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My first-time trip abroad, and I was going to Paris. Finally. It was the Spring of 2009 when I found myself first wondering how to plan for the best first-time trip abroad. I'd never left the country and had only seldom left my home state of Louisiana. Yet I was facing my first-ever international flight on my own in order to meet my beau in Paris for an unforgettable French adventure. I'll never forget how scared I was (silly, I know) and how overwhelmed I felt trying to figure out what to even do while we were there.
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Taking that first-time trip abroad can be life-changing, fun and fulfilling. It definitely was for me. But traveling abroad for the first time can be very intimidating for some. All humans are curious about something, and when it came to travel I was no exception. Little did I know that my trip to Paris would spark a wildfire of interest in me.
As I've stated before, I don't travel full-time, and I don't travel for extended periods of time. I travel like most people, on my dime and my time (time off that is). I've learned that being a successful traveler means first defining what it means to take a successful trip to my desired destination. Jumping on a plane is the easy part. Knowing what you want to get out your vacation is a little trickier.
This series of posts is all about learning to travel smart. I've compiled my best international travel tips, beginning with how to plan the best first-time trip abroad. Planning for an international trip involves more than doing a little research about the country you're visiting. It involves exploring your own thoughts, ideas and feelings. Having a plan of attack can help make the most of your vacation time, something we all want to do!
In order to help you make the most of your time off, I've come up with a few questions that you can use to start planning the best first-time trip abroad. So grab a few sheets of paper or your trusty travel journal and follow me while I take you on a tour of your travel imagination in preparation for take off.
How to Plan the Best First-Time Trip Abroad
Let's begin at the beginning!
Every good vacation begins with the perfect destination that best fits your travel needs and desires. Sometimes the "where" is decided by forces outside our control such as work, family plans, etc. But other times we are able to craft our travel plans based on our wildest travel dreams. So, think about it.
Where do you want to go and why? How long have you been day-dreaming about this trip? What it is about the destination that's drawing you there? What do you already know about the destination? Do you know anyone who's been? Take a minute to write down your answers. You'll need them later.
Next, let's explore what hopes you have about your vacation.
Let's face it...you wouldn't be planning a trip if you thought going would be a waste of your time. We all have high hopes for our travel experiences and set out to have an awesome vacation.
Once you've selected a destination you can begin to identify those hopes and travel dreams, whether they be yours alone or your family's. Talking with your travel partner, friends or family member about their hopes is essential at this phase of planning.
Knowing more about everyone's desires can help narrow down your travel to-do list. Not sure what you are hoping to see, do or experience in your destination? Use these prompts to get those creative juices flowing.
Think of your desired destination. What can you imagine doing there? Close your eyes; what do you see, hear, smell, taste? What are you hoping to experience? Is it the food, the people, the sights, or the overall experience you are seeking? What have you heard about or read about your desired destination? Is there anything you are hoping to avoid while there? Jot down your answers quickly.
Now let's explore your vacation expectations.
There is nothing worse than dashed travel hopes, especially when it can be avoided. Once-in-a-lifetime travels give us a unique opportunity to see and do unforgettable things. But poor timing and lack of planning can definitely lead to disappointment.
For example, I've been to Paris twice but not once have I stepped foot on the Eiffel Tower! It's something I regret terribly and would change in a heartbeat if given the chance. I tell you this so that you can avoid the let-down that comes with dashed travel hopes.
Use these prompts to help you prioritize your travel experience to ensure you make the most out of your vacation. What are the MUST-DO things on your agenda? How disappointed would you be if you didn't get a chance to experience those things? What things might you be interested in but not totally bummed if you miss? Add these items to your growing list of notes.
Lastly, let's make a plan of attack using your answers to the questions above.
Now that you have a better idea of where you're going and what you hope to do there it's time to figure out your travel budget. Don't worry, I'm not here to give you financial advice. Budgets apply to more than just money. You can find plenty of tips on saving for travels in my Travel Tips and Tricks board on Pinterest. Today I want to talk about a time budget or schedule.
In order to maximize your experience, it's always best to budget your travel time. Knowing how long you'll stay in your destination, how long it takes to travel to/from your destination and how many things you want to do/see will give you an idea of how much you'll be able to accomplish on your trip. Use these prompts to budget your time to include your must-see and must-do activities.
How long are you planning to stay? How long will it take you to reach your destination? or to return from your destination? Can you achieve your travel goals in that amount of time? Or are you shooting for the stars? Is this trip meant to be relaxing? fun? exhilarating? chill? How do you hope to feel when you return home: rested or exhausted?
Now you're ready to GO!
Based on your answers to these final questions you should have an idea of how much (or how little) you plan to do each day. The next steps will be to start researching the city or country you plan to visit. You need to begin plotting out routes, getting itinerary ideas, determining destinations and locating lodging. From there you'll be in a much better position to start phase 2 of my international travel tips series!
All these questions can inform your travel choices and are important to ask, especially for "major" trips. Remember, though, spontaneity can help foster authenticity in terms of travel, so be flexible and allow for the unexpected.
I hope you enjoyed my planning prompts and tips on How to Plan the Best First-Time Trip Abroad! If you're like me, you'll want to write down your answers somewhere you can review again in the future. Why not pick up a new travel journal to use for planning your trip and documenting it along the way. Journaling while traveling is one of the best ways to preserve travel memories for years to come! These are a few of my personal favorites.
Be sure to stay tuned for Part 2: What to Do Before Going Abroad and Part 3: What to Bring with You! Both are jam-packed with great travel tips.
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One of the most prominent views from the Appalachian Trail is the cascading Kittatinny Ridge that dramatically cuts in and overhangs the Delaware River, right in the Poconos' very own Delaware Water Gap. The gap itself spans nearly a mile thanks to the winding river that cuts through the mountains separating the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. The river actually contributes to the continual peak growth of the ridge, which is constantly shifting.
The DWG offers recreation for every season, with options for camping, hiking, kayaking, rafting, and even paddle boarding. During the Fall tourists and locals alike flock to the popular overlooks to peep the changing leaves. The Mt. Tammany peak backdrop is often the destination for many hikes.
While the NJ side of the AT maintains a steady traffic of hikers, many do not realize the alternate locations to catch similar views. On the PA side there is a parking lot on Mountain Road behind the Deer Head Inn that leads to a few hidden trails. In addition, there is the national scenic trail from the adjacent Mt. Minsi that offers yet another perspective of the peak.
