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About me
I'm Mike and I'm a web designer & developer. This means I build websites and am usually involved at all stages of the development cycle, from designing in Photoshop to building fully bespoke HTML websites, often based off of popular CMS WordPress and the e-commerce platform Prestashop.
Away from the keyboard I'm a massive football fan - in fact I'm even a football fan at the keyboard! In December 2012 I created Find A Football Match with my friend Ben but was eventually forced to close the website down after it became too time consuming to maintain. One day I hope to get it up and running again. Having been born in Chelmsford, I've been a fan of Chelmsford City for my entire life and in February 2013 created ClaretArmy which I run as an independent fan site of the club.
As well as supporting Chelmsford, I am also a massive Portsmouth fan having lived here for over 5 years and have also followed Spanish side Atletico Madrid since 2004. I recently helped in a large-scale redesign of Atletio's biggest English-language fan site AtleticoFans. Another project I took on in 2013 was to create the first ever programme local Hampshire Premier League side Liss Athletic.
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Taking in a local game… AFC Sudbury
The last time I visited the King's Marsh Stadium (officially "The Wardale Williams Stadium") was many years ago. It was a curious little ground positioned on the edge of Sudbury's historic water meadows and with minimal facilities. My dad took me a few times and I always enjoyed it – not as much as my […]
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Technically our journey had begun the day before as we made our way up to London by train, but at 08:31 on the morning of the 3rd of July our rail adventure to the south of France really got under way. Neither of us had been on the Eurostar before and although we'd both been […]
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Chelmsford City FC fan site
ClaretArmy is a website I run out of the love of my home town club Chelmsford City. ClaretArmy started in February 2013 and grew rapidly, quickly gaining thousands of visitors, beyond what I imagined when I initially set the site up. Creating and running the site allows me to combine my two main passions in one place.
The website acts an independent fan site for the club and publishes regular articles ranging from club and player news to opinion, reviews and other various things.
I also run a Fantasy Football game on the site where fans can select 5 City players who get points similar to the structure of the Premier League Fantasy Football game.
You can view the website by clicking here.
Liss Athletic Programme
Official match day programme
Liss Athletic, of the Hampshire Premier League, approached me to ask if I would be willing to design and run their first official match day programme.
The content is provided to me by a contact at the club and I am responsible for generating the 20-28 pages of content and sending the finished article to the printers. The programme is produced for every home game and is sold by the club at games for £1.
This was my first venture into designing for print and something I was keen to try. I thoroughly enjoy producing the programme and am constantly looking to improve it.
See a preview of one of the issues by clicking here.
Atlético Madrid fan site
AtléticoFans is an Atlético Madrid fan site. The founder of the site, Nick, contacted me to ask if I would help re-design the site to give it a fresh look. We then worked together to come up with a new design which I then implemented as a WordPress theme.
The site uses custom post types to give extra functionality with regards to matches and player pages, something which I enjoyed putting together.
The website is one of the largest English-language Atlético fan sites out there and attracts thousands of visitors a week. Having supported the club for a number of years I leapt at the opportunity to help out.
You can view the website by clicking here.
Find A Football Match
Football match finder
Find A Football Match was a website I set up with the help of my friend Ben. The idea behind it was a giant interactive map which would show football fans all games happening around the country on any given date.
Fans could select a date, location and radius within which they were willing to travel and the system would return results that matched their criteria.
The site received great publicity and was even featured in my local newspaper.
Unfortunately the project grew beyond the scale of what I could maintain on my own and I had to shut the website down as I just couldn't keep up.
You can visit the website by clicking here, but bear in mind that it is no longer run by me.

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Happy New Year from My Viking Ancestors
Happy New Year from my Viking ancestors (and their descendants) to all my readers. Hogmanay celebrations are underway with a torchlight procession through the center of Edinburgh to kick off three days of celebration. Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and one of these years I'm going to be there celebrating too. And here's a bit familiar to genealogists: Hogmanay has 16 other possible spellings!
Of the New Year celebrations, Wikipedia states:
There are many customs, both national and local, associated with Hogmanay. The most widespread national custom is the practice of first-footing, which starts immediately after midnight. This involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt (less common today), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun (a rich fruit cake) intended […]


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5. Billy Wagner
422 saves gave "Billy the Kid" the fifth place in history.
He pitched for the Houston Astros (1995–2003), the Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2005), the New York Mets (2006–2009), the Boston Red Sox (2009), and the Atlanta Braves (2010).
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October 31, 2005 4:00 AM PST
Ruby on Rails chases simplicity in programming
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David Heinemeier Hansson, a 26-year-old Copenhagen native, has built a "framework" to help Web developers be more productive and has released the package of tools through an open-source project.
His software, Ruby on Rails, only out for a little more than a year, has started a buzz among the legions of developers and high-level executives that track the trend-driven world of software development.
What's new:
Ruby on Rails, a relatively new Web development framework, has become popular among programmers for its simplicity and productivity.
Bottom line:
Although created by just one person, the software is having an impact and getting noticed by pioneering programmers eager to spot hot, new trends. Some analysts are recommending it for new Web applications.
Hansson's quest to build a practical and productive Web development framework demonstrates how a single person can shake up the status quo, even in a development world where a few companies dominate.
The trick, said Hansson, is to "slaughter the holy cows," the well-understood ideas of computer science that dictate how programmers work. In many cases, software vendors design products for difficult problems, an approach that leads to excess complexity, he said.
His goal with Ruby on Rails is not to create a sophisticated development framework that the engineers at Google or Amazon.com will flock to. Instead, he has focused on creating templates and designs that tackle the unglamorous problems, such as making database modifications, that the great majority of Web developers face every day.
"The major delusion I want to shatter is that you can successfully use the same types and tools for solving the biggest problems in the world and have a pleasant time applying that to solving the normal problems of the world," Hansson said.
Ruby on Rails is not used nearly as much as other Web tools such as PHP, Java or Microsoft tools. But it has caught the attention of some of the influential programmers who help popularize new products.
David Geary, who has authored books on Java and sits on the technical committee for the latest Java Web programming model, has found that Ruby on Rails is five to 10 times faster than comparable Java frameworks. Like Java did a decade ago, Ruby on Rails is getting developers excited by making them more productive, he said.
Clearing the tracks
"No other alternative in enterprise computing has nearly as much mindshare as Rails," Geary wrote in a blog posting. "Will Rails hit a tipping point and become widely adopted in the near future? I am certain of it."
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The vision of Ruby on Rails, or RoR, is to combine the speed and ease-of-use of scripting language PHP with the "clean," structured approach of Java, Hansson explained. That combination makes code quick to write and easy to maintain over time, he said.
"We're trying to fuse those two extremes (of Java and PHP) and be quick and clean," Hansson said. PHP applications are difficult to maintain, while Java Enterprise Edition software is a "complex monstrosity" that's hard to learn, he said.
There is currently one book on Ruby on Rails, but seven or eight are being written now. The first conference of Ruby developers last year had 60 people; this year there were about 200, the majority of whom were doing commercial development, Hansson said. He predicts 800 attendees will be at next year's conference.
The interest in Ruby on Rails is fueled in part by a larger trend toward scripting languages that aim to replace Java or Microsoft's C# language. Scripting, or "dynamic," languages such as Python, PHP and Ruby are simpler to learn, according to analysts and developers.
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Research company Burton Group recommends that corporate customers consider Ruby on Rails for new Web development projects. The tool set is particularly useful for "Web 2.0-style" applications that may be hosted, said Burton Group analyst Richard Monson-Haefel. Ruby on Rails allows developers to build interactive Web pages using the AJAX set of development techniques.
