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- El SalvadorAgricultureFunding via Apoyo Integral
Melbin AdilmarEl SalvadorAgricultureFunding via Apoyo Integral
Luis FernandoEl SalvadorAgricultureFunding via CrediCampo
Martin is primarily a corn and bean farmer, but also cultivates sorghum.
They have two yoked calves and want to buy more. They want to buy them for foraging. He works on rented land at 1Km from his home.
He'll invest the loan in buying a team of cattle for yoking, and herbicides and fertilizers to cultivate 10,500 square meters of corn and 3,500 of beans.
Martin trabaja la agricultura en la siembra de maíz y frijol principalmente siembra sorgo, también porque tienen una yunta de terneros y quiere comprar otros, este último es para forraje trabaja en terrenos alquilados a 1 km de su casa.
El préstamo será invertido en la compra de una yunta de novillos y la compra de herbicidas y fertilizantes para la producción de 10,500 metros cuadrados de maíz y 3,500 de frijol.
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This loan is part of a CrediCampo project to help rural farmers living in extreme poverty plant basic grains to feed their families. Excess product is sold on the local market. These loans are smaller than the typical loans offered by this field partner, and guarantee requirements are also reduced. Individuals who receive this type of loan also get access to technical assistance, information on good environmental practices and increased access to farm inputs like fertilizer. This is considered a high risk loan due to the population and loan purpose, and CrediCampo is one of the very few institutions in El Salvador willing to working with these farmers.
About CrediCampoThis loan is administered by CrediCampo, a Kiva Field Partner in El Salvador. CrediCampo seeks to improve the lives of rural communities and their families in areas including health, education, basic services, and infrastructure. Through its Community Development Unit, CrediCampo provides scholarships, leadership development training, and financial education programs for families in rural areas. CrediCampo's work is crucial in addressing the issue of poverty in El Salvador. Based on 2009 estimates, 37.8% of the population lives below the poverty line. To learn more about CrediCampo and their work, visit their partner page.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 14 months (Additional Information)
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- At end of term
- Pre-Disbursed:
- May 14, 2014
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Great to hear Kris!
1 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:50:30
Re: Still stable (16 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
2 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:46:44
Re: Help Please (35 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Private message me. My husband is in the pharma industry and knows a lot about Remicade. I know he would be happy to talk to you.
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3 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 06:56:51
Re: Remembering Lauren (16 replies, posted in In Remembrance)
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. I admire your strength and especially the strength and courage Lauren possessed. Your support to others on this site during your own battle has been amazing.
God Bless,
4 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:45:34
Re: Update on Lauren (167 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I have not been on this site in months. Maybe it was because I wanted to wish everything was the way it once was. I was absolutely devastated to hear of Lauren's passing. My heart breaks for you and your family. You as her caregiver, are a saint. God bless you and your family. May you find peace.
5 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:17:00
Re: Just when you think your out of the woods (3 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Thanks Lainy and Claire. I hope your sister is doing ok.
6 Wed, 08 May 2013 04:50:17
Topic: Just when you think your out of the woods (3 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Mom had surgery on March 5th. Everything went so well they even got clean margins. Last month she had a fever we took her to the ER and we were told it was a UTI. After a week of Cipro everything seemed great Davis returned two days after being off the Cipro. Her favors return and she was feeling terrible so they decided to put her on Bactrim. Her blood counts were fairly good her hemoglobin was a bit low but after taking iron it rose to 9. After no fevers she decided to go back home to Florida on April 27. Everything seemed great until two nights ago when she had fever and was so weak that she lost her bowels. In the ER they decided to do a CT scan and they found multiple abdominal abscesses where the surgical sites were.
I can't believe that my 79-year-old mother who sailed through a nine hour surgery is now in back in a hospital bed with multiple abscesses, Hemoglobin down to six and blood in her stool. I don't know how they could've missed this and how it got so bad. I'm really worried for her and I hope that she will be able to fight this.
We just planned her 80th birthday party in two weeks from now my first cousin from Australia is coming in for the event. We decided to ask people that in lieu of gifts that they donate to this organization.
Has anyone had these series of events Post surgery? I really hope that they don't have to do surgery I wonder if she'll be able to handle it.
This is such a horrible disease.
7 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:32:59
Re: Lauren's Surgery (122 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I've been away and just read the posts. What wonderful news! Lauren is young and strong and will bounce back in no time. She is so lucky to have such an amazing mom. Wishing her a speedy recovery.
8 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:26:21
Re: Update on my dad! (45 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Great news about your dad. Dr. Kato is a saint. My mom was resected on march 5 and stayed in the hospital about 12 days post op. it is a slow recovery but she is progressing. It has now been 4 1/2 weeks. She went to the mall with me today for the first time. She was exhausted when we returned. These are huge surgeries and it takes time to heal. The staff was amazing at cumc. Best of luck with dad. He is lucky to have you!
9 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:04:35
Re: Latest ct scan results (19 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Good luck Kris. I added you to my prayers!
