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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – From Donald Trump Junior's alleged meeting with a Russian lawyer ahead of the 2016 presidential election to Amazon Prime Day, here is a look at the top four stories from July 10, 2017.
Report: Trump Jr. Met With Russian Lawyer Ahead Of Election
Donald Trump Junior met with a Russian lawyer before the election who promised "damaging information about Hillary Clinton," according to a report in the New York Times.
The president's eldest son issued a statement Sunday saying the lawyer was vague, ambiguous and made no sense.
He insists his father did not know about the meeting.
Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign chairman were also there.
Congress Reconvenes, Focuses On Health Care Bill
Congress is back in session Monday, which means Senate Republicans will be back at work trying to repeal and replace Obamacare.
The Senate health care bill was presented before the Fourth of July recess. It hit resistance on both sides of the aisle after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected 22-million more Americans would find themselves uninsured.
NASA's Juno Explores Jupiter's 'Red Spot'
NASA's Juno spacecraft will soon get its closest look at the monstrous cyclone whirling across Jupiter.
The spacecraft will fly over the famed Giant Red Spot on the solar system's largest planet.
It will pass about 5,600 miles above the storm's clouds to gather data and take photos of the natural phenomenon, which has likely raged since the 1600s.
It's Amazon Prime Day!
Amazon Prime Day starts Monday night.
The company said its massive sale will last 30 hours and feature hundreds of thousands of deals, some released every five minutes.
For those that are not Amazon Prime members, they can get a free 30-day trial membership.
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A migrants cemetery in Reggio Calabria will serve as a symbolic and educational site for the entire community, with well-kept graves and tombstones bearing the names and the symbols of the respective religions of the deceased. A monument depicting a broken wall will represent the Gateway to Europe of the island of Lampedusa, in remembrance of all those who died before reaching the Mediterranean shores. It was the case of two recent shipwrecks, in the Aegean Sea, that left 9 dead migrants, including 6 children, and in the waters of Tunisia, with 48 corpses recovered so far. According to different sources, since 1988 31,100 people have died at sea. The initiative of the diocesan Caritas of Reggio Calabria-Bova calls upon diocesan Caritas nationwide to contribute to the restructure of the cemetery. "I hope we may be able to inaugurate it in November, on the days of the commemoration of the dead", Fr Nino Pangallo, Director of Caritas Reggio Calabria-Bova, told SIR. This afternoon the members of Caritas Immigration Coordination in Italy will hold a memorial ceremony for the victims of the sea in the small cemetery of Arno, a village on the outskirts of the city of Reggio Calabria, where lie the tombs of 80 migrants. It will be a simple ceremony, co-celebrated with a survivor of a shipwreck whose family members are buried in the cemetery. A group of refugees will sing Gospel music and traditional songs. The Muslim community and Caritas Italy will deliver a eulogy and a crown of flowers will be placed on the most significant grave, that of a mother with her newborn child. During the period of migrants' arrivals Caritas Reggio Calabria-Bova helped house ninety unaccompanied minors. Now only one community is sill open.
A place of reference for schools and volunteer workers. The small cemetery of Reggio Calabria is the burial ground of a high number of immigrants, as many as 45 on May 26 2016, including women with their newborn babies and toddlers. "In the course of the years it became a point of reference for volunteers, schools, and scouts", said Fr Pangallo.
"It stands as the symbol of many people's unfinished journey."
The diocesan Caritas still houses one of the children of that shipwreck whose young mother died at sea. "We hope it may serve as a symbol for Italy's Caritas network and for all those working for migrants' reception – he pointed out – . In fact, education is a priority for Caritas, thus it would send a very clear message."
"We wish to ensure the preservation of migrants' graves, with the involvement of Caritas to support the local administration's expense. We need to collect at least 100 000 Euro.".
To date, there are 80 tombs. Egyptian Copts, a Nepalese, Muslims and people whose identity was not ascertained, are among the deceased. "The tombs are well-kept because the local inhabitants are very caring – pointed out the Director of Caritas Reggio Calabria -. There is no religious symbol on their graves. We wish to take care of all burials, perhaps with a small gravestone bearing the various religious symbols – Christians, Muslims, etc – and a symbol for unidentified victims. We would like to create a small area with some gravel for every burial and a place where people can meet." The project envisages the erection of a small monument representing the gateway to Lampedusa. "While Lampedusa is a finished door, representing those who managed to arrive, we wish to create a broken door representing those who failed to complete their journey– he said -, adding a Christian, interreligious passage from the Genesis describing the moment when Abraham buried Sarah welcomed by the Hittites, in many different languages".
"We thought it would be beautiful to bring together the two works of mercy: to welcome the stranger and to bury the dead."
"The burial site of those who failed to complete their journey – said Fr Pangallo – could become a powerful educational message, especially given the present political circumstances in which we still don't know the future prospects of migrants' reception."
"We dream of a united Mediterranean without walls."
Whoever wishes to contribute can contact the Caritas centre of Reggio Calabria-Bova.

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Great Panther Silver To Announce First Quarter Financial Results On May 3, 2017
April 26, 2017
GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE MKT: GPL) ("Great Panther", the "Company") has scheduled the release of its first quarter 2017 financial results on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 after market close.
A conference call and webcast will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the results. Mr. Robert Archer, President and CEO and Mr. Jim Zadra, CFO and Corporate Secretary will host the call.
Shareholders, analysts, investors and media are invited to join the live webcast and conference call by logging in or calling in five minutes prior to the start time.
Live webcast and registration: www.greatpanther.com
U.S. & Canada Toll-Free: 1 888 394 8218
International Toll: +1 719 325 2213
Conference ID: 5046183
A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investors section of the Company's website approximately one hour after the conference call.
Great Panther Silver Limited is a primary silver mining and exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading under the symbol GPR, and on the NYSE MKT trading under the symbol GPL. Great Panther's current activities are focused on the mining of precious metals from its two wholly-owned operating mines in Mexico: the Guanajuato Mine Complex, which includes the San Ignacio Mine; and the Topia Mine in Durango. In addition, the Company has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Coricancha Mine Complex in the central Andes of Peru and is pursuing additional mining opportunities in the Americas.