But because Ruby on Rails takes some unconventional approaches, notably in databases, it does have some limitations, he said.
"It's really only practical in cases where you have complete control over the database schema or you're doing a new 'green field' application," Monson-Haefel said.
For Hansson, his decision to not support common database features, notably programs
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- RoR clarifications
- Let's clear some things up.
I have years of experience with Java/Struts/J2EE, PHP, and many other languages/frameworks, and have set up and benchmarked RoR applications recently. I used to be more enthusiastic about RoR, but when I tested it in August (I realize it was/is still beta) it had *major* performance problems. I understand both the tarpit of J2EE development and the amateur-hour nature of most PHP projects. Ruby is a beautiful, vastly more appealing language than either Java or PHP.
I greatly admire the goals of RoR and congratulate DHH both on his marketing skills and on pointing out that the J2EE emperor, particularly Struts, wears no clothes! But before we get too caught up in the hype, let's be real.
RoR *IS NOT* "five to 10 times faster than comparable Java frameworks". Not even close if you are talking performance. In fact, it is more like 30-40 times *SLOWER* than raw JSP with pooled JDBC connections, even after the virtually mandatory optimization of a persistent FastCGI interpreter.
Where RoR shines is on *productivity*. And I agree that a 5-10 fold increase in productivity is profoundly more important than a 5-10 fold increase in application speed. Usually the bottleneck in web apps is either the network or the database anyway, so maximizing execution speed is largely a waste of time beyond a certain level.
There are alternatives to RoR while it matures; Catalyst is a similar framework for Perl with much better performance and pluggable MVC components. ColdFusion is an ugly language and framework compared to RoR, but it has a lot of built-in functionality and very good performance since it is compiled into Java bytecode. Finally, there is ASP or ASP.NET with embedded Perl.
One of the key productivity benefits of Ruby over Java is the fact that it is a dynamic language, like Perl, Python, and even PHP. I am a Sun Certified Java 2 programmer, yet I feel Java and Microsoft's Java clone (C#), have virtually no place in web app development. Dynamic languages are the key! They are not necessarily "easier" than Java, but they let you get more done with less code. RoR is a nice, coherent framework with a beautiful dynamic language (Ruby), but until its performance issues are resolved I will be using Perl-based frameworks or ColdFusion.
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- Performance
- I have found very little trouble in the way of performance. My criteria may be different than yours. With 150 users, I need sub 2 second responses. I have never had a problem.
That said, on data entry areas, I need faster response, as in faster then the data entry people can type, and I have achieved instant response using AJAX.
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- Agreement
- I like this open source software. RoR was very easy to install and configure on a linux system. It took less than 10 minutes after installation and configuration to come up with a working web-application based on a simple MySQL database. As a disclaimer I must admit my initial application did not have a well-polished gui. However, after continuous usage using the built-in RoR web server, I noticed that execution is a bit slower than a compiled Microsoft.Net web application for the same database. I have not been able to test RoR using apache yet, I hope to get better results when I do. The Microsoft.Net application is well polished as it had been in development longer, but the development of the Microsoft.Net web application took considerably longer than the RoR version (10 days vs 10 minutes is no contest).
My hope is that RoR will eventually include the following as it matures:
1. The ability to compile generated scripts into actual computer code to make them run faster.
2. The ability to use other scripting languages
3. A huge library of buttons, code, components and grids that a developer can use in web applications
Yes, I know what I have typed sounds like the features present in Microsoft.Net, that is exactly the point: A highly productive and easy to install/configure/generate framework with rapid execution, multiple supported programming languages and a huge library of web-based classes and gui objects would be a great godsend to programmers.
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- Ruby is hot, Zope is hotter, IMHO.
- The whole concept of RoR is pretty darn cool, I have to say. However, after using it briefly, it occurred to me, I can develop just as fast in Zope. And if I can do that, why would I want to give up some of the power of the Zope object database AND stored procedures? It suddenly didn't make sense, for me, to follow RoR's ultra simple database design.
You don't need RoR for AJAX, and I have found it easy to do AJAX-type development with Zope, but you could also do it easily with PHP/ASP or others. You just need Dojo or Prototype/Scriptaculous for a common library. (in fact you dont even need those, they just make things easier)
I guess the thing I don't like about RoR, is that it's too simple. What if I *want* to build something out of a stored procedure? I also, don't want to be forced to name my columns the way RoR wants them. I know RoR can be extended to include other, more complex operations, so it will be a good fit for some, no doubt.
Completely my preference, but I like Zope, which is why I do Zajax, now. :)
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- Agreed - also Zope has Plone CMS
- Zope and Python are great and similar to RoR in many ways from what I can see. What realy makes Zope the standout choice for me is the existence of the Plone Content Management System (http:;//www.plone.org).
I've found that a Content Management System can be an incredible productivity booster for the web based application development cycle. A CMS allows for non-technical individuals to update and maintain general site content, freeing up developers and designers to focus on new features and functionality. Plone offers an out of the box CMS system complete with Acceess Control Layer, workflow, presentation logic and a ton of other nifty features (even *gasp* "AJAX" support).
I think PHP has their equivalent with Joomla, but I don't see a similar framework in the RoR stack as of yet.
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- Wouldn't be possible without Javaesque PHP 5
- Just wanted to throw that in.
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- wish adobe would embrace the XML in KDE
- gui tools.. unfortuaitly I had to learn Netscape JavaScript and Allair Cold Fusion way back when.... and that was after learning cgi/perl... and after that I refuse to have to go through that process on a bi-yearly basis until every company and disgruntled plink slipped programmer had their say... I felt like I was playing musical chairs or something...
I have heard filemaker make promises for quite some time.. oh, well.. I will go study for my MCSA exams... let the gods drink their wine... lol
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- Rais is to Ruby as ? is to PHP
- "PHP applications are difficult to maintain, while Java Enterprise
Edition software is a "complex monstrosity" that's hard to learn,
he said."
While I agree with the statement about Java, (speaking as a
former Java Programmer), I think it is a bit incorrect to say that
all PHP applications are difficult to maintain.
You could say that Ruby applications are hard to maintain, but
Ruby on Rails applications are better. In much the same way you
could say PHP applications are hard to maintain, but PHP
applications written in WASP, for example, ( http://
wasp.sourceforge.net ) are better.
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- Sorry, Rails is no Linux
- Rails is no Linux. Linux is the result of a complex project managed by very mature person (by necessity.) Linux Torvolds has never acted as immmaturely as this: http://weblog.rubyonrails.com/archives/2005/10/28/don-t-be-so-arrogant
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- Don't Kill The Holy Cow's
- Quoting the story:
"The trick", said Hansson, is to "slaughter the holy cows"
Well, dont kill all the holy cows. I understand in what context he is using holy cows, but i thought it was funny since I run http://www.holycow.org
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- Ignore the database at your peril
- RoR will take off as soon as it moves past Hansson's bias against
databases. Any busy application that depends on a database will
live or die based on how it uses the database. Perhaps RoR is
targeting smaller applications, but in my experience, people want
to be productive AND they want the power to scale. Does RoR seek
to become the Microsoft Access of web frameworks? If so, great,
but I haven't seen too many developers getting six-figure salaries
making Access databases.
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Good Luck, Sally-Ann and Robin. Robin is pretty well known nationally now. Sally-Ann is a local treasure and has been a fixture in our lives forever.
Funny and kinda sad at the same time. Was it something he said? Those jokes wrote themselves. Still, I liked the one she used to sign off.
