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Seems kind of funny that they added a service charge to their free members and didn't inform me..... how fun......
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i love my service and the people at first tennesse. And so far im a happy customer. And hope to conitune to stay there
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High price for small amount of checks. Have never paid more than $10.00 for checks. Last two banks only paid $6.00
Other than that, everything is fine. No complaints.
Mr. Salyers was outstanding! Knowledgeable, patient, and thorough. In this day and age that is rare.
July 21, 2012
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Sure, I liked the free checking accounts. But this bank is tops in customer service. I love how easy I can make ATM deposits. Not happy with the way they don't deduct pendings from your available if your not careful you could get into a big mess there. But if your like me, I keep count so I'm good! Lol.
November 10, 2011
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I have been a long time banker of First Tennessee because of the ease and convenience of the locations. Everything has been great until recently since new law change how banks can charge for debit/cards swipes. I am very surprised that I wasn't even notified about the change and that I would be seeing a $6 monthly charge. I only found out by reviewing my statement. I am also surprised that FTB isn't over ruling this fee like other larger banks. I will be looking for another bank that doesn't charge $72 a year to bank with them. Sorry but customer service and no fees will keep the customers happy.
November 1, 2011
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I started using FirstTennessee my freshman year in college because, at the time, they offered student accounts that were really convenient. Student accounts were free checking/saving accounts with no monthly service charge.
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Our woman in Kabul
When ABC Classic FM presenter Emma Ayres visited Kabul this month to teach music to young Afghan students, the language barrier proved no problem.
"All you need is to count to four and know the word for 'beautiful'!" Emma said.
Emma spent two weeks in Kabul, where she helped the students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music prepare for their historic tour of the United States.
The Breakfast presenter with the dulcet tones scoffed at the suggestion it took a brave person to visit the war-torn country.
"I didn't feel brave or courageous," she said.
"The really brave ones are the kids who are playing music in a country where music is not necessarily approved of – and there are still people who want to ban music and ban concerts."
Despite the constraints, the students relish the chance to make music.
"I saw a lot of kids who are very happy to play musical instruments," she said.
"It is amazing how much they laugh in a place where there is not always a lot of laughter."
During her time there, Emma saw a beautiful, working city, where life on the streets is different to what we see on the news every night.
"It is not all about guns and security and suicide bombers – even though there was a suicide bomber while I was there, and everything was shut down, it didn't make a lot of difference to the city.
"People get on with their business, they just do it in a way that looks different to us – women are covered by the burkha and men are in traditional clothes.
"But the things that are important to us are the same things that are important to them."
Emma's journey to Afghanistan began as she prepared for a program on Anzac Day last year.
"I was looking up music, searching for what's happening in music in countries where Australian forces are serving.
"When I Googled 'music in Afghanistan' I came up with this Institute and a few months later the film (about the Institute, Dr Sarmast's Music School,) came out."
The Institute, started by Dr Ahmad Naser Sarmast, has 140 students aged between 10 and 20, with 40 girls. Half the places are reserved for orphans and street kids.
It was established to revitalise the country's centuries-old music traditions and help heal the trauma of conflict that many Afghan children have known their whole lives.
Western instruments mix with traditional eastern instruments like the sitar, the rebab – carved from a single piece of wood – and the dilruba "which makes a subtle ethereal sound."
"It's fantastic music of all these different styles, the most successful was when they are mixed."
Emma, a former professional musician, is one of several from around the world who have been inspired to help the Institute.
Anne Gilby (oboe) and Jason Noble (clarinet) are two other Australians visiting while Emma was in Kabul.
Although she's just come back, Emma is already planning a return visit.
"I think it is really important to have a relationship with people – if you go once it almost smacks, not quite of opportunism, (but) it's really important to say, 'I am committed to you.
"If you are going to offer anything of substance, I think it takes more than once visit."
- Listen to Emma tell more about her travels in this interview with Geraldine Doogue on Radio National.
- Find out more about the ANIM.
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4 comments on "Our woman in Kabul"
Dawn Thomas says:
An inspiring story
Lyn Francis says:
My partner and I are 72 and 74 years of age. We have started music lessons this year. My partner is enjoying the trumpet and I am attempting the saxophone. We hope that eventually we will play light, happy duets. We love your programme on the ABC and are looking forward to seeing a movie about your adventures in Mumbai at the music school. We have volunteered learning difficulty therapy to children in an orphanage in Vietnam over a number of years and know how satisfying it is to give to such wonderful people. With regards and good wishes, Lyn and Anita
Sariska says:
I would like to donate to this incentive. Where and how may I do so?
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Hi Sariska,
We don't have donation details at hand. However if you email the Afghanistan National Institute of Music – http://www.afghanistannationalinstituteofmusic.org/contact – they may be able to point you in the right direction.


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Blimey, look at that… it's blue sky. It's a bright, sunny day down in Brighton and looking in the bathroom mirror this morning, in the lovely sunlight, I've noticed I'm looking grey, dull and winter-worn. My skin could do with a tonic. In fact all of me could!
I could easily spend a small (or large) fortune buying skincare stuff at regular prices. I could use our discount codes to pick up fabulous pampering products, which I'm going to do. Or I could make my own, which I'm going to try this evening. I'm not sure which to tackle yet but I've found a list of five to choose from. Here they are, all easy to make and wonderfully effective.
A DIY sugar scrub for tired, wintery skin
If, like mine, your knees and elbows are all rough and scaly, a sugar scrub is the perfect way to return them to smooth softness: less builder, more princess! Here's how to make your own with stuff most of us have lying around the house.
- one eggcup of sugar
- half an eggcup of olive oil (or coconut oil if you prefer)
- add a tiny squirt of perfume just to make it feel luxurious, or add a couple of drops of essential oil
- mix it up
- smooth it on your skin and rub it in circles
- wash off withwater
- dry and moisturise with a spot of olive oil
Ancient Roman olive oil tricks
The Romans used olive oil to clean their skin, rubbing it on then scraping it off to remove the dirt. They must have been a shiny, sticky bunch but it's an excellent moisturiser as long as you use it sparingly. Shake a few drops into the palm of your hand and rub it into just-showered or bathed skin for a lovely smooth feel without horrid chemicals. If you fancy something a bit more fragrant, coconut oil does exactly the same job. Or add a drop of perfume.
The simplest facial scrub on the planet
- take one tomato, preferably not too ripe or things get very messy
- cut it in half and dip in it sugar or salt
- scrub your face gently using circular movements
- rinse and dry
DIY cure for birds nest hair
My long hair also suddenly looks a right mess, its poor condition highlighted by the bright sun streaming into the house. I don't like going to the hairdresser and it's been more than a year, so I need to get my ass in gear and bite the salon bullet. First I'm going to give my locks a boost with this cool DIY hair conditioning recipe.
- fill a suitably-sized bowl with olive oil
- nuke it in the microwave for a few seconds, just so it's warm
- add a tablespoon of honey and mix it up
- wash your hair and massage in your preparation
- leave it for 20 minutes then rinse thoroughly and condition your hair as normal
Gorgeous facial moisturiser, good enough to eat
- 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
- 3 drops of olive oil
- half a teaspoon of glycerine
- add a squirt of perfume or a drop or two of essential oil
- mix and apply to your face while it's still wet – it takes a few minutes to dry but once it does your face feels marvellously soft
Tip: always add a high SPF sunblock – apparently the sun is the worst offender for creating wrinkles.
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Not by a historic triumph...
Blogged by James on 23rd October 2012
Something else we all need reminding about...
"Before Christ's second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the "mystery of iniquity" in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh.
The Antichrist's deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgment. The Church has rejected even modified forms of this falsification of the kingdom to come under the name of millenarianism, especially the "intrinsically perverse" political form of a secular messianism.
The Church will enter the glory of the kingdom only through this final Passover, when she will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection. The kingdom will be fulfilled, then, not by a historic triumph of the Church through a progressive ascendancy, but only by God's victory over the final unleashing of evil, which will cause his Bride to come down from heaven. God's triumph over the revolt of evil will take the form of the Last Judgment after the final cosmic upheaval of this passing world."
It's very easy to think that the Church is supposed to get bigger and stronger over the years until everybody in the world is a Catholic and then Jesus returns and says "Nice work! Doesn't look like there's much left for me to do... I'll just sit in this throne over here while you get on with it."
The reality is quite different - the Catechism tells us that the Church will enter the glory of the kingdom only when she follows Jesus in his death and ressurection. By God's victory - not ours. Another reason then, to entrust the great cause of protecting the civilisation of life and love to Mary the Mother of God.