To learn more about Delaware Water Gap Appalachian Trail, visit https://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/appalachian-nst.htm
Article by Amber Stahl, Travel Writer and Photographer.
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Norton Radstock Gas
At present has around 60 members from the surrounding area of Midsomer Norton and Radstock, including members at Paulton, Peasedown St John, Writhlington, Frome and Stoke St Michael. New members always welcome to join our very friendly branch.
Regular meetings are held at the Crown Inn at Clapton where the landlord Mike Baber, a Gashead, makes us very welcome.
We run away trips with local pick up points and have sponsored home matches in the last 2 seasons.
We sponsored the Morecambe home match on Saturday 29th March 2014.
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Parliamentary Secretary Clifton Grima visited the National Pool Complex and met with the coaches and participants
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For yet another year, SportMalta is offering the programme Summer on the Move in order to encourage a more active and participative society by contributing to the competitive world of sports and also by creating a population that enjoys the health benefits of sports.
Parliamentary Secretary Clifton Grima visited the National Pool Complex and met with the coaches and participants. He said that "It is evident that Summer on the Move has been growing – participation keeps increasing and hundreds of coaches choose to work here". He also emphasised on the importance of this programme to promote a sports culture in our country, whilst stressing that "we need to instil the belief in our children that they need to be active to be healthy".
Summer on the Move is the option for children to be physically active while training their favourite sport. This year, the programme has reached a record number of 6,000 participants.
These activities are offered at a number of high-level, modern sports centres in Malta and Gozo. All venues are operated with the best sports equipment guaranteeing a safe environment for SportMalta clients.
Summer on the Move also includes lessons for adults offered at the same time as children's activities to accommodate parents who bring their children to the programme so that they are able to participate as a family, and be active at the same time.
The programme offers various activities, from football, basketball, and gymnastics, to martial arts and carting. It also includes aquatic sports such as swimming, waterpolo, and sailing.
Yoga, pilates, and fitness at different intensities, as well as badminton, swimming and self-defence form part of the adult programme. This year, the parent and child programme has been extended and now includes gymnastics and fundamentals, apart from the ongoing swimming classes.
Furthermore, SportMalta engaged a cohort of 300 qualified, dedicated, and passionate coaches to lead this programme providing a high-quality service.
The summer programme also offers training to students within its academies. In collaboration with the respective organisations, further intensive training is given in the disciplines of triathlon, synchronised swimming, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, and handball. SportMalta subsidises the academies so that training is accessible to all alike and nobody encounters obstacles in reaching his/her maximum potential in sports.
Through Summer on the Move, SportMalta assists Maltese people to meet the targets set by the World Health Organisation that recommends a minimum of thirty minutes of daily exercise. Summer on the Move forms part of the European Union campaign #BeActive, whereby member states come together in a common effort to move people through physical activity.
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Amber Kiwi Holiday Park & Motel
Amber Kiwi Holiday Park is the closest Holiday Park to Christchuch city centre. We are a small inner city holiday park set in sheltered, landscaped grounds which offers you superb facilities amidst a friendly family atmosphere.
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- $26 - $200
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Amber Park is a Holiday Park conveniently located between three major shopping areas Westfield Riccarton, Tower Junction and Church Corner containing supermarkets, restaurants, picture theatres and shopping malls. The Railway Station and Tranz Alpine Depot, Horncastle Stadium, University and Hospital are in our area. We are a 10-15 minute drive from the Domestic and International Airports. Regular local Bus service into the City Centre from our Entrance.
Amber Park has accommodation ranging from Motels, self-contained family units, en-suite cabins, campervan, caravan and tent sites.
Facilities: Free Wireless (200 MB) and coin operated internet. TV lounge, communal kitchen, laundry, card phone, free barbeque, dump station & recycling
Physical address
Amber Kiwi Holiday Park & Motel, 308 Blenheim Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, Christchurch - Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand.
Opening times
- Business hours:
- 8.30 am to 9.o pm
- Months of operation:
- All months of the year
Facilities and Features
- BBQ Facility
- Playground
- Luggage Storage
- Safety Deposit Box at Reception
- Sky - communal
- Waste Station
- Disabled Access
- Internet (Public Use)
- Laundry
- Proximity to airport:
- 8km
- Proximity to town:
- 4.5km
- Number of rooms:
- 20
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After being mortified by last year's Christmas photographs Kelly Jo Hearsey made it her New Year mission to slim down.
And the mum-of-two's hard work has paid off, she has dropped five dress sizes and lost a third of her body weight to become a size eight and healthy nine stone ten pounds.
Professionl photographer Kelly, who lives in Calvert Green, ballooned to a size 18 and 15 stone after years of unhealthy eating on takeaways, chocs, crisps and sandwiches.
As a vegetarian carbs and cheese were her biggest enemy as replacements for meat and she tipped the scales at nearly 15st.
But the final straw came last year, when husband Glenn, 41, took a sneaky snap of her in front of her mountainous Christmas dinner.
Kelly, 40, says it made her feel sick when she looked at it and she decided to make the most important New Year's resolution of her life.
And this year she is preparing to tuck in on Christmas Day with Glenn and kids Jay, 12, and Millie, 10, in full festive spirit.
She said: "Every time I saw a photograph of myself I felt fat and ashamed.
"I always shied away from the camera.
"When my husband showed me the Christmas dinner picture I felt horrible. I decided I needed a whole new mindset when it came to food."
She added: "I used to walk past shop windows, glimpse my reflection and feel a huge wave of shame, guilt, horror and loathing.
"Now I have to do a double take and still can't believe it's me, I can't get enough of looking in the mirror.
"I've have had to buy a whole new wardrobe for myself, it feels amazing to try on clothes and find they just fit so easily.
"My husband has always been so supportive of me, and has never really known me a different size, but I think he finds me more attractive now, though he'd never say it."
Kelly followed the Ideal Weight diet which includes eating nutrition packs such as milkshakes, soups, meals and bars as replacements for meals.
She now just has one regular healthy meal in the evening which include low-carb salads and lots of veg.
She said: "It's been so long since I've been this slim and I'm at the stage where I have to maintain the weight.
"But I'm going to enjoy Christmas this year and I won't hold back, I really enjoy the time of year."


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Each epoch is determined by people, their habits, mode of life, technological development, health and physical condition.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is home to the largest Amish community in the United States. Amish (ger. Amische) – is a very conservative religious movement, that originated in Europe in the early 17th century, but soon, due to the lack of religious freedom, was been forced to emigrate to the United States. Living in the US, they preserved their mode of living as they had in 17th century: they do not use electricity, do not own cars, men do the work on the fields and women take care of homes.
