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IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Democratic Republic of Timor-LestePublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/78
June 30, 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case. The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Lesteis also available.
On June 25, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.1
Growth rebounded in 2007, although the civil unrest continues to undermine the economy. Following negative growth in 2006, the peak year for the civil unrest, non-oil growth is estimated to have reached almost 8 percent in 2007 and should remain high in 2008. Growth is driven mainly by the public sector, as government expenditure surges and donor spending remains high. Agricultural production contracted in 2007 due to drought and locust infestations. Output of coffee, the main non-oil export commodity, fell by an estimated 20 percent. Private sector activity remains subdued by the security situation.
Inflation has risen sharply, but remains low relative to regional comparators. Consumer prices increased by 8.9 percent in 2007 and are likely to stay high in 2008, driven by rising global food prices and reflecting food's 60 percent weight in the CPI basket. Fuel prices have also risen in line with international prices. While government subsidies for rice have partially shielded consumers, the threat of rice shortages looms. Excluding food prices, inflation was relatively low, although signs of increased demand-side price pressures are emerging in tight markets, e.g., in construction materials.
The weakening U.S. dollar and low inflation contributed to a moderate depreciation of the real effective exchange rate over the past year. On a nominal trade-weighted basis, the exchange rate is unchanged relative to 2004. Revenue from off-shore oil/gas continues to surge, reflecting high international prices. Petroleum revenue reached 340 percent of non-oil GDP in 2007, with petroleum fund assets increasing to US$2.6 billion at end-March 2008 (about 6 times non-oil GDP).
The large revenue inflows more than offset the steep increase in government expenditure, as external and fiscal surpluses further widened. Central government spending almost doubled in FY2006/072, with a further increase in spending during the second half of 2007, as reflected in expanding non-oil deficits. Government expenditure drove a surge in merchandise imports, which also almost doubled to an estimated 51 percent of non-oil GDP.
The increase in government expenditure has more than offset a gradual decline in donor spending. On a "combined sources" basis, which includes donor spending for projects identified in the national development plan, total public sector expenditure in FY2008 is expected to reach 101 percent of non-oil GDP. Although the recent civil unrest-related humanitarian needs have led to new commitments, international assistance is expected to decline further over the coming years.
Notwithstanding the sharp increase, government spending to date remains far below budgeted levels, especially for investment spending. Budget execution remains constrained by weak planning and procurement capacity, as financial management reforms have not yet had a significant impact. In addition, a large stock of unspent commitments continues to be carried forward, despite efforts to tighten procedures.
The planned 2008 mid-year budget update (MYBU) includes a significant increase in current spending appropriations. Additional funds are being allocated for public works programs, transfers to refugees, veterans and the elderly, and higher public sector salaries. The MYBU also includes a large appropriation for rice purchases (5.8 percent of GDP) to be used for subsidized resale to local retailers, distribution to civil servants, and humanitarian assistance. The 2008 budget update appropriations are expected to exceed the estimated "sustainable" spending level defined under the Petroleum Fund arrangement, but actual cash expenditure is likely to be significantly lower.
Access to financial services remains limited and credit growth has stalled. Notwithstanding the rapid expansion of credit to the private sector following independence (from a small base), still less than 2 percent of the population use banking facilities. A poor credit culture and weak enforcement of creditors' rights, compounded by the recent civil unrest, has led to an increase in nonperforming loans and provisioning to, respectively, 28 percent and 53 percent of bank lending at end-March 2008. While bank deposits have increased sharply, there has been little credit growth since 2006, with banks placing excess funds abroad.
The civil unrest and mid-2007 general elections have delayed progress on structural reforms needed to support non-oil private sector activity. A draft of critical economic legislation is still pending. The court system is overwhelmed and there is no effective system to enforce contractual rights or settle disputes. Business licensing regulations appear to have become more complicated, rather than simplified as needed.
The medium-term outlook is for moderate non-oil growth. The outlook is shaped by, on the one hand, expected continued favorable oil/gas revenue prospects, and on the other, constraints on the government's capacity to spend. Given current trends, the "sustainable" spending level would be reached within a couple of years as budget execution gradually improves. Under that assumption, and based on continued slow reform of the business environment, the non-oil economy should grow by about 5 percent annually over the medium term. A more forceful shift in the spending mix toward well-planned investment spending and successful business environment reform would be associated with annual growth rising to above 8 percent and less inflationary pressure.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors praised the authorities for Timor-Leste's solid recent macroeconomic performance. Despite civil unrest, macroeconomic stability has been maintained, aided by a sound fiscal and monetary framework. Looking forward, the key challenge remains to use the growing oil and gas revenue to develop a sustainable non-oil economy, while alleviating social problems and maintaining macroeconomic stability.
Directors believed that the strategy set out in the current National Development Plan remains valid. This includes the long-term oil and gas revenue savings policy, well-targeted development spending, a monetary and exchange rate regime that preserves macroeconomic stability, and a supportive environment for private investment and activity.
To ensure sustainable growth and poverty reduction, Directors stressed the need to encourage the development of the private sector. The comfortable level of resources should permit a stepping up of public investment in support of this, particularly in infrastructure and human capital development, as well as expenditures to address immediate security and humanitarian needs. Directors welcomed the tax reform, which should promote business formation, and called for further reforms to simplify business regulations, clarify land tenure rights, and improve the judicial system.
Directors observed that the increase in government expenditure planned for the midyear 2008 budget will call for careful planning and monitoring to ensure that such expenditure is productive while avoiding inflationary pressures. Adoption of cash-based budgeting would also be helpful. Directors noted the importance of enhancing Timor-Leste's administrative and absorptive capacities so that budget operations are accomplished efficiently and in a timely manner, and in full accordance with the authorities' program goals. Continued technical assistance will be needed in this regard. Looking further ahead, Directors encouraged the authorities to develop a medium-term fiscal framework that is in line with macroeconomic stability and the country's absorptive capacity.
Directors viewed the Petroleum Fund as a cornerstone for sound management of the country's resources, ensuring fiscal sustainability and macroeconomic stability. The Fund smoothes budget spending, provides for investment abroad of resources not required for budget execution, and mandates transparency in its operations. Looking forward, Directors encouraged the authorities to preserve these principles. They welcomed the acceptance of Timor-Leste as a candidate country in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Directors agreed that the use of the U.S. dollar as the currency of Timor-Leste has served the economy well by providing a credible nominal anchor for price stability. They noted the staff assessment that the current level of the exchange rate appears broadly consistent with its equilibrium level. They observed that stronger institutional capacity will be needed before considering a move to introduce a national currency.
Directors welcomed the initiatives to strengthen the financial sector, including the progress made on a credit registry and the strengthening of banking supervision. Additional efforts are needed on pending financial sector legislation and the creation of an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. Any public sector participation in the financial system should be on commercial terms and supervised under domestic banking laws. Directors cautioned that proposals to begin external borrowing should be weighed carefully and analyzed transparently to ensure that such borrowing is adequately concessional, will deliver a clear net positive rate of return, and is consistent with macroeconomic stability.
Directors commended the authorities for the progress made on the compilation of financial and balance of payments statistics. They encouraged them to better monitor real sector activity through the compilation of national accounts.


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I have designed a character to be able to cook just about anything and make it taste great. This was done mainly for RP purposes but I was curious if there is any system that adds benefits for eating fresh good food. Maybe something like a moral bonus. I am aware of the racial trail rations and might use those without the racial limits if my DM approves.
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Like the other answer says, there's no system for this in the pathfinder rules. So here are a few house rules you could use. I would start by inverting the rules for starvation and thirst.
As you get dehydrated, you make successive constitution checks and start taking non-lethal, and then lethal damage every hour. Further, characters who are starving or dehydrated become fatigued. So, being well-fed should invert these effects in some way.
Here's an example status effect I've come up with that could implement this:
And also a potential implementation of Profession (Cooking)
And finally, some sample items
There's nothing in Pathfinder RAW about this. However, in 3.5 there were optional rules on Upkeep (DMG p.130) that we used a variant of in Living Greyhawk:
* Time Unit: Abstraction of time spent not adventuring, about 1 week.