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Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
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|Lawrence P. Cook; Winnie K. Wong-Ng; Z Yang; Peter K. Schenck; Igor Levin; Julia Frank;
|Kinetics Studies of the Interfacial Reactions of the Ba2Ycu3O6+x Superconductor With CeO2 Buffer
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|Interfacial reactions between the Ba2YCu3O6+x superconductor and the CeO2 buffer layer employed in coated conductors have been modeled experimentally by investigating the kinetics of the reaction between Ba2YCu3O6+x and CeO2. At 810 C and pO2 = 100 Pa, the Ba2YCu3O6+x - CeO2 join within the BaO-Y2O3-CeO2-CuOx quaternary system is non-binary. At a mole ratio of Ba2YCu3O6+x : CeO2 = 40 : 60, a phase boundary was found to separate two four-phase regions. On the Ba2YCu3O6+x-rich side of the join, the four-phase region consists of Ba2YCu3O6+x, Ba(Ce1-zYz)O3-x, BaY2CuO5, and Cu2O; on the CeO2 rich side, the four phases were determined to be Ba(Ce1-zYz)O3-x, BaY2CuO5, Cu2O and CeO2. The Ba2YCu3O6+x /CeO2 reaction is limited by solid-state diffusion, and the reaction kinetics obeys the parabolic rule, x = Kt1/2 (where x is thickness of the reaction layer, t is time, and K is a constant related to the rate constant); K was determined to be 1.2 x 10 2 mm/min1/2 at 790 C and 3.6 x 10 2 mm/min1/2 at 830 C. The activation energy for the reaction was determined to be Eact = 2.44 x 105 J/mol using the Arrhenius Equation.
|Journal of Electronic Materials
|pp. 1293 - 1298
|coated conductor,interfacial reaction of CeO2,kinetics of reaction,solid-state diffusion
|Research Areas:
|Ceramics, Characterization, Energy, Energy Conversion, Storage, and Transport


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Exclusive edition.
The sporty design of a coupé and the presence of a BMW X model: its exceptional shape alone is enough to set the BMW X6 apart from the rest. However, thanks to selected colours and exclusive materials, the individuality of the BMW X6 reaches a new dimension in the Exclusive edition.
The exterior in elegant Orion Silver is proof enough: nothing enhances the unique character of a shape more effectively than unusual colours. In the Exclusive edition, there is a choice of eleven other equally powerful exterior colours. Whichever one you choose, the optional 20-inch light alloy wheels in Anthracite will provide a perfect match. A sophisticated manufacturing process is used for the burnished finish of the Y-spoke 337 and gives the overall composition an added touch of exclusivity.
In the elevated position of the electrically adjustable sports seat, you will enjoy maximum side support and a very special view. The Nevada leather upholstery in light Oyster offers a distinctly enhanced level of comfort and defines the elegant colour line of the interior – down to the piping of the velour floor mats. Black upholstery stitching, a BMW Individual roof liner in Anthracite and the dark bamboo grain of the interior trim strips create powerful contrasts. The interior catches your eye as soon as you open the door – on an entry sill bearing the lettering "BMW Edition".


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I've been scratching my head for a few weeks now.
Maybe that's why there's a little round bare spot on my scalp. (Hey, it has nothing to do with age.)
A pair of football statewide football polls have had Martinsburg's football team ranked second.
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The two-time defending state champion team, the squad with a now 30-game winning streak - not some regular-season winning streak about which we have read or heard has been ranked second. A real winning streak, not some contrivance.
Is Martinsburg still the best team in the state?
Only time will tell, of course.
Yet, for some strange reason, at odds with logic in my eyes, the Bulldogs were ranked second in the preseason in one newspaper's state poll and one radio network's first poll, and the Bulldogs stayed there after the first week of play.
I ask this question and have wondered: How can a two-time defending state champion not be ranked No. 1 at the start of a season, especially one that accomplished its two titles without losing a game through two seasons? Back-to-back undefeated seasons are pretty rare.
The way I look at it, a two-time state champion, whichever team it happens to be that hasn't lost since the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in 2009, should be No. 1 until it loses.
It sure seemed to be that such logic dictated the top-ranked teams in the other two classes. The defending state champions in Class AA (Wayne) and Class A (Wheeling Central Catholic) were ranked No. 1 in the preseason in their respective classes, even though neither won two consecutive titles nor claimed their crowns in 2011 with undefeated records.
As a voter on the newspaper poll, I have cast my poll in such a way.
In both polls, the Bulldogs earned more first-place votes than anybody else, but were second - which means some of the pollsters are casting Martinsburg far down the list.
Wheeling Central lost on the opening weekend and dropped from No. 1. Wayne, which didn't play the opening weekend, stayed No. 1 for the first regular-season poll, then won when it did play, so it'll stay No. 1.
But the Bulldogs somehow were dismissed as the top team in the state - even though their win streak ranks among the top 10 nationally.
Instead, George Washington, which fell to Martinsburg in last season's state championship game in Class AAA, stood atop the two polls.
Martinsburg will go to No. 1 this week we would expect after George Washington lost to Ashland Paul Blazer, Ky, on Friday.
In some areas, voters on the poll have pointed out what Martinsburg graduated, Kennedy Award runner-up Brandon Ashenfelter, Martinsburg's quarterback for the past two seasons, and Huff Award winner Logan Jenkins as the state's best defender, among others.
Yet, I suspect, George Washington will be No. 2, because voters will say that George Washington played without 2011 Kennedy Award winner Ryan Swisher, who is recovering from a concussion and shoulder injury.
That is even though there are 12 undefeated Class AAA squads in the state.
You know, though, the Patriots "without" will rate differently than Martinsburg's "without," when all that should seem to matter is victories. Wins are what count anyway, not somebody's perceived opinion, projections or reputations.
Even though Wheeling Central lost, it somehow stayed in both of the rankings with an 0-1 record.
Had some other team in West Virginia won two straight state championships without losing, you think it would not go into the next season as No. 1.
Anti-Eastern Panhandle bias?
You can judge that.
Obviously, MaxPreps.com doesn't take into account someone's like or dislike for geography. The Bulldogs have been No. 1 in that website's ranking.
Still, it's like in our beloved state somehow everything is better in Charleston. Like, you know, the meth motel.
It's not like Martinsburg didn't drop three teams during its four-game playoff run last season from that mighty Mountain State Athletic Conference that takes in the Class AAA schools from Charleston among a wide expanse.
It's mystifying how the standards can be so different, but all that will really matter is the computer rankings once they begin after next week's third games of the season. Those ratings are reflective of wins and losses.
The opinions won't matter.
Not that they really matter now either.
Not unless anyone feels like scratching their heads, too, because it remains unfathomable how a team can go into the season without a loss in two seasons and not be No. 1.