10 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:02:55
Re: Great news (10 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Hi Nikki,
Mom had surgery Tuesday and was in ICU until Thursday am. She stayed in step down until this morning although they would have moved her earlier had there been a room available. I stayed in Fort Lee, nj as it is right over the bridge and its the closest place to stay. As long as you wait for rush hour to end it takes less than 10 minutes. Feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions. I am from ny originally so I am familiar with the area and can recommend restaurants etc.
Considering the extent of the surgery and her age, she is doing beautifully. The care in ICU and step down is great. Every nurse is awesome. Being in a room has its challenges since the patient to nurse ratio improves.
11 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:41:30
Re: Great news (10 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Thank you all for your well wishes!
12 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:57:18
Topic: Great news (10 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
I will be forever thankful to this board as I would have never found Dr. Kato. He successfully removed the tumor, half the liver, gallbladder and resected the hepatic artery and portal vein AND got clean margins. There is no doubt in my mind that you saved my mother's life.
Dr. Kato recommends post op chemo, but I cannot discuss this with mom yet as she is only 6 days post op. She sailed through the 9 hour surgery with one day in ICU and she will leave step down when a bed becomes available. The care she is receiving at Columbia Presbyterian is outstanding. Dr. Kato is the most humble man I have ever met. He s truly a gift from God.
I haven't been much of a contributor on this site, but I pray for all of the people on this site suffering from this awful disease.
13 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:41:32
Re: Worried that surgery won't happen (4 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Lainy - I HATE rollercoasters! But, yes, it is amazing how one minute things are great and bam, thing change. I just try not to think too far in advance and stay in the present.
Thanks Randi. I appreciate the vote of confidence.
14 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:38:38
Topic: Re: Midnight fevers? (5 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Took mom to the ER for fever and abdominal pain. SHe is on IV anti-biotics and is fever free except at midnight when her fever spikes to 101 on Friday, 100.7 on Saturday and we are praying it doesn't happen tonight. Around 9pm, her temperature goes up to 99. She is perfectly fine all day and from midnight to 3am, she has fever, wakes up drenched and is fever free.
All her blood cultures are negative. She is scheduled for a liver resection on Tuesday and I supposed to take her to NYC for pre-op testing tomorrow.
Has anyone else experienced this?
15 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:12:50
Topic: Worried that surgery won't happen (4 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Mom was doing so well and we scheduled a liver resection with Dr. Kato on March 5. She arrived on Wednesday to stay with me before the surgery. On Thursday night she started having abdominal pain and around 11pm, she started to shiver. I took her temperature and told her we are going to the ER with a 101 fever. She was admitted with higher liver enzymes and we told them the last time this happened, Cipro worked well. These docs are concerned for a blood infection so she is on a broader spectrum IV anti-biotic and she was doing well all day yesterday.
Her fever returned at midnight, but went back to normal this morning. I am so afraid she won't be well enough to leave the local hospital and get up to NYC. I am thinking of having her transferred to either where Dr.Kato is or at least to Fox CHase where she was treated for chemo since they deal with this more often.
I am so worried this will cancel her surgery and it will never happen.
I am not sure what to do. I was so looking forward to telling this board about the surgery especially since I would have never found Dr. Kato's name if it wasn't for this site.
16 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:42:19
Re: Lauren is finally getting what we have hoped and prayed for. (28 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Congrats! That is great news! Even though it was what you have been praying for, it is still scary. Thankfully Lauren is young and strong and that will definitely help her. Not to mention she has a great name! She is very luck y to have such a wonderful and supportive mom.
17 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:24:19
Re: A warrior has passed on... (16 replies, posted in General Discussion)
My deepest sympathies. May his memory be forever a blessing.
18 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:21:03
Re: Just received a call from the Surgeon (8 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I don't know why I am so scared. Mom is 79, always so strong, but has aged since diagnosis. I know it will be a good thing, but the unknown is always so scary. Just wish we all could just click our heels and make this ugly disease go away.
19 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:11:02
Re: MY CT SCAN RESULTS!!!!!! (17 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
Congrats Kris! That is AWESOME news!
20 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:08:54
Topic: Just received a call from the Surgeon (8 replies, posted in Good News / What's Working)
After 8 rounds of chemo and 40 lost pounds, mom needed a break. Her scans showed minimal improvement, though her bilirubin return to normal and she is eating well. A month later she gained 6 lbs and moved back home!
She had a small setback as she blacked out and hit her head on the stone floor. After five days in the hospital, they found a small clot in her lung. She is on the mend and getting stronger each day.
MSKCC and Fox Chase said no to surgery, but I sent the records to Dr. Kato and forgot about it since it was way before the holidays. Received a call today saying Dr. Kato says her can resect!
I'm a little nervous as mom started radiation this week and since 2 surgeons said no, Dr. Kato said yes. I am nervous to have her go for the operation, but what choice do we have since she wants to live!
Thanks to this site as I would have never known to contact Dr. Kato!
