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For Salie Babilonia, "the look" gets her every time.
"You know the one I'm talking about," said Salie, a wife and mother of three from Buxton, N.C. "You tell someone you have cancer, and you get that look of pity because it is scary and people don't know what to say.
"But you don't want people to pity you because it doesn't really help them or you. Instead, pray for fast healing."
It's that spunky spirit that has seen the 5'1" dynamo breeze through surgery and radioactive iodine therapy for the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma at UNC Hospitals.
Salie, a real estate sales associate and "forever 25," felt the knots in her neck as she and Carlos, 38, her husband of 16 years, were preparing for a two-week family vacation to their native Puerto Rico. Testing and scans, which included a biopsy, confirmed cancer.
She was referred to UNC Hospitals, and in June Salie had her thyroid gland and the lymph nodes on the left side of her neck removed by Carol G. Shores, MD, PhD, professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery in the UNC School of Medicine and a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
"My care at UNC Hospitals was incredible," said Salie, ever the organizer who has kept everything related to her cancer journey neatly ordered in a binder. "I was never a number. Dr. Shores herself called to tell me the biopsy confirmed cancer. It was sucky that she had to share that news, and I felt bad for her."
"Salie is very strong, very positive, and her surgery was uncomplicated," Dr. Shores said. "She was hospitalized for six days because the parathyroid glands, which control calcium levels in the blood, get moved around during the surgery and their function can be temporarily impaired. Her parathyroid function recovered, and Salie has recovered."
Papillary thyroid cancer is the only cancer staged by age, and women under age 45 are considered Stage 1 disease regardless of how much cancer in present and whether lymph nodes are involved, Dr. Shores said. "This cancer is not unusual in young women, and women under 45 have a good cure rate. They tend to do well in the long term, but the cancer can recur even 20 years after treatment, which is why life-time monitoring is required."
Salie will take thyroid hormones for the rest of her life and will be monitored by Julie Sharpless, MD, assistant professor of endocrinology and metabolism.
In July, under the care of Arif Sheikh, MD, assistant professor and director of the targeted radionuclide therapy and a member of Lineberger, Salie received radioactive iodine treatment in pill form as a standard of care to destroy any remaining cancerous thyroid tissue that could have remained after surgery.
In preparation, her thyroid hormones were not replaced for about six weeks and Salie had to adhere to a strict diet, low in iodine which equates to a no-preservatives no-salt diet as most prepared foods contain iodized salt.
And that's where the kitchen at SECU Family House came to the rescue. Carlos and Salie had already discovered the safe, supportive environment offered by the 40-room hospital hospitality house minutes from UNC Hospitals. Family House offers the home-away-from-home comfort needed by seriously ill patients and their families who come to UNC Hospitals for care.
"Essentially for those six weeks we had to prepare everything she ate from fresh, preferably organic ingredients and from scratch," said Carlos. "We could do that easily enough at home, but to be here in Chapel Hill a few days before that therapy began, we couldn't have done it without this kitchen. And the local resources for fresh, unprocessed ingredients were just what we needed."
The radioactive iodine therapy required Salie to be hospitalized for monitoring the iodine uptake and because her body was radioactive, she needed to be isolated, especially from children.
By August, Salie and Carlos were back home settling back into their daily routines and time with their children Carlos Jr.,15; Enrique,13; and Calia,10.
"North Carolina is home," said Carlos, who moved the family to Hatteras in 2009 with a career U.S. Coast Guard assignment. "We have a nice house, fruit trees in the backyard and a great network of friends who have helped us with the kids while Salie was being diagnosed and treated. The kids love it here, and even when I retire, we're staying."
"Family has always been first for us," Salie said. "We only take vacations as family, and our kids tell us they want us to be their best friends. About the only time I'm not happy is if our kids aren't happy. We've always been there for each other, putting the priorities where they need to be, learning the difference between needs and wants."
"We grew up together and have always been each other's go-to person," said Carlos who knew from first time he saw Salie in college that he would marry her. "We've been together through the happy, the sad and the in-between. We're still on the same page, but you have to work at it every day."
And just as "the look" of pity too often given to cancer patients gets to Salie, there is another look that gets to her every time.
"She's still the one, and this is forever," said Carlos, holding Salie's hand and meeting her eyes as if they were the only two in the room.
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You can never quite anticipate what words are going to come out of Bill Clanton's mouth, but you better pay attention.
The humorous, direct turns of phrase carry life lessons that endear this bear of a man to his family, his health-care team and complete strangers.
"I like to think that these little shooting pains are the cancer cells leaving my body," said Clanton, wincing and squeezing his blue eyes tight when the sensation gets his attention without warning. "I have lived in this body for 82 years, so I know when things are changing.
"And I've never had anything that Vick's [Vapo-Rub] salve wouldn't cure until this," he said, pointing to his bulbous nose, red and blistered from radiation to treat the skin cancer inside his columella, the little column of tissue that divides his nostrils.
"But you see how pink and alive my skin looks," said a seemingly unfazed Clanton of Aurora, N.C., (pop. 520) in Beaufort County. "That means there is blood circulation, and that is good."
Clanton, retired from the U.S. Air Force and the construction industry but not from a life-long love of gardening and quail-hunting, received the radiation at UNC Hospitals over 25 days. He was referred to UNC by Dwight Grady, MD, an ear, nose and throat specialist in New Bern, after inflammation inside his nose refused to heal.
"It was a pretty sneaky tumor," said William W. Shockley, MD, division chief of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and W. Paul Biggers Distinguished Professor, to whom Clanton was referred. "It had grown up under the tissues in the tip of his nose. Surgery would have left him with less than half his nose."
Dr. Shockley believed radiation was an equally viable option, and he called on colleague Bhisham S. Chera, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
"Bill's treatment was multidisciplinary for which we are known," Dr. Chera said. "A lot of surgeons don't have the understanding that surgery is not always the best thing. Dr. Shockley gets that."
