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November 17 group leader Alexandros Giotopoulos, 59, was found guilty of planning the shooting of Brigadier Stephen Saunders in Athens June 2000.
Dimitris Koufodinas, 45, Savas Xiros, 41, and his brother Vassilis, 31, were convicted of the diplomat's murder.
Mr Saunders' widow Heather said the guilty verdicts were "what we hoped for", but added: "Those people that have been killed will never come back."
Mr Koufodinas' wife, Angeliki Sotiropoulou, 40, who was charged as an accomplice to Brigadier Saunders' murder, was acquitted.
The five were on trial with 14 other alleged members for a string of bombings, robberies and many other murders carried out since 1975.
The trial has lasted nine months and attracted huge media attention in the country.
Brigadier Saunders, from Dorset, left behind two daughters - Nicola, 16, and Catherine, 15.
Mrs Saunders told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the guilty verdicts were just.
"Nobody really wins in this situation - but if they are taken off the streets for a while and given a piece of their own medicine, albeit in no comparison to what we have suffered, then that is perhaps justice."
But Mrs Saunders added: "We will never get proper justice.
"They killed 23 people - but it is 23 widows, there's goodness knows how many
children, how many parents. They will all carry this scar for the rest of their
Mrs Saunders was awarded an OBE for her relentless campaign to find her husband's killers
And she even filed a civil action allowing her to take part in the trial of the 19 suspected group members.
Mrs Saunders told Today: "I was just so angry
that somebody had killed my husband, a completely innocent man.
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someone had to speak out."
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November 17, a radical Marxist group, has claimed responsibility for murdering 23 Greeks as
well as British US and Turkish diplomats since
Within months 19 suspected members of the group had been held and charged and Greek police had found the .45 calibre pistol allegedly used to kill Brigadier Saunders.
The 52-year-old defence attache was shot four times in the chest by two men on a motorcycle who drove up alongside his unmarked car in a traffic jam.
November 17 said he had been punished for his "instrumental role" in Nato's 78-day aerial bombardment of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo conflict.
The Greek Government offered a reward for information about the killers and British intelligence and Scotland Yard were brought in to help Greek police track them down.


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What does Willem mean?
Willem [willem] as a name for boys is of Old German origin, and Willem means "determined protector". Willem is a Dutch form of William (Old German): from wil meaning "will".
ASSOCIATED WITH determined (faithful), protector (defender)
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How popular is Willem?
Willem is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#70906 out of 150436, Top 47%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Willem was first listed in 1994 and reached its top position of #1208 in the U.S. in 2003, but is not ranked at the moment. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?with its source form and related boy names. Bill, Billie, Billy (#809 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Wiley (#1321), Wilhelm, Wilkie, Will (#834), William (#5), Williams, Willie (#775), Willis (#1985), Willy, Wilmer (#1575), Wilmot and Wilson (#620) are the popular variation forms of Willem appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Villem, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Willem was more pronounced in the 1880s (ADOPTION OF 9.21%) and is now much reduced (ADOPTION 0.92%, 90% LESS).
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Willem is alike in pronunciation to Alem and Eilam. Other recommended names are Clem▼, Dillen, Gillen, Gilles, Gilley, Hallem, Hillel, Hiller, Millen, Miller▲, Saleem, Salem, Wadley, Walden, Walder, Waleed, Walker▲, Wallas, Waller, Wallie, Wallis, Wally, Walter▼, Warley, Waylen, Webley, Welbey (see Welby), Welden, Wellbey (see Welby), Wellby, Wells, Wesley▲, Whitley, Wickley, Wil, Wilber▼, Wilbert▼, Wilbur▼, Wild, Wilde, Wilder▲, Wilfred▼, Willard▼, Willbur, Willerd, Willes, Willess, Willet, Willets, Willett, Willey, Willfred, Williss, Willkes, Willmar (see Wilmer), Willmer, Wilmar, Wilton▼, Windom, Winter, Wister, Wole, Wolfe, Wrisley, Wulfe, Wyler, Wylie and Wylmer. These names tend to be more commonly used than Willem.See names in meaning and etymology.

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Gallery 1988 is once again hosting their #Crazy4Cult show. This year marks the 10th anniversary and I'm happy to be invited.
My contribution is "Rockwell Pumpkin Festival" inspired by the movie Iron Giant. It has a definite autumn theme. The show opens Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 5. Prints first available at the show and then online. A limited run of 100.
The fine folks at InkLounge helped me out with the printing. I didn't make it easy for them but they really came through with a great looking screenprint.
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Rawai Beach Pier, Phuket
Photograph by Narong Rattanaya, My Shot
Twilight settles on the Rawai Beach Pier in Phuket, the largest of Thailand's islands. Phuket's tropical climate, forested mountains, and wide beaches draw international tourists in droves—a popularity turned tragic when a tsunami swept the area in December 2004, killing hundreds in Phuket alone.
Buddha, Ayutthaya
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Inextricably joined with a bodhi tree—the same type of tree under which Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, achieved enlightenment—a Buddha head greets visitors to the ruins of Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya. The temple is part of Ayutthaya Historical Park.
Floating Market
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Bright colors—from umbrellas, clothing, and wares—brighten the muddy water of the Amphawa floating market in Samut Songkhram. Fruits, vegetables, flowers, and food tempt buyers at floating markets across Thailand.
Padaung Woman
Photograph by Cherie Faiella, My Shot
A dying custom of the Padaung people, some of whom found refuge in northern Thailand from war in Burma (now Myanmar), dictates that young girls are fitted with brass neck rings to ward off evil spirits. Over the years the weight of added rings crushes collarbones and ribs. Now tourist dollars impel long-necked women in Thailand to again collar their daughters.
Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai
Photograph by William Albert Allard
"Elephants are pushed to the edge," says activist Sangduen Chailert, who runs the Elephant Nature Park, a sanctuary north of Chiang Mai. Once common throughout Thailand, wild elephants now live in small, isolated groups.
Reclining Buddha, Bangkok
Photograph by Mike McCook, My Shot
Sprawling for some 150 feet (46 meters) across and reaching 50 feet (15 meters) high, the gold-plated Reclining Buddha dominates Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, in Bangkok. The spiritual soul of Thailand, Buddhism encourages temperaments steeped in serenity and gentleness.
Hotel, Bangkok
Photograph by Theo Westenberger
Fine dining and attention to detail are the hallmarks of the Mandarin Oriental and other five-star hotels in Bangkok, Thailand's largest city. Package deals lure masses of tourists from Europe and Asia, and though most of them head for the beach, many stay to explore the capital.
Kickboxer, Bangkok
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Apinya Sor Pumarin, a transvestite Muay Thai kickboxer, prepares for a fight at Lumpini Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. Thailand has an unusually high number of "ladyboys," or katoeys, men who chose to live as women.
Photograph by Peter Adams/Getty Images
The Thai people don't call their capital Bangkok. The official name begins with the words Krung Thep (City of Angels) and unrolls in a litany that means, in part, "the Great City, the Residence of the Emerald Buddha, the Grand Capital of the World Endowed With Nine Precious Gems, the Happy City" and so on. Bangkok's Asian contours are now almost completely hidden by a welter of skyscrapers.
Loy Krathong Festival, Narathiwat
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A woman and boy prepare to launch a banana-leaf krathong float, carrying their hopes for good fortune, during the Loy Krathong festival in the southern province of Narathiwat.
