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Susuana is 49-years-old and lives with her husband and three children. She alternates her daily activities with the soft drinks. Susuana sells different types of drinks: Fanta, Coca Cola, Sprite, Alvaro, etc. She is taking her time with the business which is going well thanks to the determination she puts in each day.
Susuana wants to continue working in order to carry on supporting her family in this way. Susuana is asking for this loan in order to buy different types of drinks: Fanta, Coca Cola, Sprite, Alvaro, etc. for her business.
Susuana is very grateful for the loan offered and is committed to making the repayments, so are other members of this group.
Additional Information
About ID GhanaID Ghana is a microfinance NGO that provides financial and social services to underserved urban communities in Accra. ID Ghana's socially-oriented business model provides clients with a number of social services, including financial literacy training, group discussions led by peer educators on health and nutrition education, child schooling, basic medical services, and counseling and legal services for women victims of violence.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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- Repayment Term
- 9 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
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- Pre-Disbursed:
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Concern for Crew Cleaning Up Oil Spill
VENICE, La.—Top Obama administration health officials are heading to the Gulf of Mexico amid increasing concern that the oil spill may be sickening some of the workers who are cleaning it up.
The administration has sent a mobile facility to provide medical care for workers here, a town on the Gulf coast that is serving as a staging area for cleanup operations for the spill, though it is still unclear if their symptoms are directly related to pollutants from the oil.
Administration officials, local leaders in the Gulf, and residents along the coast are reacting to incidents in recent days in which workers on the spill reported conditions ranging from nausea to chest pains.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned in a letter Friday to oil giant BP PLC, the owner of the spewing well, of "potentially serious health consequences" for oil-spill workers. "BP must accept responsibility for the health consequences of this disaster," the letter read.
BP says it is providing protective equipment to workers who need it and hasn't detected air-pollution levels that present a risk to human health.
Regina Benjamin, the U.S. surgeon general, and other officials from Health and Human Services, are expected to visit the Louisiana coast Tuesday.
Ms. Sebelius issued her letter the same day that two crewmen on a boat conducting controlled burns of the oil far out in the Gulf were treated after reporting chest pains. Two days earlier, federal authorities recalled all 125 boats working to fight the spill near St. Bernard Parish, a coastal Louisiana community, after a handful of workers on boats in the area reported conditions including nausea, headaches and chest pains.
The number of workers potentially affected is relatively small, as authorities say there are 1,400 boats working on the cleanup.
Eleven men working to clean up the spill have been treated at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La., about 75 miles from Venice, said Taslin Alfonzo, a spokeswoman at the hospital, which long has specialized in treating oil-industry workers. The patients were admitted with symptoms including dizziness, nausea, severe headaches and chest pain, and have been discharged, Ms. Alfonzo said. Doctors at West Jefferson have said that the symptoms appear to be caused by "a combination of some sort of chemical irritant and dehydration," she said. Doctors diagnosed one of the 11 oil-spill workers with "chemical exposure."
Louisiana Democrat Rep. Charlie Melancon said wildlife affected by the spill appear to be getting more medical attention than workers trying to clean it up. "We have stations for birds, but not for the fishermen," he said during a recent visit to a local restaurant in Buras, La.
Jon Pack, a BP spokesman, said occupational-health workers hired by BP have been trying to figure out what caused the workers' symptoms. "That's still under investigation," he said. At least one of the BP occupational-health workers is interviewing patients admitted to West Jefferson Medical Center, according to the hospital.
Federal officials have warned of a number of potential hazards associated with cleaning up oil spills, including inhalation of oil mist, benzene and other volatile organic compounds, according to Health and Human Services. The dispersant being used in the Gulf contains petroleum distillates, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can cause skin or respiratory irritation.
The Environmental Protection Agency said testing through Friday found normal levels of ozone and particle pollution in the air. The EPA said it has found "low levels" of pollutants from petroleum products along the Gulf coastline that cause odors; some of them could cause short-term effects such as headaches, nausea, or irritation of the eyes, nose and throat. "People may be able to smell some of these chemicals at levels well below those that would cause short-term health problems," the EPA said.
BP, too, has been testing the air, and no tests "have shown any exposure that's above the normal personal exposure limits as well," Mr. Pack said.
He said the boats on Wednesday were recalled only as a precaution.
Although tests haven't shown levels of volatile organic compounds that would present a human-health risk, BP has stocked respirators on boats working on the spill far offshore, on the surface of the Gulf near the leaking well, said Mr. Pack. Workers on those boats can use the respirators if they want, Mr. Pack said. He said he didn't know how many respirators the company has provided but that the numbers are sufficient for all workers who might want them.
"We're not holding back on equipment," he said.