What I'd do is use some variant of these rules and let your Cooking skill contribute $$ towards these - if you have a Profession: Cooking +10 then you are basically producing an excess 10 gp/week to help defray these costs - so you could put in 40-50 gp in a month to having a higher level lifestyle.
In fact, it would be pretty easy to integrate that into the Downtime rules in Pathfinder that otherwise detail life in downtime and have your cooking generate capital. They whiffed on the Upkeep section of the rules, which basically say "uh, nothing," but you could block it in there easily enough.
If you are a Witch, there is a major Hex called 'Cook People' which is a great way of getting bonuses for cooking 'good' food. Any Paladins in the group may object, so do your cooking while they're asleep.


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Magazines on Tablets: Readers Want Uniform Format
They Also Want to Purchase Items by Clicking on Digital Magazine Ads
New York, NY, February 3, 2012 - Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Tablet owners who read a magazine on their device in the last 30 days say they would prefer all digital magazines to be formatted in the same way, according to new research from the GfK MRI iPanel--composed exclusively of Tablet and eReader owners. Almost the same percentage (70%) said they would like to be able to buy items by clicking on the ads in a digital magazine.
GfK MRI asked Tablet owners who read a magazine on their device in the last 30 days to give their opinion on several magazine-related topics. Additional findings include:
Asked about digital advertising in general, nearly three-quarters (70%) of Tablet magazine readers say they like electronic ads that are personalized to their interests.
A majority of Tablet magazine readers (67%) say that, if available, they would rather read an electronic version of a magazine than a paper version. However, 65% of Tablet magazine readers say it's more satisfying to read a magazine the traditional way--on paper.
"Although magazine publishers are experimenting with different formats in order to differentiate their digital brands, this is not necessarily resonating with digital readers adopting the new Tablet technology," said Risa Becker, SVP Research at GfK MRI. "Another really interesting finding is the seeming contradiction between the fact that most Tablet magazine readers prefer to read electronically, and most also say it is more satisfying to read on paper. This may speak to the fact that although the convenience of electronic magazines, including the portability and immediate access, are highly valued by Tablet readers, paper magazines still have a special tactile appeal."
Some of the less positive findings from the GfK MRI iPanel are that almost half (48%) of Tablet magazine readers say electronic magazines take too long to download, 46% say that videos in digital versions of magazines are "just a gimmick" and 43% claim they find it hard to search for magazines they want to read on their Tablet.
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CHRONOLOGY; 1990; DOI: 10.1215/ed-16-chronology; CL 16: firstpage-16-xxi-lastpage-16-xxvi
1843 January. TC continues to write Past and Present, mainly putting aside his work on Cromwell. John Sterling dangerously ill at Falmouth. Tennyson visits Cheyne Row with Edward Moxon. 16: JWC borrows French novels from the London Library in Erasmus Darwin's name, and (19) attends a Corn Law lecture with Mazzini, their frequent visitor. She also continues to write to Geraldine Jewsbury and Elizabeth Paulet about Jewsbury's feminist novel Zoe, and, on TC's suggestion, invites Jewsbury to stay.
February. Thackeray and Edward FitzGerald visit. 6: Geraldine Jewsbury arrives. JWC is godmother to Lydia Jane Macready. Her uncle John Welsh is seriously ill at Liverpool. 22: the first part of Past and Present, a "red hot indignant thing" (as TC tells Sterling), is sent to the printer. By the 24th JWC is annoyed at the length of Jewsbury's stay.
March. JWC is pleased to find that Mazzini, Darwin, and Elizabeth Pepoli do not like Jewsbury. TC attends Charles Lyell's lectures on geology (7–31), and finishes Past and Present (8). JWC visits the Chinese exhibition; TC hears Wellington speak in the House of Lords (9): he complains about the neighbors' piano playing; and (11) Jewsbury finally leaves. TC arranges American publication of Past and Present with Emerson. He sits for his portrait by John Linnell. 19: Jewsbury calls again. 24: Gambardella returns from Liverpool with his portrait of John Welsh; and TC writes about public distress and JWC's private charity. Thackeray and FitzGerald dine with them. 25: JWC sits for her portrait by Gambardella. TC briefly speaks at the first public meeting of John Robertson's Society of Authors. 29: JWC decides to keep her servant Helen Mitchell.
April. 5: TC and JWC attend a party at Edwin Chadwick's. 7: Lord Jeffrey and William Empson call. 11: the printer "finishes" Past and Present. 12: Jewsbury, temporarily "a vile creature," visits briefly. To JWC's irritation John Carlyle arrives to stay. 16: John Sterling's mother, Hester, dies, then (18) his wife, Susannah, in childbirth; his father, Edward, looks to JWC for support. 21: copies of Past and Present are sent to reviewers, family, and friends. 29: Alexander Carlyle (later TC's editor) born at Ecclefechan. 30: JWC dines and quarrels with Edward Sterling.
May. TC declines joining the Society of Authors and has been learning Danish and reading Norse sagas. 6: TC and JWC dine with Forster. 10: TC cancels a visit to Naseby with FitzGerald and starts work on "Dr. Francia." John Sterling visits London in mid-May, having decided to move to Ventnor with his children, and gives JWC Tieck's Vittoria Accorombona. TC praises Dickens's Association for the Protection of Literature (to protect copyrights) but refuses involvement. JWC searches for a post as governess for Amalie Bölte. 22: JWC meets the "immensely large" and witty Lady Harriet at the Bullers' and is charmed by her, while TC entertains Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe. 24: TC attends a soirée of the Prussian ambassador Bunsen.
June. TC writes "Dr. Francia" and (14) sends Alexander £250 to help him emigrate. JWC is concerned about Mazzini's health and looks for work for two daughters of the destitute Mudie family. Jewsbury is restored to favor for being a regular correspondent, even without replies from JWC. TC continues to help Alexander, who (25) sets sail with his family from Liverpool to New York.
July. TC begins his summer excursion by visiting Julia Strachey at Clifton. 4: JWC visits Greenwich with Edward Sterling and (5) begins supervising alterations and painting at home. TC visits Chepstow, then (6) sails to Cardiff for a holiday with Charles Redwood at Llandough. 14: JWC's 42d birthday; she has a visit from Kitty Phillips (b. Kirkpatrick). 15: Forster pays £50 for "Dr. Francia" for the July Foreign Quarterly Review. 16: Arthur Helps and Darwin call. 17: TC visits Dr. Connop Thirlwall, bishop of St. David's, at Carmarthen, passing tollgates destroyed by Rebeccaite rioters. A situation is found in Manchester for Juliet Mudie. 21: TC goes to Liverpool via Gloucester and Worcester, Cromwellian battle sites. Mazzini tells JWC of projected risings in Italy. 24: TC hears Father Mathew speak to thousands at Liverpool; and (26–30) visits North Wales, where he climbs Snowdon with John Carlyle.
August. On TC's return he and John visit the Paulets and Jewsbury at Seaforth House. 3: TC sails for Annan. 5: JWC is deeply impressed by Father Mathew at one of his meetings in London and (8–12) visits the Isle of Wight with Edward Sterling, where she encounters bedbugs, only to find bugs and fleas on returning home. TC stays in Annandale, with his family, until the end of the month, when John returns to Cheyne Row, and JWC finds Bölte work as a governess for the Bullers' young Theresa Revis.
September TC leaves Dumfries and visits Grace Welsh's grave on his way to Edinburgh. 2: he calls on Jeffrey and David Laing, then goes to Haddington to visit the Miss Donaldsons; and (3) walks to Dunbar and back to see the battlefield. 5: While staying with the Ferguses at Kirkcaldy, he bruises himself in a fall when riding. 9: he visits Edinburgh where he meets Dr. Samuel Brown and James Dodds at John Gordon's; breakfasts with Jeffrey (10) and returns to Kirkcaldy. 11: he visits Thomas Erskine at Linlathen, Dundee. Letters arrive from Alexander in Canandaigua, N.Y. 15: TC sails from Dundee and returns home to admire JWC's improvements; but (28), disturbed once more by piano-playing, decides that his room must be moved, and work on the house begins again.
