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Harp Samuels
Harp Samuels is an alternative singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a unique, modern, emotional and beautiful style. Dedicated and passionate about art in all its forms, he is also a professional photographer who works in film, and has either shot or painted his own album covers and all related artwork. His debut release, Getting There, rides in on a wave of creative acclaim: the track 'Ghost-Town' received terrestrial radio airplay and 'Taken by Beauty' was featured at #14 on Grammy Award nominated producer Al Walser's Weekly Top Twenty radio show out of Los Angeles.
Though this is his first solo EP, Harp is by no means new to the craft. He has traveled and performed internationally,
done session work for other artists and has composed music for television, having songs placed in motion pictures as well as scoring two short films. He writes, records and produces all of his own material, and is deeply involved in his own video productions, somehow finding time to collaborate with others whenever he has the opportunity. In love with travel, people, music, film and psychology, he cites influences from artists such as Damien Rice, Bon Iver, The Civil Wars and John Mayer, as well as soundtrack composers Thomas Newman and John Powell.
Beyond the music, Harp has won awards for his photography and runs photography expos all over his native Australia. Stating an obsession with beauty in all its forms, he is doing music because of the emotional and healing impact it can have: That a vulnerable and well-crafted song can offer the strength to help us endure whatever we are going through at the most difficult of times, that is truly a noble thing to want to share with the world.


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Now, I'm not the kind of guy to give advice to cops on how to do their jobs (I'll leave that to our very knowledgeable commenters). However, I can't help but think that maybe some of the cops' recent troubles may have been lessened if they had only watched the following completely radical old-school police training video. I'm pretty sure this guy could've taken out Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris! (Dear Cops: If you have a mustache like that? I'll let you kick my ass AND feel it up!)
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Author: Gale Evans
Epic Aircraft Completes Circumnavigation of the Globe
Fleet of six Epic LT aircraft return to Oshkosh after visiting nine countries and 21 cities in 21 days July 26, 2016 — Bend, Ore. — Epic Aircraft, manufacturer of high performance, all carbon fiber, single-engine turboprop aircraft, today completed its inaugural Epic Odyssey World Tour....Read More
Day Eighteen – Short Update
This is a quick update to let everyone know that all six aircraft are safe in Anchorage, Alaska after a re-route due to poor weather in the Aleutian Islands. We had planned to cross from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia to Adak, Alaska but...Read More
Day Nine – Epic Odyssey
This morning, the hotel opened their breakfast service early just for us, so we could eat, flight brief, and load for a 7am transfer back to Genoa Airport. It is a perfect day, clear and calm - ideal boating weather, just one day too late!...Read More
Day Eight – Epic Odyssey
Today is a day we have all been anticipating: our private boat tour to Cinque Terre! However, at 8:30 a.m., I received a call from our boat captain indicating the seas were too high and he must cancel. Even the public ferries were not running due...Read More
Day Seven – Epic Odyssey
Today we are off to Italy, a quick two-hour hop from Hampshire. We arrived at Genoa Airport (LIMJ) around 1 p.m., unloaded and fueled the planes, passed through immigration and proceeded to the coach for lunch at Strainers Restaurant in the harbor overlooking the exquisite...Read More
Day Six – Epic Odyssey
Today, the group is going in two directions. Thanks to Greg and Stacy Duffy, eight lucky people embarked in two Mercedes sedans en route to McLaren Automobile headquarters for a private tour of their design and production facility, located just 45 minutes north of the...Read More


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A contemporary classic about the pitfalls and triumphs of the teenage years is given a fresh new look for its tenth anniversary.
In this unique collection of short stories, the small events of daily life reveal big themes-love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure. Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley, poet Gary Soto brings to life the joys and pains of young people everywhere. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us.
Diaz and Gongora give Soto's heartfelt collection just the right spark of Latino flavor in this sharp audio production. From Jesse, a nine-year-old struggling to improve his baseball skills in "Baseball in April" to Veronica, who is crushed when her new, much cherished Barbie doll is ruined, Soto introduces vivid characters who struggle with the longing, hope and acceptance that are part of everyday life. Soto's accessible writing voice and poetic language permeate these 11 tales of first dates, worries about one's looks and the difficulties of dealing with idiosyncratic family members. With the help of solid performances (and crisp pronunciation of the smattering of Spanish words and phrases) by Diaz and Gongora, listeners will take away a real sense of what it was like for many Mexican-American kids growing up in California's Central Valley (including Fresno, Soto's hometown) not so many years ago. Ages 10-up. (Jan.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|


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Aviva Insurance Ltd v Randive
Contempt of court Contempt of court for making false statement in document verified by statement of truth without honest belief in its truth. The Queen's Bench Division granted the applicant insurer permission to pursue proceedings for contempt of court against the respondent in respect of three of the four alleged grounds. There was a strong prima facie case on those three grounds and, in the interests of justice and the overriding objective, it was proportionate for contempt proceedings to be pursued.
Barclay Bank Plc v Ente Nazionale Di Previdenza Ed Assistenza Dei Medici E Degli Odontoiatri
Conflict of laws Jurisdiction. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the defendant's appeal against an order giving summary judgment to the claimant. The court had not erred in making a declaration that the claims made by the defendant in proceedings in Milan fell within the scope of agreements between the parties that the English courts were to have jurisdiction to determine their dispute.
