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The Oakville Players presents "Welfarewell", an award-winning comedy that celebrates the "Power of the Human Spirit." March 20th will not only mark the first day of spring but the first day of a production by The Oakville Players (TOP) that will make you laugh even though there may still be snow on the ground.
Welfarewell, a comedy by Canadian playwright Pamela (Cat) Delaney, Winner of the 2009 Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest, will be performed at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on March 20-23 and March 26-29, 2014. Closing The Oakville Drama Series season, Welfarewell boasts a cast of 14 talented and enthusiastic actors and 30 committed volunteers from throughout the Halton Region.
It is the story of Esmerelda Quipp, an 80-year old, proud, retired British actress, with a zest for life, who after a successful career on stage ends up having difficulties supporting herself. She finds some creative tongue-in-cheek ways to offset the challenges of living on a government pension while making new friends in unusual places. "Although the premise for the play may be a serious topic that is a current social problem, it's a very uplifting and funny story", says Mary Rose, Artistic Director. "It is bound to entertain a wide audience. When I picked up the script, I fell in love with the characters and laughed and commiserated with Esmerelda and her friends from beginning to end. I hope that Welfarewell touches the hearts of the audience the way that it did mine."
The role of Esmerelda is played by an Oakville actor, Ruth Smith. She explains that "Esmerelda is a very interesting character as there are two sides to her personality – the struggling and vulnerable individual as well as the strong, idealist woman who is capable of bringing out the best in others and making a difference in their lives." You will love the twists that the Welfarewell script explores …. a must to see.
The Oakville Players is a dynamic community theatre that is committed to providing high quality, engaging and affordable theatrical productions. It produces two full-length plays a year as well as a one-act play event in May/June. TOP presents different types of plays. The 2014-15 season will include a Canadian musical and an interactive comedy. If you wish to participate in TOP's productions, whether as a cast or crew member, or to assist with functions such as marketing, fundraising and the organization of special events, all you need to do is send an email via the 'Contact Us' box on TOP's website. Or simply become a member of TOP to support local live theatre.
Don't miss your chance to see Welfarewell. This charming comedy will warm your hearts. For show information and to order tickets, please contact The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts at 905-815-2021 or online at oakvillecentre.ca. To view a promotional video that is embedded in the augmented reality poster of Welfarewell, see TOP's website at oakvilleplayers.ca. Download the required application on your android phone or iphone and watch Esmerelda come to life. You may also view an interview between Mary Rose and the playwright, Cat Delaney.
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Daily Departure from Amman to Petra Jordan and many sites on the way immediate confirmation and no credit cards needed on Daily Departure.
Saw this handsome boy while making my way to see the Al Khazneh (The Treasury) in Petra, Jordan in 2011. I was immediately captivated by his eyes, and had to take a picture.
The Treasury -Al Khazneh - Il Tesoro
Al Fakeer Bedouins - I beduini Al Fakeer
This is the largest of the ruins in Petra, and it takes quite some effort to climb up to.
Urn atop the Treasury structure. It has been rumored that the urn contained a Pharaoh's hidden treasure, and the urn bears the bullet pock marks where Bedouin travellers throughout the years have tested the theory.
This magnificent structure can be seen as one travel through the siq and comes to the end of it
Just past the entrance to Petra, is the impressive 'Treasury' tomb.
We found this 'Skull' cave while looking around Petra
Royal tomb at Petra
Spectacular view overlooking the Monastery (Al Dier)
View from near the Monastery
Near the Monastery
The spectacular Monastery at Petra
View from Little Petra
The unbelievable Treasury at the entrance to Petra
The theatre at Petra
The view from the High Place of Sacrifice
Looking over Petra
First sight of the Treasury as you walk through the Siq
As the sun goes down, the rock face is lit up at the Seven Wonders Bedouin Camp
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A family touched by unimaginable grief when their dog Jordan was shot by Peoria Police in May is now facing another tragedy. Facebook: Justice for Jordan made the announcement this week about the loss of the home belonging to Terry Sally, followed by the loss the next day of Terry's wife.
In early August, Terry's home caught on fire and burned down. He basically lost everything he had. Then fate threw him another blow. Another tragedy for his already broken life to deal with.
On August 7, the day after the fire, Terry's wife. Rhonda Lea Brackney, suffered a heart attack. Rhonda died at 1:17 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Unity Point Health-Methodist in Peoria. Surrounded by friends and family, her funeral was held August 12.
Terry is beyond devastated. Since latter May, Terry has lost his beloved Jordan, his home and the love of his life. His friends have joined together to help out financially.
A GoFundMe webpage has been started here. Terry really needs financial help to get his life back in order. Funerals are expensive. Replacing possessions lost in the fire will cost money. Nothing can heal Terry from losing his Rhonda, but taking some of the financial strain off of him would be deeply appreciated.
Memorial donations may be made directly to the Wilton Mortuary by clicking here. No amount is too small, so please help if you can.
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From "Independent Women" to "Bills, Bills, Bills," there were few boomboxes and Walkmans in the late '90s/early 2000s that did not have Destiny's Child hits blasting through the speakers. Alongside Beyoncé's, Kelly's, and Michelle's harmonies and matching outfits (courtesy of Tina Knowles), the group championed a message of female empowerment and sisterhood, however flawed, that seems to be missing from today's music. Destiny's Child fans will be happy to hear that unreleased material from the high-powered girl group will be released this fall.
Former manager of Destiny's Child and father to Beyoncé, Matthew Knowles told The Huffington Post that we can expect new music from the group as early as November:
"We still have our joint venture with Sony, and in November we're putting out two Destiny's Child catalog records with new material."
A reunion tour, however, is not currently in the works:
"It takes a year of planning to do these tours, but first it starts with the artist wanting to do it. And I think the ladies are still working happily in their solo careers. And I hope in the next five years that there is a reunion tour."
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Health & Pregnancy
Premature Babies Do Better than Many Doctors Believe
May 8, 2000 -- While medical advances have dramatically raised the survival rate for premature babies and lowered their risks of developing serious handicaps, many pediatricians and obstetricians may not be knowledgeable about the current statistics, a new study suggests. And researchers are concerned that this could mean they aren't treating these babies as aggressively as they should.
Premature births occur in 6% to 10% of all pregnancies, and prematurity is the most common cause of sickness and death among newborn babies. If they survive, these babies are at risk for serious handicaps such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and developmental delay.
A survey by researchers from the University of Alabama found that obstetricians and pediatricians underestimated premature infants' odds of survival and overestimated their chances of developing a serious handicap. For example, the researchers say, the actual survival rate for a baby delivered at 28 weeks is 84 percent, but the pediatricians who were surveyed put the rate at 68 percent, while the obstetricians estimated 58 percent.
