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DENVER - Authorities know the name of the woman found dead in Cherry Creek Sunday afternoon, but they still don't know how she died.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner has identified the victim as 28-year-old Deisi Fernandez-Castaneda of Aurora.
Officials said her autopsy has been completed, but the cause and manner of death is pending further studies.
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МВД России готово заплатить 3,9 млн рублей (около 65 000 фунтов-стерлингов) за возможность идентифицировать пользователей сети Tor, которая позволяет анонимно просматривать Интернет. Это еще одна, доходящая до абсурда, попытка контролировать доступ к независимой информации.
The Russian Interior Ministry is almost beyond parody
The news that the Russian Interior Ministry is offering a £65,000 prize for a way to identify individuals using the Tor network to browse the internet anonymously is almost beyond parody. It is the latest attempt to control access to independent information.
Outrageous propaganda and inconvenient truths
In a recent article in the respected Middle East web publication Al Monitor, Sarah Bin Ashoor published an article on Bahrain which severely distorted the facts of the situation. Front Line Defenders Deputy Director Andrew Anderson challenges her inaccurate version of events and sets the record straight.
Happy New Year Abdulhadi
In Scotland we have a tradition of coming together to celebrate Hogmanay. It is a time to celebrate friendship, for Auld Lang Syne, and to think of our hopes and resolutions for the New Year.
This will be the third New Year that my friend and former colleague Abdulhadi Al Khawaja will celebrate in prison in Bahrain where he is serving a life sentence for speaking out for human rights.
International Day against Torture: A Struggle We Can Win
For someone who believes in humanity the 26th of June is always difficult. I don't generally pay too much attention to the myriad of international days marking a diversity of issues, but the international day in support of victims of torture has always been that bit more poignant. The continuing widespread use of torture around the world is not only a bitter litany of individual acts of brutality, but is also a slap on the face to all of us who believe in the capacity of humanity to make a better world.
One of the privileges of working with Front Line Defenders is that I meet more and more human rights defenders who continue their work on behalf of others in the face of repression. Many of these brave people have been tortured. They are not statistics or victims, they are survivors who sustain a determination to struggle for justice and human rights.
Kenya Decides
Kenyans took to twitter in the last days before their election to criticise foreign journalists and NGOs for talking up the potential for violence. There have been multiple fairly scathing comments with the hashtag #TellCNN because of what was perceived to be a sensationalist and ill informed report.
We drove out of Nairobi on Monday morning through near empty streets except for the long lines of voters queueing outside polling stations. We drove down to Machakos where we saw calm and peaceful Kenyans queueing more than a kilometre in one central location and another polling station that was almost empty about a kilometre away. In what became the theme of the day, the dignified determination of Kenyans to vote was leavened by some frustration at the quality of organization.
It has to be said that it is a hugely complex process given that voters are expected to cope with six different ballot papers and ballot boxes: President, Governor, Member of Parliament, Senator, County Women's Representative (one MP elected in each of 47 counties from an all women list) and County Assembly representative.
Venezuela: Robin Hood has lost his lustre
It was a little strange to hear the phrase "they don't like it because they want to be perceived as Robin Hood," during a discussion in Spanish on attempts to close down independent community groups in the barrios of Caracas.
Tunisia: the struggle continues
Seven years ago I visited the police state of Tunisia for the absurd UN Summit on the Information Society. Absurd because the UN was celebrating the information society in a decaying, corrupt dictatorship which led the world in internet censorship. We protested at the unjust imprisonment and torture of human rights defender Mohammed Abbou. We visited the hunger strikers who had launched a fast for human rights and democracy on 18th October.
The legacy of British torture; from Kenya to Bahrain
It has of course taken far too long but the decision of the High Court in London to allow three Kenyans to proceed with a civil claim against the UK Government for torture is very welcome news. Sadly many of the victims that the UK now admits were tortured have not lived long enough to see this significant step towards accountability. The UK Government should now abandon their shameful attempts to deny liability and accept their responsibility.
The international blame game on Syria looks different from Johannesburg
It was interesting to spend a few days in South Africa last week and to hear some different perspectives from the media and from those I met with about the resignation of Kofi Annan and the unfolding developments in Syria. The Western media has been lamenting how the protection of civilians in Syria has been cruelly thwarted by the pesky Russians who are determined to maintain a naval base on the Mediterranean. Those I spoke with in Johannesburg were not lacking in compassion for the innocent victims in Syria, but they were much more critical about what they perceived as the duplicity and double standards of Western Governments.
The West is perceived to be seeking to topple an authoritarian regime in Syria not because of any commitment to the human rights of people in Syria, but because of a desire to weaken Iran. Several people pointed out to me that alongside a public strategy of blaming Russia the West has been quietly supporting the efforts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to arm opposition groups in Syria.


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Very Spacious 4 BR with extra bunkroom and 5.5 Bath(sleeps 19) 19)
Bring your entire crew to vacation at 'Driftwood Dreamin'. This fabulous 4 bedroom plus built-in pyramid hall bunk, 5.5 bath private vacation home is located in Miramar Beach very close to Silver Sands, restaurants and the beach is less than half a block away. Escape to a beach haven where the sun rises magnificently and warm winds whistle through the palms. This beautiful property consists of over 3100 square feet of comfortable living space. Decorated with the discriminating guest in mind, this vacation home showcases the art of the local artist community. All of that luxury and room yet the house is just a few steps to the famous white sands and emerald green water of the Gulf.