Ryan v Prescott-Thomas Ltd
Personal injuries Statement of claim. The Queen's Bench Division held that judgment would be entered for the defendant company in a case where the claimant brought a claim for personal injury arising out of an accident which he claimed to have suffered whilst working for the defendant. In the circumstances, the claimant was unable to prove that, on the balance of probabilities, he had suffered the accident as alleged in his particulars of claim.
Bank of Baroda, GCC Operations and others v Nawany Marine Shipping FZE and others
Conflict of laws Jurisdiction. The Queen's Bench Division, in dismissing the defendants' application for the court to decline jurisdiction, held that it had jurisdiction to entertain a claim brought by the claimants as lenders against the defendant borrowers and guarantors pursuant to facility agreements and guarantees. The court held that the enforcement proceedings which had been lodged in India were not substantive debt proceedings and therefore, were not parallel to the present proceedings lodged in the English court.
Sahin v Havard and another
Motor insurance Using vehicle or causing or permitting vehicle to be used on road without policy being in force. The Court of Appeal Civil Division dismissed the claimant driver's appeal and held that the liability of someone who permitted another to use a vehicle without an insurance policy was not a liability which was itself required to be insured under of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Srivatsa v Secretary of State for Health and another
Estoppel Res judicata. The Queen's Bench Division held that the claimant general practitioner was estopped from pursuing his claim in the High Court for breach of contract and tortious conspiracy, in circumstances where he had previously brought a claim in the employment tribunal, and the previous claim, which had been based upon the same factual foundation as the present claim, had been dismissed upon withdrawal by the claimant.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd (a company incorporated in Hong Kong) and another v Independent Power Tanzania Ltd (a company incorporated in Tanzania) and others
Practice Summary judgment. The Commercial Court allowed the claimant banks' applications for summary judgment in proceedings arising out of the financing of a power plant in Tanzania. None of the defendants had any defence to the claim. The claimants were entitled to the declarations sought and judgment for the sum of the debt owed.
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Damages Personal injury. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the appellant's appeal against a finding that the third column of Table 6B of CPR 45.29E, which covered the amount of fixed costs recoverable under the Pre-Action protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employer's Liability and Public Liability) claims, was applicable to his case. The court held that a disposal hearing listed for the quantification of damages payable after judgment under CPR 26, PD 12.2(1)(a) was a trial within the meaning of CPR 45.29E(4)(c).
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Mental health Patient. The Administrative Court, in allowing the claimant's application for judicial review, held that it was not lawful for the defendant local social services authority to refuse to provide after-care services to the claimant, under of the Mental Health Act 1983, on the basis that he had no need of such provision because he was able to fund it himself from his personal injuries damages.
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Negligence Medical practitioner. The Queen's Bench Division dismissed the claimant's (C) claim against the defendant Secretary of State in a case where C brought a claim for damages arising out of personal injury suffered during her birth. In the circumstances, there was no legitimate basis for concluding that the notes made of C's birth had incorrectly recorded her position during birth, and excessive force had not been used to deliver her in accordance with the standards applicable at the time for a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia.


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Wednesday 13 June 1917
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Gemini. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Teddy Turner .
A Romance of the Redwoods, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1917
while The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. Porter was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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- Saint Ragnobert, martyr [GTZ: Lyon]
- Saint Valericus, bishop [WTS (Bruges)]
- Roman Empire ? Quinquatrus Minusculae held in honor of Minerva
- Roman Empire ? seventh day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
- USA ? World Children's Day
- Saint Anthony of Padua), priest, confessor, Doctor of the Church [common; GTZ: Franciscans]
- Saint Agricius, bishop of Sens, confessor [GTZ: Sens]
- Saint Landoald, bishop, confessor [GTZ: Bruges]
- Saint Leo III, pope [PCP (Paris)]
- Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor [GTZ: Constance, Mainz]
- Saint Valerian, bishop [WTS (Bruges)]
- Saint Rambert
- Blessed Odwin
- Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, martyr
- Blessed Damhnade, virgin [ Fermanagh]
- Saint Felicola, virgin, martyr [GTZ: Cologne, Trier, Worms, France]
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- Germany bombs London
- World War I: the deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
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The TRB Writers' Group
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An opportunity for playwrights or those with an interest in writing for the stage to come together each month
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Age: 18+
26 September 2017 - 27 March 2018
Gets to grips with six of the most important and intriguing plays from the 20th and 21st centuries
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From 4 Oct (and ongoing)
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Christmas Eve
by Daniel Kehlmann, in a translation by Christopher Hampton; Directed by Laurence Boswell
19 October - 18 November 2017
Niamh Cusack and Patrick Baladi star in the UK Premiere of this riveting drama, the latest work from the author of The Mentor.
The Kite Runner
adapted by Matthew Spangler from the novel by Khaled Hosseini, directed by Giles croft
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If you have been keeping track of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as of late, you are well aware that many feel that Cupertino is being passed up by the competition. Whether or not this is true is a different story entirely, but the perception is definitely there.