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Photograph by Tim Laman
Wings outstretched, a male rhinoceros hornbill heads back to its nest with prey in Budo Sungai Padi National Park. Female rhinoceros hornbills lay their eggs inside tree trunks, leaving the males to retrieve food.
Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok
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Electric lights illuminate a line of giant portraits of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit during the king's December 2009 birthday celebration in Bangkok. King Bhumibol, the world's longest reigning monarch, turned 82.
Gulf of Thailand
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A surprised diver looks on in wonder as a school of barracuda glides past him in the Gulf of Thailand near Pattaya. Sunken wrecks in the area lure divers and history buffs.
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It seemed inevitable that New York Giants Director of College Scouting, Marc Ross, would eventually land a job as an NFL General Manager, and it appears likely that will happen sooner rather than later.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Ross is now the leading candidate to land the Carolina Panthers GM job, which was made vacant when the team fired Marty Hurney in late October.
Ross, who is currently in his fifth season as the Giants' Director of College Scouting, has seen tremendous success alongside General Manager Jerry Reese over that span, and the duo have been credited with having some of the best drafts since 2008.
In his first organized draft with the team, the Giants selected safety Kenny Phillips, cornerback Terrell Thomas and wide receiver Mario Manningham. Before that, and during his time with the Philadelphia Eagles, Ross was responsible for drafting players such as Brian Westbrook, Lito Sheppard and Derrick Burgess.
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Four Episodes in the Life of Einstein's MotherBy Adam Ehrlich Sachs
Simpler, Simpler
On October 22, 1905, two weeks after he'd sent his father (but not his mother!) the issue of the Annalen der Physik containing his article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," which laid out for the first time the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein received in return a letter not from his father but from his mother, Louise Einstein née Rosenberg, the daughter of a prosperous grain trader from Württemberg, who explained to her son, a little bit bashfully but with a distinct note of reproof, that she, too, was interested in his intellectual life—all the more so because his intellectual life was his life. There is simply no partaking in my son's life if I cannot partake in his intellectual life, she wrote, such is the nature of my brilliant but pensive son, my inward-oriented, eternally brain-dwelling son! And so, she wrote, even though the article had not been sent to her, she'd snatched it up—"Please do not reproach me for this!"—as soon as his father was finished with it and set about studying it herself. Unfortunately, she hadn't been able to make heads or tails of it. Despite her deep, her profoundly deep aching to understand, she wrote, the fact remained that she did not speak the physico-mathematical language in which her husband and son were fluent. "Please, Albert, explain it to me more simply! Put it in terms so simple that even the daughter of a Württemberg corn merchant can understand it!" Read More


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Returning to work after the holidays, Evan Rachel Wood shot scenes for "10 Things I Hate About Life" on Monday (January 7) in Malibu, CA.
The blonde beauty had several wardrobe changes while filming the romantic comedy, which is due out in 2014.
In her personal life, the 25-year-old actress has recently sparked speculation that she is expecting her first child with new husband, Jamie Bell.
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South Australia have signed South African international Johan Botha as the new Redbacks captain for the next two seasons. Botha will take up his duties after the T20 World Cup. All hell broke loose when the news began to leak out. The vast majority of the Redbacks fans voiced their protest, many of them expressing sympathy with sacked captain Michael Klinger.
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fan page, or find more Redbacks wallpapers on his blog (scroll a bit).
Coach Darren Berry does not get tired to point out that Michael Klinger did not do anything wrong. So why is he getting replaced then? If you look at Klinger's track record as a captain it becomes obvious that he has lead the Redbacks to remarkable successes in the T20 and the One Day Cup, whereas he could not get a foot into the door of the Shield.
If you take things like player selection / change of generations, administrative moves, format priorities and monetary reasons out of the equation, as an onlooker from the outside you might come to the conclusion that Maxy is a brilliant limited overs captain, but rather luckless in the longest format, because the teams don't differ that much, do they.
So if you want to change something at the Shield, why appoint another limited overs specialist? Johan Botha is rightfully a famous and popular, smart and skilled player with an exceptional work ethic; he obviously gained respect and affection within the Adelaide Strikers camp quickly and I can imagine that many players would happily listen to him. Out of the 21 one-dayers in which he has lead the South Africans he has only lost five. What a sweet lure! The SACA might have been just too tempted to ride their luck here.
What amazes me is that there has not been any kind of statement, not even an announcement, on the official Facebook page. It leads you to believe that the officials are trying to evade the
shitstorm discussion, at least until people got used to the thought. Also usually every dog wedding is filmed and put on Youtube, but on this occasion we only get to hear an audio file of this extremely crucial press conference with coach Berry and ex-captain Klinger. I can only speculate that the emotions went high at this particular event.
The SACA knows that they have made a very controversial decision. The superlatives the coach keeps churning out kinda prove that. And they also know that if Botha fails to significantly improve the Redbacks' position in the Shield table, the fans and members might go ape shit.
But let's have a closer look at Berry's ideas. In some places on the web fans suggested possible alternatives to Botha. None of these ideas were realisable, the players in question were either still playing grade cricket or had just made their debuts in the senior team. Naturally you wouldn't just throw such a guy in front of the lions and hope he will turn into the next Rory Hamilton-Brown. The plan is to improve at the Shield, not to replace old warhorse Klinger with a complete noob, right? Some also suggested players from other Australians states. Most probably the same people that moan about SA becoming Victoria for the poor / Australia's cricket dump / England, and would have gone ballistic had Klinger got axed for another fresh Victorian or New South Welshman.
And this is where Berry's idea of a leadership core group comes in:
So apparently the SACA decided against the next best Victorian, who would afterwards be difficult to remove, but are trying to gather potential future leaders around the experienced Botha, in order to increase chances of a South Australian groomed leader in the post-Botha era. So his role is obviously that of a mentor for the younger players. This little piece of info must have slipped most people's attention. And whilst he is mainly known for his limited overs captaincy, his first class figures as an allrounder plus his sharp fielding skills are nothing to be sniffed at; Berry expects him to stabilise the middle order noticeably. Michael Klinger on the other hand will be able to fully concentrate on his batting and I think everybody agrees if I say the Redbacks need each single run from him.
Personally, as some of you might know, I'm a huge Johan Botha fan and will definitely keep my fingers crossed for him, as a Redbacks supporter as well as a Botha follower. Some might secretly wish to see him fail. Others have even laid down their membership already (so I read) or are planning to do so in case of a failure. I don't think that punishing the club and the team and depriving them of the support they are in need of especially now in these difficult circumstances is the right way to go. We should wait and see how this exotic experiment turns out.
There is another interesting aspect to this:
I have asked people, if there has ever been an overseas captain leading an Australian state side. They were not quite sure if Botha was the first, but from the answers you could figure, it can't have been many. Generally the Australian Shield and 40-over Cup are fairly closed events, unlike the English domestic setup. Observers attribute Australia's strength to this large choice of native players on display, whilst others argue that some spice from the outside would increase competition and competitiveness, and produce better, more motivated players. And last but not least, the Australian players benefit from their respective overseas stints as well.