The first floor is a well appointed private haven for all guests but especially for those with mobility challenges. The first floor bedroom has direct access to the pool area and is nicely appointed with a queen sized bed, queen size sofa sleeper, walk-in closet and a spacious bath. There is also a bar with a refrigerator, microwave and that all important coffee-maker. For your convenience, there is a separate laundry area with a full size washer and dryer.
The main floor features a very modern, large, well equipped kitchen that has all you need for hospitality's sake and to serve the whole family that great gulf seafood meal in the dining room or at the expansive breakfast bar! Step through french doors onto a deck with a grill and seating for patio dining. The spacious family room is stylishly appointed with great seating for your large family groups. This a perfect location for your family movie night at the house with a stereo and a 60" flat screen Netflix capable television. There is a wonderful bedroom with its own balcony so you can quietly sip your coffee and enjoy the warm morning sun. This beautiful room has a queen bed, walk in closet and a private bath.
The upstairs master bedroom is a very private luxury suite with king sized bed, large walk in closet, luxury bath with a jetted tub and a wonderful two person rain head equipped shower for you to enjoy. The third floor has a wonderful bedroom with two bunks, each with a full and a twin bed. This large room has a spacious bathroom with a tub and separate shower. Through the french doors walk out on your full balcony to enjoy those beautiful gulf sunsets. Also on the top floor are built-in full and twin beds that also have their own private full bath.
The pool area is a quiet sanctuary to decompress after a great day on the beach or to just watch the kids play. At the pool, you will find some shade on those hot afternoons or you can catch some rays lying on a chaise. The pool area itself is a palm lined sanctuary with a nice heated (for fee) pool with a waterfall.
Perfect for a family beach vacation or a couples get together. This home offers something for everyone. Relax in the sun on any one of the three balconies/decks around the home, prepare a gourmet meal, sip a cold beverage by your private pool or simply read a book curled up on one of the sofas. The house is perfect for large families, and/or large groups. If you would like to get out to shop America's #1 designer outlet mall at Silver Sands is nearby or walk to dinner at Pompano Joe's. With world class golf just minutes away everyone will be happy.
Driftwood Dreamin can easily accommodate 19 guests in a wonderful family setting! At Driftwood Dreamin there are flat screen TVs and DVD players in all bedrooms and living areas and a heated pool for your pleasure. So with the finest beach in the world just steps away (with full handicap access) you will be able to create your own personal great vacation experience. Beach chairs and umbrellas are available at the house for your use. Come stay at this tropical paradise. It's what you have been waiting for! It's what you deserve!
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Miramar Beach offered everything we could ask for in a vacation location: a spectacular beach, great restaurants, recreation and a relaxed family oriented environment. With plenty of great golf courses, world class gulf/bay fishing and nearby shopping you have all the makings for a fun filled vacation.
Karen Carlin purchased this house in 2012
Why Karen Carlin chose Miramar Beach
Driftwood Dreamin is a quiet sanctuary close to the sugary sands of the emerald coast. With hundreds of feet of pristine beach just steps away you get to enjoy your vacation with plenty of room to play. The gulf has great fishing and is a sportsman's paradise. Everything is is at your fingertips including restaurants, groceries, Silver Sands outlets, Starbucks and the ice cream shop. If you hop on a bike you have access to everything Destin, Miramar Beach and Sandestin have to offer.
What makes this house unique
Beautifully decorated but comfortable beach home that features the art of local artists. This home has brazilian cherry floors, gourmet kitchen as well as balconies and decks galore. Just steps to a great beach or to Pompano Joe's for a cool sunset drink at the water's edge. We love the combination of luxury and the sea, we hope you will too.


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chitterlings, a food made of fried pig intestines(often regarded as characteristically eaten by black people and in the southern United States)
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Updated: 10/18/2009 - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders provided an emphatic answer to the skeptics dishing out barbs the last few weeks.
Updated: 10/18/2009 - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders provided an emphatic answer to the skeptics dishing out barbs the last few weeks.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - Nevada's average of 292.8 rushing yards per game is number one in the nation.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - GREEN BAY, Wis. — No. 1 draft pick Matthew Stafford said he knew nothing about a report that tests on his injured right knee are being forwarded to Dr. James Andrews for review.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs won for the first time this season when rookie Ryan Succop kicked four field goals, including the go-ahead 46-yarder with 3:36 to play, to beat the Washington Redskins 14-6 Sunday.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - TORONTO (AP) - Kevin Garnett scored 21 points, Ray Allen added 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 101-82 on Sunday for fifth straight preseason win.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - DeAngelo Williams led a revival of Carolina's rushing attack, and now the Panthers have a two-game winning streak.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Carolina safety Dante Wesley was ejected late in the first half of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay when he launched himself into Buccaneers punt returner Clifton Smith, who had signaled for a fair catch.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Charles Wright caught plenty of flak for wearing an old-school Michael Vick Falcons jersey.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brett Favre's 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice setup Ryan Longwell's fourth field goal, and Baltimore's Steve Hauschka missed a 44-yard field goal at the buzzer, allowing the Minnesota Vikings to remain undefeated with a 33-31 victory on Sunday.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Eli Manning returned to his hometown only to see Drew Brees torch the New York Giants' league-leading defense.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards has left the game against the New York Jets early in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury following a sack.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA or Europe, regular referees or replacements, the rules are the same: Two technical fouls is an automatic ejection, and anyone ejected must leave the floor.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - SHANGHAI (AP) -- Nikolay Davydenko upset top-seeded Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Shanghai Masters for his fourth title of the year.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - SAO PAULO (AP) -- Jenson Button clinched his first Formula One title with a fifth-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday and his Brawn GP team made history by becoming the first to take the constructors' crown in its debut season.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - GREEN BAY, Wis.(AP) Aaron Rodgers got knocked around again but still managed to have a big day against the Detroit Lions ' defense, throwing for 358 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the Green Bay Packers ' 26-0 victory Sunday.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) Torry Holt got a number of wins with the St. Louis Rams. Now he has one against them.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - CINCINNATI(AP) With four touchdown passes, Matt Schaub deprived the Bengals of another day for drama.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - PITTSBURGH(AP) No matter how you measure it, the Cleveland Browns can't beat the Pittsburgh Steelers .