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The WildCat by DARPA is a free-roaming quadruped robot that looks eerily alive and will soon reach speeds of up to 50 mph. There's no doubt about it if you saw this giant robotic alien-like WildCat coming at you, without knowing that it is a new technology creation from this planet, you'd run.
According to Extreme Tech on Oct 4, Boston Dynamics created this WildCat, as a much improved version of their past creations. After seeing what they can do, you would most likely agree that they would serve with great purpose in the military.
One of the most bizarre looking robots is the WildCat, as it has a galloping gate. It has movements that you have only seen on robots in Science Fiction movies up until now. This early version of the Wildcat is capable of going up to 16 mph, but the new and improved future version is expected to reach 50 mph.
Up until recently the Boston Dynamics' creations had to stay hooked up to hydraulic lines to work, but not anymore. The WildCat is untethered and roams the land freely. The robots coming out of Boston Dynamics seem to mimic movements of living things, the gate that's used can be seen in different animals in nature. They also seem to demonstrate some of the movements seen in humans, like that of a jogger.
Much like the other robots from Boston Dynamics, they would best suit the military because of the jobs they are capable of doing.The BullDog LS3, which started life as a tethered robot, now waddles free and is capable of carrying up to 400 pounds across rough terrain. This would allow much needed supplies to go along with foot troops.
The WildCat, which is designed to reach speeds of 50 mph, can be used to run supplies to the front lines. The WildCat could also be a new wave of suicide bombers if it is dressed in bombs and sent running into the target to explode, suggests Extreme Tech. Because it is so fast and seemingly agile, maybe it could be designed to whisk away the wounded and out of harm's way on the front lines during a battle.
Even in the civilian world these new robotic creations could do many jobs in the future, not to mention law enforcement applications. BullDog is designed for torque and stability, making it a perfect pack mule. WildCat is designed for speed, it can get in and out of all kinds of situations faster than humans on foot.


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The airbag system contains various components which deploy to help protect vehicle occupants if a crash occurs. These vehicles are being recalled because the seatbelt pre-tensioners and/or side airbags may be slow to deploy when needed. Delayed deployment will increase the risk of personal injury. Dealers will update the airbag system software to correct this concern.
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: feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt
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: manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt
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He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. —Larry McMurtry, Dead Man's Walk, 1995
He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. —Cynthia Ozick, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 1989
In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy … —Daniel Patrick Moynihan, New York Times Book Review, 24 Nov. 1991
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Financial Control
Attachment and Familiarisation
The Financial Control Division operates like a bank inside the Bank. All of the Bank's strategic initiatives, tactical plans and business decisions has to flow through the financial system – a system for which we are the key driver. We work closely with the Bank's stakeholders, including business partners, shareholders, regulators and external examiners. We function as accountants and business partners in providing comprehensive information on financial management, capital management, financial planning, financial and compliance reporting, insurance finance, finance policy and control, tax and Global Markets finance.
In your first two years as a Financial Control Management Trainee, you will be given attachments to various key project initiatives. You will contribute to the development of Financial Control functions to ensure the successful implementation of new Bank initiatives and new regulatory requirements. This experience will give you the necessary grounding and knowledge to take up a 12-month placement within the Division.
- Financial Management Information, Planning and Analysis
- Build a good understanding of management accounting concepts and the Bank's financial management information functions, which provide accurate, timely information to facilitate senior management in formulating business strategies and managing business growth. You will also learn valuable business analysis skills that will allow you to critically evaluate business performance and costs.
- Learn the keys to managing balance sheet risks and allocating resources, and participate in budgetary preparation and control.
- Financial and Compliance Reporting
- Gain solid expertise in meeting the requirements of regulators, such as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, with respect to a large bank's financial information, and in the implementation of new accounting policies and practices based on newly enacted or amended statutory requirements.
- Participate in the preparation of the Bank's financial reports and build up your financial accounting knowledge in the banking industry.
- Capital Management
- Assist in preparing materials for the Bank's Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO).
- Take part in the preparation of risk-weighted asset calculations for capital reporting and planning.
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- Participate in various insurance financial closing activities such as discussions with the Actuary Department on the financial results, life insurance investment accounting and reporting, actuarial reserve reviews and solvency margin calculations.
- Gain an understanding of the insurance regulatory framework and various insurance products.
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- Take part in the preparation of management reports for the Bank's treasury and investment business.
- Assess the impact on profits and losses from the introduction of new products or treasury accounting standards.
You will be able to gain a better understanding on the overall business direction and operations of different internal divisions. The Familiarization programme covers Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking, Financial Control, Risk and Compliance, Technology Services and visit to branch / Business Banking Centre.
After completing the programme with Financial Control, you will be ready to join our team of experts and become a long-term member of our team. In this role, you will be expected to:
- Lead a team that functions as a business partner for other internal business units.
- Use your accounting knowledge to analyse financial information and provide advice to senior management on the future business growth of the Bank.
