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Birds of a feather
Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, compared immigrants to dirt in an audio released by The Weekly Standard, a conservative DC publication. To wit: There's a lot of dirt washing in over the border, the redneck said to King at the wingnut gathering, and the congressman agreed and joked about immigrants being dirt. King's spokesman said he was really talking about the radical left-wing media. Such as The Weekly Standard and the Sioux City Journal, which endorsed his opponent for the first time in nine elections?
To which Gov. Kim Reynolds responded in Ottumwa on Tuesday:
"I think that Steve King needs to make a decision if he wants to represent the people and the values of the Fourth District or do something else, and I think he needs to take a look at that."
King decided those values and elocuted them loud and clear many times over many years long before Reynolds named him her 2018 campaign chairman. She won by three and so did he, so the governor-elect has little room to lecture the white supremacist from Sac County. King said as much. His office called Reynolds and King "birds of a feather."
She can't just walk away from that tarbaby.
The very same people who think that refugees from violence in Honduras are dirt voted for King and Reynolds having heard it all before. Spare us the act of surprise and dismay. Most people decided that stacking the courts with anti-abortion judges is more important than being shamed by a white supremacist who consorts with neo-Nazis and who hasn't been able to produce a Farm Bill on time. They think it's acceptable to lock the dirty children of refugees in cages at the sweltering border, or to deny black children in Chicago food stamps because their mother can't find work, in defense of the power structure in place.
It is the governor, not King, who needs to sort out her values. He has made up his mind.
Fortunately for us, JD Scholten, D-Sioux City, gave King the run of his career. This week, the amiable former pitcher cum populist climbed into his Winnebago camper named Sioux City Sue and headed back on the road to begin the next campaign for the values of the Fourth District.
"Rural Iowans are struggling with a depressed farm economy, skyrocketing health care costs and continued depopulation as young folks move to more thriving economies. I'm convinced that if we continue listening to their voices, we can eventually dethrone Steve King," Scholten wrote this week in USA Today, in what amounted to a national fundraising pitch.
Good on Scholten. Keep on trucking. King needs to do something else. Not that Reynolds needs to tell him or us. It's the Fourth District that will determine its values, and that conversation is underway.
Hart deserves talk
Friends in Des Moines say that Scholten is getting some talk in Democratic money circles to run against Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Red Oak, in 2020. It must be flattering. He should stick to the business at hand: beating Steve King. A lot of names to challenge Ernst are batted around: of course, Tom Vilsack, who is 67 and enjoying life, and might want to run for President; State Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, who tried to run against Chuck Grassley but got bumped by Patty Judge; and Rob Sand, who just won the state auditor's race and should stick with it awhile. And others. One name stands above the rest at this early stage: State Sen. Rita Hart, a farmer and retired teacher from Clinton County.
Hart was Fred Hubbell's running mate in the governor's race. Had she been atop the ticket, the results might have been different. She certainly would have run better in rural counties. She understands agriculture, small towns, country churches and statehouse politics. She is great on the trail — warm, engaging and smart on all the issues. Her colleagues in the Iowa Senate respect her on both sides of the aisle.
To win a statewide race, a Democratic candidate must at least compete in rural counties. Hart is in the best position of any name we have heard other than Vilsack's. He is loved by Democrats and admired by moderate Republicans and independents. Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne proved with congressional wins that the bench is deeper than many thought. Vilsack is not the entire hope and future for progressives.
To state the obvious, Hart is a woman. So is the new governor of Kansas. So is Joni Ernst. So is Kim Reynolds. Hello?
Rita Hart should be the presumptive favorite to take on Ernst on her own ground: rural Iowa. She knows trade and soybeans, she can talk health care for all, and she knows what families face from decades in a rural schoolhouse. Fred Hubbell may not be the most successful politician, but he does know how to attract real talent.
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Historical photo gallery of Mafia Island, 1965-2010
- Kanga Village 1965-2010:
Landscapes of Kanga, Seascapes, Cultivation, Food, Other activities, Parents and Children, Children and their Activities, Primary School, Koran Schools, Clinic, Weddings and Circumcisions, New Years Day, Special Events, Changes in Dress
- Bweni Village 1985-2010:
Bweni Scenes, Beach, Secondary School
- Kilindoni District Capital 1965-2010
Kilindoni Harbour, Kilindoni Scenes, Harbour View Guest House, District Hospital, Mafia Airport, NGOs in Kilindoni
While there are numerous photographs and video films of Mafia Island on the web, most of them focus on its beaches and marine life, especially in the south of the island within the Mafia Island Marine Park. This photo gallery here is different, since it is a record of my fieldwork on Mafia from 1965, when I went for 18 months as a postgraduate, to my last visit in 2010.