Posted: 10/18/2009 - STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A University of Connecticut football player was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, hours after the team's homecoming weekend victory over Louisville.
Posted: 10/18/2009 - NEW YORK (AP) - After a steady climb, Alabama has reached the top of the AP poll.
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Hi Holly, welcome to SSO
It's interesting to see someone who had Juvenile Scoliosis here, we don't get many
How old were you when you were diagnosed, and how old were you when you had your first surgery? Do you know what caused your scoliosis - was it congenital or idiopathic or was it caused by another condition? And did you wear braces or plaster body casts after you were diagnosed?
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Mammals may not get to cool climates in time
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Nine percent of the Western Hemisphere's mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change. A new study is the first to consider whether mammals will actually be able to move to those new areas suitable for mammals before they are overrun by climate change. Carrie Schloss, University of Washington research analyst in environmental and forest sciences, is lead author of the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....
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When technology meets Cthulhu! Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, as imagined by author, H. P. Lovecraft. You are Dax, one of seven Magrunners selected among the elite to participate in MagTech Corporation's space training program.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is one of those titles that piqued my interest early on. It looked like an interesting take on the Portal formula with a retro sci-fi aesthetic akin to Blade Runner or the Fifth Element. Add in a bit of 'Lovecraftian' lore to the mix, and you have a game that speaks to the fiber of my being. However, I came away with two realizations. I don't know a damn thing about magnets, and Focus Interactive is trying to do too much.
At its core, Magrunner is about magnetism. You're character has the ability to positively or negatively charge objects in order to reach the end of a level. Like Portal, the core mechanic is very solid. There were multiple instances of puzzle solving even early on that simultaneously filled me with awe and made me feel more intelligent than I actually am. A particular puzzle that comes to mind has players using magnetic fields through walls in order to grab an object the player couldn't reach safely. Another had players mimicking how magnetic high speed trains work.
Despite this solid mechanic, I never felt that the game was teaching me concepts that I would be using later on the game. Where the Portal series shines is in the organic way you are taught the game, as well as using environmental clues, textures, lighting, and sound to point you in the right direction or towards the puzzle's solution. There is rarely a point in the Portal games where the player is stuck in a room for an extended period of time trying to figure out how to solve it.
Magrunner took the teaching approach very differently. After the initial cutscenes you are thrown into the world and are simply expected to "figure it out." There are tooltips that are displayed via loading scenes, which there are plenty of, but if your computer is built for gaming your levels will load quicker than you can read the tooltip. It also doesn't help that over the course of the 40 levels I really only recall seeing "you can change the colors in the game" and "you can charge objects with different polarities." I've heard rumors that there are other tooltips that go into more advanced concepts like "efficiency in managing gravity platforms," but I'm chalking that up to pure speculation.
Speaking of the cutscenes, the story in this game leaves a lot to be desired. I'd almost prefer if it was never factored in. The majority of the story is told between levels with a few expositions that happen via the holographic display on your magtech glove. Simply put, I cared for none of the characters in the game, and I cared for the story even less.
You are part of a space exploration initiative set up by a giant social network "Lifenet" run by a man named "Grukerberg." If you just mentally face-palmed at the name, you understand my mindset. You are joined by six other participants who are vying for acceptance in the space exploration initiative, and since Lifenet can only take the best people into space they set up a massive "training facility" for you to go through in order to weed out less than stellar (pun intended) candidates.
The information is presented in a strange way and all at once. I was already having a hard time digesting that a social network was taking a step into space exploration. I was confused as to whether this was an estranged version of The Running Man or an actual space qualification exam.
The biggest transgression the story commits is that it didn't need to be in the game. If the player was tasked to go through these 40 puzzle rooms without a narrative it would still be understood that there are some weird things happening as the rooms slowly crash into the Lovecraftian mythology. It would lead to a better experience as you let players speculate and form their own narrative on what's happening around them then trying to suggest stale plot lines and ideas that fall flat.
Overall the game feels like a student project, and I don't mean that as a slight. Like Narbacular Drop (the original student project that turned into Portal), Magrunner displays a lot of promise and a huge amount of potential. It just needed more time in development or the benefit of having an entity like Valve step in and give the game that extra layer of polish that would have put it over the edge.