October. TC restlessly restarts work on the Cromwellian period, while JWC suffers from dealing with the alterations. American visitors call, sent by Emerson. 30: barrels of supplies arrive from Scotsbrig. 31: TC tells Emerson that his "Book on Cromwell, is impossible," but he "must" write it.
November 11: Alexander's letter arrives to say that he has "entirely renounced whisky." Mazzini is still unwell. Elizabeth Mudie is dismissed. Henry James, Sr., calls. JWC has flu.
December. TC immersed in Cromwell. Elizabeth Paulet sends JWC caricatures of Jewsbury. 5: TC takes the great decision to burn many of his recent notes about the Cromwellian period and to collect Cromwell's letters and speeches before writing a biography or history. He and John Carlyle arrange to pay their sister Janet £10 each a year. Dickens sends Carlyle his A Christmas Carol, and JWC passes it on to John Welsh (23). Charles Redwood sends a Christmas hamper. 26: JWC attends Nina Macready's birthday party at which Forster dances wildly with her and Dickens performs as a conjurer.
1844 January. 1: Mazzini "first foots" JWC. 7: Henry James, Sr., and relatives call. Jewsbury sends the revised Zoe, and JWC feels that "the present state of Cromwell is almost more than flesh and blood can bear." Anna Jameson stays a night (26) at Cheyne Row. William Coningham buys a sketch or picture by Raphael for £1,000. JWC's cousin James Baillie calls; Mazzini tells JWC about further Italian risings; TC receives £32 for American sales and sends Emerson $121 for his British sales.
February. 2: TC dines at the Monteagles'. 15: he applies for permission to consult the records of the City of London. Edward Sterling is quieter since reemployed in writing for the Times; JWC often drives out in his carriage. She admires the revised Zoe. TC questions David Laing, Henry Cole, and Edward FitzGerald about Cromwell. 19–22: William Fraser brings a suit against a former friend for seducing Mrs. Fraser, which he loses; JWC furious with him. 24: JWC takes the MS of Zoe to Chapman & Hall and visits Mrs. Fraser.
March. 2: Elizabeth Rigby is greatly impressed by the Carlyles. 3: JWC visits Mrs. Fraser. An Italian rising in Calabria is easily suppressed. 17: JWC calls on Chapman & Hall; Zoe is accepted. Alexander and his family leave Alton, N.Y., for Brantford, Canada.
April. 1: TC receives a further £36 from U.S. sales. 4: John Sterling is dangerously ill after breaking a blood vessel. 12: Colin and Helen Mackenzie (who later find TC "a warm-hearted genial friend") call. Both Carlyles visit the Chinese exhibition; JWC dines at Jean Cunningham's with the Mackenzies and sees "General Tom Thumb" with Charlotte Sterling. 21: Jeffrey and Empson call at the same time as Plattnauer; Mrs. Fraser calls; James Baillie writes from a debtors' prison.
May. JWC is concerned about Garnier's insanity. 7: the Carlyles visit H. F. Chorley, where Browning and the Howitts are present. 8: TC notes, "My progress in'Cromwell' is frightful"; he meets Edward Everett, U.S. ambassador; and (12) attends a meeting for the Society for Improvement of the Labouring Classes. Amalie Bölte stays at Cheyne Row before going as a governess to Lady Graham. Edward Sterling takes JWC to Euston to say farewell to Jeffrey, who is ill. TC writes to gather Cromwell's letters. 27: Caroline Fox calls and enjoys TC's talk. 30: John Sterling is still dangerously ill.
June. JWC plans a visit to Liverpool. 14: The opening of Mazzini's letters on orders of the home secretary, Sir James Graham, is raised in the Commons; and (18) TC writes to the Times about it. 24: JWC goes to Liverpool. 25: TC calls on Mrs. Buller and Bölte (dismissed by Lady Graham) and on Lady Harriet; and (26) sees an exhibition of old masters. He sends JWC Punch cartoons of Sir James. 27: JWC visits Hale and Speke Hall with her uncle, and (30) TC visits the Barings at Addiscombe.
July. 1: TC returns to London. 2: another debate in the Commons about Mazzini's letters. 5: Gambardella takes JWC and her cousins on a picnic. 6: TC refuses an invitation to a Burns festival in Ayrshire. JWC goes to Chester and Eaton Hall; and (7) TC visits Addiscombe for the day to enjoy aristocratic company, including Lady Holland's. 8: Though unwell, JWC stays with the Paulets at Seaforth, where she is joined by Jewsbury. 10: TC and Milnes visit the exhibition of cartoons at Westminster Hall. 11: JWC is angry at Jewsbury's jealousy; and (15), when riding, her horse bolts. 15: She meets James Martineau and his wife and (16) returns to Liverpool. 18: Mazzini calls on TC and talks of the Bandiera brothers' capture. 20: JWC cancels a visit to Jewsbury; (21) calls on James Martineau; and (23) returns to London. 25: the Bandiera brothers are executed; the mother of the Welshes' servant Margaret is murdered.
August. 1: TC accepts that Sterling is dying; and (10) Sterling writes his farewells. 11: TC visits Addiscombe; and G. L. Craik, at JWC's request, tracks Plattnauer to a lunatic asylum. Progress on Cromwell is still slow. 20: JWC visits the asylum and (26) collects Plattnauer. Sterling returns their letters and some books. 27: TC sends a farewell letter; but (30) Sterling declines to see him. TC writes "An Election to the Long Parliament."
September. 10: TC stays at the Grange with the Ashburtons and Barings, where he proofreads "An Election." JWC refurbishes the house. TC complains about the dullness of the party except for himself and Lady Harriet. 13: The Grange party goes to Winchester. 18: John Sterling dies, leaving TC and Julius Hare as his literary executors. 19: TC returns to London. 20: Plattnauer leaves for the Continent; Mrs. Paulet calls on George Sand with an introduction by Mazzini arranged by JWC. TC arranges for Henry James, Sr., to return to Emerson his letters to Sterling. Proofs arrive from America for a British edition of Emerson's Essays, Second Series.
October. 1: "An Election" appears in Fraser's, and TC recommences Cromwell, working on the letters and speeches; he asks about international copyright for John Chapman and proofreads some of Emerson's Essays. 2: the Paulets call on their return; and (4) JWC goes to town with her. James Carlyle, at Scotsbrig, is looking for a new farm to lease. 10: Tennyson pays an "unforgettable" visit.
November. Anthony Sterling's wife, Charlotte, believes that he is in love with JWC. Harriet Martineau attributes her recovery to mesmerism. James Carlyle is to stay at Scotsbrig after all. Emerson's Essays are published with TC's prefatory notice. 12: JWC is worried about Jewsbury, but Zoe is being printed. TC teases JWC as a "destroyer of the peace of families," since Bessie Helps is also jealous. Supplies arrive from Scotsbrig.
December. TC's cousin Marion McKinnon has died. 3: TC attends Dickens's reading of The Chimes at Forster's. 13: JWC is scathing about Martineau and mesmerism. TC receives a copy of Goethe's death mask from Ary Scheffer. 25: TC gives JWC a cloak; the Ashburtons have sent game, and Redwood a Christmas hamper.


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Sun's Worldwide Volunteer Week - "Inclusion – Children of Spastics Society" event
By 157438 on Apr 20, 2007
This week marked the Sun's 13th annual Worldwide Volunteer Week. With over 30 global volunteer projects conducted, employees joined their local communities to contribute time and energy in a company-wide effort to create opportunities that drive participation, economic growth, and social progress.
I took part in a project which was named as "Inclusion – Children of Spastics Society" event. This event had 30 specially-abled children from the spastics society visiting us for a day (19th April, 2007)
The day started with a ice-breaking event - "passing the ball". The idea was to have the kids pass the ball among themselves as long as the music plays. When the music stops, the person with the ball steps forward and introduces himself/herself. They were encouraged to demonstrate any special talent they had. Though a bit shy initially, the kids caught along and expressed themselves more freely. The volunteers cheering in the background helped them come out of their shell more easily.
We then moved on to a painting competition. The kids were split into groups of 4-5. Each group were helped by one or two volunteers. The general theme was "Celebrating 25 years". Coincidentally, both Sun and the Spastics society are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. The talent displayed by the kids were amazing.