"That's the beauty of working at UNC," Dr. Shockley said. "We have specialists and super-specialists who can mobilize quickly. When I realized the surgery for which Bill was referred wasn't his best option, Dr. Chera was able to see him that same day. We did the CT scans later that day, too, trying to accomplish as much as we could, being aware that Bill lives at least three hours away. It was a long first day, but he and his son-in-law, Jeff Fleming, left with a plan."
The radiation treatment was complicated, but personalized. Clanton was fitted with a customized lead mask to protect his eyes and facial features as the radiation fields were changed during treatment to get at the pesky cells.
"The set-up and techniques were laborious, for him to sit through and for us to give," Dr. Chera said. "But he has shown tremendous fortitude, plus he's been so positive and jovial, characteristics we don't always see in a patient."
All of which comes as no surprise to Clanton's children, ages 52 to 59, four of whom traveled from Texas and three towns in Georgia to take turns being with him during his treatment.
His daughter, Carla, and her family, stayed on their 15-acre farm in Aurora, caring for their mother, Gladys. "The best way I can help take care of Dad, is to take good care of Mom," Carla said.
"He's always been about family, faith and self-sufficiency," said Chuck, 54, superintendent of city properties in Hapeville, Ga. "We never lacked for support, a kind word or advice. It's about morals and integrity. He has always been there for us regardless. We wouldn't be here if not for him."
While in Chapel Hill, the Clantons stayed at SECU Family House, the 40-bedroom hospital hospitality house that is the ideal home-away-from-home for patients who may have daily appointments at the hospital or need immediate medical attention.
"Being at Family House is like going to a homecoming," Chuck said. "You are able to be yourself and share yourself with others."
"It's like these big arms reach out and pull you in," said Terry, 59, chief building official for Rockdale County in Conyers, Ga.
"There's a warmth you can't get at a hotel. You feel it regardless of how many times you go out and come back in."
"There is a quiet understanding here," said Rebecca, 52, of Houston, Texas. "Everyone here is hurting in some way, but yet we are supportive of each other. Being here is my chance to dote on my Daddy, but I know if I had to leave for some emergency at home, the people we've met just this week would take care of him."
The Family House kitchen gave Rebecca and Bill the opportunity to nourish bodies, too.
Rebecca, winner of the Food Networks 2012 Cupcake Wars, made delectably decadent cupcakes for fellow house guests and staff — twice — to keep in practice for two upcoming cooking shows in the Lone Star State.
Bill turned out a few banana puddings and apple cobblers so an over-abundance of fresh fruit donated by local grocers wasn't wasted. But his signature dish — sausage gravy and biscuits — converted more than one non-breakfast eater.
"And you know you have to use a wooden spoon to make the gravy," Bill said. "It's science. You will burn your fingers if you use a metal one."
It's talk that makes a difference for Bill. Always has, but especially during his care at UNC Hospitals.
"My doctors talk to each other," Bill said, tears welling. "I have an invalid wife and a dead daughter because doctors in another state and in another time did not. I don't know how to say it any stronger."
(Bill and Gladys, his wife of 60 years, live with daughter, Carla, and husband, Jeff, a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, who are primary caregivers. The Clantons' oldest daughter, Debbie Clanton McLaurin, died in 2009 at age 53. An infant son, Michael Paul, died at two days old in 1962. Sons Barry, 59, and Jim, 55, live in Duluth, Ga., and Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively.)
The Clantons' devotion to family does not go unnoticed.
"I typically have a long talk with the patient about what to expect," Dr. Shockley said. "It's a very detailed discussion because it's important to understand the commitment it is going to take.
"For Bill and his children, they have a lot on their plates and have been thrown a lot of curve balls in life already. But they were unwaveringly united in their commitment to being there for Bill. When you see that, you know that things are going to go the way you want them to go, and you have the best shot at taking care of the patient."
Bill completed treatment Aug. 27 and returned to Aurora to rest and heal, activities he believes are best achieved sitting on the 64-foot-long front porch where two swings and six rocking chairs only begin to accommodate his 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
"The sweet potatoes and peanuts aren't quite ready to harvest, but the tomatoes and cucumbers are done," Bill said, showing pictures of the bounty from the family garden he canned on weekends at home during treatment.
"For now, it's looking at all the zinnias and the thousands of butterflies we've had this season. If that's not enough entertainment, a black bear comes thought the yard now and then."
The original article from UNC Health Care can be found here.]]>
For most of his 65 years, Lamberth Mitchell's teeth were one of his best assets. These days, their absence is the center of attention.
For nearly 10 years, following successful treatment at UNC Hospitals for a rare cancer at the back of his throat where the intake of food and air meet, Lamberth of Roxboro, N.C., has lived with gum tissues damaged by the treatment that saved his life. Poor circulation in those damaged tissues cause pain and loosen teeth. In whole or in part, many of Lamberth's pearly whites fell out.
"The good news is I'm alive and cured," Lamberth said. "The bad news is I lost my teeth. The good news is my team at UNC continues to take good care of me, and we can fix this."
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"At our 40th anniversary on Feb. 5, 2012, I was too sick," said Kathy, 58, of Trinity, N.C., in Randolph County. "This February I was in the 100-day, post-transplant stay in Chapel Hill. May 4 was the first day we could get everyone together."
On that day at 2 p.m. Kathy walked down the aisle at her church, Midway Baptist in Jamestown, N.C., on the arm of her brother, Danny Hammed, 53, and before 80 family and friends, she and her husband, Harles, 65, recommitted themselves to each other for at least another 41 years.
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Claudia Laskow has never been a shrinking violet. A breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment didn't change that.
"No one is a stranger to Claudia," said Jan, 58, her husband of nearly 33 years, who was hooked when they met in eighth grade. "If they don't know her, they want to know her."
