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Why do the Saitek and DGT brand clocks only show the seconds remaining at times of less than 20 miutes?
On both brands, the clock "jumps" from an hour:minute dispaly to a minute.second at 19.59. A colon is used between hour and minutes and a period is used between the minutes and seconds . So that 20m looks like this 20:00 but 19m 59s looks like 19.59. Why not show a minute/second display at all times less than an hour? Why not have the clock jump at 59m59s, so that an hour remaining is 01:00 but the on the next second the clock would jump to 59.59?
Is this an European thing? Both companies are HQ'ed in Europe. DGT in the Netherlands and Saitek in Germany (I think?) Is this a FIDE or ECU recomedation?
Of the 3 game clock companies HQ'ed in the U.S.A, DCI (makers of Chronos & SamTimer), Sensionite(maker of Duel Timer), and Excalibur*(maker of Game Time II), thier chess clocks all show the exact # of seconds remaining at all times. So I assume the jump clock at the rather arbitrary 20 minute mark must be an European thing. Right?
Why less than 20 minutes? Why not 25? or 30? or 45? or an HOUR?
BTW I think if the Saitek Pro did show seconds at all times less than and hour and it had quieter operation buttons, it considering its low price and full line up of features, would be the perfect chess clock.
*Excalibur was recently bought by another company and may no longer be Head Quatered in the States, but it was when the clock model was designed.
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For years and years, the NBA, which depends on the labor of black athletes and the goodwill of black fans, has tried to ignore the well-documented fact that Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is unambiguously and actively racist (in addition to being a lawbreaker and all-around degenerate).
Now TMZ has posted a recorded conversation in which the billionaire berates a girlfriend of his because she has brought black people to Clippers games and has posed with black people on Instagram. It's a direct window into Sterling's bigoted, psychosexually twisted psyche: The heart of his complaint is that by "associating with black people," his girlfriend (who identifies herself as mixed-race), is preventing herself from being "perceived as either a Latina or a white girl."
This is "painful" to him, Sterling says. "It bothers me a lot," he says.
Sterling is specifically outraged because his girlfriend posted a photograph of herself with Magic Johnson. "Don't bring him to my games!" he says, of the Los Angeles Lakers legend.*
This is where things stand, because the NBA has kept avoiding the problem of Donald Sterling's racism: You can now listen to the longest-tenured owner in the NBA saying he is ashamed to have his girlfriend seen with Magic Johnson, because Magic Johnson is black.
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STOCKTON - Displaying a towering stack of trial transcripts beside her, a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge a second time delayed her decision Wednesday on setting bail for Sarah Dutra, convicted of helping poison to death Woodbridge attorney Larry McNabney.
Superior Court Judge Cinda Fox said she would consider the bail request at Dutra's next hearing, on April 30, and possibly set a date for a resentencing. Her attorney agreed to the delay, which gives him time to digest the high-profile case.
"Well, there's a bit of reading ahead of us," said Keith Arthur, a San Joaquin County deputy public defender. Arthur said the court documents equal three Bibles in thickness.
Dutra, 26, was convicted of helping McNabney's wife, Laren Sims, kill the attorney in 2001 with horse tranquilizer. Sims confessed and hanged herself in jail. Dutra, the lone defendant, received an 11-year sentence.
Last year, the state's 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that Superior Court Judge Bernard Garber couldn't give the maximum prison term, ordering a new sentencing. Garber's authority was limited by a U.S. Supreme Court decision published after his ruling.
Now, Fox will hold an abbreviated version of the trial. A jury will help decide if the sentence stands. If Dutra receives a lighter sentence, she could leave state prison.
Fox didn't allow cameras into her courtroom for the hearing. But a stack of documents from the original trial sat on her desk beside her, towering above the seated judge. It would take her 90 hours to read through the stack, she said.
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POPLAR BLUFF - On paper, Friday night's SEMO North game between Sikeston and Poplar Bluff looks fairly even.
Both teams enter the 7 p.m. matchup at Morrow Stadium with identical 1-7 records. Both teams start and play a large number of underclassmen. And both teams have gone through growing pains this season.
"I just think we're at the point where we're expecting bad things to happen and not preparing for the good things," said Poplar Bluff coach Mike Dormady. "It's just about a mindset right now more than anything. It's not scheme, it's not talent, it's not that."
The Mules' only victory came in Week 5 as they came from behind to beat Dexter 27-20.
They lost their Class 4, District 1 opener last week against Cape Central, 31
The Mules average 14.6 points per game and allow 33 on average.
Poplar Bluff has played a brutal schedule, with games against three Arkansas schools and Jefferson City.
"They've played an extremely tough schedule -- and also they're like us in a lot of ways in that they have a lot of young players playing," said Sikeston coach Jerry Dement. "You combine those things and it makes it tough on you. That's very similar to what we've gone through, except their schedule's probably a little tougher."
Similarly, Sikeston averages 12.5 points per game and allows 33.4 on average.
The Bulldogs didn't win their first game until Week 7 as they held on to defeat Kennett 26-20. Sikeston lost its district opener last week to West Plains, 49
Although Sikeston holds a huge lead in the all-time series with Poplar Bluff at 48-29-4, the Mules have been controlling things here lately, winning seven of the last eight matchups.
This will be the 82nd game between the two schools, who first met on the field in 1911.
"It's always a good local rivalry between us and Poplar Bluff," said Dement. "We play each other every year and they're always well-fought, well-contested games. Both schools have put themselves in a tough spot. Right now we're playing for pride because we've got to wait for somebody else to help us."