For more information, please contact:
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The ICMJE is a small group of Medical Journal Editors who work on recommendations for Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. These recommendations answer almost any questions regarding journal publications, authorship issues and lots more.
ICMJE: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
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Katherine Hennessey '98, assistant dean and assistant professor of English at the American University in Kuwait, will appear at Franklin & Marshall College Feb. 13 to discuss Shakespeare's influence on the Arabian Peninsula.
F&M's 1998 Williamson Medalist, Hennessey is the author of the 2018 book, "Shakespeare on the Arabian Peninsula," and director of the short documentary, "Shakespeare in Yemen," screened last June at New York City's Signature Theatre.
Hennessey was recently awarded a fellowship by the National Endowment for the Humanities that will help support her next project, "Theatre on the Arabian Peninsula." She will explore the ways in which theatre writers, producers, students and scholars on the peninsula use Shakespeare to address such regional issues as authoritarianism, censorship, racial discrimination and gender inequality.
A conversation with F&M students and one of her former professors, Scott Lerner, Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor of Humanities and French and Italian, will follow her talk. Hennessey will discuss her career trajectory, which has taken her from F&M to France, Italy, the University of Notre Dame, the Palestinian West Bank, Yemen and the United Kingdom's Global Shakespeare program. The audience also will have an opportunity to ask questions.
Hennessey's discussion, "Travels with Shakespeare: From F&M to the Arabian Peninsula," begins at 7 p.m. in the Ware College House Great Room.


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- First, make sure you really have a leak. Move your appliances to see if there's moisture around or under them, and if that doesn't pan out, turn off all faucets and fixtures for about eight hours. Mark the needle placement on your water meter with a piece of tape, and after the eight hours, see if the needle has moved. If it has, you definitely have a leak.
- Look in the bathroom. There are plenty of places that could be leaking in the bathroom. Look under your sink to make sure it's not the drain, then move on to your shower and tub. Splash water at the closed shower door to see if any escapes, look for loose tiles or gaps in the grout to find a tile leak, and fill the bathtub, plug the drain, and check to see if the water level has dropped after an hour. If you only have a shower and no tub, you'll need to measure the diameter of the drain and purchase a test plug to check for drain leaks. If neither the shower nor the tub is the cause of the leak, look to the toilet. If there's moisture or loose tiles around the toilet, or stains on the ceiling below, the problem may be your toilet flange.
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New barbecue restaurant Market Barbeque headed to Brooks area on the South Side
Good news, South Siders: Brisket is Brooks bound.
April Carter and Guillermo Galvan, who opened the Southern-inspired Hoppin' John at the bottom of The Vistana building downtown this May, will follow that act with opening Market Barbeque at 2707 SE Military near the Brooks development before the end of the year.
Carter and Galvan launched Market Barbeque in 2015, operating in Laredo and McAllen. They have since sold the Laredo property to a franchisee and closed the McAllen location to relocate to San Antonio.
RELATED: 11 restaurants, offices about to change the Broadway corridor
Before it closed, the McAllen restaurant earned positive marks from Texas Monthly for its hickory smoked brisket, pork ribs and large crust-coated beef ribs. In July, Express-News dining critic Mike Sutter wrote a zero-star review of Hoppin' John.
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Three Poems
By Seamus Scanlon.
You have the right to die
You have the right to indignity
You have the right to a stainless steel gurney
You have the right to have a vein cut back
You have the right to an anal plug
You have the right to a catheter
You have the right to a lethal injection
You have the right to an inferior attorney
You have the right to fight your case ineffectually
You have the right to be flung into eternity
And that's where you're going
'Cause it's 12.01 AM and it's time to move on.
Boys Like Me
Boys had drowned in that river I knew
Boys with short pants and brown spindly legs
Boys who were brave and boys who were afraid
Boys who flew off the bridge in elegant arcs
Boys who went quietly underneath the surface
Boys who slipped and boys who were pushed
Boys who crushed their skulls against the jagged rocks while swimming
Boys who sacrificed themselves
Boys who wasted themselves
Boys like me.
Winnie Battle
Winnie Battle died today
Pulling a black bullock
From a sink hole in the river field
Where rushes bent over
Away from the heavy rains
Rushing in from the Atlantic
Rooks blacked the gable end of her house
Folded in on themselves against the heft of the wind
The wind-break trees shaking
Winnie Battle's dog barked as she fell back
Onto the wet loamy soil
My mother said poor Winnie Battle – she had no life
She had shiny black rooks guarding her house
She had high swaying elms trees lining her drive
She had wet rushes that brushed against her legs
When she walked the river field
She watched me when I walked the road
To pull ice chilled water from her well
She spat on the calluses made by the metal handles.
You have townie hands she said.
Seamus Scanlon is a writer from Galway, Ireland. He was a 2009 New Irish Writing nominee and he won the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer Award in September. He received an MFA in Creative Writing at the City College of New York in 2007 where he won awards for fiction and drama including for the play Dancing at Lunacy.
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Location: NY-New York
Functional Area: Information Technology
Company Name: Chartis
Employment Type: Full Time - Regular
Education Preferred: Bachelors
Experience Required: 6-9 years
Relocation Provided: No
Position Description
Chartis has an opportunity for a Database Architect in its Reinsurance Department.
As a Database Architect for the Reinsurance Department, you will be responsible for the following:
Translating business data requirements into conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
The data architect needs to be able to have an end-to-end vision, and to see how logical design will translate into one or more physical databases, and how the data will flow through the successive stages involved. He or she will need to be able to address issues of data migration, and will need to understand the importance of data dictionaries and other data standards.
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West Nile Virus
West Nile virus is a Flavivirus spread by certain species of mosquitoes.
It is currently the biggest threat in California, and is endemic in the state, which means it's always present in the environment as it cycles between mosquitoes and a wide variety of bird species.
West Nile affects humans and other animals, but do not become contagious.
How is the virus spread locally to humans?
Only certain species of mosquitoes can transmit the virus. Unfortunately, the most efficient vectors of West Nile virus are common in Los Angeles County. The southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) is the region's most common vector of West Nile virus.