With Apple WWDC 2013 starting today, consumers and investors alike are hoping to hear something that gets them fired up. While this may be the case, don't expect the company to talk in depth about new hardware. For example, if you are hoping to learn more about a cheaper iPhone you are likely to come away disappointed.
Instead, it is thought that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will take this time to roll out iOS 7. While there is nothing wrong with unveiling new software, it is not likely enough to get people excited.
For a better idea of where Apple stands right now and what to expect at WWDC 2013, we don't have to look any further than Tom Forte, managing director at Telsey Advisory Group.
Forte recently took part in a discussion on CNBC, and shared some good information on Apple and his take on what is going on.
Here is what he had to say:
"The company had tremendous momentum last year going into the launch of the iPhone 5. They have stumbled as of late. They had the patent loss to Samsung, Google has a lot of operating momentum, and then the tax issues on Capitol Hill. So, very different this year than last for Apple."
This is nothing new to those who follow Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), but it is important to take an overview of what has happened as of late and compare it to where the company stood last year.
The host then asked Forte if we are going to see anything of great importance from WWDC 2013:
"Very important event and I think it is an opportunity for them to recapture the spotlight in a positive means. Their ecosystem is still very valuable, and I anticipate at the minimum seeing an update or preview of their upcoming operating system…don't anticipate much on the hardware side."
As you can see, Forte shares the same opinion as many when it comes to what Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will focus on at WWDC 2013.
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Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski gave an exclusive interview to RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) on Tuesday. See the full transcript below.
Azatutyun: How would you characterize Human Rights Dialogue raised with the Armenian authorities?
Ambassador: The Human Rights Dialogue held last week in Yerevan is a regular feature in the contact between the European Union and Armenia. The dialogue was conducted in a very open, frank and cooperative atmosphere. We discussed very openly all the issues on the human rights agenda. It is no secret that the most important issue discussed was the preparation to 2017 national elections and the work on the electoral code in Armenia.
Azatutyun: During the dialogue have you raised issues of human rights violations here in Armenia?
Ambassador: We discussed the whole spectrum of issues. As I said, the most important item on the agenda was the implementation of the Constitutional reforms and the work on the Electoral code. But we discussed also the situation of the vulnerable groups, the rights of women, the rights of children. We discussed issues of domestic violence. We discussed issues related to non-discrimination. We discussed also individual cases.
As a separate issue we addressed the topic of investigating the allegations of irregularities during the last Constitutional referendum, but we raised also the issue of the 2008 tragic events in Armenia and the need to clarify the issues and to bring all the responsible to account.
We also handed over a number of individual cases, names of people, whom we believe the Armenian authorities should pay very close attention, because this individual cases are not good for the image of Armenia.
Azatutyun: Could you please provide some examples or names?
Ambassador: I wouldn't like to discuss this topic in public, because part of the success of this dialogue is that we do it in a very open spirit but in a confidential way. So there are issues I wouldn't like to discuss in public, but it will not be a secret that we raised the issue of an activist, who was detained on the New Year's Eve and who is on pre-trial detention and whose pre-trial detention, we believe, is excessive, is not commensurate with the situation in which he is implicated.
We raised also a number of other issues of people, who are in prison, who, we believe, are not treated in a commensurate way.
Azatutyun: Have you discussed the National Human Rights Action Plan and do you support Armenia's reform efforts?
Ambassador: Yes, the Human Rights Action Plan was on the agenda. The general message that we sent as the European Union is the following: Armenia has very good plans, but it needs more action. There is abundance of plans, but there is some deficit of action. Therefore, what is most important for us, is to focus our shared attention on the implementation of this plans, on monitoring this implementation and bringing concrete results from the plans.
So, yes, we discussed Human Rights Plan, we discussed the link between the plan and the Human Rights Support Program, a big support program signed last year by the European Union, worth 12 million Euros, which deals with 5 areas of human rights. The new elements in this Human Rights Support Program are that some of the legislation that Armenia is planning to adopt is linked to concrete benchmarks. For instance, Armenia committed itself, through this Human Rights Budget Support Program to adopt a law on domestic violence by the end of 2016. Armenia committed itself to adopt the law on non-discrimination by the end of 2017 and this is the new elements that our Human Rights Support Program brings into the discussion of Human Rights in Armenia.
Azatutyun: How the result of this dialogue feeds into the overall EU - Armenia cooperation? How are they followed up?
Ambassador: This dialogue is very important, because, as stated by the President of Armenia and other leaders of this country, Armenia wants to build relations with the European Union on the basis of common values. And these common values are human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Therefore, if you want to have a strong relationship between Armenia and the European Union, the factor of human rights, the factor of democracy and rule of law is important. Therefore, we need to make progress, because making progress on Human Rights by Armenia will help to solidify this common basis of our relations.
Azatutyun: It is a very interesting point, because the European Union and the Armenian authorities are talking very much on human rights, democracy, but in Armenia we got very interesting referendum. What can you say about this? I mean, there is the reality and there are announcements.