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Chapel Hill, N.C. – Troylene Merrill knows about caregiving — as a giver and as a receiver.
"Caregiving is hard work, but it's work you never regret," said Troy, 66, of Bessemer City in Gaston County, who was full-time caregiver for her seriously ill husband, Bill, the last three years of his life.
"You do what you need to do, and no two caregiving experiences are alike. It's important to be encouraging, but not to smother someone by hovering 24/7. You have to give the patient space."
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Written by Elizabeth Swaringen for UNC Health Care, this article tells the story of a 55-year-old Lenior, N.C. man and his medical journey.
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What is complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM)? What is integrative therapy? You may hear these terms used by your cancer care team and wonder how CAM or Integrative Therapies can help patients with cancer? This article will help you better understand what these terms mean and how to safely explore CAM therapies.
CAM therapies may be called "natural", but it is important to remember that natural does not mean no risk or imply safety. CAM therapies are broken down into 5 categories:
If you are considering CAM or Integrative therapies, it is very important that you discuss them with your oncology providers before using these therapies. Although many of these can be helpful, others have been proven ineffective or can interact with your body or your standard cancer treatments. In recent years, oncology providers have become more aware of promising CAM therapies and are usually willing to support their patients in using CAMs that are safe. Ask your providers about which CAM therapies may be helpful in managing your specific side effects. Ask if they can suggest a practitioner for this CAM.
Many studies have shown that providers are not aware that patients are using CAMs because they do not specifically ask about them. Be sure to speak up about your use of CAMs!
Many CAM therapies are helpful in relieving side effects and supporting a patient's mental well-being. Unfortunately, for many CAM therapies, we are not certain what risks, if any, they pose and for others the risks are well known. CAM therapies that are taken by mouth or given through an IV may interfere with standard cancer treatments (either negating or intensifying its action) or cause certain blood test results to be inaccurate, so it is important to discuss those with your providers. In addition, CAM may have side effects of their own. For example, they may worsen other medical conditions a patient has, such as high blood pressure.
CAM therapies do not require FDA approval and they are not subject to the same manufacturing and purity standards as regulated pharmaceuticals. This has led to production batches containing impurities or not containing what the label states they contain. One way to safeguard against this is to buy from reputable manufacturers or those that are verified by USP (United States Pharmacopeial Convention). USP is a non-profit organization that tests vitamins and supplements for purity and assures that the products contain what the label says they contain. Verified vitamins and supplements will have a "USP verified" seal on the packaging.
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SOMERSWORTH — Somersworth/Berwick/Rollinsford (SBR) Girls Softball League is looking for an individual to take over as president. The previous President, Bill Kinsey, has officially stepped down after five years and although all the other board positions have been filled, someone is needed (preferably from within the league) to step up and fill this position.
South Berwick Babe Ruth Baseball Registration
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — South Berwick Babe Ruth Baseball will be holding sign ups for the 2013 season on Friday, March 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the South Berwick Town Hall. Sign-ups are open to 13 through 15 year olds from South Berwick and Eliot. All 13 year olds must provide proof of age. Please bring a copy of your birth certificate for the league files. Any new 14 or 15 year olds who have not played for South Berwick Babe Ruth must also provide a birth certificate. Applicants must be 13 on or before April 30, 2013 and no older than 15 on April 30, 2013. The registration fee is $95 on March 8 and 9; after March 9 it is $120. For any questions or information please contact Richard Raitt at 207-384-9281.
Winter break baseball, softball camps
NEWINGTON — USA Training Centers now has registration open for February vacation camps. Baseball and softball camps for ages 7-12 will be offered Feb. 25-28 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration is available on our website www.usatrainingcenters.com or by calling 603-431-6700.
Seacoast Basketball Tourney sign-ups underway
PORTSMOUTH — Registration is underway for the 64th annual Seacoast Basketball Tournament at the new Portsmouth Middle School Connie Bean Gymnasium.
Dover Youth Softball sign-ups
DOVER — Dover Girls Softball registration is now open for the 2013 spring season for ages 4-16. You can register online at www.doversoftball.com.
Green Wave Baseball Players Clinic
DOVER — The 2013 Green Wave Baseball Players Clinic will take place March 16 and 17 at Dover High School.
Dover Arena Summer Girls High School Hockey Program
DOVER — The Dover Arena will once again hold the girls summer high school skate on Sunday nights in July and August. This was a huge success last summer and filled quickly. Every Sunday at 5:30 – 7 p.m. teams will be picked for a full game format with referees. It was very competitive last summer and lots of fun. Every week the teams will change.
Coe-Brown coaching openings
NORTHWOOD — Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is seeking the following coaches for the 2013-14 school year: girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, JV boys soccer.
Dover cheerleaders need volunteer coaches
DOVER — Dover Little Green Cheerleading League is seeking volunteer coaches for the 2013 season. DLGC is a non-profit recreational cheer program in Dover. The organization includes cheer teams K-8th grade. As a league the athletes cheer at the Dover Youth Football and Dover Little Green Football games. The season extends from May continuing into November including attendance to 3-6 competitions per season. Applicants must have prior cheer coaching experience, strong communication and interpersonal relation skills, as well as have an affinity towards working with children. CPR/first aid training is required and will be paid for by the league. Interested applicants may contact DLGC at the following email address for additional information and submission of resume. email@example.com.
Cocheco Lacrosse sign-ups
DOVER _ Registration is now open for the 2013 season of the fastest game on two feet. Girls and boys teams for pre-K through U15. Sign up by Feb. 28 to lock in last year's prices. Visit www.cochecolacrosse.org for more information on the program and to register.
