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Asia NGO Workshop: Strengthening the Impact of Asia's NGO Community Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Interventions - Immunization
24-26 FEBRUARY 2009 | MANILA, Philippines - Twenty-seven international and national non-governmental organization (NGOs) from across Asia convened for a regional NGO workshop on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH). Hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Save the Children (STC) with the support of Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), this landmark event provided for the first time a unique and intimate forum for some of the region0s most experienced NGOs to share their perspectives, experiences and approaches in implementing MNCH and Immunization programs in Asia.
Official development agencies from Australia, Canada, Norway and the United Sates, along with representatives from Asian Development Bank, World Bank, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization also participated in the workshop.
The first day of the workshop focused on MNCH interventions in general. The NGO participants brought their experience to bear on the questions of how to strengthen efforts to mobilize resources for MNCH programs and interventions, how to generate greater political will for MNCH financing and creative programming, how to play a larger and more effective role in delivering MNCH services, and how to better communicate the importance of MNCH interventions at the community level. Participants agreed that all of these challenges must be elevated as priorities for NGOs moving forward.
The second day discussed a proven MNCH intervention: immunization. Against the backdrop of varying immunization rates and different levels of development between and within Asian countries, participants shared best practices and crafted strategies for how to improve vaccine availability and uptake for both Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) vaccines and new and under-utilized vaccines (NUV) through enhanced advocacy, innovative programming, and creative partnerships.
One of the key follow-up actions identified by participants at the workshop was to consider the establishment of a regional network of NGOs as a means to improve inter-NGO communications and collaboration. In response to this recommendation, GSK hosted a session at the May 2009 Global Health Conference (Washington, D.C.), New Horizons for Partnership: The Voice of Civil Society in Immunization during which panelists representing the ADB, Save the Children, Jhpiego and IMMUNIZATIONBasics deliberated on the possibilities for collective advocacy around immunization such as through a constituency of NGOs.
Prior to the February workshop, NGO participants were asked to submit a case study and poster describing a program or initiative that aimed to improve MNCH, especially through immunization. These twenty-three case studies have been published together with the full proceedings and are available to download below. Hard copies of these reports are available upon request. Send a REQUEST FOR PUBLICATION – Asia NGO Workshop to: firstname.lastname@example.com


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After previewing already a couple of weeks ago two styles from the New Balance x Alife 1300 Collection, we can show you today the complete line-up, which consists of three colorways actually.
Built on the classic New Balance M1300 silhouette, the ARC collection celebrates a heritage style that was first introduced in 1985 as a premium technical running shoe. The 1300 features simple patterns, a long tip, one piece saddle and a PU Encap outsole for comfort. Designed to evoke the archetypical 1980s jogger, the ARC collection is available in three material and color combinations-teal/grey, all-over teal and white with small teal pops of color. "The materials selected follow our core classic Made-in-the-USA heritage. Pig suede on the tip, saddle, and foxing plus jacquard knit meshes are the staples used on many of our domestically-made classics" stated Steve Cusick, product developer for New Balance.
The collection has been produced in the USA and will be available exclusively at Alife stores and at rivingtonclub.com as of midnight January 23rd. They retail for 165 USD.
More detailed images of all three colorways follow after the jump.

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Finally, I've uploaded a new version of stm-conduit [1] with these combinators included. You should "cabal update" and then "cabal install stm-conduit" to get the latest version, and now you can vertically compose your sources!

Regards,
 - clark

[1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/stm-conduit-0.2.3.0

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Clark Gaebel <email@example.com> wrote:

First of all, I'd probably name that operator >=<, since >=> is Kleisli composition in Control.Monad.

Second, you're going to need new threads for this, since you'll be reading from two sources concurrently. This isn't as big a problem as you might think, because Haskell threads are dirt cheap, orders of magnitude cheaper than pthread threads. If you're using multiple threads with conduits, I just wrote a library to help you out with that! As Michael already mentioned, stm-conduit could do this synchronization for you. This turns your >=< function into:

infixl 5 >=<
(>=<) :: ResourceIO m
 => Source m a
 -> Source m a
 -> ResourceT m (Source m a)
sa >=< sb = do c <- liftIO . atomically $ newTMChan
 _ <- resourceForkIO $ sa $$ sinkTMChan c
 _ <- resourceForkIO $ sb $$ sinkTMChan c
 return $ sourceTMChan c

which returns a new source, combining two sources.

This can further be generalized to combining any number of sources:

mergeSources :: ResourceIO m
 => [Source m a]
 -> ResourceT m (Source m a)
mergeSources sx = do c <- liftIO . atomically $ newTMChan
 mapM_ (\s -> resourceForkIO $ s $$ sinkTMChan c) sx
 return $ sourceTMChan c

Hope this helps somewhat,
 - clark

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Alexander V Vershilov <email@example.com> wrote:
 >
> Hello, cafe.
>
> Is it possible to read data from different concurrent sources,
> i.e. read data from source as soon as it become avaliable, e.g.
>
> runResourceT $ (source1 stdin $= CL.map Left)
 > >=> (source2 handle $= CL.map Right)
> $= application
> $$ sink
> where >=> - stands for concurrent combining of sources
>
> It would be good if it can be sources of different types (handle or
 > STM channel, etc..).
>
> Currently I've found no good way to handle with this situation,
> except of using STM Channels for collecting data
>
> source1 ---+ |
> | sink | output sink
 > +---] Channel [-------> application----->]
> | source
> source2 ---+ |
>
> From this point of view application takes concurent data, but this
 > implementation requires additional thread per data processing. Also
> in many cases it will require run additional runResourceT (see later
> example).
>
> So if there any possible simplifications? Or ideas how to make (>=>)
 > operator.
>
> Example:
>
> So I've got next code in my network-conduit based application:
>
> main :: IO ()
> main = do
> pool <- createDBPool "..." 10
 > let r = ServerInit pool
> forkIO $ forever clientConsole --read channel list and send "Left"
> flip runReaderT r $
> runTCPServer (ServerSettings 3500 Nothing) (protoServer)
 >
> myServer src sink = do
> ch <- liftIO $ atomically $ newTBMChan 16
> initState <- lift $ ask
> _ <- liftIO $ fork . (flip runReaderT initState) $
> runResourceT $ src $= C.sequence decode
 > $= CL.map Right $$ sinkTBMChan ch
> sourceTBMChan ch
> $= process $= C.sequence encode $$ sinkHandle stdout
>
> But in this situation I don't know if freeing of all resources are guaranteed,
 > because I'm running additional resourceT in main resourceT scope.
>
> So can you advice is it possible to make concurrent sources now with currenly
> implemented library?
> If it's not possible but worth of implementing, so I can make that functions?
 > Is it correct to runResourceT inside another resourceT?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Alexander V Vershilov
>

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The "Making Peace With Your Past" program will run through mid-November.
It can happen to those who have been abused as children, are overweight or having a difficult time dealing with death.
Symptoms may include plummeting self-esteem, fear of being honest and a sense of isolation from family, friends and God.
A program combining spiritual and emotional measures will begin next week for people experiencing those feelings and others.
The program, "Making Peace With Your Past," aims to provide a safe environment for growth.
"It's an integration of spiritual and emotional growth," said the Rev. Ron Goodman, pastor at First Christian Church, which sponsors the program. "This offers practical, spiritual guidance while dealing with people's own personal issues and problems."
The program, which uses small group discussions and 14 adult program leaders, combines nondenominational Christian messages with 12-step program strategies.
The program is open to the public.
An introduction session will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 1000 Ky.
The program will begin with an opening retreat from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6 at the church.
It will continue with meetings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 11 at the church.
Topics for the weekly meetings will be compulsive behaviors, release from shame, overcoming fear of joy, help for people who grew up too soon, perfectionism and procrastination, healing painful memories, advantages of a turbulent past, being yourself, forgiving people who hurt you and receiving the blessing.
A closing retreat will be held Nov. 21-23 at Chihowa Retreat Center in Perry.
Organizers intend for participants to attend the entire program, including opening and closing retreats and all weekly sessions.
This year marks the fifth year of the program, which was developed by members of First Christian. It is held in fall and spring. About 150 people have participated so far.
"What we try to do is provide a safe place for people to deal with certain problems," said K.J. Langlais, coordinator of the program.
Asked how people should determine whether the program is right for them, she said, "Are there issues in your life that are blocking or robbing you from something? If you can't feel joy, if you can't be yourself in the world."
Program participants have ranged in age from 19 to 74, she said.
"This becomes a safe place to say things you have never said before," said Lyn Reeves, one of the program leaders.
She, like all leaders, have gone through the program.
Goodman said the program is similar to a 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous and other groups, with Christianity added.
"There are similar concepts with this program, but the Christian faith is also used," he said. "It's been a very effective program in the last four years."
For more information, call the church at 843-0679.
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text: It seems the meaning of the -main-is switch for GHC and the Main-Is build option for Cabal executables differ. With GHC, I can point to any function "main" in any module, but in Cabal I must point to a filename with precisely the module name "Main". This is tying my hands with regard to organizing a default executable and exposing some of its functionality as a library. Is there a way to get around this restriction? Concretely, I want to point Cabal's Main-Is to Program/Main.hs which starts with module Program.Main where instead of just module Main where Is this currently possible? I recognize the "add a separate Program-Main.hs file" workaround, but I'll avoid it if I can. Thanks!