Over the years, I have spent most of my fieldwork time in the northern village of Kanga, but also visited other northern villages such as Bweni, Mrali, and Banja; in the 1960s I also lived for 3 months in the central village of Baleni. In fieldwork from the 1960s to the new millennium, I spent very little time in Kilindoni, the district capital, but in 2002, when I was engaged in an island-wide project, I began to take pictures there, continuing in 2004 and 2010, a period during which the town expanded considerably, with a larger market, more shops, and a rapid growth in the building of new houses.
In the 1960s, I knew little about photography, and my attempts to take pictures were handicapped by poor cameras as well as technique, and by the fact that one of my two cameras got dropped in a river! Nonetheless, there are some viewable pictures of that period, mostly black and white, but also a few in colour digitized from slides. During later visits in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s I had better cameras and took somewhat better photographs. In 2002 I took a digital camcorder with me and shot a film 'Life on Mafia Island Tanzania' which is available on Youtube in five parts http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Life+on+Mafia+Island&aq=f On my next two visits, I used a digital still camera.
Why a Historical Photo Gallery?
In organizing this website, I had a number of considerations in mind. One was to 'give back' to Mafian people a record of themselves and their island. The second was to make this material available to other scholars of the East Coast and its islands. The third was to provide some kind of historical record of changes which have taken place, thereby countering the view promulgated by some of the tourist websites of a 'traditional' and 'unchanging' society. For both of these reasons, I have included some photos which are by no means of good quality. However, there are considerable ethical issues involved in putting online pictures of living people or their recently deceased relatives. While I always asked permission before taking pictures in the field and returned copies to informants, at the time I did not think of setting up a website. Now it is impossible to ask everyone's permission, so I have had to bear in mind some of the issues which would be of concern to them.
During the many years I have been visiting, close relations have been established. People are used to having me around and feel comfortable with my taking pictures of them in informal situations, especially domestic ones. However, I reluctantly decided not to include many such pictures, for fear of embarrassing the subjects. For example, women in the privacy of their homes and courtyards, do not cover themselves up as they would outside their houses, and they would not want to be seen publicly in this way. Indeed, as one of the pages on the gallery (Changing dress) reveals, dress codes have changed considerably over this period, and what was acceptable, especially for women, in the 1960s and 1970s, is not acceptable now. Furthermore, some of the customary rituals have also fallen into disuse, partly because of their expense, but also because of criticism of them by the 'new' and more puritanical version of Islam which has recently become current on many parts of the East Coast. For this reason, I have left out a series of pictures of the girls' initiation ritual (unyago) which I shot in the 1960s, because women used to wear very little during this ritual, although I have left in pictures of boys' circumcision rituals, since they do not involve people being under-dressed by today's standards.
Changes on Mafia Island
So what kind of changes can be observed in these pictures? Many of them are small and subtle, but by no means insignificant. It will be noticed, for example, that there are many more pictures of fishing in photos from the later years, and this is largely because it has become a much more important activity for islanders. On later visits, I found that some events common in earlier years, such as spirit possession rituals (ngoma ya shaitani), and even celebratory dances (ngoma ya furaha) were less frequently practiced because of criticism from adherents to the 'new Islam'.
Dress has clearly changed quite a lot – men tend to wear trousers rather than loincloths (shuka), and women to cover up more. But whereas in the past many went barefoot in the villages, particularly women and children, most people nowadays wear sandals on their feet, even shoes, which help prevent hookworm.
There have been considerable improvements in educational facilities, both secular and Koranic. In the 1960s, primary schools were few and sometimes shared by more than one village, as was the case with Kanga and Bweni. Children who continued beyond the first few years of primary school would have to leave their villages and go elsewhere, even to the mainland. It was not until 1994 that the first secondary school was opened on the island, but the new millennium has seen rapid expansion of numbers and by 2010 there were some half dozen secondary schools on the island, including one in Bweni village which Kanga children also attended. Koran schools (madrasa) have also expanded in numbers and size, and most children now study there part-time.
Health facilities are also now much better than they were in the 1960s, with improved rural medical centres many of which also have small maternity wards and staff who receive a longer training than did the rural medical aids of the 1960s. There is also greater availability of drugs at the village and district level. The Kilindoni hospital which serves the island has been refurbished and extended. Many more children survive to adulthood than was once the case, not least because of the vaccination programmes, and the population has grown dramatically over the last few decades. Even so, there remain diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria which continue to pose threats to people's health.