The Mules will present the Bulldogs with a passing attack unlike any they have seen this year.
Junior quarterback Asa Wyatt has thrown for a conference-leading 1,448 yards with 12 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
Last week against Cape Central he threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns.
"They run it some, but they're predominantly a passing team," said Dement. "They use a shotgun, spread offense. They're probably in the shotgun 95 percent of the time. They probably average 30 to 35 passes a game. We've got to get some pressure on their quarterback and play solid in the secondary. It's going to be a big challenge for us defensively. Knock on wood, but for the most part we've played pretty good pass defense this year. We hope we can keep that going this week."
The Bulldogs have allowed 93.3 yards passing per game this season, although most of the teams they've played have been run-oriented squads.
Opponents have only attempted 87 passes this season while the Bulldogs have intercepted seven passes this year.
By comparison, Wyatt has attempted 221 passes alone.
His top receiver is junior Nick Stith, who has 37 receptions for 841 yards with nine touchdowns -- all of which lead the conference.
Patrick Edington, Tim Stonecipher and Jarred Osborn have combined to catch 33 passes for 491 yards.
When they do run the ball, Allan Spencer gets most of the carries, rushing for 320 yards on 87 carries with four scores.
Sikeston is the exact opposite of the Mules.
The Bulldogs want to keep things on the ground and keep the clock moving. Fullback Acie Dixon leads the team with 473 rushing yards on 88 carries with seven touchdowns.
The Bulldogs have tried several different tailbacks this year. Michael Geralds and Jerod Scott have both started this season, and now sophomore Byron Davis will get his first start.
All three have combined to rush for 278 yards on 82 carries. Geralds has scored the only rushing touchdown from the tailback position this year for the Bulldogs.
Leading receiver Robbie Howard makes his return to the lineup after missing the last two games. Second-leading receiver Julian Beard is still doubtful with a leg injury.
Sophomore quarterback Chase Ferrell has completed 42-of-96 passes for 398 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions.
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While you were busy wringing your hands over our nation's debt crisis this summer, Combos (the Mars, Inc. brand responsible for figuring out how to shape pretzels around a glob of process cheese) was putting finishing touches on a far more sweeping indicator of our nation's depravity: its annual "manliness survey."
For the third year in a row, Combos has delivered its annual manliness rankings of America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas. Rather than keeping this gold mine of market research to themselves, Combos has gifted it to us all, along with the opaque explanation: "The Combos brand understands that Americans take great pride in their hometowns. This spurred the idea for the first formal study on the manliest cities in America." Actually, it's probably good to be circumspect here. Once you're caught saying "manliness is good," you're only one low-brow step away from "girliness isn't good," and by then you're thinking what I'm thinking: what about Rollergirls?
In the survey, weighed along with other manly characteristics like a city's proximity to NASCAR racetracks and rodeos, and its number of western/cowboy apparel stores, were "salty snacks sales" (say that with a mouth full of cheesy pretzels). So since salty snacks are naturally manly, Combos is reporting to us where they feel the love. It is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which ranked number one in the salty snacks sales category.
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I informed them that I was NOT on the loan and that they were harrassing me. I would not let them speak to my other half since they were being such a***les. Neither one of us received anything in writing so phone conversations were out of the question.
Two days prior to this my brother, who lives out of state, contacted me late at night and informed me that he had just received a phone call from WFS and they proceeded to tell him that they were trying to get a hold of me regarding a " financial emergency " and if he would be so kind as to contact me on their behalf !
Now granted, I know a little bit about collections and I am familiar with the practice of " skiptracing ". In case you are not familiar with this process I would suggest to you that you research it out.
Anyway, let me get back to my phone conversation about the " bimbo " on the other line. I informed her that if she wanted the vehicle that she could come and get it herself or that I would personally deliver it to them.
Well, she gave be a bunch of s** then hung up on me. I called her right back and asked her how would she like it if I called her repeatedly every day. She now informs me that she has been recording me as well.
Well, in Massachusetts it is ILLEGAL to record or eavesdrop on a person without their prior consent and to use it against them at a later date. You must have a TWO PARTY consent. Example of this would be something like ... " you have reached so and so, this phone call may be monitored for quality control purposes. "
So, after she hangs up on me a second time I receive a phone call from their local police department informing me that I had " verbally trespassed " onto their property and that I would be arrested if I showed up there. Verbally Trespassed ? What the F#@! is that !! Are you F#@! kidding !!
Now, forward ahead two weeks. A letter comes in the mail that a restraining order was issued from their corporate offices ( Wachovia Bank )and that if I entered ANY Wachovia facility, nationwide, I would be considered to be trespassing and I would be arrested !
Mind you now, how the F#@! do they know what I look like ? Is there a wanted poster of me in every Wachovia bank in this country ? Am I on a terrorist hit list ? Did I make America's Most Wanted with John Walsh ?
Are these people for F#@!'IN' real??
Hold on , it gets better ! Last week my local police department shows up at my front door and serves me with a criminal complaint filed against me and that I am to be ARRAIGNED for " threatening to commit a crime !!! "
Are you kidding ? Now I have to drive two hours to the courthouse, miss a day of work and God only knows what else !!!My luck I'll be on the six o'clock news or CNN !!
BUT, THERE IS HOPE ! I spoke to a criminal attorney friend of mine who said that I have a HUGE CASE against them !!
Because, the FTC ( Federal Trade Commission ) states that in Massachusetts, anyone who records and/or eavesdrops on another without prior two party consent will be guilty of a FELONY punishable for up to (5) Five years in prison and a $10,000.00
(Ten Thousand) dollar fine !!