Ambassador: As I said, the preparations to 2017 national elections were in the focus of the discussion, because for the European Union the next elections are crucial for the future of Armenia. The next elections will determine the model of political governance and also the model of relationship between the authorities and the society at large. Therefore, we had a very frank discussion, where we simply made it clear that we would wish the next elections to be held according to the best standards not only in this regions of South Caucasus, but the best European standards to the extent possible. For this reason we would encourage the authorities to conduct a very inclusive dialogue with the opposition and the civil society. Armenia needs a frank discussion between all the interested parties. Armenia needs a political round table to build a national consensus around the next elections. So we hope very much that there will be an inclusive dialogue inside Armenia and also all the recommendations by the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the OSCE, which will be prepared in the weeks to come, will be taken into account and will be reflected in the Electoral Code.
Azatutyun: If we don't have democratic elections, what kind of influence will it have on EU – Armenia relations?
Ambassador: I have mentioned it several times during my work here in Armenia that we proceed from the need to have a positive agenda, therefore we want to work on the basis that there is a will to improve the standard of elections in Armenia. We have heard many declarations by members of the government, by the leaders of Armenia that Armenia will have better elections, Armenia will have elections on the basis of the Electoral Code, which will meet all the necessary criteria and requirements and be negotiated on a very wide, inclusive basis. So we hope for the best and we work on the assumptions that these declarations are sincere and I think that this is the only logic that we can adopt in the present circumstances. So, yes, we believe that there is a wish from all sides, from the parties involved in the political life in Armenia to improve the political governance in Armenia.
Azatutyun: Could you elaborate a bit more on the agenda items related to anti-corruption efforts?
Ambassador: In addition to the Human Rights Dialogue we met the subcommittee on Justice, Freedom and Legal Affairs. Two items dominated the agenda: one is the reform of justice and the other is fights against corruption. We discussed it at length.
Armenia needs a breakthrough in its fight against corruption. We have again a number of good documents, we have Strategy, we have an Action Plan, we have an anticorruption body chaired by the Prime Minister. But we need results. So we have plans, but we need action.
Unfortunately, last year Armenia slipped from position number 94 to 95 on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, while its neighbor Georgia climbed from 52 to 50. And Georgia is a good example that even with the legacy of the past years, even with the same level of income per capita, it is possible to make decisive steps and make a breakthrough.
For Armenia the fight against corruption is probably one of the most important tasks, a task, which would require national consensus, which would require the unity of all political forces, because without fighting corruption the progress in all possible aspects – economic, political, social, is hard to imagine. So we sent this messages very clearly, we received very detailed presentations from the Armenian side, sometimes very frank assessments. We expect action and the most important things are, of course, changing law, changing legislation, including all the necessary standards of the fight against corruption which exist in the European practice and also the establishment of independent anticorruption body with investigative powers according to the best standards of Europe and the West in General.
Azatutyun: But in Armenia anticorruption body is headed by the prime minister, so you are talking about an independent body, but…
Ambassador: We are talking about independent investigative body. There are different models. The European Union is supporting a project with Civil Society, with experts to suggest the possible solution for Armenia. There are different examples of such independent investigative anticorruption agencies starting from Singapure, Hong Kong, going through Western experience, also transitional countries' experience: Poland, Romania. All these countries have developed such independent institutions.
Azatutyun: Not headed by authorities.
Ambassador: Not headed by administrative branches of power.
Azatutyun: Is it crucial for anti-corruption steps to have an independent body?
Ambassador: This agency will always be a part of the system of governance. It will have to be put into the structure of the executive branch, but it would have to be separate from political influence, it will have to be separate from political appointments, it will have to be totally independent from the governmental, ministerial and other structures.
Azatutyun: Can we say that without the independent body we cannot get real results in anti corruption fight?
Ambassador: There are different scenarios. I have spoken many times in public on how to address the issue. You can try to do some measures in selected branches. And it is also possible. I wouldn't, probably, believe that Armenia necessarily should follow the path of Georgia concerning the fight against corruption in the Judiciary or in the Police, which in Georgia took a very radical form by totally renewing the composition of the Police or the Judiciary. Probably, Armenia doesn't have to apply the same radical approach, but it is possible to look into different sectors and to focus there.
There are very concrete ideas for the fight against corruption for instance in the education (in the tertiary education, university education), prepared by good experts under the auspices of the Council of Europe and funded by European Union. There are recommendations made by the civil society concerning the secondary education.
There is, as I understand, also a pilot project financed by the international community in some secondary schools, which would include the fight against corruption, which the government supports.
So, even these sectoral measures, if implemented quickly, decisively, can bring some results. So I wouldn't say that the establishment of this independent body is a condition sine qua non, condition, without which you cannot move forward. There are different scenarios. But what is necessary also for the population, for the society at large that they can see quick results.
We are encouraging the government -- look at these sectors. And the Action Plan singles out certain priority sectors, but act decisively. You don't have to reinvent the wheel. And, by the way, when I said this expression, the Justice Minister quickly said -- I agree with you. We don't have to reinvent the wheel, because there are enough good examples around. Simply, there should be a political decision -- yes, we should be doing it.
Azatutyun: Is it a political issue?
Ambassador: I think it is a political issue since the President himself, in his very important speech in February mentioned the same issues that we, as the European Union, are emphasizing. Fight against corruption and the independence of Judiciary.
The February speech of the President is a speech, which can be the basis for resolute action.
Azatutyun: Many people here in Armenia don't believe that the authorities, whose relatives have businesses in this country, can fight corruption. Do you believe that men, who have businesses can really do real steps against corruption?