Female mosquitoes pick up the virus when they feed on infected birds. The virus penetrates the mosquito's gut where it replicates and moves into the salivary glands. It is during subsequent blood-feeding by infected female mosquitoes that transmission of the virus can occur.
What are the symptoms of West Nile virus?
Primary care physicians are usually the professionals who order West Nile virus tests for their patients. Four out of five people will not show symptoms.
Common symptoms:
- Fever
- Nausea
- Head and body ache.
- Unfortunately, there are uncommon situations where people experience more severe neurological symptoms as a result of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord (encephalitis). These symptoms may result in paralysis, coma and even death.
There is no cure and no vaccine for people. There is a vaccine available for horses.
Who is at risk?
Everyone in Los Angeles County is at risk of West Nile virus infection, but people over 50 and those with existing health conditions are most at risk of serious illness and long-term health problems.
How can I protect myself from getting this virus?
No human vaccine exists for West Nile virus. The best prevention is to wear insect repellent applied directly to all exposed skin. Repellents should contain one of the following active ingredients:
- Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
- Picaridin/KBR 3023.
Reduce the mosquito bites by removing stagnant water around the home and eliminating containers that might catch and hold water (even a bottle cap).
How did West Nile virus get here?
West Nile virus was first recognized in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. It first appeared in the United States in New York in 1999 – most likely carried by an infected stowaway mosquito in a plane or cargo ship. Within four years the virus had swept across the country with the seasonal movement of infected birds and arrived in the Los Angeles area in late 2003.
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Human cases occur in Los Angeles every year. West Nile virus is now a permanent part of the ecology of local bird and mosquito populations and will never go away.
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Chandigarh 07th June:- After a successful run with Season 1 -MX Exclusive Humorously Yours 2, a TVF Original is back with a fresh dose of drama and comedy, weaved together in a witty script that is sure to leave you enthralled. In the series, Vipul Goyal–once a struggling comedian becomes a lot busier as he tastes success and the 4 episodes witness his journey to deal with the temptations that follow his new-found fame.
A laugh-riot both on-stage and on-screen, lead actor and comedian Vipul Goyal along with the versatile actress Rasika Dugal will be seen entertaining the viewers through their phenomenal performances. Reviving their roles from the previous season, Vipul, portraying himself, and Rasika as Kavya will unwind the drama that is affecting their long-term relationship due to his increased workload. The series will also see Abhishek Banerjee as Bushi, Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu, Sahil Verma and Punit Lamba among others.
Speaking on the launch of the show, Rasika Dugal shared that TVF is known for good storytelling in their signature quirky manner. A distinctive perspective to an unusual stream is what drove her to the show initially. Also, 'slice of life' is an extremely difficult genre to pull off even though it might seem the easiest. And TVF has managed to do that successfully with so many of their shows. it was an extremely fun experience shooting for HY and she hope the audience will enjoy this season as much as the first one.
Sharing his thoughts on the second season, Vipul Goyal said that he was extremely floored by the response we received for Humorously Yours 1. Being part of the comedy industry is not always a joyride which people seem to miss. He is very blessed to have the opportunity to tell that side of the story while keeping the humour intact. He hopes this season is also as adored as the previous one and more.
Continuing with the smashing streak of the recently launched trailer, the show received rave reviews and has got the fans much excited for the upcoming series. Humorously Yours 2 showcases the story of a stand-up comic with the perfect blend of drama that entails through the protagonist Vipul's tough choices.


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Chapt 12, part 8
It was no use. Only a miracle could set our feet on that island, I thought; only a miracle. A miracle! I remembered the miracle of the rain on the 13th day. I remembered other answers to prayer. I remembered my God!
I cried out to Him to give me strength. I shouted above the rising wind in the fear He might not hear. I caught a glimpse of DeAngelis's startled face. Still shouting I lifted the oars. I rowed.
Half an hour later I was still rowing - and making progress. When the treacherous current had shot us out to sea I had been powerless to hold the boat against it. Now I was overcoming that current.


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Guess who's back, bitches!
Back in October, I said I'd be going on hiatus – and I'm happy to report that I'm back and raring to go! I have a more organized system in place now (thank you to Kaleena, Marie, and Shealea for their super informative blog posts and sample spreadsheets!) which will help me keep on top of blogging despite my full-time job and school load. I have a ton of new stuff lined up to make up for two months, so basicallt I'm so excited to get started with this new endeavor: The Backwards Bookshelf 2.0!
To new followers, welcome. To old followers, welcome back. Let's get on with the show!
☕ So, what's new? ☕
As you can see, I've reworked The Backwards Bookshelf a little bit. Its tagline is now, "Give me diverse lit, or give me death." Which is a good hill to die on, methinks. DIVERSE LIT IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY AND YOU CAN CHOKE ON THAT.
I will also be focusing on taking nice photos of and otherwise hyping e-books, in an effort to normalize the use of e-readers in the bookish community. While I love a good aesthetic bookstagram post, I think we as a community need to realize that not everyone has access to these beautiful hardback and Instagram props. I am also actively going to avoid purchasing hardbacks and/or paperbacks. Not that buying hardbacks and paperbacks is bad, mind you! I'd just like to contribute in my own little way to the notion that every kind of reading, whether it's a hardback, a paperback, an e-book, or an audiobook, is worth doing, worth recording, and worth viewing. We need to stop prioritizing pretty hardbacks, beautiful white bookshelves, fairy light backgrounds, etc. and start giving more love to book bloggers who can't afford or access these things.
I'm also planning a different format for my book reviews. Looking back at my previous posts, I realize that a lot of my reviews weren't too informative and were either embarrassingly gushy or outright hateful. I want to make my book reviews more thought-provoking and in-depth, and I hope I'll be able to achieve that with the new format I have planned.
Also, I will be a lot more stringent in the placing of trigger warnings. I recently realized that none of my book reviews contained trigger warnings, with the exception of The Poppy War. And while The Poppy War was about warfare and therefore contained commonly triggering themes and topics, other books may contain the same no matter how harmless they seem. So from now on, all of my book reviews will contain the appropriate common trigger warnings, and I urge all my fellow book bloggers to do the same.