CBNA softball clinics
NORTHWOOD — The Coe-Brown Northwood Academy varsity softball team is hosting a clinic on Saturday, March 9 and 16, from 12 to 2 p.m. for players in grades 5 to 8 at Coe-Brown. The cost of the clinic is $30 for both sessions. The clinic is designed as "hands on" instruction where young players will learn the skills necessary to be a successful softball player. The participants will work on the fundamentals of pitching, hitting, throwing and fielding by interacting with the CBNA coaching staff and the varsity team. For more information and to sign up please email coach Tenasco at email@example.com or visit us online at coebrown.org and click on the athletic link for the clinic brochure. Same-day registrations accepted.
ORYA Girls Travel Hockey Program Tryouts Notice
DURHAM — The Oyster River Youth Association is hosting tryouts for the 2013-2014 girls travel hockey season for players in ages 8 through 14 on Wednesday, March 6 and 13. Tryouts will take place at Churchill Rink on Old Piscataqua Road in Durham.
Tennis Appreciation Day
NEWMARKET — Seacoast Sports Club-Great Bay will hold its Tennis Appreciation Day beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at its Great Bay Facility located at 191 Exeter Road in Newmarket.
Boating skills and seamanship course
KITTERY Maine — USCGAUX offering boating skills and seamanship course for the experienced
Introduction to hockey At the Dover Arena
DOVER — Both Youth and AAults skaters are welcome at the Dover Arena for their introduction to hockey programs.
Dover Arena Youth Spring 3 on 3 Hockey League
DOVER — The Dover Arena is now accepting registrations for the youth spring 3 on 3 hockey league.


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text: Flaum Eye Institute The David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute (FEI) is a growing center for subspecialty eye care, translational vision research, training and community outreach. Established in 2002 as the University of Rochester Eye Institute, it was renamed in 2009 to reflect the support and advocacy of David and Ilene Flaum. Located in the Adeline P. Lutz Pavilion at 210 Crittenden Boulevard at the University of Rochester Medical Center, FEI provides easy access to the most advanced level of care available in the region. This web site is meant to inform and educate you about your eye health and provide valuable information to physicians, researchers and organizations with an interest in eye related disease. News Decoding Fat Cells: Discovery May Explain Why We Gain Weight December 11, 2014 UR Medicine Experts will Discuss Therapies for Dry Eye May 21 May 12, 2014 Flaum Eye Institute Leads Region in New Laser Technique for Cataract Surgery April 03, 2014 Corneal Surgeon Commits More Than $4M to University of Rochester in Memory of Late Wife December 05, 2013 URMC Ophthalmologists Introduce FDA's Tiniest Medical Device to Region September 12, 2013 More News... Locate Our Offices


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Thread: What are you playing?
August 20th, 2003, 03:47 AM #31
I bought Robot Wars and Project Earth recently in a second hand shop.
Robot Wars is basically like the TV show except more fun where you build armour plated, weapon weilding remote controlled cars to trash other "bots".
You enter competitions, win money and buy better bits for your bots.
You can also purchase pre-built robots such as Choas 2 or Panic Attack once you've unlocked them by completing competitions.
Project Earth is almost identical to Homeworld except there doesn't seem to be a limit on the amount of ships you can build, hence you can command much larger fleets.
On the downside the loading time for the missions and even returning to the menu screens is bloody diabolical and you may have to turn the detail and texture settings down to minimum as the game "chugs" quite badly on my PC when there's to much on the screen.
August 25th, 2003, 04:05 AM #32
August 25th, 2003, 04:23 AM #33
PLAYING Dark Cloud 2, and let me just say this:
If anyone here has a PS2, and does NOT own this game, then they really need to purchase it. This is the true meaning of a videogame.
August 25th, 2003, 05:29 AM #34
Playing Settlers 2
I see I have to buy a new game then 12
August 25th, 2003, 07:34 AM #35
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I'm playing Morrowind now and I like it. For some reason I find it much much better than Neverwinter Nights which I thought was ridiculously constricted and bland giving no pluses in return for the linear play unlike what you would find in Final Fantasy games like their involving stories, good humor, spectacular visuals or "neat" things to discover. Morrowind at the very least has a more intriguing story and more ways of building the character up.
August 25th, 2003, 09:49 PM #36
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Medal of Honour (blood patch oh yeah)
Medievil Total War
Jedi Knight 2
Tony Hawk 4 ( iam the best Tony player in the world i think)
waiting for Mario Kart and Super Mario.
Rogue Squadron 3 (you can see I have a problem with Star Wars, as I have a personal past with the film series)
Tekken with my son!
ATV offroad with my son!
Gran Turismo 3 with my son!
I also spend alot of my time painting and building strange objects.
August 25th, 2003, 10:08 PM #37
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Just picked up Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight for ten bucks, a great game.
October 13th, 2003, 11:31 PM #38
I came across JDoom, the best of the lot. Also works on Hexen and Heretic. So many graphical options and you can run mp3s while you play in plce of the midi music.
Also found this. A graphical overhaul for the Quake engine like you'd never believe. The lighting is pretty nifty. Now if only I owned Quake.
October 14th, 2003, 11:17 AM #39
Right now I'm replaying Halo on Heroic mode, it's amazing how easy it is after beating the game in Legendary. Just brushing up on my FPS skills before going to school.
October 14th, 2003, 11:26 AM #40
I'm replaying Final Fantasy VII. Enjoyed it the first time.
October 14th, 2003, 12:21 PM #41
Anyone with a Gamecube should be playing Viewitul Joe. It's amazing especially for a 2/3rd side scrolling game. It's cheap (39.99), excellent cell-shaded graphics, funny, great gameplay with the slo-mo and speed-up, crazy moves, and I think that's it. The only problem I have is it's hella hard, on kids mode even. Some of the puzzles are way difficult, especially if you want to get a V on the time. I think games that are about how you win, rather than when you win, are great. It's viewtiful baby!
October 14th, 2003, 10:47 PM #42
From the reviews I've read, I'll second Viewitul Joe.