So, I am filing charges against WFS ( We F#@!IN" Suck )and let me tell you that I intend to take them for every F#@!IN' dime that they have got !!! And you can sure as hell bet that it won't be deposited in a " Wachovia " institution !!
Merry Christmas !
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You have several things in your favor here.
First, WFS is a third party collector and are bound by the provisions of the FDCPA. The 63 phone calls was a blatant violation as it was done clearly to harass. On top of this they operate out of CA who has very tough state collections laws.
The FDCPA is very clear on this and allows for statutory damages of up to $1000 plus legal costs and actual damages. Therefore, get a high priced lawyer, rack up the legal bills, and get them for your transportation costs and time off work, etc. get statements and keep reciepts. File a lawsuit immediately!
I would have the lawyer subpoena both your phone records and theirs, as well as the tapes of the conversations. And if the tapes come up "missing", that will make your case and possibly an obstruction of justice charge for destroying evidence.
Also be sure to get a copy of the statement that lowlife collector made to get the restraining order and charges filed. It is a felony in many states to file a false official statement.
Here's the kicker! You can sue the individual collector personally, separate from the collection agency! This is what these lowlife never understand. SUE the collector personally!
And get criminal charges filed on both the collector and the collection agency management for the illegal recording of your conversations.
Hammer these fools!
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Safaga is a getaway that is easily accessible from most major towns and cities in Egypt including the hotspots of Luxor, Hurghada and Cairo as well as places further afield like Alexandria. Hurghada is a quick 45 minute drive about 60 km away to the north. Luxor is 225 km from Safaga to the southwest. Quseir is 85 km and Qena about 160 km from the town.
If you're travelling between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea, Safaga is likely to fall along your route if you take the shortest direct road.
You will find our Safaga Transportation Guide useful for getting to and around this part of Egypt. Taking one of our Safaga tours is a great way of getting around, seeing the sights, and learning about their extensive history and culture. We also have some useful travel information for getting to and from Egypt in our Egypt Transportation Guide.
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Cairo and Luxor offer the best international connections into Egypt. Flights arrive here from major cities in Europe and connect to other domestic airports. Another option is to fly in to Hurghada's International Airport and then take a shared taxi or bus drive to Safaga. It will take you about 45 minutes to get from Hurghada to Safaga. Charter flights can get you straight to Hurghada.
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Safaga has efficient bus services running between its town centre and Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada and Qena. If you plan to arrive from Cairo, remember to reach the bus terminal at least 30-45 minutes before the scheduled departure to get a seat. Advance reservations are not necessary. Air conditioned buses leave every morning. Minibuses also ply these routes. Almost all services have food and restroom stops along the way.
Some bus services operate every day between Safaga and Aswan, Alexandria, Quseir and Marsa Alam.
Shared taxi services are also an option for travelling between Hurghada and Qena. For longer distances, buses are the only way to reach by road.
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Safaga is one of the oldest ports located on the Red Sea coastline. Daily ferry services connect Safaga with places like Jeddah and Duba in Saudi Arabia. Remember, these are not high-end ferries, so services are basic and facilities are not very clean. However, this mode of transport in Safaga comes cheap.
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On Feb. 6 at about 10:35 a.m., a Milpitas police officer was patrolling the Jacklin Road neighborhood in an effort to prevent daytime residential burglaries. The officer noticed a green 1997 Toyota Tercel driving slowly through the neighborhood and stopped the vehicle on the 1200 block of Calle Oriente at North Park Victoria Drive to investigate.
The driver, Schaupp, immediately ran from the vehicle into a nearby residential area where he was arrested by officers and detectives. A woman passenger who jumped into the driver's seat and drove away as Schaupp was chased on foot remains at large.
Schaupp was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges of resisting arrest and outstanding arrest warrants. He had a felony warrant and three misdemeanor warrants for various narcotics-related offenses, police said.
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Substance abuse by patients with bipolar disorder does not appear to slow their recovery, but it may indicate that patients have a more rapid cycling form of the disease, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
A team of scientists studied 3750 patients with bipolar 1 or 2 disorder enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), a multicenter prospective observational trial conducted from 1999 to 2005 (Ostacher MJ et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2010;167[3]:289-297). The researchers hypothesized that patients with a current or past comorbid substance use disorder would experience a longer period between a major depressive episode and recovery than would those without such comorbidity. Although they did not find an association with past or current substance abuse with a longer time to recovery, they did find that patients with past or current substance abuse were more likely to experience rapid cycling from depression to manic, hypomanic, or mixed states.
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After Apple-Picking
by Robert Frost
After Apple-Picking Memory and the Past Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (line)
Quote #1
Toward heaven still,(line 2)
The word "still" gives us a lot to chew on. The poem opens by letting us know that the speaker is still in the orchard, up on his ladder. But is he really, or is he just reliving the day in his memory? He seems to be taking a disorderly mental trip back through the experience of apple-picking.
Quote #2
But I am done with apple-picking now.
Essence of winter sleep is on the night,
The scent of apples: I am drowsing off. (line 6-8)
Again, the simple statement, "I am done with apple-picking now" has different levels of meaning. It could mean, "I'm tired of this, so I'm hanging it up for the day." Or it could be a simple factual statement to remind the reader that the speaker is thinking these thoughts after he is "done" with apple-picking and is lying in bed for the night.