Old tube feeder on the left, new one right center. A chickadee was coming back and forth to the new one. It'll be a few days before all of the birds warm up to it. If the baffle below it keeps the varmints away, they will surely like it better. The old gray one comes down this weekend. May add more to this tomorrow morning.
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Hey y'all! Things are getting hot here in New Orleans! No, I'm not talking about the New Orleans Saints controversy. Hot off of the editor's cutting board is a new trailer for the dark adult drama Subrosan! Check it out below! We have talked about this amazing independent web series before and in the words of one of the main characters "It's about to get exciting!" A scheduled release date of April 19th has been set for the first episode with subsequent episodes to follow once a week. Subrosan was conceived and written by Dwayne Coots. It is being produced by the Subrosan Entertainment Group, a collective of actors and creative professionals. This is just another example of the great filmmaking going on in Louisiana aka Hollywood South. New Orleans has been home to many films over the last few years and offers much in the way of locations and talent. While Subrosan has made use of what was readily available in New Orleans, it also takes us to other parts of the state and reveals that Louisiana as a whole is rich in all resources. Please enjoy the Subrosan trailer. Share with your friends and get ready for the first episode. Like the monkey said when he lost his tail, "It won't be long now!"
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If your vision of a budget holiday in New Orleans is sandwiches and cost-effective hotels then it's past time you have a look at the cruise industry. For most low budget travelers, including honeymooning couples, a New Orleans cruise vacation offers the chance to travel in the advantage of a sea liner and save cash on that budget holiday too. It wouldn't be possible to get a hotel room in New Orleans that would offer you all those benefits at a price that would compare to the cost of the fare on the cruise liner. A cruise liner may be your best style of travel since it includes in the cost of the fare, a place to sleep, all of the food you can possibly eat, maid service at any point of the day or night and non stop entertainment that should satisfy almost any person's interests. Nearly the only thing that's not included in the fare for most New Orleans cruises are the price of drinks and the price of your shore expeditions. That's my notion of full service travel plans! When referring to budget travel you actually do have to keep an eye out for a couple of things. As an example, what type of trip would you like to take? When talking about budget travel the airlines can alter radically. Some of the budget travel airlines are very good, they're friendly and they're clean and amazing, others, well, not so much. This may make a big difference in the kind of trip that you may end up having the ability to take.
Minivans and sport use automobiles are practical only if you've got to transport an enormous family with a lot of equipment or baggage. Online you'll be capable of finding all types of customer critiques of budget travel corporations, airlines and even cruises. Gas fill-ups : For filling up your vehicle in transit, avoid pushing to the edge till the gas runs out. If you miscalculated and the light on the dashboard indicates you are really in need, go for filling just half a tank till you reach the following more densely or major populated destination, where gas might be a little cheaper. Pack-a-snack : Bring your own refreshments and nibbles.
The key to budget travel in New Orleans is to make a budget for the diverse facets of your travel ,eg airline ticket, rental automobiles, hotel, gas, sight-seeing, and so on.
Gas station costs on drinks and break food are high. After you have a sensible idea of what each component of the travel should cost, it's time to start checking out what special deals are being offered. Therefore as with other sides of finance, you want to establish what's most vital to you. Then research prices for the greatest deals.
Regularly admission daels on area attractions are the simplest to get, since many theme parks, museums and other destinations run specials to draw in out of the city guests. This is a fact : most merchants offering hotel accommodations, entertainment and food generally boost their costs in the traveller season. Go off season. What you don't know is that a large amount of these merchants are really offering great deductions and added free services to folks who come in in the off traveller seasons. Another big benefit to going off season is that you do not need to handle the mobs of other travellers heading to the same locations. In numerous cases, you can get the costly apartments in a number of hostels, bed-and-breakfast hotels and resorts for half their common rates in this time.


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Music to the ears, a delight to the eyes and, if you have heart strings, be prepared for them to be tugged. With poignant, amusing and uplifting moments, the film meanders at a gentle pace which builds in momentum to a full-throttle finale.
Quartet has an impressive cast, with Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins comprising the main dramatis personae. Significant others are Sheridan Smith, who plays the attractive in-house doctor, and Michael Gambon.
Every year on Verdi's birthday, the residents of Beecham House come together to give a concert to raise funds for their home, but old personal scores and insecurities threaten to undermine the rehearsal schedule (though there is never any doubt that the show will go on).
It is a sensitive, wry and upbeat film which demonstrates that we all fare a little better with a soupçon of kindness, understanding and a common goal.
Also appearing in the heart-warming tale is 76-year-old Pangbourne resident Patricia Loveland, who began acting at aged 60, and plays the retirement home's pianist, Letitia. The former midwife said: "I am used to being on a film set but never with Dustin Hoffman! I was overawed by it all. It was magic."
Quartet was filmed exclusively in and around the picturesque historic 85-acre estate of Hedsor House and the adjacent church, St Nicholas'. The screenplay is by Sir Ronald Harwood and the film was financed by BBC Films, DCM Productions and Decca.
This and next month, Hedsor House is offering visitors the chance to discover the principal rooms and areas depicted in Quartet, including the domed Grand Hall, the ballroom, central staircase, and the boudoir, as well as the stunning grounds and gardens. Also open will be one of the outbuildings, used by the American Air Force during the Cold War as a communication hub, which became the film's production HQ. Visitors will learn about the house, which has links back to 1166, and its notable visitors which have included royalty, film stars
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The viewing days are on Sunday, January 20, and Sunday, February 17, from 11am to 4pm. Visitors are asked to make a minimum donation of £8 for adults and £4 for children under 16, while youngsters under five go free. Profits will go to Hedsor Church - St Nicholas'. Numbers are limited and advance booking is essential.
Hedsor House is owned by the Shephard family and was given to the current owner's mother as a wedding present in 1932. It is run by Alexander Shephard and his sons Nick, Mark and Hamish as an award-winning venue for weddings, events and filming. Visit www.hedsor.com/opendays for more.


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Cambodia approves titanium mine in world's 'most threatened forest'Jeremy Hance
February 15, 2011
Asian elephants in Cambodia. Photo courtesy of Wildlife Alliance.
"We recognize that development is essential to Cambodia's future, but that development must be conducted in a coordinated matter that respects conservation initiatives," says Suwanna Gauntlett, CEO of Wildlife Alliance in a press release. Wildlife Alliance has worked extensively in Cambodia for nearly a decade, including with the village of Chi Phat in the Cardamom Mountains to establish ecotourism. Many local residents gave up logging and poaching to focus on tourism efforts. For its part, Wildlife Alliance invested over half a million US dollars to build infrastructure. The area was even named among the 'World's Top 10 Regions for 2010' by Lonely Planet. However, villagers fear all their efforts will be ruined by the mine.
Incredibly rich in wildlife, the Cardamom Mountains is home to Malayan sun bears, Indochinese tigers, and pileated gibbons in addition to 250 species of birds. According to Wildlife Alliance 70 threatened species live in the area. Conservationists say the mine could particularly imperil freshwater species through pollution such as the Critically Endangered Siamese crocodiles. In addition, the mine is slated to sit directly on a migration route for the largest surviving population of Asian elephants in Cambodia.
While the United Khmer Group has promised riches from the mine to the tune of $1.3 billion dollars a year, Wildlife Alliance and the Cambodian newspaper Phnom Penh Post have questioned the company's projections. According to the Phnom Penh Post, the company was citing prices for titanium that were three times current market price and was projecting a big haul of titanium without conducting a comprehensive study of the ore deposit.