So inevitably the question arises: will the Botha appointment open the floodgates? Ian from The Baggy Green Blog is not too keen on such a development. But is it possible that we are going to see a certain number of overseas players in the domestic matches in the future? And does Botha's tenure as a Redbacks captain really mean that he will aim to qualify for Australia and induce an influx of Saffa players into the Australian national side? Excuse me but LMAO. People can go over the top a bit in their first outburst of rage, however, I think the other clubs will definitely get some popcorn, cola, lean back and watch how it goes, before anybody dares to attempt at a similar move. What we don't know of course is what's really going on in the minds of other Australian administrators. I would really like to hear some opinions from them. Perhaps they are even laughing their rears off about the the SACA's foolhardiness. Or desperation.
I think the Big Bash League is the most likely event where we could see an overseas captain at some point.
And such a decision might even be very popular with the fans, depending on who that player is of course (see IPL). Obviously I'm not necessarily thinking of Virat Kohli here, but a Big Bash team being led by one of the flashy Pakistanis or a West Indian superstar would certainly boost the fun factor and add a lot more glitz and glamour to the tournament. But I really can't imagine many more foreigners in the 'more serious' formats in the near future. That's just not Australian.
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Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Nov 23, 2010
Violence flared ahead of weekend elections in quake-hit Haiti amid a spiraling cholera epidemic that has already killed over 1,300 people, fueling debate over delaying the key polls.
Late Monday, gunmen attacked the motorcade of INITE ruling party candidate Jude Celestin during a campaign stop in the southeastern municipality of Beaumont.
"One person has gunshot wounds and windows of vehicles in the motorcade were shattered. Mr Celestin is safe and sound. He was not hit," INITE Senate candidate Jean Laveau Frederique told AFP. He blamed the attack on Celestin's opponents.
Earlier, clashes erupted in northwestern Haiti as supporters of longtime opposition leader and former first lady Mirlande Manigat vandalized Celestin's campaign headquarters, protesting the presence of electoral registration officers they accuse of being fraudulent government lackeys.
Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) offices were also attacked elsewhere in the country, including in the southern town of Miragoane, Haitian radio reported.
Health officials said at least 1,344 people have died from the worsening cholera epidemic that has ravaged the country since mid-October. More than 57,000 cases have now been confirmed.
Amid fears the disease could spread more quickly in an election environment when people have to move and congregate, four of the 19 presidential candidates published a letter this weekend demanding the polls be put on hold.
But former prime minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis, a leading candidate, said the elections must go ahead as planned so that outgoing President Rene Preval leaves office as scheduled on February 7.
"That's why it's necessary to hold the elections, and people should go out and vote," he said.
Nearly 4.7 million Haitians are eligible to vote in Sunday's elections, which will also see 11 of the country's 30 senators and all 99 parliamentary deputies chosen.
The next president faces the mammoth task of rebuilding a traumatized nation of 10 million that was already the poorest in the Americas before a January earthquake flattened Port-au-Prince and claimed 250,000 lives.
Billions of dollars of international aid money could be squandered if no credible government emerges to replace Preval, himself under fire for his management of the cholera outbreak.
The head of the European Union mission in Haiti also called for the polls to take place as planned despite the uncertain climate.
"Not holding elections right now could jeopardize Haiti's political stability. We are in the middle of rebuilding a country that needs a government able to manage the situation. There can be no pause in the momentum after the earthquake," Lut Fabert-Goosens told reporters.
She insisted the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSTAH was "ready to provide security."
The build-up to the elections has been complicated by anti-UN riots in several regions, particularly in the north, where aid agencies complain their cholera response is being badly hampered.
Many Haitians blame UN peacekeepers from Nepal for bringing cholera into the country after the epidemic erupted suspiciously near their base in the central Artibonite River valley.
"As of today, there are no plans to move them out," UN assistant secretary general for field planning Tony Banbury said when asked about the future of the Nepalese contingent of just over 1,000 troops and police.
"The country is suffering, there are people dying. It is natural that Haitians want to know what the source is."
The Conference of Haitian Bishops has called for calm, urging voters to "choose leaders who will work for all the people."
Port-au-Prince had been seen as particularly at risk of widespread infection because of the crowded and unsanitary conditions endured by those living in the squalid, makeshift tent cities.
But less than 80 deaths have been recorded so far in the capital and the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which has taken a lead role in treating the disease there, says the situation in the city is stabilizing.
UN peacekeepers in armored trucks fired tear gas on the crowds in hours-long running clashes in Port-au-Prince last week. That incident followed days of rioting that left at least three people dead in northern Cap-Haitien.
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Strong earnings from the financial sector, a sharp drop in first-time unemployment claims and another day of Ben Bernanke testimony helped markets build on Wednesday's momentum.
At Thursday's end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5% to close at a record 15548.54, while the S&P 500 also set a new high-water mark, up 0.5% to 1689.37. The Nasdaq finished ahead fractionally, closing at 3611.28.
Bank stocks ruled the day as Morgan Stanley (MS) capped a great second-quarter earnings season for the "Big Six" banks. MS announced a 42% rise in earnings and said the Federal Reserve would allow it to buy back $500 million in stock, prompting investors to send it more than 4% higher. Meanwhile, Bank of America (BAC) rose over 3% to finish at two-year highs, while Wells Fargo (WFC) and JPMorgan (JPM) each finished ahead by roughly 2%.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock rose more than 6% after announcing earnings that came in above estimates and raising its guidance for the remainder of the year.
Overstock.com (OSTK) saw its shares rocket ahead over 22%, breaking through to a record close after reporting earnings that beat both the year-ago period's profits and Wall Street estimates.
In the tech space, IBM (IBM) headed up by about 2% after Wednesday night's earnings release showing top- and bottom-line improvement, while Intel (INTC) disappointed and slumped off 4%. Meanwhile, Dell (DELL) inched ahead more than 1% after the company postponed its vote on competing takeover plans.
Finally, shares of wireless manufacturer Nokia (NOK) were spared a bit after announcing a revenue miss, falling fractionally.
After-hours news was dominated by Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT).
Google's earnings for Q2 slipped from $10.13 per share to $9.71 on revenues that grew to $14.1 billion, both figures falling short. Meanwhile, Microsoft earnings fell a penny per share year-over-year to 66 cents on revenues that improved 10% to $19.9 billion; again, both figures missed analyst expectations. Both stocks were off by roughly 5% in early after-hours trading.
Earnings notables for Friday include General Electric (GE) and Vodafone (VOD).
Three Up
- Supervalu (SVU): Up 16.8% ($1.14) to $7.91.
- Johnson Controls (JCI): Up 8.3% ($3.09) to $40.43.
- Apollo Global Management (APO): Up 5.8% ($1.41) $26.24.
Three Down
- Select Comfort (SCSS): Down 9.5% ($2.53) to $24.03.
- Sherwin-Williams (SHW): Down 8.3% ($15.25) to $167.94.
- Ebay (EBAY): Down 6.7% ($3.86) to $53.52.
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing, he was long MSFT.


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Thong Nhat Stadium (map it)
138 Dao Duy Tu Street
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Year Opened: 1975
Capacity: 25,000
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Sean MacDonald, Stadium Journey Special Correspondent
The V-League is Vietnam's domestic soccer league and was formed in 1980, a mere five years after the nation was reunified. Like many leagues that lie in developing countries, the V-League has undergone many changes in its relatively brief history. These days, there are two separate circuits, the Super League with 14 teams and the First Division with another 14 clubs. Every season sees two teams promoted and two relegated. Given that Vietnam doesn't have an abundance of large cities, many clubs share the same stadium. Most prominent among these is the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, which is home to three squads, including Saigon Xuan Thanh, recently promoted from the First Division.