Families are very important for the Amish and that is the reason why they are very big.
Amish have many taboos, such as intimate connections before marriage, marrying someone outside their commune, drinking alcohol or doing drugs.
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TMJ & The Spoon Theory
"You don't look sick."
You're right. I don't. But I am sick. I have this chronic invisible illness called Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ or TMJD). TMJ occurs when the chewing muscles and joints of the jaw are unable to function properly. There are many things that can causeTMJ: grinding, clenching, bad orthodontic treatments, a bad bite, disk erosion or out of alignment, damaged cartilage, damage caused by impact to the jaw, fatigue in the muscles (for instance, constantly chewing gum). Not everyone who has these conditions will develop TMJ but people with TMJ will have had one or more of these. What caused my TMJ? I don't know if there's any one culprit. I grind. I clench. I used to chew gum a lot. I had braces as a teen and Dr V thinks that's when my TMJ started. I have been hit in the jaw but never thought much of it. Over the summer, my jaw popped. It was audible. It hurt bad enough that I went to the local doc-in-a-box. The dr there gave me pain meds. That gave me temporary relief but I knew something else was wrong. This was when I first went to Dr V and was immediately put into treatment for my TMJ. It was by sheer luck (or maybe divine intervention) that my friend Karen recommended Dr V to me after I had bad experiences at another dental office. Dr V happens to have a specialty in treating patients with TMJ. How extremely fortunate for me!
What are the common signs and symptoms of TMJ?
-pain and/or tenderness
-pain in and around the ear
-difficulty chewing, often with pain
-facial pain
-locking of the jaw
-uncomfortable and/or uneven bite
I think a lot of people don't understand what it feels like to have TMJ. Think about hurting your knee or maybe your ankle. It's difficult to use it. It hurts constantly but especially when you try to walk. It takes time to heal. This is very similar to how TMJ feels. The major difference? TMJ will never heal. It's called chronic because although there are treatments to alleviate pain, there is no cure.
Though you may not see it, it hurts when I eat. It hurts when I talk and by the end of the school day all I want to do is be quiet (and it hurts when I sing to my favorite songs in the car). It hurts to laugh. It really hurts when I yawn. My ears pop all the time when I'm chewing - sometimes it hurts and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I can eat certain foods that other times I cannot eat and I never know if it will be a good food day or a bad food day. I have headaches all the time and the pain often radiates into my neck, shoulders and arms (often aggravating my pre-existing condition of carpal tunnel syndrome). It hurts to sleep because I can't sleep on my back and any other position puts pressure on my face (even with my good buckwheat pillow). I have balance issues and I've fallen several times because of it. I have to wear this pink splint in my mouth that makes me have a lisp. People look at me funny (I think they don't know what to say) and just stare at my mouth. This whole thing is stressful and causes quite a bit of depression, even though I try very hard to battle it. I had mental health issues before the TMJ came about, so I'm trying to be very careful with my moods.
So what is The Spoon Theory and how does it apply to me? The Spoon Theory says that people with a chronic illness (no matter what it is) have a limited amount of "spoons" to use during the day. Spoons are needed to complete all tasks during a day. Some activities need 1 spoon, others may need 2 or 3 spoons. I also use a spoon when I forget and do something that causes me pain (such as resting my head in my hand - a habit I am finding extremely difficult to break). People with no chronic illness have an unlimited amount of spoons and they can theoretically do whatever they want. I'm still trying to figure out my exact number of spoons because each day seems so different right now (I think I'm operating on 15 a day). Sometimes I use spoons on things that are not necessarily related to my jaw because I'm somewhat of a magnet for invisible illnesses - TMJ, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteoarthritis in my knees, migraines, insomnia, and mental health issues. Sometimes I use spoons unexpectedly, such as the other day when I hit a bump on the road and it jarred me enough that my teeth hit. Yeah, that hurt. Cost: 1 spoon. The more spoons I use, the more run-down and tired I become. The more spoons I use, the more pain I'm experiencing. Sometimes something good happens and I'll be able to earn back a spoon for that day, but I can't count on that. I have to plan my day to try to use the fewest amount of spoons. I have to carefully plan meals as I can no longer eat whatever I want. I can't just throw whatever into my lunch tote and go. I have to consider the pain I'm in when fixing lunch and pack accordingly. The past few days I have been grinding my teeth so violently (even with my splint in) that it wakes me up. Each time this happens, it costs 1 spoon.
I have friends from the TMJ group I belong to who have far fewer spoons than I do each day. I feel fortunate to have as many spoons as I do. This whole thing has made me feel fortunate that I have as much as I do. There are things I used to take for granted that I can't anymore and the number one thing on that list is food. I'm trying to see the silver lining; maybe I can lose some weight.
People with a chronic invisible illness can not do all of the same things as healthy people. Take this into consideration before you judge someone. Even I need to learn this... I found out a my friend Erin's spine doesn't curve the way it's supposed to at the neck. This causes her a lot of neck pain. I've known her since August 2006 and I never knew this about her. Just goes to show that people have more on their plates than we often know about.
I want to say that I did not write this for people to throw me a pity party. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. I am not complaining. It's the hand I was dealt. I write about this because it helps me cope. I write about this because I think it helps others with the same condition know they are not alone.
Thought of the Day: "I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of the illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?" - Karen Duffy
I definitely need to start taking better care of my body. Better care can lead to a happier, healthier me which can possibly lead to less pain. It certainly can't hurt to try!
For more information about The Spoon Theory, read an article written by the woman who developed the theory :
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patrick arsenault
12/19/2012 11:31:59 am
i thought it was many other thingd about 5 monthes ago i had went on a drug binger one night. the next day i found my granfather dead all of a sudden started taking panic attacks but the real ones( going numb feeling really scared and messed up ) whatever it was drugs or not i started to get mild headache really close to my sinuses went to about 15 docs they all said migraines cause im a boxer.. first thing i ever noticed was pressure in my face.. then thigns in my sight not migrain orra;s but litle specs always in my periferals then headaches got worste and possible worste thing that happend is this imense pressure in my danm tempes for 5 6 monthes ive been living with a bad headache and im a pro so i gotta fight the pain i go through is intense but nobody around me seems to understand what i go through on a daily basis put my dream on hold and so much pressure physically and mentally did you ever get temple pressure constant
12/19/2012 11:35:14 am
just wondering my pain is alot deep in my ears and always behind my eyes i seen the dentist and clenched through one of the expensive mouthpiece what now thet say i have a horrrible bitebut it never bothered me before just the muscle pain in my temples feels like jolts
Peter Chaze
5/22/2016 01:35:04 pm
Shauna, thank you so much for this post!