☕ What's next? ☕
I have several upcoming projects for this blog that I'm super excited about – the first of which is my very first ever blog tour, #EverlastingNoraPH! Stick around for the tour's launch post, which will go live some time during the day. Then proceed to the blogs of my tour participants and check out their reviews on Marie Cruz's excellent debut, Everlasting Nora! (Speaking of which, if you weren't able to join the tour, you can click here to purchase her book on Book Depository!)
I'll also be doing a lot more discussion posts. If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably know that I have a lot to say about – well, everything, really. In order to provide more in-depth explanations of my opinions on the shenanigans going on in the bookish community, I want to devote a bigger portion of my time and energy to these discussion posts. As always, comments and rebuttals are welcome in the comments section – just keep it civil.
Another thing that I'm doing is that I've restarted my witchcraft practice. I let it fall by the wayside because life got in the way but some recent upheavals in my life taught me that my spirituality is something I should focus on more, and not less, especially in times of trouble. So while my Twitter and Instagram accounts are still going to be primarily about bookish things and Philippine politics, I will occasionally talk about my practice, particularly candle magic, crystals, sacred smoke/smudging, and tarot. If this is something that makes you feel uncomfortable, please, feel free to unfollow me. My space is mine alone, but I recognize not everyone will feel similarly and won't bear you any ill will if you decide my beliefs and yours are incompatible.
Can't wait to read more?
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The last time Holy Fuck were here in Australia they played the "wettest ever Meredith Music Festival" in 2008, even though their set was at 3am in the driving rain it did not scare punters away as they tore through a blistering set off their debut album LP in what this reviewer considers one of the best shows he attended in the later half of 00's. Fast forward to 2011 with a new album under their belt Latin, and with parts of the country under water and a hurricane Yasi wreaking destruction up north one would think that Holy Fuck are the soundtrack to apocalyptic McCarthy style events.
For the uninitiated Holy Fuck is an electronic band hailing from Toronto, however referring to them as electronic act does not do them justice, as they are not your typical electronic band. Choosing to discard the moderus operandi of most electronic bands (use of digital equipment, pre-programmed backing tracks and the use of a laptop), Holy Fuck prefer to perform with live bass & drums, keyboards, guitars, toy instruments, 35mm audio strip replay, and distorted vocals to create a show that leaves your feet and body aching from a dance workout to rival all others.
Opening with Super Inuit and Milkshake woke the usually standoff (ish) Melbourne crowd into a riotous party mood, with bodies moving in all directions and hands flailing in the air. With Brian Borchedt and Graham Walsh up-front driving the melodic direction, and bassist Matt McQuaid and drummer Matt Schulz the engine, which fuels the groove.
Over the next hour they stormed through Latin America, Stay Lit, 1MD and Red Lights all songs off their latest album, mixed in with gems off their debut. Their intense, intricate sound in the live setting becomes a raw psychedelic beast. If you are a fan of their albums you must seem them live, if you have never heard of Holy Fuck do yourself favour and check them out, as they do not disappoint.
The only thing to disappoint for the night was that the room was only two thirds full and the handful of alpha males on the dance floor with their arms crossed and rigid feet, note to all males who wish to stand flat footed at Holy Fuck gig, move to the back to allow punters who wish to dance to have fun without your negative energy.
The night closed with Lovely Allen an epic send off to a truly awesome night. Thank you Laneway Festival and Mistletone for bringing this four piece back to Melbourne, can we have an encore show soon?


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Every year at Sundance, the festival offers up a surprise screening and this year it was writer-director Stephen Merchant's Fighting with My Family. The film is based on the experiences of real-life wrestler Paige, a.k.a. Saraya-Jade Bevis, and the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family. As you've probably seen in the well-cut trailer, Paige comes from a family of wrestlers and the film does a great job showcasing where she came from and how hard she worked to land a professional contract with the WWE. Florence Pugh plays Paige, Nick Frost plays her father, Lena Headey her mother, Jack Lowden her brother, Vince Vaughn her WWE trainer, and Dwayne Johnson not only produced the film, but also plays himself.
Shortly after seeing the film, I sat down with Stephen Merchant, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Paige, Lena Headey, and Florence Pugh at the Collider studio at the Kia Supper Suite in Park City. They talked about being at Sundance, how they all got involved in the project, how the film changed in the editing room, Paige's reaction to the finished film and her early conversations with Dwayne Johnson, how Paige's dad wanted Ray Winstone to play him in the film, how Stephen likes to work on set and how he always forgets to compliment his actors, how close the film is to what actually happened, and so much more.
I'd also like to take a moment to give special thanks to our Collider Studio partner, the all new 2020 Kia Telluride, which was transporting filmmakers to our studio in celebration of the debut of the all new model, Kia's first eight-passenger SUV that is several inches longer and wider than the brand's award-winning Sorento.
Libations flowing at the Collider studio and parties were provided by LIFEWTR, Tequila Comisario, Sensi Tuscany Wines, Blue Moon Belgian White and Dragonfly Coffee Roasters. Food during the evening parties was provided by Greene St. Kitchen of Palms Casino Resort helmed by Chef Du Cuisine Lanny Chin. Brand partners also active during the day-part include mou, a luxury footwear and accessories line, and The Wild Immersion endorsed by Jane Goodall who was on-site with the world's first 'virtual reserve'.
Check out what they had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about. Fighting with My Family opens in limited release February 14th and everywhere February 22nd.
Stephen Merchant, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Paige, Lena Headey, Florence Pugh:
- Stephen talks about how he got involved in the story and why he wanted to make it.
- The cast talks about how they got involved and if they get nervous…
- Stephen talks about the audition process and how he runs it since he's also an actor.
- The cast talks about their audition process for the film.
- Paige talks about how the project came together and the early conversations with Dwayne Johnson.
- What Stephen learned in the editing room and if he made any changes based on early screenings?
- How long did it take to shoot and then edit?
- What scene were they most excited to do and which scene made them nervous?
- When did Paige see the film for the first time and her reaction.
- What was it like for Stephen when Paige was watching it for the first time?
- How Paige's dad wanted Ray Winstone to play him in the film.
- How does Stephen like to work on set and how he always forgets to compliment his actors.
How close is the film to what actually happened?