Thong Nhat means �unification� in Vietnamese and the stadium was rebuilt in 1975, the year the country was reunified. Although Saigon was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City (often abbreviated HCMC) at this time, much of the city still retains the old moniker, and two of the three clubs use Saigon in their official name. (For simplicity, I am using the general English spellings of these names).
This review rates the stadium based on its own merits, and does not compare it to the far superior facilities available in the West. Vietnam is still a very underdeveloped nation so expectations for anything remotely close to what you are used to should be tempered.
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Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
There was nothing inside the stadium in terms of food or drink. Outside there was a small canteen with no English menu. You could easily point to what you wanted, but I only saw a few bottles of pop and water here. Be careful doing so at halftime though. At the game I attended a fan who had gone to get some snacks had been locked out. Eventually someone guided him over to the VIP entrance and he was admitted after several minutes of pounding on the door. As you'd likely not spend much time here anyway, better to just get a bottle of water in advance and eat in one of the many fine restaurants in the downtown core. My recommendation on this end is Nha Hang Ngon, an inexpensive open-air eatery with loads of choice and every dish superb. Well worth visiting after the game.
Outside of the GA section, the stadium seemed very quiet. It was such a contrast to the madness that was taking place all around me. If I had been sitting somewhere, I probably would rate this much lower, but given that I was amongst a legion of loud and sweaty fans, I'll be somewhat generous and give two stars. There are no other distractions here during the game, which is usually the case for soccer no matter where you are.
The best thing about this stadium is that you are a few miles away from the city center, which is relatively tame and more tourist-friendly. In the area surrounding the venue though, you can see the real Saigon. I took some time after the game to walk around and really enjoyed the experience. Except for extremely high levels of air pollution, Saigon is relatively safe (except when crossing the street!) and while you might get a few stares when you are this far away from the downtown core, you are not in any danger. There are plenty of corner bars and cafes where you can stop in and grab a very cheap beer ($1) and although few people speak English here, you should be able to understand the basics on any menu, which often come with pictures.
There was little information available in English, so my research was limited, but it appeared as if Saigon was not a popular team. Their last fixture drew only 3,500 to a 25,000-seat stadium. But well over 25,000 made it out for the potential championship game. Can you say "bandwagon"? The fans were very poorly behaved in trying to enter the stadium, but that is the nature of life in Saigon where rules are seldom followed.
I'm giving three points here for the fans in the GA section, who were determined to see the game, to the point of nearly crushing everyone. Sadly for them, the game ended scoreless and Saigon ended up third (a team from Da Nang took the title).
There is limited public transit in the city and taxis are ridiculously cheap, so tourists take them everywhere. Use Vinasun as their meters start automatically and you will not get ripped off. The taxi ride from downtown to the stadium was 75 000 Vietnamese dong (VND), which is about US$3.60. Due to the throng of fans, I was dropped off a block away and from there, it was extremely slow going to get to the main entrance. This was the final match day of the season and Saigon had a chance to claim the title as did visiting Hanoi, so the game was sold out and those that couldn't get in were surrounding the stadium. The main entrance had three open doors, one with a VIP label in front of which the fans were well behaved. The other two had police in riot gear trying to prevent a teeming sea of fans from surging through the door. Most of these patrons had tickets and were waving them in the air, and one-by-one they were allowed in but it was very disorganized.
I saw a fourth entrance down at one end and ventured over to see a boisterous group pushing their way past an angry security guard. This appeared to be the general admission section, and no ticket was required. Joining the heaving mass, I was soon propelled into the stadium and up a concrete staircase. Sadly, the field was still not in view, as several thousand fans had preceded me into the area. Many of them had secured dangerous perches along railings and at the top of the roof from which to watch the game, but I was not willing to try my rusty climbing skills, choosing to push my way to the front. After the game started, the crowd began to push forward and it became difficult to actually watch the action on the field. The rest of the stadium was serene in comparison, but in the GA section, mere survival was far more important than the game.
Since the game was sold out, there was nobody at what I assumed was the ticket window. Vietnam is still very cheap for those of us used to western economies, and the tickets were regularly priced at 70,000 VND from what I saw in the hands of scalpers, who were asking 6-7 times that. That may not be a lot of money to you or me, but is far more than I was willing pay given the local conditions. Especially with no guarantee of getting in the venue. Fortunately I found a free entrance and although I didn't see the entire game, stadiums where you can see the game for free always gets five stars in this category. Next time though, I'll buy a ticket in advance!
There is nothing here that I noticed, but I'm giving one point for the hard work of the riot police who were protecting the VIP entrance at halftime.
This was certainly one of the strangest sporting events that I have ever attended. Dangerous yet exhilarating, it certainly makes the review somewhat biased toward the positive. Overall, this is a very basic third-world stadium, but once you accept that, you should enjoy yourself here.
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this is going to seem like a very unconventional holiday gifting post, but there are a few things that happened this last week to inspire it… and, it was pretty sunny in L.A. yesterday so it might feel more like a warmer weather holiday than a traditional holiday.
first, the first holiday card i received this year was from a dear friend, i'm not going to mention her name because she likes being under the radar. well, it was red and white, however not with a bunch of snow or reindeer, but very graphic. lots of little read lines on a white backdrop that created this amazing frame for her darling children- the chicest card ever!
next, you know how much i love stripes, especially blue and white stripes. well, i was trying to figure out what i needed to update my wardrobe for the holidays so i went for a new red and white striped saint james boatneck (see here). i'm thinking it will look great under a grey flannel suit, or under a ivory fishermans sweater- all i need is to add a my down moncler jacket (see here) and a cashmere scarf and i'm thinking red and white stripes feel right!
lastly, and not so much of a big deal. i saw this great picture of kate moss on pinterest (note- kate is playboy's 60th anniversary cover girl- i'm loving her more than usual right now) of course wearing red and white stripes and it just hit me- i'm really loving red and white stripes! not in the normal holiday way, but in a cool way! i hope you like them too! enjoy!
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Built on an enlarged site of the former Tivoli Picture House (1913-1937), the New Tivoli Picture House opened on 1st January 1938 with Buster Crabbe in "King of the Jungle".
The entrance was to the right of the building and has Art Deco style features. Inside the auditorium, the seating was provided on stalls and circle levels. The proscenium is 38 feet wide and the stage 25 feet deep. There were six dressing rooms.
The New Tivoli Picture House was always independently operated and closed on 28th July 1973. It was converted into a bingo club, which was taken over by Mecca and is in use today as a Carlton Bingo Club.
On 9th February 1993, Historic Scotland designated the New Tivoli Picture House a Grade B Listed building.
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Festivals in Fuli Town (May 8th )
This weeklong fair commemorates the legendary Godfather (Uncle Pankao) and Godmother (A Ma). It is said they could bless the safety of the town and the health of its local people. Around May 8th in the lunar calendar, residents assemble to make offerings to the Godfather and Godmother, and then parade in the street beating drums, dancing with artificial lions and tigers and rolling colorful floats. Large family gatherings are common place with a focus on the delicious local Niang cuisine featuring such diverse ingredients as eggplant, balsam pears, and peppers. People can wander the streets to enjoy entertainers, watch films under the open sky, and participate in various sports and competitions ranging from basketball to chess to tug-of-war. In recent years, locals have been exhibiting their handicrafts such as painting fans and embroideries to attract tourists. Fuli is located about 10km east of Yangshuo.