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Nothing says comfort food like chicken pot pie. Chicken and vegetables in a rich and creamy sauce topped off with a flaky crust makes for a satisfying one-dish meal.
If you thought frozen pot pies were good, you need to try making a homemade one. It's surprisingly easy to make a pot pie from scratch, and I can guarantee it will be infinitely better than any store-bought version.
It's the savory sauce that makes the big difference.
This version uses simple ingredients — butter, flour, chicken stock and cream — to create a sublime filling.
I use poultry seasoning to impart flavor to the dish.
If you don't have this aromatic seasoning blend in your pantry, you can make your own by grinding together 1 tablespoon each of dried rosemary, dried sage, dried thyme and dried marjoram in a spice grinder or mini food processor.
Or you can simply season your pot pie filling with a pinch of the aforementioned herbs.
Once the sauce is made, you can add chicken and your favorite vegetables.
This version uses traditional ingredients like carrots, potatoes and peas.
Roasted root vegetables like parsnips and turnips also are delicious in a potpie.
If you are short on time, you can pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store for this recipe instead of baking your own chicken. This shortcut can save you about 30 minutes in prep time.
Once the filling is complete, top the pie with a pie dough and bake until heated through and the pie crust is flaky.
Besides being delicious, another wonderful thing about pot pies is that they can be made a day in advance. If doing so, either top with the pie crust just before baking or make sure the pie filling is completely cooled before topping with the uncooked pie crust. You also can freeze the unbaked potpie to bake on a busy day.
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A villager carries malaria-fighting mosquito nets in Prince's Town. The World Health Organization estimates the disease kills 200,000 African infants each year.
Darius Coulibaly speaks about malaria at a gathering in Prince's Town.
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PRINCE'S TOWN, Ghana--Late one night in July, three exhausted travelers reached this remote village to deliver a life-saving cargo from Fredericksburg.
They had traveled hundreds of miles across West Africa in crowded buses, vans and, finally, a four-wheel-drive vehicle to bring three heavy bales containing 250 insecticidal bed nets to Prince's Town.
Darius Coulibaly, a 30-year-old special-education teacher at Chancellor High School in Spotsylvania County, led the team that included his physician sister and an assistant from their native Ivory Coast.
Coulibaly's mission began in April in Fredericksburg. He organized a Walk/Run Against Malaria that raised about $2,000 to buy and deliver the insecticide-treated nets that help prevent malaria.
But it was not "Mission Accomplished" for Coulibaly when he delivered the bed nets to Fredericksburg's sister city. It was "Mission Begun."
He talked the next morning with leaders of the town under an acacia tree, which he recognized as "a good herbal remedy for malaria."
He told them that the bed nets were just the start of a long-term effort to challenge and help the people of Prince's Town find their own solutions to their own problems.
Governments and large nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) use "top-down" approaches to help solve problems, he said. Coulibaly's approach is decidedly "bottom-up."
He believes that no one from outside--no government, no NGO, no foreign experts, not even himself--can understand and change an African community as well as the people who live there.
"The people with the problems are the ones who have the solutions. You can't sit in a glass office and make it happen," he said.helping his homeland
Coulibaly experienced poverty and disease firsthand growing up in his native village in Ivory Coast. He eventually grew to 7 feet tall. His height and ambition led to basketball scholarships and degrees from U.S. schools.
He founded his one-man charity Empowering the Poor in 2005 to put his philosophy into action.
In 2006, he organized a conference of malaria experts in Nashville, Tenn., followed by events in Fredericksburg to raise money to build the first school ever in Tonhon, a poor village in northern Ivory Coast.
He added Prince's Town as his next project in Africa after the seaside village in Ghana and Fredericksburg became sister cities in December.
Mosquitoes, like those that abound in Prince's Town and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, transmit the debilitating, often fatal disease. The nets help prevent its spread by protecting sleeping people from mosquito bites at night.
The World Health Organization estimates malaria kills 1 million people around the world each year, most of them in Africa.
Children are particularly susceptible to the high fevers and chills caused by the disease. According to WHO, 200,000 African infants die from malaria each year.
"Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria in Africa," Coulibaly said. The disease also puts pregnant women at risk of severe anemia, losing their babies or giving birth to low-weight infants.
Preventable and curable, malaria is a disease of the poor.
The bed nets Coulibaly donated to the town cost $7 each. Tablets of medicine to prevent malaria costs about $1 a day, more than most people in Prince's Town and Africa make.Spreading the word
Coulibaly's five days in Prince's Town were filled with meetings to decide who would get the bed nets.
"One difficulty of dealing with an indigenous community is reaching the people most at risk," he said. To that end, he met with leaders and health workers to make sure that pregnant women and children under 5 received and used the nets.
"Many people think the nets are hot and claustrophobic. People sometimes use the nets one time and put them away in a suitcase like they were Sunday clothes," he said.
"We need to prepare everybody and tell them, 'This saves you from dying. This saves you from taking medicine,'" he said.
He also worked to set up committees that could continue the fight against malaria and help evaluate progress.
"Local leadership is the key," he said. "The head committee is always the chief and his council. But when we come to a community, we ask them to choose among themselves their leaders for committees on health or the environment."
