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Rajesh Khanna to get Lifetime Achievement Award at IIFA
Bollywood's original superstar Rajesh Khanna is to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) which is to be held at the Venetian Macau Resort in China from June 11 to 13.
From 1969 to 1975, the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon swept the Indian cinema like anything seen before and the hysteria he generated among the fans was unprecedented. Rajesh Khanna marked his entry into the film industry with the 1966 film "Aakhri Khat", followed by "Raaz" and "Baharon Ke Sapne}.
Rajesh Khanna's performances in films like "Aurat", "Khamoshi", "Aradhana", "Kati Patang", "Dushman", "Amar Prem", "Daag", "Prem Nagar", "Anand", "Namak Haram" among others have given him an unforgettable place in the Indian cinema.
Rajesh Khanna received 11 Best Actor Filmfare Awards and is the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2008.
Each year, IIFA honours a member of the Indian Film Fraternity, who have made innumerable contributions to Indian cinema, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rajesh Khanna is the 10th recipient of the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award.


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Mumbai's funnymen on how stand-up comedy is becoming a feasible profession
Mumbai's funnymen discuss how being a full-time stand-up comic is gradually becoming a feasible profession
Not too long ago, (not even a decade) the Mumbaikar was still getting introduced to the concept of live comedy. In 2010, Vir Das was pioneering the art of cracking jokes in English in India and there were about 15 stand-up comedians in Mumbai who were yet to get paid for what they did. Now, in the words of Anuvab Pal, a veteran who's done over 100 shows of his hugely popular show History of India, the popularity of stand-up comedy has increased "explosively." There are over 10 venues in the city, from one in 2010, that host stand-up every week. Spaces like Canvas Laugh Club and The Hive host new comedians for open mic performances every Monday and there are over 30 comedians in the city who get paid handsomely for each show.
Vir Das
But borrowing concerned elder speak: Will cracking jokes pay the bills? Punit Pania of Chalta Hai Comedy reveals, "it can". Pania quit a corporate job in sales last year, to pursue comedy full time. "We do regular shows at venues like Barking Deer in Lower Parel, Brewbot in Andheri or Three Wise Monkeys in Khar," he says.
Money of the joke
Full-time stand-up comic Kautuk Srivastava puts the number of professional comedians performing in the city at 50 to 60. Pania feels that roughly 30 of them are full-time comics. "Now, if a comedian is writing a script for a web series or writing a column, he is still primarily a stand-up as he does not have a 9-5 job," Pania explains. The hardest part of not having a full-time job, according to Srivastava, is that there are seasons of plenty, and then there are periods when they get no calls at all.
Anuvab Pal
Pania says that remuneration for a stand-up show is not too bad either. Someone who has just arrived in the scene and not broken the Internet or suddenly become immensely popular can get Rs 30, 000 for a single show. This can go up to Rs 1.5 lakh for more established ones. "The main moolah is from corporate gigs," informs fellow stand-up comic Kautuk Srivastava. It can be for their sales pitch or to entertain valued customers.
Hijaas Moosa
Initially the stand-up event was clubbed with events like dance, fire breathing and what not but now things have improved and people are more keen on stand-up shows," he says.
Hijaas Moosa, who performs regularly across the city sheds more light on surviving on comedy alone. "I barely survive after paying rent in Andheri (E) but that much I am able to afford," he reveals.
Funny money
At pub venues, tickets are usually priced at around Rs 250 to Rs 350, and includes a choice of beer. At more popular and established venues like the Canvas Laugh Club, tickets are priced higher at R600 on weekdays and Rs 750 on weekends. The pricing of tickets can vary widely depending on the popularity of the comedians performing and tickets for top comedians or groups can often be Rs 1000 to Rs 1,500.
Sharin Bhatti, who runs the popular city venues of unconventional shows, The Hive and The Cuckoo Club, says that the number of new comedy shows have increased so much that it is really difficult to keep count.
Kautuk Srivastava
"We have stand-up performances 20 days a month and this is a phenomenal increase considering that even two years ago stand-up was restricted to two or three days a week. It would not be stretching it too far to say that in the last three years the number of comedians in the city has doubled," she says.
Moosa points out that the audience for comedy, too, has matured. "Earlier, the audience was mostly first-timers. Now, we have people who go to sand-up shows and know what to expect. We can try out a lot more. We can try out dirty jokes, dark jokes and satire now," he says.
Punit Pania
Comedy has also evolved in other Indian cilities like Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Pune and many more comedians are entering the scene. Anuvab Pal, however, points out that money will always be a tricky question for a comedian. "One cannot start doing stand-up thinking about money. The moot question will always remain whether you have something to say and whether you have the urge to say it out notwithstanding the money," he asserts. The good news is that if what you have to say can make people laugh, money seems to be coming in.
Stand-up venues
- Canvas Laugh Club
- The Cuckoo Club
- Barking Deer
- Three Wise Monkeys
- Jeff Goldberg Studio
- 14 Sauce Story
- Tap, Andheri
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Lioness Carter inspired by Henry's va va voom
Two years ago Danielle Carter received her first England call-up. Unhappily she had to watch the Lionesses from the bench and did not even kick a ball. On Monday night the Arsenal striker was finally given her chance by Mark Sampson in Estonia, and wasted no time in announcing herself on the international stage.
The 22 year old waited only two minutes before netting her first goal, and added two more to complete a hat-trick in the closing minutes and round off a stellar debut. "It was a dream come true," Carter said. "Obviously I've dreamt a lot of things but I never thought they would come true like that. It's pretty much the perfect way it could have ended."
Even Sampson, who had overlooked Carter until now, singled out the forward for special praise on a night when he felt the team had been profligate despite running out 8-0 winners. Carter does not disagree and admits there is more to come from both herself and her new-found colleagues.
"It's always nice to be praised by the manager but it's a team game. I had a lot of chances that I could have been more clinical with, as did some of my teammates. We definitely could have got more goals."
Carter's stunning performance in Tallinn came just two weeks after meeting Arsenal club legend, Thierry Henry. The Frenchman visited the Arsenal squad at their training ground and spoke to the girls about his career and experiences.
"It was a big surprise because none of us knew that he was going to come in. Obviously everyone has got a lot of respect for him, but also on a personal level people look up to him. It was really nice to listen to his insight and to what he thought about the game."