"It?s difficult to say whether or not these misconceptions have affected care," study investigator James Haywood, MD, tells WebMD. "From our data, we can see that obstetricians tend to refer women to centers that have intensive-care nurseries, even if they have misconceptions about the baby?s outcome." Haywood is a neonatologist and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham.
Problems may occur in a hospital without a neonatologist (a pediatrician who specializes in newborn babies), he says: "A pediatrician or family doctor may be the one who will counsel a parent with a pessimistic outcome expectation." While the researchers don?t have nationwide data, says Haywood, local data from Alabama shows that when women in preterm labor or their premature babies are not referred to a medical center with appropriate facilities, the death rate is higher.
Steven Morse, MD, and colleagues from the University of Alabama at Birmingham sent out more than 1,850 questionnaires to randomly selected general practice obstetricians and pediatricians.
"Since most babies are born in centers without a neonatologist, pediatricians are going to be called upon to make decisions, whether they attend a delivery or counsel a woman in labor," Haywood says. "We wanted to survey the people who would most likely be faced with making these decisions."


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Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the art installation process! Watch artist Liza Lou and a team of assistants install her labor-intensive Color Field before it opens to the public on July 12. Just as this beaded sculpture was meticulously prepared with a team of artisans in Durban, South Africa, Color Field will be carefully sited at MCASD by a local group of installers trained by and working directly with the artist. Measuring more than 20 feet by 20 feet, this massive, floor-bound sculpture will fill the Strauss Gallery with a shimmering, abstract wave of color.
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Filmmaker Focus: Scott Nyerges
For this exclusive edition of Filmmaker Focus we get insight into the hand-crafted film practice of Scott Nyerges, a NY-based filmmaker whose recent film "Polar" screened at the 46th AAFF.
"There's always been an environmental sensibility to my filmmaking, whether it's planetary (Means and Meditations, 2003), seasonal (Flow, 2005) or climatological (Polar, 2007). I find the natural order of the world to be both a source of endless inspiration and a logical means of narrative organization — even for abstract films such as mine. At the same time, I've always been fascinated by the
larger universe, of which our world is but one tiny part. Chalk it up to being born in the 1970s, that golden age of space exploration, and a lot of time spent watching Carl Sagan and documentaries about NASA on public television.
These two interests intertwine in my current project, tentatively called Cosmos and inspired by the book of the same name by Giles Sparrow. I began working on the film shortly after I returned from this year's AAFF. Most of the imagery is derived from traditional direct-film technique — specifically, painting on celluloid filmstrips — that I've been working with on my past films. Whereas in other works I'd limited my palette to a few basic colors (yellows and greens for Flow, blues and greens in Polar), for Cosmos I'm stretching out to include reds, oranges and yellows as well. I expect Cosmos will be far more colorful and intricate than previous works.
My method is fairly straightforward: I apply a few drops of paint or ink to a strip of clear 35mm leader, perhaps a solvent of some sort to loosen the pigment as well. Occasionally, I'll agitate the pigments to start the blending process. Finally, I apply another layer of 35mm to seal it, and let the magic happen. Over the course of 12 to 36 hours, depending on what media I'm using, the inks and paints will continue to react with one another in an organic chemical process. The best strips resemble satellite images of rivers, channels, deltas, peaks and valleys — held up the light, I'm awed by the uncanny resemblance some of the strips bear to the interplanetary imagery on the pages of Sparrow's book (or, for that matter, any satellite imagery).
Once the strips are painted, they still must be animated. I'm particularly interested in how the computer can emulate the optical printer, and in discovering what happens when digital and analog meet. I use a garden-variety flatbed scanner, Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut Pro. Nothing else. I'm sure I could use a more sophisticated program like Motion, but I like how this relatively unsophisticated software retains at least the trace of analog grittiness the strips themselves possess. I can emulate many of the functions of an optical printer, with the added advantage of digital compositing and color manipulation. Colors and layers blend and merge in ways that bipacking or masking can't quite reproduce. I also find the computer retains the sharp detail of the painted filmstrips better than film would. I can scan a filmstrip at such high magnification that what might be four or six frames on a strip becomes 12 or 24 or 36 frames in the computer. Much as the earth looks one way from outer space and another from an airplane, this magnification expands the filmstrip's potential.
The biggest challenge, not just with Cosmos but in all of my films, has simply been chronological. I'm still going frame by frame in Final Cut, just as I did on the old optical printer in Boulder, Colorado, where I first studied film back in the 1990s. Digital, I've found, is no faster than film. It took me three months to create all 94 seconds of Polar; I've no idea when Cosmos may be finished. Then again, the real cosmos has taken billions of years to unfold; by that comparison, I'm moving at light speed."
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WCNY to unveil new broadcast & education center
WCNY, Central New Yorks public broadcasting company, invites the community to the Grand Opening of its new Broadcast and Education Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 at 415 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse.
The Grand Opening ceremony will feature a unique multimedia ribbon cutting from 2 to 2:45 p.m. A separate ribbon cutting for the Education Center will be held at 3:30 p.m. Following the Education Centers ceremony, an open house will be held with special information for teachers and parents. Paula Kerger, PBS President and CEO, and Dr. John B. King, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, will speak at both ceremonies.
We are eager to open our doors for the public to engage with todays WCNY, said Robert J. Daino, WCNY President and CEO. We are excited for our community to witness the power of public broadcasting to educate, entertain and inspire and recognize WCNYs commitment to position itself for the future, for the benefit of the Central New York community that owns and values this essential community asset.
Throughout the day, visitors can tour the building to see how television and radio programs are made and enjoy the opportunity to star in TV spots of their own. Visitors can also meet on-air hosts, enjoy live musical performances, share suggestions for new programs and meet everyones favorite handyman, Bob the Builder. WCNYs new café and courtyard also will be open.
Attendees will learn about WCNYs innovative leadership in driving the creation of Centralcast LLC, the first collaboration of its kind within PBS, leveraging a cost-savings strategy serving as a model for the entire PBS system. This ground-breaking approach for the delivery of television content up to 200 streams (or channels) of television can be managed from this single location alone, saving stations subscribing to the service millions of dollars. Currently, all nine PBS stations in New York and New Jersey, a total of 35 channels of television, are being managed, serving nearly 20 percent of the PBS viewership across the United States.