Women must play a vital role in the effort, he said.
"We train women to become health agents, who, in turn, will educate the rest of the villagers by visiting them at their houses for one-on-one health sessions.
"Women are the ones who spend the majority of the day with the children. Therefore, it is vital that they possess basic hygiene and medical knowledge on the predominant diseases in their villages.
"It's very important for knowledge to stay within the poor communities because it empowers them. It reduces the prevalence of disease, which ultimately saves lives, and fosters leadership and peace. Less poverty means less war.
"The most important thing is you don't come in and impose something. In doing that, you disenfranchise the poor."celebrating a gift
Late in the afternoon of July 10, hundreds of people turned out to greet him and his helpers at the raffia-walled grounds of the old Chief's Palace by the sea.
Splendid in their togas of bright African cloth, Chief Nana Kundumuah IV and his council of 14 family elders took their seats. Christian prayers were said. Libations were poured to honor the spirits of ancestors.
The town's awolebendo (ah-wo-lay-BEN-doh) group performed. The group's men pounded lengths of bamboo to create complex, tonal rhythms. The women, their dark shoulders decorated with white stripes of kaolin, circled in dance.
Coulibaly held a baby girl as he lectured the crowd on the causes of malaria and its prevention. The rapt crowd watched his helpers set up a mosquito net on sticks in the sand. A few eager children crawled in it.
"I would like to have one bed net," said a woman spectator in the crowd.
The sun had set when the chief presented Coulibaly and his sister Ernestine with sets of new African clothes. They went into a room to change into them.
The crowd cheered when they emerged in their new clothes. They cheered again when Coulibaly joined the circle of dancers. Cameras flashed. The children cheered each one.
It was a great occasion, Coulibaly said afterward.
"The people of Prince's Town changed it into a celebration. We see that across the continent. People appreciate the things they celebrate."
He said there was much work left for him to do in Prince's Town, but he had to return to his projects in Ivory Coast and, eventually, back home to Fredericksburg.
"Last summer, when I came to Africa, I went back to Fredericksburg with zero money. This year, I will go back with zero again," he said.For more information on Coulibaly and his work, empoweringthepoor.org. Frank Delano: 804/333-3834
|Reporter Frank Delano visited Prince's Town, Fredericksburg's new sister city, during a July trip to Ghana, where he served in the Peace Corps 40 years ago.
SUNDAY: Sister cities Prince's Town and Fredericksburg are world's apart.
YESTERDAY: Sister-city relationship shines a beacon of hope into Prince's Town. and Tale of two soccer balls illustrates town's need, and obsession.
TOMORROW: Profile of Fredericksburg's Pamela Bridgewater, ambassador to Ghana.
THURSDAY: What is the future of the sister-city relationship?
FRIDAY: Forty years later, reporters' return to Ghana is bittersweet. In LIFE
SATURDAY: Remembering Prince's Town's Golden Age, and a photo essay on a traditional burial. In TOWN & COUNTY
YESTERDAY: Sister-city relationship shines a beacon of hope into Prince's Town. and Tale of two soccer balls illustrates town's need, and obsession.
TOMORROW: Profile of Fredericksburg's Pamela Bridgewater, ambassador to Ghana.
THURSDAY: What is the future of the sister-city relationship?
FRIDAY: Forty years later, reporters' return to Ghana is bittersweet. In LIFE
SATURDAY: Remembering Prince's Town's Golden Age, and a photo essay on a traditional burial. In TOWN & COUNTY


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Selling white tea to kids might not seem like a lock, but Inko's White Tea has done a great job with their kids' entries including this one, Bumpin Berry. It's lightly sweetened and has just a hint of sweetness from fructose crystals (sugar), while the white tea and berry flavors combine to make something that's extremely easy to drink. They've done a nice job of hitting the sweet spot of flavor, having just enough to please your palate but not too much to the point where it's sickly sweet. And at under 40 calories per 12 oz. bottle (or 25 calories for 8 ounces), it should appeal to kids and adults alike. On the outside, they've done a great job of creating an appealing package, with a fully wrapped bottle that's colorful and eye catching (maybe even more so than their flagship line). The fruit images are a plus, but since they are not on the same side of the bottle as the logo, they might be missed. Getting these elements together with the logo would be an improvement that we'd like to see. Still, even without this change, Inko's Bumpin Berry is a very enjoyable and well executed product.
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The mother of former president Thabo Mbeki, Epainette Mbeki has died. Affectionately known as MaMbeki, the struggle hero died at St Dominics hospital this morning at the age of 98. She was admitted to hospital two weeks ago for medical observation after she experienced respiratory problems.
Missing man's body found under bridge
Family complains of police's slow reaction. THE body of a teacher who had been missing since Sunday was found under a bridge in the Mthatha River, yesterday, with his throat slit.
Convicted teacher remains in classroom
Found guilty of sexual assault on daughter but teaching school kids. A teacher, who was convicted of sexually abusing his then 15-year-old daughter last year, is back teaching children at an Eastern Cape school.
Ex-teacher keeps them in stitches
Bunu nominated for prestigious national comedy award WHEN school teacher Khanyisa Bunu quit her job five years ago to pursue a career in comedy, she did not know she could one day be up for a prestigious national award.