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- Work with regulators and external examiners to make sure that regulatory capital is managed in a fit and proper manner.
In addition, after three years' practical experience with us as a Financial Control Management Trainee you may also be accorded a professional qualification in accountancy.
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- Comprehensive and logically organised classroom-based training will cover leadership and management, product and technical know-how, risk management, compliance and operations procedures specific to your Management Trainee Programme stream.
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Typical Components of an Audit Program
What are the typical general components of an audit program? What purpose do these components serve? Which component is most important? Explain why.
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The typical general components of an audit program are:
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FESTIVALS: Let's Love Hong Kong, 24th Edition Showcases Style, Violence, and Visuals
by Erika Young
Hong Kong is everything a great film-going city should be: compact, accessible
and suffused with light, heat, and sound. Whether bouncing over the waves on the
Star Ferry toward your next venue or eating noodles at a table full of film critics,
scholars and professionals all debating the films they've just seen, this year's 24th
International Hong Kong Film Festival (April 12 - 27) featured a light
feeling of small-town, friendly informality that makes it more personable than most.
Surprisingly, the Opening Night and Closing Night films turned out to be some of the
weakest of the 200+ films programmed. Lawrence Ah Mon 's locally-produced " Spacked Out ,"
a "Kids "-like drama following four young girls through the streets of Hong Kong, was
gritty, realistic, and based on its leads -- high-pitched, self-involved performances
which ran the risk of alienating the audience right along with the adult figures in
the movie. Similarly, Closing Night film 'A Chance To Die ' (Taiwan/Japan), Taiwanese
director Chen Yi-wen 's eagerly awaited follow-up to the charming car-theft comedy
"Jam ," turned out to be an interminable slog through an endless number of Taiwanese
gangland shootouts.
But the rest of the festival still had plenty to offer. Stylization was the name of
the game this year, with Lou Ye 's "Suzhou River " leading the pack. A well-made
German/Chinese co-production featuring double identities and shady street deals
against the kaleidoscopic waters of Shanghai's Suzhou River, this film got critics
invoking the words 'Vertigo ' and 'Alfred Hitchcock ' more often than if Hitchcock
himself had still been alive. "A lot of people have talked about the similarities
to Hitchcock and Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai ," producer Nai An said, somewhat wearily,
during the Q&A. "[The director] believes that he has never intended to make a film
that is totally original that no one has ever made before. He believes that the
most important thing is to make a film that reflects his personal feelings."
Stylization, in fact, was the only word to describe the films in the Asian Visions
and Age of Independents programs. From kids on motorbikes ("Eating Air ") and flaming
pools of gasoline ("Attack The Gas Station "), to minced penis ("6ixtynin9 ") and
neo-nazi video diaries ("The New God"), this year's selection of alterna-cinema
left no theme of youthful anarchy unturned. Particularly notable for their assured
sense of direction: Kiyoshi Kurosawa 's 'Charisma ' (Japan), a sepia-toned tale of
psychosis in the forest, and Sabu's "Monday " (Japan) with its fantastic visuals,
flamboyant acting, and whacked-out humor.
For really fantastic visuals, however, the Border Crossings in Hong Kong Cinema
section was the series to watch, for its dazzling Scope-O-Rama presentation as
well as its refreshing historical perspective. '60's-era films such as "Song of
Orchid Island ," "The Black Falcon " and "Trapeze Girl " screened in spectacularly
epic proportions with thumping, James Bond -style chase scenes; long shots of
'natives' dancing on island beaches; and plucky female trapeze artists swooping
across the Big Top, ending always, over the credits, with the cheerful tagline
"Another Shaw Brothers Production."
Especially enjoyable was the 1965 Hong Kong/U.S. co-production "Murder Case In
Chinatown ," filmed on location in Hong Kong, New York and throughout the U.S.
A weasel-like drifter takes up with both a widowed Laundromat owner and 'another
woman,' with murderous consequences. No subtitles; none were necessary. Magnificent
night shots of a bustling, brightly lit 42nd Street, hand-painted Chinese Laundromat
interiors and a touch of pensive melodrama, together with a panoramic road trip from
Niagara Falls to San Francisco and the most fluent-in-Cantonese, Irish-American beat
cops ever to come out of the Bowery, all added up to an impressive, and thoroughly
enjoyable, Chinese-American production.
Hong Kong Panorama 99 - 00 showcased all of the past year's mainstream action films
and dramas, and most were quite good, particularly the Milkyway Image productions
"The Mission " and "Running Out of Time ." Yet big-budget actioners such as "Gen-X
Cops " and "Purple Storm ," so recently touted as Hong Kong's clarion response to
Hollywood's big-budget call, disappointingly turned out to be little more than
youth-pandering, CGI-saturated, crap-dialogue action.