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ATLANTA - The Falcons have one of the best rushing games in the NFL. They sure liked what they saw when they tuned in to "Monday Night Football."
There was Carolina, which had one running back pounding away on the inside, while another got loose to the outside with his speed.
Sound familiar? The Falcons have their own version of Thunder (Michael Turner) and Lightning (Jerious Norwood), and they're getting ready to face the same team that couldn't stop the Panthers' duo of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were shredded for 299 yards on the ground in a prime-time, 38-23 loss to Carolina - the second-most in franchise history. Now, they've got to face the Falcons, who have the league's second-leading rusher in Turner and a speedy understudy in Norwood.
"That gives you a lot of hope when somebody goes out there and rushes for nearly 300 yards on a team," Falcons receiver Roddy White said. "Especially with our running game. We've had a lot of success this year."
Turner already has rushed for a career-best 1,269 yards and tied the team record with 14 touchdowns. Norwood doesn't get nearly as many carries, but he's still managed to run for 430 yards and catch 31 passes.
Can they do to the Bucs what the Panthers did?
"Physically, they kind of beat those guys up," White said. "They ran the ball right at 'em. I guess that's the thing to do against a defense that can run like that."
Of course, trends rarely hold up for long in the NFL The Bucs had been one of the league's toughest teams to run against, surrendering only one rushing TD through their first 12 games. After giving up four to Carolina, they'll certainly be out to prove that was just a bad day and not a symptom of a defense in decline.
"We were humbled," Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks said. "It happens to the best of us."
He thought back to a similar scenario in 2002, when visiting Pittsburgh beat up the Bucs in a late-season game. Tampa Bay bounced back the following week with a shutout and went on to claim its first Super Bowl championship.
"The most important thing is that we bury it and move on and not let it drag on," Brooks said.
Rather than worrying about the state of their defense, the Bucs (9-4) should probably be more concerned about where they'll be playing Sunday. Tampa Bay is on the road in the NFC South, a division where the four teams have put up a collective home record of 24-2.
"I've never seen anything like that," Falcons cornerback Erik Coleman said. "It's just a credit to the fans. When we play at home, the fans come out to support us. They're the loudest fans in the whole country. I think we have a lot of team spirit down here, down South. It's great to see."
With just three weeks left in the regular season, this game has huge playoff implications. Tampa Bay can clinch at least a wild-card spot with a win over the Falcons and a loss by either Dallas or Philadelphia. Atlanta (8-5) is just a win away from pulling even with the Bucs.
It's been quite a turnaround for the Falcons, who went 4-12 in 2007 while dealing with the loss of star quarterback Michael Vick before training camp even started and the defection of first-year coach Bobby Petrino at this exact point of the season - three weeks left.
"It definitely feels a lot better around here than it did last year," defensive end John Abraham said. "We were kind of planning for the offseason last year at this time. This year, everybody is planning on moving on to the playoffs."
The Falcons would have been in a lot better shape if not for a 29-25 loss at New Orleans, just their second defeat in the last six weeks. Still, they'll likely claim a spot in the postseason by winning out, which is certainly not out of reach with two home games remaining, sandwiched around a trip to Minnesota.
One more victory will ensure their first winning season since 2004, when the Falcons made it all the way to the NFC championship game before losing in frigid Philadelphia. That seems like a lifetime ago in these parts, a year when Vick appeared ready to lead a largely downtrodden franchise into an unprecedented era of success.
"Everyone is excited about the chance to make the playoffs," said Turner, who played in the AFC title game a year ago with San Diego. "That's something some of these guys have never done. It's a whole different feeling, a whole different ballgame."
The Bucs won their first meeting against the Falcons, though it's hard to put much stock in that 24-9 victory in Week 2. For one, it's hard to imagine Atlanta's rookie quarterback, Matt Ryan, having another 13-of-33, two-interception day - his worst showing as a pro.
Ryan has matured into one of the league's most effective quarterbacks and is coming off a career-best performance in New Orleans, where he completed 24-of-33 for 315 yards.
Tampa Bay looks a lot different, too. Jeff Garcia is back at quarterback - Brian Griese played in the first game against the Falcons - and Carnell "Cadillac" Williams took over at running back in place of Earnest Graham, out with a season-ending injury.
Beyond the evolving guys on the field, the Bucs' remaining schedule might be their biggest strength. After Sunday's game, they close with home game against San Diego and Oakland, a combined 8-18.
"We can't afford to look in the rearview mirror," Garcia said. "It's about moving forward."
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Seems State department employees there like to blow off steam from stressful jobs by picking up an axe — or a mike. The latest issue of State Magazine, the agency's glossy in-house monthly magazine, profiles a few bands that have sprung up at the post.
There's the Mission Essential Jazz Band, which performs all the standards and has wowed crowds at events like the embassy's Spring Fling Ball and July 4th celebration. The ensemble has also entertained at the British and Russian embassies.
Playing more modern tunes is The Spin Boldaks (named after a particularly dangerous town in the Kandahar province), an acoustic- guitar band that covered alternative classics and dance grooves, including Madonna's "Holiday." Alas, like most great bands, they eventually broke up (the members scattered to different assignments around the globe), but the magazine notes that fans can still see photos on the band's Facebook page (dig the ironic-1980s getups like leopard pants and skinny ties).
But the current darling of the Kabul embassy scene is the Backsheesh Boys (the name is a Persian-language riff on the now-defunct boy band the Backstreet Boys), who started out playing mostly southern rock, but whose repertoire now includes classic rock. The band has appeared at hotspots like the embassy's old Duck and Cover Bar, the Red Tent (which the magazine describes as "infamous"), the Clamshell at Camp Eggers, and the International Security Assistance Force's Club 37.


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WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama says crises around the world have led him to "a lot of praying" lately.
"I am praying that I'm making the best possible decisions, and that I've got the strength to serve the American people well," he said in an interview with ABC News Tuesday.
At the National Prayer Breakfast last month, Obama said the Tucson, Ariz., shootings had deepened his faith and seeing his daughters grow up makes him rely on God more.
"My prayers sometimes are general: Lord, give me the strength to meet the challenges of my office," he said. "Sometimes they're specific: Lord, give me patience as I watch Malia go to her first dance. Where there will be boys, Lord, have that skirt get longer as she travels to that dance."
But despite Obama's repeated professions of Christianity, many Americans still doubt his faith.
Nearly a fifth believes he is a Muslim, and the percentage identifying him as Christian dropped from 48 in March 2009 to 34 in August 2010, a poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found. Forty-three percent said they did not know what Obama's religion is at all.


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Meet Zynga Security: Protecting the World through Games
As Zynga CTO Cadir Lee outlined in his welcome post, Zynga is a technology-driven organization. There are many innovative techniques and solutions that we employ to connect the world through games: the cloud, data and analytics and storage to name a few.
Another behind-the-scenes aspect of Zynga that many folks don't know about is the sheer effort that our security team makes to help protect our players.
Zynga Security is a team of many security specialists and span from application security engineers, e-crime analysts and security architects to incident response engineers and forensic analysts.
Our philosophy for Security @ Zynga is simple – we protect how we work and we protect how we play. We work hard every day to maintain and protect the trust of our customers but also to educate and guide our employees and internal partners around security. We collaborate closely with other security teams in the industry. We strive to be an industry leader in security best practices but also utilize "out-of-the-box" approaches to solve complex security challenges. We frequently encourage our security vendors, partners and suppliers to challenge traditional ways of thinking to be more innovative.
We want to make it easier for players to understand how to protect themselves online. That's why we're proud to unveil our first Zynga security video, focused on tips to avoid phishing attacks. This follows on our latest privacy initiative, PrivacyVille – a game-like tutorial that rewards our players with zPoints in RewardVille for learning more about our privacy practices. This reward component is the first of its kind and helps to demonstrate to users and others the importance of privacy at Zynga.
Our security team is always on the lookout for new talent. Visit our jobs page for more: http://www.zynga.com/jobs/list.php?r=us&c=network