21 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:02:34
Re: Mother's passing (13 replies, posted in General Discussion)
So sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathies.
22 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:42:02
Re: Getting ready for another ct scan (30 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Fingers crossed Kris!
23 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:55:04
Re: Extreme Gas - chemo (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
My mom (79) also suffers from gas. It really worsened during chemo treatments. Her doctor prescribed bentyl and that really helps her when she has an attack. She also drinks ginger tea or chamomille which helps her as well. She tries to stay away from foods that bring on more gas as well.
24 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:48:08
Re: Oxiliplatin (4 replies, posted in Chemotherapy)
Thanks for the replies. It makes me feel good to hear that eight cycles is a lot! Her platlets are getting low, but still high enough to receive treatment. She definitely is tired and weakened from the treatment. I think that's when we need to re-visit the benefits versus the risks of chemo.
Hoping for good news next Friday...
25 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:20:52
Topic: Oxiliplatin (4 replies, posted in Chemotherapy)
Mom has been on Oxiliplatin and F5u for 8 cycles. For a woman of 79, the onc says we should be thrilled. They want to do a scan next week and decide what to do next. The effects of the chemo are setting in and the onc feels its time to stop the Oxiliplatin.
What is the average number of cycles most people stay on Oxiliplatin?

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I'm using my old Peugeot 10 speed as a trainer. The saddle height is adjusted via a bolt and nut through what is essentially the back end of the top tube that encloses the seat post. Since my wife and I both want to use the trainer, I'd like to come up with a quick release/easy way for us to release/lock the seat post instead of having to use a pliers each time.
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How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
Im a little confused here, I made the 70 sq ft polysail they show dimensions for on the polysail website, The tell you to round the luff and foot, I did all that and hollowed the leach too. How do I tie it to the yard and boom? Shound the roundest/furthest out point of the sail be touching the boom? Same question about the luff and yard.
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70 veiws and not one reply. BUMP. Ready to get to work on it
Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
I didn't see your post. You can make a sleeve over the spars in the sail material but I prefer to cut it the right size PLUS about 2", enough to fold over to have a double layer in which you can put grommets. Wal Mart and any hardware store sells a grommet tool. Put your grommets every foot or so. Use zip ties to attach thru these grommets to the spars. My sails do NOT extend beyond the ends of the spars.
My latest sail is made this way but I also sewed a 3/16" line in the fold to strengthen it. The sail is usable without sewing because the grommets hold it but sewing makes it look better and it is easy to sew on a machine (my wife never uses her sewing machine and I use it all the time).
I think the lower spar is joined to the mast via a thru bolt but I put a piece of wood inside the spar where the bolt goes to strengthen it.
This allows the entire assembly of mast and spars, halyard, mainsheet and sail to be rolled up in an easy to transport package.
Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
Yes, I have gromments on it but what the point of the curves if its just gonna be tied tight to the yard
Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
I cut mine flat with no curves. I tried one with the curves and it performed lousy. I re-cut it flat.
Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
You might have better luck looking for proper forums for your questions. As I mentioned in your other post there is a kayaking forum where all they think and dream about all day are kayaks and kayaking. Likewise there are boat building forums, where the majority of the people spend their time talking and dreaming about hand made boats, wooden spars and home made sails.
Here most people spend the day dreaming and talking about boats usually in the larger cruising sizes. You might get someone here to give you a partial answer but will probably end up having to reinvent the wheel. If you find the right forum, you will find people with experience in making a broomstick and a plastic tarp power a watercraft. There a lot of them out there start with this one.
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Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
A few more resources
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Re: How to mount a lateen to yard and boom
70sqft is huge for a kayak. You'll spend a lot of time upside down since you can't hike out. My fat and short sailing tender has a 35sqft sail and moves along nicely with that. It has a lot more form stability than my kayaks and still relies on me shifting body weight gor stability in over 10mph of wind.
I love kayaks and I love sailboats. A kayak doesn't make a good sailboat, and thus can only get away with small downwind sails. Rather than trying to make your kayak into a sailboat I would recommend looking for a small and cheap sailing dinghy.
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The State Bureau of Investigation and the A.T.F. are investigating last night's fire at a Winterville truck business.
The potential for an explosion at American Truck Center lead to road closures overnight. Now it's business as usual this morning.
Fire crews had to close all four lanes of Highway 11 in Winterville, after a 1,000 gallon propane tank valve ignited causing flames to shoot up into the air.
Anthony Phelps, the parts manager told WITN there was no damage to the building.
An explosion led to fire along Highway 11 in Winterville Thursday night causing the road to be shut down while crews investigated.
It happened at American Truck Center after 9:30 Thursday night. Anthony Phelps, the parts manager, tells WITN the explosion came from a propane tank.
A valve popped off somehow igniting the blast.
Phelps says the flames were pretty impressive, but thankfully didn't cause any damage to the building.
No one was injured and were told things are under control.


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Thursday, 3 July 2014
by mumtaj begum
Akara Amarttayakul likes working with newbies. 'I think we should give people a chance. Working with someone with a fresh perspective can be a fantastic learning experience,' said the Thai actor.