Ambassador: For Armenia to be successful in its further development, for sure has to draw a very clear line between politics and business. That's also the experience of many transitional countries. The link between business and politics can be very very damaging for the development of both the political model of governance and also the economic model of governance. So that is something that Armenians, now having the opportunity to implement the Constitutional changes, should pay a very close attention to.
But as I said in some of my public statements, the presence of rich people, business people in public life, in government, in the parliament, is not bad in itself. There are other countries where rich people are there. Look at the electoral campaigns in some other countries. You have millionaires running for big jobs. So it's not bad in itself. But what is necessary is to have a clear rules for avoiding the conflict of interests, clear rules for transparency of your economic activities in the past and of course withdrawal from active economic activities, when you are in a public function.
And it's not only you, but also the transparency concerning your family, your extended family, etc. These are clear rules, which exist in many countries avoiding conflict of interest, transparency. Because if there is a suspicion that you are using your job as a minister or as a parliamentarian to create better conditions for your own personal and business activities, nobody in Armenia or in any other country will believe that you are acting in the interests of the whole nation. But when you have very transparent and very strict rules on the conflict of interest, then even very rich people can be trusted, because people will understand -- OK, they have some wealth, but they're not in the government to make themselves richer or to protect their wealth.
Azatutyun: And the last question, Mr Ambassador. Are you concerned that after negotiations with Armenia the new framework agreement will not be signed and in that case what will be EU attitude toward Armenia?
Ambassador:We conduct all negotiations on the basis of good faith. I cannot imagine a situation the situation, where the European Union would start a negotiation and then say that at the end: sorry, we just changed our position and now we are no longer interested.
I believe that now these issues of what are the possibilities for the relationship between Armenia and the European Union are clear. And we negotiate on the basis of clear statements by the president, by the leaders of this country. So we do not have any B scenario or C scenario, of what happens if there is again a complicating factor.
Azatutyun: But the last time we know what kind of results we had after long term negotiations.
Ambassador: Well, I think that last time was the last time, meaning that it will never be repeated. I can only hope that the proper lessons have been drawn from that experience and we are now in a process, where this experience will prevent us from going through the same situation again.
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UPDATE in OP 08/28 Hoping to be on the road to a diagnosis tomorrow...
My son is 13 months old and weighs 17 pounds, the same as he weighed at 6 months. He literally looks like a skeleton with a pot belly. He eats but literally refuses everything to drink. I have the best luck with water but even that is a fight and he may take literally 2-3 ounces of it a day.
He can't gain weight and has been having intestinal issues since starting solids at 9 months old. He goes 5-7 days between poos. He literally stiffens straight as a board and screams and shakes when he poops. Every. Single. Time. He throws up when eating often, has unexplained bacterial infections he has I take Rocephin injections for, the little fellow is not well.
Wednesday night we had to take him to the ER because his belly literally looked like he would explode. He had had a good bowel movement that morning. He had a fever of 100 and the abdominal X-rays showed a massive backup in his colon. They gave him am enema and he did not expel the fluid for over an hour which had them all amazed as they said kids usually
Get rid of the fluid immediately. He had a small BM later that night but no massive one.
We are traveling 300 miles to a ped GI tomorrow and it looks like e may have Hirschsprung Disease. I just hope we get some answers and I about cry every time under my guy without clothes. You can literally see every bone in his body and then his belly sticks out like a malnourished third world child.
As an aside I have tried every liquid you can think of and he literally screams and hits it away, tried every cup nada. He does have wet diapers maybe 3-4 day I guess that is from the water in his food. I am so worried and just hope we can start to get some answers. We live so rural the closest ped GI is 300 miles away as is the children's hospital.
Does anyone have any experience with digestive issues? I am ready to tell them I it a feeding tube in him but not sure that is the answer because he does eat. He just wot drink ad can't gain weight. He also weaned about 2 weeks ago and never took a bottle. He weaned by his choice I guess my supply dropped so much in my second trimester.
The ped GI called yesterday and said that he was kind of puzzled by the rest of the tests. He said that his stool test showed pancreatic enzyme insufficiency. It also showed a trace of sugar/carbs, which he said would not be a huge deal if he drank juice regularly but he does not. The most common cause of the pancreatic enzyme insufficiency is CF, but his sweat test was negative, thank goodness. He said there was another syndrome called Shwachman-Diamond syndrone but he did not have the low platelets associated with that.
So for now we are going to supplement with vitamins for the low Vit. D and he thinks all his other fat soluble vitamins are prob. low also though he did not specifically test them. Just one fat and on water soluble. We are also going to start pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy with each meal and snack and see if that helps his weight.
We are waiting on unsirance to "medically review" the need for the Neocate Splash juice. The GI sent in all the necessary paperwork for that last Friday. That could take up to 30 days. In the meantime I am just going to order enough for him to have at least 1 a day.
I am also thinking of giving this a couple weeks then making him an appt with a ped. endocrinologist at the childrens hospital in Salt Lake City.
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Re: Hoping to be on the road to a diagnosis tomorrow...