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The Bible is awesome! It helps to read it with a guide - a great pairing is the Harper-Collins Study Bible and the Harper-Collins Bible Commentary; it helps elucidate some of the things, both large and small, which are confusing for a modern reader.
Judges is kind of tough, but Samuel and Kings have the material for about 50 rpgs in them, including multiple character classes, numerous adventures, etc…
I have read it cover to cover a couple times (although I cheat a little in Psalms and Proverbs, which are good stuff, but impossible to consume at one sitting).
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HP X121 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver
|Copyright notice
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|A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) Gigabit copper transceiver that provides a full-duplex Gigabit solution up to 100 m on Category 5 or better cable.
|Image legal disclaimer
|Product image may differ from actual product
|Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
|6.88 x 1.37 x 1.4 cm
|Operating altitude
|up to 3000 km
|Operating humidity range
|0 to 95% @ 75°F (25°C) (noncondensing)
|Operating temperature range
|0 to 70°C
|1 RJ-45 1000Base-T port(IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000Base-T), Duplex: full only
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|HP X121 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver
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|0 to 95% @ 77°F (25°C) (noncondensing)
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|-40 to 85°C
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|Power consumption is nominally 1 watt.For supported platforms and minimum software requirements to support this product, see the document titled "Support for the J8177C 1000Base-T Mini-GBIC" on the "ProCurve Mini-GBICs and SFPs" Manuals Web page.The J8177C Gigabit copper mini-GBIC is not supported on dual-personality ports.The J8177C is capable of 100 Mb operation. This is supported on only the HP ProCurve Switch 8200zl, 5400zl, and 6200yl Series using software version K.12.21 or later. Use the "auto-100" port setting to enable 100 Mb operation.Important: The earlier J8177B does not support 100 Mb operation.When used in the ProCurve Switch gl 20-Port 10/100/1000 Module (J4908A), the J8177C mini-GBIC can be installed in either the upper or lower mini-GBIC port, but will block access to the other port.
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After looking at the photos I'll set the over/under at 320.
Ahhhhh, pitchers and catchers…
You ready for your Prince Fielder bp photo/video overload? ESPN covers it here. Even the local guys in Lakeland had to work.
So let's throw some predictions on Prince out there. I'll set the over/under on HR at 38, RBI at 112, and OPS at .940. Your thoughts?
After looking at the photos I'll set the over/under at 320.
With the big guy batting behind Cabrera (who will hopefully hit no. 3, but with Leyland you never know), Miggy just might have a super year. The best hitter in the league just got better and it will be interesting to see the numbers he puts up this year.
Inge at his incoherent best:
Make sure to read the final Inge statement at the end as to why he wasn't in camp early.
In the bigger picture, there is really no thankless job in baseball. In relative terms, though, how would you like to be Tom Brookens, entrusted to teach baserunning to Young, Fielder, Cabrera, Boesch, and Avila?
(Personally, for the all-horror baserunning squad I'd substitute Peralta for Boesch, and throw in V-Mart when he returns…and I know we'll all miss the days of the Ordonez-Thames double-steal attempt).
This squadron of baserunners + Crazy Geno in the 3B box = the perfect storm for baserunning Clown Show.
Meanwhile, the only fast guy on the team doesn't know how to steal, can't get on base, and is working on his power-hitting…
The Ordonez-Thames double steal attempt to be replaced by the Cabrera-Fielder double steal attempt.
Actually, JL should just give up on stealing entirely and GL should give up (trying to get those guys to take an extra base, I mean). Station-to-station should work out just fine with this lineup.
I'd say 38 dingers is high. My guess is Prince will be pitched around more than Miggy, since whoever is batting behind him will be less imposing.
Unless it's Inge, who will terrify pitchers now that he has added 20 lbs.
With Young batting 5th, the GDP potential is huge. He had 19 in 503 PA last season. He lead the league in that department in '07. The numbers pretty much speak for themselves:
On the other hand, if Brookens can teach Cabrera and Fielder to take out the pivot man, by the end of the season the best middle infielder left standing in the AL might be Inge.
Actually, the Tiger franchise has a long and proud tradition of the GIDP. In fact, you could make quite a GIDP lineup out of current and former Tigers. Among the top 50 active GIDP players: Pudge Rogriguez (1st), Magglio Ordonez (techically active, 7th), Edgar Renteria (8th), Placido Polanco (21…the downside of never striking out…), Miguel Cabrera 25 (and so young! look out Pudge), Aubrey Huff (27), Victor Martinez (30), and Jhonny Peralta (49).
baseball is cool
detroit tigers is one of the best teams ever


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Sir Henry Cecil is eagerly anticipating bringing Frankel for a racecourse
gallop at Newmarket before racing Saturday. The world's best Thoroughbred will
be joined in the exercise by Bullet Train and Specific Gravity (replacing the
originally-scheduled Midsummer Sun) as part of the
unbeaten Galileo colt's preparations for the Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot on
October 20.
Frankel was last seen in action when winning the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York on August 22, and this weekend's work-out will hopefully serve as the ideal stepping stone to next month's target on British Champions Day.
"I am looking forward to bringing Frankel to gallop at Newmarket where he will be ridden by Tom Queally," Cecil said.
"I am keen for the experience to feel like a race for Frankel so will saddle at the course before the three horses take a couple of turns in the main parade ring.
"The gallop will be over a mile and one furlong and the intention is for Frankel to go to the winner's enclosure afterwards."
The gallop is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. (British time) (8 a.m. EDT) with owner Prince Khalid Abdulla's silks being worn by all three jockeys. Joining Queally in the racecourse work-out will be two of Sir Henry's stable grooms, Shane Fetherstonhaugh (Specific Gravity) and Danny Dunnachie (Bullet Train).
Frankel is officially the highest-rated horse in the world, having won all 13 of his starts.
"We are thrilled that Frankel will be with us at the start of one of our best day's racing of the year," Newmarket Racecourses Managing Director Amy Starkey said. "And what's great from our perspective is that we are forecast a dry and sunny day for it.
"Saturday represents a brilliant opportunity for people in the East region -- and beyond -- the chance to come and get close to the greatest racehorse in the world.
"Horses like Frankel don't come along very often, so from my own perspective, I want to see as much of him as I possibly can, and the team at Newmarket Racecourses all feel similarly excited about the prospect."
Newmarket clerk of the course Michael Prosser expects no change to the ground conditions for the final day of the Cambridgeshire Festival and that the going will remain good.
"We had some light rain today which didn't amount to 0.5 millimeters in the rain jug and the forecast proved correct," Prosser said. "We had showers from midday until 2 p.m. and the sun is coming out now and it is meant to be a fine evening.
"We will have a heavy dew tomorrow morning and it will then be a beautiful autumnal day with temperatures about 15 or 16 degrees (Celsius). The wind is due to diminish and we will have prolonged sunny spells.
"The ground is currently good and with the heavy dew it will remain that way tomorrow."