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I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight
I got from looking through a pane of glass
I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough
And held against the world of hoary grass.(lines 9-12)
The memory of how the icy ("hoary") world looked through a pane of ice remains fresh in his mind throughout the whole day. He tries to "rub" this strangeness from his sight, as you might do when your eyes are watery.


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Children love fairies. So do parents. We use these imaginary little creatures to help us in various aspects of parenting, usually to bear gifts and rewards for our children. A few decades ago, most children knew only of Tinkerbell and the Tooth Fairy. Today, parents employ many different fairies — potty fairies, travel fairies and binkie fairies, to mention just a few. They can be heard buzzing around the homes of young children, assisting parents with some of the more challenging tasks of parenting.
The most beloved of all is the Tooth Fairy, who may visit a child 20 times, exchanging money for each of his or her "lost" primary teeth. These small baby teeth are pushed out and replaced by the larger permanent teeth beginning around age 6. First to go are the lower front teeth, followed by the upper front, resulting in a priceless and toothless grin.
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The Birthday Fairy: The night before one of my children's birthdays, I sneak into their bedroom while they sleep and place one gift at the foot of their bed. It's always a great surprise when they open their eyes in the morning. — H.C., Tacoma, Wash.
Red washcloth for cuts and scrapes: As a mother of four boys, I have to deal with many cuts and scrapes. I have learned that children often panic when they see blood on a light-colored washcloth, so I always keep a clean red washcloth on hand. It conceals the blood, so somehow the owie just doesn't hurt as bad. — R. Kraber, Des Moines, Iowa
"Bunny ears" help with shoe tying: Two popular ways to teach shoe tying to young children are "Bunny ears" and "Bunny through the hole." For "Bunny ears," make half of a knot, then make a loop out of each lace (making bunny ears). Cross them over and tuck one through. Pull tight. "Bunny through the hole" is accomplished by tying a half-knot, then making a loop with one lace (this represents the "tree"). Tell the child that the bunny ran all the way around the tree (pull the other lace around the tree). Then the bunny went through the hole he made (push the same lace through the hole you just created below the larger loop, grab and pull tight). — Keri G., Fremont
Getting used to a new baby sitter: I invite a new baby sitter over to play with the children while I am home a week before she or he will be sitting. That way, the children get used to the baby sitter while I am still there and the baby sitter can become familiar with our house before baby-sitting for the first time. — Kathy Howland, Springfield, Mo.
"How will this job affect your life?": Teenagers seldom think about how a new job will affect their lives. Before my teenagers could get a part-time job, I made them convince me that they could still find an appropriate amount of time for their academics, family and social activities. I gave them a blank weekly calendar that had a small box or space for every hour in the day and evening, and I asked them to fill in all of their current obligations (school, homework, soccer or baseball practice, piano or flute lessons and practice time, at least four family dinner hours, time for boyfriend/girlfriend, family chores, etc.). My teens were amazed at how busy their schedule already was. They either came to the conclusion that they didn't have time for a new job or would have to cut down the number of work hours from 15 to 10, or they would realize that they would have to give up something else on their current schedule before they could get a job. It was a valuable exercise for them to do, and I highly recommend it for other teenagers as well. —
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On 11/29/07 04:07 pm, PaulRS wrote:
> I just installed SeaMonkey to replace OS2 WebBrowser and had a few of
> issues that might be addressed here:
> (1) Initally, it did not start. I had all libs in place. I then
> used the "RUN" utility and it started. That must mean that there are
> some directory/library conflicts. Where would you start? I am not
> trying to run SeaMonkey concurrently with any other browser.
You need to remove all references to OS2Webbrowser from config.sys,
especially libpath. After rebooting you won't need RUN! unless you want
to run os2webbrowser, firefox etc at the same time.
> (2) When I installed Innotek's font stuff for OpenOffice - it
> markedly improved the fonts in the OS2WebBrowser. I notice Seamonkey
> could use a similiar font help - How would I go about this? Can I
> just move some files over to SeaMonkey directories?
Fire up regedit2 and search for OS2WebBrowser and replace (or add) with
Seamonkey. I forget the actual key name
. You can also add other
apps here for similar effects.
> (3) Plugins - the way I handled plugins was to simply copy
> OS2WebBrowser Plugins over to the SeaMonkey directory. This seems to
> work OK. Is it OK? (Java, Flash 7, Acrobat 5.1 - I think that is
> all??)
Simpler is to create a plugins directoy and add SET
MOZ_PLUGINS=x:\path\to\plugins. Replacing path with the real path of
course. This way all mozilla apps can share the plugins. What you did
also works fine.
> (4) Any other helpful info for my transition would be appreciated
Go here, http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html, read and bookmark
it. It is also a good idea to subscribe to
> INFO: System OS/2 MCP2 FixPk4 and other updates applied
> Thanks,
> Paul


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The arena is located just north (behind) the new Wadena Deer Creek High School on Hwy 29 (Colfax Ave. SW) It is in the same location as the old arena.
There are several links and maps below to help you find your way. Or just search Wadena Hockey Arena on the web and it will take you there.
From Hwy 71 and Hwy 10 Intersection
1. Head south on Jefferson St N (Hwy 71)
2. Take the 3rd right onto Colfax Ave SW 0.4 mi
3. Turn right at 5th St SW 0.1 mi
4. Take the first left after the High School onto Community Center Drive
Destination will be on the right
700 Community Center Drive
Wadena, MN 56482
This map shows the hospital as the pin, not the arena. The arena is behind the High School near the west end of town on Highway 29 (Colfax Ave SW). This is a great street-view map with points of interest.