The Cursed House teaches folks to appreciate life.
Owning a house is one of the final confirmations of adulthood. In the Thai horror film The Cursed House, that moment arrives for In (Akara Amarttayakul) when he spots his dream house and decides to spend his entire savings on it.
He hopes he and his family can start collecting happy memories for the rest of their lives in this new house.
Unfortunately, this wonderful notion goes up in smoke when strange occurrences begin to happen in the house – like food rotting very fast and his daughter sleepwalking to the swing outside the house.
Even In is affected when his easy-going manner is replaced with extreme moodiness, which leads him to be fired from his job. Then, In's mother-in-law passes away under mysterious circumstances.
Unable to handle all these problems and tragedies, In's wife – Ann (Kamolnapatch Thanwong) – decides to look for the help of a supernatural specialist. She learns that, besides her family, the house is also occupied by an angry ghost still seething over the fact that his wife left him for another man a long time ago.
In a transcript provided by the film distributor RAM Entertainment, actor Amarttayakul says that he was attracted to the film because the story is based on a true story and this is his first foray into the horror genre.
"It's certainly a new experience and very interesting. At the same time, this has definitely been one of the most gruesome and challenging (roles)," the actor said.
When asked if he believes in stories about haunted houses and the supernatural, Amarttayakul answers diplomatically: "I think it depends. If you believe in spirits, you may see ghosts. Otherwise, it could be just tree branches moved by the wind."
According to Amarttayakul, although it is based on a true story, the film shows no contempt to its source material as it is only meant as entertainment. "I don't think we need to worry too much about that."
The 40-year-old actor, who studied in the United States since he was 11, is a graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He was spotted by a director when he came back to Thailand for a holiday in 1991.
Although that particular project was never aired, Amarttayakul went on to star in a couple of films including the 2007 film Muay Thai Chaiya.
Amarttayakul – whose nickname is Golf – appreciates working with newbies in projects; The Cursed House not only features first-time director Teeratorn Chowvanayotin, its leading lady Thanwong is also new in the scene.
"I think we should give people a chance. Working with someone with a fresh perspective can be a fantastic learning experience," he shared.
He describes the film as a horror mystery with a twist ending. "What goes around, comes around," he said of the message of the film.
"If we adhere to a good principle, we'll get good things in return. The movie teaches you not to be reckless in life. It also talks about compromise in the family – you need to communicate with each other for the sake of yourselves and your children. Basically, if you mean well and do well, don't worry about anything else."
The Cursed House opens in cinemas nationwide today.
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Her face, her expression, is PERFECT!! She looks just like the Izzy in my head.
very well detailed. i love how you did her hair. the random separate strands add texture... well, for me it does. it looks natural. i dont know if that made sense
Oh my god, I absolutely love this. You're so awesome at drawing Izzy.
que hermosaaa
I don't mean to rude or anything, but does Isabella have blue eyes?
Honestly I read the books time ago because a friend borrowed me the books, and I thought that too that Isabelle have blue eyes but I search on the internet and in other deviants ans all say that she has brown eyes, so thats what I found n_nU I need to read them again but if someone find in which part of the books says the color of her eyes I will be very grateful xDD the one that Im sure have blue eyes is Alec xD
Oh. Okay, I'll keep an eye for that in rereading the series and when city of heavenly fire comes out too.
*O* I cant wait, and hope that the movie don't screw up the story >o< like twilight movies (Im not fan of the movies uou )
I think Isabelle has blue eyes...
xD I thought the same in this drawing :thumb276899907: xD but I was wrong she has black eyes xD
Very lovely i love it!
It's even awesomer because my real name is Isabelle ahaha
It's even awesomer because my real name is Isabelle ahaha


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Re: Would you educate me something please...
technical considerations aside...
visit your local art museum... you will see colorful landscapes... and paintings done in muted single or two color processes... and you will see charcoal drawings... not to mention pencil drawings, paint applied by pallet knives, brushes, tossed by hand, etc. It's all GOOOD as they say and the same goes for photography. A fixed single focal length lens helps the "artist" stretch other aspects of creativity to create his or her vision.
Also keep in mind that more than 90% of the greatest photos taken in the entire history of photography were shot with a fixed focal length lens!
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Biography:B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Director, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park (1999–2010); on special detail for the National Archives and Records Administration (2011– ). Has also served as associate director of the Penn National Commission on Society, Culture, and Community, an international leadership group of scholars, political leaders, and shapers of public opinion, convened by the University of Pennsylvania; executive director of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities; and director of Old Barracks Museum, a Revolutionary war site in Trenton, New Jersey. Author and editor of articles, public information publications, and other works on Roosevelt, the presidential library, culture wars, and scholarship in history museums, including The Roosevelt Notebooks (forthcoming); "Franklin Roosevelt's Dutchness: At Home in the Hudson Valley," in Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture; and "Roosevelt and His Library," Prologue—Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration. Currently serves on the executive committee of the National Council on Public History; board service also includes Franklin D. Roosevelt Suite Restoration Project @ Adams House, Harvard College; American Association for State and Local History, editorial board; and Allaire Historic Village, trustee. At Bard since 2013.