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The evidence forms a high stack. U.S., European and other companies are selling technologies that enable the repressive Iranian and Syrian regimes to disrupt and monitor the Internet and track down government critics, as documented in media reports, notably by Bloomberg News.
On Monday, President Barack Obama acted. He issued an executive order giving the Treasury secretary the power to sanction individuals and companies that provide goods or services that can be used for such purposes. Those with assets in the U.S. risk having them blocked; individuals without such assets can be barred from entering the country. Perhaps the greatest penalty is the reputational cost of being placed on a U.S. sanctions list.
The order is a powerful new tool. By covering direct and indirect sales, it addresses the excuses some companies have given when confronted with evidence of their wares in Iran and Syria. They can no longer hide behind claims that goods sold to a legitimate middleman were then resold without a company's knowledge, as the U.S.-based Blue Coat Systems Inc. did after its technology was found filtering websites in Syria.
Moreover, the order encompasses technology that is even "likely" to be used to monitor and track citizens through their online activities. In other words, companies should err on the side of caution when selling the Iranians or Syrians anything dubious.
Of course, it's good for citizens of these countries to have access to online communications. Western providers have been and should be helping to create those infrastructures, even though the regimes can add tapping capabilities to them.
When it comes to add-ons, however, Iran and Syria are not like other places. A system that can track down lost mobile phones is nice for consumers. But brutish security forces can also use it to hunt for pro-democracy activists. Spam-filtering technology can help keep mobile networks running faster, but in Syria it has also allowed government officials to block all messages including words such as "revolution," "demonstration" and "strike," thus interfering with freedom of expression and assembly. In these countries, the risks of such systems outweigh the benefits. Decent companies have no business selling, installing or maintaining them.
Issuance of the president's order alone is unlikely to make them desist. Company executives may doubt the government's seriousness about enforcement. After all, the U.S. already had a rule barring federal agencies from doing business with companies that export to Iran any technology used to disrupt, monitor or restrict the speech of Iranians. When the Government Accountability Office produced its report on such companies last June, it came up with none, though soon after journalists detailed several.
The glare of news media exposure has been enough for a couple of companies to pull out of their contracts in Iran and Syria. If the Treasury Department were to pursue one or two remaining cases, it would pressure those companies that still provide questionable technologies.
Because the executive order puts the onus on companies to know where their goods end up, many will need to introduce new diligence to their systems. For instance, companies can scan the Internet addresses of prospective buyers and their existing customers to check for Iranian or Syrian locales. And, any Internet-connected product can be set up to periodically ping its manufacturer — that's how software updates work — and provide location information.
Voluntary groups such as the Global Network Initiative are exploring new ways for companies, investors, human-rights groups and academic experts to minimize the potential for human-rights abuses while maximizing the spread of communications technologies. Their success will shape future U.S. legislation, some of which contemplates the imposition of a potentially onerous export control regime. For a medium that thrives on freedom, it would be unfortunate if the heavy hand of some states could only be redressed by that of another.
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The LA Clippers have a number of outside factors motivating them this year. They continue to prove that they're just not second fiddle to the Los Angeles Lakers.
They also want to change the culture and remove the stain of Donald Sterling that was left this past season. But now things may have taken a step back… Blake Griffin, 4-time All-Star and a Slam Dunk Contest Champion, is being investigated for a reported assault that may have taken place this past Sunday.
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Details have not been revealed all at once but here is what we now so far.
Griffin may have attacked alleged victim over a camera flash
The reported scene of the supposed crime was at the Tao Nightclub at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The man, Daniel (who is 39 years old, as reported by TMZ.com) is accusing Griffin of slapping him on the right side of the face in addition to choking him.
Daniel says that he took a photo of Blake and some of his Clipper teammates (Chris Paul, Deandre Jordan, and C.J. Wilcox) and that Griffin complained about the flash from the camera and grabbed his phone. When Daniel didn't hand over his phone he claims that the Clipper star grabbed his neck and squeezed before threatening him.
The alleged victim says he did not give Griffin his phone because his ID and credit card were attached to it. Blake eventually took the phone and left Daniel but when he asked for his phone back he was allegedly attacked again.
Griffin asked that the club security kick Daniel out and after he was escorted out he filed a battery report with the police department. Griffin has not yet commented on the allegations.
What this means going forward…
At the moment it is not clear what Los Angeles will do to discipline arguably their second star. But the NBA is investigating the complaints made by the alleged victim and given the bleak state North American sports are in right now with domestic disputes, you can expect the decision to be strong from Adam Silver.
This was also the case when Silver, the NBA Commissioner, came down hard on former Clippers owner Donald Sterling issuing him a lifetime ban. If the allegations are true, it may lead to a suspension for the four-time All-Star Griffin, but for exactly how long is completely up in the air right now.
If they are not true, then the Los Angeles Clippers will have dodged a potentially dangerous bullet. Either way it's unfortunate that Griffin put himself in this type of situation, especially for a player of his caliber.
Knowing Head Coach Doc Rivers, he has already sat down with his star Power Forward and told him to focus on basketball. Whether the entire team is able to do that going forward is another story altogether.
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Insolvency Amendment Act 1990: repealed, on 3 December 2007, pursuant to section 443(1) of the Insolvency Act 2006 (2006 No 55).
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Department of Justice.
1 Short Title
An Act to amend the Insolvency Act 1967
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Insolvency Amendment Act 1990, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Insolvency Act 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
(1) This subsection substituted section 132, and inserted section 132A, of the principal Act.
(2) Nothing in sections 132 and 132A of the principal Act (as substituted by subsection (1) of this section) shall apply in respect of any bankruptcy in any case where an audit of the Assignee's accounts has been commenced before the coming into force of this section, and the provisions of section 132 of the principal Act shall, notwithstanding its repeal by this section, continue to apply in relation to that bankruptcy.
(3) [Repealed]
(5) The Insolvency Regulations 1970 are hereby amended
(a) By revoking regulation 48A and the heading above that regulation (as substituted by regulation 3 of the Insolvency Regulations 1970, Amendment No 6); and
(b) By revoking Schedule 2 (as substituted by regulation 4 of the Insolvency Regulations 1970, Amendment No 6).
