone from Liverpool was £19.
- The average spend per person for someone outside the city region was £107.
- Around 160,000 visitors had never been to Liverpool before.
- Memories was hugely popular with groups, with 41 per cent visiting as groups which included young and old members of the family.
When asked to score the event out of ten (with ten being the highest), the average score of the hundreds of people interviewed showed that the overall quality of the event scored very highly with 9.2, with the event organisation also receiving positive feedback.
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said: "We anticipated that the return of the Giants would have a massive impact, but this report shows it has surpassed our expectations.To have one million people specifically come to the city to experience a free cultural event is really rewarding, and the economic boost is one of the biggest this city has ever experienced. Memories of August 1914 was an incredibly special event – the creative brilliance of Royal de Luxe brought to life part of this city's history which many had forgotten, and once again we really took those three special visitors to our hearts as they played out this emotional story before our very eyes.
"But it's not just about the economic benefits – this was the UK's flagship cultural commemoration marking an incredibly important moment in our history. This event connected hundreds of thousands of people with the story of the First World War and inspired many to reflect on the impact this momentous time had on their families and the city as a whole.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the huge team involved in making Memories such a success – partners across the city, from the police and transport networks right though to volunteers and sponsors, worked together tirelessly to make sure our city shone during this Giant extravaganza.
"I'm proud to be Mayor of a city which is renowned for having the ambition and commitment to stage events of this scale – it cements our reputation as one of the most creative cities in the world."
The report was produced by The Murray Consultancy Ltd.
Following the event, figures also revealed other Liverpool attractions felt the benefit of the giants over the three day period of 25-27 July:
Liverpool One – Footfall was up 16.9 per cent in comparison to the same weekend in 2013, and up 5.7 per cent in comparison to the Sea Odyssey weekend in 2012 which was Liverpool's first Giant experience. They also saw an increase in sales of 49.8 per cent compared to the 2012 event.
National Museums Liverpool – Its venues (World Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Merseyside Maritime Museum, International Slavery Museum, Museum of Liverpool and Piermaster's House) welcomed 55,319 visitors. Retail sales were up 72 per cent and catering up 154 per cent on the same time period as last year.
Albert Dock Liverpool – The area was bustling with thousands of families with many of the Dock's bars, restaurants and shops reported an increase in takings and footfall. The Pump House was 20 per cent up on the same time last year and had a record breaking week - the best the pub has ever had. Likewise, Revolution Albert Dock broke all records for food sales, becoming the busiest venue of their chain for the week. While the Nauticalia shop said they were "massively" up on both footfall and on spend.
Liverpool Bid Company – Wetherspoons on Whitechapel saw a 50 per cent increase in sales and La Tasca recorded their busiest ever trading week, a pattern which many of the restaurants in Queen Square followed.
Chris Bliss, Liverpool ONE Estate Director: "Liverpool ONE was at the heart of the Giant Spectacular and we welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors during the event. Sales across Liverpool ONE increased by almost 50 per cent compared to the Giant's last visit in 2012 with cafes, bars and restaurants doing particularly well with sales up 30 per cent, clearly demonstrating the positive economic impact for the city."
Peter Cronin, Director of Development and Marketing for Albert Dock Liverpool, said: "Albert Dock is the natural heart for waterfront animation like Giant Spectacular. We are committed to working in partnership with the city council, Culture Liverpool and the wider Waterfront Partnership to create incredible events which generate huge economic impact on the city and create lasting memories for our visitors."
Using the rail network was one of the most popular ways for people to travel in and out of the city.
- Merseyrail found that around 500,000 passengers travelled on the local network.
- Northern Rail's figures show more than 330,000 passengers passed through stations they managed.
- First Group saw a 71 per cent increase in passengers on the Saturday (around 3,320 more people than usual).
- Virgin Trains logged 22,500 journeys to Liverpool – an increase of 24 per cent.
- London Midland saw 29,690 passengers – an increase of 7,663 on the week before.
- East Midland figures show an additional 2,200 journeys on their network were made.
Maarten Spaargaren, Managing Director of Merseyrail, said: "The Merseyrail network was one of the main ways for local residents to get into town and see the Giants this summer. We put on extra services, made trains longer and pulled out all the stops to ensure that as many of our customers as possible could take part in this global spectacle. We're thrilled to be part of something that is enjoyed, not just by people from the city region, but way beyond, and we look forward to working with city partners on any major eventsin the future."
The event delivered fantastic local, national and international coverage including America Online, USA Today, NBC News as well as coverage in publications from Slovakia, Italy, Denmark and Canada. More than 200 items appearing in the media.