Travel to and from as well as on the island remains difficult. Ordinary people have to travel by small dhow (mashua) to the mainland, a lengthy and risky journey. Although the airport, whose runway was finally upgraded recently, now receives several planes a day, the fares are out of reach of most islanders, so flights are mostly filled with government servants or tourists. Mafia has never had a satisfactory deep-water harbour, and off-loading large boats has been done utilizing either a lighter or smaller boats. Presently a new jetty is under construction which should improve this situation. There are only two main roads on the island – one running south-north from Kilindoni to Bweni and the other west-east, from Kilindoni to Utende. For many years they were effectively only tracks, and although they have been widened in the last few years, the surface is still not tarmacked so that many places become impassable in the rains.
Mafia's main cash crop is coconuts, and many pictures have a background of palm trees. In the early years of this period, copra was extracted and dried before being exported, but gradually there was a move to export whole nuts to the markets in Dar es Salaam. The other cash crop, cashew-nuts, is grown more extensively in the south of the island, but has also had a chequered history, with big price fluctuations over the years. In the main, prices of cash crops have mostly gone down over the 45 year period covered by this gallery. At the same time, prices of bought food have risen.
Apart from fishing, new industries include the setting up of a prawn farm with a hatchery near to Kilindoni and ponds for the prawns close to the central village of Kirongwe. Tourism has grown over the years, concentrated mainly in the south-eastern corner of the island at Utende and on the small island of Chole. Yet much beach land has been sold in the northern villages to tourist developers, and it is possible that one day hotels will be built there.
So the recent history of the island has been one of very uneven development, in which some have benefitted but others have actually become poorer and food security is a major issue.
All of my photos from 1965-1994 have been digitized by my husband Professor Lionel Caplan, to whom I am very grateful. The painstaking and time-consuming work of setting up this web gallery has been done by Dan Watson. The funding for enabling this gallery to be set up has come from a Small Grant awarded by the British Academy, whose assistance I gratefully acknowledge.
- Kanga Village 1965-2010:
Landscapes of Kanga, Seascapes, Cultivation, Food, Other activities, Parents and Children, Children and their Activities, Primary School, Koran Schools, Clinic, Weddings and Circumcisions, New Years Day, Special Events, Changes in Dress
- Bweni Village 1985-2010:
Bweni Scenes, Beach, Secondary School
- Kilindoni District Capital 1965-2010
Kilindoni Harbour, Kilindoni Scenes, Harbour View Guest House, District Hospital, Mafia Airport, NGOs in Kilindoni

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Large wooden skatepark under the A40 flyover.
Standard layout of metal ramps on tarmac.
Small concrete bowl with ledges around the outside.
Coming soon
Standard layout of metal ramps on tarmac.
Large interlocking concrete bowls.
Coming soon
Spacious park with black metal ramps on concrete.
Undercover concrete skatepark and 70s halfpipe.


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Arlington Middle School Team Wins Regional Spelling Bee
After a nerve-wracking competition that went into overtime, the Arlington Middle School team won the 2017 Southern Vermont Regional Team Spelling Bee. Arlington's team of seventh and eighth graders, Lottie Fischer, Emma Hoover, Maria O'Dea and Sarah Tilley, beat out teams from Manchester, Hartland and Orwell. Arlington English teacher Anne Sulzmann coached the winning team, who said, "The event was incredibly exciting as we went into extra rounds. The girls should be commended for their grace under extreme pressure. I am so proud of them!" The team will now compete at the VPA State Team Spelling Competition on November 18. To learn more about the spelling bee, contact Sulzmann at [email protected] or 802-375-2589.
November 8, 2017
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The scene: A comic book store. The proprietor, Raphael, is behind the counter, dusting a shelf of tiny Daleks. Enter a customer, played by Ian.
Ian (slapping a comic down on the counter): I demand a refund.
Raphael (examining the somewhat dog-eared comic): Really? Why?
Ian (heavily): A refund, sir, or I shall report you to Trading Standards. (Jabs a finger at the cover.) What does that say?
Raphael: '3D'.
Ian: Exactly. (Holds up comic side-on so Raphael is looking directly at the spine.) Doesn't look very 3D to me, I don't know about you. (Begins leafing through the comic.) But even that wouldn't matter if any of this made any sense or were at all legible.