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This is a great question, because actually the two drugs mentioned, Wellbutrin and Geodon, actually can cause some weight gain. So I would actually ask this patient, number one, are they telling their doctors that they -- they may be seeing two different doctors, are they aware that they are taking these medications and do they have a medication list. Because of the side effect profile, we are adding a medication that we really probably don't need.
I would like to be able to find a more non-drug option, such as changing their diet, increasing their fluid intake.
So we want to make sure that, that patient understands that. The pharmacist, by looking at their medication list when they are coming to visit the pharmacy, will be able to point that out and say, hey, you are getting an unnecessary medication for side effect of two drugs, and maybe one of them, they may not necessarily need.
So that's where the pharmacist can actually contact the physicians or healthcare provider and say, doctor, are you aware of this? This happens all the time in the pharmacy.
I can't tell you how many times I say to patients, does your doctor know? Well, I went to this doctor for this medicine, but this doctor doesn't know about this one.
Everyone needs to know about it. That's why that medication list is so important. Not only is it help the pharmacist but bring it to all your other doctor appointments. That way they can see everything that everyone is prescribing and we can avoid medication errors and unnecessary use.
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I also have been on sooo many anti-depressants and other meds for bipolar II and always gained weight. I am a 40 year old woman who is 5'1 tall and at that time almost 150 pounds. But I was just prescribed a very new anti-depressant called Fetzima, there isn't any generic version as of yet. I am on the max dose at 80mg daily. But add Lamictal, Adderall, Xanax, Seroquel, Ambien XR, Propranolol, Imitrex injections, Cambia liquid, Spinx nasal spray and lastly Phenergen 25mg PRN migraine with vomiting. But my point which I apologize for going off in so many directions, thanks to the Adderall 60mg daily. The Fetzima is supposedly much better as far as weight is concerned. It actually lists that weight loss is more common than weight gain. And while I would never suggest anyone to be on a stimulant/Adderall when I have never been ADD/ADHD. I take it daily and in a pretty decent dosage to somehow get me to function thru the day. It's hard to figure out as the patient why a doctor would put you on a lot of "uppers" and then you need "downers"..it is crazy. But with the Adderall I have been on for almost 3 months and in all honestly I now weigh 103 pounds. So over 45 plus pounds in that 3 months. I can't describe the feeling of having absolute no appetite, I actually don't eat anything until my 11 year old daughter is home from school, then while I am making her a snack, and later dinner for the family, I try my best to eat a few bites here and there cause I do not want my daughter to think I am trying on purpose to not eat cause I want to be skinny. And so I lose all my weight in my breasts, my butt, arms and legs, and my face is caving in. I will always have a larger stomach after childbirth but if things continue like this I'll end up in the hospital. So please think seriously what is most important as far as getting out of the depression that is so dark, been there, but if you do end up with weight gain side effect please either eat very healthy, and exercise safely and hopefully the depression meds will help enough you will find more days to not just take care of your mental illness, but start living healthy and happier. I wish you all the best, and know that depression can be just as or more fatal than being a little overweight or very underweight. Best Wishes Malissa
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A novel called Politics, described in the words of its cover like this: "In case you had not noticed," writes Adam Thirlwell in his first novel, Politics, "in this book I am not interested in anything so small as the history of the USSR. I am not writing anything so limited." In this epic miniature, therefore, Politics tells the story of three kids in their twenties falling in love with each other in London. And, simultaneously, it tells other, smaller stories: of Stalin on the phone, Mao in the bathroom, Osip Mandelstam in another bathroom, Adolf Hitler on all fours, and Milan Kundera in an argument. Politics is not (quite) about politics.'
First published by Jonathan Cape in 2003.
A novel called The Escape, described in the words of its cover like this: "The more I knew of Haffner," writes Adam Thirlwell in The Escape, "the more real he became, this was true. And, simultaneously, Haffner disappeared." In a forgotten spa town snug in the Alps, at the end of the twentieth century, Haffner is seeking a cure, more women, and a villa that belonged to his late wife. But really he is trying to escape: from his family, his lovers, his history, his entire Haffnerian condition. For Haffner is 78. Haffner, in other words, is too old to be grown up.'
First published by Jonathan Cape in 2009.
A novel called Lurid & Cute, described in the words of its cover like this: "This yarn takes place in the suburbs of a giant city. In Brasilia they're coming off their night shift, in Tokyo they're having a first whisky sour – that's what's happening elsewhere in the world when our hero wakes up. He has had the good education, and also the good job. Together with his wife, he lives at home with his parents, accompanied by his dog. In other words, the juggernaut of meaning was not parked heavily on our hero's lawn. But then the lurid overtakes him – and whether this lurid tone is caused by our hero's recent unemployment, or his feelings for a girl who is not his wife, or the return of his old friend Hiro, narcotic and neurotic, it's hard to say. What's definite is that a chain of events begins which feels to those inside it like one accelerating descent."
First published by Jonathan Cape in 2015.
NoveletteA book with fold-out pages, and upside-down text, that is a small demonstration of infinite stories, called Kapow!.
First published by Visual Editions, designed by Studio Frith, in 2012.
Multiples ProjectA project for multiplying novels in any language.
Begun in a book first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007, continued in an issue of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.