In a direct contrast to such market-driven vehicles, the Three Great Characters
seminar discussed actors Lau Ching-wan , Anthony Wong Chau-sang and Francis Ng
Chun-yu both as leading men, and as character actors. In an industry where
production money is tight and the fight for good roles is even tighter, Ng
came away with the most accolades, for his versatility and attention to
technique. "Not too many actors can change a bad script into a good one,"
critic Thomas Shin said. "Francis Ng is one of them."
Sadly, all three actors went unappreciated at Sunday's 19th Annual Hong
Kong Film Awards , 'the' week's glamorous, yet surprisingly personable,
presentation of stars stars stars. Some surprises, but nothing new --
the awards, like the American Oscars, are a cross between a feel-good
popularity contest and a bona fide merit system. Major wins: Helena
Law Lan , at 64 the oldest to win Best Actress, took home the gold
despite her career of late as the ghost 'granny' from beyond the
grave, and pop singer Andy Lau aced out the "3 Character Actors"
(Lau, Wong and Ng) featured in the Festival, for Best Actor
("Running Out of Time ").
Still, the Awards were an experience like no other. Where else
in the world can stars be so unguarded, in both personality and
broad-chested security? Exit the bathroom and run headlong into
newly Awarded (Best Action Choreography, 'Purple Storm ') action
director Stephen Tung Wai , clutching his statue and looking
bleary-eyed amidst the dry-ice smoke floating in the air. Get
stuck in the crush of security outside the door to the post-Awards
banquet, and actor Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung gallantly ushers you in on
the spur of the moment, with a pleasant wave to you as he heads
off to his table. (For the complete awards list, check out the
winners below.)
A number of films on new release also sparked with particular interest:
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung 's "Sausalito " re-teamed Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai
Ming for a dot-com romance in San Francisco; "Tell Me Something," the
very cool-in-parts serial-killer-horror-psycho-gore thriller starring
Korean heartthrob Han Suk-kyu (just go ahead and say his name aloud);
and "Twelve Nights ," first-time director Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah 's Romance,"
based on Ingmar Bergman 's "Scenes From A Marriage ." Sort of a Bergman for
the masses, this film stars up-and-coming actress Cecilia Cheung and singer
Eason Chan , both surprisingly effective as a couple whose relationship spans
a rocky twelve nights
One of the promotional packets at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum
advertises director Yau Ching 's first feature, "Let's Love Hong Kong ."
Let's love Hong Kong, indeed. How can one help but not love Hong Kong?
For Hong Kong is colorful smoke over the harbor during hot, muggy nights;
Hong Kong is squeezing into your subcompact bedroom, fluorescent light-bar
ablazing. Hong Kong is the cashier at the convenience store up the street
in Mid-Levels, who greets you with a beaming smile, throwing her arms wide.
"Hello! You are back!" She looks at your chocolate-bar selections over
your shoulder. "Is that your lunch? Are you on a diet?"
Everything in Hong Kong is an experience, which makes the city a natural for
film. What better place for a film festival, and celebration of its art?
BEST FILM: "Ordinary Heroes " (dir. Ann Hui )
BEST DIRECTOR: Johnnie To Kei-Fung ("The Mission ")
BEST ACTOR: Andy Lau Tak-Wah ("Running out of Time ," dir. Johnnie To )
BEST ACTRESS: Helena Law Lan ("Bullets Over Summer ," dir. Wilson Yip )
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ti Lung ("The Kid ")
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Carrie Ng Ka-Lai ("The Kid )
BEST NEW ACTOR: Cecilia Cheung Bak-Chi ("Fly Me to Polaris ")
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai ("Purple Storm ")
BEST ACTION DIRECTION: Stephen Tung Wai ("Purple Storm ")
BEST EDITING: Kwong Chi-Leung ("Purple Storm ")
BEST SCREENPLAY: Sylvia Chang Ai-Ka , Cat Kwan Ho-Ming ("Tempting Heart )
BEST ART DIRECTION: Man Lim-Chung ("Tempting Heart ")
BEST COSTUMING: Ng Lei-Lo ("Purple Storm ")
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Kam Pui-Tat ("Fly Me to Polaris ")
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Sing Yu Sum Yuen ("Fly Me to Polaris ")
BEST SOUND: Tsang King-Cheung ("Purple Storm ")
[Erika Young is a San Francisco writer who hopes that next year,
the entire cast of "Cheap Killers " will get her into the banquet hall.]


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Winter Squash/Pumpkin Pie
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr
I do not like canned or processed pumpkin. I looked years for a recipe i like and this is it. To spice it up a bit try Captain Morgans spiced Rum. Prep time does not include the time to cook the squash or make the pie shell.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 354.88 ml cooked squash or 354.88 ml pumpkin
- 236.59 ml evaporated milk
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 59.14 ml rum
- 2.46 ml vanilla
- 1 sugar
- 59.16 ml sugar
- 4.92 ml cinnamon
- 2.46 ml ground ginger
- 2.46 ml salt
- pie shell, baked
- Wash-peel and cube fresh pumpkin or squash.