October 15th, 2003, 02:46 PM #43
Viewtiful Joe is the bomb. I want a friggin Joe avatar.
October 15th, 2003, 06:19 PM #44
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I just started playing FFVII for the fifth time, I am honestly the only person in the world who thinks that is the best FF Game.
October 19th, 2003, 08:48 AM #45
I'm playing WC3 TFT on my PC along with AOM and tribes 2.


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North Conway: A History of Fantastic Fun
North Conway has long been attractive to tourists thanks to the beautiful White Mountains. Since settlers first came to the area in the 1700s, the local natural wonders continue to draw more and more people to the area, whether for a visit or a lifetime. The White Mountain School of painting, a subset of the more famous Hudson River School, initially attracted many artists to the area. Their works served to further popularize North Conway and the other villages in the Mount Washington region throughout the early 1800s.
In addition to artists, North Conway attracted equal numbers of rock climbers and mountaineers eager to conquer the White Mountain's steep peaks. Explorers as early as 1642 have tackled the local crags and trails. Throughout the late 1800s rail traffic increased, bringing even more people in to appreciate everything the White Mountains have to offer. Trains were key to the birth of a booming ski industry in the area, with Cranmore Mountain opening a ski school in the 1930s . This heritage can still be enjoyed at places of interest like the North Conway Depot Railroad Museum, the Mount Washington Cog Railway, and Conway Scenic Railway.
The arrival of the automobile only further expanded North Conway tourism. New businesses joined the community throughout the booming post-war years. Storyland opened in 1953 and in the 1980s the Settler's Green outlet mall opened and attracted a variety of new businesses to the area. The Green Granite Inn opened around the same time, conveniently located nearby. In 1995 the popular Polar Express event began, wowing families every holiday season since. With such a long history as a destination of adventure, beauty, and fun, it's no wonder that North Conway continues to wow both long-term fans and new visitors each year. The Green Granite Inn in North Conway is proud to be a part of this unique community, and to be part of a travel tradition that continues for generations.


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Watch What Happensarr. Mark Brymer - Hal Leonard Corporation
The theme of the 1964 French film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" has become a popular jazz standard, recorded by dozens of artists. The combination of bossa-nova and swing feels in this arrangement is very effective, giving the song a fresh sound for today's vocal jazz ensembles!


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Book your room at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort
Exterior Room King Bed Pool & Courtyard ViewMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Family-friendly resort across from Downtown Disney
Near shops, dining
Offering access to the shops and restaurants of Downtown Disney® area, this Lake Buena Vista hotel is within 5 miles of all the Walt Disney World® Theme Parks and within 10 miles of Universal and SeaWorld Orlando.
Leisure options
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort has 2 outdoor splash pools, a children's pool, and 2 outdoor tennis courts. Guests dine with Disney characters 3 mornings a week at LakeView Restaurant.
Compact refrigerator
The 626 guestrooms at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort include compact refrigerators, complimentary WiFi access, designer toiletries, and 37-inch flat-panel HDTVs with premium channels.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
Set on 13 landscaped acres in the Walt Disney World® Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort is across from the shops, restaurants, and nightlife of Downtown Disney® area.
Scheduled shuttles operate to the Walt Disney World® Theme Parks. Guests enjoy complimentary WiFi in public areas. Laundry facilities, a 24-hour business center, and an arcade/game room are also on site. The resort provides luggage storage, tour and ticket assistance, and a complimentary shuttle to the shopping center.
LakeView restaurant offers a breakfast buffet and an la carte dinner menu daily. The hotel's Disney Character® breakfast buffet featuring Goofy and Pluto is hosted in the LakeView restaurant on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings.
- Free theme park shuttle
- Poolside bar
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 626
- 24-hour front desk
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- ATM/banking
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- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 1710
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
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- Outdoor tennis courts 2
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- Conference space size (feet) - 19000
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
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- Premium TV channels
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- Free weekday newspaper
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- Flat-panel TV
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Where to Eat
LakeView - With contemporary decor, this restaurant serves buffet breakfast and dinner and à la carte lunch daily. Disney characters drop by during breakfast on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Sundial 24/7 - Offering takeout coffee, pastries, sandwiches, snacks, beer, and wine 24 hours a day.
LakeView Bar - Open from early evening until late night.
Eclipse Lounge - A lobby bar offering beer, wine, and cocktails from late afternoon until late evening.
Nearby Things to Do
A large patio houses a 15 x 30-foot splash pool, a small children's pool, and a spa tub. Other facilities include two lighted tennis courts, a basketball court, a sand volleyball court, a playground, and a video arcade (surcharge). A fitness room provides four treadmills, two elliptical machines, free weights, and strength-training equipment. Supervised children's activities such as movies, swimming, and arts and crafts are available on select evenings (surcharge).
Guests enjoy preferred tee times at the four golf courses in the Walt Disney World® Resort, including the 18-hole Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, two miles from the hotel. Bike and watercraft rentals at Disney's BoardWalk Resort, horse riding and canoeing at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, and Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course are all within six miles of the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
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Check-out time is 11 AM
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Resort fee
- Self parking fee: USD 8.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 8.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- In-room microwave fee: USD 25.00 per night
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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The Relais & Châteaux philosophy pays privileged attention to cuisine: the pursuit of the right flavour is in complete harmony with the spirit of the place and local products. Some of our Chefs take gourmet demands to a new level and are recognised around the world for their expertise, their daring as the maestros of the culinary art. With the Chefs Trophy, the champagne house Taittinger, which is as much a part of the history of fine dining as we are, accompanies us in this tribute to the great creators of flavour.
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The waterfalls and granite domes of Yosemite National Park make it one of America's most spectacular natural sites. And the Château du Sureau is the ideal place from which to explore the park. This majestic hotel is reminiscent of the finest châteaux in Europe. Its elegant interior, featuring guest rooms named after fragrant herbs and flowers, is resplendent with fine antiques, tapestries and artwork. If you are lucky enough to visit on July 14, you will be treated to the Elderberry Harvest Dinner, a fabulous five-course feast in honour of the château's namesake.