Here's the official synopsis for Fighting with My Family:
Fighting with My Family is a heartwarming comedy based on the incredible true story of WWE Superstar Paige. Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her family and face this new, cut-throat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep, fight for her family, and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.


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Swirling lights illuminate a future with promise that remains unknown, the moment is what matters now, the world celebrates, the ball drops, fireworks explode, the Change is hoped for, the sound is deafening, we went all in this time. Memories last a lifetime.
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The one-off banking bonus tax has raised £2 billion, the chancellor Alistair Darling revealed in his 2010 Budget as he reiterated support for a global levy on the banking sector.
This 50% tax on bonuses of more than £25,000 paid between December and April raised significantly more than £550 million originally forecast.
The cash will go towards funding a £2.5 billion initiative to help small businesses and boost workers' skill levels in the UK.
The big four UK banks have forked out more than £650 million in bonus tax - but they could well face further payments if plans for a global banking tax come to fruition.
"More countries now agree on the need for an international systemic tax on banks," Darling said as he called for the levy to be brought forward.
"I agree with all those who think that such a tax should be internationally co-ordinated. Going it alone would costs thousands of jobs, not just in London, but across the country," he warned.
However, the chancellor acknowledged that the success of the financial services sector is essential for the future of the UK as much as the global economy.
The British Bankers' Association branded the chancellor's speech as a "Budget with an eye on the ballot box."
"The financial services industry already pays £24 billion annually in tax," the organisation says.
"We know only too well that taxing the banks will bring short-term popularity but the question that the Treasury is failing to answer is what all their additional rules and now this tax will mean for the price that people and businesses will pay for their loans and their mortgages."
In further efforts to boost the flow of cash from banks to businesses and consumers, Darling announced plans to up the lending targets for state-owned Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland.
He says the pair will lend £94 billion in the coming financial year of which half will be lent to small and medium-sized businesses. Lloyds and RBS lent £38 billion to SMEs last year.


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Solomon Aline
Personal Sheet
Name: Aline Blanc
Position: Solomon Primarch
Sex: Female
Age: 18 (Born January 26th, 2000) - As a Solomon, witheringly young in physical terms.
Nationality: French
Place of Residence: Synfront
|Gain 3 Lores and the Talented (Lore) talent.
|Gain one conditional Fate Point to be used when attempting a creative plan or unorthodox use of a skill.
|Gain an Intelligence-based skill and the Talented talent for it.
|AT Mentality
|At the start of every battle, Aline may decide to store an amount of ATP equal to her max ATS/2, that may be used at any time for augments or power uses. Alternatively, she may choose to spend all of these points on giving her an ever-present AT Deflection, equal to 5% per point.
|I Am The Splendour
|Whenever Aline spends a fate point, she may activate an AT Power as a free action.
|Aspect of the Seer 1
|May spend 1 fate point at the start of the round to gain a temporary 'Celerity' that round. Limit an amount of times equal to her normal fate point total, in case of other sources of fate.
|Aspect of the Seer 2
|Gains the Forewarning AT Field ability as long as she has at least 1 ATS.
|Seer Council
|As Synchronise Group. However, the shared ATS can be accessed by the whole group, and everyone can use the shared ATS for their Deflection rating. Any member of the Group may treat another member as themselves for the purposes of power targets (ie. massive momentum).
|At the start of each campaign turn, make a WP test. On a failure, you gain a level of fatigue that may not be removed until the start of the next campaign turn.
|Unnatural Characteristic
|Strength (5)
|Increases stat bonus by that amount, also grants +1 DoS for each 2 points.
|Unnatural Characteristic
|Toughness (5)
|Increases stat bonus by that amount, also grants +1 DoS for each 2 points.
|Unnatural Characteristic
|Agility (5)
|Increases stat bonus by that amount, also grants +1 DoS for each 2 points.
|Unnatural Characteristic
|Perception (5)
|Increases stat bonus by that amount, also grants +1 DoS for each 2 points.
|Unnatural Characteristic
|Increases stat bonus by that amount, also grants +1 DoS for each 2 points.
|This creature forces enemies within X*2km to make Fear tests; furthermore, they take a -10 penalty for every rank of Fear past 1.
|You ignore one rank of the Fear trait when exposed to it; if this reduces the trait to 0 or below, then you do not test Fear.
|From Beyond
|This creature is immune to Fear, Pinning, Insanity or mental attacks designed to control or trick it.
|This creature regenerates or has a self-repair function. It may test Toughness as a free once per round to heal a number of wounds equal to X.
|Stuff of Nightmares
|This creature possesses the Undying trait, and is immune to blood loss and environmental hazards. They also ignore any Critical Effect apart from one that would remove a limb or kill (or Disable, for Angels) them.
|Full Action, Opposed Willpower, range of 3km. May affect a number of Hordes equal to WPB, or a number of individual characters equal to WPB. Roll WP once. On a success, you may force the target to do something. This can be a single action (attack this target; commit suicide) or it can be a long term thing (commit suicide in a week; become my fanatical followers until you die). A-Types, E-Types, anyone in an Evangelion or an Angelic soul are automatically immune, as is anyone with the Soul Bound trait or the Aegis of Azariah.
|Full Action, Sustain Free, range of 3km. You take control of probability itself. You may inflict Curse Points on a number of targets equal to your WPB which remain until you stop sustaining them. You may also add +20 to all tests made by all allies within range. This ability may be used in other ways to make something that could happen, happen (eg. using it to make someone trip, have a heart attack etc but not to cause someone to grow wings). In this case, you test Willpower. You may not make any changes that would affect the internal bodies of any A-Types, E-Types, anyone in an Eva or with an Angelic Soul, or anyone with the Soul Bound trait or the Aegis of Azariah- so no instant heart attacks. Curse points and tripping etc. still work, however.
|Matriarch of the Bioexotics
|You gain the Peer 2 (Bioexotics) trait.
|Solomon Primarch
|Divine Spirit
|You gain a P-Scale AT Field with an ATS as normal. Furthermore you gain the Dirac Mastery and Light of the Soul.
|Solomon Primarch
|Do not burn fate when killed; instead, naturally regenerate with in 1d7 days. Ignore any kill result on Critical Damage that is not a head or body kill result.