- Steam for one hour.
- Drain in a colander for a long time mashing the pumpkin periodically.
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Good one, Jana! I had tons for buttrnut squash so used it instead of pumpkin and as well substituted 1-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice instead of spices. We took this to a church supper and everyone loved it. Great addition to our recipe collection.


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Thursday, September 11, 2008
I have been on track since July 2, 2008, when I weighed 164. I will admit there was a bit of a rocky start, so perhaps for my purposes I will take a look at when I started to really be consistent...that would be July 18, when I weighed 162. Fast forward to August 19, when I started maintanence at 149 pounds. That means I lost 13 pounds in 4 and a half weeks, or 2.88888 pounds per week. Today, September 11, I weigh 146 pounds (146.4 - but my weight graph rounds it off). So in the 3 weeks and 2 days that I have been in maintanence, I have lost 3 pounds, and that 's about 0.91 pounds per week. In all, I will have been on track exactly 8 weeks tomorrow and have lost a total of 16 pounds, which is just over two pounds per week on average.
I did this math to help me determine conclusively that my so-called "maintanence" range isn't really maintanence at all - rather, it's my range for losing almost a pound per week. I have felt absolutely fantastic eating in this range - never tempted to stray, never hungrier than I can deal with, and sometimes I don't even need to eat everything I've got (like today - I skipped a big snack and ended up just under 1,500 calories!). I have had enough energy to get me through these tremendous first few weeks of school AND still be able to work out an hour or two most days. My mood has been great, my skin has been great, and I have only had heartburn once since I started keeping track. I am getting tons of compliments (well, really only one: "You look great!" - but from tons of people...kinda just makes me realize they could clearly see I had GAINED weight before!) and I've been feeling pretty fit at the gym. If I could manage to get enough sleep at night, EVERY night, that would make things just about perfect.
Okay, I have convinced myself here...it's official. This is no longer a one-month experiment in maintanence. This is a range I am going to stay in for a while. How long? Longer than a month for sure (that month would be over on Sept. 19!), but I don't want to really give a date. I want to keep doing this and see what happens! Ideally I'd keep losing slowly and I'd eventually increase my calories to a REAL maintanence range once I hit 130. But I don't know...I tend to change my mind about things as I see how they unfold...so, I will keep doing this for the time being!
Tonight at the gym I did Zumba, chest, back, stretching, abs, and 15 minutes on the treadmill. The first 10 minutes I alternated 6.0/8.0, but I was kinda tired so the last 5 minutes I did just plain old 6.5. (Afterwards, I did 1 minute at 4.0 and then walked home for more of a cooldown.)
Last night was horrible. I left work around 8 p.m. and went to the gym for almost an hour - shoulders, biceps, triceps, and treadmill alternating 6.0 and 8.0 with one 8.5 at the end, then 10 minutes on the elliptical to cool down. Then I went home, showered, packed, and went to Boston. I didn't get to Jess' until 10:30!! I was so stressed out about how late it was and how I need more sleep if I'm going to be able to keep up my lifestyle and be effective at school. I cannot keep staying up late. In fact, it's way too late right now - good night!
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That's really great, way to go!! You may find that you're at your maintenance range once you lose some more. It seems like eventually you'll top off. You're doing awesome!!
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wow! the weight loss is impressive. i think it's great that even at a "higher" calorie range you are still losing weight. slow and steady wins the race! (although almost a pound a week is still pretty quick)
keep up the good work and i know i will be checking back for some inspiration!
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your weight loss is amazing...13 pounds in 4 weeks? You are amazing girl and I hope to have the same luck!
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The thing I was concerned about that nobody mentioned and is not visible in the pictures is how exactly the clamp works. The fulcrum point does have an insert with strong spines on it that will keep the thing from turning/shifting even if the bolt were to loosen up, so it's not as if the whole safety of the handlebars staying in place is dependent on one fulcrum bolt staying super-tight. Also a couple reviewers mentioned some creaking noise and I would like to state that although I do not ride off-road I have not noticed any noise nor any other issues at all with this piece. Great buy!!
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I used this for my old Scattante Road bike that I made as my Winter/Rain bike. For the longest time, my back kept aching after a 30 mile ride, and decided to try buying this adjustable stem. Awesome idea, for now, backaches are gone. I did have to put more grease for even after tightening to the specified torque, it still creaked. After applying grease, it's quite.
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I put this on a flat bar road bike to experiment with where I wanted the bar. I settled on 40 degrees. This stem is well made and I have full confidence in it to hold up due to its design.