Henry gave the squad some valuable advice which Carter certainly seems to have taken on board. "He spoke about his experiences at different clubs and sacrifices he had to take. One thing he said was 'train as you dream', which sounded quite cool. It was very inspiring to hear his point of view and what he thought about the game."
Carter's dream debut may have been just the kind of thing the former Barcelona man's enigmatic "train as you dream" tip was referring to. Certainly if Henry caught any of the action from Tallinn – and he told the team he watched the Women's World Cup and tries to tune in whenever Arsenal are on television – he would have noted the goals of a fellow Arsenal striker. "To follow in his footsteps would be remarkable," said Carter.
Comparisons could be drawn between Carter and another of her idols, an Arsenal legend who also made an impact in her first England appearance, teammate Rachel Yankey. Her Lionesses debut came when Carter was just four. "Yanks has always been someone that I've looked up to," Carter said. "It's not exactly been overwhelming playing alongside her, but to think she's a teammate, and she sees me as that, is a bit weird."
And if Henry and Yankey were not enough to inspire Carter, her greatest sporting idol certainly knows a thing or two about being the best. "Outside of football [I look up to] Serena Williams, for what she's achieved in tennis. I just think she's an out-and-out athlete and no one can come near her. I just like watching her. I'm not even a tennis fan per se, but I do like her."
Off the pitch, Carter describes herself as quite a "homely person" who enjoys shopping and badminton. She puts her success down to the support of her family, and particularly her mum, who ferried her backwards and forwards to training sessions and matches as a youngster.
"Family is everything really. I mean, besides football you always go back to your family. Although football is what you love and enjoy, family are always there regardless whether you win, draw or lose. I wouldn't have been able to be where I am now without my mum. She's always been, and probably still is, my number one supporter, and she still comes to my games with my little brother."
Like many Women's Super League players, Carter has other strings to her bow away from football. The former Leyton Orient trainee has recently qualified as a physiotherapist, having combined her football for the last few years with a course at Hertfordshire University. It is something she hopes to continue, even before she hangs up her boots. "Eventually I would like to be a full-time physio. But for now I want to concentrate on football because I've been in education for however long and I just want to have a bit of a break and maybe do things part-time."
Her degree course has come in handy, too. "I do treat myself now in a sense and give our physio a little time off. If it's a problem I can deal with, like strapping myself, then I'll do it. I'm quite good when it comes to injuries. I'd only go to our own physio if I got seriously injured and didn't know how to deal with it myself. But it's good because it's allowed me to understand what's wrong and what I need to do to recover."
Back on the pitch, Arsenal face an uphill task if they want to be crowned WSL champions as they sit five points adrift of leaders Chelsea with only two games to go. Back in the red of Arsenal, Carter hopes she maintain her international form. "I do hope to carry it into my club football. I believe we are still in with a chance. It's not in our hands because we're depending on others to drop points. But Liverpool were in the same situation last season and things went their way on the last day."
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Last year, LEGO released the LEGO Star Wars BB-8 (75187) which was a large scale model of the character and it turned out to be a pretty successful set. It looks like LEGO will continue with that trend of producing larger scale builds and Brickshop.nl has confirmed that there will be a Porg (75230) coming out later this year. Consisting of 811 pieces and retailing for €79.99, LEGO is hoping the adorable furry creature will bring them the same success as it did with BB-8.
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April 4, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon EcoTravel sent a group to the prairie to find these birds last week. The birding and the landscape were awesome.
April 4, 2019 – Connecticut Audubon EcoTravel sent a group to the prairie to find these birds last week. The birding and the landscape were awesome.
October 2018 – A violinist, lyricist, and librettist by profession, Rob Taylor is also a seasoned traveler whose birding trips have brought him around the world. He joined a Connecticut Audubon tour of Cuba as a guest seven years ago and returned to lead the tour as an EcoTravel volunteer the following year. Since then, […]
August 14, 2018 – You may have heard by now that there is a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Essex! It's quite the buzz in the birding community and if accepted by the birding powers as a wild bird, it will be a first state record.
We hope you're planning to participate in our Migration Madness Bird-a-thon. Our Centers and their surrounding sanctuaries are all great places to go. We asked the experts on our staff and Board to outline what you might look for. Each of the Centers or areas below have bird walks scheduled for May 17, 18 or […]
March 9, 2018. Pink-footed Goose is becoming a more regular visitor to the United States east coast, with recent sightings in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and out on Long Island.
December 10, 2017. Welcome to the 2017 Snowy Owl season! With over 10 different sightings already reported in Connecticut and perhaps a hundred or more from Virginia to Maine, there is no doubt this is an irruption year.
Don't Miss The Boat! Saturday, April 29 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Come search for majestic Bald Eagles and welcome Connecticut River Osprey back to their breeding grounds. Cruises will be aboard the motor vessel Becky Thatcher and leave from Eagle Landing State park in Haddam. Connecticut Audubon Society naturalists are on board the […]
Mew Gull: The smallest of the "white-headed" gulls in North America, the Mew Gull has been seen at Hammonasset.
Grab your spotting scope and head to East Windsor to look for this rare visitor to Connecticut (and several other rare visitors as well).
Red-headed Woodpecker: This almost unmistakable bird is more commonly found to our west and south but this year there have been a number of sightings in Connecticut and surrounding states.


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A San Francisco native, Hazel earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Riverside before graduating with her Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law. She believes that giving back to the community is important—Hazel serves as an Honorary Board Member for the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities, which is committed to supporting education, children, the homeless, survivors of abuse, and persons with disabilities.
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Rural Health Innovations (RHI) is the technical assistance (TA) provider for the June 2015 cohort of Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program ("Network Planning") grantees. This introductory webinar provides information on the education, training, and guidance that grantees will receive throughout the grant period, including webinars, direct questions and consultations, resources and tools, on-site visits, creating directories and sourcebooks, and guidance in self-assessment, evaluation and strategic planning.
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By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats won a game, and a division, Monday afternoon.
The Bats beat the Indianapolis Indians 6-3 on Labor Day, the final day of the International League regular season, at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville's victory, coupled with Columbus' 5-2 loss to Toledo, gave the Bats their third straight IL West title.