Raphael: May I? (He takes the comic, detaches the red and blue cardboard glasses from the front, and places them on Ian's nose. He opens the middle of the comic and holds it up. Ian peers at it suspiciously, then takes the comic and leafs through it, seeing each page in an entirely new light. Raphael allows himself a satisfied smile.)
Ian: I … I still demand a refund.
Raphael (taken aback): Why?
Ian: This so-called '3D' is no more than an illusion.
Raphael: Unfortunately, sir, comics – (here, he steps out of character and addresses the reader directly) – and indeed comedians, jokes, the whole apparatus of comedy are thus; it is the complicity of the audience that lifts the idea into the air, buoyed by laughter, and sets it free.
Ian: I concur.
(They bow to one another, then to you, the reader.)
Let's just say that last night, for whatever reason, the audience weren't wearing the right glasses for the show.
It's interesting, the bad gig, because you do look at what you've done, and wonder why the big laugh on, say, the penguin routine, was absent tonight. And being social creatures, the performer reviews his penguin material and finds it just as unfunny as the audience did. Where are the actual jokes? Surely these are just sentences, raw penguin facts that belong more in an encyclopaedia than on the stage? And yet the previous night, they were howling with laughter and calling it the greatest show about penguins on the Fringe. And you had hoped that prior knowledge of penguins wasn't crucial to enjoyment of the show. Both parties can't be right – can they?
Well, yes they can. Bad gigs are inevitable, and we came to Edinburgh knowing that at least one was going to happen. We've had tricky gigs, slow burning gigs, downright weird gigs, but last night was a proper good old-fashioned bad one. Two girls on the right absolutely loved it; a couple of Danish guys left early, baffled. Another couple, very quiet; a knot of drunks who heckled me (this was not the bad bit, in fact I thought they brought along a bit of energy) and a couple at the front who seemed determined not to enjoy themselves. Most disconcerting.
Raph hosted, and was immediately swimming up-stream. The audience didn't seem to like either of us – and I mean that very literally as in 'to like someone as a person' as opposed to 'found funny' – as though we'd upset them before they came in. Do we bear an uncanny resemblance to some infamous puppy stranglers whose notoriety has passed us by? I must add that if you don't find Raph a likeable presence on stage then a) you probably don't have a soul and b) you will find our routines, self-deprecating as they are, less amusingly hubristic and more a thoroughly-deserved comeuppance. There was a very definite feeling when I was onstage that I should be taken down a peg or two, which is odd because I never went a peg up in the first place. Raph overheard someone calling me a 'poof' on the way out, a less-than-perceptive remark because I'd spent about ten minutes explaining this to them. My major disappointment is that without the complicity of the audience, I can't relax enough into the material and explore the interesting corners that build a richer picture.
Still, enough went in the bucket to cover us for a couple of glasses of wine. 'Let's not talk about this now,' said Raph, before embarking on a full post-mortem, and a walk home in the rain.
One bad show out of eleven isn't bad.
It has now, mercifully, stopped.
Bad word of mouth is restricted to the few souls in the room last night; the good shows have been packed.
It crystallised what we want to achieve: a fun show in the presence of likeable guys. If that's not your thing, you're not our audience.
We did our time: tempting as it was to cut short, we did what we promised we would do.
We both felt that we were onstage with the right person. As I said to Raph, the last time I was here, I felt ten times worse when the show went ten times better.
At the end of the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo hugs Sam and says, 'I'm glad you're with me, here at the end of all things.' Immediately after the show, we recreated this touching moment backstage (no prizes for guessing the casting) and although we'd only done an hour, it certainly felt more like nine, plus a traumatising trek up a volcano in hostile territory with a saboteur on our tracks. We didn't get rescued by giant eagles, or catch a boat to the Grey Havens, but we have got comps to see Greg Proops, which a day after the event, feels more satisfactory.
We don't have posters, and bring in our audience through people we meet. The nice thing about being under the radar is that you don't have to walk home after a bad gig past huge images of your own stupid, coiffured head with a star rating stuck to it. It would've been nice though, for the friend and top comedy agent who came along to have seen any other show than this one. I doubt she will be hurrying to put me on the books.


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Putting a Human Face on Homelessness. Lisa Huberman on Evensong by Christina Quintana at Astoria Performing Arts Center.
What is poverty supposed to look like? And how do you recover your sense of worth when your life fails to live up to its potential, even if you have followed all of the rules the American Dream assures will lead to success? These are the central questions that animate Christina Quintana's Evensong, the raw yet tender drama of homelessness in New York City, brought to vivid life at The Astoria Performing Arts Center.