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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon discussed ways of enhancing its procedural efficiency. The Committee also discussed new priorities and research initiatives, looking at a proposal to create a world human rights court, and citizen safety and human rights.Wolfgang Stefan Heinz, Committee Chairperson, made a statement in which he spoke about the relationship between the Advisory Committee and the Human Rights Council and emphasised on the issue of the generation and management of mandates in order to enhance the procedural efficiency of the Committee, among other issues. In the following discussion experts highlighted the challenge and need to strengthen interaction with the Human Rights Council, as well as the need to consider attendance by Committee Members at relevant meetings in order to increase the visibility of the Committee's work. Experts also discussed ways of making the selection process of new committee members more efficient and transparent. The following Committee members spoke in the discussion: Saeed Mohamed Al Faihani, Wolfgang Stefan Heinz, Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Latif Huseynov, Mona Zulficar and Katharina Pabel. A representative from the Secretariat also spoke in the discussion.The Committee later this afternoon discussed new priorities and research initiatives.Saeed Mohamed Al Faihani, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, introduced a research proposal for a world court of human rights. In June 2013 the Vienna +20: Advancing the Protection of Human Rights conference recommended supporting the establishment of a world court of human rights as an additional tool of international human rights protection alongside the United Nations treaty body system and the regional human rights mechanisms. The idea should be discussed in the Human Rights Council and the Advisory Committee could assist the Council by preparing a basic study.In the ensuing discussion experts said proposals for a world court of human rights had been ongoing since 1947. Challenges would be agreeing on what jurisdiction such a court might have, and experts discussed ways of presenting the issue to the Human Rights Council. One speaker said it was likely the Council would not accept the proposal and consider it as something that went beyond the Advisory Committee's mandate. Mario L. Coriolano, Committee Expert, introduced a proposal on citizen safety and human rights. The global reality of rising social and institutional violence required new ways of thinking and acting; a new and alternative model focusing on human rights was a possible ways of breaking the vicious cycle. In the discussion, experts said it was important to re-think various dimensions of the right to security which was subject to new forms of hazards and threats. Speakers also noted the need to perhaps find a term other than 'citizen' safety, which ran the risk of excluding non-citizens who were often the most vulnerable, and highlighted then need to focus on young people. The following Committee members spoke in the discussion on new priorities and research initiatives: Vladimir Kartashkin, Wolfgang Stefan Heinz, Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Shigeki Sakamoto, Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Mario L. Coriolano, Mona Zulficar, Jose Antonio Bengoa Cabello, Anantonia Reyes Prado, Saeed Mohamed Al Faihani, and Chung Chinsung.During the meeting the Committee elected four new members of the Working Group on Communications. Ms. Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing, Mr. Latif Huseynov, Mr. Mario L. Coriolano and Ms. Katharina Pabel. The Committee was also briefed by the drafting groups who gave updates on their work. The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will resume its public meeting tomorrow morning, Friday, 16 August, at 11 a.m. when it will adopt the draft text and report of its eleventh session.Discussion on Working MethodsWOLFGANG STEFAN HEINZ, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, said that the Committee would today review its methods of work, focusing on ways of enhancing the Advisory Committee's procedural efficiency. Approximately one third of the Committee Members would be leaving so the issue of the management and generation of mandates was pertinent. The relationship between the Advisory Committee and the Human Rights Council was another crucial topic. In the last two to three years the Committee had been able to meet with the Council's Bureau almost every session, and in February it started to meet with regional coordinators and regional groups. Was the Committee's interaction with the Council efficient enough and should the Committee consider the extent of its presence at meetings? Another issue to consider was how the Committee organized intersessional work and enhanced good exchanges between members.SAEED MOHAMED AL FAIHANI, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, said the Committee's relation with the Human Rights Council should be strengthened. Unfortunately the Committee had been able to meet the Council's Bureau as most of the staff were on annual leave. That problem could be rectified by changing the dates of the Committee's August session. WOLFGANG STEFAN HEINZ, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, said September was the only contact point with the Council.CECILIA RACHEL V. QUISUMBING, Committee Expert, said that around two years ago the Committee had faced great challenges in interacting with the Council, and had had to be very aggressive. The result was that the February session was brought closer to the Council's session (in March). The idea of moving the Committee's August session to later in the month made sense.A representative of the Secretariat said that the fact that the session in February took place immediately before the Council was an outcome of a review by the Council. The August session used to take place a little earlier in the year but there were technical constraints and not much leeway. The Working Group on Communications also had to be coordinated with. August had a limited number of weeks and unfortunately nothing could be done unless the Council wished to change the calendar of sessions.DHEERUJLALL SEETULSINGH, Committee Expert, said that at the opening of the session last Monday, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was represented by the Chief of the Special Procedures Branch, who delivered an address and made interesting remarks and suggestions about new priorities. That was the first time that the Committee had had clear indications from the Office of the High Commissioner suggesting new priorities, and was welcomed.SAEED MOHAMED AL FAIHANI, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, said that the session could be moved to a week later in August. The problem in Geneva was that it was difficult to obtain accommodation at this time of year. Moving the session ahead would also allow for the Communication Committee to meet. He would appreciate the Secretariat examining that possibility.A representative of the Secretariat said by way of clarification that the remarks made by the Chief of Special Procedures Branch could not be construed as official or formal proposals for the Committee to take up. Her statement drew the Committee's attention to emerging issues and studies that may be worth considering.LATIF HÜSEYNOV, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, asked the Secretariat to remind the Committee of the procedure for selecting Committee Members, and whether improvements had been considered. He wondered whether the Committee's entitlement to make procedural proposals to