Subsection (3) was repealed, as from 1 July 1994, by section 3(3) Insolvency Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 40).
2About this eprint
3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)
This is an eprint of the Insolvency Amendment Act 1990. It incorporates all the amendments to the Insolvency Amendment Act 1990 as at 3 December 2007. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007. Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included, after the Principal enactment, in chronological order.
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E3 may be dominating the entertainment headlines this week, but it was still a significant week for the comic book industry. In particular, Marl's Fresh Start relaunch continues to show promise thanks to a new issue of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Venom and the debut of Jason Aaron and Mike De Mundo's Thor.
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Written by Jason Aaron | Drawn by Mike Del Mundo & Christian Ward
"It's becoming slightly ridiculous just how many times Marvel has relaunched Jason Aaron's ongoing Thor saga. It started as Thor: God of Thunder, then became Thor, then briefly changed to Thors during Secret Wars, then transformed into The Mighty Thor. And now we've circled right back around to Thor again. But no matter how often the title on the cover changes, the quality has remained consistent. If you were reading and enjoying The Mighty Thor before, you'll want to be following Thor now." -Jesse
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Venom #2 Review
Written by Donny Cates | Drawn by Ryan Stegman
"To date, we've only seen a handful of the new series that will comprise Marvel's Fresh Start relaunch, but the results have been promising so far. Venom in particular is a showcase for what's possible with the clean slate this relaunch allows. What was once a struggling series with some promise has suddenly morphed into one of Marvel's most engaging monthly books. What a difference a few weeks can make." -Jesse
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Between the Panels: The New Age of DC Heroes Is Failing
"DC Comics has been nothing if not ambitious in the last few years. The DC Rebirth relaunch was just the beginning, paving the way for a slew of new imprints like Young Animal, Wildstorm, DC Black Label and the recently revealed DC Vertigo relaunch. Then there's "The New Age of DC Heroes," an imprint devoted to spotlighting big-name artists and new characters. More than any other initiative this year, The New Age of DC Heroes embodies the kind of publisher DC is striving to be. That's why it's so unfortunate that the line has so utterly failed to live up to its promise." -Jesse
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Marvel's New Black Panther Comic Embraces the Movie In the Right Way
"Marvel's Fresh Start relaunch has brought about a number of big changes for popular heroes, but perhaps no hero's world has changed as radically as Black Panther's. The recent Black Panther #1 introduced a drastically different status quo, one where T'Challa finds himself a prisoner who breaks out to join an interstellar resistance force. Rarely has a comic kept the same writer and yet changed so drastically from one issue to the next. But this new status quo also seems to be just the change of pace Black Panther needed, as well as giving Marvel the chance to draw in some characters and elements from the movie that otherwise wouldn't be possible." -Jesse


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DURHAM, N.C.- After an incredible four years with the Duke women's golf program, Leona Maguire took time recently to look back at her collegiate career and ahead to a promising professional career in golf.
Since arriving in the fall of 2014, Maguire made an immediate impact with the Blue Devil program and leaves Durham as one of the top golfers in Duke and NCAA history. She re-wrote the Duke and NCAA record books and was a model student-athlete along the way.
Maguire compiled 10 wins, a 70.97 stroke average, 24 top five finishes, 35 top 10 placements, 39 top 20 finishes, 87 rounds of even or under par and 32 scores in the 60s … and that is just the start. A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire was a three-time WGCA Scholar All-American and expected to add a fourth to the list this summer and was a CoSIDA Academic All-America as a junior. A two-time National Player of the Year, three-time ACC Individual Champion, four-time WGCA First Team All-America and the list would go on for hours.
One of the hardest workers to come through the storied Duke women's golf program, Maguire was a constant figure the last four seasons in the Blue Devil lineup and was the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world for a record 135 weeks.
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Finding sanctuary amidst chaos is my definition of being in a relationship. The sanctuary that looks, feels, tastes the way it portrays from the outside point of view. Sanctuary as it is. Sanctuary that does not expect you to act like a messiah or a servant. Sanctuary that bends and fluctuates the way the chaos demands it to. Sanctuary that gives you proper housing and feeds you nourishing food.
Some cases (for the importance of their reputations and those that they associate with, I will not give out their name or other detail features about their cases) of relationship that I know tend to make one partner as the dominating actor, while the other as someone that could serve them with everything and anything that they currently please to have. It's hard to find other type; the type of relationships where they could just kiss and hug each other at random moments, say "I love you" when the other makes such good meals, wear sweatpants and oversize sweaters in front of each other, or even buy same the detergent so that they could smell like each other. It's hard to find functioning relationships which regard the people that create it as equals and humans without the expectations of having startlingly good-looking prince with nice abs that is multi-linguist as your partner or having exceptionally humble princess that can eat nice desserts without having to change her clothing size from zero to something shockingly bigger.
Being with someone without the awkwardness, during both sober and drunk states, is hard. Finding words that could mend the inconvenient silent is hard. Finding someone that you can get comfortable with is hard. It's easier to find people who only need the simplicity of one night stands. It's easier to find people who only need relationships just because they want to have one; not because they crave the connection that could have with another people. It's easier to find people who only want to have connections that are based on their sexual/physical preferences. It'seasier to find people who only want simple relationship where they use each other because they both probably don't have the time, place, money or affection to make it otherwise.
I want to feel full connection with someone. Not just because they want to "try" to get me, not just because they want to "taste" me, not just because they find me appealing, not just because they find me adequate for their taste, not just because I substitute someone else's spot in their life; but because I can pour myself (soul, thoughts, cravings, tastes, dislikes, fears, phobias and ideals) to someone without having them to spit me out like I am tasteless expired food. And vice versa.
I want to wake up knowing that I am fighting alongside with someone. That I battle this world's chaotic insanity with my fellow comrade who may or may not know more about the fields than I do (preferably more).
It's easier to write words, like this, about things that I want or I need. But it's harder to find the person that could match up all the expectations.
So please, come home soon. So I could get to know you again, listening to your fears and hysterias, talk about our future that is creeping up on us; and we can build sanctuary together.


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River Forest police, Oak Park police and River Forest firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:00 p.m. Saturday December 2, 2017 to a report of a shooting at North Avenue and Harlem Avenue at the border of River Forest and Oak Park.