Also on the tour is WCNYs new 10,000-square-foot Education Center that provides educational programs for learners of all ages. One of those programs is Enterprise America, New Yorks first hands-on experiential learning program that provides middle school students with a real-life immersive learning experience focused on STEM (science, technology, education and math) skills, entrepreneurship and financial and civic literacy. Students apply what they are learning in the classroom as they become business entrepreneurs, political leaders, employees and consumers in our real-world city with 14 businesses and a City Hall. Up to 30,000 students per year can participate in the Enterprise America experience, which helps prepare them for future college and career success.
For more information about the Grand Opening, including a complete schedule of events, visit www.wcny.org/grandopening or call (315) 453-2424.
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Carolina Panthers Coach Ron Rivera couldn't help but get a little emotional in his postgame press conference following a 44-38 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. After a tumultuous second season in Charlotte, Rivera's job security has been a burning question.
But the Panthers won their final four games to finish 7-9, one game better than their 2011 record. If nothing else, Rivera and his team went out on a high note.
"Today was very emotional," Rivera said. "It was a great win for our team. Our players played hard and that's all you can ask for."
Panthers offensive tackle Jordan Gross said Rivera received the game ball following the win, and a thank you from several members of the team.
"We just put our arms around him and told us we cared about him and thanks for his leadership," Gross said. "There's so much up in the air now that none of us know what's going to happen, but it's great to win and send out the season on a high note."
Rivera couldn't answer whether he had done enough to save his job, but he didn't hesitate to answer where he would like to be.
"Well, I want to be back," he said. "We'll see."
Rivera said he'll sit down with Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson in a few days to evaluate the season.
"The process is going to begin when we get back to Charlotte," he said. "Mr. Richardson has been fair and I appreciate the opportunity that he's given me and we'll see how things unfold."
It was a decidedly different end of the season than last year's finale against the Saints, where the Panthers lost 45-17. They left the Mercedes-Benz Superdome fuming as the Saints set several single-season records.
The Panthers turned the tables this season, sweeping the Saints and giving New Orleans (7-9) its first losing record since 2007.
"These two games this year felt like the old days," Gross said.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said it was particularly satisfying to see the team refuse to pack it in at the end of the season.
"I tip my hat off to everybody," he said. "It was easy for a lot of people to just give up and say 'we're not playing for anything,' ... just getting back into a winning rhythm means a lot."
Running back DeAngelo Williams, who is facing his own questions about his future with the Panthers, said he thought the team just felt more relaxed Sunday, and it showed on the field.
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Edmund Hodges-Kluck studies the hot plasma around and between galaxies to understand how this hot matter interacts with galaxies and influences their evolution. Vast reservoirs of million-degree plasma surround each galaxy, but their origin and fate are unknown. My work attempts to understand the life cycle of this material by using observations to test the predictions of various hypotheses. I work with X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, and radio data (with an emphasis on the X-rays, where hot plasma radiates) to determine the rate at which hot plasma falls onto or flows out of galaxies, as well as how this material is heated. The goal is to use these rates to provide tight constraints on models seeking to explain the observed properties of present-day galaxies.
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Feds: WellCare 'Misled and Confused Medicare Beneficiaries'
WellCare, a publicly traded company that manages health coverage for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, is in trouble again.
In a letter dated yesterday, the feds ordered the company to stop enrolling new Medicare beneficiaries, effective March 7. The sanction will be in effect until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the government's agency overseeing the programs, is satisfied that the company has corrected the alleged deficiencies. Click here to read the letter.
Adjusted for enrollment, the rate of complaints about WellCare's marketing of Medicare Advantage plans is three times the national average, the letter says. The letter goes on to allege that the company "misled and confused Medicare beneficiaries" and "engaged in unauthorized door-to-door solicitation."
CMS also accuses WellCare's agents of "misleading beneficiaries and misrepresenting WellCare plans at sales events in December 2008″ and failing to "discover forged applications through its own monitoring systems."
In a statement today, WellCare said it's "making significant efforts to improve operational effectiveness to address the issues identified by both CMS and the Company's own monitoring." The company said it would continue to work with independent third-parties to ensure that it is compliant with CMS.
"We take CMS' concerns very seriously," the company's CEO said in the statement. "We are committed to complying fully with CMS requirements and serving the needs of our members."
Loyal Health Blog readers may recall WellCare's name from 2007, when federal and state agents raided the company's Florida HQ. The company's top execs subsequently resigned. In 2008, a company employee pleaded guilty to sending Medicaid inflated bills for health-care services.
In its statement today, the company said it continues "to cooperate fully in the separate investigations previously disclosed."


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How to be a Utahn: Get Scared at a Haunted House
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The story behind Strangling Bros. Haunted Circus, and the evil clowns behind it. Read More
Forget about the same old haunted houses this year, and indulge in a real fright by taking a trip to the circus. Read More
Demons await above the main gate. Read More
The Nightmare began this Friday and will last through the end of October, and the spine-tingling new attractions will be sure to haunt your dreams until Halloween. Watch out for creatures with a mind of their own in the Spider, Snake, and Torture Rooms, and beware of the not-so-funny jesters in the Zombie Clown Midway. Read More
Boo, it's Halloween already. Lucky for fans it falls on a Sunday in Utah so we get two full days of costumes, candies and parties. So do you stay inside all weekend and avoid? Hang a sign on your door that says, "come back tomorrow, Halloween is Sunday?" Well, boo (hoo) to you. As long as the weather holds, there's too much going on for us to stay home. Personally, I hate dressing up. It's hard enough to get out of my lounge pants let alone wrack my brain for creative costumes. I dressed my boyfriend up as Speed Racer one year. He looked amazing and not a single person knew who he was. That definitely zaps a person's verve for future Halloween characters. Read More
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Pre-Market Primer: Stocks Rise Ahead of Simpson-Bowles Proposal; OfficeMax and Office Depot in Merger Talks
Vincent Trivett
M&A activity is increasing these days.
With less than two weeks left before the date when the government budget sequester takes place, stocks are heading higher in pre-market trading.
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures gained 0.09% at 13,961. Futures on the
(INDEXSP:.INX) rose 0.16% to 1,519.50 and
(INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) futures were up 0.24% to 2,768.00. The only major US economic data report on tap for today is the National Association of Homebuilders' February index, which economists expect to rise to 49 from 47 in January.
Investors are increasingly concerned about the still unsolved budget issues in Washington. On January 1, Congress temporarily staved off the self-imposed budget cuts and steep tax increases due because they could not resolve the "fiscal cliff" debate. Since then, American stocks have rallied more than 6%. The budget sequester will hit on March 1 if Congress does not succeed in passing a more suitable budget. Later today, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, former co-chairs of the White House's deficit reduction panel, will unveil their plan for the tax code and fiscal cuts.