In Evensong, we follow Teofilo "Teo" Aguilar (Daniel Prado), a Texas transplant to New York who has found himself checking into a homeless shelter after a string of bad luck. As an educated, clean-cut bank teller, Teo does not think of himself as a typical homeless person. He is definitely, he believes, of a different class and species from, say, the cagey Gladys (Marie Louise Guinier), who obsesses over the hot water kettle and absurdly demands a vegetarian option at their subsidized shelter meal. The tension between Teo's financial circumstances and his self-identity remain a tension throughout the play. He may flirt with the shelter volunteer Bob (Chad Castarphen), and yet his role as a resident of the facility draws an invisible line between their chemistry. At his job for Bank of America, Teo has to scramble to make up excuses to his co-worker Haque (Sai Somboon) for why he can't come out drinking and drags a suitcase everywhere. And yet at the same time, the second-hand suit he wears to his job at Bank of America signals to the homeless man on the subway (Doug Rossi) that he is an asshole for not giving him any money.
All of this could have the potential to descend into melodrama, but Quinana's script and David Mendizábal's direction zero in on the ferocity of the characters' pain while never sentimentalizing it.
As Teo, Prado conveys a boyish charm and humor that endears him to those he encounters, as well his prickly ego that pushes him toward self-destruction rather than accept support from Arlene Chico-Lugo's Rosa. Chico-Lugo (who also doubles as Teo's Abuela) is a mix of ferocious hunger for connection and maternal grace as she and her boyfriend Ricardo (Francis Mateo) cope with a recent tragedy. Castarphen's Bob is the picture of professionalism in his tailored suit, and yet the precariousness of his financial position and the lucky breaks he has been given are never far from his mind. Though Guinier's Gladys at first serves as comic relief, she gradually reveals a fierce dignity and warm vulnerability. Doing triple duty in multiple roles, Somboon is equally winning in the many roles he plays in Teo's life, from a douche-bro work friend, a preening body building Grindr hookup, to his flamboyantly gay cousin from San Antonio sporting a magenta tiara and a Selena T-shirt (one of the many eloquent costume moments by Dina El-Aziz).
I've seen several productions here at APAC, and no production has made as eloquent use of the space as Evensong. APAC, after all, shares its space with a house of worship, which is the perfect home for a play set in a church shelter. Rather than manufacture an artificial set with a traditional proscenium, Christopher and Justin Swader wisely take advantage of the building's architecture with their set design, leaving the space exposed. The hastily paper-covered back windows reveal cracks which, in lighting designer Evan Roby's nimble hands, give way to environmental morning and evening light. The Swaders pay loving attention to detail here—from the rows of army-style cots, to plastic covered buffet table filled with leftovers in foil trays, to the volunteer desk next to a bulletin board covered in inspirational messages and announcements. For other scenes that take place outside the shelter, the actors pull set and prop elements that one would normally find among mismatched donated items at such a facility. A rolling coat rack becomes a bank teller window, orange and yellow school chairs transform into MTA seats.
The holy setting is further realized by Jacob Subotnick's soundscape and Julián Mesri's original music, which keep the production moving and allow for moments that are beautifully transporting.
The stunning diversity showcased in this cast and script should be noted, which has become a hallmark of APAC's original productions under Artistic Director Dev Bondarin's leadership. Evensong, like so many other recent offerings, offers opportunities to showcase the stories of people of color, members of the LGBT community, and other minority groups in ways that never descend into stereotypes. The largely black and Latino cast of Evensong features characters that range from gay to straight, professional to poverty stricken. I always emerge from an APAC production with a more expansive, textured view of the world than I had when I entered.
By Christina Quintana
Featuring: Daniel Prado, Chad Carstarphen, Marie Louise Guinier, Arlene Chico-Lugo, Francis Mateo, Doug Rossi, and Sai Somboon
Directed by David Mendizábal
Set and Props Design; Christopher and Justin Swader
Costume Design: Dina El-Aziz
Lighting Design: Evan Roby
Sound Design: Jacob Subotnick
Original Music: Julián Mesri
Nov. 3-19
November 18: 8 PM
November 19: 2 PM and 6 PM.
30-44 Crescent St., Astoria, NY 11102
Transportation: Queens-Bound N or W Train to either Broadway or 30th Ave.