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It's good;if you need to raise your handlebars this works great. Took a little while to figure out the mechanic as the directions were not very explicit but once I got over that it does what i need. Good Price and shipped promptly.
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I bought this stem for my road bike or MTB, but it doesn't fit to handle for both, I had to buy OverSized one. Nashbar should add it to the description, I need to return it.
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She said mechanics are supposed to precisely follow an engineering document as they adjust the landing gear during assembly.
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The same part has since been replaced on several other 777s, said Heathers.
On May 23, Boeing voluntarily disclosed the incident to the FAA, said agency spokesman Allen Kenitzer.
The pace of manufacturing work in Everett has recently increased.
In May, production of the 777 ramped back up from five a month to seven a month.
A Boeing employee familiar with the incident said self-inspection by mechanics is increasingly the norm within the factory, and no quality inspectors signed off on the work independently of the mechanics who rigged the landing gear.
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Welcome to the Trimontium Heritage Centre
The Story of the Roman Capital of South Scotland
Trimontium was the name of the Three Hills Place - in the lee of the Eildon Hills one mile from the town of Melrose beside the village of Newstead in the Scottish Borders. In the 1st and 2nd centuries AD there grew up an enormous Romano-native complex - which lasted around 100 years. The Centre is in Melrose. The story is coming up! A new website at www.trimontium.co.uk is being prepared but all the necessary information for 2016 is laid out here meantime.
The Museum displays are on the ground floor (the highlights are the two hoards, Synton (1st and 2nd century AD) and Kippilaw (3rd century) totalling 300 silver denarii) and there is wheelchair access throughout.
We're going to open on the long local schools' weekend from Friday 12 Feb to Tuesday 16 Feb (10.30-16.30, but only from 14.00 on Sunday 14 Feb). The full 2016 season runs from Monday 28 March to Sunday 30 October, 2016. Entry - £2; £1 school pupil or student; £5 family. Schools are welcome at any time (ring 01896 822651) and during the close season, if we can manage, we'll open for others on request.
The Spring 2015 Lectures were held as usual on Thursdays at 7.30pm in Melrose Corn Exchange on 16 April, 23 April and 30 April. Prof Lawrence Keppie of Glasgow, spoke on 16 April on 'Pioneering Work in Archaeology' with particular reference to the Glasgow Archaeological society's work on the Antonine Wall. 23 April saw Dr Margaret Collin (with Dr John Reid) describe the Trust's 2014 trip entitled 'Newstead to Naples: round the bend'. The Bill Lonie Lecture on 30 April by Dr Fraser Hunter of the National Museums shed 'Fresh light on old silver: the Traprain Treasure'. The general title of the series was 'Adagio, Andante, Allegro: a Trio for Trimontium'.. All were welcome and a collection, giftaided where possible, was taken to help defray expenses. The Autumn 2015 Lectures had on 1 October Dr Patrick Ottaway speaking on ' Roman York: New Light on an ancient city'; on 22 October Peter Berridge described Colchester, 'Colonia Victricensis: Britain's first Roman town'; and on 29 October Dr John Reid, fresh from the British School in Rome, did the same for 'Roma ferox: princeps urbium; Chief of Cities'. The general title of the series was [I am a citizen] 'of no mean city'
Thursdays 21 and 28 April and 5 May are the dates for the Spring 2016 Lectures, when Dr Reid, Dr James Bruhn and Jeremy Paterson speak, respectively, on 'Burnswark: excavation and exhilaration', 'Roman bangles and their significance', and 'Mussolini's Dream of Rome'.
On Saturday 8 August the annual outing took place from the Museum (8.30am to 6.30pm) to the Central section of the Antonine Wall around Castlecary, with stops for coffee, lunch and a cup of tea before the return.There will be a report in the next Trimontium Trumpet newsletter no. 29/30, coming out before the end of 2015.
There are guided walks to the site each Thursday from 7 April to 27 October, 2016 from the Heritage Centre (with wonderful views on the Walk) and tea included - £4.00 adults; £1 school children; family £10, dogs welcome, 1.30pm-5.15pm).See below. (In July and August we guide the site Walk on Tuesday afternoons as well as Thursday afternoons. We tell ourselves that it keeps us fit).
Ian Brown guides a site-only walk on Sunday afternoons from 3 July to 28 August 2016 from 2 to 4.30pm for £2.50, school pupils £1. No booking and this time please bring your own refreshments. Just turn up at the Millennium Milestone at the East end of Newstead, TD6 9DE. Brian Mahler, Martin Neilson, Geraldine Rowley and Donald Gordon continue with the full no-booking-needed Trimontium Walk at 1.30pm prompt from the Museum in the heart of mediaeval Melrose, past the Abbey and its sights to the stonemasons' village of Newstead and then round the Roman site, the 'high spot' being the views from Leaderfoot Viaduct, before tea in the Village Hall at 4.30pm and the return to Melrose by 5.15/5.30pm. All from Thurs 7 April, 2016 and including Tuesdays as well in July/August.