Jobs for 3 000 temp teachers
Department issues orders to make them permanent ALMOST 3 000 temporary teachers will be employed permanently in Eastern Cape schools from tomorrow in a move that could end more than a decade of teaching instability in the province.
Teacher's assault caught on video (Video Available)
AN EASTERN Cape teacher has been caught on video beating a Grade 10 pupil.
Teacher has close shave in hijacking
AN EAST London primary school teacher had a near death experience this week when a bullet almost grazed his neck in a hijacking outside the school.
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Erasure's Violet Flame Tour With Nina Fillmore Miami Beach Friday, September 12, 2014 Much respect to Erasure for this past Friday night. The British duo of singer-songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter-keyboardist Vince Clarke know that their bread and butter lies in the early part of their career, a ... More >>
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I was in stitches watching Bethenny takes her CPR class on this week's episode. As a former babysitter (yes, I was, that's how I made money in junior high and high school) I knew what she was going through all too well. One never ever wants to use what they've learned, and (being a former boy scout) one always wants to be prepared. So I was happy to see she was learning, although I am surprised she didn't ask me to join in on the class.
I have to give kudos to both Julie and Max! Having worked with both of them on the wedding I have no doubt they took control of the situation for Bethenny and Jason during this exciting and scary time. While Jason was calling his buddies and Bethenny was multitasking and trying to give orders, it was refreshing to see Julie step in and take control of the situation. She is one of the most level-headed women I have met. She is there to get the job done and quite frankly she doesn't care about the fluff. She puts Bethenny and Jason's needs 100% before her own. She always has their best interest in mind. Without her I think Bethenny and Jason would still be trying to pack to head to the hospital. Her focus puts mine to shame! Seriously without her, Cookie would have been left to get the nursery in order. Now that's something I want to see!
And Max - what can we say about Max? He is by far one of the kindest people I have ever met. He is hard worker who aims to please. When Julie asked Max to go pick up the bassinet and underwear I nearly fell on the floor laughing! That poor guy gets put in some of the most crazy situations, and I thought helping Bethenny pee in a bucket took the cake! You try purchasing post-prego panties for your boss! I can't even imagine what that poor guy was thinking when he was at the salon. In a way it was an uphill battle, he was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. You can see when talking with Bethenny he is a true gentleman trying to navigate his way through bachelorhood. There's an innocence about him that makes him charming. I know someday he is going to find the right lady. In a way, I see Max as a young Jason. I have no doubt that he too will make a great husband and father in the near future and I wish him all the best and success in the world!
I think we all should give Jason a standing ovation! Seriously, could he be more supportive, proud and happy to call Bethenny his wife? He went above and beyond for her; sitting by her side coaxing and encouraging her. And you could tell that if he could have taken her pain away, he would have. I know he was just doing his job as a husband and father to be, but there was something about it ... he was a peacock, protective and proud.


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Fans will decide if Al Pacino can pull off Joe Paterno. The Academy Award winner will reportedly play the legendary coach in a movie. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Academy Award winning actor Al Pacino will play former legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming movie, reports Deadline.com.
It is not clear if the project will be a feature film or a cable movie, and no report has been made on if former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky will be mentioned. Sandusky is currently awaiting sentencing after being found guilty on 45 sexual abuse charges.
The package will be build around former Sports Illustrated writer Joe Posnanski's biography Paterno, which is now atop The New York Times Bestseller List in its second week. Pacino's manager, Rick Nicita, will produce.Pacino is no stranger to playing football coaches or starring in biopics. He played a head football coach in the Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, and he also played Jack Kevorkian in the HBO film You Don't Know Jack.
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By Rick Warren
— May 21, 2014
"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6 NIV)
We humans are great starters but often bad finishers. We leave unfinished symphonies, unfinished buildings, unfinished books, unfinished projects. We may not always finish what we start, but God always finishes what he starts.
God doesn't create a bird and give him half a wing. He didn't create an unfinished flower or an unfinished star. He puts the finishing touches on everything he does, and then he says, "It is good."
The Bible says when Jesus Christ starts working in your life, he will complete what he started, in spite of the hang-ups, faults, bad decisions, sins, and circumstances that we face. One day, when we get to Heaven, we're going to become just like Jesus, because we will see him as he is. And that's the goal.
In the meantime, if we want to enjoy the people in our lives, we need to be patient with their progress. We must allow for their growth and development. Paul could say, "I'm not the man I used to be, thank God. But also, thank God, I'm not the man I'm going to be. I'm growing and changing."
If you want to enjoy your marriage, you've got to learn to enjoy your husband or your wife right now while allowing for growth and development. Otherwise, by the time they meet your conditions, you will have still another condition for them to meet.
Parents, if you're going to learn to enjoy your kids, you've got to learn to enjoy them in the process while they're growing, because there is no such thing as a perfect kid.
And there's no such thing as a perfect adult. If you demand perfection of the people in your life in order to enjoy them, you're going to be miserable for the rest of your life. Nobody's perfect.
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- To whom do you need to show grace today, understanding that God is still working in his or her life, in his own time and his own way?
- Knowing Christ will finish what he started in you, what role do you think he wants you to play in your progress? What steps do you need to take toward spiritual growth?
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and most influential churches. Rick is author of the New York Times bestseller "The Purpose Driven Life." His book, "The Purpose Driven Church," was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. He is also the founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community for pastors.