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[edit] Background
This Yellow version of Pokemon expands upon the original quest offered in the Blue and Red versions. As a young Pokemon trainer (Ash or Gary), your goal is still to become the greatest Poke-master there ever was by capturing and training up to 150 Pokemon. Pikachu is your Pokemon pal, and you'll need to work together with it to succeed. Trade Pokemon with friends (you'll need to in order to get all the Pokemon) and challenge them to all-new head-to-head battle modes.
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As a Pokemon trainer, you must accomplish the task of collecting every single Pokemon there is in the Kanto region, which is 151 to be exact, so happy hunting! You must also train your Pokemon and defeat the eight gym leaders throughout the land. These trainers have specially trained Pokemon and are usually of a certain type so be sure to plan out a strategy first before choosing a battle with them. Once you manage to defeat all eight leaders, then you become eligible to battle against the Elite Four, THE strongest trainers of all.
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- Play as Ash Ketchum, a boy on a quest to become the best Pokemon trainer in the world
- Collect all 150 red Pokemon
- Train your creatures and they will evolve into different types
- Trade Pokemon with your friends using the Game Link Cable
- For 1 or 2 player action only
This game is also known as Pocket Monsters Pikachu in Japan.


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Tamagotchi Target Audience
Posted 12 July 2007 - 06:50 AM ( #53 )
Now that I hate. I feel weird when I go to buy a Tamagotchi and their next to the Barbie dolls and Bratz. Why can't they just put them with the electronics?
Exactly! Whenewer I go to target or somewhere, They are always in the girl isle!
Posted 12 July 2007 - 11:15 AM ( #54 )
I sooo agree. Tamagotchis are 3 times more electronic than girly. *rubs neck*
Now that I hate. I feel weird when I go to buy a Tamagotchi and their next to the Barbie dolls and Bratz. Why can't they just put them with the electronics?
Yet still, they have a *few* boy patterns, but I notice that they're always the last ones to get taken.
*I'n the ONLY girl that looks for the col boyish designs*
Posted 12 July 2007 - 12:54 PM ( #55 )
I think its perfecly normal for a teenager to have tamas.
Sometimes I feel weird because I have 5 Tamagotchis and some people have none... But thats not the point of this topic so...
PS, qwerty123! your not the only girl who likes the boyish designs! I do 2. I am in love with the black flame V4.5... *drools* and I have the grey graffiti V3 and Snake Skin V3. I wanted the Black V4 with Lightning but it wasn't in stock so I got the sunflower one... but I love it anyway...
Posted 15 July 2007 - 07:53 AM ( #56 )
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 08:07 AM ( #58 )
I know that feeling all to well. I also have been a Tamagotchi fan since 96/97. I get that, "Aren't you to old for those" line all the time. Alot of my coworkers have come up with names for me. D; Tamagotchi girl and crazy Lisa with her babies. Whats the matter with older people liking Tamagotchi? Even though Bandai is aiming Tamagotchi to kids I the same as you, will keep purcasing Tamagotchi to the day I die.
These days, I think Tamagotchi are seen as a children's toy. I've seen 10 year old kids hwo love them for a little bit, and hten they move on to the next big thing... I personally love them, and I have since the originals have released. I think Bandai has realized that the sell well with younger kids, and that's the road they've taken to get more of a profit. All of the commercials and websites are geared toward 10-year old girls... Flowers, friendly designs and colors are splettered everywhere. I wish Bandai would recognize them as a virtual pet and not just a little toy. It makes the actual fans look insane.... I still get a hard time when I'm purchasing a new one at the store.... Your too old for that!!! Don't waste yur money!!!!! But, I'll keep buying them!
Posted 17 July 2007 - 09:49 AM ( #59 )
I will write to Bandai later, PM me to eep in touch about me writing them. If I am lucky they will have an e-mail address and I wont have to waste a stamp on someone who wont reply.
Well. I guess I made my point. I am now off to see if Brendan has succeded in blowing up another tamagocthi yet.
Posted 19 July 2007 - 11:39 AM ( #60 )
I do, however, like the fact that Bandai has tried to nip this in the bud by showing boys in the commercials and making more "boyish" designs. That's another thing: why do people always assume girls like frills, lace, and pastel colors, and that boys like sports, blue stuff, and bugs?
I like lace and bugs...
Edited by ColonelJ, 19 July 2007 - 11:45 AM.
Posted 20 July 2007 - 05:04 PM ( #61 )
Because of a stupid mold Society tries to conform us to. You know what screw the mold, don't conform to it. We are all different and have our own quirkes that make us Unique from one another.
why do people always assume girls like frills, lace, and pastel colors, and that boys like sports, blue stuff, and bugs?