"Without scientific research to prove the economic viability of the proposed mine, bulldozing the rainforest is simply destructive and does not even make good business sense," Gauntlett says in a press release.
Mitigating Damage
Despite their opposition to the mine, Wildlife Alliance says that if the mine ultimately goes ahead it is more than open to working with United Khmer Group to ensure that the mine does as little damage as possible, both to the local people and the forest ecosystem.
An Eld's deer rutting. This Southeast Asian deer, surviving in the Cardamom Mountains, is listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Photo courtesy of Wildlife Alliance.
Maloy explains that there are many ways in which the mining company can avoid doing unnecessary harm, including outside monitoring: "it will be important United Khmer Group to accept monitoring by the Forestry Administration and conservation groups to ensure that they are clearing forest land in accordance with the law and that only areas that are to be mined in the near future are clear cut, preserving as much forest as possible."
In addition, Maloy says that the company should abide by its promise to mine in sections, and work with locals and NGOs to come up with a road route that doesn't push industrial traffic into the village.
Finally Maloy commends United Khmer Group's promise to reforest areas after they are mined, however they must do this correctly if the replanted forest isn't to fail.
"It is imperative that […] they are willing to pay the expense of enriching the soil that remains before planting trees, otherwise there is no chance that the forest will regenerate," he says. "Once again, this is an opportunity for the firm to work closely with the Forestry Administration and conservation groups—Wildlife Alliance already has an extensive reforestation program in the area with a large indigenous tree nursery located immediately outside the proposed mine area. So options are already available if the mining firm is willing to reach out."
According to the Phnom Penh Post, the titanium mine may only be the beginning. Reportedly, China is planning three to four additional mine in the Cardamom Mountains spanning some 100,000 hectares.
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Secret titanium mine threatens Cambodia's most untouched forest
(09/01/2010) Although the mining consortium, United Khmer Group, has been drawing up plans to build a massive titanium mine in a Cambodian protected forest for three years, the development did not become public knowledge until rural villagers came face-to-face with bulldozers and trucks building access roads. Reaction against the secret mine was swift as environmentalists feared for the impacts on wildlife and the rivers, local villagers saw a looming threat to their burgeoning eco-tourism trade, and Cambodian newspapers began to question statements by the mining corporation. While the government has suspended the roadwork to look more closely at the mining plans, Cambodians wait in uncertainty over the fate of one of most isolated and intact ecosystems in Southeast Asia: the Cardamom Mountains.
From Cambodia to California: the world's top 10 most threatened forests
(02/02/2011) Growing populations, expanding agriculture, commodities such as palm oil and paper, logging, urban sprawl, mining, and other human impacts have pushed many of the world's great forests to the brink. Yet scientists, environmentalists, and even some policymakers increasingly warn that forests are worth more standing than felled. They argue that by safeguarding vulnerable biodiversity, sequestering carbon, controlling erosion, and providing fresh water, forests provide services to humanity, not to mention the unquantifiable importance of having wild places in an increasingly human-modified world. Still, the decline of the world's forests continues: the FAO estimating that around 10 million hectares of tropical forest are lost every year. Of course, some of these forests are more imperiled than others, and a new analysis by Conservation International (CI) has catalogued the world's 10 most threatened forests.
One man's mission to save Cambodia's elephants
(05/17/2010) Since winning the prestigious 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize in Asia, Tuy Sereivathana has visited the US and Britain, even shaking hands with US President Barack Obama, yet in his home country of Cambodia he remains simply 'Uncle Elephant'. A lifelong advocate for elephants in the Southeast Asian country, Sereivathana's work has allowed villagers and elephants to live side-by-side. Working with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) he has successfully brought elephant-killing in Cambodia to an end. As if this were not enough, Sereivathana has helped curb the destruction of forests in his native country and built four schools for children who didn't previously have formal education opportunities.


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BALTIMORE – For the second straight week and third time this season, University of New Hampshire redshirt freshman Kelsey Aucoin (Double Oak, Texas) is the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Rookie of the Week. Tuesday's announcement represents the third honor for Aucoin and the fifth straight week a Wildcat has garnered the award.
Aucoin, who was previously tabbed EAGL Rookie of the Week on Jan. 28 and Feb. 11, was feted following UNH's season-high 195.575 performance in a tri-meet victory over Brown and Centenary at Lundholm Gym on Feb. 15. The native of Double Oak, Texas, shared third place on vault with a 9.775, claimed third on balance beam with a 9.775 and notched the top mark on floor exercise with a 9.850.
Aucoin has a Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) of 9.785 on vault, which matches teammate and two-time Rookie of the Week Meghan Pflieger (Barneveld, N.Y.) for 10th in EAGL. Aucoin is tied for 16th in EAGL on beam (9.645 RQS).
The Wildcats begin a two-meet road trip with a tri-meet at Towson against the Tigers and William & Mary on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. UNH also has a tri-meet at George Washington that also includes Maryland on Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m. before returning to Lundholm Gym for a quad-meet against No. 20 Penn State, George Washington and Bridgeport on Saturday, March 8, at 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.unhwildcats.com or call (603) 862-4000, extension 5.
The 2014 EAGL Championship is coming to the Whittemore Center on Saturday, March 22. Tickets for the 2 p.m. meet are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. UNH will challenge George Washington, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Towson. The Wildcats won the EAGL title the last time the Whitt played host to the league championship in 2003.


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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A bomb blast has destroyed an election office in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said on Saturday, the latest violence ahead of historic polls next month.
No deaths were reported following the explosion which took place late on Friday in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal region, also known as a strong bastion of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
The attack came hours after a car bomb exploded outside the election office of a candidate for the Pashtun-dominated Awami National Party (ANP) in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi, killing 10 people and wounding 17 others.
"A time device, which was planted near the office of Aqal Khan, an independent candidate contesting the May 11 polls, went off but did not cause any loss of life because it was late in the night," a local security official told AFP.
The blast however destroyed Khan's election office and a few near by shops.
Another official, who confirmed the bombing, said nobody has so far claimed responsibility for the incident.
The May 11 polls are due to mark the first democratic transition of power after a civilian government has served a full, five-year term in a country that has been ruled by generals for half its life.
But a wave of attacks and threats against politicians and election workers have marred the run-up to the polls.
At least 36 people have been killed by bombers and gunmen since April 11 in different parts of the country including Karachi and Peshawar, according to an AFP tally.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), the ANP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), which are often described as secular.
As a result of the threats, there have been few large-scale political rallies leading to a lacklustre campaign for the elections.
Amnesty International has also called on Pakistan to investigate the recent wave of attacks and ensure adequate protection for election candidates.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan said in a statement on Saturday that voting for elections would be held across the country without any interval from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (3:00 GMT to 12:00 GMT) on May 11.
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About Owen Payton
Hi, my name is Owen Matthew Payton and this is a little about me. I am 7 years old. I have a younger sister, Juliet who is 5 and a younger brother, Tredway who is 1. We also have 2 dogs, a chocolate lab named Allie and a yellow lab named Mollie.
I was born on March 1st, 2006. I was born with multiple congenital heart defects. I was born with double outlet right ventricle (DORV), a ventricle septal defect (VSD), pulmonary stenosis (PS), and transposition of the greater arteries.
I have had three open heart surgeries, the first surgery was the BT Shunt in March 2006, when I was just six days old. Then I had the Bi-Directional Glenn in October 2006 when I was 8 months old. I came out of that surgery with a chylous effusion which caused me to need a thoracic duct ligation surgery in December 2006. Then, I had my third open heart surgery, the Fontan, when I was a little over 3.5 years old in December 2009.