It also capped an incredible regular-season comeback by Louisville (79-64), which trailed the Clippers by 13 games on July 4 and ended up finishing a half-game ahead of them. The Bats went 35-16 after the IL All-Star break, and that includes going 5-8 over their final 13 games as they dealt with call-ups by the parent Cincinnati Reds.
Louisville - which opens the postseason Wednesday - had lost four of its last five games against the Indians, but on Monday the Bats scored five runs in the first three innings. They also got a solid start from Ben Jukich, who had a no-hitter heading into the sixth inning, as well as 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief from a pair of pitchers.
In the first Zack Cozart singled with one out, moved to third on Danny Dorn's double. Both would score on Sean Henry's single off Indy starter Brad Lincoln.
Dave Sappelt's two-out solo home run - his first of the season - gave the Bats a 3-0 lead in the second.
Then in the third Lincoln walked Frazier with one out, gave up an infield single to Henry, then walked Devin Mesoraco to load the bases.
Dana Eveland came on in relief of Lincoln (7-5) and didn't get any help from his defense. Indy third baseman Akinori Iwamura misplayed a ball off the bat of Wilkin Castillo that allowed both Frazier and Henry to score to make it 5-0 Louisville.
However Indy scored once in the sixth and two in the seventh to close within 5-3.
Pedro Ciriaco led off the sixth with double off Jukich. He moved to third on Doug Bernier's single, then scored on Alex Presley's ground out.
In the seventh Jonathan Van Every hit a one-out solo homer off Jukich, who hasn't lost a start since June. The lanky left-hander gave up a two-out walk to Brian Friday before being relieved by Micah Owings. The right-hander gave up a double to Melillo to score Friday, a run that was charged to Jukich (7-4), who allowed three hits and three earned runs while walking three and striking out four over 6 2/3 innings.
Owings then got Ciriaco to pop out to end the threat.
Louisville added some insurance in the bottom of the inning when Frazier hit a one-out solo homer - his 17th of the season - off Indy reliever Corey Hamman.
Owings and Jared Burton limited the Indians to three hits over the final 2 1/3 innings.
Still Indy had a chance to deny Louisville its third straight division title. In the ninth Van Every led off with a single, then Friday reached on a fielding error by Cozart (Louisville's shortstop) with two outs. But after a coaching visit to the mound Burton got Melillo to ground into a game-ending 4-6-3 double play for his fourth save of the season.
Sappelt, Frazier and Henry accounted for six of Louisville's eighth hits with two apiece.
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Play as a gay prince Amir who needs to survive royal life and come up with excuses to avoid marrying a princess - the ultimate fairytale parody!
Your Royal Gayness is a humorous story-driven resource management game for PC, Mac and Linux. The kingdom is yours (while your parents are traveling), and you're free to rule it as you please. Too bad that princesses are lining up at your door, hoping to secure a marriage with the heir of an influential kingdom!
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The game advances day-by day for a few months while your parents are traveling. Each day includes four phases.
Audience phase
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Management phase
: Give commands to your advisors so they can help you shape your kingdom the way you want.
Events phase
: A neighbouring Kingdom is holding a ball - will you go? What do you do there? Events are bits of story that let you get out of your throne room.
Audience phase
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Your Spymaster can help you with interpersonal matters, like finding out more information about princesses to gain an edge against them, or delicately figuring out which of the princes might be waving rainbow banners. Following the same logic, your Drakemaster can be given commands to attack other castles or fortify defenses.
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Nissan has announced the next-generation Titan will be offered with a 5.0-liter V8 Cummins turbo diesel engine.
Nissan has announced the next-generation Titan will be offered with a 5.0-liter V8 Cummins turbo diesel engine.
Currently in the latter stages of development, the engine will produce more than 300 bhp (223 kW) and have approximately 550 lb-ft (744 Nm) of torque. The company didn't have much else to say about the engine but Cummins' Vice President, Dave Crompton, promised it "will offer the right balance of power, performance and fuel economy while delivering the dependability that customers expect of a Cummins engine."
Fred Diaz, Nissan North America's divisional vice president of Sales & Marketing, also noted "Truck owners told us there's a demand for the performance and torque of a diesel in a capable truck that doesn't require the jump up to a heavy-duty commercial pickup." He went on to say "There is no question that the new Titan will turn heads, and with the available Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel, we expect to win new fans and attract buyers looking for this unique configuration."
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I spotted the Germiston and Districts War Memorial purely by accident after taking a wrong turn on my way home on 14 November 200. The Memorial is on the corner of Odendaal and President Strs. Germiston, in front of the former Carnegie Library. Sadly though it had been desecrated and defaced and was used as a drinking spot as well as a posterboard for abortions. Ironically, Remembrance Day was only a few days before, and it was doubtful whether any remembering was done in Germiston that year, or for a few years before or afterwards.
In 2013 I received reports that the plaques had been removed from the memorial and nobody knew who or why they had been removed, the area was also fenced and my instinct said that some sort of development was going to happen but nobody could inform me what it was or whether the plaques were in storage. I feared the worst. Unfortunately the war memorials on the East Rand and a travesty of remembrance, and it seemed as if yet another extinct memorial was in the offing.
However, an interesting article appeared on the Heritage Portal which leads me to believe that there may be hope at the end of the tunnel for the derelict Carnegie Library and the memorial. In the article it confirms that the plaques were stolen in 2013. The Memorial will be restored as part of the project with replica plaques and "…commemoration of the African contribution to the war effort of the First World War be added to the extant memorial." Work on the new theatre is due to commence in November 2014, although I am always sceptical about these things. But, I live in hope.
However, until such times as I know otherwise, this memorial is considered to be extinct.
Update: As at 29/10/2015 the link to the Heritage Portal article redirects to a front page only and no longer to the article. The article has been moved to the following location: http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/rebirth-germiston-carnegie-library
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Which of the following statements concerning the brainstem is true?
C) Damage to the brainstem is usually fatal.
In the CNS, clusters of gray matter containing cell bodies are called
A) nuclei.
The fact that the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body is explained by the
C) decussation of the pyramids in the medulla.
Which of the following is correctly associated with the medulla oblongata?
B) It contains nuclei for regulation of heart rate and blood vessel diameter.
The pyramids of the medulla contain
B) descending motor tracts.
Walking a tightrope would activate what portion of the medulla? A)the pyramids B)the superior colliculi C)the olives
E) both A and C
Consider the following five terms and determine which does not belong.