Posted 22 January 2012 - 05:52 AM ( #62 )
However, when Tama-Gos were at Toys R Us the Tamagotchis were under the girls' section and it said they were for ages 5-7.
I'm a 13-year-old girl and I personally think Tamagotchis are for 6-12 year-old boys AND girls.


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Development and Transition: Lessons from China
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Justin Lin, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Development Economics at the World Bank, delivered the inaugural N.T. Wang lecture. Focusing on lessons that China's growth can offer to other nations, Dr. Lin emphasized the importance of each country developing its comparative advantage in order to compete in the world economy. He noted that China's comparative advantage is its labor force and that China has learned to focus on this advantage while also utilizing technological advancements from other countries. Dr. Lin also drew attention to China's "dual-track" economy which joins together a free market system with central planning and noted that China must move away from this inefficient model.
Shang-Jin Wei, N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Director of the Chazen Institute at Columbia Business School (CBS), moderated this lecture. A larger summary report is available.
This lecture was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), and the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business (Chazen Institute).


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Why are payments to hinterland scholarship students and their guardians always late in Region 7?
Dear Editor,
Our son who in on a Hinterland Scholarship is a student at the Three Miles Secondary School in Region 7. Under this programme he is supposed to receive an annual allowance of $10,000 for uniform and a personal allowance of $4,000 a month. His guardian is supposed to receive a miserly fee of $16,000 a month. My gripe is this: These monies which are due at the end of the school term and the end of the month respectively are not paid until months later.
Whenever we contact the Georgetown office we are assured that the money has been sent, sometimes months ago to the Regional Office at Bartica; on enquiring at the Bartica office we are always told that the allowance would be paid next week.
For example, my son received his uniform allowance for this year on October 16; he also received a personal allowance for July on the same date. His guardian also received her fee for July on the same date. This was only done because the guardian told the paymasters at Bartica that we had been told by headquarters that the money was there long ago.
This programme started by the PNC government in the 1960s was efficiently run until recent years. I know because starting in 1975 my children have received seven of those scholarships over a period of nearly forty years. If there is a Minister of Amerindian Affairs I would like to ask him/her, why these students and guardians in Region 7 are not receiving their due in a timely manner. I am sure that the Minister is receiving her paycheck, probably even before month end.
Why must Amerindians always hold the dirty end of the stick?
Yours faithfully,
E C Lobert
Editor's note
We are sending a copy of this letter to the Regional Executive Officer of Region 7, Mr Peter Ramoutar, for any comment he might wish to make.


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I'm a freelance writer/illustrator currently living in America's Pacific North-West.
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(Although I plan on venturing more into digital art in the future.)
Aside from art, my main passion in life is martial arts and arts of fencing from any point in history.
I'm an eclectic martial artist with a main focus on Jeet Kune Do, Liechtenauer-tradition swordsmanship, sabre fencing, and Balearic-style slinging.


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What the hell, all of the other forums have one of these threads.
Seriously, I have been riding more and more SS (about 50%). Nothing yet over 50 miles, but I want to extend that this summer.
Presently, I am riding the Mad Max Ti Frankenbike below. It is a conversion from a good, but no name Ti road bike I picked up for a song. At 14-15 pounds, it is an absolutely deadly Sunday morning poser killing rocket. It is perfect in all but two ways: 1) For the long haul, I need a size or two larger; and 2) Because it has vertical, rather than horizontal or rear dropouts, I am limited to a small number of "magic gears."
What I am thinking about is finding a new or vintage road frame with horizontal or rear dropouts to build up.
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It's not often we get to critique something done by an anonymous person -- well, come to think of it, I suppose we give mixed reviews of such people all the time. The idiot who set up the construction barrels in a confusing way on the expressway, the moron who didn't reserve the right hotel room for us, or the nameless mechanic who obviously didn't check our oil when we took it in 7 months ago.Ya, I guess we critique anonymous people all the time. But few have written a book about … [Read more...]
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After playing primarily in a backup role in Buffalo, defensive tackle Stefan Charles is hoping to be more of a difference-maker in Detroit.
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After missing the majority of last season, linebacker DeAndre Levy is focused on getting back to form.
Head coach Jim Caldwell said running back Ameer Abdullah is recovering nicely from offseason shoulder surgery.
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Congratulations, very creative
Great idea, amazing work with textures, the details are very cool. Absolutely great!
that's really cool
WOW that is SCARY!
Great idea - great work!
Woah, I really like this! ouo
very good use of lighting, what was the story behind this, if there was one?
Wow, that is absolutely incredible! I love how textured it looks, I wish I had your talent!
Amazing, I love your style, and it seems so perfectly finished, I'm in love with lightning
great style and colors, gloomy atmosphere^^ the textures are awesome.
That is so cool, but so creepy at the same time. I thought it was done in pencil at first. O: The lighting is beautiful too. *o*
awesome, but creepy.
totally rad on this art piece real creepy and yet awesome!!
mother of god!
This is really great.
And wonderfuly done!
And wonderfuly done!