One sign that animal spirits are returning is an increased appetite for mergers and acquisitions. This morning,
(NYSE:OMX) and
(NYSE:ODP) rose 20% and 34% respectively on reports in the
Wall Street Journal
that the two office supply retailers are in advanced talks to merge. Last week,
reported that so far this month, $140 million of M&A deals were announced in February alone, and transaction volume is up 27% from the year-earlier period.
After the closing bell this afternoon,
(NYSE:HLF), the controversial multi-level marketing company, will report earnings. The stock has been under the radar since November, when activist investor Bill Ackman revealed that he had a massive short position on the company, which he believes is a pyramid scheme. Carl Icahn disagrees. He is long on the company. Herbalife is expected to report $1.03 per share in profit on $1.05 billion in sales for the fourth quarter.
Also after the bell,
(NASDAQ:DELL) is expected to report $0.39 per share of profit, down from $0.51 a year ago. The company is in the middle of a $24.4 billion deal to go private.
European stocks rose today. Good economic news came out of Germany, where the ZEW business expectation index for February came in stronger than forecast. While the surveys' index for current conditions declined by 1.9 points to 5.2, the more closely watched business expectations index rose to a three-year high of 48.2 from 31.5. Car sales in Europe fell 8.5% in January to 918,280, the worst January for sales since the Association of European Carmakers began keeping records in 1990.
Japanese stocks declined overnight after Finance Minister Taro Aso denied that the government is planning to purchase foreign bonds. The yen fell 0.45% against the dollar to 93.54.
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I love martial arts films and I haven't seen a good one in a very long time. This film was not groundbreaking in any way, but it offered some great old-fashioned fights and good musical score. The plot was not the best and the acting was very mediocre but I still had a great time watching this movie. I was quite impressed with directorial abilities of Keanu Reeves and I think he will become a pretty decent director in the future. The fighting scenes were definitely the best parts of this film and it was thrilling to see that the actors were actually fighting and I was not watching something that was pieced together in the editing room.
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Alastair Gordon is a non-executive Director and chairman of the Group. Mr. Gordon has over 15 years' experience in global information management, software and e-commerce.
Mr. Gordon spent 12 years at SDL plc, a provider of global information management and software services, where he served as chief financial officer from 1998 to 2008 and executive director from 1998 to 2010. He played a leading role in the company's initial public offering and helped to grow the business, both organically and by acquisition, to become a FTSE350 company. Mr. Gordon retired as the chief financial officer in 2008 but remained on the board for a further two years as an executive director.
Prior to working at SDL plc, Mr. Gordon spent 10 years at Berisford International plc, where he held a number of divisional and group financial roles, including chief financial officer of the company's US operations.
Prior to working at Berisford International plc, Mr. Gordon spent 13 years at Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was a senior audit manager specialising in small and medium sized businesses and venture capital.
Mr. Gordon served as senior independent non-executive director of Active Risk Group plc (LON: ARI) (formerly Strategic Thought Group plc), an enterprise risk management technology company, since 2008. He also served as a non-executive director of Alterian plc, a marketing analysis software business, from 2010 until 2012. Mr. Gordon is a Qualified Chartered Accountant and is a member of the ICAEW.
Charles Fairbairn is a non-executive Director, the senior independent director and chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Fairbairn has held similar positions for a number of AIM companies over the past 14 years including Research Now Ltd, the online research company of which he was a founder investor, Statpro Group plc, providing analytics for asset managers, and Brightview plc, an internet service provider.
Mr. Fairbairn graduated from Durham University with a BA (Hons) in Economics in 1983 and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in London in 1986. Having spent seven years at Deloitte Haskins & Sells, he joined Pearson Plc in 1990 as group accountant, group chief accountant and latterly finance director of Pearson New Entertainment, a start-up division. Over the following 17 years, since leaving Pearson New Entertainment in 1998, he has held a number of positions as finance director, executive and non-executive director of a portfolio of companies, helping to develop and scale growth companies from start-ups into global companies. Mr. Fairbairn is an active investor in growth companies and reviews new business and turnaround opportunities, exposing him to a multitude of sectors and business models. He also holds an investment management certificate.
Daniel King is a non-executive Director and chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee. Mr. King has over 18 years' experience in e-commerce technologies, data and analytics, digital and online media and has extensive knowledge in developing and scaling high-growth companies.
Mr. King is currently the President & COO for Profitero, a SaaS provider of online insights and e-commerce intelligence for retailers and brands. Previously Mr. King worked for UK Trade & Investment as Head of High Growth & Emerging Markets, working with companies and individual investors looking to set up their businesses or investment in the UK. Mr King was previously managing partner of Blue Leaf Capital, a private boutique venture capital and advisory services company based in London. Prior to this Mr. King held Managing Director roles with Compete, a WPP company; MySupermarket.co.uk; and Experian Hitwise, overseeing the company's EMEA operations and was a key member of staff that led to the eventual acquisition of Hitwise by Experian in June 2007.
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Mr. Gal Haber is Managing Director and an Executive Director of Plus500 Ltd. Mr. Gal Haber has nearly 15 years' experience in software programming and business development. One of the Company's founders, he currently holds the position of the Company's joint chief executive officer and is responsible for the day-to-day running of operations. In particular, he has led the design of the userfriendly Trading Platform, which represents one of the key competitive advantages for the business. As announced in February 2016, commencing 30 April 2016 he will become the Managing Director of the Group.
Mr. Haber holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel. Before founding Plus500, Mr. Haber served as chief operating officer of InterLogic Ltd, a 'skilled games' programme provider for the internet, and mobile devices, which he co-founded in 2004.
Mr. Asaf Elimelech is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of Plus500 Ltd. He previously served as the CEO of Plus500AU Pty Ltd. Asaf is currently responsible for managing Plus500's subsidiaries, working with the senior management team to ensure that the group, through its subsidiaries, is meeting its strategic goals. and has worked for the Group for the last three years.
Prior to joining Plus500, he was a supervisor at PwC from 2008 to 2012, specialising in biotechand commercial audit as well as providing tax services to clients. As part of his role he managed several audit teams and was responsible for the preparation of financial reports for private and international public companies.
Mr. Elimelech holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Haifa University and is a certified accountant in Israel.
Ms. Inbal Marom is Vice President - Finance, Executive Director of Plus500 Ltd. She joined the Group in 2009. Ms. Marom's responsibilities cover a broad range of finance functions.
Prior to joining Plus500, Ms. Marom worked at Carestream, a medical systems manufacturer, as an accountant assistant. Prior to working at Carestream, Ms. Marom was a senior auditor at Deloitte Brightman Almagor, handling a variety of client accounts for quoted companies listed in USA, Israel and Europe.