Festival in Baisha Town (June 23rd)
June 23rd is said to be the birthday of Guanyu, a wise and brave hero is the history of China. Baisha people respect him and commemorate him in various forms. Around June 23rd in the lunar calendar, they make offerings to him in the temple and parade in the street performing ethnic dances and riding horses. Every local family holds a ceremony lighting fireworks to pray for wealth, health and good luck. One of the festival's highlights is an exciting and competitive game called 'Qiang Pao', which means to grab for the four standard prizes by catching a red ring brought to the sky with the explosive power of a firecracker. The ring is made of iron with a diameter of only three centimeters (about one inch). The four standard prizes are four different amount of money ranging from several hundreds RMB to thousands of RMB or different articles worth the same amount of money. There are four rounds for winning the four kinds of prizes. In each round, the ring symbolizing the prize of the round is brought to the sky. At the same time, ten groups respectively with ten able-bodied men grab to catch the ring in the exhilarating sound of horns and drums. Those who get the ring will get the prize of the round. The game lasts until the four prizes are all awarded out. In recent years, the local people also hold basketball and chess competitions as well as other interesting displays during the festival.
Folk Song Singing Festival (August 15th)
Every year on the night of August 15th in the lunar calendar, attractive young men and women of the Zhuang minority group will gather near the Moon Hill, Yangshuo's most famous hill located on the main road from Yangshuo's center to Gaotian town. Under the romantic moonlight, they sing dulcet folk music echoing expressions of love to each other. Singles can use this opportunity to find a potential lover by echoing their songs. This unique ritual is drawing more and more tourists every year.
Temple Fair in Xingping Town (September 19th)
Every year on September 19th in the lunar calendar, Xingping people hold sacrificial rites to the Goddess of Mercy (one of the Bodhisattvas in Buddhism culture), who is believed to be able to relieve people from their sufferings. This custom has been prevailing here for about 400 years. On the festival day, people gather in the center of town to parade in the streets; perform local dances; stage dramatic performances and conduct many kinds of sports activities. Xingping's fair is rife with traditional atmosphere.
October Sweetness in Puyi Town (October 10th)
In Yangshuo, October is a month of harvest when the whole county is full of the fragrance of fruits and plants. Local people thought October 10th would be a good day to commemorate this harvest and express their happiness. On this day, people celebrate with good wine and delicious food. In the streets, some folks wearing masks perform dragon and lion dances; others perform musical dramas and yet others participate in sports or games such as basketball, chess and cards. The festival usually lasts for two days and nights and literally bustles with joy and excitement.
Li River Fishing Lights Festival
Started in 1999, this festival is held annually on the Li River in November of the Gregorian calendar. During the day, the river's pure water and the surrounding green hills form a serene and beautiful picture. At night, fishermen in the nearby villages arrive to fish in the river. Their rafts are festooned with golden lanterns providing illumination in their quest for a good catch. In addition to watching the fishermen, tourists can also enjoy local ethnic performances and exhibitions as well as taking part in various sports and entertainment competitions.


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A pregnant woman had to be taken from the tarmac at Canberra Airport to hospital with suspected labour pains after her international flight from Auckland to Sydney was diverted.
The flight was one of eight Sydney-bound planes that had to land in Canberra due to thick fog at Sydney Airport on Tuesday morning.
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ACT Ambulance paramedics were called to the airport about 10am after the woman, on a Virgin flight from Auckland, began having abdominal pains. She was taken to Canberra Hospital.
The thick fog in Sydney lead to the rare sight of international flights and jumbo jets landing on the runway in Canberra, including a Qantas Boeing 747 from Hong Kong and a Qantas Airbus A330 from Shanghai.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, flight QF128 (0800, left at 11.30), a 747 jumbo from Hong Kong, was due to arrive in Sydney about 8am, but was diverted to Canberra after circling over the Southern Highlands for a period of time, due to heavy fog in Sydney.
A Qantas spokeswoman also confirmed flight QF130, an A330 from Shanghai, was diverted to Canberra due to the fog.
Canberra Airport managing director Stephen Byron said the facility, which was the only 747-capable airport in the area, was happy to assist with the air traffic.
"Today's events are a clear demonstration of Canberra Airport's important role as a backstop for Kingsford-Smith Airport," he said.
"Canberra Airport is a vital part of the national transport infrastructure with airlines nominating our airport as their preferred destination over Brisbane and Melbourne if they cannot get into Sydney for any reason, such as the curfew there or the sort of weather that occurred today.
"There is no better demonstration of Canberra Airport's capability than the accommodation of and management of today's additional air traffic."
Eight flights were diverted to Canberra, including four Qantas and four Virgin flights. The diversions had a knock-on effect on domestic services around the country, with a number of delays experienced.
The sight of a 747 and the A330s are rare in the capital, and the jumbos stand out on the runway. The Qantas 747-400 is 70 metres long and has a wing span of 65 metres, dwarfing the smaller aircraft that usually run out of Canberra, such as the Dash 8, which can be as small as just 23 metres long with a 25 metre wing span.
The last time a 747-400 was spotted at Canberra Airport was Leonardo Di Caprio's private charter jet flying to Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.
All up, 27 international flights were diverted away from Sydney due to the thick fog, which weather forecasters have warned could return on Wednesday and Friday.


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MOST Australian race fans would be more familiar with Italy as an exporter of horse people rather than horses.
After all, Australia's favourite English-based trainer, Luca Cumani, began his racing life in Milan working for his champion trainer father Sergio before moving, in his mid-20s, to Newmarket to set up a stable of his own.
One of the world's favourite jockeys, Frankie Dettori, is also a Milanese, born and brought up there in another racing family before moving to England to begin his apprenticeship in the 1980s. Dettori's father, Gianfranco, was a top rider in Italy and England, where he won classic races in the 1970s on the Italian-owned colts Bolkonski and Wollow.
Mirco Demuro, Italy's champion jockey, is well known on the international stage, having won the Dubai World Cup among other major prizes. Marco Botti, like Cumani a son of an Italian champion trainer, has already tasted success in England, Europe and the United States, where his stayer Jakkalberry, who is due in Australia to contest the cups, recently won the American St Leger.
But Italy produces more than top jockeys and gifted trainers. It has a long history of racing and has produced some exceptional horses over the years, including the great champion Ribot - regarded as the Frankel of his time. Ribot was unbeaten in 16 starts and won Europe's greatest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, twice as he cut a swath through opponents in Italy, France and England between 1954 and 1956. His potency on the racetrack was replicated at stud, where he sired winners of classic races in England, France and North America and he still figures in the pedigree of many of the world's top racehorses.
With the arrival of the Peter Moody-trained pair Voila Ici and Sneak A Peek, both of whom are due to step out today at Caulfield, Italian horses will be in the spotlight this Australian spring in a way they never have before.
The duo will start in races that, on paper at least, look to be well short of their best. Sneak A Peek has won six times from 11 starts, but in races of between 1700 metres and 2400 metres. He ran fourth in the 2011 Italian Derby and won the group 2 Federico Tesio Stakes (named for Ribot's owner-breeder) on a heavy track at 2200 metres at his penultimate start. Voila Ici is, like Sneak A Peek, an entire, and although he is now an eight-year-old, the grey son of Daylami is relatively lightly raced with 28 starts for 13 wins.
The shortest distance he has won at is 1800 metres, the longest 2800, so on face value the 1400 of the group 2 Memsie Stakes, in which he will be first-up after a nine-month absence, should be on the sharp side for him. But it is foolhardy to discount anything Moody trains.