The style and concept is there...Great job
Nice DeviantArt! Thanks~ Robert Ryan
i really love the concept behind this it's so creepy yet mysterious
Had me staring for a while. The use of texture really drew me in. Wonderful job with this! It's creepy yet it keeps me drawn in!
For a moment, i swear that the candlefire moved o_0. But anyway, awesome work!
Is just awesome! Really nice work
that's a creepy piece O.o
I love it! Awesome work.
Really nice composition
Very nice! I really love the scratchy textures in the image :3 I also really like the bottom half. Somethings really interesting about the set-up for the candle.
I notice the candle is very close to burning out. I'm sure that ties into the underlying meaning of the picture, though I can't quite figure out how.
Your style is really cool! Loved it c:
Very interesting and original work
A bit creepy too
Really creative.
Greetings from Paris!
A bit creepy too
Really creative.
Greetings from Paris!
Terrifying and amazing.
Creepy and scary but a great work
Well done
Well done
creepy and cool at the same time!^^
very cool! love the image
Disturbing but amazing! I like the choice of colors and the added texture. Almost makes it looks as if it was made with colored pencils!
Disturbing but very nicely done
Very nice! I like how you used a sort of canvas texture for the background.
wow that's an awesome image. very cool.
I like the concept in this artwork.
Wow this is awesome!
Wow, creepy!
...and then I discovered that was a spinal cord. Like I said, creepy.
But great job!
...and then I discovered that was a spinal cord. Like I said, creepy.
But great job!
LOL amazing job! I love this as hell !
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Parade Winners Announced!
Over a thousand people and 100 entries packed into the staging areas off Pyramid and Victorian to line themselves up for the annual Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade. The event on Saturday December 5, in downtown Sparks was attended by an estimated crowd of 11,000.
During the parade, each parade entrant was judged for theme, originality, personality and presentation. The judging categories are: Best Over-all, Business, Vehicle Group, Animals Group, Community Group, Costumed Group, Marching Band, and Float.
Our Judges are the leaders of each of our partner groups:
Joseph Wyatt, Board Chair, Hot August Nights
Mike Wurm, CEO, Boys and Girls Club of the Truckee Meadows
Kyle Bateson, Sparks Church Lead Pastor, Living Stones Church
2015 Winners:
Vehicles: Summit Christian Church
Community: Amplified Entertainment
Marching Band: eNvision Performing Arts
Business: D&S Towing
Animal: Spanish Springs Washoe Rodeo Club
Float: Sparks Heritage Museum
Costume group: Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada
Best Overall: Thompson Garage Doors
Thompson Garage Doors won overall with the most points. They will have the opportunity to lead the parade in 2016.
Each of the winners will be recognized at a January City Council meeting.
About the Event
In 2015, the Hometowne Christmas event featured entertainment, photos with Santa, and arts and crafts. The theme was "All Aboard The Hometowne Express!" Parade goers enjoyed whistle stops, box cars, train engineers, and Santa bringing up the caboose. A special tree lighting ceremony was held the night before with everyone gathering around the tree as Mayor Martini turned on the glorious lights.
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French team performs face transplant with eyelids
PARIS A 35-year-old man with a genetic disorder has an entirely new face - including tear ducts that cry, and a chin that sprouts stubble - thanks to a rare full-face transplant performed by a French surgeon and hailed as a new advance in improving the lives of the disfigured.
Dr. Laurent Lantieri, one of the few doctors in the world who has performed face transplants in the past, said Thursday that the patient, named Jerome, "gave me two thumbs up" after the June 27 operation at the Henri-Mondor hospital in the Paris suburb of Creteil.
"The patient is doing very well," Lantieri told The Associated Press. "He is very happy, but that is not the final goal for us, a pretty picture. The final goal for us is social re-insertion," or allowing the patient to reconstruct a life not haunted by a deformed face.
Rivals called the French operation, similar to one carried out in Barcelona in April, a new achievement in facial transplants, a procedure that has gradually gained global acceptance and overcome skepticism since the first was conducted in 2005, also in France.
Lantieri claimed the latest surgery was the first involving so many different facial features. The hospital said the operation was the 12th face transplant worldwide since the first conducted in 2005 on the nose, mouth and chin of a woman disfigured by a dog attack.
Replacing eyelids and tiny tear ducts is especially challenging, other surgeons said. The nerves must regrow, and the lids must be sturdy enough to protect the eyes but supple and swift enough to blink.
"We can see that he already has tears, so that's not a problem," Lantieri told AP Television News in his office in Creteil, where skulls adorn his desk. It will be another few months, however, before doctors can be sure the patient can blink correctly, he said.
Hospital workers already have shaved stubble growing out of Jerome's new chin, he said.
Neither Lantieri nor the hospital would give further details about Jerome, including his last name, or the donor, except to confirm that the donor was male.
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, who has performed facial transplant surgery at Brigham and Women's University in Boston, hailed Lantieri's surgery as "a great confirmation of the principle that we can reconstruct what couldn't be reconstructed before."