Ian Skinner is repeating his first-Monday-in-the-month Walks at Old Melrose (1.30-3.30pm), the dates being 28 March (Easter Monday) 2 May, 6 June, 4 July, 1 August, 5 September and 3 October. The £2 charge, children free, is to help the forthcoming investigation of this mysterious peninsula jutting into the Tweed below Scott's View. With suspected prehistoric and Roman traces it certainly had an early Mediaeval monastery (monks' cells) which was closed down and followed by a chapel on the site. Nothing can be seen above ground and investigation, with the enthusiastic permission of the landowner and dependent, as ever, on funding, is long overdue. Meet at the OM tearoom, white on green signs, off the A68 200 yards S of the roundabout at the E end of the Melrose bypass, and then at the end of a single track (care required) road.
School groups come throughout the year, keen to enjoy the interactive Route March (Latin salutes, marching song) followed by the Museum Tour (£2 per pupil, adults free) with sword demo and costumes.Visits to schools may be arranged. Details of dates etc are made with DG on 01896 822651. The whole of September is taken up with the annual Borders Heritage Festival in which all the Walks figure and the Museum is open to all comers. .
We are in the 'Premier League' of Accredited Museums and have 'iconic objects' on annual loan via the National Museums in Edinburgh from James Curle's first excavation at Newstead (1905 to 1910) - a centenary which we have been busy celebrating. His 450-page Report came out in 1911 ('A Roman Frontier Post and its People: the Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose'} and there was published in January 2013 a £25 book (edited by F. Hunter and L. Keppie) under the aegis of the National Museums,with articles by experts indicating the work of the last one hundred years and the prospects for the future, as well as contributions from Trustees about the Trust and its local projects. A paperback version has now been produced by National Museums.There was a double-launch on Jan 10, 2013 in the Corn Exchange and the Ormiston, led by two of the Patrons, Lord Polwarth and the Hon Gerald Maitland-Carew and funded by a member of the Curle family. It was a wonderful day with a wonderful atmosphere which may be judged from the images in Trimontium Trumpet 27, the Trust's annual newsletter. The title, echoing Curle's own title, is 'A Roman Frontier Post and its People: Newstead 1911-2011' and there are a few copies left, which may be ordered through the Trimontium Museum. The postage itself is about the £5.50 mark but we think the book, with its 17 contributors, is worth every penny as a record of where we are in Trimontium studies and where we should be going. [As part of the Celebration we also sponsored (Dec 2010) Allan Wilson's book (BAR 519, Oxford), about the finds from Borders sites, entitled 'Roman and Native in the Central Scottish Borders' - a bible of information on artefacts and history].
Trumpet 28 came out in December 2015, and centred on the story of how the 2nd century 228 silver denarii hoard found at Synton Hill near Ashkirk, off the A7 en route to Hawick, came to be purchased for £10,000 under Treasure Trove in a partnership between the Trust and Scottish Borders Council, for display by each partner for half the year. The hoard is prominently displayed in the Museum for the 2015 season along with the Kippilaw hoard - a total hoard of 300 silver denarii of the 2nd and 3rd centuries
At the instigation of Dr John Reid, the Chairman, the Trust fund-raised and commissioned Mr David Simon, Edinburgh reconstruction artist, to produce an acrylic painting of Trimontium fort in its 2nd century AD heyday environment, from the Eildons to the Tweed, and this was unveiled in Spring 2012 and used in our publicity. His Cramond fort illustration is a 'stunner' - and we think ours is too. See it in the Museum corridor as you come in. It forms the back cover of Trumpet 26 (elsewhere in this website) and it has begun to feature on our new site info boards.
As indicated above we hold three lectures in the Autumn and three in the Spring. Autumn 2013 had talks on the excavation at Camelon; how the Roman army was supplied on campaign (by another army of non-combatants and animals); and the fascinating details of how the filthy 228 denarii were cleaned by the Scottish Conservation Studio and made ready for display.
Dr Reid carried all the Spring 2012 Lectures on his own shoulders in a veritable 'Treiduum' - a play on the Latin word for a period of three days. His first, on April 19, was on Burnswark in SW Scotland and he queried whether it was the scene of a training exercise (a Benbecula) or indeed a massacre (a Masada) ordered by Hadrian to quell one of the most rebellious parts of the province, which required an Expeditio Britannica of troops from the Continent. Slingbolts used here, some containing poison, are unique in the Empire. Dr Reid excavated at Burnswark in Summer 2015 with startling results, to be published soon.
The 2013 summer outing brought some forty members and friends to see Risingham fort off the A68 en route to Hexham Abbey and the 'Reiter' stone (horse and rider). A talk on such memorials by Dr Reid led on to rounding off the day with our old friends at Vindolanda.