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First Steel Beam Placed At Boeing's S.C. Dreamliner PlantApril 6, 2010 4:42 am | News | Comments
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Crews have reached another milestone as they build Boeing Co.'s new South Carolina plant. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports company executives were on hand Monday to watch the first steel beam placed for the plant which will build Boeing's 787 jetliner.
Toyota Faces $16M Fine Over Recalls, Apparent Cover-upApril 5, 2010 11:44 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | News | Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. faces a maximum penalty of more than $16 million, a record civil penalty against an automaker, for failing to promptly notify the U.S. government about defective gas pedals among its vehicles. Toyota has recalled more than 6 million vehicles in the U.S.
Feed Your Parts AppetiteApril 5, 2010 6:02 am | Product Releases | Comments
The multi-lane parts feeder from the Arthur G. Russell Company (Bristol, CT) allows for high output within a limited floor space. The patented Vibro-Block electromagnetic vibrator sits at the heart of the multi-lane feeder to deliver a consistent product feed that achieves high output across multiple lanes.
Float Sensors, No PowerApril 5, 2010 5:59 am | Product Releases | Comments
Hermetic Switch, Inc. (Chickasha, OK) has released a new series of liquid level sensors — also known as float sensors — under the PRX+1660 brand. The sensors can be used for level sensing or monitoring of brake fluid, contained water, or oil, among others, and is limited only to the series' material of construction.
A Compressor With 'Ultimate' LubricationApril 5, 2010 5:59 am | Product Releases | Comments
Jenny Products, Inc (Somerset, PA) introduces its J11HGA-30P single-stage, gas-powered compressor. The unit it portable by wheels and includes a 30-gallon air tank and a belt-driven "J" pump, which is a single-stage, four-cylinder pump. The unit delivers 21.
Ohio GM Plant Stays Strong By Thinking SmallApril 5, 2010 4:24 am | News | Comments
PARMA, Ohio (AP) — A General Motors metal plant in Ohio has been able to stay strong by focusing on making small car parts that customers never see and are cheaper to ship, officials say. GM has spent $60 million installing new equipment and upgrading machines at the Parma Metal Center, which employs about 1,300.
La. Manufacturer Sues To Force Use Of Its ProductApril 5, 2010 4:21 am | News | Comments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana company is suing city and parish officials to force them to use a road building material it manufactures. Bear Industries Inc. argues that its product, a calcium sulfate blend, would allow the city-parish to build roads more cheaply, saving taxpayers money.
Imperial Sugar Appeals $8.8M OSHA Fine, Denies WrongdoingApril 5, 2010 4:17 am | News | Comments
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled for May 18 in Savannah on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's attempt to fine Imperial Sugar Co. $8.8 million. Explosions and a fire killed 14 people and injured many others at Imperial's Port Wentworth, Ga. refinery in 2008. OSHA issued 124 citations at Port Wentworth.
V-Vehicle Founder Ousted, Venture Capitalists Take OverApril 5, 2010 4:15 am | News | Comments
MONROE, La. (AP) — Founder Frank Varasano has been replaced as chief executive officer of V-Vehicle Co., the San Diego-based company created to build fuel-efficient cars, the company says. Ray Lane, a managing partner of V-Vehicle's largest investor — the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers LLP — is running the company while officials look for a full-time CEO, according to a brief statement released Friday.
OSHA, CSB: U.S. Refineries Marred By Safety ViolationsApril 5, 2010 4:12 am | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. oil refineries have an ongoing problem with accidents that turn deadly, losing four times as much money from such incidents than refineries in the rest of the world, according to an insurance company report obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The problem is highlighted by a deadly string of explosions, including one that killed four people Friday at a Tesoro Corp.
BMW Hiring 200 At Greer, S.C. PlantApril 5, 2010 4:10 am | News | Comments
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Automaker BMW Manufacturing Co. plans to hire about 200 temporary production and logistics workers at its South Carolina plant. The Greenville News reported last week that applicants need a stable work history, a high school diploma or GED and be capable of working 10-hour shifts.
Stretch Wrapping Technology Reduces Line StoppagesApril 2, 2010 9:14 am | Articles | Comments
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AFFERMAGE: type of leasing arrangement under which an operator takes over and runs public infrastructure (e.g. water services) and collects revenue from customers, but does not undertake and finance new investment. The operator either makes a specified lease payment to the contracting authority (under a simple lease), or shares revenues according to a predetermined formula (under an affermage).
B LOAN: A loan syndicated by a Multilateral Financing Institution (MFI) in which the participating bank or other lender receives the same legal preferred creditor status as the MFI. This reduces the risk to the lender and improves the terms of the bond issue from the borrower's point of view.
BOND: A method of borrowing used by private companies, governments or municipalities consisting of the issue of fixed-interest securities, repayable on a specified date. Certain government bonds have no fixed redemption date, and can be sold at their prevailing market price.
BOOT, BOT, BOO: forms of concession in which a public authority contracts with a private company to Build, Own and Operate a specified piece of infrastructure (BOO), and possibly later Transfer it (BOOT) back into public ownership. The contracting firm expects to recover its outlays from charges to customers or to the public authority (offtaker) buying its services. In a BOT the operator Builds, Operates and eventually Transfers the assets back to the public authorities, without legally owning the assets.
CONCESSION: contract between the authority owning public service infrastructure (e.g. roads, power, water, telecommunications) to another party (usually private) allowing the latter to operate the public assets and retain the revenues for a specified period (usually 20-30 years). The contract typically requires the concessionaire to invest in extending or modernizing the assets, which revert to the authority at the expiry of the contract period. The operating company arranges its own finance, which does not appear on the authority's account (See BOOT and BOT).