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DES MOINES, Iowa and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 8, 2011 – Wellmark® Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® and Healthways (Nasdaq: HWAY) announced today that 84 communities in Iowa submitted a Statement of Interest to become one of ten demonstration sites for the Blue Zones Project™, a cornerstone of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative. Submission of the Statement of Interest is the first step of the application process for the Blue Zones Project.
"We could not be more pleased with the enthusiasm shown by our fellow Iowans in the Blue Zones Project," said Wellmark Executive Vice President Laura Jackson. "With 84 communities throughout the state demonstrating their desire and motivation in round one, this is an extremely encouraging start in our quest to make Iowa the healthiest state."
The Blue Zones Project is based upon findings from an eight-year worldwide longevity study to identify common elements of the world's longest-lived cultures. Blue Zones®, LLC uses third party research and direct studies, to identify the world's best practices in longevity and well-being. Working in collaboration with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, it uses this research to develop lifestyle management tools. In 2009, Blue Zones led a 10-month pilot project in Albert Lea, Minnesota, where residents increased their projected life expectancy by 2.9 years. In addition, employers in that city reported a decline in healthcare claims cost and a drop in absenteeism.
"Iowans have sent a clear signal that they are eager to improve their well-being," said Justin Smith, co-leader of the Blue Zones Project. "During the road shows, we were impressed by the passion shown by communities throughout Iowa and we look forward to the next stage in this exciting journey together."
After the Statements of Interest are reviewed, select communities will be asked to submit a formal, detailed application to become one of ten demonstration sites to receive assistance in developing and implementing a blueprint for making permanent environmental, policy, and social network changes that transition people into healthier behaviors. These communities will share their learnings with other communities in Iowa.
The invitations to submit formal applications will be extended to communities by November 23, and the applications must be submitted by January 4, 2012. Upon assessment of these applications, a group of finalist communities will then be selected to host a site visit between February 27, 2012 and March 16, 2012.This process will culminate with the selection of the first group of lead communities in May 2012.
While the review process is underway, residents can support their community by pledging online at www.bluezonesproject.com or by texting "BZP" to the number 772937. NOTE: Pledges made on the Healthiest State website do NOT count toward The Blue Zones Project.
Well-being improvement in the participating communities will be measured using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®, the first-ever daily assessment of U.S. residents' health and well-being. Well-Being Index data reveals a significant opportunity in Iowa for improvement, particularly among healthy behaviors and work environments. The Blue Zones Project will help employers and communities achieve greater well-being, which should lead to lower health care costs, higher productivity and increased economic viability.
The 84 communities that submitted Statements of Interest are as follows:
Whether or not a city is chosen as a Blue Zones Community demonstration site depends on several factors, including how ready the community is for change, citizen support, if volunteers are available and if different entities are willing to work together. Learn more about the Blue Zones Project at www.bluezonesproject.com.
About Wellmark
Wellmark, Inc. (www.wellmark.com) does business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. Wellmark and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, including Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., insure or pay health benefit claims for more than 2 million members in Iowa and South Dakota. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Healthways is the leading provider of specialized, comprehensive solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and well-being and, as a result, reduce overall costs. Healthways' solutions are designed to help healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate or eliminate lifestyle risk factors that can lead to disease and optimize care for those with chronic illness. Our proven, evidence-based programs provide highly specific and personalized interventions for each individual in a population, irrespective of age or health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone, mail, internet and face-to-face interactions, both domestically and internationally. Healthways also provides a national, fully accredited complementary and alternative Health Provider Network and a national Fitness Center Network, offering convenient access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. For more information, please visit www.healthways.com.
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Electric Rates 101
The cost of living goes up and up. Some things go up more than others.
Take your electric bill. If you're a Duke Energy Carolinas customer, you haven't seen it go up nearly as much as other things you buy. Like milk. Or coffee. Or an airplane ticket.
That's because the price of most consumer products is market-driven. What customers are willing to pay determines the price.
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Electric utilities are different.
Here in the Carolinas, customers can't go to the utility next door for their power. So we're required to offer electricity to all of our customers at fair and reasonable rates.
But who decides what's fair and reasonable?
State utility regulators do, through a public and transparent process called a rate case. Their job is to balance the needs of customers with the needs of the utility.
The rates are based on the revenue the utility needs in order to build, operate and maintain its power plants, pole and wires plus the opportunity to earn a fair profit. We're a business, after all, with shareholders who expect a return on their investment.
This video shows how rates cases work.