Walter Elliot, our past Chairman and famous fieldwalker and 'finder', awarded in 2011 the prestigious Dorothy Marshall Medal for his voluntary work over fifty years produced 'Divining Archaeology' (£10), the story of his many years of 'dowsing', which lays down challenges to archaeologists and is proving popular with diviners (available now at £2 from the Museum. His second volume of 'Selkirkshire and the Borders', from 1603 to the present, is full of good stories and costs £25 from good booksellers.
If you would like to know more of what we got up to last year you can catch up with the highlights or have a look at our news items, once we make time to put them on. A look at Trumpet 27, our latest available Newsletter, is a good start. Trumpet 28 has been issued and we are grateful to Angus Ferguson for his invaluable help in wedding the images to the text.
Other forthcoming events may be found on our News page, as and when, in this busy life, we can make time to put on the details.


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One of our light switches used to control the top plug on our outlets. Now they are all 'on' and the switch isn't controlling anything. What happened?
Assuming no modifications to the outlet or wiring, my initial instinct is to suspect failed switch. Regardless, this should not be too difficult to troubleshoot.
Most common cause is you changed the receptacle and didn't break the tab on the hot side. Or the switch is bad.
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Blue Cheese Dip With Mushrooms
26 Sep 2009
Blue Cheese Dip With Mushrooms has a mouth filling taste. The mayonnaise and sour cream gives the Blue cheese Dip with Mushrooms a velvety taste. Must catch it.
|Crumbled blue cheese
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Dairy sour cream
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Finely chopped celery
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|2 Drop
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (Fresh Or Canned)
Mix cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, celery, salt, and Tabasco in a bowl.
Chill thoroughly.
Spear mushrooms with cocktail picks and use as dippers.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1266 Calories from Fat 1146
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 128 g197.6%
Saturated Fat 33 g165.2%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 186 mg62%
Sodium 2527.4 mg105.3%
Total Carbohydrates 10 g3.3%
Dietary Fiber 1.4 g5.8%
Sugars 5.9 g
Protein 19 g37.1%
Vitamin A 32.9% Vitamin C 6.5%
Calcium 51% Iron 3.1%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
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Chocolate Pretzel & Cherry Popcorn Balls
From EatingWell: September/October 2011
These popcorn balls are made with agave nectar and peanut butter and are spiked with chocolate-covered pretzels and dried cherries for a special treat. Try making them for your Halloween party this year.
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- 6 heaping cups popped corn
- 1/4 cup agave nectar (see Note) or honey
- 1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter or almond butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped dark chocolate-covered pretzels
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried cherries
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Prepare a medium bowl of ice water. Put popcorn in a large bowl.
- Combine agave (or honey) and peanut butter (or almond butter) in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring gently but constantly. As soon as the mixture starts to lightly bubble, cook, stirring constantly, for 15 seconds more.
- Immediately pour the mixture evenly over the popcorn; gently mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until well coated. Gently stir in dark chocolate-covered pretzels and finely chopped dried cherries.
- Dip both hands in the ice water. Working quickly, press small handfuls (heaping 1/4 cup each) of the popcorn mixture firmly into 2-inch balls. (Make sure each ball gets a little bit of the pretzels and dried cherries.) Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet. If they seem too fragile, rinse hands with cold water and press and squeeze each ball again to help keep it together.
- Let cool completely before storing. To store, individually wrap in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container.
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- Make Ahead Tip: Wrap airtight for up to 2 days, but best the day they are made.
- Note: Agave syrup or nectar is the naturally sweet juice extracted from the agave plant. It has a lower glycemic index and is lower in calories than table sugar, but is even sweeter. Use it in moderation when substituting for table sugar. Look for it near other sweeteners in health food stores and well-stocked supermarkets.
Per ball: 89 calories; 3 g fat (1 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrates; 6 g added sugars; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 34 mg sodium; 18 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 carbohydrate (other), 1 fat
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Banana, raspberry and mango sorbet
Banana, raspberry and mango sorbet
Perfect for those hot, steamy days, this sorbet is a great treat for all the family - even the littlest members. Frozen mango strips can also be added to a food net for babies to suck on to soothe sore, teething gums.
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 frozen mango (cut into slices and frozen in cling wrap the night before)
- 1/2 cup frozen raspberries (frozen in a ziplock bag the night before)
- Method:Remove fruit from freezer and leave to soften slightly for 10 minutes.Add to blender and blend until smooth.
- If you'd rather the seeds of the raspberries removed, puree fresh raspberries and push the puree through a fine sieve to remove the pips. Then freeze and add the frozen cube/s to the blender with the other fruit.
- This sorbet cannot be refrozen.
- This recipe was created by Belinda Graham for Kidspot.