text: Thank you for your interest in placing an order with Interior Services at Ohio University. Below is an order form for your interior service needs. The style / item number should be taken from the respective catalog the garment or fabric was chosen from. If you have questions about your order, please contact Duane Perpich at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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" Brand: Topshop / Type: Pumps "
I love the ballet pumps that Topshop sell, and I have many pairs from there, from the plain to the patterned to the studded. I have a couple of pairs of the Vicious studded ballet pumps from Topshop which are on their last legs now as I've worn them to death. I was going to buy another pair of the Vicious pumps, however I spotted the newer version of the Vicious - these ones, the Vivid Studded ballet pumps and so I bought these ones instead.
Like all of the ballet pumps in Topshop, I found that these Vivid studded ballet pumps come up slightly on the small side. I'm normally a size 5 in most shoes, and occasionally I can even get away with a 4, I had to buy these studded ballet pumps in a size 6. I think that the problem is that they are quite narrow, which is why I needed to go up to a size 6 as I have little fat feet!
These are exactly the same design as the regular ballet pumps that I buy from Topshop, but with the addition of metal studs all over the pumps. These have lots of metal studs all tightly packed together all over the pumps, whereas the Vicious just had studs sparsely dotted all over the pumps. The Vivid studded ballet pumps come in four colours; matt khaki ballet pumps with gold coloured studs, patent black ballet pumps with silver coloured studs, patent aubergine ballet pumps with silver coloured studs, and patent dark green ballet pumps with gold coloured studs. I bought the matt khaki with gold studs.
These are £28.00 per pair, regardless of which colour you buy. They are quite expensive considering that they are not actually leather, they are a polyurethane material, however they are very soft and supple, and they do actually look like leather pumps. Well the matt khaki colour that I bought looks like leather, however I didn't think that any of the patent colours looked like leather, which is the main reason that I chose the matt khaki colour.
These are gorgeous little shoes and they look exactly like a ballerinas ballet pumps complete with the little tie bow detail on the front and the cotton trim around the pumps, but then they have the addition of the funky rock chick style studs. The studs lift the little pumps from being girly and cute, to giving them a much more modern and edgy look. These look good dressed up or down, and they can instantly glam an outfit up, or create a very funky casual look, depending what you choose to wear them with.
These are so comfortable, they are just like wearing a pair of slippers, the material is so super soft that it moulds to your feet, and there's no hard edges to rub or irritate your feet. I can wear these all day with no discomfort whatsoever, and it doesn't feel like I've had anything on my feet. My only gripe with these is that the soles are just a very thin plastic sole, I'm very heavy footed and so I find that I always wear the soles down very quickly on the ballet shoes from Topshop (which is what happened to my previous two pairs of Vicious studded ballet pumps) and so it looks like I'll probably do the same with these ones too. Another negative about the sole is that because it is so thin you can feel some stones and cobbles through the sole.
Overall though I'm really pleased with these, and I'm glad that I went for the matt khaki ballet pumps with the gold coloured studs as I feel that they do look like leather, and much more expensive than they acually were. I absolutely love the funky rock chick styling with the studs, and they are supremely comfortable (providing you aren't walking over uneven ground). I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these, and I may even go and take another look at the other colours again, and maybe choose myself another pair.


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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by ErwinFromParis, Jan 22, 2006.
Anybody Got The Specs And Feed Back About ThE WISON SURGE? Thx
Is Wilson bringing out a New Surge, replacing the green one?
Yep, this kind
Thanks! It is a better looking frame than the green one. I still use the prostaff surge built up to 12 ounces, and it is a decent playing racket.
Hopefully someone has the new specs!
yep, better loking for sure. about specs, you know what they will be right? same as always just a new paint job....
I was talkin about the old one (the PS) midplus not the Xsurge
Pls any one? it is no more on TW...
I was talking of the 5.1 surge, are the specs the same as the new Surge ncode?
Specs seem to be nearly identical to the nCode Surge except the latter uses an nCoded graphite/hyper carbon mix.
5.1 is stiffer than the ncone one.
Wilson Hyper ProStaff Surge 5.1 Specs
Hi ErwinFromParis, Hope this find you well. I have attached the Wilson Hyper ProStaff Surge 5.1 specifications from the TW archives. It is a racquet that I enjoyed. I still have an L2 and two L5s in near new condition.
Wilson Hyper ProStaff Surge 5.1 Specs
Head Size:
100 sq. in. / 645 sq. cm.
Length: 27 inches / 69 cm
Strung Weight: 11oz / 312g
Balance: 5pts Head Light
Swingweight: 312
Stiffness: 68
Beam Width: 25-26 mm
Composition: Graphite/Hyper Carbon
Power Level: Medium
Swing Speed: Medium-Fast
Grip Type: Wilson TL Gel
String Pattern:
16 Mains / 19 Crosses
Mains skip: 8T,8H
One Piece
No shared holes
String Tension: 53-63 pounds
Okay Gotwheels are you OK to exchange your 2 Surge against my 2 new Yonex MPTour 5 (I bought them 2 month ago)? you can email me: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Victoria Park
Victoria Park was established in 1897 as for the jubilee of Queen Victoria in completion of sixty years on here thorn. The park is within the city limits and it has become a must see location anyone who visit Nuwara Eliya. During the summer the park is filled with colorful roses and various flowers where you wont be able to see them in any other city of Sri Lanka.
Gregory Lake
Gregory Lake is located about one kilometer away from Nuwara Eliya town and built during the year 1874 by the governor Gregory. By stopping the "Thalagala" stream which starts from the "Piduruthalagala" mountain. It is believed that the main intention of building this Lake is to generate Electricity to the town. The water was taken away up to a place called "black pool" using a tunnel and has generated Electricity there.
Hakgalla Gardens
Hakgalla Garden is located along Nuwara Eliya ~ Badulla road (along Kandy~Ramboda) This place is 5581 feet high from the sea level. It is said that the King "Rawana" used this place as a herbal garden. This place was started as a Botanical garden by British botanist Dr. G.H.K. Thwaites who was the director of "Peradiniya Botanical Garden " in the year of 1859. Initially they grew " sinkona" which was used to produce " quiveenen" for malaria. There are more than 60000 species of plants have planted here. During the summer season this one of the most scenic places of Nuwara Eliya. With the cool climate of Nuwra Eliya many different kinds of plants from different parts of the world can be seen. For example conifers and cedars from Australia, Bermuda cypresses from the Himalayas English oak are some of the highlights.
The largest tea bush of Sri Lanka
This word famous tea bush of Sri Lanka is 44 feet (13.4 meters) wide. This was planted in the year of 1840. This tea bush is located in the 7th division of "Gonapitiya tea estate". You can evident this magnificent tea bush by traveling along Nuwara Eliya Raagala road and near the 17 kilometer post at the junction of Bruk side turn to left and travel 13 kilometers of this road to reach the place called "Gonapitiya".
Nuwara Eliya Golf Club
The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club is one of the most beautiful places to be. The view of the surrounding mountains and tea estates will give you the best Golf playing experience. The facilities include Accommodation and Restaurant
Nuwareliya Golf Club,
| The first Tea factory of Sri Lanka and Games Tailor museumGames tailor is the introducer of tea to Sri Lanka during the year of 1867. First it was planted in the Peradiniya botanical garden and replanted them in 7th division of "Lulkadura estate" and this is the first tea plantation of Sri Lanka. He was treated as the first superintendent of Sri Lanka and the tea factory built during this time at the "Lulkadura estate" is treated as the oldest factory of Sri Lanka.To commemorate Games tailor there is a small museum created in the "Lulkadura estate" with the items he used
How to travel: Via Kandy~Delthota road along the hewaheta
Horton Plane
Horton plane is located 24 kilometers away from Nuwara Eliya. With a 7200 feet elevation above the sea level this national park covers an area of 7000 achers. It was inlay known as " Mahaweli plane" . During the time of British governor " Roboat Vilmat Horton" he named it as Horton plane.
Horton Plane is a treasure of flora and fauna. Few major rivers of Sri Lanka are started from this place. Most of the time it is covered with mist. This has become a very popular attraction among local and foreign visitors. The best season to visit Horton plane is March to May. Early morning visit are essential if you want to see the breath taking views of "World's End". Visitors have to travel by foot throughout the one hour journey you will evident the many more attractive locations. Among them rolling "patna" grasslands, montane forest's, sparkling streams and water pools, endemic highland birds include Dull-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye and the Baker's fall etc. The "World's End" is located about 5 kilometers further south. This is the most scenic and breathtaking location from all. The straight drop of 1050 meters from a rock surface to the mountains will definitely bring you an uncomfortable feeling and time to time it is covered by the mist making you feel as you are floating on the high altitude.
Waterfalls of Nuwara Eliya
Lovers Leap Fall
This breath taking water fall is located at Hawaeliya. Cascading from a massive rock this is 30 meters (99 feet) from height. This water fall is so much live during the rainy season.
There is a famous story behind this fall. A princes who went for hunting met a peaty women and they eventually fell in love. The parent of the princes was against this affair. It is said that both the princes and his love commit suicide by jumping from this fall and science the it is known as " Lovers leap" fall
St Claire Fall
This waterfall can be seen along Avissawella- Nuwaraeliya road. This is 80 meters height. This is the widest and one of the beautiful waterfall in Sri Lanka.
St Clair falls get birth from the "Kothmale Oya" which is fed by "Dabagasthalawa oya" and "Nanu Oya" which is started from "Piduruthalagala mountain". This flows through the St Clair Estate.
Devon falls
This is one of the beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Situated in the Nuwara Eliya District. The name is given as the falls is in the Devon Estate. It is 97 meters in highest.
Aberdeen Fall is situated in Nuwara Eliya district. This water fall is 98 meters in height. in the Kehelgamuwa mountain range. The birth of this water fall is the Kehelgamuwa river and joins the Maskeli river. The falls is cascaded in to several parts. To get the full view you have to see it from a distance.
Nilgaruda Stone
Nilgaruda Stone is treated as very rear type of stones in the world. The Blue-Garuda stone in Sri Lanka is the only stone of Asia. You can evident the blue colour of the stone from the locations where some parts were removed. This stone stretches for about 4 squire miles most of it is beneath a rock. The "Garuda Oya" flows on top of this stone.
It is believed that the stone is good for skin rashes, because of this people tend to remove parts of the stone and take.
How to reach:
Travel to Ruupana junction passing Nuwara Eliya , Raagala via Udupussalawa. From there you have to travel on foot