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People in Hagimus, Talmaza and Cioburciu villages have now access to safe water
On the eve of the World Water Day, more than 700 families and several social institutions from the south of Moldova have been connected to drinking water. Water supply systems built with the financial support of the European Union and UNDP "Support to Confidence Building Measures" Programme were launched today in Hagimus, Talmaza and Cioburciu villages.
During the last 20 years, the inhabitants of the three villages suffered because of the damaged or lack of water supply systems, while statistical data shows that the majority of diseases and deaths are caused by the lack of water or its poor quality. According to the third National Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), about 68.9 per cent of the urban population and only 22.7 per cent of the rural population benefited from water supply services in 2012. The same report shows that the poor quality of drinking water causes up to 15-20 per cent of the cases of acute diarrhoea and hepatitis A, and 25 per cent of the gastrointestinal diseases. At the same time, anaemia and congenital abnormalities are caused mainly by the high nitrates levels in the drinking water.
"I have been asked during the filed visits I make regularly and the discussions I have with people: "What will be every individual's benefit from Moldova's getting closer to Europe?" I am glad to announce you that today, in Hagimus, I found another answer to this question: people will have a considerably higher quality of life. They won't have to carry water from wells, they won't fall sick because of the poor quality of water and they will simply have a better life", Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Iurie Leancă said.
With the support of the EU-UNDP Support to Confidence Building Programme, over 21 km of aqueduct was built, a new well was drilled and two others were rehabilitated in the three villages. The overall investment of the EU-UNDP Support to Confidence Building Programme in the three villages constituted over 326.447 euro, while the communities contributed with 40.396 euro.
"Support to Confidence Building Measures is a critical component of EU assistance to the Republic of Moldova. Equal access to water is everyone's basic right. We have been happy to see EU support making a difference in people's lives by bringing affordable water to their homes. As a result of our efforts together with the Moldovan authorities and the UNDP, there are now over 700 families who have better living conditions and more economic opportunities. We will continue supporting the development of rural communities on both banks of the Nistru River and providing access to basic services for all. The EU is committed to delivery of concrete benefits of EU-Moldova relations through fair access to public goods such as education, justice, health and social services for all citizens", Head of the European Union Delegation in the Republic of Moldova, Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola said.
The building and renovation of the water supply systems provided the inhabitants not only with access to improved water sources, but also with more affordable costs. "The drinking water used to be brought in a tractor tank once in two weeks, because the wells in our village are too deep and the water is not drinkable. Now we have a tap outside and we will pay 5 times less", said Tatiana Tiganas from Talmaza, mother of eight.
"The national consultations on the future Moldova wants after 2015 - the target date for achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals - have shown that people are concerned about the limited access and poor quality of water and sanitation. That is why we will continue to support projects which provide access to basic services and improve quality of life for all people on both banks of the Nistru River", said Narine Sahakyan, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Moldova. Narine Sahakyan also mentioned the partnerships between Nezavertailovka and Cioburciu from the left bank of Nistru and Talmaza and Cioburciu communities from the right bank of the river, with the aim to ensure population's access to drinking water. These partnerships were financially supported by the EU-UNDP Support to Confidence Building Programme.
This is not the entire assistance provided to by the European Union and UNDP to Causeni and Stefan Voda districts through the Support to Confidence Building Programme. The sport school of Chircaiesti village and the kindergarten from Firladeni village were renovated, and an agricultural market was also build in Firladeni within the EU-UNDP Programme. This year, the EU-UNDP Programme will help refurbish the kindergarten from Copanca and build a modern market in Rascaieti village. A solid waste management service extension project is to be launched soon in several localities from the security zone, including several localities from Causeni district, with the assistance of the EU-UNDP Confidence Building Programme.
The Support to Confidence Building Measures Programme aims at enhancing confidence between people on both banks of the Nistru river, so that they work and improve together their living standards. The European Union and UNDP Moldova provide financial and technical support for joint activities in five key areas: business development, civil society development, social infrastructure renovation, health care and environment protection.
The Programme is implemented during 2012-2015 with a total budget of 10.600.000 Euro, provided by the European Union (9,500,000 Euro) and UNDP (1,100,000 Euro).
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Have you been decidedly underwhelmed by the current Undertaker-Brock Lesnar storyline? Well, you may not be the only one. It seems people in WWE aren't exactly thrilled with the direction of the program either.
As Dave Meltzer notes in this week's (subscribers-only) Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there is an increasing feeling among those involved with the angle that it should have gone in a different direction and made Lesnar look much more dangerous and threatening:
Virtually everyone involved in the Undertaker/Lesnar scenario believed that Lesnar should have been booked differently and more of a threat to Undertaker, since the only point Lesnar did anything was the go-home angle and that was still a sneak up from behind distraction with the announcers calling Lesnar a coward.
Undoubtedly, the current storyline between Undertaker and Lesnar, which at one point seemed to have huge potential, hasn't really lived up to expectations. As noted, Lesnar has barely looked like a threat to The Deadman.
In fact, he's usually emerged from their confrontations on Raw looking weak and ineffective. That's amazing considering he is a former UFC champion and could almost certainly beat the 49-year-old Undertaker in a real fight in about 30 seconds flat (maybe less).
It's hard enough to convince cynical fans in this day and age that anyone can end "the streak." You don't need to make Lesnar look bad as well. No wonder the people involved aren't happy; this whole thing feels like a wasted opportunity.
It seems like so long ago that Undertaker and Lesnar had their dramatic ringside confrontation at UFC 121, doesn't it?
In fairness to the writers, they may be wary about allowing the fragile Undertaker to take big bumps. One bad bump, and the star could be out of the match entirely.
If this is the mentality, I can understand where they are coming from. But really, this half-hearted booking has only served to damage the bout and Lesnar's credibility.