Post lunch, we had a magic show by Magician Satish Kumar. Satish soon became very popular with the kids. Not just the kids, but we volunteers too were totally astounded by the show.
Simultaneously, we also had a person to draw the caricature of all the kids. This was one of the item in the goodies bag along with chocolates and a Sun cap, which was distributed at the end of the day.
The kids had a really lovely time. It was so evident from their happy faces. A few of them got hooked to FoozeBall too. (We played a few games during the lunch session). But it would not be fair to stop with that! We volunteers had such a great time with these kids. A few of us as planning to visit them at their school in the nearby future.
Kudos to Sun and Sun volunteers for organizing this event and making it a grand success.


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He stood there alone, absent mindly playing with small flames around him. The pale slimmers of moonlight glowed around him. Sorrow graced his dark charcoal colored eyes. His mind being plagued by the events of the day.
The day was like any other. Fionna was going to meet with him later on in the outskirts of the woods. It was going to be the two of them, the way he liked it. He walked to their meeting spot, but was stopped when he saw her with Marshall Lee. He was angered a bit, but for her he would try and keep his cool (emphasis on try).
"Oh hey there, Flame Prince!" Fionna exclaimed, her smile making his heart speed up.
He waved hello, and walked towards them not completely ignoring Marshall Lee's grunt of disaproval of him being there.
"Hey is it alright if Marshall Lee joins us?" Fionna asked, and well Flame Prince just can't say no to her.
"Okay." Flame Prince said in his own grunt of disaproval.
"Alright then let's go!" Fionna said dragging both of them, completely oblivious to the angered glares the two boys sent each other.
The day was alright, it would have been much better if Marshall Lee wasn't there but that was just Flame Prince's opinion.
The three of them were out in the woods fooling around, when it happened.
Flame prince went off in search of the rubber ball they were hitting around. When he came back he saw Marshall Lee kissing Fionna, and she was responding.
His heart cracked and he ran. He couldn't control himself, and his flames started to spread. Everything he ran by started to burn and he couldn't stop it. Finally he reached the cliff near his home, that Fionna had helped make. He looked at it with his broken gaze. The home was something he loved, something she had made with him but now when he thought of her he thought of her kissing Marshall Lee and that hurt him more than anything.
He stood there his fists clenched staring out angerly. Flames slowly licked away at the surrounding area making it burn with angered red flames licking away at the once beautiful landscape. Without thinking he jumped into the water.
The cool rush of the water stung him, quickly dousing his angered flames. Images of his life flashing before his eyes.
Him burning lands when he was younger.
Him being trapped in the lantern for being 'evil'.
Being told that he would be alone.
The beautiful girl that helped him get free and learn about the world.
Him knowing that he was in love with the girl that saved him from himself.
The moments he cherished with her.
Her smiles and laughs.
The new experiances.
And finally the moment his heart was broken.
And then back to where he was told he would be alone forever.
Then the stinging stopped as a wave pushed him off to the sandy shore away from his home. Now all he felt was numbness as he slowly got up. His flames being doused by the stinging ocean water. His footsteps dull as he walked past the sandy shores and setting sun and into the darkening forest.
~End Flashback~
Now he sat there alone in the dim moonlight of the night. Wondering how something that made him so happy was now breaking him apart.
Fionna didn't care about him the way he loves her and he knew know one would live up to her. The girl that won his heart and gave him the experiance of a life time. He would be alone forever, for she was the only one that had bothered to look past his 'evil' ways and get to know him. The only one he would love and now she was with another.
He felt like she lied to him. As if she betrayed him, now instead of thanking her for letting him out of his lantern prison he wanted to curse her for it. For if he was never let out then he wouldn't feel so broken and alone.
Poor flame prince! I hope you guys like it and comments are greatly appreciated and so are favorites! And reader-chan comes in next chapter!
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Flame prince, fionna, or Marshall Lee so please stop reminding me
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Flame prince, fionna, or Marshall Lee so please stop reminding me
Thats so sad
But why the cliff hanger must know
But why the cliff hanger must know
come here flame *huggs*
Oh poor Flame Prince. D': Hopefully he'll feel better as the next chapter comes along~ ^^ I'm really liking the story so far! Nice job!
I love this!!
He needs a real-talk with Flamba[?]
poor flame prince >< *hugs in a firefighter outfit so not so many burns*
Ow... glob... ;///;
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During a special news report on child soldiers in Africa that aired on July 14, RT featured a screenshot of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as a stock photo.
The image was used during a segment of SophiaCo that discussed the hardship of child soldiers while Sophie Shevardnadze had an interview with Emmanuel Jal, hip-hop artist and a former child soldier. The program used a screenshot from the games E3 2013 trailer.
The mistake was first noticed by NEETBOSS, a Tumblr user, on July 15 than it was picked up by Kotaku and several other video game news sites over the weekend.
Many in the game media sarcastically noted that this misunderstanding demonstrates the visual achievement of the Fox Engine. However many gamers attributed the mix-up to lazy interns while noting how it distracted audiences from the problem of child soldiers in Africa.
Several users mocked the mixup on RT.com by noting the image is from a video game while one users posted Snake monolouge from the begining of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Its unclear what is the role of the child soldiers in the games story but previous games have made mention of Big Boss military exploits in Africa. Like all Kojima games, there is always anti-war themes along with criticism of the military industrial-complex and Western policies regarding conflicts in Africa.
This has not been the first time a news network used screenshots of a video game during a segment on global affairs. The most well known was when BBC News mistook the logo of the United Nations Space Command from the Halo-series for the logo of the United Nations Security Council.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be the tenth game in the series and will continue the story after the events of Ground Zeroes. The game will be available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 but no official release date has been announced.


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THE FIRST YEAR A journey through sadness
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This book contains the letters I wrote to my five-year-old son during the year after his father committed suicide. I tried to record how he felt and acted in relation to this traumatic event, and to do so from his perspective. I want to give it to him when he's older. In the meantime, I hope that our experience could help others in a similar situation, or who are going through other types of trauma or grief.
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Oct. 2, 2012
By Bill Ford
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois volleyball team came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Murray State in five sets Tuesday night in Murray, Ky.
The Salukis (14-3) dropped the first two sets 25-20, 25-23 before storming back to take the final three sets 25-13, 25-18 and 15-11. The win helped SIU to its best-ever record through 17 matches. Also, senior middle blocker Alysia Mayes broke an SIU single-match record with 14 block assists.
SIU couldn't slow down the Racers' attack early on. Murray State (3-11) out-hit the Salukis .317 to .192 through the first two sets and posted 33 kills to SIU's 26.
"I think our skill sets were off. We didn't come out sharp and ready to compete," said SIU head coach Justin Ingram. "Murray State put it on us pretty good in those two sets."
Southern began its comeback with a convincing win in the third set. The Salukis turned up the defense, at one point going on a 12-2 run.
"We defended at a much higher level and put them in situations that they didn't want to be in," Ingram said. "We were slowing them down and forcing them into hitting shots that they didn't want to hit. "
SIU continued its momentum into the final two sets, taking early leads and never surrendering the lead in either set. The Racers came as close as 12-11 in set 5 before Southern closed the set with three straight points, two on blocks. SIU finished the match with 19 blocks, a season-high.
"We'll take a win in any capacity. The team certainly fought from being down 0-2. That shows a lot of heart and character," Ingram said.
Mayes led SIU with a match-high 21 kills with a .366 hitting percentage. She had 16 total blocks with two solos and the record-setting 14 assists. Jessica Whitehead chipped in 15 kills while Laura Thole added 13 kills and three aces. Bailey Yeager led SIU with 20 digs and four aces while Amy Drabant dished up 40 assists.


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Two stories in Genesis justify why women should accept a lot of what is unacceptable. The first is of Adam and Eve--intended to explain the origin of humans. We read they were made by God and placed in the beautiful Garden of Eden. Plenty to eat. No work, a climate so ideal clothing was unnecessary, no books to study.