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The Meaning of Professionalism
A professional is a collegial discipline that regulates itself by means of mandatory, systematic training. It has a base in a body of technical and specialized knowledge that it both teaches and advances it sets and enforces its own standards and it has a service rather than a profit orientation, enshrined in a code of ethics. To put it more succinctly, a professional has cognitive, collegial, and moral attributes. These qualities are well expressed in the familiar sentence from the Hippocratic oath, "I will practice my art with purity and holiness and for the benefit of the sick."'
The escalating commercialization and secularization of medicine have evoked in many healthcare professionals a passionate desire to reconnect with the core values, practices, and behaviors that they see as exemplifying the very best of what healthcare is about. This tension between commercialism, on one hand, and humanism and altruism, on the other, is a central part of the professionalism challenge we face today. As the journalist Loretta McLaughlin once wrote, "The rush to transform patients into units on an assembly line demeans medicine as a caring as well as curative field, demeans the respect due every patient and ultimately demeans illness itself as a significant human condition."
Historically, the legitimacy of healthcare is based on three distinct claims first, that the knowledge and competence of the professional have been validated by a community of peers second, that this knowledge has a scientific basis and third, that the professional's judgment and advice are oriented toward a set of values. These aspects of legitimacy correspond to the collegial, cognitive, and moral attributes that define a professional.
Competence and expertise are certainly the basis of patient care, but other characteristics of a professional are equally important. Being a professional implies a commitment to excellence and integrity in all undertakings. It places the responsibility to serve (care for) others above self-interest and reward. Accordingly, we, as healthcare professionals, must act as role models by exemplifying this commitment and responsibility, so that peers and students are exposed to and learn the kinds of behaviors that constitute professionalism.
The healthcare field is not infrequently referred to as a vocation. For most people, this word merely refers to what one does for a living indeed, its common definition implies income-generating activity. Literally, however, the word vocation means "calling," and the application of this definition to the healthcare profession yields a more profound meaning. According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, a professional may be defined as a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long academic preparation, including instruction in skills and methods as well as in the scientific, historical, or scholarly principles underlying such skills and methods, maintaining by force of organization or concerted opinion high standards of achievement and conduct, and committing its members to continued study and to a kind of work which has for its prime purpose the rendering of a public service.
Most of us went into the healthcare field because we wanted to help and care for people who are ill. To quote William Osler, "You are in this profession as a calling, not as a business as a calling which extracts from you at every turn self-sacrifice, devotion, love and tenderness to your fellow man. We must work in the missionary spirit with a breath of charity that raises you far above the petty jealousies of life." We must explicitly incorporate into the meaning of professionalism those non-technical practices, habits, and attributes that exemplify the compassionate, caring, and competent physician. We must remind ourselves that a true professional places service to the patient above self-interest and above reward.
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Kathleen Gaffney had her sights set on a job at Fidelity when she graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1983. But that was at the height of the fund industry's heyday; competition was fierce, and the economy was tough. So instead, Gaffney found herself arranging lingerie, from nude to white to black, as a management trainee at Lord & Taylor.
Gaffney didn't last long in her first job. Within months, she returned to Boston and landed an entry-level job at Loomis Sayles. For nearly three decades, she worked at the firm, spending 24 of those years with the legendary fixed-income investor Dan Fuss as he expanded his team and rising to co-manager on the highly rated $84 billion Loomis Sayles Bond Fund. (Asked about his former colleague, Fuss says, "She's a saint because she worked with me for so long.") Early on, Gaffney realized Fuss was going to work "forever," and about 20 years ago she gave him a cartoon of two birds sitting on a branch that suggested the branch couldn't always hold both. It took turning 50 before Gaffney finally flew out of Fuss's shadow. "I wanted the satisfaction of doing it on my own."
So last fall, Gaffney moved three blocks, to head up bond rival Eaton Vance's multisector Eaton Vance Bond Fund (ticker: EVBAX), which was launched this year, and she joined Eric Stein on the $2.8 billion Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund (ETSIX). But with veteran investors—herself included—bemoaning the bond market's lofty valuations and warning investors to reassess their bond exposure, it doesn't seem like the best time to start a new fund—especially for a value manager. "I'm a crazy person," Gaffney says.
Veteran investor Kathleen Gaffney is willing to wait for the right opportunities in the bond market. Jason Grow for Barron's
She's also one of the rare "glass half-full" types in the bond industry. Gaffney buys the idea of a great rotation out of bonds and into equities, given the $1.5 trillion that has poured into fixed-income funds since 2006. People are anchored to the notion that today's low rates are normal, much as they were anchored to the notion that home prices could only go up during the housing boom. But Gaffney says rates are headed higher, and that outflows will be tremendous when the market registers that the economy has real traction—something she expects sooner, rather than later. "It's dicey, but there's opportunity if you have the right tools and experience going into markets when they are breaking—and I do see a lot of breaks coming my way."
Gaffney is preparing for a series of gradual pullbacks in different parts of the fixed-income market. The historically low yields on today's high-yield bonds, she says, suggest a pullback in the next 12 months. "Investors are taking on more interest-rate risk in high yield than they realize," she warns. When interest rates rise and investors start to flee, she is ready with money—36% of the new bond fund is in cash—and a wish list of specific securities she expects investors to dump in the short term, but that she says will prove to be good investments over three to five years.