|Vessel of Lilith
|Once per 3 Campaign turns, you may burn a fate to activate Vessel of Lilith. EVA-00 berserks, and you gain the Celerity and Superior Action abilities. After the battle is ended, you take 20 insanity and Ego damage, automatically failing any trauma, distortion or fluctuation tests.
|Vestige of a Past Life
|No matter how intensive the mind-work on Aline, the fact remains that when you augment someone's AT Field so strongly it becomes much easier for their 'true' memories to be felt, even if they don't actively remember them. This manifests in involuntary hesitance, reluctance and the like. You take a -30 penalty to attacks against people with whom you had a special connection in your past life unless you spend one of your own Fate Points during the battle. furthermore, if you injure or kill one of these people, you may be forced to take insanity or some other drawback.
|Dirac Mastery
|This creature professes an unnatural mastery of the mind-bending powers of the Dirac Sea. All Dirac Powers reduce their ATP cost by 2, to a minimum of 1 ATP. Its Jaunts are perfectly accurate and do not require SR tests. Furthermore, the cost of all of its non-Dirac Powers are reduced by 4 ATP if you are using them in a Dirac Sea (but not if the target or the origin point is outside a Sea).
|Light of the Soul
|This creature reduces the total (base+Augmentation) ATP cost of all powers by its WPB/2 or SRB/2.
|You gain an extra Reaction per round, and gain a +20 to evasion tests.
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TIMP 3 is a member of a group of proteins that inhibit matrix metalloproteinases and thereby prevent the degradation of the extracellular matrix. TIMP 3 has a high affinity for binding the extracellular matrix. An over expression of TIMP 3 may inhibit cancer cells and tumors in certain types of cancer, including prostate cancer.
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Heading to St. Lucia? Stay at these Airbnbs for US$100 and under
These days it seems like St. Lucia is the go-to island when vacationing in the Caribbean. Celebrities from Ludacris, to Fantasia, Angela Simmons, to Chadwick Boseman, have all flocked the tiny island.
St. Lucia's beauty is distinctively alluring, copping several international travel awards including Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Destination; Best Caribbean Resort; Best Caribbean Beach; and Best Caribbean Attraction.
With that said, you'd think it'll cost an arm and a leg to stay in this gorgeous island, right?
For those of us who are lucky enough to live in St Lucia, we don't have to go to expensive resorts to enjoy rest and relaxation.
There are quite a number of stunning and luxurious Airbnbs in St. Lucia that'll make you feel like a rock star even if you're on a budget. We spotted at least six that won't make too much of a dent on your pocket.
1. Treehouse Studio in Marigot Bay
If you like stunning close sea views, abundant wildlife including many birds, wild coastal forest, tropical gardens, sunset, and moonset directly in front of your studio, then you should look no further than this treehouse studio.
Price per night: US$85
Accommodates: 2
2. Ti Zan Cottage in Gros Islet
This exotic Balinese inspired cottage is set on an acre of the hillside at Becune Point, Cap Estate with amazing views of the famous Rodney Bay and Pigeon Island. It's a short walk to incredible beaches and a five- minute drive to Gros Islet, famous for its Friday night street Fish Festival and party, Rodney Bay Village and Marina with restaurants, shops and live music.
Price per night: US$89
Accommodates: 2
3. Seaview House in Castries City
Located atop the historic mountain district of the Morne of the capital city of Castries, St. Lucia, this home offers breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea nestled in a secluded area of the Seaview Estates.
Price per night: US$70
Accommodates: 4
4. Hummingbird Hangout in Marigot
This small wooden eco cabin is perched high on a cliff with breathtaking views over the Caribbean Sea and West Coast of Saint Lucia. Equipped with everything you need, the cabin is built by local craftsmen in the traditional village style amid coastal forest in a protected area rich in birds, plants and wildlife. Many of the furnishings and fittings have been upcycled or recycled.
Price per night: US$100
Accommodates: 2
5. Omanette Retreat in Praslin
Omanette Retreat is landscaped to preserve and enhance the natural environment. There are abundant vantage points for unique and spectacular views of St. Lucia's south-east coast and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean.
Price per night: US$54
Accommodates: 6
Okay, okay, so this one is just a little over $100, but we promise it's worth it. Be part of a little vacation community in Marigot Bay. There is no road access to this side of the bay--only ferry-- so it's very quiet and serene. And if you're an active traveller, you can also take up activities like day-sail tours, jungle biking, beach, and watersports.
Price per night: US$105
Accommodates: 2
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:: Allican Resources Inc. has two Potential Sites in mind for its Ferrochromium Smelter Project in Quťbec
Allican Resources Inc. has gone one step further in the prospective technical and financial analyses for site selection prior to building a primary and secondary smelter in Quebec.
Allican management has announced that three of the five potential sites considered, have been ruled out, namely the Bťcancour, Sorel-Tracy and Thetford Mines regions. The final decision will rest on comparative studies of the CŰte-Nord and the Gaspťsie regions.
FranÁois Biron, President and CEO of Allican Resources Inc., announced that his board's decision to rule out certain regions was based solely on economic factors, notably 1) the impossibility of cost-effectively developing chrome ore deposits over the short and medium terms for sufficient provisioning chromite concentrate for a ferrochromium smelter and, as a result, 2) excessive overhead, given the prohibitively expensive, recurring cost of transporting raw material. Evidently, the three sites rejected could not sustain maximum profitability for the project.
Mr. Biron indicated that Allican would make its final decision public before the end of the year.
The Allican Resources project consists in building a leading-edge plant to transform chromite concentrate into low-carbon ferrochromium for export. Ferrochromium is an iron alloy used in the production of stainless and specialty steel.
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Many traditional cultures regard the heart, situated at the center of the torso, as the body's principal organ, having special processing powers directed to emotion. A heart-felt sensation is regarded as irreducible truth because emotions can't be wrong. Indeed, the passions, as emotions are also called in their extremity, are something to be harnessed as motivation, at least until they run afoul and have to be restrained. For instance, a charismatic can inspire or inflame the passions and lead people along unwise paths.