A 23-year-old man driving an SUV was killed and a female passenger wounded during the shooting. River Forest police report that an SUV was stopped at a red light at North Avenue and Harlem Avenue when someone stepped out of a sedan stopped behind the SUV. The offender walked up to the SUV, and fired several inside the vehicle.
Steven Ward, age 23, driving the SUV, was shot and killed. Ward was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead at 11:29 p.m. His female passenger was wounded and transported to an undisclosed hospital with injuries that initially appeared to be non-life-threatening.
Police said Ward is a "self-reported" documented gang member from Chicago.
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...so I'm not leaving you hanging on that last crazy-emotional entry. Sorry, kids... I'm artistic and, naturally, very dramatic. It's my curse. Anywho...
My hair's long enough for pigtails again! I feel like a girl again. I don't understand why I'm so pathetic, to be honest, where I don't feel feminine unless I can pull my hair back. After all, I don't think that when I see other ladies wearing short hair, but I guess it's a personal thing. Actually, I think I'm gonna grow it back out all the way and cut it off again. It's kind of fun to see people's expressions when I show up with 10 inches less hair.
I really am looking forward to having an income and a place of my own. It's trivial, but I really want a new bed. I have no headboard on mine (it's actually a trundle bed), and because the head of my bed is in front of the window, I can't lean my pillows against anything. If I try to lean against the window, well, I basically would fall between the bed and the window. It's a very Niki thing to manage to do. So, new bed, full size or larger, with a headboard. The rest of the stuff can be replaced quite gradually, as far as I'm concerned.
Ooh, speaking of bedrooms, I'm actually COLD tonight! It's awesome! I've spent the past three months in this room melting or surviving with the fan blowing directly on me all night, but tonight, it's slightly chilly! I love fall! Which, of course, means that it's 22 days until my birthday. Normally, I get completely psyched, and of course I'm excited, but the age thing feels so, well, dull. I mean, 23. It's such an in-between kind of year. But that's ok, it's still another year God's given me in this world, for better or for worse. That's plenty reason to praise.
As the semester progresses, I'm growing more and more ready for graduation. I'm ready to leave behind reminders of my crush (which is particularly crushing this month so far) and just plain get past school. I'm looking forward to using the time that I currently devote to homework (and procrastinating on it) to doing things like FINALLY teaching myself to play the guitar that's collecting dust in the corner and tackling oil painting projects. In a way, it'll be good for me to be on my own for awhile. My walk has become such a corporate-worship type of walk in the past couple years, and while having a group of people to keeping me accountable is good, too much can result (and has) in my neglecting one-on-one time with the Lord. So, as much as I love everyone here, I do realize that my time is drawing to a close, and I'm growing at peace with it.
Furthermore, I'm starting to believe (even if I don't like) the fact that it's probably never going to happen with me and The Boy. Either someday God's going to place a gentleman in my life who is right, or He'll teach me to find joy in my singleness. One of the things about the Church that drives me a little nuts is this lie that's floating around that, if the desire of your heart is a spouse, if you devote yourself enough to God, He'll send that one to you. It comes from that verse in Psalm that says that if you seek after God, He'll give you the desires of your heart. But if you're seeking after God, He'll give you that desire... Himself. It gets taken the wrong way. We don't know that He's going to give us earthly happiness. He never promised that. He promised joy and peace in the Spirit, but that does not denote earthly satisfaction or eventual relief for our longings.
I might marry someday (which I really do long for), but it's not promised. So enough of the false/dishonest hope!
Seek first Christ, not so He'll give you what you want, but so He'll give you what you need: Himself.
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John 14:14-You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
I received both my husband and my son by believeing this verse with all of my heart, mind, and soul. However, there were some things that GOD made me straighten out first. But he kept his promise as he always does. Maybe it the same for you, or it could be something so simple as a test of faith. This isn't a "false hope." It is a real hope. Treat it that way!
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Boy drinks from water tanker in India. (Photo by Nicole See)
NEW DELHI, India | If there are water wars in the future, conservationist Jyothi Sharma thinks they'll happen just outside her apartment in an upper-middle class enclave in Delhi's Vasant Kunj neighborhood.
Right across her street is a sprawling slum, an illegal — but quite rational — settlement. These neighbors are economic migrants from rural areas who come to find work as domestics across the street, or as daily laborers in India's booming — and almost entirely urban — new economy.
The annual influx adds anywhere from 500,000 to 700,000 news residents to India's capital New Delhi which, at 16 million inhabitants, is already well past its carrying capacity.
"Only 27 percent of this city is a planned city," says Sharma. "You cannot stop them coming because it's the only place they can get some livelihood."
Since the Vasant Kunj slum is illegal, the government cannot install permanent infrastructure, such as a community water tap. Instead, the municipality dispatches a large water tanker each day. The exact time it will arrive is anyone's guess. When it does, there's a mad dash as people driven by frustration and even thirst converge on the truck, elbows before siphons. In a short time, hundreds of jerry cans and buckets are filled, their owners finally able to resume their lives.
"The children lose an average of one day of school and adults about four hours of productive work time just to provide for their water and sanitation needs," says Sharma, who runs a non-governmental group called Force.
Back on her side of the street, neighbors are hardly free of water worries, but can buy their way out of long lines and waits. The municipal water supply to their apartment buildings comes on for about 45 minutes each day, a trickle so anemic that residents use electric pumps to suck it into holding tanks and later to rooftop reservoirs.
Sharma says the city's water woes could be largely eased by simple practices like rainwater collection systems and recycling. Instead, fresh water is currently piped in from dams more than 200 miles away.
It all betrays a widespread indifference at all policy levels toward this vital, ever-dwindling resource. This is particularly true in agriculture, which consumes 80 percent of the fresh water, says Ashok Jaitly, a water expert at The Environmental Research Institute in Delhi.
Across the plains of India's breadbasket state of Punjab, groundwater is pumped up and gushes over cotton, rice and other thirsty crops. At least half of it is wasted; draining aquifers to a point that Jaitly says will threaten the nation's food security in a few years. But for now, farmers, an electoral force in Indian politics, pay nothing for water or electricity.
"You have the politics of populism, which encourages inefficient farm management and water utilization," Jaitly adds. "It's a very emotive and political issue."
So is the issue of population.
"In India we don't have social security for elderly people, so only they have to rely on children, says Ashish Bose, a leading demographer and author of a new book, "Headcount." Coercive attempts to enforce family planning in the 1970s led to the downfall of Indira Gandhi's government, Bose says, and no government dares mention the subject.