Chris Williams, the international editor for Timeform, the respected English-based form analysis and racing media company, is familiar with both horses.
He said Voila Ici rated 117 last year, making him the third-highest-rated Italian older horse while Sneak A Peek was one of the leading three-year-olds with a Timeform rating of 118. ''The Italian group 1 and group 2 form is not generally as strong as that in England, Ireland or France, but their best horses do sometimes come through and become very competitive internationally. They had a good spell when horses like Falbrav and Rakti emerged and won a lot of very good races a few years ago.''
Leigh Jordon, Racing Victoria's international consultant, says that the right horse with the right profile can emerge from a country such as Italy and be very competitive in Australian staying races.
''It's terrific to see horses coming here from there. It's a new source of cups contenders, and I am sure they will be competitive. They have raced in good company and will stay, a great point in their favour,'' he said.


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Welcome to the new-look 86th edition!
The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the rest of the Web 2.0 social media jungle to find the most fantastic EM/CC FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) around.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beaut of the Week
- This weeks top-spot has to go to the guru of all things ED critical care EMCrit. Scott walks us through a case in the Mind of the Resuscitationist: Stop Points were he presents us with a case were he fails to reverse the hypotension in this patient. He then talks us through all the approaches to managing the refractory-hypotensive patient, and finishes of with an uncanny cause for this patients hypotension! Who would have thought?
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- Oli get's together with two promising ICU registrars Andy Wilkinson and Eamonn Sheerin to discuss Good Housekeeping: STRESS ULCER and VTE prophylaxis, this is absolute gold as they nut through the evidence on which patients in ICU need stress ulcer and VTE prophylaxis – a must listen too!
- The dangers of FOAM – Simon highlights the adverse events that occur when playing with FOAM!
- This weeks journal club discusses Gut feeling about serious paeds infections. Time to get involved in this weekly discussion.
- This is a must read article….Make Ketamine Work For You…As Ryan says- "If your ED restricts the use of ketamine, you need to make that stop."
- Dr Richard Levitan speaks on VL vs DL and all things airway! Worth a listen to one of the true airway masters of our time!
- How should the findings from NAP4 on SADs be considered in the pre-hospital environment?
- I think it's septic …Recognising the septic patient isn't always as easy as we think…Maybe a score will help us decide!
- Hyperglycaemia & mortality in sepsis – lactate dependent? – In a study of adult nondiabetic critically ill patients, hyperglycaemia had a significant association with increased mortality risk using simple univariate analysis. When they adjusted for concurrent hyperlactataemia however, hyperglycaemia was not significantly associated with increased mortality risk.
- Reassurance: difficult laryngoscopy in children remains rare – Take home message: As a very rough rule of thumb to illustrate the difference between the ease/difficulty of laryngoscopy between adults and kids, I think it's fair to say grade III or IV views occur in about 10% of adults but only about 1% of children.
- Transtracheal airways in kids. Well, pigs' kids anyway – This isn't something your going to be doing often, worth reading this one by Cliff so your prepared!
- Externally rotate leg for femoral vein access– simple, easy, and effective!
- Trick of the Trade: Sterile cover for linear ultrasound probe – just glove it!
- The secret to patient presentations– great post worth reading for junior doctors and nurses!
- Andragogy: How adults learn best – Andragogy refers to learning strategies which help adults to learn more effectively.
- Want to know what QR codes are? And is there a role in education? Check out QR codes: a useful tool for medical education.
- Pelvic foreign body – Good point: when your not sure what something is, doesn't hurt to ask the patient!
- Vindication – movin Meat challenges the dogma of routine LP in ruling out SAH and comes out vindicated.
- What malpractice looks like its a bit like pornography according to Movin Meat "I know it when I see it".
- A low-tidal volume (or protective) strategy of mechanical ventilation (i.e., tidal volume of 6-8cc/kg of ideal body weight) has previously been demonstrated to be beneficial in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- A meta-analysis was recently performed to determine whether this strategy of mechanical ventilation is also beneficial for patients without lung injury prior to initiation of mechanical ventilation.
- Dr. Neto, et al. performed a meta-analysis of 20 studies (total of 2,822 mechanically ventilated patients) comparing a conventional ventilation strategy (average tidal volume was 10.6 cc/kg) to a protective ventilation strategy (average tidal volume was 6.4 cc/kg) of mechanical ventilation.
- The authors concluded that patients ventilated with a protective lung-strategy had reductions in:
- Mortality
- Lung injury and ARDS
- Atelectasis
- Pulmonary infections
- Length of hospital stay
- Bottom-line: This meta-analysis supports the notion that a strategy of low-tidal volume ventilation may have benefits for patients without ARDS, however prospective studies are needed.
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- What are the current hot topics surrounding burns? Find out more in: Burns, "Answers".
- Excellent review of octreotide as an antidote for sulfonylurea overdose -agree excellent well worth reading Leon's summary!
- ECG Challenge– great case from Trevor, demonstrating how some acute coronary syndromes will present with benign, stable clinical features despite a high risk proximal coronary lesion.
- post, post-ictal? Help Casey out…What period of time do you wait before post ictal ins't post ictal and needs further investigation???
The LITFL Review Shout Out of the Week
Shout this week goes to SOCMOB, meaning Standing on the Corner, Minding my own business in the ER. Is the newest and coolest blog to hit the FOAMed world. Headed up by Canadian EM resident Chris Bond (@socmobem), SOCMOB hopes to analyse the medical dogma, and separate the axioms from the pseudoaxioms. Check out his great introductory blog posts:
- Welcome to SOCMOB! – Challenging the dogma were all used to and some still believe in!
- All about chest tubes – Cracking the myths around the chest tube.
- Why should we insert CVCs? – Time to discuss some common myths surrounding the uses of CVCs.
Twee Dee and Twitical Care
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News from the Fastlane
- GMEP Goes Gangnam – That's right GMEP is launched…So get over there and check it out!
- Register For SMACC Now! Would be awesome to meet you all over there!
The Final Words
- "There are only two sorts of doctors: those who practice with their brains, and those who practice with their tongues."-Sir William Osler
- "Marriage – It's like mechanical ventilation – easy to start, harder to guarantee a good outcome."
– Mathew McPartlin
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MRM, Low Carb Protein, Creamy Chocolate, 1.78 lbs (810 g)
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MRM, Low Carb Protein, Creamy Chocolate, 1.78 lbs (810 g)
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- Package Quantity: 1.78 lbs (810 g)
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- Natural
- Only 2 Grams of Carbs per Serving
- 23 Grams of Protein per Serving
- Fitness
- Recovery
- Strength
- Gluten-Free
- Dietary Supplement
- Mixes Instantly
- 25 Servings
- No Added MSG
- No Aspartame or Acesulfame K
- TreLEAFia - Sweeteness by Nature
- Produced in a Certified Facility - GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Balanced Non-Denatured Whey Protein Complex
MRM's Low Carb Protein delivers a unique source of amino acids by combining an ultrafiltered, low temperature processed whey protein concentrate, with cross flow microfiltered whey protein isolate and l-glutamine. This blend offers a high biological value, easily digestible supply of amino acids into the bloodstream without high amounts of carbohydrates. This allows for high amino acid concentrations in the blood which can help nitrogen retention. Low Carb Protein is also remarkably high in Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), which are the most required amino acids needed to replenish muscle stores that are utilized during strenuous exercise.