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I am currently without insurance and the healthcare that is
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Looking up a diagnosis can be tricky on line and not real reliable.Back pain can be a symptom for a lot of different ailments from kidney stones to syatica or a alipped disc,even uterine problems.It is best to get checked out by an MD or a clinic if you are short on money.I too have no insurance and my Dr. knows this so he gives me a discounted rate.I do not go to see him unless I really have to but when I do he helps me out far better then I could by guessing out a diagnosis on line.My husband one year said he was fine and I believed him so we went to work as usual.In the middle of the day he started to shake and his lip were blue.I immediaterly took him to the MD.I told the doc I thought he had pnemonia,I heard the doc. tell someone in the office I was nuts but he would see my husband to make sure.Turned out he had double pnemonia and if he had waited he would have been dead in 2 weeks.I thanked the Lord that day as it wasn't my husbands time but it also taught me a lesson.If I feel my conditions aren't getting better in a few days or I am in a lot of pain I take it to the pros.God bless Dori


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Summit County Elections 2013
Voters throughout Summit County will be voting in their city and town council elections. In each of Coalville, Oakley and Park City, two council seats and the mayor's post are up for election.
Please take some time to browse through the candidates' positions on this page before going to the polls.
Note: Candidates' responses to each question were to be kept under 200 words; some responses that exceeded that limit have been edited for length.
|Election Day Summary
What: the Park City election
Who wants to be mayor:
Beerman is a lodging industry figure and a member of the Park City Council. Thomas is a Park City Planning Commissioner and an architect.
Who wants to be a Park City Councilor:
Butwinski is an incumbent City Councilor. He is retired but continues to manage investment properties. Matsumoto is an incumbent City Councilor and the co-owner of a home furnishings store. Henney works in real estate investment and management. Wintzer owns a commercial leasing firm.
When: polls are open on Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Where: people who live in Old Town and Deer Valley vote in the City Council chambers at the Marsac Building. People who live in the rest of Park City vote in the lobby of the Eccles Center.
What to bring: government issued photo identification, such as a driver license, a military identification, a passport or a concealed weapon permit. If someone does not have the photo identification, they must provide two other forms listed as being acceptable. One of those forms must show the person's address.
More information: is available on City Hall's website, www.parkcity.org. Select Election Information 2013 from the Government dropdown menu on the front page.
Coalville Mayoral Candidates:
Johnson is a manager of operations for a company that does maintenance for commercial buildings. Judd is a current member of the Coalville City Council.
City Council Candidates (two vacancies):
McKeehan works for a Walmart distribution center in Grantsville. Scates is the manager of a construction company. Robbins owns and manages rental properties in Coalville.
Oakley Mayoral candidates:
Frazier is the incumbent mayor of Oakley and also serves as Summit County's Auditor. Woolstenhulme is the principal of South Summit Middle School.
City Council Candidates (two vacancies):
City Council 2-year term candidate:
Frazier owns a small real estate brokerage in Eastern Summit County and serves on the Oakley City Council. Woolstenhulme serves on the Oakley City Council and owns Tycon Inc., an excavating contractor company. Gillett owns an equipment services company. Hoggan serves on the Oakley City Council and is a paralegal for Talisker Mountain Inc.
When to vote: Oakley: Oakley City Hall, 960 W. Center Street, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Coalville: Coalville City Hall, 10 Main Street, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
What to bring: government-issued photo identification, which can include a driver license, a military ID, a passport or a concealed weapon permit. If no photo identification can be provided, a voter must present two other acceptable forms of identification, one of which should show the person's address.
For more information on the Coalville election, visit coalvillecity.org. For more information on the Oakley election, visit oakleycity.com.


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LONDON Jane Austen will become the new face on England's 10-pound notes – in an attempt to add a little pride and fight the prejudice against women on the currency.
The Bank of England chose the chronicler of 18th century country life as the new face of the note, bowing to critics who complained that the institution was ignoring women on its currency.
"Her novels have an enduring and universal appeal, and she is recognized as one of the greatest writers in English literature," the bank's new governor Mark Carney said in a statement.
Carney elevated the creator of Mr. Darcy to the 10-pound (about $15) note within weeks of his taking over the helm of the U.K.'s central bank.
The controversy began when the bank said it would replace the 19th-century social reformer Elizabeth Fry with Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the 5-pound note. Though Churchill is still revered for his World War II leadership, the change led to protests because no other woman – besides Queen Elizabeth II – would be represented.
Critics protested that this suggested the only way for women to get ahead was to be born into the right family.
Austen specialist Rebecca Smith at the University of Southampton believes she would have appreciated the gesture. "She took great pleasure in finally having an income and money of her own," she said.
The Austen note will be issued within a year of the Churchill note, which is set for 2016. The present face of the 10-pound note, Charles Darwin, will become extinct.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – South Carolina (28-20, 5-14 SEC) took advantage of two critical second chances and added on three runs late in an 8-3 defeat of Mississippi State (30-17, 7-12 SEC) Friday night at the MSU Softball Stadium. Seven of the Gamecocks' eight runs came with two outs.
Scoreless in the top of the second, MSU senior left-hander Stephanie Becker struck out the first two batters, before issuing a two-out walk to Ashlyn Masters. The southpaw had two strikes on seven-hole hitter Kelley Dillon, before Dillon connected on her second home run of the season, giving the Gamecocks an early 2-0 lead.
The two teams played even softball in the third and fourth before a fifth-inning error proved costly for the Maroon and White. Becker had two outs again on USC, before leadoff hitter Samie Garcia extended the inning by reaching first on a MSU throwing error. The Bulldog miscue put two on the bags for Alaynie Page, who sent a liner down the left-field line. State left fielder Jessica Offutt went all-or-nothing on the hard-hit ball, coming up just short on an all-out dive. The ball raced to the wall in left as Page cleared the bases with an inside-the-park home run.
"We could not catch a break," Vann Stuedeman said. "This game is a game of inches. One good bounce one way or another could be a totally different ballgame."
Junior second baseman Heidi Shape crushed her third home run of the season in the sixth to cut the deficit to 5-2, before Carolina responded with three runs on four hits in the top of the seventh. Jessica Offutt scored the last run of the game with an RBI double to the gap in left in the final frame.
South Carolina's Julie Sarratt tossed her team-leading eighth complete-game of the season in the circle, improving to 10-5 on the year. Sarratt gave up three runs on five hits and six walks. Becker suffered the loss for MSU in her fourth complete game of 2013, falling to 10-7 in her final campaign for the Maroon and White. Becker struck out eight and gave up just as many runs, with five of them being earned.