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TN EDITORIAL: Let's turn away from deceivers
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 6:44 p.m.
Reality is stranger than fiction, none stranger than the stunts Americans are willing to stage for a job on a reality show.
For the second time in six weeks, a truly bizarre incident has happened in public, the motivation of which turned out to be a television appearance.
Maybe it is time we curb our appetite for reality shows and celebrity coverage in general, for we may be only encouraging the bizarre behavior. If this keeps up, someone could get maimed or killed.
On Oct. 15, the nation watched transfixed and horrified as a balloon soared over Colorado, supposedly carrying a 6-year-old stow-away. The would-be flight of young Falcon Heene -- forevermore the Balloon Boy -- turned out to be a fantasy concocted by the boy's father, Richard Heene.
Mr. Heene, a storm chaser and UFO hunter who with his family had twice appeared on the reality show "Wife Swap," staged the float-away balloon hoax in an effort to get on another reality show. Mr. Heene and his wife, Mayumi, are expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from the episode.
The latest hoax had potentially serious security implications but a no less absurd set of circumstances.
A Virginia couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, crashed the first State dinner of the Obama White House Tuesday night. The Salahis were able to get into the event even though they were not on the guest list. The Secret Service is investigating how it happened. It is not known whether the couple will be charged but it seems to us they ought to be, if for no other reason than to discourage this kind of behavior.
"A picture has emerged of a couple that sought to build an active social life with Washington's power elite, while leaving a trail of lawsuits and disputes over payments for their luxury lifestyle," the Wall Street Journal reported.
Specifically, the Journal reported, Mr. Salahi had skipped out on an entrance fee he was supposed to have paid for participating in the "World Snow Polo Championship" in Aspen, Colo. And his company, which is affiliated with a vineyard in Virginia, filed for bankruptcy in February, listing debts between $500,000 and $1 million.
The Salahis were said to be pitching an interview, through a publicist named Mahogany Jones, for a fee in the high six figures.
We hope it doesn't happen but we can imagine some jokester on a television show yukking it up with the Salahis, who will regale the audience with their clever fraud. Maybe it would be best if the audience were their fellow jailmates.
The bizarre makes news.
A car crash in the middle of the night with no serious injuries makes no ripple unless Tiger Woods happens to be the bloodied driver, and his golf club-wielding wife turns out to have been his "rescuer." The only redeeming element of the Cadillac Escalade crash is our certainty that Tiger Woods was not seeking publicity.
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Ethanol Production Increases; USDA Confirms Energy Benefit
The U.S. ethanol industry continues to boom, with record production in Juneup 13 percent from June 2001and lots of new capacity coming online. In the last week of July and the first week of August, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced the completion of two major ethanol plant expansions and one new plant, totaling 67 million gallons per year in new production capacity. The new farmer-owned Adkins Energy plant in Illinois has the capacity to produce 40 million gallons of ethanol per year and includes a co-generation facility to produce steam and electricity for the plant. See the RFA press releases.
Meanwhile, Philips Petroleum Company has stopped blending MTBE in the gasoline it sells through its 1,500 stations under the "76" brand in California, with the exception of some racing gasoline sold in limited locations. The company continues to provide a small amount of MTBE-blended gasoline to independent gasoline stations. The move makes the "76" brand the first large gasoline retailer selling only ethanol-blended gasoline in the state. See the Philips Petroleum press release.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also has good news for the ethanol industry: a new USDA study found that ethanol produces 34 percent more energy than is used in growing and harvesting the corn and distilling it into ethanol. Going against claims that ethanol production consumes more energy than it produces, the report concludes that the net energy value of corn ethanol has become positive in recent years due to technological advances in ethanol conversion and increased efficiency in farm production. See the USDA press release.
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This, We Agree, Was The First-Ever Recorded Rock And Roll Song
What was the first recorded rock and roll song?
Before we can answer that question, we have to go back and figure out the ingredients of rock and roll. We can identify three most important ingredients: gospel, jump and blues.
1. Blues For Raw Emotion And The Dominant Guitar
Let's start with the blues element, represented here by John Lee Hooker's 1948 "Boogie Chillen":
It's the primal sound, the African sound, with guitar driving the rhythm. It's the guitar riff that launched a million songs. Without Hooker, you don't have ZZ Top.
2. Gospel For Uplift And Abandon
The next ingredient is gospel music, music from the black church. Listen to the Golden Gate Quartet from 1938:
3. Jump/Swing For Rhythm And Rebellion
Out of the types of music we've heard so far, this sound most like early rock and roll. In fact, some people say the first rock and roll song is Louis Jordan's "Saturday Night Fish Fry" from 1949.
This music is also really danceable. It has a great sense of fun in it. And in these lyrics, we hear that spirit of debauchery that's so essential to rock and roll.
And The First-Ever Rock And Roll Song Is (Drumroll, Please)
There's still one very important ingredient in rock and roll: a distorted guitar. And that's why we agree that Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" from 1951 should be considered the first rock and roll song.
It was one of the first songs to use a distorted guitar, and it happened by accident. The guitar amp was damaged on the way to the studio. And when they plugged it in, it made a sound that nobody had ever heard before — distortion. You might call it a buzzy, fuzzy sound.
Distortion is a sound, but it also implies a sense of being out of control. Rock and roll is not safe. And if it is safe, it's not rock and roll.
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He's One Hot Cowboy. . .
Raylen O'Donnell is one smokin' cowboy. He could have any woman he wants, but he's never been able to forget a certain dark-haired girl who disappeared from his life. So when she suddenly returns to the ranch next door, Raylen's not fixing to let her get away again . . .
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Under beautiful autumn foliage, hundreds attended the fourth annual Woodstock British Car Show on the grounds of the Woodstock Playhouse. More than 90 British cars were displayed, from a low-slung 1938 Bentley sedan to a modern-day Mini Cooper, driven by drivers from all over the Northeast. Above, two classic late-'50s Triumph TR3 sports cars, a Mini Cooper and two Morris Minors are exhibited. The event is organized by Len Sapiro of Pegasus Shoes of Woodstock and community volunteers.
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Can I get a new judge on my case?
Clients and the lawyers that represent them should never be placed in a situation that causes them to fear retaliation from the presiding judge if they ask for a recusal. The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in August of 2012 in Case Number SC10-348 reprimanding a Broward County trial court judge for the manner in which he handled a recusal motion filed by one of the attorneys.
Under Florida law, a person who has a pending criminal case or a civil case has the right to ask for a new judge be appointed under certain circumstances. The rule governing the request for the appointment of a new judge is 2.330(f) of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration. The rule is long but has some basic requirements. Generally, they are:
The Procedure to Request Disqualification:
- The Motion must be in writing to the court.
- The Motion must specifically describe the reasons why the person asking for a new judge feels the present judge might have a conflict or bias.
- The Motion must be signed under oath, like a notarized affidavit, by the person asking for a new judge.
- The Motion list any other previous motions and the date they were filed to disqualify the judge in that particular case.
- The Motion must be signed under oath, in the style of an affidavit, that the Motion is being made in good faith. That is, it's being made for a genuine reason.
- The Motion must be filed with the Clerk and a copy delivered to the judge.
- The Motion must be filed within 10 days of the discovery of the potential bias, prejudice or conflict of interest. If the bias is discovered during the course of a hearing or trial, an oral motion must be made immediately and then filed in writing as soon as possible. A judge is supposed to rule on a conflict discovered in a trial or hearing right away.
- A Motion filed before a trial or hearing should be ruled on within 30 days. If the judge does not rule, it is deemed to be granted after that time.
Generally acceptable reasons to ask for a new judge:
- The moving party feels they cant receive a fair trial with that judge sitting on the case. You must describe in detail the reasons you fear bias or prejudice from that judge
- That the judge is somehow related to a party, lawyer, a material witness or to someone that has an interest in the outcome of the case. This is subject to the distance of the familial relationship.
In the first Motion filed, a judge is not supposed to make a finding on whether or not the allegations are true or not true. If a Motion has been filed before, the judge can then make a finding of whether the allegations in the Motion to Disqualify are true or not. The idea behind this rule is to keep parties or criminal defendants from shopping around for the best judge by asking for disqualifications.
The rules and case law on judge recusal are complicated. The decision to ask, or not to ask, for the removal of a judge from your case can have very serious consequences on your case. This article is just an introduction to the process. Be sure to consult with a skilled criminal lawyer to decide on your best course of action.


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MUMBAI: Debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines indicated for the first time its willingness to sell a plush villa in Goa to pay off a part of its debt, but lenders to the stricken airline insisted on more contribution from the promoters before parting with more money.
Bankers participating in a meeting of 17 bankers to the airline in Mumbai on Thursday asked the Kingfisher management to pay fees on the guarantees and letter of credit which is due for renewal. They also asked the management to come up with concrete plan on settling their dues.