B) pons
A patient with a traumatic head injury may exhibit vomiting as a result of irritation of nuclei in the
C) medulla oblongata.
A small lesion in the brainstem which resulted in a rapid heart rate, intense vasoconstriction, and elevated blood pressure would probably be located in the
A) medulla oblongata
The part of the brain that connects the medulla to the midbrain is the
B) pons.
The nucleus for the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is located in the
A) pons.
Damage to pontine nuclei might affect
E) heart rate.
Which two portions of the brain are involved in controlling respiration?
C) pons, medulla oblongata
The nuclei of cranial nerves III and IV are located in the
C) midbrain.
The superior and inferior colliculi are located in which of the following portions of the midbrain?
E) tectum (roof)
The inferior colliculi
B) are involved with auditory pathways in the CNS.
The superior colliculi receive input from the
A) eyes, skin, cerebrum and inferior colliculi.
When you walk up behind someone and tap their right shoulder, they will reflexly
E) turn their head toward the right.
A bird hits the windshield of your car and you reflexly duck and close your eyes. Which of the following is responsible for this action?
B) superior colliculus
The substantia nigra interconnects with the
A) basal nuclei.
A lesion in the cerebral peduncles might affect
B) movement.
The sleep/wake cycle is influenced by the
B) reticular formation.
The reticular formation
C) maintains alertness and attention.
Which of the following activities would stimulate the reticular formation?
B) a clock radio coming on in the morning
During an autopsy the brainstem was separated from the rest of the brain by a cut between the
C) midbrain and diencephalon.
The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS by means of nerve tracts called the
C)cerebellar peduncles.
The portion of the cerebellum that is involved in balance and eye movements is the
B) flocculonodular lobe.
Smooth, flowing movements are the result of fine motor coordination in the
C) lateral cerebellar hemispheres.
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum?
C) control the heart rate
A person with a lesion in the brain exhibited the following manifestations: normal tension in skeletal muscle, disturbed fine motor control, exhibited tremors when reaching forobjects. What part of the brain is most likely damaged?
E) the cerebellum
The intermediate mass connects the two portions of the
A) thalamus.
The habenular nuclei and pineal body are both found in the
B) epithalamus.
Which of the following is false?
C) The thalamus controls many endocrine functions.
Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the
C) thalamus.
The mammillary bodies
C) are involved in emotional responses to odors.
Injury to the thalamus would
C) probably overload the cerebrum with sensory information.
Afferent fibers terminating in the hypothalamus provide input from the:
A)visceral organs. B)taste receptors of the tongue. C)limbic system.
D)the prefrontal cortex of the cerebrum
E) all of these
An individual who has an eating disorder along with intense thirst and wildly varying body temperatures may have a dysfunction of the
D) hypothalamus.
A 13-year-old child exhibited retarded growth, reduced metabolism, lack of normalreproductive gland development, inability to regulate water intake or water elimination from the body, and an uncontrolled appetite. What part of the child's brain is most likely involved?
E) hypothalamus
Arrange the following in order from the diencephalon downward.
1. spinal cord 2. midbrain 3. medulla
4. pons
Which of the following feelings is not related to hypothalamic function?
D) pleasant memories
Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?
B) involved in psychosomatic illnesses
The pineal body
D) appears to play a role in controlling the onset of puberty.
The cerebral gyri increase
B) the surface area of the cortex.
The central sulcus separates the
B)frontal and parietal lobes.
The lateral fissure separates the _____ from the rest of the cerebrum.
D) temporal lobe
Which of the following is not a lobe of the cerebrum?
D) sphenoidal
The gray matter on the outer surface of the cerebrum is called the
During brain surgery, the superior portion of the postcentral gyrus of a patient is stimulated. The patient is most likely to
D) feel pressure on his toes
If an animal has had its cerebrum removed, it cannot
A) see.
Association fibers connect
C) areas of the cerebral cortex within the same hemisphere.
Tracts of white matter that connect the right and left hemispheres are composed of
C) commissural fibers.
The cerebral medulla
C) consists of many nerve tracts of white matter beneath the cerebral cortex.
The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in
A) the postcentral gyrus.
Which of the following activities is not associated with the cerebrum?
B) acting as a control center of the autonomic nervous system
The corpus callosum
C) cerebral hemisphere.is a band of commissural fibers that connects the right cerebral hemisphere to the left
Which of the following basal nuclei is located in the cerebrum?
C) caudate nucleus
Lesions of the basal nuclei could cause
D) a slight shaking of the hands or head.
The basal nuclei function to
C) inhibit unwanted muscular activity.
The limbic system involves various neural connections between
C) the cerebrum and diencephalon.
The limbic system
B) is associated with basic survival instincts of food acquisition and reproduction.
The most superficial meningeal layer is
C) the dura mater.
Cerebrospinal fluid fills the
A) subarachnoid space.
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
B) tentorium cerebelli - base of brain
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by tissue in the walls and roofs of the
D) ventricles of the brain.
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the ____ and is reabsorbed by the ____.
A) choroid plexus, arachnoid granulation
If cerebrospinal fluid does not drain properly,
the excess fluid exerts pressure on the brain.
The cerebrum develops from the embryonic region called the
A) telencephalon.
Cranial nerve function includes
A) somatic motor.
The Roman numerals assigned to each cranial nerve reflect
B) the sequence from anterior to posterior in which they emerge from the brain.
Which of the following cranial nerves is exclusively sensory?
A) vestibulocochlear (VIII)
The oculomotor nerve
B) adjusts pupil size to the level of lighting.
Which of the following would help to determine if the oculomotor nerve was damaged?
C) have the patient look superiorly and inferiorly
Ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid) of the left eye would be caused by damage to the
D) oculomotor nerve.
The abducens nerves
B)are involved in eye movement.
A kiss on the cheek would be perceived by impulses from the
C) trigeminal nerve.
Difficulty with chewing or an inability to chew might result from damage to the
D) trigeminal nerve.
Dentists anesthetize a portion of the _____ nerve to stop pain impulses from the teeth.
B) trigeminal
Which of the following cranial nerves innervates only one muscle of the eyeball?
C) trochlear nerve
Facial expression is regulated by the
A) facial nerve.
Paralysis on the right side of the face could result from damage to the right _____ nerve.