Bible stories, obviously, were contrived to explain the cultural whys:
• why does knowledge unlock ignorance
• why is naked bad
• why is childbirth painful
• why does man boss woman
• why circumcise
We learn Adam was not satisfied with life without a "helper" for him. What he really needed was sex. So God made Eve from his rib. Next it explains evil in the form of a con-job by a snake. Then the tale blames Eve for eating of the tree of knowledge. She was gullible to believe a lying snake. She ate of knowledge and therefore Adam and she knew they were naked and must make clothing, at least for the lower half of their bodies. Naked was bad and clothing was good. That lesson has led in the extreme to some cultures requiring women to be covered from head to toe—Khimar, head scarf to cover head and Niqab, a veil that may or may not cover the eyes, abaya or chador, a cloak for women which is worn over other clothing when in public, usually made of black. On the other extreme that Adam and Eve made fig leaf aprons doesn't explain well "the shop till you drop" craze for fashion that exposes much of the woman's body.
Consequences for disobeying God are spelled out for Eve. Since she submitted to her insatiable desire for immediate gratification, what was in fact a craving for knowledge, and got Adam to also to do so—to eat of the tree of knowledge—Therefore, God said to Eve, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth.
Consequently, for hundreds of thousands of years, women could not stop getting pregnant again and again and having suffering the pain of carrying the weight of that inside them and suffering pain in birthing. And to Eve, if this wasn't serious enough punishment, God said, "your desire shall be for your husband (that explains sexual urges) and your husband shall rule over you." Perhaps the long lesson of this, for even a nation that claims to be God-fearing Jewish and Christian, is that one of them, who dare to not have enough desire or to challenge that men should rule over them, is beaten every nine seconds.
The second story is of Hagar. God okayed Abram to impregnate a servant woman, Hagar because Sarai, his wife failed to bear children. That Abram actually waited for his wife's permission, we must not think otherwise based on sexual proclivity of our forefather Thomas Jefferson or of Arnold when he was Governor of California. But we are told Hagar, the servant once pregnant, disliked Abram's wife, and Abram gave his wife permission to do what she pleased with Hagar. And she did, treating Hagar harshly.
The rest of the story is that Hagar fled into the wilderness. However, the Lord's angel found her and ordered her to return and submit to Abram's wife with the promise that she would give birth to Ishmael, who will be "a wild ass of a man." (The lesson? A woman servant, and probably all whose lot is to be servants or slaves, should be subject to a cruel boss.) So Ishmael was born when Abram was 86 years old.
But that is still not the rest of the story. God changed Abram's name to Abraham. Moreover, at 90 years of age, Abram, newly named Abraham, impregnated his old wife, who previously could not have children, too was renamed Sarah. To celebrate that fact, he, along with his newborn, complied with God's command that he and his off-spring, would be circumcised. This explains the origin of this operation. If you read on the gory story doesn't end there, but perhaps that is enough to explain the plight of woman—how it all began and exists to this day.


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Keeping myself honest
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The past few days have been a mess. I was down in weight a few days ago, but let Friday and Saturday throw me for a loop and now my scale is back up there. I realize that it is not "real" and that I can get it right back off, but it just makes me wonder why the heck I do these things to myself.
One of the things I am trying to do right now is curb (quit) the smoking. I am so afraid to, as everyone I know that has quit or is quitting is just packing on the weight, even though they are trying to keep their eating normal and some have even started making healthier choices. This scares the crap out of me. While I realize that a gain of a few pounds outweighs the health risks of smoking, it doesn't work that way for me right now. There's no need for lectures or stats or anything else, as I know them all. My mindset is my mindset and weight gain is really not acceptable.
This is my plan...I am going to use this forum to keep myself honest. In order to know if the eating is staying on target, I MUST log everything I put in my mouth. I must also log my workouts. I tend to find that I haven't worked out in two days (as I just did), without even realizing it. I also need to be honest about how much/when I smoke. I am not using anything to do this. The Chantix really messes up my stomach, even though it "worked" before (I didn't). The patches make me itch and such. I don't want to continue with the nicotine addiction, so I am just trying it alone. Besides, when I failed at quitting before, I always used the pills/patches as an excuse. If I don't have those to blame, it is all on me.
I will blog daily to acknowledge my weight (yes, I weigh daily), eating, smoking and exercise, as well as my mood. I will, most likely, edit it throughout the day, to keep it up to date. I need to keep track of the supplements I am taking and everything, so that I can adjust accordingly. It is helpful that I have another profile being done on Wednesday. That will help me to stay motivated with my workouts until then and to give me a legitimate ground for how the smoking affects me.
Anyhow, that is my plan. These are probably going to be amazingly boring or they may contain information that you don't really want to read. You've been warned. lol
Update: Murph WOD (1 mile run - 100 pullups - 200 pushups - 300 squats - 1 mile run) done. Eating was mostly good, but had popcorn that isn't logged in the evening. smoked 8 cigarettes. I am not feeling so great about that, but it is better than I had thought I would do. I wish there wasn't another smoker in the house. It isn't that I am blaming him, it would just be easier for me! lol Weight after workout/shower was 146 (2lbs higher than a few days ago, but that is okay for now.). Did horrible with water!
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Well.. been there done that..
1. I log my food everyday... everyday.. no matter what
2. I quit smoking cold turkey April 1 (because I thought it was an appropriate day to quit).. haven't cheated at all since and am finally not following close behind people smoking so that I can get a wiff LOL
3. I weigh daily and have enjoyed getting to know how my body works (but I'm .. well.. uhhhhh let's just say I weigh a helluva lot more than you.. but someday.. )
4. I blog.. a lot... with the intention to a) keep myself honest and b) hopefully help someone else along the way.. interestingly, I did not blog about my quitting smoking... and will not.. I'm paranoid like that LOL
Congrats on doing MURPH!! That is just freaking awesome... I hope to do a full Murph in two years... yes, it will probably take that long.. and I'm okay with it..
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You have to follow what it is right for you, and if it is not the right moment, let it be.
Can't wait to read your "boring" stuff!
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The always worthwhile blog The Bioscope recently posted about The Amina Lodge, "a British freemasonry lodge for those in the film business" which was established in 1912 and lasted, it seems, until at least 1962. Needless to say, this is unexplored history.
The post sports an extensive list of members (founding and subscribing), a number of whom were some of the biggest names in early British cinema, including no less than American transplant Charles Urban (whose unfinished memoirs, A Yank in Britain, are available from bookseller The Projection Box in the UK — said bookseller's catalog you are commended to explore at length forthwith, crappy exchange rate notwithstanding.)
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One of the most intriguing activities in Austin also happens to be one of the most difficult to accomplish. That's the bad news. The good news--for the lucky few that are chosen to attend a taping of the Austin City Limits TV show, attendance is completely free.
The show, a long-time favorite that airs on PBS, tapes 25 shows each year. The dates vary, based on the availability of the schedule of the featured musician or band. Tapings take place at the ACL Live at Moody Theatre, located adjacent to the W Hotel in downtown Austin, at the corner of Second Street and Lavaca Streets.
Tickets are distributed through random selection of interested music fans who register for the lottery that takes place for each show. Fans can register for the lottery and select their show at the ACL website.
The shows feature big-name musicians and bands performing in the comfy environs of the TV set, which is a much smaller venue than these acts play at during their regular concert stops. As a result, the shows are known to be extremely intimate, with an experience much different that a standard concert performance. For this same reason, demand is very high for a limited number of seats, so "lottery" is a fairly accurate way of describing the chances of any given fan being granted access tickets.
Tapings of the Austin City Limits show shouldn't be confused with the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which takes place each year in Austin in late summer/early fall. Tickets to this festival also generally sell out, but there's a much better chance of seeing the show you're interested in.


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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE ; 15 June 1840; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18400615-TC-JAC-01; CL 12: 166-167
Chelsea, 15 June, 1840.
My dear Brother,
Your long-expected Letter1 came on Saturday; and I fully purposed to answer it, according to your request, 'that same day.' But I was busy over head and ears with writing at the time; thought there would be space enough when my task was done; and, alas, on looking next at the clock, I found that four, our last post hour, had already come! I know not how this will now get to you; or whether at all: I send it nevertheless; trusting in David Hope2 or some other good friend.— You will write to me again, of course, from some part of your Highland route; I hope, without delay. I was gratified to find you in Glasgow; in your own country once again: it seemed as if you were far nearer me too than heretofore. I consider too that you will enjoy yourself more; perhaps do your Patient good. The voyage to America shall remain a private theory till we see how it turn. My own speculation in that direction is also still a mere theory.