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Thanksgiving 2008
Our Thanksgiving table has been cleared and the low rhythmic hum of the dishwasher can be heard in the quieter passages of "The Shining" by Badly Drawn Boy on the stereo. Guests have departed with leftovers and I am left with a strong sense of contentment from a good meal and fellowship.
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."
Eric Hoffer, Reflections On The Human Condition
There is a Japanese aphorism that "one kind word can warm three winter months" that I am going to bear in mind over the holidays–and perhaps even a bit longer–in spite of the fact that California winters are more wet than frozen.
My short list of what I am thankful for this year is a reprise of last year once more
- Health
- Family
- Friends
- Opportunity
To be self-employed in a downturn is a wonderful opportunity: I don't have to worry about getting laid off. And as long as I have health, family, and friends the formula for avoiding bad luck is simple:
"I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck." Henry Ward Beecher
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Natalie Dormer's mouth hung open in sheer disbelief. She could not believe the words spewing out of her teen co-star Sophie Turner's mouth at the "Game of Thrones" junket last week in Beverly Hills, Calif. Clearly shocked, Dormer exclaimed, "Are you serious? We can't be friends anymore."
Judging by her reaction, you'd think Turner was divulging Season 3's biggest secrets. But all of you who fear spoilers can exhale, as she did not reveal who her character's groom will be, whether she'll ever escape King's Landing, if she'll reunite with her Stark siblings again, or if she is on the receiving end of any more of King Joffrey's punishments. Nope, all Turner did to horrify Dormer was admit she is "a fiend" for "Jersey Shore," "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
"Is this a generational thing? Am I showing my age?" questioned Dormer, who eschews reality TV in favor of more critically acclaimed fare like "House of Cards" or "Breaking Bad." Turner just shrugged off her judgment and reminded her, "Opposites attract, Natalie."
[Related: Jaime Lannister vs. Brienne of Tarth: Who's the Better 'Game of Thrones' Fighter?]
As they giggled about their differences, it was clear that the increase in shared screen time in the third installment of "GoT" has made these two actresses closer, and that the protective older-sister dynamic that Margaery Tyrell (Dormer) finds with Sansa Stark (Turner) has crept into their real lives. Turner, 17, often let Dormer, 31, give the first answer to journalists' questions, and Dormer often commented from a place of "been there, done that, just you wait."
Like when the subject of fanatic series supporters came up. "Soph' has been spoiled because her first experience of a fanbase is the 'Game of Thrones' fanbase. They are incredibly supportive, enthusiastic, and there's this lovely cross-pollination between people who love the books and people who have discovered the story through the show," she declared, turning her glacial blue gaze at Turner, who coincidentally shares a very similar striking eye color. "Like, you've really been spoiled. It is a cultural pivotal moment, and how amazing to be part of that. It's only downhill from here."
Dormer also mentioned, but only after getting the OK from Turner, that Turner got a dose of downhill when a recent birthday made her eligible for adult schedules and regulations. "She's no longer doing child hours. This is the first season that Soph' had to do the same hours as everyone else and it came as a shock. I was like, 'Do you want a coffee? Welcome to my world, the world of wig fitting at 4 a.m.,'" Dormer recalled. "But you totally used it, darling -- that weariness and tiredness."
[Related: 'Game of Thrones' Dragons No Longer Babies!]
Turner, who jokingly accused Dormer of enjoying "watching her be tortured," agreed that it came in handy as she brought this "broken human being" to life again: "[In] Season 1, you have this innocent, naive, enthusiastic 13-year-old girl. Skip to [Season] 3: You notice a huge difference. She doesn't do everything wholeheartedly like she did before. She doesn't have the same spring in her step. She carries herself differently. She doesn't want to look like this, but she has to. If she looked any different, Joffrey or the queen would punish her. She is totally broken, emotionally and physically. She is nothing like me, to be honest, but I have total empathy with her."
Luckily for Sansa, the Tyrells -- in the form of Margaery, who is now destined to become Joffrey's queen, and her wise and influential grandmother, Lady Olenna (Diana Rigg) -- have come to King's Landing, and in them she finds potential allies. "The Tyrells have a plan, and Sansa thinks she has a plan. When Sansa meets Lady Olenna, she is very educated, and Sansa believes she knows how to play the game. Margaery offers this protective, motherly figure because Margaery educates Sansa," Turner said. "I really like the relationship between them because they're manipulated into becoming friends, which they would have done [anyway] if they had met in any other circumstance. It is a little bittersweet between them."
[Related: Dormer and Turner on What It Was Like Meeting Diana Rigg: 'Blown Away']
Dormer continued, "They are two young, personable, intelligent, sensitive women in quite a scary situation. It would be oh so much nicer and more reassuring if they could actually be friends, but unfortunately it is not up to them to decide, because they are both pawns in a bigger game. It is sort of a big-sister dynamic: 'Let me take care of you. Listen to me.' The Tyrells move in to take on the Lannisters, and poor old [Sansa] is smack in the middle of that. We are trying to win her over to us."
Margaery is also trying to win over the kingdom -- flashing warm smiles, visiting orphans, trying to bond with Cersei, seducing her future husband with skimpy silks and complimenting his big crossbow. Dormer described her character as "very pragmatic, sincere, and [full] of warmth." When asked if she thought it was all an act, she gave it careful consideration. "I'm not playing it as insincere." Turner added, "Margaery may feel she is using Sansa sometimes, even though they have this friendship. It will be difficult to deceive the other because they are so close. They are friends, but maybe with different intentions."
[Related: How Kit Harington's Lost Keys Almost Derailed 'Game of Thrones' Season 3]
Dormer felt that theory could be applied series-wide. "Whether you're talking about Tyrion or Littlefinger, the ambiguity of motivation is what makes the characterizations and plots so interesting." she remarked. "You can't quite define people. There aren't goodies and baddies, [except] when you talk about Joffrey; just people just trying to survive. They might not want to betray or hurt someone, but everyone's finding that events are bigger than them. Reversal of fortune -- what Season 3 is all about."
Watch a trailer:
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60h Th
Number of credits
|Master in law (120 ECTS)
|6 crédits
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course will be organised in 2017-2018.
The course offers students the opportunity to study the legal regime of insurance in Belgium, and more specifically, the insurance contract as governed by the law of 4 April 2014 on insurances.
In an introductory part aimed at outlining the framework of the subject, the student will study the major sectors of insurance (for instance, private insurance/social insurance, fixed premium insurance/mutual insurance, damage insurance/life and health insurance) and the basic elements of the technical principles of private insurance, with an emphasis on the economic and social role of the latter. The course will also touch on the broad lines of the system established to monitor insurance undertakings. Reference will also be made to the control regulations for insurance companies and the European directives.
The students will be introduced to the rules established by the law of 4 April 2014 that apply to all insurance contracts. The rules applicable to insurance contracts in general will be studied (formation of a contract, the parties' rights and obligations, etc.), as well as the provisions particular to indemnity and lump-sum insurance, the rules specifically regarding damage insurance (fire insurance, liability insurance and legal expenses insurance), and, finally, the legal provisions concerning life and health insurance (health insurance and personal life assurance).
Some insurance contracts, which are subject to specific regulations, such as "third-party car insurance" and fire insurance, will be analysed in greater detail.
Finally, we shall deal with issues associated with insurance distribution. We shall also refer to, among other concepts, the main obligations of insurance brokers as well as the nature of their relations with both the policyholder and the insurer.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the concepts particular to insurance law and the rights and obligations of the contracting parties (including third-party beneficiaries of guarantee), from the perspective of their use both in professional life and in private life. It also aims to encourage critical thought on the legal provisions of the law as well as their judicial application. Whenever appropriate, the students' attention will be drawn to current issues and plans for reform that have a direct impact on the insurance sector.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students should have a solid foundation in the law of obligations. Insurance law constantly alludes to it - for instance, when drawing up a contract, penalising the non-performance of obligations or the use of direct action and the mechanisms for stipulation for another and, in many respects, offers solutions particular to it.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of lectures. Regular reference is made to contractual documents (general and special conditions of an insurance policy).
Case studies and legal decisions will also be studied with the aim of examining the subject in detail or finding the rule applicable to a given situation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The course is taught in the form of lectures.
Recommended or required readings
Students will be given course notes including numerous doctrinal and case-law references. They will also be provided with documents, including those drawn from practice, in particular, insurance contracts, an example of a rider or a payment notice, various 'subscription form' and published and unpublished case-law decisions.
The course notes and the documents are available from the Press Universitaires de Liège.
PowerPoint presentations will be made available as we advance through the materials.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students are assessed by oral examination. They may bring their code with them.
Students may cross-reference articles, underline or highlight some passages of the legal text and insert post-it notes in the code but only to identify the various legal sources (laws and royal decrees on implementation). Comments or annotations are not permitted
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is held every uneven year (2017-2018, 2019-2020,...).