In the modern industrial world, however, the eye and the perceptual faculty it provides has usurped the heart as the principal organ, at least in terms of cognition (ignoring the fact that the brain is the actual processor). The primacy of vision can even be seen (read: understood) in terms used to describe two major eras in Western history: The Dark Ages and The Enlightenment. Such visual metaphors stretch much further back in time, but the emergence from darkness into the light — the overarching story of modernity, religious salvation, and techno-utopianism — is clearly a central feature of Western thinking. For example, in the late 18th century, the U.S. incorporated symbology tracing back to Egyptian antiquity, namely, The Eye of Providence, into the Great Seal of the United States, which even now is displayed on currency shown at left (detail from the one dollar bill). It is noteworthy that, similar to emotional emanations of the heart, the eye is depicted with rays or beams shooting out in all directions, suggesting its other name, The All-Seeing Eye, its view being omnidirectional. That the function of the eye could be understood as both a receiver/processor and projector was apparently well-known long before modern physics revealed that the observer influences the observed by the mere act of observation.
Another version, one of many, actually, can be seen at right. Think of the eye's function as the light on a miner's hat, illuminating whatever the wearer brings into view. Much more than the heart, which is responsive and far less prone to intentional direction, the eye can cast its view upon whatever one elects at any moment, bringing the observed into awareness, into the mind, and into focus. (It's no surprise then that poor eyesight — poor focus — makes for fuzzy thinking. Those who can't see well uncorrected have diminished powers of observation.) This metaphor may be more accurate than the all-seeing eye for an important reason: a large percentage of information gathered by the eye is discarded. The eye's narrow point of focus is a relatively small portion of the entire visual field; the rest is peripheral. If this were not so, conscious awareness would be subject to stimulus overload from just one perceptual channel. Other senses compete for attention (especially kinethesia), further limiting what can be brought into conscious awareness at any one time. This limitation is sometimes called the bandwidth of consciousness, a sort of built-in bottleneck.
Another telling expression of the eye's power of projection is found in the superhero genre, where good guys and bad guys alike frequently possess the ability to shoot lasers, x-rays, or power rays from their eyes. Everyone has experienced the similar if less hoary effect of a withering look (or the hairy eyeball), which may signal an underlying emotional state but is understood more commonly as an aggressive or intimidating behavior. With superpower eyebeams, eyelines drawn into illustrations connecting the viewers to objects of interest (familiar dotted lines used to track the viewer's gaze) are thus amplified into beams of intense destructive power. The source of the power is unclear, as with most superpowers, but the fact that it is delivered by a look is an indication of the mythical power behind the eyes, which is known poetically as the window to the soul.
It is not a difficult stretch to suggest that directionality, whether omnidirectional or pinpoint, also brings the world into being in the sense meant by New Age gurus and adherents to theories of quantum reality. At a more mundane level, each of us pursues interests that appeal to us and gain familiarity and expertise accordingly. Subjects that sustain one's interest and focus are often later distorted through professional bias and cherry-picking support, as when a religious person turns to scripture for justification or a scientist relies solely on data to substantiate an argument or theory. This is also what's meant by the old saw that to someone holding a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail to be pounded down. After a fashion, tools of thought can become weapons.
One could easily dismiss all this as mere perspectival diversity, where some interpret the world in one fashion while others take different approaches. However, I intuit that something deeper is going on, namely, that a sort of blindness develops when one learns how to see the world primarily or even exclusively from one perspective. Everything can't be illuminated at once, so where one turns one's attention and the habits of mind that develop from focused expertise can render the viewer/thinker fundamentally blind to other valid interpretations. More specifically, to the capitalist, the wholesale commodification of human activity as well as the world's resources makes it so that the only possible view is in terms of money and/or profits. Such folks aren't starry-eyed dreamers, they're dollar-eyed gluttons. And to them, collateral effects such as increasing class tensions, social upheaval (and eventual regime/institutional collapse), pollution, resource degradation (e.g., overfishing or soil depletion), and climate change lie outside their scope/view, making denial easy to assert without lying outright. This doesn't excuse conscientious blindness to reality, but if one is ever dumbfounded that others can't see what seems glaringly obvious, this explanation might begin to shed some light on why.


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The Black Label Songstress Oyinkansola drops the video to her fuji flavored love song featuring Chocolate City crooner Brymo in time for St. Valentine's Day, shot by fast rising music video director Patrick Elis, the video creatively interprets the song. Oyinkansola is already busy on preparatory work for a video to her latest single titled Kokose. Enjoy video below!
Oyinkansola - Koko'se (3.5 MiB, 1,157 hits)


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Few people give their eyes much consideration until something goes wrong with them. But, nutritionally protecting our eyes is as important as eating healthy to maintain a healthy body weight, or balanced blood sugar, or brain health. Considering that neurodegenerative eye diseases like glaucoma can increase with frequency as we age, it is time to start nourishing your eyes. And, since January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, there has never been a better time to start eating to prevent the eye condition.
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which increased pressure in the eye distorts the shape of the eyeball and damages the lens. It can cause blindness, if adequate measures aren't taken to control the condition. Making healthy food choices is critical to prevent glaucoma, so I've shared some of the best food choices below. Of course, it is also important to cut back on salt because excess sodium increases the intraocular pressure in the eyes, aggravating the condition.
Rich in alpha-carotene, a type of carotenoid, which is a group of about 700 different yellow-orange-red pigments found in fruits and vegetables, apricots are great for eye health. Alpha carotene helps to maintain healthy eyes and quells inflammation in the eyes.
Nutrients like alpha-carotene and anthocyanins give blackberries their gorgeous color but also help to protect the eyes against harmful free radicals. The nutrient rutin improves eye health and helps strengthen blood vessels to the eyes.
Like blackberries, blueberries also contain plentiful amounts of eye-protecting anthocyanins. Blueberries also help quell inflammation, which is a factor in glaucoma.
If you've ever bitten into a grapefruit and tasted their signature bitter-sour flavor, you've tasted a potent eye-healing nutrient known as naringin. This bitter-tasting plant nutrient is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the retina in the eyes. It is primarily found in grapefruit.