We are quite as well as usual; Jane rather better; I have not suffered much from the heat hitherto. My green blinds do me great service; the room has been inhabitable all day; for most part, indeed, I have been close in it till past the heat of the day. I go less into Town than heretofore; the noise and stir there proves really a pain and hurt to me: I get a kind of emblem of the country and its composure for an hour by galloping as deep into Surr[e]y as I can get. One cannot ride in Country lanes for dust, except immediately after rain; one is forced to go upon the watered ways; our Wandsworth Portsmouth Highway is both much the nearest me, and also the quietest I have fallen in with. Often enough I do not go out at all till towards six o'clock; then gallop alone for two hours till tea. It is mournful, but it is not tormenting; it is placid, full of a sad beauty for me. My soul longs vehemently to live altogether in the Country again; and yet there too I should not be well;—I shall never be other than ill, wearied, sick-hearted, heavy-laden till once we get to the final rest, I think! God is good. I am a poor poltroon to complain.— Dinners I avoid as the very devil. What's ta use on them?3 What are Lords coming to call on one, and fill one's head with whims? They ask you to go among champagne gases, bright glitter, semi-poisonous excitements, which you do not even like for the moment; and you are sick for a week after. As old Tom White said of whisky, "Keep it;—Deevil a [if] ever I'se better than when there no a drop on't i' my weam [belly]!"—so say I of dinners, popularity, lords and lionism. Keep it; give it to those that like it!
With a great explosion of ink I have written down my First Lecture, as it should and could have been; that was the work I was ending on Saturday. I like it very ill, the style I am forced too [sic] there; and know not whether I shall persist beyond Mahomet, the second Lecture. To that I will begin tomorrow. My head is full of ideas;—my poor liver in the state you know of when that is the case!
I have got nothing out of Annandale but Newspapers with due stroking. Write again directly. I have much to say if I knew surely whitherward.—
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Dear Cici,
Hey there! I took a quick look on your page, and I liked how you linked songs to express certain feelings. I have a request myself, if you could be so kind and help me with it. There is this girl that I've been in love with for quite some time and I think she feels the same way. But she is making it difficult for me to "hang on" to her, because she is always chatting and "flirting" with other guys while I'm around. I'm kind of confused and decided to ignore/leave her, just to avoid getting hurt every time I'm with her. I'm very certain she likes me, and she is still expressing it. I don't know if she is just after attention, but I feel like I should explain it to her somehow.
Could you name a song which tells her that I love her, but I'm avoiding her to keep myself from being hurt? Also I want her to know that I'm very uncertain about us? If you could name a fitting song, I would be delighted.
Sincerely a confused guy.
Dear confused guy,
Where do we start? First, there is so much going on here and I don't think there is a song written that can help you. I understand your frustration and desperate plea to find a way to talk to your "girlfriend" without really talking to her but in your situation, you need to have a real conversation with her. However, not before I have a conversation with you.
Are you even in a relationship with this girl? Reading your email I'm not really sure. It sounds like YOU like HER but you may not have let her in on it. You talk about her chatting and flirting with other guy's when you are around, well if you are just friends with her that would make sense. You state that you're very certain she likes you and is expressing it. How does she express it, does she say "confused guy I like you and want to be with you in a relationship" or does she call and ask you to hang out – like a friend? I get the distinct feeling that you are in love with a friend and are afraid to let her know.
For argument sake let's look at this as if she is your girlfriend. If you were to ask anyone who knows me, they will all tell you that I am a flirt. My best friend says that I'm such a flirt that I wink at the camera before it snaps. What they say is probably true, I am a flirt, but I'm a harmless flirt. If I say hi to a man it may seem like I'm flirting when nine times out of 10 I am not. I love people so I am always talking to them, men and women, in the grocery store, at a bar, walking down the street, wherever. Your "girlfriend" could be the same way. She could be a lover of all people and what you see as flirting could just me her natural ability shining through.
Or she could just be a disrespectful person and is ok with being disrespectful to you – her boyfriend – with little regard for your feelings. If you've told her in the past that you don't like it when she chats and flirts with men and she still does it then do you really want to be in a relationship with her? If you haven't told her it bothers you how is she supposed to know?
My advice to you is…have a conversation with this woman, state your intentions and see where she stands. As an adult, you have to be able to express yourself verbally with the person you are in a relationship with or want to be in a relationship with. Playing a song in this situation will make her look at you with a confused look on her face because she won't know where this is coming from. Man up and talk to her.
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I have a 1994 xlt, my dad bought it new the same year i was born an now i have it. its got 185,400 miles on it an still runs strong as ever.other than a few performance mods, the only money spent in parts was just for maintenance. its used for off-road an pulling an yet still is an excellent vehicle. an its the exact same color asthe one in the picture. brilliant blue.
I bought this Explorer Sport 4x4 new, in January,1993. It is a 5speed stick with manual 4x4 hubs, and has over 240,000 original miles. Still going strong with the original , untouched engine and transmission. Two radiators, two clutches, recalled rear door plungers, one windshield, three sets of front rotors, a leaking transmission, and leak at the intake manifold are all this Ford has required in it's life. It is still used for heavy off-road, and just last summer, pulled a 16 ft car trailer and 1972 Corvette over 1200 miles, with no problems (except a bit underpowered on the hills). Take care of the maintenance, and the car will take care of you.
i bought a 93 eddie bauer 2 dr great suv overall but it had 167000 on it, i have rebuilt than tranny but that was at around 170*** had the break pads done at the same time now i am doing them again at 198*** the valve covers are starting to leak but that is at almost 200*** engine is still very strong
I've had my Explorer for 15 years and it currently has over 276,000 miles. It still runs great. Got to say that I've gotten my money's worth out of this one!


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Summer is flying by really quickly and yet the kids may already be getting bored. Maybe your wallet is beginning to feel the pinch of summer activities. Make sure you are taking advantage of all the free summer movies I featured at the beginning of summer.
This next event is a great way to introduce your child to art, theater, books and museums.
Mark your calendars for the The Modern Kids - Summer Flick Series offered by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in conjunction with the Lone Star Film Society. As an added bonus, these film screenings also include free gallery admission for the film attendees and adult chaperone on the day of the screening and free workbooks for each child. Another bonus, these screenings are indoors!
Film screenings for ages 3 - 7 are three short films (each is 3 - 12 minutes in length) making them a perfect fit for this age group. Included with this screening is an interactive workbook which each child will receive to explore the museum galleries and make a connection with the stories they have seen.
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August 12, 2014
1:00 PM (ages 8 - 12)
This age group will be introduced to animation and have the opportunity to create their own working Thaumatrope. This is a disk with pictures on each side, it is then attached to two pieces of string which when twirled quickly will appear to glen into one picture. They will also learn about animation and get free admission to the galleries to explore the connections between artwork and animation. Film titles (from N America) to be announced closer to the screening date.
August 13, 2014
10:30 am (ages 3 - 7)
• The Duckling Gets a Cookie
• Each Kindess
• Exclamation Mark
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
August 13, 2014
1:00 PM (ages 8 - 12)
This group will now move on to practical animation and create their very own flip book. Included is a flip book workshop and short films on animation from Europe, France, Belgium, Span and England.
August 14, 2014
10:30 am (ages 3 - 7)
• This is Not My Hat
• The Very Fairy Princess
• The Lucky Ducklings
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
August 14, 2014
1:00 PM (ages 8 - 12)
No animation event would be complete without highlights from Japan and other Asian countries. On this day the attendees will learn about stop motion animation. Film titles (from Japan) to be announced closer to the screening date.
For more information, call (817) 738-9215.
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Opinion 8.043 - Ethical Implications of Surgical Co-Management
For the purpose of this report, the term "surgical co-management" refers to the practice of allotting specific responsibilities of patient care to designated caregivers. The following guidelines stem from this understanding:
(1) Physicians should engage in co-management arrangements only to assure the highest quality of care.