We have some similarities. The ped had us evaluated for Hirschsprung. My DD has what they call 'oral motor' issues. We went on for a long time with very low fluid intake. They tried saying it was 'behavioral' "Some babies just won't drink". They tried place an NG tube, but she'd pull it out. We were on track for a g-tube... In the end it was oral motor issues-she couldn't drink well and it was so difficult she just didn't. She could eat food just fine. In the beginning of the Summer we found a straw cup she could use successfully and almost over night went from approximately 10 ounces a day to 30+. This also has cured our chronic constipation-she could go forever without a bowel movement-usually taking a suppository to get her to go. Just wanted to share this in case it helps at all!
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The only reason I would recommend a feeding tube at this point is to get fluids in and if we are talking just a short term fix until they can get the motility going a nasal gastric tube might do. A GI tract does not function well even in healthy individuals when they are dehydrated.
Yes, I have given my son 2 mineral oil enemas in a row without results for hours. He was in a severe gastroparesis episode. I don't know if the 2 enemas worked or if it was the 30mls of lactulose I had to slowly force down his g-tube (it felt like trying to shove liquid through a brick the pressure was that severe) but we finally got poop several hours later. Ped GI added Magnesium Citrate (OTC drug) in which seems to work better then the enemas and Lactulose. We are also starting another motility drug trial.
During severe episodes ds breath smells like poop, brown substance that looks like fecal matter leaks from his gastrostomy tube and he runs low grade fevers. Sometimes he is in pain during an episode but sometimes he is not. I have no clue why some episodes hurt and some don't. We have a Rx protocol for pain Carafate, OTC Motrin and occasionally Tylenol with Codeine.
Hirshsprung's is usually the first thing they suspect so unless they have extremely specific reasons to suspect Hirshsprung's I wouldn't put much stock in it yet. Lots of kids have motility issues for many different reasons. They suspected Hirshprung's when my son failed to pass meconium instead they found a whole slew of problems that had nothing to do with missing nerve endings.
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Re: Hoping to be on the road to a diagnosis tomorrow...
Crude! I missed the part about being 300 miles away from a pediatric specialist. In your situation I would opt for g-tube but only if the ped GI can give a good reason why it will improve outcome. I would be too nervous to have a child on an NG that far away from help.
The description I typed above in my previous post is of my 8yo and he is a 100% tube dependent and has sigmoid loop colostomy and his issues still happen. The 2 GI stomas make things easier for us but they don't exactly solve his motility issues although I have no doubt in my mind he would be dead without the gastrostomy and seriously ill possibly even fatally ill without the colostomy.
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His X-ray was indicative of Hirschsprung which is why they said it. But, they are by no means a primary tertiary care facility. I am in SE Idaho in the Teton Mountains near Jackson, WY and we are having to drive to Salt Lake City to the children's hospital there.
We finally got some good results from using a double dose of Miralax for about 3 days but I can't see doing that long term. It took all day to get that in him with only 3 ounces of water. Even then one day I had to dump it in his food to get him to take it and then it made his food like soup. I am just so frustrated and worried!
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Re: Hoping to be on the road to a diagnosis tomorrow...
I would at least start with an NG, and honestly, if its going to be more than a couple weeks, PUSH HARD for a G. My son had an NG for 3 months, and it was miserable for everyone. G tubes are so much more humane for little guys!
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We saw the ped GI, who was wondeful and said something was definitely going on. He said the location of the stool was not normal for and was not constipation. We are staying the night and go to Primary Children's Hospital in the morning for a battery of tests. He has a list of about 20 blood tests including ones for nutritional assessment, RAST tests for whey and casein, celiac tests, Iga's ige's, metabolic tests. Then about 10 tests on his stool, and a sweat test for CF.
He said he was definitely underweight but did not label him FTT. Said he was getting enough calories he should be gaining weight. He is losing the nutrients somewhere. He only weighed 17-10 today clothes with a medium prefold on. So realistically it was a lot less than that. He saw how his skin on his arms and thigs just hangs and they saw all his bones in his back, ribs,and shoulders while he was crawling in diaper only. His little scrawny arms. It breaks my heart.
Depending on those tests we may proceed with colonoscopy and EGD. No mention of tubes yet. I guess we will see what the tests say. His stomach is still visibly distended though it is his normal. Definitely not like he night we were in the ER.
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Hugs mama! Please keep updating the thread! We will be thinking of you tomorrow, and hope you get some answers.
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Im going to start my journal in Masindi (well...just before, but i can't remember the name of the rhino park. If anyone knows i'd be happy to be reminded).
The people that work at this park were brilliant. We actually arrived after it had closed and they'd stopped monitoring the rhinos for the night, but the boys went out of their way to go on a hunt for these fascinating animals assuring us that if they weren't sucessful we didn't have to pay!
They did find these white rhinos in the end and they were absolutely amazing (and perhaps slightly terrifying!?). As our guide was trying to get us closer to these huge animals, which are capable of inflicting an imense amount of pain on any human, the rhinos were feeling very territorial and edging further towards us.