Shape (2-for-3, two RBIs, home run) and Offutt (1-for-4, double, RBI) were responsible for the Bulldogs' runs. Senior Jessica Cooley (1-for-2, two walks, run) and freshman Kayla Winkfield (1-for-2) also had hits for the home squad. Redshirt sophomore Briana Bell reached base twice with walks, while junior Logan Foulks drew a base on balls as well and scored on Shape's home run.
Starkville's Team continues its series vs. South Carolina Saturday at 1 p.m. Admission is free, but for those who cannot attend, free live audio as well as video will be available online to HailStateTV subscribers (www.HailState.com/hstvlive). For live in-game updates of the series, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.
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Do you know this dog? This Facebook thread tells the story of this survivor of the April 27 tornadoes that devastated many communities in Arkansas.
No information is available on where this good looking boy was found, but it's easy to see by looking at him that he's been well cared for. His family is most likely out there searching for their lost boy.
Maumelle Animal Clinic is caring for him at this time. If you recognize this dog, a beagle/hound mix, please contact the clinic using the information below.
This Facebook group page is assisting, with information on rescue groups, where to have pets scanned or treated and other up to date information. Residents who find an animal are asked to hold onto it until it's owner is located.
Please leave a phone number where you can be reached. Don't depend on people being able to reach you on Facebook.
Also remember to be very careful who you release a "found" pet to. Sadly, in other disasters, people have taken advantage of the situation and taken custody of pets that did not belong to them.
People who have lost everything don't need to deal with nefarious folks also.. These disasters bring out people who scam, so please beware.
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Cameron Wilson tied for the individual medal and led the Stanford men's golf team to a fifth place finish (295-287-290-872) this weekend at the Olympia Fields/ Fighting Illini Invitational, held at the Olympia Fields Country Club North Course.
Wilson, trailing by three shots entering play on Sunday, played an even-par round of 70, although not without its ups and downs. Wilson birdied four holes, No. 1 at par-5, 626 yards, No. 4 at par-4, 40 yards, No. 7 at par-5, 450 yards and No. 15 at par-5, 576 yards. After each par he bogied the next hole, leaving him even for the day. Still it was enough for the victory which was keyed by a -5 round of 65 on Saturday to charge back into contention following +5 round of 75 on Friday.
On Saturday, Wilson logged five birdies and 13 pars in a beautiful round that also saw him birdie hole No. 1, the longest hole on the course.
Patrick Rodgers and David Boote finished at 21st and 23rd, respectively to help the Cardinal. Rodgers showed his driving ability as well as on the par 3's with good showings on the par-4, 400-yard fourth hole (two birdies, par) and the short par-3, 168-yard 13th hole (two birdies, par).
Boote overcame a difficult Saturday round (+8) with an impressive even-par 70 on Sunday.
Alabama ran away with the title, finishing 18 shots ahead of second place Texas as three Crimson Tide players finished inside the top six with co-titlist Robby Sheton, Trey Mullinax, who finished in a tie for fourth and Bobby Wyat, who finished sixth.
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This one is for my most excellent sista-in-law who is in need of some super healthy treats for her babes.
Callum and I headed into the kitchen this afternoon during Livvie's nap. He has become my master mixer and is easily coerced into baking on this premise.
"Callum, how can I bake without you to do my mixing?"
"Okay Mommy, but can I have some chocolate chips?"
I definitely did not eat dark chocolate chips at the age of three. And I don't think I had the negotiation skills either. We are in for some interesting arguments over the years!
Ann-Marie is looking for some low-sugar treats so I took this as a challenge and here's what I came up with.
There are many spots for modifications to be made so don't let this recipe scare you off. Read my notes and see how these babies can easily be your babies too.
Vegan and Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/3 cups of GF mix (I used the same mix that I used for my shortbread cookies)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup agave
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup real maple syrup
1/2 tsp molasses
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup coconut oil – melted
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
In the bowl of your mixer, combine the flour, baking powder and soda, and sea salt. In a separate bowl combine the agave, maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla. Add the coconut oil and combine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined (don't forget to add the chocolate chips).
Drop spoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the parchment – leave 1-2 inches between. My dough was pretty goopy. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool on the tray for a couple of minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely – unless they get eaten first. Nothing better than warm cookies…
Yield: Just over one dozen cookies
Use brown rice flour if you don't have a mix kicking around. I've done this and they're pretty yummy this way too.
Add more agave if you don't have maple syrup – just keep in mind that agave is quite sweet.
You could use canola or olive oil, or any type of oil for that matter.
I often double this recipe and then freeze half of the dough for future use. I do this by placing spoonfuls of dough on a plate, freezing them for 20-30 minutes, then placing the balls in a freezer bag. They make a delicious treat right out of the freezer too.


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The Ravens haven't had much luck against Peyton Manning during his storied career and Sunday will mark another match up versus the MVP candidate.
The Raven defense is struggling, in a tight AFC race; the Ravens have fallen out of the number two seed with the loss to the Washington Redskins.
Things get magnified when Manning is involved, but the Ravens defense hasn't measured up to the expected standard in Baltimore and with playoff seeding on the line, they need their defense Sunday.
The Ravens defense have given up more than 30 points in a game three times, 4 opposing quarterbacks have topped 300 yards passing and 4 teams have rushed for at least 170 yards.
Manning must be licking his chops at the chance for a shot at a defense he has shredded at full strength, let alone a banged up one.
Missing linebackers Ray Lewis and possibly Terrell Suggs, Manning will have some time to find open receivers. Ravens defensive players know they will have to step up their game against the Bronco or it will be the same case scenario.
"We know we have to be clutch in these last few games," Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger said," according to Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post. (Manning) is definitely a challenge. He's done it for a long time now. He's seen everything, but we know we have our destiny in our own hands. We just have to make it happen."
"Just technique stuff, small stuff, knowing your assignment and playing it to a T," Reed said. "This is a game of inches. You don't have time to be a step too deep when you're supposed to be underneath or eyes in the backfield if you're playing man as a safety.
Offenses make headaches for you sometimes, man. Experienced quarterbacks make headaches for you."
"The thing about that is Peyton Manning is aware of that as well," Harbaugh said this week. "He knows what Jim (Caldwell) knows about Peyton, so it's one of those kinds of deals.
There is no smarter quarterback than Peyton Manning. He's right up there with that group of guys. He's been doing it for a long time. With him, it really is a chess match that way. It's still football.
Those chess pieces are slamming into each other. There is an intellectual element to the game that we have to be very aware of. Jim has a handle on that, but Peyton understands that, too."