(2) When surgical co-management arrangements are made between duly licensed physicians, their responsibilities should be delineated according to the scope of the physicians' expertise. Likewise, when physicians enter into surgical co-management arrangements with allied health professionals, each caregiver's responsibility should correspond to his or her qualifications.
(3) Even though different caregivers will be responsible for rendering specific portions of the patient's care, a single physician should be ultimately responsible for ensuring that the care is delivered in a coordinated and appropriate manner. Other caregivers should support this obligation by communicating with this physician.
(4) The treating physicians are responsible for ensuring that the patient has consented not only to take part in the surgical co-management arrangement but also to the services that will be provided within the arrangement. In addition to disclosing medical facts to the patient, the patient should also be informed of other significant aspects of the surgical co-management arrangement such as the credentials of the other caregivers, the specific services each will provide, and the billing arrangement.
(5) Physicians should ensure that their surgical co-management arrangements do not violate the ethical or legal restrictions on self-referral.
(6) Referrals to another caregiver should be based only on that caregiver's skill and ability to meet the patient's needs and not on expected further referrals or other self-serving bases. Physicians who participate in surgical co-management arrangements must avoid such financial agreements as fee-splitting, which are both unethical and illegal. Physicians who participate in surgical co-management arrangements should employ appropriate safeguards to ensure that confidential information is protected. (I, II, IV, V, VI)


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The plaudits for Clare Teal have been incessant. Michael Parkinson declared her album to be "the best record I've heard from an English artist since ... well, I can't remember when." 'The Independent ' crowned her as "The new first lady of Jazz". 'The Daily Mail' described it as "Fabulous" and the 'Daily Telegraph 'advised "In this overcrowded field, Clare Teal deserves special attention."
From presenting her weekly Radio 2 shows, to supporting Liza Minnelli, to performing at the BBC Proms, Clare Teal can do it all – which is how her concerts can cover such a huge spectrum of sounds and genres so wonderfully. And although rooted in the jazz traditions of the 1930's and 40's, the main focus of her 2012 show is on Clare's interpretations and delivery of some of the greatest songs British songs of the last 100 years. From Ivor Novello and Noel Coward to Annie Lennox and Snow Patrol, the show wends its way through 100 years of pure class Yorkshire born Clare Teal is one of the most successful female British jazz singers in decades with a string of albums behind her, including the UK top 20 hit 'Don't Talk'. Clare won British Jazz Singer of the year in both 2005 and 2007, and BBC Jazz Singer of the Year 2006.
Alongside her music, Clare has a successful career in broadcasting, presenting Clare Teal, Sunday night at 10pm and Big Band Special, Monday night at 11pm for Radio 2. She also contributes a weekly column to her beloved Yorkshire Post.
Clare performs for one night only in West Wales on this tour, on Sat 17th March at 8pm at Rhosygilwen's beautiful hall, Neuadd y Dderwen near Cardigan in North Pembrokeshire. Tickets are £15 and bookable on line on rhosygilwen.co.uk or by calling 01239841387 during office hours. An interval supper can also be ordered by calling the above number.


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The Detroit Red Wings will be without defenseman Brian Rafalski as they open their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks tonight. He is listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury.
Jonathan Ericsson moved up to the first defensive pairing with Nicklas Lidstrom, with Chris Chelios coming into the lineup to take Ericsson's spot on the third pair with Brett Lebda. The second pair remains Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart.
The Red Wings will also be without Kris Draper, who missed the entire first round and has been ruled out of the first two games against Anaheim with an upper-body injury.
Dan Cleary did not take the morning skate but will play tonight. Andreas Lilja skated but has no timetable for a return.
Meech is still with the team, he's a healthy scratch.
I don't mind Chelios getting the call before Meech but Raffy going down reminds me a lot of losing Schneider and Kronwall last time the Wings played the Ducks in the playoffs.
The rest of the powerplay was rather disappointing. There was about a minute where they couldn't really gain the zone. Would have liked one more.
Corey Perry's a little bitch.
Ericsson said "Enough of those little gloved jabs, you want to go, we'll go."
10 stitches apparently. He's one tough cookie.
Go on Ericsson! Perry trying to go after Osggod. Ericsson said no.
Whitney has his back to the play, too busy screwing with Homer to line up on the Lidstrom shot. And what a shot.
I can't argue with either of those penalties but I will say they were way cheap. Yes, Homer hit Pronger, but Pronger went down suspiciously fast for someone supposedly so tough.
f*cking hell, once Osgood had covered up everyone on the ice was in the f*cking crease.
Stick that win in your pipe and smoke it you dirty cheating bastards.
Stop complaining detroit. Everytime we play you guys you whine when you win, you whine when you lose. Your attitude takes away from a great organization. Its gonna be a great series. I saw the hit. Good playoff hockey. The ducks #### shots all the time and they dont complain. Was it worth a suspension. NO. Dion Phinuef (sp?) headhunts everyone in the league, and they dont do anything. They shouldnt start now. Sadly since the Ducks are like the ugly step child to the NHL they'll take Brown to the woodshed because it was against the darling original 6 Wings, oh well luckily it wasn't Getzy or Pears or Prongs lol.... carlye is always whinning. lidstrom crossed checked neids and theres a no call. then the get marchant for some tacky little hooking call. barely made contact. we could go on about this all day. I say shut up and play............ these are some of the comments being left on the ESPN boards regarding the cheap shot of hudler and of course the boo hooing has begun about the ref's god forbid they fess up and admit we are the better team here
I've never been a big fan of those boards. Too many dopes who don't know sh*t about the game of hockey.
Whine, whine, cry.
F*ck 'em. They are just p*ssed becasue they all thought the "big tough ducks" were going to push the Wings around like they did in 2007. We didn;t have Kronwall, Stuart or BIG RIG in 2007.
Big Rig is one of my favorites now that he threw that little punk *ss Perry around like a rag doll. He got about 4 good shots in the face too.
Hmmm, the Wings looked a little sloppy tonight, but I will take the win. Thank God Lidstrom was there, everyone was cheering for Osgood but I really think Lidstrom deserved that one.
Franzen's breakaway (was it the beginning of the third?) was BAMF. I wish he would've scored on that! And Brown's hit was dirty. It reminded me of the Hanson brothers when the one elbows the dude in the pregame skate at center ice. That was gross, too. I don't know if they showed it on TV, but there was a LOT of blood, ewwwwwww.
I think the highlight of the night were these drunk guys singing in the parking garage (to the "Let's Go Red Wings" beat) "Where the hell's my ca-ar?....I can't find my ca-ar!" It was odd.
+ The music was updated. There was some playing from last year, it was exciting because it's usually same-old same-old.
i'll attribute the sloppiness to the extended downtime between series i was just thinking that this afternoon about the "rust" factor it turned out OK though things should go better sunday if we come out and stick it to em good theres a good chance we put it away in 5 Osgood had another good night and Mule just continues to wow me now they came out and played their game of goon hockey tonight and still got beat and the last minute goal really had to be a kick in the jewels sunday should get very interesting especially if brown does not get suspended WHICH HE BETTER!!!!!
I think it's funny to see how the two national media groups are looking at the Brown hit on Hudler.
The US coverage on Versus had Keith Jones screaming for a suspension. The Canadian coverage on CBC had Ron MacLean calling it good clean playoff hockey. Is there any sport as schizophrenic as ours?
I don't like the hit. That said, after the benefit of many replays, I think the proper punishment would have been an interference call and then a one game suspension. It looked much worse than it was at the time but that doesn't stop it from having been a hit to the head and late. Because it looked worse, the officials overreacted. Because the officials overreacted, there probably won't be a suspension.
Actually, my punishment doesn't take into account that the league is supposedly cracking down on hits to the head. Figured I should throw that out there.
As far as rust goes... Definitely saw it in the first and second. I think the Wings looked a little better in the third. Hard to tell if that one shift where the Getzlaf line had a ton of pressure was from Detroit's rust or from that line being so good. I'm not worried about rust for Sunday.
I am much encouraged because although the Wings did not play their BEST game, they won, which means there's more in the tank where that came from.