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The Washington State Patrol identified the man as Roger B. Hartley of McRae, Ga.
The State Patrol says the SUV suddenly veered off Highway 3 near Gorst about 6 a.m. Friday, glancing off another car, and crashing through a fence into the water where it sank.
The driver was underwater for some time before he was pulled out by rescuers. He was given CPR and taken to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton where he was declared dead.
The San Diego-based aircraft carrier Reagan arrived in Bremerton in January for a yearlong overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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America Reads is a national initiative, established by President Clinton in 1996, which has been designed to ensure that every child learns to read well and independently by the end of third grade. Research shows that if children cannot read well by this time, their chances for success shrink. The Oberlin America Reads Program, which is run through the Bonner Center for Service and Learning at Oberlin College, places federal work-study college students in schools and community centers to assist children with their literacy skills in the hope of fulfilling this challenge.
The fundamental purpose of the America Reads Program at NAU is to complement and expand existing literacy efforts to help children increase their skills and achievement levels, and to provide children who need additional help in reading with extended learning time.
America Reads employs Federal Work Study eligible, Flagstaff Mountain Campus, Northern Arizona University undergraduate students.
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To be eligible to apply, applicants must be awarded federal work study, have experience working with children in a formal setting (not babysitting or other informal settings), a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and must reside in the Flagstaff area. Please fill out an 2016/2017 application and submit the completed document to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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radarsock (112) Massachusetts | March 22, 2017
Unfortunately, no belligerently intoxicated town-drunks or gracefully distractable bartenders were seen upon either of my two visits from last winter. I noticed their large beer menu was filled mostly with widely distributed New England offerings and generally three one-offs from the area, much like what most of the reviewers have said in one way or another. Not terribly exciting as far as selections go, dare I say. This is the place in which its best use would be in meeting fiery and interesting local people. So many distinct, storied faces it was a lot like walking into an Edward Hopper painting. Their kitchen pushes out some decent, inexpensive pub food. It hadn't been particularly memorable but I didn't remember anything specifically negative about the experience, either.
DiarmaidBHK (948) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | October 15, 2016
Its definitely a dive bar and not in a good way. Parking is very tight next to the bar. It looks like it was much nicer a decade or two ago. They have a lot of taps but aside from the Allagash taps not a lot of interesting or rare beer. The wings were just this side of edible. The bartender was in the weeds the whole time and seemed confused as to why I'd want a separate check for beer. Hello Business trip.
imthebest (219) , | January 10, 2016
Neighborhood institution with a huge taplist, mostly beers from Maine and the Northeast. Definitely a place that goes for breadth over depth. No, they don't have many rare experimental brews, but they do have a lot of stuff you won't find other places in town, mostly from smaller, less-hip Maine breweries. And the prices are much better than the places downtown. Also has a big food menu with good portions for good prices. Always a fun evening, great place to meet friends!
chibuck (588) Chicago, Illinois | July 5, 2015
This place was depressing, it's like where the townies all went to die. It was dead quiet as people drank away their sorrows lonely. The server seemed to busy, and not friendly at all. As a plus they offer flights on their 70 drafts so you can go to tick, but not a place I found very fun.
nate2g (1290) Boomtown!, Australia | May 3, 2015
Dark and gloomy bar to walk into after enjoying a lovely clear spring day around the breweries. The tap selection has a good representation of Maine breweries but much of it can be found around Portland's beer bars. A lot of pedestrian and easily accessible interstate beers on that list. Service was OK. I guess it's a true local pub but somehow doesn't have much character and kind of souless. It probably didn't help I had an old drunk dude sitting next to me on his sixth can of whatever crap swill he was drinking. Anyway it's worth a look if heading back from the breweries further north.
Tajmohol (3) Portland, Maine | July 8, 2014
Very laid back and chill atmosphere. I enjoy sitting in the lounge area which is always busy. The selection of beers is incredible and the food menu is quite large. The service could have been faster but I'm sure that my server just had too many table which happens sometimes. I like the wings and choosing many different beers each time I come back to the GLB.
Bulk_Carrier (419) Vermont | June 7, 2014| Updated June 28, 2014
Another Maine place, I'm about to upload for information purposes. I was once stationed in Maine and here's my take on this awesome place. Though a tad dark most of the time, I've been there, its still a great place to have almost any brew you're lookin' for from the New England states. Even when its pretty busy, the service is mostly still good. I've had a fair amount of somewhat rare beers here, but also somewhat new for the most part. The food is absolutely excellent every time I've had it. The value, hmmm...well, it is New England (go figure, not gonna say too much). Overall, thought a tad more pricier than other places, I went there when I could and almost always loved it. Last thing, if you're not a local, take a taxi, parking leaves more than enough to be desired - it sucks the rat's ass.
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Bacterial (129) Twin Cities, Minnesota | May 16, 2014
This place was really hoppin' on a Friday evening. Went up to the bar, which was rather large and found an empty seat way around the back. Lots of beer on tap, including about 6 Allagash. I only stayed for 1 beer, however, because of the drunk frat assholes sitting next to me at the bar. Loud, obnoxious, drunk. Just bad luck for me, I guess.
rich_beer (3) , | April 2, 2014
This is a great place, wide selection of beer and decent food with reasonable prices. The atmosphere is fun and the crowd is mixed from barely legal age to old farts like me. The bar tenders are good and responsive. Grab a seat at the bar if you can find one. Enjoy!