The first 16 months of my life I was fed by NG tube but I'm eating by mouth now thankfully to a special doctor and team that helped me through therapies.
I also have been diagnosed with Hemiparesis Cerebral Palsy (CP) on my right side and have had three complex partial seizures. Also during my Fontan surgery, my surgeons put in a Pacemaker, so now I am paced at 90 if my heart rate dips below.
In August 2010 I was diagnosed with Protein Losing Enteropathy (PLE), a complication of the Fontan meaning my body doesn't hold on to proteins anymore so I am currently on a steroid called Entocort that is helping maintain my protein levels.
I was listed on the waiting list for a heart March 9 2012. My transplant status was put on-hold for a few months when my PLE was under control, but as of November 2013, my parents and doctors reactivated my listing to status 1b.
Thanks for visiting my COTA website.
My mom and dad always like to meet new people that want to share in my journey.
With the cost of a transplant often exceeding $500,000, many transplant families are unable to shoulder the financial burden of such a procedure. The Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In West Chicago, volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patients like local boy, Owen Payton.
Owen is the son of Chris and Christina Payton. Born on March 1, 2006, Owen was diagnosed with heart failure, and doctors at the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, performed a life-saving heart transplant on May 8, 2014. An estimated $60,000 is being raised by West Chicago volunteers.


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Its a well documented fact that old media, newspapers especially, are spiraling downward toward oblivion but in the last two weeks we've seen a couple of bone-head plays that seem to indicate broadcast television, maybe even cable TV, is worried too! Two huge sports bodies have tried to ban social media from their games and venues, which IMHO, is like trying to hold a waterbed over you head. No matter where you put your hands, some other part is going to sag...you just can't make it happen.
Two weeks ago the Southeastern Conference (the SEC) published a policy that prohibited any social media updated from a game site by anyone including players, coaches, and fans. Today we have news that the NFL bans any social media updates from players, coaches, even the media for 90 minutes prior to the game, during the game, and after the game till the post-game interviews are done.
Now on the one hand, this is pretty smart. The SEC and the NFL are looking out for their bread-and-butter...TV contracts. I mean who's gonna rush home to watch a game if they can keep up-to-date via Twitter. We all know that these TV contracts are really big for college football and the NFL, and so protecting their product is a good thing.
On the other hand, even if we put aside the unenforceable nature of such policies for a minute, why would you want to stifle the creation of content about your brand? Those of us who frequent Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and the like know a simple truth that apparently the marketing folks at the SEC and NFL don't. The more you or your brand is talked about, the more popular you become. Even if my head had been under a rock and I had no idea that Farve was going to un-retire again, a quick glance at the Twitter trends or Google Trends a few weeks ago would have tipped me off that something was going on.
So here are a couple of ideas for all you smarties at the SEC, NFL, and any other organization that wants to stifle social media.
1. Its unenforcable, stop trying! - How can a league like the NFL stop me from sitting in my living room 750 miles from Dallas and Twittering about the Cowboys, how the game is going, who just scored, who fumbled, etc. Sure, they can sue me... and the tens or hundreds of thousands of others doing exactly the same thing. That's a really smart way to use those TV revenues!
2. Stop trying to hold the waterbed over your head. Put it down and lay on it! Don't try to thwart your fans' excitement for your brand, embrace it. Think of all those Twittering fans out there as 1,000+ free PR people plastering your brand all over the Internet. Now remind me... how much did that cost you? Heck, run a contest, see how can hashtag your team the most during a game. Give them free tickets next week. Be creative!
3. Don't just act social...be social. We know you have Twitter and Facebook and MySpace accounts, so what. They're not real, they're "corporate." You have to stop thinking of social media as another check list item and make it real. You did announcerless games many moons ago, why not try Twittering a game. Some of us that work on gamedays and can't get streaming audio/video might just like that!
Yeah, I realize there are all kinds of issues associated with my suggestions and I still agree that protecting your brand is important. If you'd spend as much time working out these issues as you spent trying to keep us from doing what comes naturally, maybe this post wouldn't be necessary! And maybe the best way to protect your brand is to engage with those enjoying (or hating, as the case may be) your brand, instead of sticking it in your pocket and only sharing it with those who write you big checks. After all, its all of us that make them able to write those checks in the first place!


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Giants placed RHP Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm contusion.
Rays placed OF Steven Souza on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 6, with a right pinkie finger laceration.
Rays activated C John Jaso from the 60-day disabled list.
Rafael Soriano tossed a scoreless inning Monday in his first appearance with Double-A Tennessee.
Lorenzo Cain (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays.
Andrew Miller (forearm) allowed two hits in a scoreless inning Monday in his first minor league rehab appearance with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Jake Odorizzi (oblique) tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings Monday in his latest minor league rehab start with High-A Charlotte.
Howie Kendrick went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI, and two runs scored as the Dodgers outlasted the Phillies for a win on Monday.
J.D. Martinez hit his 24th home run of the season, setting a new career high and helping the Tigers bash their way to a win against the Mariners on Monday.
Nick Castellanos went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and four runs batted in to help the Tigers pound out a win against the Mariners on Monday.
Jon Niese kept the Giants off the board over eight innings, earning his fourth win of the season on Monday.
Johnny Monell hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to help the Mets hold off the Giants on Monday.


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Gary Carter To Be Honored Before Mets Game At Olympic Stadium
Montreal will pay tribute to the late Hall of Famer when Major League Baseball returns to Olympic Stadium this weekend for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Mets Induct Fan Favorite Mike Piazza Into Team's Hall Of Fame
The Mets honored former slugger Mike Piazza on Sunday during a 30-minute ceremony at Citi Field before their season finale against Milwaukee.
New York Mets' Most Enduring All-Stars Of All Time
Carlos Beltran, Mike Piazza, Dwight Gooden, Gary Carter, Tom Seaver and more of the Mets' most enduring All-Stars of all time.
Street In Montreal Named After Legendary Met Gary Carter
A stretch of road in front of the stadium where he began his Hall of Fame career has been renamed in honor of former New York Mets catcher Gary Carter.
Giglio: Captaincy Is Just The Start — Wright Could Be The Greatest Met Ever
Wright isn't just "Captain America" or Mr. Met or the fourth captain in franchise history. He has a chance to go down as the greatest player in franchise history.
David Wright Named 4th Captain In Mets History; Jon Niese To Start Opening Day
"This is probably one of the proudest days of my career so far," Wright said. "(I'm) honored and very proud to be on the short list of guys that have been captain of this franchise. For me it's a dream come true, to say the least."
Report: David Wright Will Likely Be Named Mets' Captain Before Opening Day
The superstar third baseman will likely be named the fourth captain in franchise history before the season begins on April 1, according to a report.
Coutinho: David Wright — Face Of The Franchise And So Much More
Today is a day to feel good Met fans–your franchise player will be here for eight years.
Coutinho: Has It Really Been 26 Years Since Game 6?
It's hard to believe that it has been over a quarter of a century since the 1986 Mets captured an entire city with a World Championship, but I was thinking a lot about that season this week.
B&C Morning Show: Gary Carter's 'F-Bomb,' Craig's 'Primitive Brain Theory' Debunked & Boomer's Albino Stunt Double
In an attempt to sound like he knew what he was talking about, Boomer attempted to read some medical jargon off his computer screen, but fooled no one.
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Manager Joe Girardi said Thursday it's time for everyone to move forward, and he is happy to have Jackson back.
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"God gives us many holes in our body," Bert Blyleven said Wednesday morning. "And he just spoke out of the wrong one. That's the way I look at it."