B) facial
A baseball player was hit on the left side of his skull in the parotid area. He cannot close his eye and the corner of his mouth droops. Which cranial nerve was damaged?
A) facial
A deer hunter lost the hearing in his right ear after his gun exploded when he tried firing it. His hearing loss is the result of damage to the nerve?
E) vestibulocochlear
The glossopharyngeal nerve
B) is involved in the sense of taste.
The facial and glossopharyngeal nerves
A) innervate the salivary glands.
Motor control of the face is the function of the ____ nerve, while sensation from the face is determined by the ____ nerve.
A) facial, trigeminal
Damage to branches of the _____ nerve can interfere with normal speech.
B) vagus
Which nerve has branches that extend to the thoracic and abdominal viscera?
B) vagus nerve
Damage to which of the following cranial nerves might result in death?
B) vagus nerve
Which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the tongue?
C) accessory
Unilateral damage to a cranial nerve is suspected because the tongue deviates to the right when it is protruded. Which cranial nerve is damaged?
A) right hypoglossal
The accessory nerve
A)has fibers that join the vagus nerve. B)has both a cranial and a spinal component. C)provides innervation to the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles. D)is cranial nerve XI.
E) all of the above
Dysfunction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle could result from damage to the
C) accessory nerve.
A fracture of the cribriform plate might injure the _____ cranial nerve?
C) olfactory
When you lick frosting off a knife with the tip of your tongue and find the frosting has an orange flavor to it, which cranial nerve is being used to determine the taste of the frosting?
A) facial
Which of the following cranial nerves has a parasympathetic component?
A) facial
reception and integration of visual input
occipital lobe
plays an important role in memory
temporal lobe
reception and integration of visual input
occipital lobe
somesthetic center
parietal lobe
B)mesencephalon - thalamus and hypothalamus-midbrain
C)metencephalon- cerebellum
D)myelencephalon - medulla oblongata
E)telencephalon- cerebrum
pneumotaxic center- pons
corpora quadrigemina- midbrain
vermis- cerebellum
pyramids- medulla oblongata
red nuclei- midbrain
arbor vitae- cerebellum
substantia nigra- midbrain
olives- medulla oblongata
pineal body- diencephalons
cerebral peduncles- midbrain
hypothalamus- diencephalons
The forebrain identified in early embryos is called the __________.
The __________ is the part of the brain between the brainstem and the cerebrum.
Cortical areas involved in recognition and integration are called __________ areas.
Nerve tracts that connect the two hemispheres are called __________.
The cingulate gyrus is part of the __________ system.
The fluid produced by the choroid plexuses is __________.
cerebrospinal fluid
Sensory impulses from the thoracic and abdominal organs are carried via the ________ nerve.
Constriction of the pupils of the eyes is controlled by the ________nerve.
Wind blowing on the face would be perceived by sensations from the ________ nerve.
The facial and glossopharyngeal nerves both are involved in the sensation of ________ .
Sensory impulses from the thoracic and abdominal organs are carried via the ________ nerve.
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"Seniors can — and do — get hired, as long as they do what all job-hunters must: convince employers they can boost a company's bottom line."
If you're over 50, out of work and looking to land a new gig, you're not alone. Many older Americans are finding themselves in this position and feeling the tension that comes with looking for a new job as they approach retirement. In today's ever-evolving world, seasoned workers are being required to learn new skills and freshen up old ones. Here are the top 5 published articles to help people over 50+ in their job search:
• The Ultimate Guide To Job-Hunting Post 50-Forbes: "If you're 50-plus and have experienced a job loss, or you're simply looking to switch gigs, take heart in the fact that your career isn't over. We spoke to two experts—as well as a few people who've been there themselves—for dos and don'ts advice on how older workers can better market themselves in today's job search … and get hired."
• Ask The Headhunter: Beating Age Discrimination — Hired at 63! PBS: "Seniors can — and do — get hired, as long as they do what all job-hunters must: convince employers they can boost a company's bottom line. In this special Making Sense edition of Ask The Headhunter, Nick shares insider advice and contrarian methods about winning and keeping the right job."
• Starting Over After 50. The Star Online: "A growing number of US baby boomers are turning to small business opportunities to build a new career, supplement retirement, or as a way to spend their time….Research conducted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation indicates that the percentage of firms created by Americans ages 55 to 64 grew more than any other age demographic, up 6.6% to 20.9% in 2011 compared to 14.3% in 1996."
• Too Old To Find A New Job? Think Again. Fortune: "Worries about age bias often keep people in their 50s and 60s from embarking on a job hunt. But these days, seasoned managers are in demand….Granted, that's much higher than the unemployment rate for people 55 and older in pre-recession 2007 — a tiny 3.1%. But on the other hand, for proof that experience is king, contrast that current 5.3% with the rate for new college grads (ages 20-24): a whopping 13.5%."
• Why A Friendly Reconnection Can Boost Your Career. Fast Company: "You know that feeling when you reconnect with a long-lost classmate, colleague, amigo, or amiga? As Wharton professor and Give and Take author Adam Grant explains, what you're experiencing is the power of a dormant tie–a part of your network that is surprisingly powerful and surprisingly overlooked."
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The Great Seat Belt Debate
Should seat belts be installed on school buses? Review the facts on School Transportation News and provide me with your feedback.
Historically, the primary reasons proponents have urged seat belts on large school buses include the following.
- If a crash should occur, the use of seat belts will reduce the probability of death (and the severity of injuries) to children correctly seated in post-1977 buses.
- Seat belt usage improves passenger behavior and reduces driver distractions;
- Seat belts offer protection against injuries in rollover or side impact crashes;
- Seat belt usage in school buses has a carryover effect to future use when riding in other vehicles;
- The cost to install seat belts is nominal.
Meanwhile, opponents of 2-point seat belts in large school buses contend otherwise.
- More children are killed in the danger zone around the school bus and as pedestrians walking to and from the school bus stop, than inside the school bus. Seat belts are of no value in these accidents;There is no data to show that seat belts would reduce fatalities or injuries;
- Fatalities inside school buses represent a very small percent of all school bus fatalities;
- Over the past two decades compartmentalization has demonstrated it works;
- The carryover value is negligible, in fact there is no proof of carryover value;
- Money proposed for seat belt installation would be better spent on other safety measures.
The bottom line, say opponents, is there are no data to show that a safety problem exists in school buses that would be solved by the installation of lap belts.