Leafy greens like collards, kale and lettuce contain a wide range of carotenoids, including alpha carotene and beta carotene, which are precursors to eye-healing vitamin A. Additionally, they contain lutein which acts as an antioxidant to the eyes to protect them from free radical damage.
You may be surprised to see leeks on the list of foods that protect against glaucoma. But, leeks are great for your eyes. They contain the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, making them doubly important to ensure eye health. Fortunately, they're an easy replacement for onions in any of your recipes.
Rich in the nutrient known as zeaxanthin which helps prevent against degeneration of the eyes, fresh, frozen or dried mangos are an excellent choice to protect your eyes from glaucoma.
Both oranges and grapefruit contain the nutrient rutin, which is needed so your body can properly absorb vitamin C. Rutin is a powerful nutrient that improves overall eye health and strengthens blood vessels, especially the small capillaries in the eyes. Because it also improves circulation and acts as an antioxidant against free radical damage, it is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of glaucoma. It is found in citrus fruits, including grapefruit and oranges, but you will need to eat some of the white pith to obtain this nutrient.
Pomegranates support healthy blood vessels in the eyes. That ruby-red color of pomegranate seeds provides visual confirmation of high levels of antioxidants that help protect artery walls from free radical damage. Both the fresh fruit and the juice are excellent choices to prevent glaucoma.
Brew up a batch of rosehip tea to enjoy the vitamin C and rutin needed to protect the blood vessels in your eyes and to help normalize ocular pressure. Rutin helps with the absorption of vitamin C, and the nutrients work together to protect the eyes from age-related damage.
Like mangoes, sweet potatoes contain zeaxanthin as well as beta carotene, both of which help prevent glaucoma. Zeaxanthin is a potent antioxidant that protects the eyes from free radical damage while beta carotene is needed in sufficient amounts to ensure healthy vision.
According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Opthalmology, eating a diet high in EPA and DHA, two types of Omega 3s found in fatty fish like wild salmon, can help reduce the risk and severity of glaucoma. Researchers also believe that an incorrect ratio of Omega 3s to Omega 6s may play a causative role in glaucoma, particularly since high amounts of Omega 6s without sufficient Omega 3s can cause inflammation, which may aggravate the eye disease.


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Confreres in East Africa hold Annual Retreat
Published by Fr. Ronald Kersteins Musinguzi, SMM in Africa Anglophone · 8 May 2019
Tags: NU, AFA, 515
Tags: NU, AFA, 515
MBARARA, Uganda - Our Confreres living in Kenya and Uganda had their annual retreat last April 28 to May 03, 2019.
In attendance were SMM Fathers: Ernest Akhonya, John Mary Ahimbisibwe, Ronald Musinguzi, Ludovik Ahimbisibwe, and Steve Davidson Mukusa. The Retreat facilitator, Fr. Aloysious Beebwa, a Missionary of Africa, helped us to reflect on our missionary journey as servants of God's people. Primarily, we were invited to inherit the attitude of Mary who looks at things in a more different way from the beginning of her mission as expressed in her song entitled Magnificat: the simple, the lowly, and the humble are always great before the Lord.
Her sentiments were affirmed by Jesus' act of washing His disciples' feet and with a command 'go and do likewise'.
As Jesus' disciples, Fr. Aloysious reminded us that we should be ready to put off our garments of pride and learn to wash the feet of the world. In other words, humility must be an indispensable virtue in contrary to our urge for authority, loyalty and favor. This behavior may lead us to fear of losing those things that make us secure. However, we shall learn from our Master who gave up His own life because His Father is the real source of security. Fear may be the greatest obstacle or an enemy to our growth, but we must learn to overcome it to achieve a fruitful mission just like the Apostles who came out of fear after the resurrection and began to speak and act with boldness. In this connection, we must also live as Easter People.
Furthermore, the members of the Africa Anglophone delegation who are living and serving in Malawi had also their annual retreat from the 20th to the 25th of January 2019 at Montfort house Namiasi, in Mangochi.
Fr. Ronald Kersteins Musinguzi, SMM
Vocation Promoter-Nairobi
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Time is running away from me.
I am coming to the end of my fourth year of study at university, which actually means I have been away from home for 4 years? I left young, impressionable and with a lot to learn at the age of 18 and looking back at how far I have come is fascinating. Moving out at 18 gave me the independence that I had never had before. Whilst I was prepared to move out physically, nothing could quite prepare me for the emotional strain being homesick would render me. For the first year, I suffered a really bad case of homesickness, luckily, I was able to surround myself with a good bunch of people.
Now I am not saying that over time, being away from home got easier, that absolutely is not the case, I miss home all of the time. However, I have learnt to deal with the emotional strain a lot better and I feel like moving out really pushed me to grow up. But looking back now, I have been away for four years I can hardly believe it? I blinked, coughed and time was gone. I go back home now, and the town's roads aren't as familiar anymore. The roads I think I can drive down are one way. The people I left behind have moved onto new and bigger things. It isn't the place I left behind, it's the place that moved on and left me behind. And that's okay. We are put on this planet to live and grow, and development is a key part to human life. It is just so strange to go back to a place I used to belong as a different person and an outsider. Though, it will always be home.
They say, 'home is where the heart is' and my heart never really left, but it always a joy to look back and wonder at the development you have made. I probably wouldn't even recognise the girl on the street I used to be now. She was shy, timid, afraid, constantly concerning herself with what other people thought about her. I have lived outside of the bubble and security net of my home now and I have changed. Today I am chatty, unafraid, unstoppable and do not concern myself with the negativity people wish to push my way. These days I live, and I love whereas before I used to put up and just survive.Although, life has a funny way of playing out. Home will always be where my heart is. No matter how much I change and grow as a person and no matter how far I go, home most defiantly is where I gravitate towards. The place I no longer recognise, is the place I always long to be. However, I do not wish myself back into the make-do friendships and half-bothered attitude. As I continue down this untrodden path of uncertainty into a future I haven't planned out yet, I no longer am afraid of what tomorrow will bring. And when I look back in another 6 years I wonder how much further I will have gone. Time is a scary thing and as it ever races into the future, I no longer fear what is in store and I no longer get caught up on the past experiences I have lived.
Time is running away from me, but that's okay.