CONCESSIONAL LOAN: loan, usually to poor countries or needy borrowers, on more favourable terms than market rates (e.g. lower interest, longer maturity, grace periods before payment of interest or payment of principal). Also known as soft loan.
CREDIT RATING: An independent assessment of the creditworthiness of a borrower or bond issuer undertaken by a credit rating agency, of which the three best known are Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. Each agency has a slightly different scale for rating, using A, B and C categories, with fine gradations of each, and different criteria are applied to assessment of national and international borrowings. Securities with a rating of BBB and above (on the Standard & Poor's scale) are considered to be "investment grade", while those below are reckoned to be "speculative" and attract financing on inferior terms.
CROSS-SUBSIDISATION: using the revenues from one consumer category to subsidize the tariffs paid by another. A method widely used in water, power and other public services to ensure affordable tariffs for poorer or smaller consumers.
DECENTRALISED FUNDS: money available for regional development coming from state budget, European Union budget…
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT: situation where a foreign investor (individual, company or public enterprise) owns 10% or more of the ordinary shares or voting power of a local company.
DERIVATIVES: Financial instruments such as futures contracts, hedges or options that are intended either to reduce the uncertainty of future transactions or to speculate for gain on future outcomes. A put option is the right to sell an asset at a fixed predetermined price during a particular period. A call option is the right to buy at a specified price during a future period.
DEVALUATION BACKSTOPPING FACILITY: possible method of alleviating devaluation risk. The Facility would be a fund created to make payments in local currency to projects or borrowers unable to meet their overseas financial commitments because of a major devaluation of the local currency. Repayments into the fund would be made over a period of time by raising local tariffs.
DEVALUATION RISK: possibility of a fall in the exchange value of local currency relative to foreign currency, which would make it more expensive for local entities to service their foreign debts, make overseas dividend payments and meet future service fees or payments for essential imports.
DEVESTITURE: sale of publicly owned assets (e.g. water or power infrastructure) to private owners.
EFFICIENCY RATIO (aka Working Ratio): measure of financial performance expressing total annual operational expenses as a % of pretax revenues. A ratio greater than 1.0 indicates a loss on current account. A ratio well below 1.0 is needed to contribute to capital investment.
EQUITY: shares in a company, owned by equity investors, entitling them to dividend payments out of profits. Ordinary shares entitle their owners to vote at the company's Annual General Meetings, but have a residual claim on profits available for distribution. Preference shares have a prior claim on profits, but their dividend level is capped.
ESCROW ACCOUNT: deposit held in trust by a third party available to pay debt service.
FACILITY: available fund constituted in order to finance projects and programs related to a specific object. For example: Global Environment Facility, Devaluation Liquidity Backstopping Facility…
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT: There are two basic types: (1) a debt instrument, which is a loan with an agreement to pay back funds with interest; (2) an equity security, which is share or stock in a company. They do not exist outside the context of financial markets. Their diversity of forms mirrors the diversity of risk that they manage.
FISCAL TRANSFER: financial transfer from the national budget to sub-sovereign bodies such as local governments, parastatal bodies, regional development authorities, etc. Such transfers may be an instrument of subsidy to specific types of public services, a means of redistributing tax revenues from richer to poorer regions, etc.
FISCAL INTERCEPT is a form of guarantee given to borrowings made by sub-sovereign bodies: any default on their debt servicing is recovered from their fiscal transfer from central government.
GOVERNANCE: shorthand term for political, social, economic and administrative institutions and policies that affect the supply of public services. Increasing the flow of finance into public services such as water usually entails reforms to governance of the sector to enable it to make effective use of the resources and make it more attractive to suppliers of funds.
GUARANTEE: contract by a third party C to underwrite a financial commitment entered into by A to B. Used by national governments to reduce the risks of borrowing and bond issues by their sub-sovereign bodies, and by international agencies to increase the creditworthiness of developing country institutions and to support specific projects within them. Common types of guarantees are Political Risk Insurance, Partial Credit Guarantees, Partial Risk Guarantees and Participations.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR: Institution such as an insurance company, pension fund or fund manager holding the savings of others and able to invest in bulk in suitable outlets.
INVESTMENT RATING: evaluation of the creditworthiness of a debt issuer. Investment rating reflects both "capacity and willingness" of obligors as to the timely payment of interest and principal in accordance with the terms of their obligations. Investment rating has become important parameters in market acceptance and pricing of debt. The ability of governments and municipalities to raise funds is crucially affected by the rating, which is given by one or other of the ratings agencies on different credit rating scales (Standard and Poors, Moody's…).
LEVERAGE EFFECT, LEVERAGING: using an injection of finance to induce other contributions, thereby generating a multiple of the original amount. Also the ratio of loan finance to equity in a company's capital structure.
LOCAL CAPITAL MARKET: some larger countries have well established local capital markets (India, China, Brazil, South Africa…), able to satisfy a good part of local borrowing needs. Funds raised on the local capital market immune the borrower or investor to devaluation risk. These markets typically offer short-term loans, and need to evolve to satisfy the needs of water sector.
LOCAL CURRENCY MARKET: exchange rates between the local currency and all the foreign ones. The devaluation of the local currency (reduction of the value of the local currency relative to foreign currencies) is by far the number one reason why most good projects do not yield returns promised.
LOCAL SAVING: households' money put in domestic bank. As savings are the source of loans, banks and other financial intermediaries will have to take part in well-structured schemes to satisfy the demand for secure savings.
MICRO-CREDIT: Schemes for extending loans to small businesses, farmers and other borrowers who cannot get access to normal bank loans.
MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL INSTUTIONS: International agencies set up for the purpose of promoting economic development, whose shareholders are national governments. The largest and best known are the World Bank and the main regional development banks (Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, African Development Bank,. Islamic Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc). Aka Multilateral Development Banks and International Financial Institutions. All the above borrow most of their funds and offer long term loans to their clients, who include governments, sub-sovereign agencies and private companies. May also include the International Monetary Fund whose main purpose is to promote international financial stability by lending to countries in financial difficulty in return for agreements on measures to remedy the situation.