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Football concert series: Mercer's bold new plan to increase football game attendance
Conner Hendricks, Contributing Writer
September 27, 2019
Partnering with the Ford Motor Company, Mercer Athletics announced that the university would hold a concert on Black Field before every home game. The series will feature well-known local talents.
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Stephen Kearse
February 9, 2011
At approximately 2:52 p.m. every Friday afternoon, I feel it. By "it" I'm referring to that campus-wide anxiety "to do." You know what I mean. You don't really care what you do. You just want it to either a) not be homework or b) not be regrettable (if you withdraw from a class later i...


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On paper, it has the potential to be the indie Blood On The Tracks. Ben Gibbard is releasing his debut solo album in October and it will be intriguing to discover whether any of the songs cover the subject of his break-up with Zooey Deschanel.
The Death Cab For Cutie frontman split from Deschanel and the couple filed for divorce late in 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences". That was just a few months after the band released their Codes and Keys album, which featured Gibbard in loved-up mood. The song Stay Young Go Dancing was written for Deschanel, with its refrain "when she sings I hear a symphony".
Those hoping, somewhat voyeuristically, for some searing emotional torment in Gibbard's new record, especially after hearing that it is called Former Lives, may be disappointed. The songs have been written over a period of about eight years and stockpiled while Gibbard was busy with Death Cab For Cutie albums and tours. The songs were finally recorded in Los Angeles earlier this year.
"It certainly wasn't a reaction to any sort of dissatisfaction to recording with Death Cab or anything like that," he told Stereogum. "I'm a songwriter and that's my job, and with every record that we've made there would always be a couple of tunes that just didn't seem to fit in with the band."
Gibbard contributed two songs to the Arthur soundtrack in 2010, and previously recorded the soundtrack to a film about Jack Kerouac, in a collaboration with country singer Jay Farrar.


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Just catching up? We're now offering a free preview of Westworld's first season. Watch it on maxTV or maxTV Stream under the featured category in On Demand (CH 206/506).
To get you excited for season 3, we fantasized about where Saskatchewan could host an Old West amusement park for rich vacationers and robot cowboy hosts. Westworld is largely filmed in the valleys and ranches of Utah and California… which look a lot like SK. For example:
Much of Westworld—and all the cowboy narratives—were filmed in the red buttes and hoodoos in Castle Valley near Moab, Utah. Here in Saskatchewan, you can picture those synthetic horses galloping past Castle Butte in Big Muddy Valley, and the Avonlea Badlands in our great southwest.
Sweetwater is the frontier town where Westworld guests arrive by steam train, wearing either black hats or white hats. The town and saloon scenes were filmed at Melody Ranch, a movie studio in Newhall, California that was once owned by the singing cowboy Gene Autry.
In Saskatchewan, park guests would no doubt arrive on the vintage steam train at the Western Development Museum up in North Battleford. You can also imagine the Sweetwater town folk coming to life (after a deep and dreamless slumber) in Champêtre County, an authentic pioneer B&B near St-Denis.
Sentient robots are probably already ambling through the Old West town in the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon (use Google Street View to take a virtual walk-through). And to slake your thirst for Westworld's saloon scenes, park your steed at Rawhides Bistro & Saloon, an hour north of Yorkton in Stenen, SK.
Dolores' ranch narrative played out in the grassland and rolling hills around Big Sky Movie Ranch in Simi Valley, California. In Saskatchewan, we can see Dolores' terrifying ranch 'loops' unfolding in Grasslands National Park, the Great Sandhills near Gull Lake, or in the Heritage Village at North Battleford. If you can't tell the difference, what does it matter?
In the series, Westworld is owned and operated by Delos Inc. The company's sleek, multi-story headquarters and glass-walled labs are hidden deep beneath the earth, like an upside-down skyscraper. These lab scenes were filmed on a soundstage at Melody Ranch (where the film crew had to be careful they didn't walk through glass on the dimly lit set).
Here in Saskatchewan, we assume Westworld's scientists and security team are roaming the plazas and halls of the Innovation Place Research Park tech campuses in Regina and Saskatoon. And we bet that, late at night, lab technicians are testing the emotional levels of robots inside two Regina buildings: the International Trade Centre at Evraz Place and the PCL District Office in Regina. Both feature towering, Westworld-ish glass walls so everyone can see their android tinkering.
The Manufacturing Level scenes were also filmed at Melody Ranch. This is where autonomous machines craft the Westworld androids out of artificial muscle fibres—almost like they're being created by a 3D printer.
Here in SK, you can bet these Frankenstein moments are happening somewhere inside the Saskatchewan Science Centre in Regina right now—and especially when it hosts the eerie Body Worlds exhibit.
SPOILER ALERT: In the climactic episode of season 1, Westworld's mastermind, Dr. Robert Ford, stages a final narrative on a beach (filmed in Malibu, CA at Leo Carrillo State Beach). As waves crash against giant rocks, cowpoke Teddy carries the fatally-wounded Dolores to the spot she has longed to see, "where the mountains meet the sea." When the camera pulls back, we see this is a fictional narrative—and Dr. Ford reveals his darker intention to free and arm his robot servants.
Granted, we don't have an ocean shoreline. But you can easily see this scenario playing out on the island beaches of Lake Athabasca up in SK's rugged northwest corner. Stewart Island offers striking cliff beaches and conglomerate formations, while Anderson Island is full of sand, stones, and boulders. You can also visit Lake Diefenbaker's rolling hills, beaches, and rock pillars. The perfect places to witness the robot uprising as they crush their human overlords!
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Musician Colin Currie's death was an accident, inquest concludes
PUBLISHED: 18:24 23 May 2019 | UPDATED: 10:05 24 May 2019
The death of a 26-year-old musician in Bury St Edmunds was an accident, an inquest has concluded.
At Suffolk Coroner's Court in Ipswich, area coroner Jacqueline Devonish told the hearing that Colin Christopher Currie fell while walking in Bury St Edmunds, sustaining a fatal head injury.
Mr Currie fell backwards in an area known as The Dip on August 22, 2017. He died at West Suffolk Hospital on August 25.
The police officer that found him, PC Daniel Witter, told the hearing how Mr Currie was "barely breathing" when he arrived at the scene.