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Praise the fashion gods!
It seems Balmain's decision to replace creative director Christophe Decarnin with Oliver Rousteing was only the first step in recreating the brand. The house has confirmed that they will be launching a new diffusion line in September called "Pierre Balmain," after the founder of the fashion house. Balmain maintains the line will be more youthful and best of all, cheaper than the parent line.
With regular Balmain prices hovering around $3,000 for a dress and $5,000 for a jacket, we're assuming 'affordable' means in the $300-$500 range…
Still, can't wait to see what they come up with.
The first collection will be for Spring/Summer 2012. Be on the lookout Bombshells!
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Film Movement is an interesting experiment in film distribution. This
company buys the rights to independent and foreign films, and then releases
them theatrically and on DVD at the same time. The DVDs are available through
the Film Movement web site, either individually or through subscriptions.
Most of the movies that they select have won awards at film festivals around
the world but lack the appeal of a mainstream film. Since these are
small art house films that not everyone is able to see, it distributes
them to a wider audience. In addition to the feature, each DVD contains
a short and often other extras.
This month Film Movement's DVD doesn't
have a main feature, instead the disc is devoted to six shorts. Though
there are one or two films that I didn't care for, this is still a splendid
collection of short movies, one of the better collections to have been
released recently.
The movies included on this disc are:
Inja: In South Africa, a white landowner
becomes jealous of a young black boy who had gained the love of a puppy.
In order to make the dog loyal to only himself, the landowner has the boy
put the puppy in a bag. The man then beats the dog, and has the boy
then let him out. The dog assumes that the boy was the one who hurt
him and now fears the lad. This event comes back to haunt all three
people years later when the boy and dog have both grown up.
A nice film with an interesting twist.
Sangam: Two Indian men meet on a
subway in New York. One has only been in America fora couple of weeks
and doesn't have a job, while the other one is a computer technician who
has lived in New York for years. These two men share a lot in common,
but have very different views on many things.
This was a very good film. The film maker was aptly able to illustrate
the factors that tie these men together, as well as the things that separate
them. The story is mainly set in a subway car, though the director
weaves images of India itself as well as clips from Indian movies together
with the film of the two men to create real three dimensional characters.
An outstanding effort.
Mt. Head: An experimental animated
short from Japan. A stingy man picks some cherries off the ground
and decided to eat the pits, since throwing them away would be a waste.
He soon discovers that a cherry tree has started to sprout from his head.
It grows to a few inches in height, and in the spring when the blossoms
are in bloom people crowd on his head to picnic under the beautiful tree.
An odd little film, it wasn't really funny, and it wasn't dramatic. It
was worth watching, but I doubt I'll every watch it again.
Das Rad: Two rocks, Hew and Kew,
are perched on a hill top and watch civilization bloom in the valley below
them. An amusing stop-action animated short.
The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley:
Clocking in at almost half an hour, this is the longest film on the disc,
but also the best. Stuart Hornsley is a brilliant physicist who is
so caught up in his research into the nature of time that he lets his life
slip past him. He traces the problem back to one day, several years
ago, when he was in grad school and a simple mistake caused his life to
turn out differently than he had planned. With the help of a local
middle school student, he builds a time machine in his New York City apartment
so that he can go back and set his life back on track. Even though
the machine works, putting things right is harder than it sounds.
This was a very enjoyable film. The concept of a small event in
the past having a dramatic effect in the future isn't new or novel, but
the film makers were able to take this trite concept and make it into a
fun film. Director Leigh Dana Jackson did an excellent job with a
small budget. The opening sequence that runs while the credits are
rolling is a wonderful little segment that really caught my attention.
The close up look at a young child's diorama had some great visuals.
Jackson has an impressive eye when it comes to making the mundane look
exciting. Not only that but she (I assume) was able to take an overused
film device I actively dislike, the linking of the first shots in a film
with the last, and work it into her film in a way that actually made the
film better than if it had been left out.
Star Tunde Abebimpe, who is also lead singer for the band TV on the
Radio, does an impressive job as the befuddled genius who is convinced
that he's living in the wrong world. He was able to project Stuart's
awkwardness in life while also making the viewer empathize with him, and
that's what really makes the film succeed. A really good film.
Deathdealer: A Documentary: Henry
Rollins plays a traveling salesman in this mockumentary. The difference
is rather than taking orders for office supplies or furniture, this person
is an angel of death, and he receives lists of names of people to kill.
A darkly comic short, Rollins does a great job in his role. He looks
the part of a salesman in his cheap suit and five o'clock shadow.
Complaining about his job and the stress he's under, just like any other
person who's working for the man, he really instills the film with humor
and wit. A cross between Spinal Tap and the Maysles' film
Salesman, this was a fine way to end the disc.
The DVD:
Many of the selections are in foreign languages and these all have burnt
in English subtitles, which was unfortunate. I would have preferred
it if the subtitles had been optional. Aside from that the two channel
audio tracks sounded appropriate for the films. While the audio wasn't
brilliant or outstanding, there weren't any major defects either.
Though some of these films are presented in widescreen format, this
disc isn't anamorphically enhanced, which is a shame. Other than
that, these are recent movies, and all of them look fine. Many of
these are low budget productions but none of these films are grainy or
have abundant digital defects, the latter problem often plagues independent
movies short on digitally. A solid looking disc.
There are no extras.
Final Thoughts:
This was easily the best Film Movement disc that I've seen. There
were several stand out films included in this collection, and only a couple
that were just mediocre. I especially liked Sangam and The
First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley, movies these movies alone are
worth the price of the disc. While I was sorry to see that this disc
did not offer optional subtitles and wasn't anamorphically enhanced, the
is still one of the better compilations of short films that I've seen.
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When all of our beautiful flowers are in bloom, bees are everywhere in the landscape. Some people really get scared about getting stung.
We have to remember that bees are good guys in the garden! Fruit trees, farm crops, and almost all native plants depend on bees, our best pollinators, to reproduce. Farmers go as far as renting bee hives from bee keepers to pollinate their crops. But that doesn't mean bees are welcome in everyone's landscape.
Some people (0.4 percent of the population) have serious allergic reactions to bee stings. They're always concerned when they see any kind of bee.
Dozens of true bee species are in Augusta gardens. Most are small and rarely sting. Or if they do, their stings are mild. In my entire adult life I have never been stung by any kind of bee in the garden despite being surrounded by bees nine months of the year.
Most insect stings, though, aren't from bumblebees or even honeybees. The number one culprit is the yellow jacket.
These ground-dwelling wasps are fairly aggressive scavengers. They're attracted to anything sweet or rotting. You can be in a 100 acre lawn with no flowers and still be stung by yellow jackets.
Even then, these insects are only reacting to perceived threats to their nests when they sting. They're not out to get you.
Honeybees and bumblebees definitely have better things to do than search you out. Following a few common-sense rules will keep your chances of being stung in the garden rare.
Strong perfumes, for instance, may attract defensive insects if you are near their nests. Sometimes what you eat for breakfast can attract a bee. The odor of banana, for example, mimics an alarm chemical honeybees use to alert nest-mates to danger. Even knowing this fact, I eat a banana almost every morning and again, never get stung.
In the garden, keep three things in mind:
• Move slowly, especially near flowers bees are feeding on.
• Watch your hands. If you brush a bee off a flower, it may instinctively cling to you. If you do nothing, it will almost always fly off. This may require a minute or so of bravery. If it stays on your shirt or skin, slow brushing off will usually do the trick. Never try to hit, swat, or pick off a bee.
• Never go into a garden or lawn with bare feet. Tell your children that stepping on a honeybee in clover is a common way to get stung.
Watch for insect nests, too. Bumblebees and yellow jackets rear their young in shallow underground nests. Bumblebees prefer grassy areas at the edge of woods or near large rocks. Several years ago, I had a bumblebee nest in a prominent place all summer long in my back yard. We left it alone and no one ever got stung.
Yellow jackets seem to like soft soil in the sun but protected by grass or other small plants. They tend to nest in the ground in a place people normally don't frequent, such as on the outer edge of the landscape or in a landscape bed.
Look for insects flying back and forth in the same direction near the ground. That's almost always a sign that a colony is nearby.
You can also grow plants that don't attract stinging insects. Whatever attracts hummingbirds and butterflies will attract scads of bees. But don't mow off the butterfly garden yet.
Many of the most attractive plants are natives. Joe Pye weed, for instance, attracts wasps and yellow jackets like a magnet. Monarda, Echinacea and even azaleas attract bees.
Many ornamental imports lure bees, too. Good examples are abelia bushes, chaste tree (Vitex), butterfly bushes (Buddlea), hybrid azaleas, and perennials and annuals such as Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia), salvias, snapdragons, sedums and phlox.
Plants that don't attract bees are less common. They include cultivars of dianthus, geraniums, chrysanthemums, marigolds, strawflowers, some zinnias, and many roses.
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- 28 percent is an 8 percent improvement over his career average and would be fine if he could get another 5% this year.
-yes a freaking dunk highlight! It was freaking nasty! It shows that he's getting stronger and can absorb contact while dunking
- yes a game winner
- yes Rudy Gay's opinion over yours
I listed my reasons.....It really wasnt up for debate.
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The Raiders signed veteran quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan on Thursday and placed starter Bruce Gradkowski on the injured-reserve list, ending his season.
Raiders coach Tom Cable said O'Sullivan will be the No. 3 quarterback for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers, behind starter Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller, who was elevated to No. 2.
O'Sullivan, 31, started eight games for the 49ers in 2008, but he has not started any games for any of the eight other NFL teams for which he has played since joining the league in 2002.
"We know a little bit about his background," Cable said. "(Passing game coordinator) Ted Tollner was with him in San Francisco, so he's got some experience and a little bit of the terminology (down)."
O'Sullivan also was with the Chargers this season. The Raiders assigned him No. 13 and used him at practice soon after he arrived and passed his physical. He was not available for comment.