Over the five days the official website (archive.giantspectacular.com) had 1.2million visits, the majority of which were first time visitors. #giants trended nationally on Twitter, and messages on the @giantspectacle account were retweeted by people across the world including South America, India, Japan, South Africa and Australia.
And the story was extremely popular on other media websites. The dedicated BBC Giants website received 2.2million views and their specially commissioned programme Liverpool's Giant War generated viewing figures of 1.1million – this is an impressive 21 per cent share of the viewing audience.
The full report is available to read here.


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Education has the power to transform lives on an individual basis. This transformation results from diversity in education that is beliefs, ideas, and experiences. It transforms culture and renews our mind. Every time one person is transformed, that transformation carries on to the next until a whole community is changed for the better. I myself was transformed when my parents decided that they would do whatever they could to get me a proper education. It wasn't easy for them and money was always a struggle. This was at a time where it wasn't common for girls to learn more than basic reading and writing skills. My parents' support saw me go all the way to university and break the cycle which holds so many in Kenya back. Education took the girl who didn't even own a pair of shoes until she was 12 all the way to the Australian Senate.
Over the last thousand years, the world has been improved and transformed by the progress and enlightenment of education. It is important to remember that the Church established the modern university system to enable people to receive higher education. Science, medicine, law and humanities as we see them today all owe a debt of gratitude to the establishment of those first universities many centuries ago. Some of us, who grew up in Africa, went to church-based schools - it was the part of the main education system. Education was the only way out of poverty.
Today marks the 71st anniversary of Alphacrucis College. It is significant that Alphacrucis retains the focus it began with – that is, a Christian-based educational institution offering a higher level of education with campuses in many states including, my home state of South Australia. This is the only Christian college with campuses all over Australia. It is worth noting that despite Christians in Asia-Pacific region, there is no Pentecostal University in the region.
The focus has now become more important, as Alphacrucis is making the transition from college to university. This is a crucial step and resembles the goal of the first universities started by the Church a thousand years ago. It would serve Australians and the whole Asia Pacific region – not to mention the whole world as International students stampede the few places afforded by this great step.
Alphacrucis is one of the longest standing Christian colleges in Australia. It is time to turn this institution into a University! This is a huge achievement worthy of note. Each year, over 3,500 students attend the college. Students come not only from Australia but also from overseas.
Alphacrucis plays a significant role in excellence of academic performance. Currently, Alphacrucis ranks higher in the quality of a student's educational experience at 84.4%. This is higher than all the Group of 8 universities.
It is important to note that Alphacrucis is the official training college for the Australian Christian Churches. The Pentecostal Church has risen in numbers by around 30% in the last 10 years. Alphacrucis has helped in that growth by putting out well trained Christian ministers and workers who are able to take the Christian message into the community.
With that much growth in the Pentecostal church in Australia, you could be mistaken for thinking that there are many Pentecostal universities educating Christians. The truth is, in the entire Asia-Pacific region, there is not one single Pentecostal university – only colleges. In South East Asia region alone, there are currently 130 million Pentecostals. This is why it is important for Alphacrucis to be the first college to transform into a university in our region. The ripple effect of this socio-economic move is beyond human comprehension.
This transformation will also have a crucial role in the way Christians move into leadership. Our country needs to regain its values and Christian heritage and one way of doing this will be through the engagement of more Christians in leadership and politics. Our constitution and laws are based on Judeo-Christian values. To be precise, it is "the love your neighbour" principle we see in the teachings of the Bible.
Well, back to my story for a moment. Most of you would know my how I became a Senator. It wasn't without many struggles and the case ending up in the High Court. My faith rested in God who overcame the trials I faced and this helped me to focus on what was right. My goal as a Senator of Australia is always to put my Christian faith before me in any situation. Since then, I have come to realise that Christians in Australia need to have a much greater understanding and engagement with politics. Our nation needs to see leaders who reflect Biblical values of service, truth and justice.
It is critical that Alphacrucis becomes a university as soon as possible. By the college becoming a university, there will be a greater impact of the quality of Christian-based higher education in Australia which will lead to a transformation of our nation.
Senator Lucy opened the new Capital Grants Program funded facilities at Trinity College, Gawler River on Sunday 8 April 2018.
Read her speech here.
Senator Lucy was sent by the Australian Government to participate in the Kenyan Post Election Seminar. The seminar was held by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association which covers Commonwealth nations across the world. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss how Kenya can improve their own political system by drawing on the experience of other Commonwealth nations.
Senator Lucy was asked to present a session on the topic of the welfare of the nation balanced with routine politics. You can read her speech here.


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