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Many people have tried giving Facebook in the past for different reasons, but it often proves to be rather unsuccessful. Well, the secret mood experiment conducted by Facebook has angered users enough that they are looking to fire back. A press release was issued on July 8, 2014, and it introduces a new mood experiment called 99 Days of Freedom and it pits users firing back against Facebook.
It's a non-profit initiative simply known as "99 Days of Freedom" and it is in response to Facebook manipulating the news feeds of around 700,000 unsuspecting users to check their moods.
With 99 Days of Freedom, users are being asked to completely give up Facebook for a full 99 days in a row and then report back on how their happiness is affected. Here are the overly simple directions for taking part in the experiment.
1.) Change your profile picture to the "99 Days of Freedom" picture written in traditional white font on a Facebook blue background.
2.) Share your last link (at least for now) - On the website, you can add in your name and email address and create a countdown for your 99 days.
3.) Don't use Facebook for 99 days. - As the site says, that means no messenger, no sharing, no updating, no logging in, nothing.
Could you possibly give up Facebook for 99 Days of Freedom? Imagine not being able to post anything or scroll through your news feed for a full 99 days. There is a message board for everyone to share what they are doing during the break from Facebook, but there will be no logging into the site.
"We had a lot of arguments about the experiment's duration. If it's too extended, participants will lose interest. If it's too short, there's no meaningful behavioral change to assess," said Just director Merijn Straathof. "In the end, we landed on a 99-day program with periodic surveys and posts, hoping that such interaction will serve as a support group of sorts. As everyone at our firm is participating in the experiment, we'll be testing that one first-hand."
The nonprofit group was started by a creative agency in The Netherlands, but they want users around the world to participate in 99 Days of Freedom.
It's already expected that a lot of people trying to give up Facebook for that long will fail. Staying off of Facebook is something that a lot of people try to do for Lent, but they usually end up failing as well, and that's only 40 days.
99 days seems unheard of in this day and age, but that's to do anything.
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I'm trying to motivate my 14 year old to read more. I just love the Stuart Woods books featuring former NYPD detective Stone Barrington turned investigative lawyer. Are there any series of books out there for middle school and high school age kids?
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Dear Dad who reads,
By reading you are providing the role model you want your child to emulate. With that said, there are plenty of series books published for tweens and teens. The Harry Potter series or the more recent Hunger Games books quickly come to mind.
Authors like to write series books around the adventures of their main characters because they have the opportunity to create a fictional timeline around the life of a character they've grown to love. One challenge is to maintain a consistency across all the books.
Michael Thal, author of the Koolura Series said, "I decided to write the second Koolura book because I saw a lot of possibilities in the Koolura Akopyan character." Koolura is a middle school child with tremendous psychic powers. She can make objects move, read minds, teleport, and even fly.
Thal says, "When I wrote the second book, Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback I referenced back to the first book, The Legend of Koolura, to encourage readers to read that book, too." In his current work in progress (WIP), "Koolura and the Mayans," he is referring back to both books while creating a third novel independent of the other two. Thal says, "In book three Koolura is transported back to the time of the Mayans with her best friend, Leila, to stop a possible invasion of Earth by aliens from a distant star."
Jessica Tornese, author of the Linked Series said that after writing Linked Through Time people showed interest in a sequel. Tornese says, "I really had to sit down and figure out what people would want to read about. I enjoyed the time travel aspect, so I wanted to incorporate that again, along with some real facts and history from the area where I grew up."
In Lost Through Time Tornese has her main character, Kate, travel back to the Baudette, Minnesota fires of 1910 to locate her missing Aunt Sarah. Tornese says, "Book Two really was about bringing in a villain, someone people could get angry with. I wanted them to hate the villain, but also empathize with them as to why they became so set on ruining everyone else's life."
Book Three, Destroyed Through Time, was all about wrapping up unanswered questions. Tornese says, "It takes place ten years after books one and two. I wanted the reader to see the change in my characters, to see the hurt and ruin caused by selfishness. But, I still wanted the key element to be about family—It was hard to write, as I didn't include time travel. I was afraid my readers would be disappointed."
Anne McGee, author of the Cedar Creek Mystery Books says, "It was never my intention to write The Mystery at Marlatt Manor as part of a series. I first wrote it as a stand-alone book. Turning it into a series came about after my publisher said how well the book was selling. He felt that with so many requests for a sequel, I should turn it into a series."
McGee really got excited about writing book two, The Mystery of the Missing Ming, when she reacquainted herself with the Cedar Creek characters—independent Mallory, her sidekick Kyle, and the affable grandma Aggie. McGee says, "It seemed like they'd all been waiting patiently (or impatiently as is often the case with these three characters) for me to send them off on another new and exciting adventure. With that much enthusiasm, I couldn't wait to grab some pencils and paper and start doing it."
The Mystery Beneath Midville Museum is book three in the Cedar Creek Mystery Books. McGee says of her WIP, "In this story Mallory, Kyle and Aggie become involved in the strange happenings surrounding an Egyptian exhibit on loan at the nearby Midville Museum. Among the many ancient artifacts on display is the mummy of a young woman known as a muse (a temple singer). But it's not until Mallory's paranormal abilities begin to kick in, that things get even stranger. An eerie story indeed."
The Koolura Series, Linked Series, and the Cedar Creek Mystery Books are action packed books for middle grade, Young Adult, and even adult readers. They are exciting, entertaining and pure fun.
LA Teacher


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Updated: 08/20/2014 - Preparations for Arkansas begin at Auburn; punishment plan for Nick Marshall remains
Updated: 08/20/2014 - Preparations for Arkansas begin at Auburn; punishment plan for Nick Marshall remains
Posted: 08/18/2014 - Auburn's Gus Malzahn thanks Houston Nutt, says he 'wouldn't be here' without former Arkansas coach
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Posted: 08/15/2014 - Marshall On Four Pre-Season Watch Lists.
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Actor Nolan Gerard Funk is the face of the all-new Kids Beating Cancer public awareness campaign! For the photos, Nolan took a break from co-starring on the big screen with Lindsay Lohan and being the lead singer of The Warblers on Glee to co-star in the campaign with Kids Beating Cancer's mascot, Bunky the Bear!
Kids Beating Cancer insures that all children can receive costly life-saving treatments, even when they can't afford them. Children worldwide are encouraged to join the Bunky's Pals program, where they can receive a variety of fun toys and activities during their hospital stays, as well as their very own Bunky the Bear! More info on the Bunky Pals program can be found here!
Funk can currently be seen starring on MTV's Awkward every Tuesday night! Nolan's recent box office hit, Riddick, hits Blu Ray and DVD this Winter!