For both funds, value is at the center of the process. Strategic Income is essentially a fund of funds; Stein takes a macro view, allocating its various portfolio sleeves (which are either Eaton Vance mutual funds or other internally managed portfolios) according to his macroeconomic and political expectations.
Gaffney, however, is focused on the new corporate sleeve, which currently makes up 24% of the fund, and is tasked with specific security selection—bonds, stocks, and convertibles. She looks for companies or sectors that appear cheap but have an improving longer-term outlook, like semiconductor-equipment firms. "Earnings have been depressed because companies have not been spending," she says. "That will change; today's technology is creating greater demand for more chips."
Among her recent picks: short-term Canadian and Mexican debt, as well as bonds of Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.8935824532900081% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE USD37.26 0.33 0.8935824532900081% /Date(1416607235383-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12972699 AFTER HOURS USD37.26 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 91348 P/E Ratio 14.0688762984591 Market Cap 68921537221.1533 Dividend Yield 1.7176596886741815% Rev. per Employee 354132 More quote details and news » (HPQ) and home builder M.D.C. Holdings mdc -0.34668721109399075% M.D.C. Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD25.87 -0.09 -0.34668721109399075% /Date(1416607426521-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 823024 AFTER HOURS USD25.87 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2813 P/E Ratio 15.969135802469136 Market Cap 1262895865.70641 Dividend Yield 3.865481252415926% Rev. per Employee 1495120 More quote details and news » (MDC). Foreign sovereign bonds and corporates each make up about a quarter of the Strategic Income fund, with another 23% in floating-rate loans—a good substitute for high-quality high yield, she says.
She's also finding good opportunities for income among dividend-paying stocks. Particularly appealing areas include technology and energy, which have been beaten-down, and materials, which offers a less frothy way to play the housing recovery. "There are creative ways of getting access to continued growth in the recovery—you just have to focus on individual companies and the best valuations." For example, she owns bonds of privately held Irish packaging company Ardagh Group.
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WITHIN HIGH YIELD, getting the mix between short and long duration is important to limit interest-rate sensitivity when rates start to rise. That takes Gaffney increasingly to the longer-term bonds of "fallen angels"—for instance, Dell (DELL), which is trying to go private via a leveraged buyout. "They are not going to be as sensitive to interest rates, because they are driven by the fundamentals of the company. That's the kind of high yield you want." For shorter-term durations, Gaffney also is looking to floating-rate loans, but is wary of those of companies with improving credit, because they are repricing their debt at lower yields, leaving investors little upside.
In the investment-grade corporate sector, Gaffney says, cyclical companies in the U.S. and banks, telecom, and utilities in peripheral Europe are attractive. Shares of Occidental Petroleum OXY 0.8403361344537815% Occidental Petroleum Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD87.6 0.73 0.8403361344537815% /Date(1416607605199-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6230928 AFTER HOURS USD87.6 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 546360 P/E Ratio 12.217573221757322 Market Cap 67927489734.7596 Dividend Yield 3.287671232876712% Rev. per Employee 1900700 More quote details and news » (OXY) and Intel intc -1.0013908205841446% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD35.59 -0.36 -1.0013908205841446% /Date(1416607206907-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 56236039 AFTER HOURS USD35.65 0.06 0.1685866816521495% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 485533 P/E Ratio 16.47685185185185 Market Cap 172077650737.762 Dividend Yield 2.528800224782242% Rev. per Employee 510994 More quote details and news » (INTC), plus bonds of Western Union WU -0.2735229759299781% Western Union Co. U.S.: NYSE USD18.23 -0.05 -0.2735229759299781% /Date(1416607233520-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5187344 AFTER HOURS USD18.23 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 129772 P/E Ratio 12.317567567567568 Market Cap 9527490228.89999 Dividend Yield 2.7427317608337907% Rev. per Employee 562930 More quote details and news » (WU), Ciena CIEN 3.5849056603773586% Ciena Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD16.47 0.57 3.5849056603773586% /Date(1416607810060-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5131232 AFTER HOURS USD16.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4398 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1755141977.98965 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 479746 More quote details and news » (CIEN), and Jefferies Group (JEF) are among the new fund's top holdings.
Gaffney is wary of emerging markets. Recent stars have stumbled, such as Brazil, which is struggling to maintain fiscal discipline and recharge its growth. Ditto the Philippines, which she worries will overheat. "That is sowing the seeds for opportunities down the road," says Gaffney, noting that emerging markets will continue to be attractive, longer-term.
Gaffney expects the specter of rising rates to create short-term opportunities to pounce on for payoff over the next three to five years. "There's no one sector that is a panacea for investors right now," she adds. But that's why she's filling her white board with ideas and waiting to swoop in selectively to make her mark.
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Summary: Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems was awarded a contract of up to $300 million this week to supply fibre-optic cables for the National Broadband Network (NBN). NBN Co head Mike Quigley visited the company's Dee Why factory after the announcement.
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"This contract not only ensures the future stability and growth of Prysmian, but also that of our suppliers and distributors who are located around the country," incoming Prysmian CEO Llyr Roberts said in a statement.
"We expect the flow on employment effect could be as high as 2:1, with extra jobs being created in transport and logistics, training and administration."
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