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We thought that peace had returned to the Bronx. At least until Reggie Jackson spoke up a few days ago.
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Just like "Manny being Manny" was used for years to explain the antics of former Red Sox star Manny Ramirez, the Mets legend explained to the Buffalo News that "Reggie is Reggie."
Keidel: Reggie Jackson Strikes Out
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Japan's Panasonic set for $10.2 billion loss
Japan's Panasonic on Friday warned it would see its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year to March, blaming the strong yen, flooding in Thailand, and acquisition costs.
Japan's Panasonic on Friday warned it would see its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year to March, blaming the strong yen, flooding in Thailand, and acquisition costs.
A global economic slowdown and the eurozone debt crisis have curbed government investment in renewable energy, experts warned Tuesday.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will this year focus on developing new products and tapping into new businesses to get ahead of competitors amid the global economic slowdown, its chairman said Monday.
Europe's new Vega rocket, which can place a 1.5-ton satellite into low-Earth orbit, is expected to see its first launch early next year, Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall said Thursday.
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has been selected as preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker, creditors said Friday.
(AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s quarterly results on Thursday provided fresh evidence of the company's struggles to come up with a device to compete with the iPhone and smartphones running ...
When the economy sours, small firms seeking credit tend to face higher costs of financing, leading them to reinvest their profits before they pay off creditors, according to research published by a University of Illinois ...
The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job.
India's third-largest software group Wipro on Tuesday reported a 19-percent rise in net profit and forecast improving demand, underscoring new optimism in the sector.
(AP) -- Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported a $16 million quarterly loss Thursday and said it faces pressure from weak global demand and intense competition.
Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi announced Tuesday a net loss of 82.7 billion yen (870 million dollars) for the fiscal first quarter with sales down heavily amid the economic downturn.
Japan's ailing IT giant NEC Corp. said Thursday that it would withdraw from a government-backed supercomputer project as part of its efforts to cut costs during the economic slump.
Japan's Pioneer Corp. warned it would spend a sixth straight year in the red as it pulls the plug on its loss-making television business and slashes thousands of jobs.
(AP) -- Nintendo Co. reported an 8.5 percent rise in annual profit as the video game maker shrugged off the global slowdown that has battered other Japanese manufacturers.
Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.


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Campbell's Commitment and Philanthropy Set New Standards
April 3, 2013
It is both admirable and honorable when student-athletes can find the balance between academics and athletics, but often times, the impact some of the most distinguished collegiate athletes have on the world comes after their time on campus.
Patrick Campbell, a redshirt senior on the NC State men's track & field and cross country teams, has not only found that balance during his five years in Raleigh, but also earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and was recently accepted to the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine.
Campbell hopes to earn his M.D. and become a surgeon with an emphasis on pediatrics.
"For a long time, I hated the idea of doing research, but lately I've become more interested in academic medicine," Campbell said. "There are some residencies where you can do five years of general surgery training and you can also do two years of research as well."
It's not just a cool idea that relates to his college studies. Campbell has a philanthropic mindset with hopes of changing the world.
"I think research is the only way that medicine is going to progress in the future," he said. "I would love to get involved with that and make an impact somehow."
One of four NC State student-athletes to earn a 2013 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, Campbell graduated with a B.S. degree in biological sciences in just seven semesters, before enrolling in graduate school, where he will receive his master's degree this spring.
"It's something I've always been good at," Campbell said of his ability to manage his responsibilities at NC State. "It's something my parents engrained in me when I was younger. My dad has always been my biggest fan in running so he 's always wanted me to continue that. I remember saying, 'Hey dad, I don't think I can do this,' and he said, 'No, you're fine.'"
The physical and mental rigor with which some student-athletes cope can seem unbearable at times, but Campbell worked hard and reaped the benefits as early as middle school.
Campbell attended a summer camp, the Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program), which is a program that specializes in identifying children with special or advanced skills for their age, and attempts to provide parents with the resources for their children to reach their educational potential. It was there that he took his SAT, also known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, as a seventh grader.
After performing well on the popular college admissions exam, accumulating three college math credits in high school and taking on two semesters of 18 credit hours, Campbell received his college degree almost a full year ahead of schedule.
"I remember my freshman year I took 18 hours and it was a lot," he said. "In the end it paid off and I got to graduate early. It's something my parents helped me with and it's gotten easier ever since."
So how did he do it so fast and still post grades near the top of his class? Some call it procrastination before exams, but Campbell was almost forced to do take that approach with his busy schedule.
"I'm a person that does a really good job studying right before a class on the day of a test," he said. "Some nights I would be studying really late and have a 6:30 or 7 a.m. practice, so I would just wake up and study before that. It was exhausting at times."
It was on the track and cross country courses where Campbell was able to relieve stress and put his mind in a different place.
"It's something to focus on outside of school if you have a big test or big assignment coming up," he said. "At practice, you don't think about it for those three and a half hours you're there. I think that's very important because you have to be focused at practice if you want to get better in that aspect."
Campbell's efforts on the cross country team made him a key component to NC State's 2009 and 2011 ACC Championship squads - moments where some of his fondest memories as a member of the team took place.
"My first ACC Championship in 2009 - I will never forget that day," Campbell reminisced. "I remember coming up the hill and we had four guys in the top 10 and Coach [Rollie] Geiger was just yelling at us. I don't even remember what he said, but I've never seen him with so much enthusiasm. It gave me chills in the middle of the race. I knew right then that we were going to win. It was a special moment and a special day."
Geiger, an Assistant Athletic Director and head coach of NC State's Track & Field and Cross Country programs, can also be credited with assisting and motivating Campbell along his journey.
"He's been a great leader and role model during my time here," Campbell said. "Anything you'd ever need done, he'll help you, whether that's school or running. He wants you to be the best that you can be in both of those areas. Any time I needed to go to him for something, he was there."
Geiger's open-door policy and willingness to help student-athletes through their college years is something that runs in the blood of members of the track and cross country programs, as Campbell has also lent a helping hand on several occasions.
"I want to do mission work," Campbell stated. "My dad has been doing it for a long time and I've gone on some trips with him. They've been some of the best trips of my life."
The father of the Mooresville, N.C., native, Dr. Mike Campbell, is a doctor and philanthropist in his own right. The lessons and experiences to which he has exposed Patrick have embedded those altruistic motives within him forever. That has been evident in his mission work on the African continent.
"Every year he goes so Mawandi, Zambia to a mission hospital there," Campbell said. "He takes a mission group of about 10 people. I've been able to scrub-in on surgeries and that's what kind of assured me that I wanted to be a surgeon. We do about 40 surgeries per year there."
Campbell always told himself he wanted to be a doctor, but there were numerous occasions where he questioned if he wanted to do it for the right reasons. Did he want to do it because his father did it? Would he like it? He answered those questions three years ago on his first mission trip with his father.
"From the first day of my first trip back in 2010, everything changed," Campbell said enthusiastically. "We operated from seven in the morning until six at night and never once did I think it was getting late or was I concerned about when we were leaving. I knew from that point on that I wanted to do this."
Most of his work involved performing parts of thyroidectomy procedures lead by his father. It's the reactions of the patients after the surgeries have left a lasting impression on Campbell.
"The gratitude the people showed was amazing," he said. "They didn't complain about anything. They were so grateful for what they were having done. That's the most rewarding part of medicine."
Campbell has been on the same mission trip twice, and will make his third trip this coming summer before beginning medical school. The purpose of the trips is always for a good cause, and his upcoming trip will offer a little bit of fun, too.
"We always take a few days to go on a safari afterwards and we're going to Kenya this year which is really cool. I'm excited because I've never been there."