We joined our red chilis tour in Masindi which thankfully is only a couple hours from Murchison. Immediately on arrival the guides told us there would be wild animals just hanging around, warthogs etc. That night (or early the next morning) me and my sister got woken up by this really loud grunting noise making its way around our tent (which was placed away from all the other tents for some reason!?-lol) followed by a shove on my sisters side. We were both thinkin 'Bloody warthogs'...It wasn't until the next day we were actually told it had been Harriet, a HIPPO!!!-lol. Heather (my sister) decided the next night she needed a few 'Nile Specials' (beer) before she went to sleep and proceeded to stay in the bar area, long after the electricity went out (Electricity tended to be a very unreliable form of energy out there).
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CLEVELAND -- When the Red Sox slotted Josh Beckett fourth in their starting rotation last month, it was with the idea that they could ease him into 2011 without exposing him to a difficult Texas Rangers lineup in his first start.
With the benefit of hindsight, it might not have mattered if the Sox had started Cy Young himself over the weekend in Arlington, where the Rangers bashed Boston pitching for 11 homers and 26 runs.
But the larger point remains: Beckett needs a fresh start after a 2010 season that began poorly -- then got impossibly worse.
The six wins Beckett earned were a career-low since he established himself in the big leagues, and his 5.78 ERA was easily the highest of his career.
A chastened and embarrassed Beckett returned to his native Texas over the winter determined to turn things around. He worked diligently with a trainer, as usual, but focused more on improving his core strength -- the better to avoid nagging back flareups which twice sidelined Beckett last season.
There were other changes, too. With input from new pitching coach Curt Young and others in the organization, Beckett fine-tuned his delivery this spring, seeking a more consistent release point.
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But in his last two outings, and in particular, last Wednesday night in Houston, Beckett was his old dominant self.
"He never threw the ball like that all of last year,'' marveled one talent evaluator of his start against the Astros.
Even Beckett, notoriously difficult on himself, couldn't hide his satisfaction.
"I was really excited about the last two starts,'' he said, "the way the adjustments started to feel, the adjustments that we had made earlier in the spring. I took those adjustments into the game immediately, but they don't always show up right away. My last two, I really felt like they started clicking.''
Last Wednesday, in fact, looked like Beckett circa 2007, when he was arguably the best right-hander in the American League, first winning 20 games during the season and then all four of his postseason starts, leading the Sox to a title.
His fastball had great life. His changeup, which he threw too hard at times after coming to the American League, offered great deception. Only his curve looked as though it still needed work.
"I got more and more comfortable incorporating the adjustments,'' he said. "It's hard to make adjustments and then not revert back to something else during the game. That's when you know they're starting to feel comfortable, whenever they're the most natural thing you go to.''
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I am having this same problem with the premium version. HELP!!!!!!
I have refreshed and emptied my cache…NOT WORKING
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This is the page:http://trytbc.org/?page_id=220It's the latest version. I just downloaded it today.Thanks,Kathy
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Hi Kathy, you site is coming soon enabled and can't preview test page for accordion. i have created a test accordion and test page.waiting to hear from you.Thanks
So sorry, I just disabled the "coming soon" cover. You should be able to see now. It's the middle os the night here, so I don't think many will see it before I can fix it.
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The color changes I make will not work. I do not want that green. I have tried everything to change the colors and nothing works.
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Economic data in the United States is prompting a retreat for the US dollar right now. As data continues to disappoint, the greenback heads lower as quantitative easing measures are expected to remain in place.
The Federal Reserve is meeting later this week to discuss monetary policy, and there are expectations that the FOMC will decide to continue its asset purchase program. The continuation of quantitative easing measures is weighing on the greenback today.
US dollar is down against most of its major counterparts as concerns about the flagging economic recovery lead to speculation that the Fed will want to keep the greenback weak. Even the expected ECB rate cut isn't sending EUR/USD down, since the eurozone hasn't turned to quantitative easing yet.
Higher commodity prices are also weighing on the greenback. US dollar often moves inversely to oil and gold, and with both those commodities gaining today, there is some downward pressure on the greenback.
At 16:01 GMT the US dollar index is heading lower, falling to 82.192 from the open at 82.305, and down from the previous close at 82.502. EUR/USD is up to 1.3089 from the open at 1.3049, paring some of its earlier gains. GBP/USD is up to 1.5494 from the open at 1.5488. USD/JPY is up to 98.0955 from the open at 97.9475. USD/CAD is down to 1.0138 from the open at 1.0167.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Isn't Speaking a profession too???
I was recently invited by an Association to do a session for them. When I explored about fees, they told me that theirs was a charitable organisation.
What does this mean?
Don't these organisations pay for any services?
What about their Auditors, Accountants and Staff.
Y0u could be part of an organisation that does social service for the community. That's great!!! I am also a part of such organisations but that's my choice.
How can your charity be my charity????
And when will you start valuing "Speakers" and the time they invest?
Doctors charge, Lawyers & Accountants too, cos that's their profession. But Speakers aren't supposed to ... doesn't it sound strange.
Even the Toast Master's expects a Speaker/Trainer to do a session for them gratis. Toast Masters being the flag bearers should understand that they can bring "value" to the profession.
We had started a Speakers Club in Mumbai, India about 4 years back and every "Speaker" we invited was paid a honorariam.
We practiced what we preached. Speaking is a profession too.
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Discussion in 'TV on DVD and Blu-ray' started by Justin Hargis, Nov 12, 2004.