MUNICIPAL CREDIT POOL: group of municipalities needing to borrow, formed in order to join their liabilities. This gives sub-sovereigns an interest in their peers' self-governance. By lending to multiple municipalities in a pooled structure, the overall security of the investment is enhanced. This method of financing infrastructure is particularly useful in developing countries where investment markets are nascent.
MUTUAL FUNDS: investment tool that enable investors to pool their money and place under professional investment management. The manager makes the trades, realizing gain or loss, and collect the dividend or interest income.
NON-RECOURSE LENDING: form of project financing in which lenders looks solely to the cash flow of a project to repay their debt (avoiding recourse to host governments or other guarantors).
OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCE: finance that does not need to be reported as a debt obligation on a sponsor's balance sheet. An attraction of concessions and other forms of private participation from a government's point of view is that the initial investment does not register in the national budget. Finance is raised on the account of the private partner, and the cost to the nation arises in future, through off take payments and customer charges.
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: the formal term for "aid". Most of this is of the bilateral variety, namely, government-to-government transfers from OECD member states to developing countries. Some ODA is provided by multilateral sources such as the United Nations, the European Development Fund and special funds of the World Bank and elsewhere. To qualify as ODA, the finance has to include a minimum 25% grant element.
PENSION FUNDS: scheme for collecting contributions from, or on behalf of, employees during their working lives and investing them to yield a return to finance their retirement pensions. Pension funds have to take a long term view, and are potentially interested in investing in infrastructure, provided it offers a safe and adequate return. Guarantees can enhance the credit rating of infrastructure bonds to the point where they can legally be bought by pension funds.
POOL FINANCING: collaboration amongst different borrowers to obtain better financial terms on loans or bond issues. Used by a group of municipalities, each of which is too small to raise finance on affordable terms, but which collectively can achieve critical mass. Collective security for a loan or bond can be provided either by creating a reserve fund or by mutual underwriting of each party's debt (joint and several liability).
PORTFOLIO INVESTOR: Person or institution holding a fixed-interest security, such as a bond with a predetermined yield. Also applies to a minority equity holder with less than 10% of the ordinary shares or voting power in a company.
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER (PRSP): It's a participatory process involving domestic stakeholders as well as external development partners, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. PRSPs describe the country's macroeconomic, structural and social policies over a three years or longer horizon to promote broad-based growth and reduce poverty, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION: situation where a private company or investor bears a share of the project's operating risk. For this purpose a foreign state-owned enterprise is considered to be a private entity. Aka Private Sector Participation (PSP)
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP): involvement of private companies in the operation, management, financing and/or ownership of public service providers. This can take various forms, such as service and management contracts, leases, concessions, etc.
REVOLVING FUNDS: special financing bodies that make loans to many borrowers from an initial supply of lending capital, and then use the repayments from those borrowers to make additional loans, thus "revolving" or reusing their capital.
RISK MITIGATION: Financing long term infrastructure such as water supply incurs risks of many kinds, such as country (sovereign) default, devaluation, foreign exchange transfer restrictions, expropriation, breach of contract, regulatory failure, commercial misjudgment, etc. Lenders, investors and suppliers can insure against many of these risks through official agencies or private markets. Development agency guarantees have a similar purpose.
SECURITIES: a tranferable financial instrument entitling the owner to specified types of financial benefits. It may take the form of shares of corporate stock or mutual funds, bonds issued by corporationsor governmental agencies, stock options or other options to buy and sell, and other kinds of formal investment instruments.
SECURITIZATION: the process of creating a financial instrument bycombining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors (e.g. consolidating a bank loan portfolio and offering its capitalised value in the fiorm of sercurities to new investors).
SEED CAPITAL: money used for initial investment in a project, for proof-of-concept, market research, or initial product development.
SOLIDARITY MECHANISMS: schemes enabling affluent citizens to provide aid and subsidies to less fortunate citizens in their own or some other country. Within the water sector, can take the form of a surcharge on the bills of consumers in a particular social group or country, the proceeds of which are used to subsidize the consumption of the target group.
SOVEREIGN RISK: financing made with the national government as contracting party. This is normally less risky than dealing with sub-sovereign bodies or local private companies (depending on the creditworthiness of these bodies). However, lenders are exposed to such acts of government as expropriation, transfer restriction, contractual and regulatory interference, breach of contract, devaluation and sovereign default, as well as political instability and civil commotion. Some of these risks can be insured, e.g. through the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank.
STRUCTURED FINANCE: usually refers to the various kinds of credit enhancement made to financial deals, e.g. guarantees, placing revenues into escrow accounts, fiscal intercepts, pool financing, etc.
SUBORDINATED LOAN: Loan having a lower priority in the event of repayment difficulties, compared to other categories of lender.
SUPPLIER CREDIT: offer of credit as part of a contract for the export of goods and services. Such a contract is often insured by an official export credit agency.
SWAPS: opportunity to change key terms of a financing transaction, in pre-defined circumstances, e.g. interest rates, currency used for repayment, maturity of the loan, etc.
SYNDICATION: financing by a group of lenders, usually financial institutions, combining to make up the total sum required for a project or bond issue.
TAKE OR PAY AGREEMENT: Common form of concession contract for BOOT, BOT, BOO in which the purchaser (offtaker) of the service (usually a public authority) undertakes to buy a predetermined amount at an agreed price, failing which the purchase has to compensate the supplier for the full agreed amount.
TRUST FUNDS: financial and administrative arrangements with an external donor that leads to grant funding of high-priority development needs (technical assistance, debt relief, postconflict transition, and cofinancing); accounted for separately from the bank's own resources.


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