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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility Chapter 38 Summary
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 38
- As we just mentioned, Mrs. Jennings, Elinor, and Marianne all think that Edward did the right thing in sticking by his fiancée, Lucy Steele. The two girls are both proud of his integrity, despite their own sadness.
- It's Elinor's turn for heartache, and Marianne's turn to be the strong sister. She tries her best to exert her power of will in helping out her sister.
- No word arrives from Lucy or Edward – what's going on?
- A beautiful day arrives, and Elinor and Mrs. Jennings go to enjoy the weather in Kensington Gardens (Marianne stays home, worried that she'll see the Willoughbys).
- Elinor, left on her own after Mrs. Jennings finds a friend of hers, doesn't see anyone – not Edward, not the Willoughbys. She does, however, run into Miss Steele, and is encouraged by Mrs. Jennings to "get it all out of her."
- Miss Steele wants to know first and foremost if anyone is angry at her. Apparently, Lucy pitched a fit (as we can imagine!) when Miss Steele broke the news to Fanny. Now, though, she's gotten over it.
- Apparently, many people have been shocked, as John was, by the fact that Edward chose Lucy over Miss Morton and her thirty thousand pounds; however, after a few days, he came to visit them to clear up matters – everything seems like it's fine between the lovers, and they plan to be married.
- Miss Steele admits that she learned all of this by eavesdropping, and Elinor is embarrassed for her sake.
- Right now, Edward is in London for the time being, but plans to go to Oxford to do some business soon.
- The Richardsons, with whom the Steeles are staying now, come by, and Miss Steele rushes off to join them, after sending her regards to Marianne along with Elinor.
- Elinor tries to figure out what she should think: the facts is, Edward is definitely going to marry Lucy, whenever he gets a job as a curate somewhere.
- Mrs. Jennings tries to pry as much information as possible out of Elinor on their way back home, but she doesn't get much for her efforts.
- Mrs. Jennings has a rather pessimistic view of how poor Edward and Lucy will be, and wonders if she might be able to help them out.
- The next morning, Elinor receives a letter from Lucy, basically thanking her for her discretion and for all of her guidance. It's a gloat-ful letter, assuring Elinor of how happy she and Edward are, despite their troubles. She also wants Elinor to pass her regards on to everyone else.
- Elinor passes the letter on to Mrs. Jennings, as Lucy apparently intended her to.
- Mrs. Jennings reads it happily, praising Lucy left and right.
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"All You Need Is Love" by 156 countries!
If people from 156 countries sing one song together, which song it should be? This video may remind you that We are all created by God' image. In our heart, we know that "all we need is love".
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USGS Georgia Science Center Director Ed Martin (1st Row-Right) and Southern Region Director Bill Proenza (1st Row - 2nd from Right) pose with USGS team (Photo: WFO Peachtree City)
(June 16, 2010) -- Bill Proenza, regional director of the National Weather Service Southern Region presented the prestigious Southern Region Director's Award to the staff at the U.S. Geological Survey Georgia Water Science Center in Atlanta.
The USGS team was recognized "For extraordinary efforts in providing critical water data to the National Weather Service, which helped provide life-saving warnings to the citizens of north Georgia during the record floods of September 2009".
On September 15, the National Weather Service forecast office in Peachtree City recorded just four-one hundredths of an inch of rain at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. But the rain continued to increase throughout the week.
On the 19th, the airport recorded a record 3.7 inches and some outlying observing stations reported up to five inches. The Southeast River Forecast Center also noted that some isolated areas actually received up to 20 inches during the life of the event.
Tragically, the subsequent flooding claimed 10 lives, led to hundreds of high water rescues, damaged or destroyed more than 20 thousand homes and businesses and cost an estimated $500 million. This historic flood broke records that date back more than 100 years. High water readings at 28 stream flow gage sites set new records.
Proenza noted, "During an event like that, the National Weather Service depends on the USGS network of stream flow gages for real-time monitoring which is critical to our capability to provide the emergency management community and the public with accurate stream and river flood forecasts and warnings".
In turn, the emergency managers depend on the stream flow data and National Weather Service forecasts and warnings for their own decision making. During this historic flood event, 20 of the 28 gages went underwater.
It was the men and women of the Surface Water Division of USGS Georgia Science Center who risked life and limb working in the extremely hazardous weather and flood conditions, to repair or replace the lost and damaged gages.
The Science Center team worked day and night for 48 hours to get the gages back on line, providing record level stream flow measurements to the National Weather Service and emergency managers, which was critical for warning decisions and public awareness to save lives and property.
(L to R) Southeast River Forecast Center HIC John Feldt, Peachtree City forecast office Senior Service Hydrologist Kent Frantz, Southern Region Director Bill Proenza, USGS Science Center Director Ed Martin, Science Center Surface Water Data Chief Brian McCallum and Peachtree City Meteorologist-in-Charge Lans Rothfusz (Photo: WFO Peachtree City)


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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew Education Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Norton edition.
Quote #4
Hic ibat, as I told you before, Simois, I am
Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa,
Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love, Hic
steterat, and that 'Lucentio' that comes a-wooing,
Priami, is my man Tranio, regia, bearing my port,
celsa senis, that we might beguile the old pantaloon. (3.1.33-38)
When Lucentio reads an excerpt from Ovid's Heroides and reveals his love for Bianca instead of translating the Latin lines to English, education becomes a disguise (like any other costume in play) for the act of courtship. The theme of education in this passage can also help us think about how the act of translation (turning words from one language into another while retaining the same sense or meaning) is a kind of transformation. While Lucentio's outside appearance changes (from Lucentio to "Cambio"), the person on the inside remains exactly the same.
Quote #5
Are you my wife, and will not call me 'husband'?
My men should call me 'lord.' I am your goodman. (Induction.2.105-106)
Sly's ignorance of the social customs of the nobility is pretty evident here, as he is upset when his "wife" calls him her "lord." It's not apparent that Sly will ever learn how to be like a nobleman, calling into question the idea that experiential learning is useful and valuable.
Quote #6
Counsel me, Tranio, for I know thou canst.
Assist me, Tranio, for I know thou wilt.
Master, it is no time to chide you now.
Affection is not rated from the heart.
If love have touched you, nought remains but so:
Redime te captum quam queas minimo. (1.1.159-164)
Tranio's role as advisor and mentor is unusual because elsewhere in the play, servants don't subvert the typical dynamic of power between master and servant. Tranio is helpful when it comes to Lucentio getting his way, but it's doubtful that Lucentio's father would see the servant as a good "teacher" for his son.