For tickets: www.apacny.org. $18 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors
Lisa Huberman is a playwright and storyteller based in Astoria, whose work has been produced throughout New York City and New Jersey. Her full-length play, Sex and Charitable Giving was produced in The Brick Theatre's inaugural F*ck Fest and was recently recorded for Elephant Run District's hERD Podcast. Her solo show, The Worst Zionist in the Room, was recently featured as part of Dixon Place's In the Lounge Series. Lisa is part of the Queens-based artist collective Mission to (dit)Mars and a member of their playwriting group, The Propulsion Lab.


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Homer's masterpiece epic, The Iliad, written in 800 B.C., offers us a rare insight into the lament of the orphan in ancient Greece. In Book 22, we see that the Trojan hero, Hector, falls in death as Achilles' spear is thrust into his neck. Afterwards, Hector's body is latched by the ankles to a chariot and dragged past Troy towards the Achaean ships. Hector's widow, Andromache, looks out from atop the walls of the city and wails in despair:
"Ah, Hector, how miserable I am…
Now you go to Hades' house deep underground, abandoning me to bitter sorrow, widowed in our home. Our son's an infant, born to wretched parents, you and me. No good will come to him from you, Hector, now that you're dead. Nor will he help you. Even if he gets through this dreadful war with the Achaeans, his life will always be a constant pain and sorrow. For other men will take away his lands. The day a child becomes an orphan all his friends are gone. He cannot hold up his head for anyone, his cheeks are wet from crying.
In his need, the child goes to his father's comrades, plucking one man's cloak, another's tunic. Some pity him and then hold out a cup, letting him for a moment wet his lips, without moistening his palate. Another man, whose parents are still living, pushes him out of the feast, hitting him with his fist, insulting him: 'Go away, just as you are. You've no father at our feast.'
So, in tears, the child returns to his widowed mother. That child is our son Astyanax, who, in earlier days on his father's knees, ate only marrow and rich fat from sheep. When sleep overpowered him and he'd stopped his childish play, he'd lie in his own bed, in his nurse's arms—on a soft couch, his heart full of happy dreams. But now, now that he's missing his dear father, he'll suffer much."
From: Homer, The Iliad, as translated by Ian Johnston, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, 2001
To be continued…


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Ellen Brown's latest article in TruthDig tackles the Fed's current penchant for raising its benchmark interest rate — and the disastrous effects it's already having. Ellen says the Fed's reasons don't pass the smell test. Instead, it's another case of follow the money: Who benefits from increasing interest rates? Good guess ... the banking sector (and, naturally, the Fed's seven member Board of Governors).
Ellen writes:
"Wall Street calls the shots, and Wall Street stands to make a bundle off rising interest rates. ... The Federal Reserve calls itself independent, but it is independent only of government. It marches to the drums of the banks that are its private owners. To prevent another Great Recession or Great Depression, Congress needs to amend the Federal Reserve Act, nationalize the Fed and turn it into a public utility, one that is responsive to the needs of the public and the economy."
Ellen continues:
"Alarmed commentators warn that global debt levels have reached $233 trillion, more than three times global GDP, and that much of that debt is at variable rates pegged either to the Fed's interbank lending rate or to LIBOR. Raising rates further could push governments, businesses and homeowners over the edge. In its Global Financial Stability report in April 2017, the International Monetary Fund warned that projected interest rises could throw 22 percent of U.S. corporations into default. …
"If the Fed follows through with its plans, projections are that by 2027, U.S. taxpayers will owe $1 trillion annually just in interest on the federal debt. That is enough to fund President Trump's original trillion-dollar infrastructure plan every year. And it is a direct transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy investors holding most of the bonds. Where will this money come from? Even crippling taxes, wholesale privatization of public assets and elimination of social services will not cover the bill."
Ellen quotes a 2016 article in the Wall Street Journal:
"While struggling with ultralow interest rates, major banks have also been publishing regular updates on how well they would do if interest rates suddenly surged upward. … Bank of America … says a 1-percentage-point rise in short-term rates would add $3.29 billion. … [A] back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests an incremental $2.9 billion of extra pretax income in 2017, or 11.5% of the bank's expected 2016 pretax profit. …"
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In a survey made in 2006, the researchers and the doctors laid down 10 most important reasons to know the importance of Spa in our lives. From the results such as improved cardiovascular health to lessening of blood pressure in high blood pressure patients, there were some really uplifting outcomes.
Regular weekend Spas can not only remove you from stress, help you sleep but can also help in combating anxiety, Diabetes, obesity but sometimes even get rid of low self-confidence! Yet another, but this time healthy reasons to get into a spa and soothe all that you've been dealing with.
Here are some of the best spa services available in Bhubaneswar:
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Under the franchise of the Thai Wellness Brand SukhoThai was brought to India just 6 years ago, with its centres in Pune, Mumbai, Goa and now in Bhubaneswar.