The best way to ensure a smaller family is to increase economic security, he adds. "Development is the best contraceptive."
Ironically, India has enjoyed years of healthy economic growth. But Sharma says absent comprehensive new approaches to conserving water, it makes the water war scenario more plausible, since development spikes more demand for less water. The day these tankers stop coming, she says, her far more numerous neighbors from across the street will come after the storage tanks that provides the middle class some precarious protection from shortages.
"Populations are dense, resources are dwindling aspirations are high, this is where the conflict will be."
By most authoritative projections, India's population will begin to stabilize in 2050 — at a world-leading 1.6 billion.
On Wednesday's NewsHour, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on water scarcity in India — the start of a year-long partnership with National Geographic magazine looking at population issues. This report is part of a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Under-Told Stories Project at St. Mary's University in Minnesota.
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text: winter Columbia streets cleared for driving, school in session Wednesday By Rehman Tungekar & Associated Press • Jan 7, 2014 Kristofor Husted / KBIA As Missourians muddle through another frigid day Tuesday, the worst cold snap in nearly two decades is coming to an end — just in time for more snow. How the cold is affecting Columbia's homeless shelters By Kellie Moore • Jan 7, 2014 The Interfaith Day Center in Columbia was packed full on Monday as people sought refuge from the cold temperatures. The high for the day was 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The center, which is a daytime resource for those who are homeless, is expected to move to Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church soon. In the current location on Park Avenue, there's only seating for about 20 people. Up to a foot of snow possible in parts of Missouri By Associated Press • Jan 3, 2014 Kristofor Husted / KBIA Forecasters are urging Missourians to brace for a wicked round of winter weather that's about to hit. The National Weather Service said Friday that a winter storm could dump nearly a foot of snow on the St. Louis region over the weekend, with significant but lesser amounts elsewhere. Bitter cold is coming, too, with readings well below zero Sunday night and Monday night. Wind chills could reach as low as minus-35 degrees. NWS expects wet commute Friday afternoon, 3"- 4" snow overnight By Ryan Famuliner • Dec 13, 2013 Ryan Famuliner Jon Carney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, says while drivers were experiencing patchy ice on the roads throughout the morning, that isn't expected to last much longer. At around noon, temperatures at the Columbia Regional Airport ticked above freezing, and Carney says in Columbia, he expects temperatures will stay above freezing until the sun starts to set Friday night. He says drivers can expect wet roads for the afternoon commute. He says the sleet and freezing rain should turn in to rain before 1:00pm, and then turn to snow in central Missouri between 5:00pm and 7:00pm. Warming centers and shelters open in Columbia By Romain Cluzel • Nov 7, 2013 Warming centers and shelters have now opened in Columbia, according to the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services. It has 14 buildings hosting people during winter months. Representatives said 8 of those buildings are warming centers open during business hours. · ARC (Activity and Recreation Center) at 1707 West Ash Street · Armory Sports and Community Center at 701 East Ash Street · Boone County Government Center at 801 East Walnut Some closures already announced for Tuesday, including MU and CPS By KBIA Staff • Feb 25, 2013 National Weather Service The University of Missouri announced it will be closing its campus Tuesday ahead of forecasts for significant snowfall in Mid-Missouri. You can check the latest on the expected totals here on the National Weather Service site. Warm winter temperatures lead to MoDOT maintenance By Casey Purcella • Apr 19, 2012 Warm temperatures this winter and spring have the Missouri Department of Transportation painting and repairing the roads it was plowing all winter last year.


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It's time for tech hubs to go where they're welcome.
San Francisco is a great American city. And Google is a great American company. But the two are having some trouble getting along. Last week, anti-eviction protestors surrounded one of Google's private shuttle buses, which transport employees from their urban homes to the company's suburban campus, and staged a phony incident in which an alleged Googler unleashed his contempt for the city's lower orders. Then, just in time for the backlash to the anti-Google backlash, prominent local startup CEO Greg Gopman delivered the real deal in the form of a Facebook rant decrying the San Francisco poor as, in essence, uppity. In other cities, Gopman wrote, "the lower part of society keep to themselves" and "realize it's a privilege to be in the civilized part of town and view themselves as guests." With tensions running high, perhaps a breakup is in order.
The Bay Area is sick and tired of the antics of entitled techies, and the nouveaux riches want a place where they'll be appreciated. It's time for federal authorities to step in and move the show someplace else. Cleveland, say.
After all, every big city has its share of obnoxious protesters and obnoxious overclassers. What makes the tensions in the Bay Area especially extreme is the fearsome competition over scarce resources—specifically housing and office space.
The influx of money, young people, and business investment into Silicon Valley hasn't led to a construction boom and the urbanization of the area. Instead, the local towns continue to insist on strict, suburban-style zoning that essentially rules out new housing supply. Nor are city officials in San Francisco interested in rezoning to allow for more population in a city that's currently only about half as dense as Brooklyn. The mass transit system, likewise, strains to cope with current demands (a situation not helped by the cultural gaps between the tech set and other transit stakeholders). Local officials are unable or unwilling to reform Caltrain in a way that would make it useful regional transit, and again, Valley officials won't zone for the creation of giant office towers in downtown Mountain View and Palo Alto that would make more transit-oriented development workable.
Our New Tech Metropolis will have enough local engineering talent and acquisition money that it will inevitably develop a startup scene of its own.
So instead of the tech boom leading to broadly based prosperity, it leads to private buses and skyrocketing house prices. If I called the shots, I would change these policies. But if that's not going to happen, a divorce is the second-best solution.
The problem is that it's not going to happen on its own. Large tech companies like to be where the highest concentration of skilled tech workers is. Entrepreneurs want to be where the venture capitalists are. Venture capitalists want to be near both the skilled workers who can staff new firms and the established firms who may buy the companies. People with skills want to go where the venture capital and the employers are. Individual people or small firms can and do leave, in search of cheaper houses or other amenities, but in doing so they give up substantial benefits of agglomeration. And when they do leave, they tend to scatter—some to Austin, some to New York, a few to the Boston area, Zappos is even in Las Vegas—rather than building a new hub.
What's needed is for a critical mass—say Google and Apple and Facebook and Twitter—to move all at once, to the same place, thus immediately creating a new tech hub. With the startups and VC firms left behind, Silicon Valley and San Francisco will still be a vibrant industry hub. But the departure of thousands of highly compensated employees of four tech giants will provide a great deal of relief to the local real estate market.