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Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood glucose, commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to your health because it's an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues. It's also your brain's main source of fuel.
If you have diabetes, no matter what type, it means you have too much glucose in your blood, although the reasons may differ. Too much glucose can lead to serious health problems.
Chronic diabetes conditions include type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Potentially reversible diabetes conditions include prediabetes — when your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes — and gestational diabetes, which occurs during pregnancy but may resolve after the baby is delivered.
Diabetes symptoms vary depending on how much your blood sugar is elevated. Some people, especially those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, may not experience symptoms initially. In type 1 diabetes, symptoms tend to come on quickly and be more severe. Some of the signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes include:
- Increased thirst
- Frequent urination
- Extreme hunger
- Unexplained weight loss
- Presence of ketones in the urine (ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of muscle and fat that happens when there's not enough insulin)
- Fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Slow-healing sores
- High blood pressure
- Frequent infections, such as gums or skin infections and vaginal or bladder infections
Although type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, it typically appears during childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, can develop at any age and is often preventable.
When to see a doctor
- If you suspect you or your child may have diabetes. If you notice any possible diabetes symptoms, contact your doctor. The earlier the condition is diagnosed, the sooner treatment can begin.
- If you've already been diagnosed with diabetes. After you receive your diagnosis, you'll need close medical follow-up until your blood sugar levels stabilize.
Type 1 diabetes can't be prevented. However, the same healthy lifestyle choices that help treat prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes can help prevent them.
- Eat healthy foods. Choose foods low in fat and calories. Focus on fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Strive for variety to prevent boredom.
- Get more physical activity. Aim for 30 minutes of moderate physical activity a day. Take a brisk daily walk. Ride your bike. Swim laps. If you can't fit in a long workout, break it up into smaller sessions spread throughout the day.
- Lose excess pounds. If you're overweight, losing even 5 percent of your body weight — for example, 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) if you weigh 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) — can reduce the risk of diabetes. To keep your weight in a healthy range, focus on permanent changes to your eating and exercise habits. Motivate yourself by remembering the benefits of losing weight, such as a healthier heart, more energy and improved self-esteem.
Sometimes medication is an option as well. Oral diabetes drugs such as metformin (Glucophage, Glumetza, others) may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes — but healthy lifestyle choices remain essential.
Lifestyle and Home Remedies:
Diabetes is a serious disease. Following your diabetes treatment plan takes round-the-clock commitment. Careful management of diabetes can reduce your risk of serious — even life-threatening — complications.
No matter what type of diabetes you have:
- Make a commitment to managing your diabetes. Learn all you can about diabetes. Establish a relationship with a diabetes educator, and ask your diabetes treatment team for help when you need it.
- Choose healthy foods and maintain a healthy weight. Losing just 5 to 10 percent of your body weight if you're overweight can make a significant difference in your blood sugar control. A healthy diet is one with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, with a limited amount of saturated fat.
- Make physical activity part of your daily routine. Regular exercise can help prevent prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and it can help those who already have diabetes to maintain better blood sugar control. Thirty minutes of moderate exercise -such as brisk walking — most days of the week is recommended. A recent study found that a combination of exercises — aerobic exercises, such as walking or dancing on most days, combined with resistance training, such as weightlifting or yoga twice a week — helps control blood sugar more effectively than either type of exercise alone.
Lifestyle for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
In addition, if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes:
- Identify yourself. Wear a tag or bracelet that says you have diabetes. Keep a glucagon kit nearby in case of a low blood sugar emergency — and make sure your friends and loved ones know how to use it.
- Schedule a yearly physical and regular eye exams. Your regular diabetes checkups aren't meant to replace yearly physicals or routine eye exams. During the physical, your doctor will look for any diabetes-related complications and screen for other medical problems. Your eye care specialist will check for signs of retinal damage, cataracts and glaucoma.
- Keep your immunizations up to date. High blood sugar can weaken your immune system. Get a flu shot every year, and get a tetanus booster shot every 10 years. Your doctor will likely recommend the pneumonia vaccine, as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also currently recommends hepatitis B vaccination if you haven't previously been vaccinated against hepatitis B and you're an adult ages 19 to 59 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The most recent CDC guidelines advise vaccination as soon as possible after diagnosis with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. If you are age 60 or older, have diabetes and haven't previously received the vaccine, talk to your doctor about the whether it's right for you.
- Pay attention to your feet. Wash your feet daily in lukewarm water. Dry them gently, especially between the toes. Moisturize with lotion, but not between the toes. Check your feet every day for blisters, cuts, sores, redness or swelling. Consult your doctor if you have a sore or other foot problem that doesn't start to heal on its own.
- Keep your blood pressure and cholesterol under control. Eating healthy foods and exercising regularly can go a long way toward controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol. Medication may be needed, too.
- Take care of your teeth. Diabetes may leave you prone to gum infections. Brush and floss your teeth at least twice a day. And if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, schedule dental exams at least once a year. Consult your dentist right away if your gums bleed or look red or swollen.
- If you smoke or use other types of tobacco, ask your doctor to help you quit. Smoking increases your risk of various diabetes complications, including heart attack, stroke, nerve damage and kidney disease. Smokers who have diabetes are more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than are nonsmokers who have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Talk to your doctor about ways to stop smoking or to stop using other types of tobacco.
- If you drink alcohol, do so responsibly. Alcohol can cause either high or low blood sugar, depending on how much you drink and if you eat at the same time. If you choose to drink, do so only in moderation — one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men — and always with food. Remember to include the carbohydrates from any alcohol you drink in your daily carbohydrate count.
- Take stress seriously. If you're stressed, it's easy to abandon your usual diabetes management routine. The hormones your body may produce in response to prolonged stress may prevent insulin from working properly, which only makes matters worse. To take control, set limits. Prioritize your tasks. Learn relaxation techniques. Get plenty of sleep.
Above all, stay positive. The good habits you adopt today can help you enjoy an active, healthy life with diabetes.
Mayo Clinic Staff. "Diabetes." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research,
31 Jan. 2013. Web. 17 June 2013.


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CHARLESTON - Otha Lee Clemons, 78, died June 16, 2002, at the Charleston Manor.
Born June 5, 1924, in Tunica, Miss., son of the late Stennis and Mary Kirkland Clemons, he lived at the Charleston Manor for the past 15 years. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a construction worker and truck driver in Flint, Mich., before retiring.
Survivors include: six sisters, Virginia Crider, Ruth Stockton and Ira Jo Gordon of Charleston, Pauline Lewis of South Bay, Fla., Yvonnie Evans of Jefferson City and Margaret Hunt of Chicago; four brothers, Stennis Clemons Jr. of Philadelphia, Miss., Johnny Clemons of Cape Girardeau, Phillip Clemons of Charleston and Joe Mitchell Brown of Detroit, Mich.; and his stepmother, Velma Clemons of Charleston.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. Friday until service time at noon at Sparks Funeral Home. Elder Steve Betts will officiate.
Burial is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Monday at the National Cemetery in Mound City, Ill.


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by Jan Walker, Natural Manna
(Rhydwyn, Anglesey)
Make Your Own Healthy Lunchtime Sandwich
The average shop-bought or supermarket sandwich triangles contain lots of bread and not a lotta filling.They also add up in calorie value - OK calories not that important, but it's what the calories are made up of that I, as a nutritionist, am concerned about. Let's also consider the cost - for the £2.25 average that's taking into account the bog standard egg & cress and the more glamorous options containing a minute sliver of sun-dried tomato. Every sandwich seems to taste the same as all the rest and you end up with an unappetising, un-nourishing, boring lunchtime snack.Making your own sandwich is not difficult, time consuming or expensive. It just requires a little planning and perhaps setting your alarm clock 15 minutes earlier, or even, horrors being really organised and making it the night before, wrapping in foil and keeping it in the fridge.You can health up your lunchtime choice by opting for wraps, pitta pockets, adding lots of crisp lettuce and other salad stuff, swapping stodgy white for granary or wholemeal baps.Sandwiches don't have to be feared from a weight control point of view either. If you are able you can make an open sandwich with just one slice of bread and pile it high with topping.
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The Heart of Darkness
There is a club in Phnom Penh called the Heart of Darkness where I spent a couple of memorable evenings back in August. I drank Guinness and Tequila Slammers. The environment was a confused medley of Cambodian elites and their gun toting body guards (the doormen were very selective when searching customer for weapons), local foreign residents, higher class working girls (since the working girls apparently had to pay a fee to get in), and bemused looking tourists. It was lots of fun, but not really a sit-back-and-savor-your-drink type of environment. I have no idea if Heart of Darkness served Martinique rum. I discovered the dry and complex tasting Martinique rums at some other bars in Cambodia, most notably Riverside in Battambang, which gives huge pours of the excellent St. James Ambre for just US$1.
I met an interesting girl in the Heart of Darkness. She was easily the best looking girl in the place and for some reason ended up hanging around me for most of the evening. She spent most of the evening gyrating around me in a manner that I am sure would have made the Bunnyhug, however lewd it may have been, look very tame indeed. Since I don't dance I settled for sipping my Guinness with rhythm. I think it worked better than it sounds, certainly better than me actually dancing. In any case, she was attracting plenty of attention all by herself. The Tequila Slammers were her idea and she even paid for them, adding to the surreal nature of the situation. A elderly Scandinavian couple looked gratifyingly shocked as she writhed around me and theatrically knocked back tequila. Meanwhile, I kept an eye on the door waiting for an irate boyfriend, pimp or husband to burst in and gun us both down. Learning that each of her numerous pieces of jewelry had come from a different guy, each representing a different country, did nothing to reassure me.
Cambodia is a small country, and while drinking St. James rum at Riverside in Battambang I met an Italian girl who knew the Heart of Darkness girl. My concerns had not been totally unfounded. The Heart of Darkness girl had recently married a French guy living in Vietnam. His friends had all warned him to have nothing to do with her, but she had promised to give up her life as a working girl and he had believed her. He spent a lot of time in Vietnam for business, and whenever he was away she would be out in the bars again picking up customers. It was definitely the same girl. The Italian told me that her long her long fake blonde hair was in fact a wig, and sure enough when I was back in Phnom Penh I saw the Heart of Darkness Girl in another bar without her wig. I was probably lucky that the French guy wasn't the gun-toting type.
While in Cambodia I decided that the Heart of Darkness would make an excellent name for a cocktail, and that the drink should include St. James Ambre rum. Planning the drink in my mind I decided it should include St. James Ambre and Marie Brizzard Crème de Vanille (something else I picked up on my holiday there). In reality though I found the taste of the Crème de Vanille was not strong enough to come through in a drink using a strong tasting rum. The Marie Brizzard Crème de Vanille is more a vanilla perfumed syrup than a strong vanilla liqueur. I also found Martinique rum quite hard to mix with because of its strong taste. I considered another couple of other possibilities but basically forgot about the idea for a while.
Recently however, I picked up a bottle of Poire William and started thinking about what I could do with it. I decided to try and make something rich, spicy, and a little exotic. Poire William has a very strong taste and I decided it would pair well with a strong, dry rum like St. James. I used Dolfi crème de cacao to add some sweetness. For further complexity and to bring everything together I tried Italian vermouth and then Dubonnet. The slightly bitter Dubonnet works very well.
The Heart of Darkness
2 parts St. James Ambre
1 part Dolfi Poire William
1 part Dolfi dark crème de cacao
1 part Dubonnet
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir over ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
The result is dry, fruity and spicy. It tastes a little like a fruit cake made with rum. My original recipe had equal parts of the four main ingredients which makes for a fruitier drink, but I think a drier version with more rum is better. I may play around with the recipe some more, but this seems good enough for now.
I tried it out on a couple of friends. The first friend liked it and the second friend suggested cutting back the bitters. Obviously I no longer speak to the second friend. Still, if you were to change the recipe you could try reducing the bitters for starters.