the Council could be made use of, in order to make the selection procedure as transparent and effective as possible. A representative of the Secretariat spoke about the procedure for selecting Committee Members. When there were vacancies, regional coordinators or regional members of the group nominated candidates. In most cases, when the number of candidates corresponded to the number of vacant seats, the requirement for a secret ballot was dispensed with and the candidates endorsed. In terms of criteria, States were required to give consideration to gender balance and appropriate representation, and geographic distribution of seats. Members should also have competent experience and be impartial, in addition to other requirements. There should be no conflict of interest and no accumulation of human rights functions. Those were the criteria that the Council would take into consideration when electing new members of the Committee.LATIF HÜSEYNOV, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, said that his point was more about selection, rather than election.A representative of the Secretariat said that selection was done by States. The Secretariat or the Committee themselves had no role in the selection process. MONA ZULFICAR, Committee Expert, said that the motivation behind the thinking was that she would soon be completing her second term. She had great affinity for the Committee as a mechanism that should hopefully be effecting in reinforcing human rights and bridging the gap between documents and the everyday life of ordinary people the world over. The Committee was a mechanism that had been struggling to prove that it was worthy of existence, and gain support. Would it be possible to ask Governments to pay more attention to details of selection, so that people with more time, research capabilities and specialization could be selected? Could the Committee propose detailed selection criteria to make that proposal more effective, and circulate the criteria to States? Ms. Zulficar also said the complaint procedure should be reviewed and regularly assessed, in order to improve efficiency. KATHARINA PABEL, Committee Expert, said the presence of the Advisory Committee in relevant meetings should be strengthened to allow for more information to be obtained and make the Committee's work more visible.LAURENCE BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES, Committee Expert, said that she would have liked to see the Chairperson, heads of groups and Committee Members invited to Council meetings on issues included on the Committee's agenda. New research initiatives for the Advisory CommitteeWorld Court of Human Rights SAEED MOHAMED AL FAIHANI, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee introduced a research proposal for a World Court of Human Rights. He said that the human rights machinery needed to boost its ability to address human rights situations around the world. Regional human rights courts were being created in Europe, the Americas and Africa. In June 2013 the Vienna +20: Advancing the Protection of Human Rights conference recommended supporting the establishment of a World Court of Human Rights as an additional tool of international human rights protection alongside the United Nations treaty body system and the regional human rights mechanisms. It was incumbent upon the Council to support the trend to strengthen the human rights cause. The idea should be discussed in the Council, and the Advisory Committee could assist the Council with the expertise of its members through preparing a basic study or report for further discussions. The existing human rights protection regime was arguably weak. By creating a world court the protection system would be strengthened. The study would not be binding but would help the Council in its efforts to strengthen the universal human rights system, and enable other international bodies to determine their position towards the idea of such a court.VLADIMIR KARTASHKIN, Committee Expert, said that the proposal was a very interesting one that had been under discussion for about seventy years. Several similar proposals had been made. Today, there was a whole system of courts. One problem related to the competency or mandate of a world court. Would it look at questions of systematic and mass violations of human rights, consider individual cases, or be an appeals court? The most important thing related to the request that would be made to the Human Rights Council. It was likely the Council would not accept the proposal and consider it as something that went beyond the Advisory Committee's mandate. At the same time it was an interesting proposal that needed to be studied. In order to ensure that the Council accepted the proposal it was suggested that the Council mechanism look at the question in the light of a study related to the strengthening of mechanisms in the area of protection of human rights.WOLFGANG STEFAN HEINZ, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, suggested that criteria should be considered on a more general level. Three elements which could be important were that a proposal to study a subject should be relatively specific and manageable in scope and work. It should be checked whether the topic was already being taken up, to avoid duplication. The proposal should come from within and refer to discussions within the Human Rights Council, to guide future discussions of the Council. Specific focus should be on weaknesses in the judicial system for human rights. The research proposal should be rephrased, for example, in a way that went along the lines of an evaluation or overview of experience with judicial bodies. Such a study could have different phases, which could also include looking at possibilities, requirements and challenges of setting up an international human rights court.OBIORA CHINEDU OKAFOR, Rapporteur of the Advisory Committee asked for clarification as to what type was court was being envisioned. SAEED MOHAMED AL FAIHANI, Vice-President of the Advisory Committee, said he was not directly proposing to establish a world court, but to ask the Human Rights Council to delegate the Committee to conduct a preliminary study. The issue had to be studied, and it was not possible to envisage jurisdiction before approval to carry out the study had been obtained. The Committee's role was to carry out studies for the Council. It may not agree on the issue, but at least the idea had to be advanced. Many rights of people were at stake and such a court was needed. The court could work as an appeal body after all other regional court systems had been exhausted.SHIGEKI SAKAMOTO, Committee Expert, said the idea of a universal human rights court was certainly interesting but he had a feeling that such a court was an idea whose time had not yet come. The proposal of a universal human rights court had historical roots, as early as 1947. It was true that the proposal might be helpful in identifying some of the major challenges that confronted the building of a more effective international human rights regime. The basic reasoning underlying the proposal seemed to reflect the assumptions that it was desirable that there should be a comprehensive, universal and binding scheme for ensuring rights for all individuals and that existing international mechanisms were highly selective. Mr. Sakamoto had concerns about such a court. Any efforts to create a new set of comprehensive global standards would likely result in a de-routed set of norms. CECILIA RACHEL V. QUISUMBING, Committee Expert, said that it was certainly a very interesting and important proposal, whether its time had come or not. If it led to a discussion of universal norms, it would be difficult. On the other