The Next Generation Protein
The biochemists at MRM have taken protein supplementation to the next level, without the worry of wasting ingested protein. The addition of Digest-ALL AP helps breakdown long and short chain amino acids into smaller, more readily absorbable amino acids for maximum digestion and absorption. Some concerns with the popular "high protein diet" used by many bodybuilders and dieters is that the body is unable to naturally digest high amounts of protein at one time. Digest-ALL AP helps the body release more amino acids from ingested protein than digestive enzymes alone. When men, women, seniors as well as athletes of all ages and sports take Low Carb Protein enhanced with Digest-ALL AP, the body can absorb more free amino acids directly into the muscles to increase muscle size, strength and lean body mass.
Each scoop of Low Carb Protein provides 23g of a unique protein blend of undenatured and easily digested and absorbable protein. This formula was designed to provide your muscles with all of the essential amino acids required for maximum muscle strength and development. Low Carb Protein mixes instantly, tastes delicious and is free of artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners and gluten free.
Suggested Use
Add one slightly heaped scoop of Low Carb Protein to a 3-4 oz glass of cold water, milk or juice. Protein supplementation is recommended between meals or immediately following your workout. Low Carb Protein mixes instantly, no blender or shaker required. Low Carbohydrate Diet (Weight Management Program): A recommendation of 1 scoop per day for those trying to increase their dietary protein intake while decreasing intake of carbohydrates.
Other Ingredients
Nat-Pro Optimizer [ultrafiltered, low temperature processed whey protein concentrate (milk), crossflow microfiltered whey protein isolate (milk), l-glutamine, soy lecithin & Digest-All AP (as vegan enzyme blend)], cocoa, natural chocolate flavor, TreLEAFia (stevia leaf extract, trehalose, and monk fruit extract), carrageenan and salt.
Contains no peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, wheat, gluten or yeast.
Contains milk and soy.
Contains less than 1% soy lecithin.
This product is manufactured in a facility that produces other products and may contain trace amounts of egg.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 1 Scoop (approx. 32.5 grams)
|Servings Per Container: 25
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value*
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|2.5 g
|Saturated Fat
|1 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|50 mg
|50 mg
|190 mg
|Total Carbohydrates
|2 g
|Dietary Fiber
|0.5 g
|1.5 g**
|23 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
†Daily Value not established.
**No Sugars Added. Sugars naturally occur in Whey Proteins and natural flavoring.
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I really hate proteinshakes - which is why this one is really good! It does really taste more like a chocolate shake than most other protein shakes do, especially if you mix it with a cup of milk. It still has a little bit of that artificial taste that protein shakes tend to have, but it's almost not even worth mentioning compared to other types and brands I've tasted. I buy this regularly and drink it often combined with workouts. I strongly recommend this - even for people who doesn't really care for protein shakes or products in general, but still need it.
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not chocolate enough
Posted by 5297373563025516216 on Feb 08, 2015 | Verified Purchase
I expected more chocolate flavor - I am trying dutch chocolate next - This is very creamy.
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This is really gross...doesn't mix well and doesn't taste like chocolate at all. Was even gross with milk. I want my money back! :(
Posted by Reviewer2664715 on Jun 13, 2014 | Verified Purchase
Smooth and creamy flavor.
Excellent product!
Posted by Reviewer1034534 on Oct 27, 2013 | Verified Purchase
Tastes really good, like milk-chocolate! :)
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It was super delicious! The only problem I had was that it did not dissolve completely like the package said it would... Still had quite a few clumps floating at the top.


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We Are Makers
You may have heard some buzz around town about the library's proposed development of a Makerspace, so I would like to take a moment to tell you a little more about it.
First of all, let's talk about what a Makerspace is. A Makerspace is a communal facility where people come to create. Often, some basic tools and materials are made available for use by prospective makers. That's it. Any further definition will be provided by the people who use it and make it hum. Typically, people from the community who have particular skills they'd like to share donate their time to those who'd like to learn. Those learners might, in turn, teach something entirely different. And so, by sharing our skills, the entire community is enriched.
Although the library is advocating for a Watertown Makerspace, we are not envisioning it being housed here in the library. We do not feel we have the appropriate facilities for such an undertaking. We trust a suitable space can be found within town to house a community Makerspace.
Makerspace in the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Why is the library interested in creating a Makerspace? The public library in America is a unique institution dedicated to shared knowledge and communal access to information, and the WFPL has always endeavored to promote that mission. Just as our library has offered computer classes, job search workshops, English language classes, and citizenship workshops for recent immigrants, we feel that a communal Makerspace is yet another way of making content and resources available to more people.
We are excited about the possibility of building a Makerspace here in Watertown – there are so many possibilities! What would we name it? What tools and materials would we include? Who would volunteer to teach, and what wonderful, new skills could we all acquire? It's exciting!
To get everyone's creative juices flowing, we'll be hosting a Meet and Make session on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:30 PM. Please join us, as we toss around some ideas, and investigate a few of the fun tools we hope to add to our Makerspace!
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Fay Andrada Rose Gold Suippo Bracelet
Fay Andrada Rose Gold Suippo Bracelet
Signature Fay Andrada suippo design, custom made in hollow rose gold for Easy Tiger Goods. Sold individually.
Shipping and returns (when eligible) are FREE for purchases from US and Canadian boutiques when shipped to customers located in the US or Canada. We offer a flat shipping fee of $45 for all international transactions.
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Easy Tiger Goods
Easy Tiger Goods is a lifestyle concept store based in Toronto. They've created a space that connects customers with a cool selection of home goods, apothecary and women's wear, all made with integrity. With brands like Hendrik Lou, Saint James and Steven Alan up for grabs, it's the kind of place to spend a Saturday drooling over stuff. Now you can do that right here, from your couch.
Raised in Finland with an architect for a mother and herself formally trained in graphic design, to say bold shapes informs Fay Andrada's jewelry designs would be an understatement. Despite a natural affinity for strong, clean lines, the multi-talented designer embraces the natural imperfections of working by hand, showing up as proof of life in each piece.
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Advancing EASTPAK's eclectic artist series, the renowned bag purveyor teams up with Hong Kong radio DJ, band member of WildChild and owner of fashion label MeeH, "Jim," for the second time in as many years. Having collaborated with a number of brands already this year, EASTPAK's latest joint effort features a simplistic design approach constructed from environmentally-friendly fabric. Additional details include an outer-shell scarf ring and a fluorescent green dust bag. Limited to 30 pieces, this item is currently available at select stockists, including MeeH's boutique, for $750 HKD (approximately $97 USD).
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Seems someone in Boston decided that the city should take a break from flashing empty, mindless, fear-inspiring messages like "If You See Something, Say Something," "Homeleand Insecurity Is Job #1," "Don't Let the Terrorist Win!," and "Your Tax Dollars at Work":
An electronic road sign on Cambridge Street flashed "EXPECT DELAYS" and "ROAD WORK AHEAD" but also alerted drivers that "PORN IS GREAT."
It's the second time such a message has appeared along the delay-plagued stretch of roadwork in Beacon Hill, but state officials aren't laughing.
"Obviously the message is unacceptable and will be taken down (Sunday) tonight," said Jon Carlisle, spokesman for the state's Executive Office of Transportation.
He said while there are some electronic signs that can be hacked into remotely, someone broke through a locked panel to change the flashing message on this one.