In her conclusion, area coroner Jaqueline Devonish said: "Colin was buying amphetamines from the age of 14 and spiralled into drug use. He spent five months in hospital with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in late 2012 and early 2013.
"This diagnosis was later rescinded and after this his admissions to hospital became shorter and shorter.
"When he was not using drugs he was eloquent and had capacity of his functions.
"It is my conclusion that this death was the result of an accident."
A toxicology report confirmed that Mr Currie had a blood alcohol level four times the drink-driving limit when tested soon after his fall, which indicated it could have been even higher prior to testing. There was also evidence of a historic use of cannabis and amphetamines.
The inquest heard Mr Currie had been admitted to psychiatric wards in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich 26 times before he died.
Over a four-year period, mental health services had given and rescinded different diagnoses for Mr Currie, including paranoid schizophrenia, drug-induced psychosis and ADHD.
On Tuesday, his mother Bernadine Scott-Currie said: "Colin was gregarious, he loved singing, writing, and he was a champion for the underdog.
"As he became older he found living life very difficult, he told me it felt like his brain was running at 100mph."
The court heard also the last evidence in the case from Dr Oliver Jenkins, was a consultant psychiatrist on the NSFT's Poppy Ward when Mr Currie was sectioned in August 2017.
Dr Jenkins believed his aggression and delusions were a result of drug-induced psychosis and saw a gradual change in Mr Currie's behaviour during his seven days on the ward.
When asked if Mr Currie was discharged without a care plan, no mental health diagnosis, no medication and nowhere to live, he answered: "yes."
Mr Jenkins also said that a patient with an illicit drug habit such as Mr Currie would be at very high risk of relapsing.
Mr Jenkins said: "Mr Currie's situation was not unique, and as clinicians the decision to discharge someone in Mr Currie's position is not taken lightly."
Ms Devonish noted in her conclusion that the NSFT were not able to keep Mr Currie as an inpatient after he was no longer being detained under the Mental Health Act.
Ms Devonish said that staff at Poppy Ward, the NSFT facility in Ipswich, did tell Suffolk Constabulary and St Edmundsbury Council Mr Currie was discharged, as well as providing him with the information to find temporary housing in Ipswich.
Mr Currie admitted to mental health staff that he was taking amphetamines to self-medicate for his anxiety and he did not intend to stop using them despite knowing they caused a drug-induced psychosis. A follow up call 48 hours after Mr Currie was discharged was missed, but a call seven days later was made.
After his death a Serious Incident Requiring Investigation (SIRI) report was carried out by the NSFT into his treatment on Poppy Ward.
Changes recommended by the report were made to ensure no follow-up calls are missed in the future.
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The moisture streaming into Northern CA yesterday sat just south of where we expected. That barely clipped the NW corner of the Tahoe basin and Squaw with continued heavy snow, while the rest of the Tahoe basin saw very little snow yesterday. Squaw picked up an additional 17 inches at the base and 20 inches on the mountain in the past 24 hours. That brings the storm total to 31 inches so far at the base, and 42 inches on the upper mountain.
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The precip intensity is expected to back off today as the moisture stream has shifted south with only scattered snow showers over the area. Later Wednesday night into Thursday morning we could see a final wave of heavier precip. Then showers Thursday afternoon before the storm clears out by Thursday night.
Snow levels may jump above the base today up to 6,500 feet with some rain showers possible at the base. Snow levels should fall to the base again tonight with the heavier snow pushing back in.
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By Saturday morning we are expecting the next storm to move in. We could start as snow and change to rain at the base through Sunday with snow levels hovering between 6,000-6,500 feet. Up on the mountain, we could see light-moderate snow Saturday into Saturday night and scattered snow showers Sunday. On the mountain, we could see 6-12 inches of snow by Sunday morning.
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Ayam Goreng Kremes - Fried Chicken with Crispy Spiced Flakes
Indonesian fried chicken usually do not have crispy battered skins like the western ones (read KFC, lol). But we do have a knack for making kremes (crispy spiced flakes) by mixing the cooking liquid with flour and fry this batter in hot oil to produce fluffy crispy spiced flakes, lovingly called kremes, literally means crunchy in Indonesian. Be warned that it kinda splatter a bit when you pour the batter, so do be careful, but it quickly dies down in 5 seconds or so and after another couple of minutes of frying, the resulting crispy spiced flakes that greet you is worthy of the extra effort. ♥
Ayam Goreng Kremes - Fried Chicken with Crispy Spiced Flakes
- 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 10 bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
- 2 tablespoon coriander powder (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 300 ml water
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour (Indonesian: tepung terigu)
- 2 tablespoon rice flour (Indonesian: tepung beras)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- oil for deep frying
- Grind the following into spice paste
- 8 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
- 8 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
- 5 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
- Accompaniments
- steamed white rice
- sambal terasi (or chili sauce of your choice)
- Place chicken pieces, spice paste, bay leaves, coriander, salt, sugar, and water in a pot. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the pot and set aside.
- Strain the cooking liquid, mix this liquid with all purpose flour, rice flour, and baking powder. Mix well into a thin batter and set aside.
- Deep fry chicken in hot oil until crispy and golden brown. Remove and drain on wire rack or paper towel.
- Pour the thin batter in thin streams into the hot oil (be careful since it tends to splatter at the beginning). Once the batter is crispy and golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes, scoop it up and drain on wire rack or paper towel.
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HONG KONG (AP) — People in China and several other parts of Asia are competing in annual dragon boat races, a tradition with roots dating back more than 2,000 years.
The dragon boats are built in the shape of war canoes and ornately carved and painted with dragon heads and tails. The largest boats are up to 12 meters (39 feet) long and carry a crew of 46 paddlers.
In Hong Kong, competitors took part in the races Friday in Aberdeen Harbor. Accompanied by the beat of the drums, the boats raced against each other to the finish line, where the winner received a victory flag.
Competing teams used their paddles to splash water at each other, a way to share good fortune.
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'Opportunities' (let's make lots of money) or 'Sacrifice' ?
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Its a human sign, when things go wrong…
OK I may have adapted that for my own use. However, it's a good starting point for this blog. Confused? If I was to ask you to describe the words 'human or humanity' I wonder what your answer would be? These words apply to all of us, you me everybody, with no bias or agenda.