Campbell keeps a quote by Seneca the Rhetorician in his thoughts: 'It's a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness,' that might be the inspiration that makes him a distinguished philanthropist many years from now.
"It reminds me of the day-to-day grind that you have to go through to achieve everything that you've set out to do."


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|Caboose No. 100, is a modern, steel "wide-vision" caboose built in 1973 by the International Car Company of Buffalo, New York, for the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company (more commonly known as the Soo Line). The Soo had finally entered the modern era with a modest fleet of new steel cabooses in 1966. The new cars replaced an aging collection of wooden cabooses that in some cases, dated back to the early-1900's.
|The new cabooses were purchased in several separate construction orders between 1966 and 1973. A total of 145 cabooses were built, and were painted in a bright white scheme that featured an offset red cupola mounted atop the car body. The SOO name was painted in four-foot high black letters along the sides.
|The new cars were a vast improvement over the older wooden cabooses, and featured a variety of amenities for train crew comfort. Electric lights replaced the old oil lamps. The coal-fired pot-bellied stove was replaced by a fuel-oil heater. High-backed vinyl seats took the place of cushioned wooden benches, and roller-bearing wheel sets replaced the old oil-filled journal bearing boxes.
|The Soo "wide-vision" cabooses were constructed of welded steel that was stronger and safer than the old wood cars. The walls and ceilings featured insulation to cut down on cold, heat and noise, and the roller-bearing trucks gave a much smoother ride. A water cooler, sink and an incineration-type toilet was also fitted into the car. These cabooses proved to be quite popular with Soo Line employees, and were a familiar "signature point" to the end of many Soo freight trains.
|In 1992, the Canadian Pacific Railway (which already owned a controlling interest in the Soo Line), purchased all outstanding stock and made the Soo a wholly-owned subsidiary. By the early 2000's the CP began to retire a number of the Soo's white steel cabooses. In 2002, the Morristown & Erie acquired two cars, Nos. 96 and 100. No. 96 was initially refurbished inside and out by M&E shop forces at Morristown, but the car was never placed into service. No 100 was stored at Whippany, untouched, in peeling, rusting Soo paint.
|In late May 2006, the Whippany Railway Museum approached the M&E management and obtained permission to restore Caboose No. 100 for use on its Summer-season "Caboose Train Rides". In a period of about 3 weeks, Museum volunteers Terence Mulligan and Alan Wishengrad worked almost non-stop to transform a tired old waycar into a restored, renovated showpiece. Blanked-over windows were opened up and new glass was installed where needed, as quite a number of the original plexi-glass windows had become fogged over with age.
|Since there were no seats remaining in the car, new bunk-style seats were constructed and installed. In the cupola, there were two "flip-over" chairs, one on each side of the car. These chairs took up a lot of room, and only seated one person each, so they were removed and new bunks were fashioned, that now accommodate about 8 people - 4 on each side. Several coats of light gray enamel brightened up the dingy interior. The exterior was completely sanded smooth and given a coat of gloss red paint. The roof was also sanded and painted black. Handrails and safety appliances are painted in "safety yellow."
|The Museum was also fortunate to have a "working visit" from Gary Fox, of Shreveport, Louisiana, who was visiting Whippany for a family birthday. Gary assisted over the course of a few days with the sanding and priming of an exterior end wall of the caboose as well as the interior walls.
|The Morristown & Erie had given the Museum permission to letter the car with our own herald and slogan: "Ride The Whippanong Trail." As a nod to the Soo Line heritage of the caboose, a small version of the old Soo Line "Dollar" herald has been applied to each end of the car. Additionally, the caboose retains the original Soo number, "100". The car's maiden run was during the June 18, 2006 "Father's Day" excursions, and has since been a favorite with passengers and crew alike.


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yeah they see what weve done to cutomizable characters and have seen the phalic penis-esc monsters of spore and have learned just say no to full customization
and as for the movie business...
then instead of two hours pull an LOTR and make it three hours or pull a pirates of the carribean and make two conjoining movies
I too think FFVII was a bit over rated. I give it it's props for what it did for gaming and RPGs. However, I was ready for the game to be done after the 4th or 5th plot twist. I also did not like the fact that one side bosses you only got one chance at. The mini-games were awesome and I would spend lots of times playing them.
My favorites would have to be I, VI, VIII, and Tactics. Hard for me to pick just one out of those four.
The first one was just such a good game for it's time. I remember shouting for joy the first time I beat it, my Mom came running up stairs to see what was wrong LOL. I told her I had just beat that game and got an, "Oh" and she turned around and went back downstairs. . .
VI, I loved the characters and the storytelling. Each of the character some bit of story to them that helped you to understand them a little better and the over all story line was just so epic.
VIII, Quistis oh how you haunted my dreams, pole dancing to Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher." . . . Seriously though, I liked the story, loved the song, enjoyed all the characters. Even that dork Laguna became enjoyable in the end. Triple Triad I would sit there and run arround and play that for hours.
I have played XI online for most of the last 6 years. As much fun as I have had with it, and all the friends I have made through it, I still cannot call it one of my top picks. Just way to much grinding and time required to get all the cool shinies.
IX, I liked the characters and the story a lot. Lots of depth and progression.
After VIII I was very disappointed in the systems and the card game.
Also really hated the fact that it had such a big, huge, EMPTY map. That really bugged me. I guess I always felt like there was a lot of wasted space that was there for no reason other than random encounters and time sinks.
It was the characters and story that really kept me going in this one. Really a great job on these aspects. It was just all the other junk that keeps it from making my top list.
I have not played any of the TAs. Never got a GBA or higher. I do need to try and pick them up one of these days
mykalgaidin, I'd have to agree with you. But the cutscenes, and the movies from the games, arent that long, thats what i was rolling towards for a good movie. You have to cut out all the training time it takes you to make your characters stronger. Heckin, X, b4 i reached Gagazet Mountain at the top where you had to fight Seymour yet again. I had all my character health at 9999, which was a pain in the butt. So I understand that's a time killer, but you make a few adjustment to the script but not enough to where what happens never happened in the game.
That Max Payne, game is a major pain in the butt and time consuming on several part, but they turned that into a pretty great movie.
For me, FF VII was my favorite. I loved the characters (ie Cloud, Red XIII, Aeris, etc.) and the materia system they set up.
However, where's the love for Tactics? Awesome game. It is unique to all the Final Fantasy games. Its story was great and the game play was awesome. It is definitely my number 2.
I too really enjoyed Tactics. The story was good and quite epic in scale and the job system was lots of fun. In fact, for me it was too much fun, I always burned out on the game grinding out my characters in random fields LOL.
Without reading any of the other posts yet, I'm gonna go with FF I. Without the beginning of a legacy where would we be?
Now that that's out of the way. I'll have to say that the Final Fantasy that would keep me up all night 'til i literally fell asleep with a controller in my hand would be FF XII. Took me fooooever to kill the Emerald and Ruby weapon. Even killed Ruby weapon without Knights of the Round. Talk about pain in the arse, lol. Loved every hair pulling minute of it though.
I never actually got around to killing Ruby Weapon. I remember when I fought Emerald weapon, I had Cloud use KotR (joined with a W-Summon Materia), then had Tifa and Barret Mimic it. I just put the controller down and ate some lunch. By the time I got back, the thing was just about dead. Still have that save file, somewhere. Had two Master Summons, and two Master Magics. Made for some interesting Materia combos.