What I found interesting about the hit on Hudler was that Hudler had been called for an elbow in the first period--if his "infraction" was worth a call, then the hit on him was certainly worth a call...the fact that CBC was saying that the second hit was a non-call seemed inconsistent, to say the least.
And where were the whistles when Osgood obviously had the puck covered?
I am much encouraged because although the Wings did not play their BEST game, they won, which means there's more in the tank where that came from. What I found interesting about the hit on Hudler was that Hudler had been called for an elbow in the first period--if his "infraction" was worth a call, then the hit on him was certainly worth a call...the fact that CBC was saying that the second hit was a non-call seemed inconsistent, to say the least. And where were the whistles when Osgood obviously had the puck covered?
yeah and what i found interesting about that was carlyle was crying in the press conference about Hiller getting run over by Mule which was obviously in the flow of the play we see how they think and that is we can rough you up consistenly with cheap shot's but don't touch us and we better get all the call's
There are coaches who think part of their job is political, lobbying the refs for calls through the media. And while that's not supposed to work, it's hard to say it doesn't. I like that Babcock typically takes the high road but there are times I'd love to see him come right back with "Carlyle wants more goalie interference called? Fine, call it. But if you're gonna be strict about that, we want more roughing after the whistle called."
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Esquire Network has a new reality show coming out called "Lucky Bastards." On Friday Examiner got the chance to speak to two of the guys from this show and get the latest scoop. Lorenzo Borghese and Charles Ferri were more than happy to talk about their new series.
This show will follow six guys living in New York City during their day to day life. They are all extremely successful and just like to have a good time. It started filming in November so what you are seeing is very recent. Charles Ferri revealed that the idea of the show came out about a year ago. Production interviewed him about the idea of the show and asked if he had any friends in mind to do it with him and the rest is history.
Lorenzo and Charles have actually known each other and been friends for over 10 years. All of the guys on "Lucky Bastards" at least knew each other some before the series was picked up and had spent time together before filming started. Scott Mitchell had also been friends with them for a long time.
A lot of fans of "The Bachelor" will remember Lorenzo from this show. He is a prince and didn't find love on ABC, but he does now have a girlfriend who is a big part of his life that you will get to meet on his new reality series. Charles also has a very serious girlfriend who will be on the show. Lorenzo said "doing this show was a really different experience than "The Bachelor" because it focused on my business and free time." There was no pressure and this show is one of the best times of his life.
Charles shared that he "had a blast" doing this series. It just shows these guys having a great time and Lorenzo said he hasn't laughed as hard as he did doing this show since he was a kid. They will both be tweeting during the show. Check out Lorenzo on his Twitter and Charles on his own Twitter for more on "Lucky Bastards." You can find out a bit more about the guys at this link.
"Lucky Bastards" will air a new episode every Wednesday night on Esquire. The season will be 10 episodes long and episodes will also be available to watch on YouTube and Facebook. Don't miss the premiere on April 16 at 10 pm ET/ PT.


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Super Mario 3D Land was announced a while ago, and one of the biggest excitements of the game was the return of the Tanooki suit. After we heard that, Iwata also announced that the Tanooki suit wouldn't be the only returning or new suit in this game. Recently a bunch of Super Mario 3D Land screenshots and pieces of artwork have been released, and now we get to see some of the new and old suits that we will be seeing soon... I'm sure you've already seen the Boomerang suit by now, but here it is again! (Click on it for full resolution). Unlike the Tanooki Suit, this is a new power up. In Super Mario Bros 3 (where the Tanooki suit originated), you were able to play as Hammer Mario, and now you're able to play as Boomerang Mario. It'll be so awesome throwing Boomerangs at koopa's instead of letting them throw boomerangs at you! That sounds great right? but there's even more from where that came from! Just click that button that says View Full Post.One of the greatest power-ups in Super Mario Bros 3 was the Raccoon Suit. But what was even better than that was the P-Wing which let you fly for an infinite time. And now, it returns... Take a look at the images below this paragraph... I really do wonder what it will look like when Mario has it, and what will it do? I ask that second question because apparently you can't fly with the Tanooki suit, only flutter down slower... So will the P-Wing allow you to fly? I don't think so, that would make it too easy... Maybe for a time limit...? I really don't know. It seems pretty awesome though. And check out that weird block back there with the shiny leaf in it. What is that? It seems like it's gonna be an upgraded Tanooki suit... If you look at the official Super Mario 3D Land Leaf Artwork, then you may notice that this looks nothing like the leaf in this image... Well, there are some images with Mario with this power-up in action. His Tanooki Suit seems to be quite white... It seems like a mix between a star and a Tanooki leaf as he looks so freakin indestructable against that giant Tanoomba. The last good news I have is that there is a good chance that Luigi will be in the game! If you look at the last image I have posted, Luigi is hidden somewhere in there, and that is official artwork! In this post I have 3 images and 1 piece of artwork shown below (and the boomerang artwork above), if you want to see much much more, click here. Well, that's all I have to talk about today... Until then! ~JTA777
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Nov 9, 2012 9:05 AM
We've found a way to make beer pong more challenging that doesn't involve shotgunning a few extra cans before we start. These Lil' Reds Disposable Cups ($11) are sized just big enough to accommodate a ping-pong ball, which means we're going to have to start working on our aim. Just expect a bit more beer than usual to be splashed onto your table (and, probably, the carpet, your shoes, the cat...)
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It started with the movie Midnight in Paris, which I didn't even really love, but it made me curious about Zelda Fitzgerald. So I read her biography, which I also didn't really love, and I became even more intrigued about this infamous group of literary friendships in France in the 20's. Finally, after avoiding it for months, I picked up Paula McClain's The Paris Wife, a fictionalized account of Hadley Hemingway, Ernest's first wife.
It has easily been one of my favorite books of the year. You simply must pick it up if you haven't already. I like to read about the literary world, I'm obsessed with the historical and modern wife role, and this book is so easy and entertaining to read.
While it is a work of fiction, from what I understand it is as accurate as possible. You will feel for Hadley Hemingway. You will be excited for her, content with her, frustrated with her, and heartbroken for her. It hit all of my emotions.
When it was over (and I strongly didn't want it to be over), I have to fess up that I needed to read a little of Ernest Hemingway himself. I'm embarrassed to say that in all of my literary education, I missed him completely. Or maybe I avoided him? His name alone sounds like a snoozefest. Because it related to the time period in question, I opted to start with A Moveable Feast, Ernest's memoir of those years in Paris, published posthumously.
Hemingway's writing and style is jerky, and I feel like that if I hadn't already read several books covering the same topic, I would have little clue as to what A Moveable Feast was about. There were some jewels in it - the chapter about F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the best things I've ever read - but overall, I was left wanting.
I think I need to read one of Hemingway's novels before I pass judgment overall. There is something appealing about his short sentences and blunt storytelling, but I want to see it in another form. It is interesting to me that the most famous American writers of that generation told the stories that they were living just then, that it wasn't sole works of fiction. Their tales, their characters, they're based in their current reality more than I would assume writers of the 2000's do. But maybe I'm wrong.
Knowing that I couldn't get enough of Paris writers in the 20's, my friend recently sent me Everybody Was So Young by Amanda Vaill. I'm going to dive into it soon, to feed an addiction with a group of people who have long sparked jealousy.
You don't have to take the convoluted path I did, just read The Paris Wife. What are you reading this summer?
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Sept. 19, 2007
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State redshirt-freshman Mallory Fox and senior Brynn Bemis were honored by Soccer America and Soccer Buzz, respectively, for their play last week in the Notre Dame Inn at Saint Mary's Classic.
Fox, a midfielder from Scottsdale, Ariz., scored the lone goal of the match in Washington State's 1-0 upset of No. 16 Oklahoma State Sept. 21. The goal was the second of the season for Fox and earned her a spot on Soccer America's Team of the Week.
Bemis, a goalkeeper from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, stopped all seven shots in WSU's win over the Cowgirls to record the ninth shutout of her career. Against Princeton, she made five saves including one on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute as the Cougars defeated the Tigers 2-1 in double-overtime Sept. 23. Bemis was named to Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week.