"We are still learning," Pomahac said. Lantieri's work shows "a great new avenue to explore."
Surgeons at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, said they carried out the world's first full-face transplant in April on a young Spanish farmer unable to breathe or eat on his own since accidentally shooting himself in the face. Doctors lifted the jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids from a donor and placed it masklike onto the man. The surgeon, Joan Pere Barret, would not comment Thursday on Lantieri's procedure.
A near-total face transplant was carried out in Cleveland in 2008, on a woman who was also shot in the face.
Neil Huband, a spokesman for the UK Facial Transplantation Research Team, based at the Royal Free Hospital in London, congratulated France's Lantieri on a "considerable achievement."
"What does it matter if this is a first, if it gives someone a new life?," he said. When you have a facial injury or disorder, "you walk down the street and you have people who shy away from you, you are called names," he said.
Skeptical bioethicists and doctors' groups have warmed to the idea of facial transplants for patients who have tried reconstructive surgery with little success. After transplants, the patients' faces are not flawless, but they do not look like the dead donors and they are usually free of the tumors or scars that drove them to the extreme surgery.


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As long time employee of ABT, let me tell all
what happened. During the days of Hillary Care, Abbott
managment decided to swim in the mainstream of political
correctness. Big dollars were spent to assuage the
pharmaceutical antagonists in Washington and the media. Higher
incentives for sales people, quality control, and research
dollars were eschewed in favor of "corporate outreach"
programs and internal "diversity" goals-- political
agendas returning nothing to the bottom line. To this
day, Abbott employees receive a "multicultural
calander" once a year delineating and celebrating holidays
appealing only to the far left liberal establishment. Under
Duane Burnham "affirmative action" directives weren't
grudgingly tolerated--they were embraced.
Miles White
perpetuates this culture, exacerbating it with his mentality
of mergers and aquisitions. In short, Abbott no
longer has an identity.
Having said all this, you
can all be assured that things will be righted.The
FDA is currently an arm of a liberal Washington
establishment. If Bush, or some other Republican (I prefer
Forbes, gets elected, the regulatory trajectory of
government should subside. Until then, I would hold shares
or accumlate them if you're a long termer like
me.Replacing the current managment with one that has the moxy
to make revolutionary changes to our corporate
culture will speed up recovery of the stock.
Don't fight the Fed, be it the FRB, the FDA, or the FAA.
I completely agree w/r/t the relative attitude
posturing of both parties. I had searched FDA's site
looking for the May and Sept letters, and also found the
Mar and Jul letters you posted. My guess is that the
Sept letter in particular will be very adversarial.
You are correct in that these do not deal
directly with the current issue. However I provided these
to give the board some idea of the interaction
between Abbott and FDA. Of course this is one sided
because you only see one set of letters. But I also
believe that you can see the resistance and attitude
within Abbott in dealing with the FDA and their
I will continue to look the letters
Also note that the Abbokinase letters deal with a
relatively narrow problem in Abbott's Pharmaceuticals
Division mfg process. The problem, while significant, was
confined to the Abbokinase mfg process.
The consent
decree, fine, and product sales restrictions of last week
deal with the Diagnostics Division which, as has been
noted by many others, was the direct responsibility of
the current CEO Miles White, prior to has recent
appointment by the Board. The allegations are of widespread
non-compliance with validation and documentation processes, but
as I pointed out earlier, do NOT allege any direct
defect in the products.
Both the letters for which dtexas has provided
the URL's are letters from the FDA addressing the
specific issue of Abbokinase - an anti-clotting drug that
Abbott was forced to withdraw from the market as a
result of lack of quality control from the FDA's point
of view. These are not the specific letters of May
and Sept that the FDA sent regarding the GENERAL
quality issues at Abbott, but do provide a representative
view of FDA's disdain for Abbott (perhpas justified or
not, depending on your perspective.)
looked but have not been able to find on the FDA's site
the two letters mentioned in Abbott press releases
and the consent decree. Does anyone know where to
find those particular letters?
Here is another letter to Miles submitted from the FDA.
Will need Acrobat to view. It is free off the net if you do not have.
Good synopsis. Every once in a while, regulators set out to send a message to an industry. In this case, ABT had set itself up to be the perfect vehicle.
You are correct. There is no formal recall, and
my message improperly implied that there was. In
point of fact, the FDA has sent a letter SUGGESTING
that Abbott products should be replaced by stating
that they (FDA) can not verify the compliance of
Abbott's mfg. with GMP/QSR. The reality is, however, that
most healthcare orgs (e.g. the entire Baylor Health
Care System in Texas) have internally issued a
memorandum to do just that -- replace the products.
How do you know that no one was killed or
seriously injured because of a bad diagnostic product? In
my oppinion, They must have a pretty lame quality
system, and therefore product, if they can't comply with
basic FDA GMPS/QSRs. I guess they will comply now or be
out of business. If their system is bad as it
appears, they wouldn't know if they had a product problem
or not.


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