Anybody know when Alf : Season 2 is coming out?
In all honesty, I don't think anyone cares at this point. I can't speak for everyone here, but I have no intention of picking up a second season of this show UNTIL they fix the first..........and that'll be a snowball's chance in hell of that ever happening.
I know how you feel, but SOMEONE cares. (Otherwise, this thread wouldn't exist.)
I think "Alf:season 2, Well?" will fit better, will Lion's Gate go the extra mile and put the original uncut episodes this time?
I used to love ALF as a kid (I am about to turn 25) and I almost ordered season 1 when I saw it for $19 on DeepDiscountDVD then I found out the whole thing was edited. I only own two DVD's with edits (not counting music changes), and those are ones that they were just lazy and used the syndication cuts instead of the full 2-part in one setting episodes (Diff'rent Strokes edits two hour-long episodes [but one of those is just a clips show] and Charlie's Angels edits the two 2-hour episodes that started off season 2)
I used to feel the way that Andrew and others do about Alf Season 2, but I had a shift in thinking recently. This line from a post in the Kung Fu season 2 thread by Gord is a contributer to my change of mind. I will not buy season 2 immediately, I will wait to see if it is fixed. But, if the studio went through the effort to get the correct versions and release them on DVD and if they changed that horrible package, I would not punish them for correcting their mistakes. Season 1 will still be in correct, but how would I look if I complained to the studio, they responded positively to it and then I still ignored them? I understand though the position that Andrew describes and that other people probably hold, but I myself am taking a different approach. If season 2 is done properly I see no reason why I shouldn't purchase it. However, like I said above, they're not getting a free pass, I bought season 1 the day it was released, but season 2 will not be an immediate purchase, it will wait until I know for sure they did it right or not. That includes using uncut episodes and a different method of packaging, I really hate the season 1 box.
I'll gladly buy Season 2 if it's uncut and complete.
Well I complained to LGF and recived no response so what should do? Forgive? No way. The companies think we are the 1% that care so to me they don't really care and anyone that takes pride in their company or job (the workers) should feel shame. I work int he retail busniess and if I knew I was selling the customer CRAP product I would make sure it was NOT sold let alone on the shelf I take pride in my company and job. I have done this many times and my store owner thanks me for it when new gets out and guess what we don't sell the product. To me these people just don't care all they care about is $$$.
I'm very much looking forward to a future second season release of ALF and will buy it even if the episodes are once again cut
I care. I'd sooner have some Alf than no Alf.
Bet you'd care if your company gave you 15% less on your paycheck. I don't expect my TV on DVD to be missing 15% of the episode either. I'd get ALF season 2 if it was uncut, even if the first one was never fixed. I'd just live without it.
If anyone cares, you can actually get season 1 at DDD right now for $15.91 shipped free with the 20% off code. I still have not sprung for it, as you can get some other great sets that are actually complete like 'Eerie, Indiana' (5 discs for $16.80).
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm having Alf withdrawals. Even though the first set were the syndicated episodes, I wonder if sales for it were a success for Lion's Gate? Because that will pretty much decide whether they'll release the following seasons. Additionally, if they do, I'd hope they'd be the original complete episodes. However, if that's not possible, I don't care what anyone says, I'd be happy with the syndicated episodes. I just love the show so much.
Rats, wish I had seen that code earlier! That's a pretty good deal! (Even for a hacked up season) ~Rob
Alf withdrawal. He's got his own talk show. I think that'll suffice.
What really bothers me is that upon release of the first season, TVshowsonDVD posted a news item in reference to the syndicated episodes.....then Lion's Gate informs them to REMOVE the news item until a legitimate explanation can be given. Now here it is, January 2005, and we're still waiting for a response. They were quick to respond when the news item was posted, because of course, they wanted to cover their ass. But why aren't they just as quick to give us a reason why the syndicated episodes were used? They've had more than enough time. It's hard to defend a company who can't even give their customers that kind of decency. Look at great companies such as "Shout Factory" who released "Punky Brewster". When they caught wind that one of the cartoons was cut off, they were too quick to inform their customers, as well as send them a disc containing the cartoon in its entirety. Does Lion's Gate plan to fix the syndicated episodes?? We don't know. After ALL this time, we're still left up in the air with questions that have no answers. For that reason, I find it rather difficult to support them.
I will definitely buy Alf Season 2 if it gets released. I enjoyed season 1 and can't wait for more.
I will be completely SHOCKED if Lion's Gate releases more seasons of Alf. They did a piss poor job of releasing Saved by the Bell, and I hear Will and Grace isn't real great either. Lion's Gate should turn over their tv properties to someone who KNOWS HOW to properly do they justice. Say, Warner Bros, Image, Shout!, and here are others... I just know I am NOT holding my breath for anything from Lions Gate...
They probably asked the news item be taken down so they could reel in more suckers, not because they were going to do anything about it. And judging by the postings here, there are plenty of suckers out there to reel in. The casual collectors will be happy with anything. Serious collectors, especially for a show from the 80s, know that perfect quality off-air masters can be easily found in the right circles.
I thought their "legitimate explanation" went up a week later? As I recall, they said the syndicated masters offered higher video quality than the originals. Personally, I'd rather have the originals at a slightly inferior VQ.


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