The services are all oriental right from oil massages, herb run massages, hot stones massages, etc. The prices for the services are also affordable.
So if you're looking for a place to relax and heal, in Sukho Thai Spa you're in with the experts. Click here to see more on Sukho Thai Spa.
On the 4th best spot we have:
Located at Plot No: J/7, Pal Heights Parking, Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneswar
OPEN FROM: 10:30am-9pm, SUNDAY CLOSED
The Seven Seas Spa in Pal Heights is one of the vintage spa in Bhubaneswar. The services include Abhyangam, Holistic Massage, Foot Reflexology, Shirodhara, etc.
The packages here are a perfect blend of Ayurveda, Aromatherapy and Thai spa therapies and present a complete all round healing to oneself. The prices start from INR 500/- per service and range upto INR 2800/- along with the smiling staff and the serene experience.
On the 3rd best spot we have:
Located at Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar
OPEN FROM: 11am-8:30pm
One of the pioneer brand in Salon and Makeup industry, Naturals also happen to be one of the best in its kind for the spa services in the nation.
The services include spa manicure, hair spa, facial masks, facial scrubs. Such services are all well known to give you that finishing glow and reveling confidence from the insides, comfortably in budget.
Naturals also offer some amazing offers in its services that makes it even more tempting!
On the 2nd best spot we have:
Located at 2nd Floor, SK Plaza, Infront of BMC Bhawani Mall, Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar
OPEN FROM: 10:30 am-9:35pm
A unique, elegant and as new as the newly bought towels and sheets this spa is premium in its class. The calming therapies, peaceful music along with some aromatic candles makes this place a complete out-of-the-world experience that you definitely ought to have.
The treatments and services include Hammams, Massages, Milk & Honey Baths, Multani Mud Bath and many more quintessential services. The Ganga Wellness Spa is also the go-to of many Bollywood stars like Mohabbatein fame Preeti Keswani.
When you are looking for spa in the city, this spa is sure to make your experience and results worthwhile.
Finally, on the 1st place we have:
Located at N21, Block N4, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
OPEN FROM: 9am-7pm
A classy, ethreal and a trusted spa in the city, it is one of those spas where everything that is simple is breathtakingly beautiful. The services are from Massages, Therapies and Treatments alongwith Shirodharas.
This spa also offers some exclusive packages which are generally up. Even though it's not a big franchise, it surely does know best the services it provides and also has a sparkling 4.8 star ratings even on Google+ Review. Beat that!
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Some agents are reporting a slowing down of activity this month compared with previous months. Even if many people have reduced their holiday plans this year due to the current economic climate, it still provides an opportunity to quality spend time with family and friends.
So far this year we have seen an improvement in the property market. The Council of Mortgage lenders announced this month that mortgage lending reached £12.3bn in June up from £10.5bn a month earlier. They are currently forecasting a figure of 15bn for gross mortgage lending for this year. However this is still dramatically lower than the mortgage lending at the onset of the banking crisis in the autumn of 2007.
Furthermore the mortgage market has shrunk in terms of the number of lenders providing loans and the actual number of loans on offer.
With regard to prices we have at Sapey & Co seen a modest increase in the price of some properties this year particularly at the lower end of the market. This increase is endorsed by the RICS monthly survey for June which "suggested there was some short term optimism – with more surveyors expecting property prices to rise than fall for the first time since May 2007". Furthermore low housing availability and increasing interest from potential buyers have increased this optimism within the housing market.
Whilst at Sapey & Co we have not seen any significant downturn in activity so far we do expect to see a seasonal adjustment in late July and August reflecting the fact that more people are focused on holiday activities rather than buying or selling property. However we are confident that September through to November will see increased activity in the housing market, certainly within this area which has not been as badly affected by the state of the economy as some parts of the UK.
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This is a sketch for a public policy which would incentivize the productive usage of rooftop areas, to maximize space use in urban areas.
Many roof uses can be classified as productive, and various indexes can be applied to prioritize usage based on the needs of the community.
Examples of uses:
🗣Socially Productive
💕Things which encourage community bonding and socialization, such as:
🛋Lounges, 🌳 parks, 👙pools, 🍻 bars, 🍔restaurants, etc.
⚡Ecologically productive
☀Sustainable electricity production: Solar panels, wind farms, etc.
🌽Sustainable agriculture: Food, Vegetable Gardens, Hydroponic farms, etc.