Meanwhile, our New Tech Metropolis will have enough local engineering talent and acquisition money that it will inevitably develop a startup scene of its own.
The only question is where? All you need is a city that has bigger problems than douche-y Facebook posts, creating plenty of room for local housing investment to become a win-win rather than an engine of displacement. Cities such as Buffalo, N.Y., or Pittsburgh come to mind, although unlike Detroit and Cleveland, they lack a major airport. Plans to save Detroit, however, are a bit cliché at this point, and I worry that any tech hub you tried to build there would naturally drift over to Ann Arbor, Mich., anyway. But Cleveland's got plenty of affordable housing, plenty of available office space, flights to every important North American city, and even its own Federal Reserve bank.
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Obama's Right
The bin Laden photos shouldn't be released. No matter how gruesome or not gruesome the photos are, images of a dead bin Laden would offend not only committed radicals, but would also likely inflame the passions of some who are not currently radicalized. This would not only be a threat to American troops, it could also unintentionally provide a resurgence of energy and new blood into a terrorist movement that has been rendered increasingly ineffective over the last 10 years. This is in nobody's interest.
The idea that the photos should be released as a way of providing proof of death is also a pretty faulty argument. I understand the view of folks like Krauthammer that conspiracy theories and hair-brained intrigue are not the sole property of the idiot fringe like the birthers on the Right or the truthers on the Left, but are in fact an integral part of mainstream thought and discourse on 'the Arab street'. Therefore, so the theory goes, releasing the photos would provide the kind of evidence that would dampen a potential conspiracy frenzy in the Arab world. I politely dissent.
Government policy, both foreign and domestic, has to accommodate and even at times 'condescend' to the level of the masses. But such accommodation needs to have reasonable limits. Government policy that accommodates and is even dictated by mass stupidity is dangerous, because it jeopardizes national interests, does nothing to elevate the discourse or national conversation, and in fact, concedes ground to the point where the inmates can start running the asylum.
Look, doubts about bin Laden's death aren't fueled by a lack of proof; they're fueled by a lack of thinking. When the United States openly tells the entire world that bin Laden is dead, that claim instantly becomes the easiest claim in the world to debunk if it isn't true. All bin Laden would have to do is record a video or audio that says, "Hey, I know the United States is telling the world that I was killed in a raid on April 30/May 1 2011 at a compound in Abbottabad Pakistan by Navy Seals. Well, this claim is obviously a lie, since I'm still here." This kind of verifiable statement is what Hitler gave in the aftermath of the Stauffenberg plot to assassinate him in 1944, and it's what any high profile person would do to set the record straight, 'reassure' his loyalists, and not allow a lie to demoralize his movement/forces. When the US makes a claim like this, the burden of proof is just as much on bin Laden to disprove the claim as it is on the US to provide reasonable evidence of the claim's veracity. If anyone doubts this, they might want to consult the religious leaders in Palestine in the 1st century, since all they had to do to stamp out Christianity forever was produce the corpse of Christ. As Jack Nicholson said in The Departed, "If you coulda, you woulda."
The bottom line is that we don't need potentially inflammatory photos to be evidentially satisfied that bin Laden is dead. bin Laden's silence since the episode is the most compelling proof of all. There's no accounting for stupidity, and US policy shouldn't be writing a blank check to such stupidity, particularly when lives could be lost and evil movements rejuvenated by doing so.


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SUPERMARINE have swooped to sign former Swindon Town goalkeeper Matt Bulman from rivals Cirencester Town.
Bulman's heroics between the posts were one of the few highlights for Cirencester last season as the club were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division, and Marine manager Mark Collier was delighted to get his man.
"When somebody of Bully's calibre becomes available you have to go out and sign them," said Collier, who has also added former Clevedon Town striker Steve Cook to his Hunts Copse squad.
"Bully is not just an excellent goalkeeper, but a real character in the dressing room too.
"Tom King was my player of the season last year so to have two goalkeepers of that standard is a real bonus. They will both be pushing hard for a starting place."
Both Bulman and Cook have penned one-year deals with the South Marston side as Collier looks to shape his team for next season.
The capture of Cook will add depth to an already burgeoning forward line, but the manager insists a sizeable squad will be vital.
"We don't have a reserve team here at Supermarine so it's important that we have competition for places," he said.
"Steve knows the situation and he will have to fight for his shirt like everyone else.
"But he is a proven goalscorer and it shows we are looking to move forward by bringing him to the club.'' Meanwhile, Cirencester Town captain Chris Collins has left the Corinium Stadium to sign for Clevedon Town, but the Centurions have added Highworth's Lee Spalding to their squad.


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The figure shows two monolithic microwave integrated-circuit (MMIC) amplifier chips optimized to function in the frequency range of 90 to 130 GHz, covering nearly all of F-band (90 – 140 GHz). These amplifiers were designed specifically for local-oscillator units in astronomical radio telescopes such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). They could also be readily adapted for use in electronic test equipment, automotive radar systems, and communications systems that operate between 90 and 130 GHz.
There have been many published articles about MMIC poweramplifier chips and modules that operate at lower frequencies in Wband (75–110 GHz). Such chips typically provide 50 to 300 mW of output power per 0.6 to 1.2 mm of gate periphery of the transistors on the chips, and contain either GaAs or InP high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) or InP heterojunction bipolar transistors. The radio-frequency interconnections on such chips have been primarily made with microstrip transmission lines, which are particularly convenient for large eight-way powercombining networks. For higher frequencies, it may be more beneficial to use grounded coplanar waveguide transmission lines to avoid the added source inductances required in microstrip circuits to provide grounds for the transistors. The present 90–130 GHz MMIC amplifiers are products of an effort to increase the operating frequency of power amplifiers beyond W-band utilizing co-planar waveguide circuitry, while also increasing the number of transistors to be power-combined on a chip (and hence, the maximum output power).


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The month of October belonged to the GW Geckos girls volleyball team.
After winning the girls title for the second straight year by defeating the ND Royals in the championships game, GSPN and the National Guard were pleased to award the team of the month to the purple and gold.
It was the 13th title for Gecko head coach Bobbi Quinata and presenting the award was Lieutenant Colonel Ester Aguigui, who had a lasting history with Quinata as a member of the Gecko family.
"We're all still celebrating," said Geckos Sia Duenas, who was also awarded the GSPN player of the game in the championship game.
Get the full broadcast of the award here: National Guard Team of the Month October
Relive the Geckos second straight title here: Geckos Retain Volleyball Glory
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