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Lenora Francine (Wyatt) Winsett, 55, of Bethel Acres, entered through the gates of Heaven into her Father's arms on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, and her pain and suffering were turned to rejoicing.
Memorial service will be at noon, Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Evangelistic Center Church with Pastor Mark McIntosh, Pastor Mickey Keith and Dwight Wise officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
To share memories, or to sign the guestbook online, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.
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Getting to know: Sharon Sammons Brooks
Student: Sharon Sammons Brooks
Major/Specialization: Business
BPC Center: Savannah
Class Year: 2009
Age: 36
Hometown: Savannah
Family info: "I am a single parent with a wonderful 12-year-old son who is the light of my life. I am finishing my college education to show him how hard you must try to succeed, no matter what the challenges in life are."
Favorite restaurant/food: The Crab Shack
Ideal or dream vacation: Panama City Beach
Favorite music: Country
Favorite movie: "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "13 Going on 30"
Favorite current TV show: "Army Wives"
Employment: Altrus, Inc.
Goals after graduation: "To continue to climb in the organization in which I am currently employed."
Hidden talent: "Love to work with people"
Favorite part about attending BPC: "I have enjoyed that the program has allowed me to only be away from my son one night a week and still be on the fast track to finishing my degree."


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Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time: July 28 - Aug. 3, 2013
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Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time begins with a reading from Genesis. Abraham pleads for compassion for those few innocent people of Sodom and Gomorrah. God promises him, "For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it." Jesus teaches us to pray in the reading from Luke's gospel, using the familiar words, "Father, hallowed be your name." He urges us to be persistent in our prayer: "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Monday is the Memorial of Saint Martha. Wednesday is a special day at Jesuit ministries around the world as we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus - the Jesuits. Thursday is the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguouri, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
This is the third and final week from the Book of Exodus. Moses carries down the Ten Commandments from God but breaks them in a fury when he sees the people worshipping a golden calf. He meets face to face with God in a tent in the desert and invites God to come with them on their journey. Moses' face is so radiant after meeting with God, it is covered with a veil. Moses builds a movable meeting tent for their journey, and puts the arc of the commandments in it, and in a cloud by day and with fire by night, God was with them. On Friday and Saturday we have two days of readings from the Book of Leviticus which is the third book of the set of five books that begin the scriptures, called the Pentateuch. It is a book of liturgical practices governing the ministry of the priestly descendants of Levi. Here we read about the great Jewish festivals and Jubilee years.
The gospels are from Matthew's Gospel, with wonderful stories worth pondering and reflecting on. We hear of the tiny mustard seed which grows into a towering bush, the explanation of the parable of the weeds in the field. Then we again hear how the Kingdom is like a treasure or a pearl a merchant makes great sacrifices to obtain. With the story of the fishing net tossed into the sea, we consider how everyone is gathered by God at the end of time to be judged. Jesus comes to his hometown to teach but took offense at him. "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house." We end the week with the sad story of Herod, not wanting to be embarrassed in front of his guests, ordering John the Baptist beheaded.
On the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the first reading from Ecclesiastes offers a powerful caution about focusing too much on the things of this world: "Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!" In Luke's gospel Jesus tells the parable of the rich man storing up treasures for the future, and he warns, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
Daily Prayer This Week
This whole week could be a time for each of us to grow in a sense of what we most deeply desire. If we let Sunday's gospel open our hearts we might find ourselves asking, begging God for what we need.
And we can let the daily gospels renew our hope. Have we become cynical and jaded a bit? The world does seem to be like a field someone sowed weeds into. God's reign in this world doesn't seem to be growing, and the seeds seem so small. This is a good week to get in touch with what is discouraged in our hearts and to let the courage the Lord is offering us renew us. He promises that even small seeds work and that even a little yeast allows dough to grow. The process is sometimes imperceptible, but that's why Jesus reminds us to place our trust in him. Our own hearts might be full of weeds, but the Lord doesn't want us ripping ourselves apart. He is full of mercy and healing reconciliation. Jesus does not want us to be scandalized by the evil we see in the world. God is patient. And, God alone will judge.
So every day this week, we can begin our day, establishing a focus. This might be while standing next to our bed for a brief minute, or while pouring ourselves a cup of coffee, or while in the shower or getting dressed. This is the time that can transform any busy day into a more focused time of connection with our Lord. Using all sorts of background times throughout the day will take no "extra" time for prayer, but will make it possible to let these powerful scriptures interact with the daily events and relationships with which we are involved.
One morning we might begin our day, simply by saying, "Lord, thank you for this day. Help me to pay attention to what and who I'm treasuring today." Or, "Lord, be with me this day and help me check my need to judge others. Help me place my trust in you today." While in the shower or driving to work I might talk with the Lord about the day ahead, asking for particular help, focus, or a new way of valuing during that difficult 10 a.m. meeting or with the clients or students or patients I will see. While doing the wash or shopping or preparing meals or while taking time with my family or friends in the evening, I can let myself have these 30 second friend-to-friend conversations with the Lord. The readings provide a compass for our daily journey, but it is the continual practice at connecting with our Lord that carries us through the day. Looking back and saying "thank you" every night, if even for 30 seconds, will gradually transform us and give us more courage and hope.
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