I strongly believe that we all have an inbuilt basic instinct to do the right thing, when put to the test. OK, there is a small percentage of humanity who choose to ignore or bypass this instinct. However, for the remainder, we naturally follow this instinct, in fact you could say we are a humane lot. It never ceases to amaze me how much can be achieved when we work together. So well done, you are doing a great job.
Moving on, opportunities. I truly feel privileged to have been chosen for this challenge. I guess I have Parkinson's to thank for this. I can't imagine ever considering the thought shall I/can I row an Ocean, to say it's out of my comfort zone is a massive understatement. If my diagnosis has made me realise one thing, it's how important it is, to make the most of your life, now. Grab every opportunity that comes your way, who knows what tomorrow will bring?
To be in a position to help with research at Oxford Brookes University is something I am passionate about. Research is the only way we will ever move forward with finding a cure for Parkinson's or any other disease for that matter. If you feel you could help research, please volunteer. Without a united group movement and acceptance that research is key I fear we may falter and fail in this quest. There is research for fit and healthy people too, especially in the field of Genetics, looking for any increased hereditary signs. I have volunteered for numerous research projects but this one provides a unique glimpse of the effects of continuous exercise has on someone with Parkinson's disease.
The opportunity to do something positive, help research, increase awareness and educate with the goal to keep things moving forward is my ultimate aim.
I will probably be the first person with Parkinson's to row an Ocean, hopefully I won't be the last. I am not doing this for my own propaganda or self interest. I am doing it for everyone who has been effected by this disease to try and keep the level of awareness up and news worthy.
Next up, let's make lots of money. This may be your driving force in life, it can be an important part but money can't buy you love. When I say let's make lots of money, I'm not talking about myself and the crew but donations to the charities we have chosen to support.
If all of my close friends donated £20 how much do you think I could raise? Hundreds? Thousands? More? I would guess Probably around £20.
I know it seems everyone is always asking for your support for this charity or that. How many people have the quick retort, I already give to charity? Fully aware that they cancelled the direct debit years ago when the same charity bombarded them with free pens, letters of guilt, please give more or what some would simply call harassing junk mail not to mention giving your details to other charities. You start to wonder whether your donation went to the cause or just huge stationary bills and postage.
So why are the charities we are supporting any different? They are much smaller charities without huge overheads. They are still very focused on their original remit and purpose. You won't receive any further requests for gifting or have your details sold on to third parties.
Sorry I could easily write a lot about charities and some things may not sound so charitable. I will save that for another day, perhaps.
Back to donations, I have taught and helped quite literally thousands of students over the years. Just for an example, if they were all kind enough to donate one pound we would be talking of donations amounting to more than twelve thousand pounds, not bad. If they were more generous and gave a larger donation, then wow that's the potential to raise a lot of money.
OK this is somewhat hypothetical but I think you probably see where I am coming from. If you can give anything please do. To friends, family and students who have donated already thank you. For those who haven't please if you can donate, thanks, it truly is much appreciated.
To finish, hopefully some of you are still with me.
Yes this is a wonderful adventure to become involved with but I never realised the full impact it could or would have on family and friends.
The sacrifice.
I truly believe in this challenge succeeding, to date I have personally invested more than £10,000 to keep the momentum going at critical pinch points. Some of this money paid for a family holiday to Mauritius. The plan was they would be there to welcome me back onto land. To say booking a family holiday and not being able to attend can cause friction would be an understatement. To be away from my family since the start of June until now (I will be back in the UK next week) has also caused much stress and trauma. Nicola and Rory also deserve recognition for the extreme challenge they have faced, all that time without me, I may have to buy them medals. Though they may send me off on another challenge when they remember what I'm like to live with.
Billy, had to leave the fire service to participate in this challenge. He hopes, to find similar work on his return to the UK.
Barry, had to leave his job and plans to find similar on his return, if he can.
James the entreprenure, has left his business ticking over but had hoped to be home in time to be best man for a friend. This unfortunately is looking pretty tight now. (As you should all know by now, he did get to the wedding on time, parachuting in, with just an hour to spare to perform his best man duties) If that's not a sterling best man I don't know what is. The happy couple hope to repay James with a weekend away in Bognor Regis when he has time to fit it in.
In short the crew, their families and friends have all invested heavily in this challenge.
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Dam Square is Amsterdam's beating heart. Nowadays Dam Square in contrast with the old days it is now a very peaceful square which is home to scores of pigeons and street performers.
- Dam Square is the most important square in Amsterdam.
- Admire the National Monument, Royal Palace and New Church.
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Dam Square has had a turbulent history. Around 1270 a damn was constructed in this spot in the river Amstel. Dam Square was once the central marketplace of Amsterdam where literally everything under the moon was sold.
Protests and violence at Dam Square
In 1535 the square was the scene of the Anabaptists' riots. Less than a century later the loot of the silver fleet was the reason for a revolt. The troubles that erupted because the employment benefits were decreased in 1935, also focused on this square. Towards the end of the Second World War German soldiers killed innocent citizens here during a gruesome shoot-out. In the 1960s and the 1970s students protests took place here, as did the demonstrations against the war in Vietnam. It has been quiet on Dam Square in the past few decades. The latest riots were as long ago as 1980 on the occasion of HRH Queen Beatrix' investiture in Nieuwe Kerk.
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The National Monument on Dam Square was unveiled on 4 May 1956. It was erected in remembrance of those who died during World War II. Each year on 4 May many dignitaries, including representatives of the royal family, commemorate the victims of the Second World War here.
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LATE drama at Ingfield saw Ashton stage a stirring finale to secure their passage into the second qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy.
It all looked so easy in the first half as United dominated possession and created numerous chances, but they failed to capitalise and almost ended up paying the price.
Tom Baker had a free-kick saved by Neil Bennett following a trip on Danny Forde on the edge of the penalty area, while Garry Kharas' shot under Bennett was cleared by the recovering Kirk Wheeler.
Kharas gave Ashton a 20th minute lead, heading home Paul Collins' free-kick, before Bennett denied Danny Forde.
At the other end, Lee Bracey saved from Danny Davidson and Andy Hayward before the latter equalised, volleying home Davidson's cross.
The hosts came out with all guns blazing after half-time, taking the lead when Rob O'Brien struck a low shot into the corner.
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Ashton then pushed for a winner which came as Kharas capped a fine individual display with a firm header from another Collins free-kick.
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