hand, why not throw the idea out and see what the discussion would be like at the Council because even just the discussion would be informative, not only to the Committee but to the world in general. The time may not be right now, but the time may right to hear people's thoughts on the idea. VLADIMIR KARTASHKIN, Committee Expert, believed that if the study was said to be on ways and means of strengthening of human rights protection system, then it would be acceptable to the Council. LAURENCE BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES, Committee Expert, echoed colleagues that wished to submit a proposal on the strengthening of the protection system to the Human Rights Council. It was high time that, as a think tank, the Committee thought and reflected on the profile and jurisdiction of such a court. DHEERUJLALL SEETULSINGH, Committee Expert, said they had to bear in mind, when making that formal proposal, that regional courts existed and the question of ratification was important. Ultimately, when submitting such a proposal to the Human Rights Council, objections that might be raised would be that such regional courts existed and they should be well equipped to deal with breaches at regional levels. He noted that the International Criminal Court had been criticized for pinpointing violations of human rights on one particular continent and not others. MARIO L. CORIOLANO, Committee Expert, said that in the Americas region there was a system for the protection of human rights. The Committee had to take into account how the proposal was regarded, and how such an international court would be complemented by regional courts, to avoid duplication. WOLFGANG STEFAN HEINZ, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee, said there was support for the proposal, but they should consider redrafting it. He suggested that those who wished to comment on it do so by e-mail. The proposer would then be responsible to develop a brief concept paper. Citizen safety and human rightsMARIO L. CORIOLANO, Committee Expert, introduced a proposal on citizen safety and human rights. He said the topic was linked to carrying out a human rights-based approach. The global reality of rising social and institutional violence required new ways of thinking and acting; a new and alternative model focusing on human rights was a possible ways of breaking the vicious cycle. On one hand, social violence and its economic, political and cultural causes, which deepened marginalization and exclusion of the most vulnerable, called for comprehensive preventive public policies that built on civil, political, economic and social rights. On the other hand there was institutional violence. Political and judicial institutions had an impact on the rise of institutional violence with high levels of impunity for abuse of power. Police, judicial and penitentiary prison reforms in recent years had not taken into consideration a human rights-based perspective. On the contrary, they had drawn on so-called efficiency. It was reiterated that the rise in social and institutional violence called for a study. There were many international norms and standards and recommendations issued by treaty bodies and special rapporteurs which were not complied with. If the Council so wished, an investigation report would allow it to move forward in a resolution to set up basic principles to ensure citizen safety.MONA ZULFICAR, Committee Expert, said it was important to re-think the right to security, which was a core human right and had now become subject to new forms of hazards and threats. Ms. Zulficar agreed that there were other dimensions that were important to analyse, such as religious extremism or terrorism. In many parts of the world religious extremism or terrorism had begun to take the form of institutional violence within informal organizations that were not recognised by the law and gave themselves the power to try to control the lives of others by imposing their own type of justice, their own way of holding people accountable, or their own lifestyle, thus restricting the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.JOSE ANTONIO BENGOA CABELLO, Committee Expert, endorsed the proposed topic and said that it was one of the most important issues today. During a seminar held in Chile on police ethics with the Chilean police and academia the issue of human rights in the work of the police force was raised for the first time and was held to be very important by the police officers themselves. It was extremely important to address that issue and it was hoped that countries would give it their support in order for the Human Rights Council to allow the Advisory Committee to explore the topic in detail. __________
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Guilfest 2009: Main Stage: Motorhead + The Stranglers + Ginger (The Wildhearts)
Expect a weekend of live musical entertainment coupled with comedy, children's entertainment, street theatre, a theatre tent, art/craft exhibitions, and caterers from around the world providing a variety of meals in a truly festive atmosphere. Other festival attractions include the incredibly popular Farmer Giles' Barn Dance, superb cocktail bars and, as usual, the massive 150 foot long bar means nobody has to wait very long for refreshment! The kids are well catered for too, with the KidZone being by far the best to date with loads of fun, games, theatre and activities, not to mention the face painting! See www.guilfest.co.uk for further information.
'Fast, filthy and very, very loud!' Lemmy & co represented 35 years of being a household name in British Heavy Metal, their primary success being with the memorable albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades and No Sleep 'til Hammersmith.
One of music's most recognisable voices and faces, frontman Lemmy passed away in December 2015 following a short battle with cancer.
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Seventies punk icons whose rat-infested songs plagued both the album and singles charts through the subsequent decade. Their compounded musical talents and enthusiasm, infused with large doses of charisma and dark notoriety goes more than a little way to explaining why The Stranglers have survived the vagaries of the music business. These days The Stranglers have at their core original members Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass), Dave Greenfield (keyboards), Jet Black (drums) and Baz Warne (guitar), with the lead vocals shared between Warne and Burnel (Burnel singing the songs he originally recorded as lead vocalist, and Warne performingthe numbers originally sang by Hugh Cornwell). 2010 saw the release of a new double CD retrospective, containing at least one track from each of their 16 studio albums. They also released a live DVD and album recorded at Hammersmith Apollo.
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Ginger Wildheart remains one of the of the UK's most prolific singer/songwriter/guitarists. Best known through his work with The Wildhearts, Ginger Wildheart has spent the last twenty years writing and recording some of Britain's best rock music and building a fanatical following.
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First show was fucking AWESOME! Didn't expect HK to be a good start…but everyone that came really made it a special night for us. We even had to do an "encore" – in Hong Kong?!?!?! I can't remember the LAST time we were asked to do an encore in HK hahahaha…
It's about 6am now and we're all getting ready to get on the road and fuck shit up…it's time to see how much China loves us as we hit the road playing the new album through and through!
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