"That's pretty clever," said Chris Hickey, 27, of Boston while walking by the sign yesterday.
But her friend, Andrew D'Agostino, said he would have aimed for something more original.
"Of course it's (porn) great, tell me something I don't know," he said."If State's 'porn' Sign Won't Slow Down Drivers, Nothing Will" by O'Ryan Johnson, Boston Herald 11 April 2005
Finally, a message from the government that I can actually say I fully endorse. It just proves that in an infinite universe all things are possible, just not equally probable. Besides, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. (The government being the stopped clock, of course, and not me.)
Oh, and the title line? It's an allusion to a poem by Robert Frost:
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost, 1920
I found the balance between desire (eros, lust) and hate (puritanism, censorship) particularly apt here.
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SYDNEY – An Australian politician was forced to quit a parliamentary ethics committee Tuesday after his former mistress revealed lewd messages he sent her, including one reportedly showing his penis in a glass of red wine.
Peter Dowling, a legislator in the Queensland state government who has been married more than 25 years, apologized to his family for the pain and embarrassment of the scandal, which was sensationally published in the Courier-Mail newspaper.
"I am not proud of the events plastered all over the paper," Dowling, a member of the Liberal National Party, told the legislative assembly in reference to reports he had sent the woman several explicit messages, including one that involved full-frontal nudity.
"I can't and won't defend any part of it," he said.
Dowling, who was also accused of taking advantage of parliamentary trips to rendezvous with his mistress, said he would stand aside as chairman of the ethics committee to allow an investigation into his travel records.
He is also a member of the parliamentary crime and misconduct committee. He said he has complied fully with all parliamentary rules for disclosure of travel.
The revelations have emerged as another "sexting" scandal swirls around New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, who is under pressure to abandon his campaign over new online escapades a year after he was forced to quit Congress for similar conduct.
Dowling's story emerged after his ex-mistress, who has not been named, wrote to the parliamentary speaker about their affair and revealed that they had sex in the politician's parliamentary annex and electorate office.
The Courier Mail said it had seen several of the messages, including one with a photo of a man's underwear-clad crotch, another of genitals and one in which a penis is in a glass of red wine, labeled "He wanted a Red Wine. . ."


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A GORDON girl who has been in a wheelchair for only two years has been named as the youngest athlete in the Scottish squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Samantha Kinghorn just 16, joins five London 2012 Olympians, 14 other teenagers, and four para athletes in a youthful squad that also has its eyes on the Gold Coast Games to be held in 2018.
Samantha had already been invited onto a talent weekend held in November by UK Athletics, which formed part of the 'Paralympic Pathway', in recognition of her achieving the qualifying time in her chosen discipline, the 1500m.
The athletes in the squad receive support from scottishathletics throughout the year and the majority will receive medical back-up from the sportscotland Institute of Sport.
The support helps with competition opportunities and this year there is an emphasis on bringing coaches into the operation and even extends to handing athletes advice and guidelines on social media.
Samantha lost the use of her legs in December 2010, as she helped her parents clear snow on their farm at Middlethird.
While in recovery, her sporty nature was noted and she began training in wheelchair racing at Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, a national centre for disability sports.
Her natural ability was evident at once as she finished second in her first attempt at the London Marathon.


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On Thursday 02 July 2009 19:46:04 Tom Lane wrote: > "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> writes: > > Then I take it back -- the new flex versions would have little or no > > impact on me. Worst case, I might need to download a snapshot to > > apply my patch for testing on the "big" machines. If I understood > > what make options I could use on my machine to create derived files > > for other machines, even that would go away. > > Peter or Marc could clue you in a bit better, but I think it's as simple > as saying "make dist" at the top level of a modified source tree. This > gets you a source tarball the same way the release tarballs are made. make distprep is what prepares those files. make dist depends on make distprep and then builds a tarball out of everything.
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Top news links, courtesy of Mountain West News.
Federal rule requires disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing
On Friday, the Interior Department released new regulations for the use of hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands that will require the disclosure of the use of chemicals used in the drilling method, setting the clock ticking on a 60-day public comment period.
Flathead Beacon (AP); May 4
Colorado joins federal study of air quality near oil, gas development
This summer researchers will fan out across the nation to collect air quality data near oil and gas operations, and Colorado is among the states where data will be gathered.
Denver Post; May 6
Drilling boom stretches Colorado's regulatory agencies thin
There are currently 47,000 active oil and gas wells in Colorado, but the state has just 17 inspectors to monitor those well.
NPR.org; May 7
Colorado county, communities at odds on federal oilshale plans
The Garfield County Commission has blasted the Bureau of Land Management for what the Colorado county calls an obstructionist route for the development of oilshale resources in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, but three communities within that county: Rifle, New Castle and Carbondale, have all asked the BLM to take the most restrictive approach to such development.
Aspen Times (Post Independent); May 6
Alberta company raising funds for oilsands work on Utah SITLA lands
Calgary-based U.S. Oil Sands is offering a share inducement until May 17 for investment in its project on Utah school trust lands to develop oilsands resources using a citrus-based solvent.
Durango Herald (AP); May 5
Utah counties sue U.S. BLM over ownership of roads on federal lands
As of late Friday, 10 counties in Utah had filed lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Land Management seeking control of roads that cross federal lands, and 12 more counties plan to follow suit early this week.
Deseret News; May 5
Montana FWP Commission to consider slate of wolf hunt changes
On Thursday, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will consider changes to the state's wolf hunt regulations, including adding trapping to the mix, allowing hunters to take three wolves, eliminating quotas and extending the season.
Missoulian (Helena Independent Record); May 6
Idaho farmers plead with federal government for more foreign workers
U.S. senators from Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Florida and Ohio have asked the Department of Labor to expand and streamline the H2-A visa program, which allows farmers and ranchers to hire temporary foreign workers.
Idaho Statesman; May 6
Aging infrastructure, declining populations squeeze Idaho's smallest towns
Minturn, a town with 112 residents, exemplifies the struggle Idaho's smallest communities are facing: Declining populations, decreasing tax revenues and looming infrastructure needs.
Twin Falls Times-News; May 6
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"The writings of twentieth-century Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski reveal his approach to music and viewpoints as an artist and a man. In Lutoslawski on Music, the first full collection of writings by this famous composer, Zbigniew Skowron has amassed an exciting assortment of essays, speeches, lectures, and articles, many of which are newly translated in English and previously unpublished." "After an introductory autobiography, the writings, grouped into five chapters, illustrate various aspects of the composer's creativity and discuss musical form, compositional technique, and perception Lutoslawski examines his own works as well as those of other composers, and expresses his views on crucial elements of twentieth-century music, including the role of Schoenberg and Debussy and the impact of the Western avant-garde movement of the 1950s. The final and sixth chapter contains Lutoslawski's artistic diary, his "notebook of ideas" written from 1959 to 1984, which contains personal reflections that do not appear in his public speeches and writings. Concluding with a select bibliography, this collection will give readers a unique and comprehensive overview of the man and his music, encouraging: a full appreciation of Lutoslawski's compositional technique and aesthetic views, as well as his position in the history of twentieth-century music."--BOOK JACKET.
Lutoslawski on Music is the first collection of writings by the Polish twentieth-century composer Witold Lutoslawski. It includes texts about his own compositions and techniques as well as writings on various aspects of twentieth-century musical culture.
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