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the world is full of people like you, there will be.
Quit being a tool, RoD.
My operating system is software designed to control the hardware of a specific data-processing system in order to allow users and application programs to make use of it. Stoopid.What is your operating system?
Yes, there will be version 600 because there will be new variants/versions of OS'sOriginally Posted by RoD
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Do not make direct eye contact with me.
It also helps somewhat if you manually set the virtual memory.Originally Posted by Quantrizi
Gotta love Windows ME - I own the full version, and I do eeevilll things like delete freebsd 4.9 just to reinstall the MS OS...
Oh yeah, the computer I am using to reply to this runs Mandrake 9.1
Gentoo kernel v2.6
No Windows for me
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BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Germany's agriculture minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has offered to resign if prosecutors determine he acted inappropriately when he warned Social Democrat (SPD) leaders last October about a probe into an SPD lawmaker, his spokesman said on Friday.
Friedrich, who is from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, was interior minister at the time and is under fire for informing centre-left SPD leaders late last year that prosecutors were investigating their colleague Sebastian Edathy.
Edathy resigned last week, citing health reasons. On his Facebook page, the 44-year-old centre-left politician has denied having any child pornography in his possession.
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August 7, 1998
Dilip D'Souza
Report, Yes. Justice, No.
Having never read it, I have no idea what the Srikrishna report contains. Having watched the wriggly manoeuvres of the Shiv Sena and the BJP - the Sena in particular -- during the Justice's deliberations and after the report was submitted, I have a good idea what the report contains. If the government we are saddled with in Maharashtra has rejected the report, I am sure what the report contains. And that's before reading even the excerpts the press has printed.
But let's skip the guesswork, shall we? If you were in Bombay in late 1992 and early 1993 and simply had your eyes and ears open, you could have predicted what would be in Justice Srikrishna's report yourself. It's no big mystery. I don't like to boast, but hell, I'll admit it: my eyes and ears were open. I couldn't help seeing, reading, hearing, watching, talking, even smelling, during those wretched riotous days: and one thing was crystal clear through the smoke that enveloped the city.
Thackeray's inflammatory rhetoric to his followers, and the actions of his followers, had everything to do with how we all suffered then. That simple.
Given that, the conclusions Justice Srikrishna has reached in his report are no surprise at all. Equally, what has come to pass with his report is no surprise at all. Exactly how is a government beholden to Thackeray, so in quaking awe of the man, to punish Thackeray himself?
Thus we have the incessant wriggling I mentioned.
Of course, to keep things interesting, the wriggles took on a number of avatars. During the Commission's four-and-a-half years of work, it was: delays, adjournments, absurd irrelevancies, lengthy cross-examinations, claims of "privilege," battles over legal points with delay being the real point, on and on. You could have seen some or all of this for yourself by the simple stratagem of attending the inquiry on even one day. And when the Sena-BJP tandem made it into office, there was the time they shut the Commission down altogether, which was its state for about five months in 1996. Work resumed only after then-PM-now-PM Vajpayee asked that it be reinstated.
The wriggles continued after the Justice submitted the report last February. First, Deputy CM Munde said it would be made public in a week. That was forgotten, as were several more dates on which either he or his boss promised to make it public. In May we had the inspiring spectacle of the Sena calling on the Prime Minister to demand that the report be shelved because it "might be biased against the majority community."
In July, there was the inspiring spectacle of the BJP asking the Maharashtra government to delay publicising the report till after the Lok Sabha session, so it would not have to face uncomfortable moments in Parliament. Leading up to the eventual tabling, Thackeray pronounced on television that the report was the work of a "biased mind." Some of his cronies told the press that the government planned to reject the report after tabling it.
And on August 6, it was indeed tabled. It was indeed rejected. Thackeray's boy in the hot seat, CM Manohar Joshi, described it as totally prejudiced against Hindus and said it would produce a lot of "false propaganda" about Hindus.
There you have it. Five years of slimy wriggles -- each one a brightly-painted signpost of where the guilt for the riots lies -- compressed into four paragraphs. Which brings us to today.
Now the Sena and BJP had their slick lawyers present all through the inquiry; they cross-examined every single witness; they presented piles upon piles of evidence to the Judge to support whatever their case might have been. In a word, or four, they had their say. But now that he has produced his report, it is biased, prejudiced, propaganda.
So I wonder: who can honestly doubt the guilt of these parties? So I wonder: what wriggling will Sena and BJP followers -- I can see you guys out there, with your itchy fingers -- resort to now? How will they explain this?
For the record, let me make a few points. It strikes me that Thackeray and his gang insult the intelligence of Hindus by saying this report is biased against Hindus. Justice Srikrishna blamed the actions of Thackeray and gang for the rioting: how and when did that equate to a bias against Hindus? The thing is, Thackeray has a smooth technique down pat: if you criticise him, he announces that you are "anti-Hindu." In this perverse climate we are living through -- a perversity engineered greatly by people like him and Advani -- Thackeray knows well the emotive power of that epithet.
But in reality, the vast majority of Hindus thoroughly dislike what the Shiv Sena is up to. That majority knows: the Sena's activities have nothing to do with Hinduism and will never have anything to do with it. Those activities only debase an ancient, respected religion.
Second, what are we going to hear from our country's BJP-dominated government? Will Prime Minister Vajpayee, the man who only two years ago specifically asked this same Maharashtra government to resume this same inquiry, speak now? Will he insist that its findings be accepted, not rejected, and acted on swiftly? Will he stake his party's and government's claims to be different, to be truly secular unlike the rest of us pseudos, to be a guiding light for India's future, on this one report? Or will he prove to be not one bit different from the scummy Congress regimes, which chose not to act against the thugs who massacred 3000 Sikhs in 1984?
Third, it is time we began agitating for changes in the Commissions of Inquiry Act. For one thing, governments cannot be allowed to claim, as they always do, that no penal action can be taken while an inquiry is in progress. For another, setting up an inquiry must become much more difficult. Governments must not be allowed the luxury of appointing one to deflect public outrage and so avoid punishing criminals immediately. Most important, the findings and recommendations of an inquiry must be binding on a government. The inquiry must be treated as a court of law, which it is not today. The Act must spell this out exactly, specifying a precise time -- weeks, not months -- in which the guilty will be arrested and sentenced.
Fourth, what else did we really expect from this government? From nearly any government in our land? For at least a generation now, we have quite consciously chosen a whole phalanx of venal leaders to rule us. They have all sold us similar bundles of wool to cover our eyes with: the BJP/Sena telling us they are protecting Hindu interests; the two Yadavs say they are protecting backward caste interests; Kanshi Ram, Dalit interests; Congress, everybody's interests; Jayalalitha, Tamil interests ... take your pick.
In truth, all have actually spat upon the very constituencies they claim. In truth, they have brought Indian interests -- your interests, my interests -- to ruin. Do we really expect them to dole out justice? No, that's just more bull over our eyes.
That is where we are today: at a point where the very people who engineered riots, who themselves were out rioting, can describe the findings of a judge as "anti-Hindu" and reject them. They can do that because they rode those riots into power, the very power they have to reject Justice Srikrishna's report on those very riots.
That is where we are today.
When I write in this vein, I am asked why I am anti-BJP/Sena. The real question is: why aren't you?
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Zaror is an impressive figure, looking like a bulked up Criss Angel, but despite his size, he moves like lightning, with agility that's not aided by wires. To see his leaping kicks and acts of quickness is to be amazed at a human special effect. No one's going to hand him an Oscar any time soon, but he's actually not bad when he's not swinging fists, portraying an introspective tough guy who is misunderstood by the people around him; a momma's boy who can do a bit of physical comedy.
The story at the film's core is an old-school quest for vengeance, as Zami (Zaror) tracks down the mysterious villain who beat the crap out of him, killed his gangmates and kidnapped the girl he loves and her Tae Kwon Do-teaching father. As is often the case in this kind of story, Zami is talented and driven, but extremely raw. With a bit of help, obviously from an old, wise master, he can find his destiny and get prepared for a final fight for all the marbles. That's really just the final third of the film though.
Before we get to the exciting climax, we need to get to know Zami and his obsessive love for Kim, and the secret past that ties them all together, a mystery that unravels through bits and pieces of flashbacks. Though there are certainly fights throughout this section, including a brawl between Zaror and 20 Tae Kwon Do students, it's more of a romantic drama mixed with a spaghetti western than kung-fu, with a good deal of laughs and nods to other genre classics peppered here and there. The introduction of the bad guy is so classic that you'd swear you saw it when it was in Once Upon a Time in the West.
It's not a matter of first-time writer/director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza stealing from old films, though. He's brought an on-the-ground style to a genre that's traditionally been shot with tight choreography, and blended in beautiful landscapes, gritty urban settings and dramatic angles to create an epic feel. It's not all perfect though, as there are some parts of the visuals, namely the over-the-top blood sprays, that distract from the in-the-moment experience and bump up the more cartoonish elements. Plus, it's hard to not wonder what the hell is going on when Zami is running full-speed down the street, punching the air to David Bowie's "Modern Love." These are minor quibbles though, in the scope of the entire entertaining film.
Of course, when you have a budding action star like Zaror and a story like this, you're expecting some serious martial-arts chaos, and in the end, you definitely get it, when Zami goes into full fight mode. Again, the blood spray is cartoony, but a fully-trained Zami is a machine, and you get one of the most brutal one-on-many battles seen in recent history, leading up to the simple, yet exciting face-off with his ultimate foe.
Kiltro has all the ingredients of a cult classic for fight fans, including a Yoda-like mentor, though some may find the first 60 minutes, where Zami yearns for love and the story is put into place, to be a bit slow. Fortunately, there the fights are paced in nicely, and there are some big laughs, often at the expense of Zaror's character, making him even more likable, which may be the most incredible feat he performs, in an era of one-dimensional action heroes.
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