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In an unexpected move, the New Orleans Saints on Monday announced they have released defensive end Bobby McCray, who started for the team during its run to the Super Bowl title this past season.
McCray played two seasons with the Saints after signing as an unrestricted free agent in March 2008. He started eight of 32 games and made 59 tackles with 7½ sacks, three pass defenses and a forced fumble. The 28-year-old played the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He replaced Charles Grant in the Saints' starting lineup after Grant was lost for the season because of injury and started all three of the team's playoff victories.
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Onetime Mitt Romney foe Rick Santorum called on Joe Biden to apologize for playing the race card at a Virginia speech last week where Biden made his "chains" remark, Politico reports. Santorum also offered an explanation on how Biden got to that point. It started with a simple "Y'all." "Y'all? I mean, 'y'all' is 'y'all,' and I've been in groups like that," Santorum said, "and you know, it's very easy when you're in a group of people, when you're in the South or up in different areas of the country and different groups of people, you develop an affinity with the group you're speaking in front of."


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(2010-11-12)MURRAY, KY (wkms) - Murray's High School football team plays Fort Campbell tonight. It's a much-anticipated home field match up after last year's close game that endangered the Falcon's perfect season and its third straight Class 2-A football state championship win. Tonight's game is the second round of the Class 2-A playoffs. Kickoff begins at 7:30.
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I've always been absolutely fascinated by Romanesco broccoli natural fractal shape... This is absolutely gorgeous and also very yummy
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cauliflower has this feature too!
It indeed has this feature but it's less visible as shapes are less defined
It's very pretty too anyway. Thanks!
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Okay!!! So this weekend/4 day 4th of July vacation did not go as healthy as expected. Really at all. I was definitely sidetracked. Good things though: I did not get fast food (keeping my streak to like 4 weeks) I had a blast, a few times I said no or passed on things I wanted and could have had, but chose not to.
Last week I weighed in at 204.4. So a bit up from my 199.7 that happened in Mid May. Then this morning after the weekend I was 207.9. HOWEVER- I am reminding myself that it was before my morning pee, I had a TGIFridays burger and 2 long islands at the Brewer game last night, I got my period this morning AND I am sore from the hips up from an intense upper body workout.
Not excuses, just explinations because I know that about 3lbs of that 207.9 was water weight. And my typical morning pee is 1lb alone. Yeah- I've weighed it a few times- biggest pee was 2.5lbs. My bladder sucks but it can hold a lot while i sleep. Get over it ;)
My new goals have been set. I feel motivated today- so motivated that working out is more important that getting overtime at work- and I can definitely use the money. But throughout the year that I was hardcore I made that sacrifice a lot- AND when I was training for my half marathon. I am saving up for a car so any overtime is very helpful. But after seeing a number above 205 again it makes me mad.
I've been doing strength training 2x a week- basically upper and lower body days. Cardio has been pretty minimal. The weather has been very hot and being outside really sucks. Josh and I are really focused on getting outside and being active. On July 4th he took me Disk Golfing for the first time ever! OMG I friggin LOVE it! Maybe because i'm a hippie...? The course is right near our apartment and it's SO hilly. Like I feel like I definitely burned 6-700 calories in the hour and a half it took us. I can't wait to do it again.
I have been so busy with work and my social life I am ready for a few relaxing nights at home doing whatever I please. I have begun painting, I started another scrapbook, DEXTER started again (!%#$@)&_!!!!!!!!!!) and I have some laundry and cleaning to do. Never ends, right?! And I dont even have a kid.
Josh and I planned out our dinners for the next 2 weeks. I love how we do it because then we have a grocery list and dinner list- if we want something different on a specific night we know we have stuff for it! As for snacking I have been good! Last week I was great until July 4th night. Work temptations are still tough for me, I ate 5 chocolate chip cookies someone brought in yesterday- my logic was that I was going to a Brewer game after work so I was going to be eating a giant burger later anyway. >:( What a tard!! That's the opposite of logic.
I realllllly mean to count everything and write it down or keep it in my fitness pal. Portions portions portions.
Not a lot of things have gotten me excited about losing weight again- I think part of me thinks it's not going to happen, doubtful. Another part of my thinks that if I really try I will kick butt at it, but then if I do that I will make other people look bad. (and really, I just sound like an azzhole for saying that) Right now- I see 190 flashing in my head and I get excited, I want to hit that number so badly!
It will happen by planning. My plans will be to lose 2lbs a week. Getting to 190 will take me to the end of August to hit that. I need to have patience- I need to remember that it's not one little change I make that's going to take those 2lbs away, it's calorie by calorie. Working out is the treat, burning calories is the fun here. Even just going for a 30 minute walk with Josh is going to help, and double bonus if it's after my nightly workout. He walks so slow sometimes it's really not a workout for me at all. But he's getting better and slowing edging out of his 3.0mph comfort zone.
I have begun running on the trails around the college campus/golf course. It's a hilly route and if I go the full distance it's about 4.5 miles. It's tough, and there's no water on the course either. I want to try running it at LEAST once a week. Other forms of cardio can be playing Frisbee with Josh, riding bikes, kettle bells, ARC trainer/treadmills/ellipticals at the gym.
I am doing this. Josh is doing this. We are closer than ever to spending the rest of our lives together- I want us to both look fabulous when that day comes. And have fun with things without feeling limited! There are times where I or him will lose track, we will both drink and go overboard at some point. I will eat chocolate, I will go over my calories or WW points. But ONE HUNDRED NINETY POUNDS. It's gonna take a long time of staying committed to get there. And even more commitment and effort to hit 174lbs.
Hoo RAH!! 190! Summer is the best time to lose weight! It should be anyway with all the sweating going on!
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DOH, correction I did read it and I commented. Anyway! Congratulations again!
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I'm sooooo far behind on blog reading. I missed the freaking momentous occasion! 199!!!! I'm gonna catch up.
Awesome choice to pre-plan meals, I always talk about doing it but...
Have a great week!
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Awwwwwww yeah! Get it girl!
Love those "justifcations" like - Oh, I will just do MORE drugs because I took one drug once. NO! But your brain tries! Oh I've already dug myself into this hole, let me just keep digging. Wtf?! Brain!
The meal planning is SO SMART and it is AWESOME that you guys are out and about together! Exactly HOW much coordination did you need for frisbee golf? It is getting really popular around here but I see myself standing there trying over and over again watching the frisbee just sail past the basket over and over lol. Then I see myself getting really frustrated, throwing the frisbee down, and ordering myself a beer. Yikes.
Anyways - You got this girly! You are on the right track! Hoo RAH is right!
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