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Tivoli is considered one of the most dangerous and volatile areas in Kingston. Plain and simple. We have been told that from websites, car rental companies (who don't offer insurance in Jamaica due to so many thefts), an AP photographer I met at the airport, and even the woman at the photo store who says she has never been there and shook her head that we had.
You might wonder, "How on earth is a 6'6″ white American able to stroll into violent areas and not be harmed?" Well the truth is it can be dangerous, but we have taken precautions to mitigate the chances. Our key to safety and learning about each neighborhood and the youth inside it is by being with the right people when we walk in. The Y.U.T.E. program connects us with CEOs (Community Engagement Officers) within each community who are responsible for recruiting, tracking, and working with the youth engaged in the program. There would be no way that we could walk through these communities if we didn't have the contacts that we do.
The reason Tivoli jumps to the top of the list of violent areas is because it is the most recent in the local's mind. It was just over a year ago that the "Don" of Tivoli Gardens, Michael Christopher "Dudus" Coke, had surrendered himself to be extradited to the U.S. after over 70 people had been killed while protecting him, pursuing him, or being a bystander in the process. The locals considered him a hero and a godfather providing food, money, and protection; but the government considered Dudus a thug and drug dealer who had warrants out for his arrest in U.S.
As it was described to us by some locals, the neighborhood literally became a war zone. The community fought for Dudus, oftentimes to their death, being killed by local police and military ordered to capture him. The military was shocked with the preparation and ammunition of the locals. The Gleaner newspaper of Jamaica reported…
"Areas that should have been secured in minutes took us hours to secure as the thugs, armed with high-powered weapons, responded with a ferocity that I have never seen before…One boy with an AK (AK-47 assault rifle) kept the helicopter man busy for almost an hour before a sniper get him"
Tivoli was more somber than Denham Town, which we had walked the day before. People were a little more skeptical of us and what we were doing but thankfully we had the youth who'd vouch for our cause. One woman told us that her whole store had been raided by police and she hasn't had the money to restart; she believes if Dudus was around that wouldn't have happend. The locals lost a leader and a father, they are still in mourning.
One older man, who seemed to be the 'Don' of the corner, waved with authority for me to come over and inquired about why I had a camera. After explaining my purpose he said I should go see their chicken coops and maybe we could help them get more chickens to raise. Jason and I were the only two from our team and were wandering around with two youth but we started to get separated because so many people were talking to us. Next thing you know, I was walking down the side of some exposed storm drain with walls on both sides, being escorted by two guys I had just met. After 100 yards we arrived to a large hole in the wall that revealed Lizard Town on the other side.
I trusted the guys I was with, but I had a hard time trusting the environment I was stepping into. However it wasn't long before my heart of caution became a heart of compassion for these people. It was just over a year ago when many had died, true, but there are also hundreds of thousands who were affected by the raids and have to live with what is left of their homes, businesses, and lives.
The young man who brought us into this area showed us where he lived and cared for the chickens. He also told us about how he was captured during the raids and tied up while he watched his friends be killed and similarly tied down. Even today, "because Dudus isn't around," there are murders every day due to small altercations. This young man spoke emotionally about Dudus and it was apparent that he was still a believer in him.
As the sun begins to set each night, military and police roll in with their full body armor and and heavy artillery. This is the current solution to keep the peace in the neighborhood, and even then it is not always peaceful.
This post isn't meant to be political or subjective but to merely show the perspective of those who often aren't able to share beyond their community. This experience is exactly why we do what we do, to gain a deeper understanding of the community we are meant to impact regardless of politics, religion, race, turf lines or otherwise.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE: Not every person we interact with is a potential client or future business owner, but some are definitely inspiring. The children in this neighborhood managed to maintain a positive, often sassy, attitude despite all of their setbacks. I believe it is our purpose to employ the youth, not only because it creates jobs, but because it instills confidence. The youth are the future of Tivoli and Kingston at large, they need to know and feel their self-worth. That is why we are here.


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- While chicken is cooking, cut avocados in half and remove insides. Mash avocado meat into a paste. Add juice from 1 lime, and garlic. Cut plum tomatoes removing seeds and then cube. Dice the small onion and celery.
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RIDDIFORD STREET: Season Two
Director: Daniel Pengelly
at BATS Theatre (Out Of Site), Cnr Cuba & Dixon, Wellington
From 26 Feb 2013 to 2 Mar 2013
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Reviewed by Charlotte Simmonds, 27 Feb 2013
Director and 'brooding paramedic' Daniel Pengelly, together with his new theatre company Playshop, brings us Series #2 of a devised-improvised 'medical soap opera drama comedy thingy'. I was present for Episode #1. The show is made up of a rotating cast of fifteen who have each worked on developing strong caricatures with specific roles within a hospital typical to the style of Shortland Street or Gray's Anatomy.
The audience being briefly canvassed at the start of the show for their choice of positive and negative events to take place during the episode (we opted for Christmas Miracle and Infestation), and the names of a few hapless audience members being quickly stolen to serve as non-participatory 'patients', the cast - James Cain, Jed Davies, George Fenn, Brynley Stent, Lori Leigh, Chris Parker, Jimmy O'Donovan, Oliver Devlin, Callum Devlin, Patrick Carroll, Hannah McDougall, Calvin Peterson, Nathaniel Herz-Edinger, Daniel Pengelly & Phil Lawerence (Oliver Devlin, "I'm not an actor; I'm a muso," rustling up dramatic piano tunes) - dive headlong with great deftness, aided by the music and suitably cheesy lighting moments, into utter silliness.
Described in the publicity material as "New Zealand's raciest Medical Soap Opera Drama Comedy thingy", the idea of spoofing well-known cultural icons with lampoons and slapstick gags is neither new nor tired, and no matter how easy or cheap banana-skin humour and innuendo might be, they never fail to produce laugh-out-louds from their audience.
'Wet' humour will nearly always produce far higher numbers of these moments than intellectual, finely-honed, crafted, scripted moments of 'dry' comedy which generally elicit little more than appreciative, admiring nods of approval.
What might be new is the concept of turning the narrative of serialised soap opera into a theatre experience in which the audience is unlikely to be the same from one performance to the next. The key to soap opera scripting is leaving as many tantalising threads hanging as possible, tying up none of your storylines and resolving few of your plot issues, ensuring a repeat audience night after night after night.
For a theatre production in the Fringe Festival, although the guaranteed income from such an audience would no doubt be extremely welcome, the cost of seeing the same show five nights in a row when so many other events are also going on might be a little prohibitive to the individual, and such cliff-hangers are not really possible.
Threads must be tied up, narratives must be closed, plots must be resolved or the audience arrives feeling confused, having stepped into the middle of a tense moment, and leaves dissatisfied, feeling grumpy that it paid $18 for one show but needed to see all five to get the full picture. Fortunately, we are not left with such cliff-hangers in Riddiford Street.
It would be interesting to see this outside of Fringe time, the episodes spaced out over time, as with Public Service Announcements, to cultivate a regular audience, building on the past, developing more inside jokes and creating added payoffs for seeing every episode. It seems PlayShop may have something like this in the works with Friday night shows at the Paramount beginning April 5.
On leaving, I was astounded at the accuracy of the patient release form I was handed, giving my diagnosis as "period pain" and my treatment "amputation xoxo". How did they know about my endometriosis?!
I have been bored by, and hated, many improvised shows in the past but I did not hate this one and would even go so far as to recommend it to a non-theatre-goer. Although I knew no one in the cast and few audience members, I came away with the impression of having been at a very fun house party surrounded by hilarious friends, which is really the end effect of television drama: that feeling that the entire cast are your personal friends, although I find television far less entertaining.
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