Above is an oversimplification of usage into the categories of "good and bad" which earn themselves subsidies and taxes, respectively.
Obviously, calculations of "how good" or "how bad" something is will take into account many variables, which should be weighted based on their social good and their overall impact on society.
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Veterinary Help: Tramadol for Cats and Dogs
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by Brittany Vickers
Ever since I was a little kid growing up on my parent's farm, I have been an animal lover. We always had several cats around the house and in the barn and we always had at least two dogs running around too, not to mention the cows, chickens, horses and goats that we had on the farm. I decided at the young age of 5 that I wanted to be a veterinarian and my parents helped me to follow through on that dream. Now, I run my own veterinarian practice and every day I seem to enjoy my job a little more. Don't get me wrong, my job has its fair share of challenges and it is always difficult to see an animal in pain, but I wouldn't trade my job for anything in the world.
One thing that I have noticed since starting my practice is that people can not stand to see their beloved pets in pain. Dogs and cats have become such an integral part of so many families and when they go through pain, the owners definitely suffer too. However, I often find myself explaining to pet owners that, just like humans, animals do experience pain as they get older and that is completely normal. For example, arthritis in dogs can be quite common as they get up in years, just as cat joint pain is normal for many older cats. Most pet owners just want to know what they can do to help their beloved pet live a long and healthy life. When they ask what options they have to help ease dog joint pain or their dogs arthritis, I usually suggest Tramadol for dogs. In fact, I usually prescribe Tramadol for cats that are suffering with joint pain or arthritis too. I have found that for joint pain dogs and cats both respond quite well to taking Tramadol.
Most dogs and cats respond well to taking Tramadol to ease pain associated with arthritis, but I also use it to help with pain management after a surgical procedure for both dogs and cats. Of course, the Tramadol dosage for dogs and the Tramadol dosage for cats varies because typically, dogs are much larger than most cats. Below is an example dosage for both dogs and cats:
Tramadol dosage dogs: start dosage of 1-2 mg/kg (taken twice daily)
Tramadol dosage cats: start dosage of .5-1 mg/kg (taken twice daily)
As I mentioned above, the starting dosage varies depending on the size of the dog or cat and the severity of the pain. Also, while I typically tell pet owners that this is the dosage to start out with, I also make sure to tell them to come and see me before administering Tramadol if their pet has stopped taking it for a prolonged period of time. It is always a good idea to bring your pet to their veterinarian before starting or stopping any medication, and Tramadol is no exception to this rule.
One of the aspects of my job that I enjoy the most is the feeling of pride that I have when a pet owner thanks me for helping their pet to live a more healthy and pain free life. There is no greater satisfaction for me than to hear how Tramadol for dogs helped Fido with his joint pain. Dogs bring a smile to their owner's face when they are healthy but when they are in pain, you can tell in an instant because they just don't act the way that they usually do. Your dog wants to see you happy. Dogs absolutely thrive off of their owner's energy. So many dog owners just assume that there really isn't much that they can do when their pooch gets to the age where arthritis in dogs becomes more common. However, as a veterinarian, I know that both cat joint pain and dog joint pain can be alleviated by taking Tramadol.
Just this past summer, my oldest dog, Eddie, turned 12 years old. Eddie is a Jack Russell Terrier and he still has plenty of spunk, but I noticed that he was moving a little slower and was having problems walking when we went on long walks. What did I do you ask? Well, I followed my own advice and after careful consideration, I gave Eddie Tramadol for his dog joint pain. It wasn't more than two weeks and Eddie was back to his old self, chasing rabbits and squirrels around the back yard and loving every minute of it!
2 Responses to "Veterinary Help: Tramadol for Cats and Dogs"
i have a 9yr old weiner dog. in the past several months she has ben having problems jumping up and down off couch, running and now even walking more then 20 or 30 yards when we let her out. my friend gave me her dogs tramadol that her vet perscribed. it worked wonders on my saadey girl. She had alomost a complete turn around w/in a weeks time back to playing and even able to walk up and down steps to go outside. she was in so much pain to the point she would urinate in her bed because she couldnt get up.and has never had accidents before. i cannot afford to take her to a vet. i called several places and got prices. i just cant afford it and all she needs is tramadol in the morning to help her thru the day. we pray for your help and advice. thank u.
If our pet is on it for long periods of time, couldn't they get addicted to it and experience withdraws when suddenly taken off? That could be very dangerous and do you explain that to owners when you give them this medication? Thank you!


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Beck Engineerings main focus is on remote interventions.
Working with SeaBed's deployment and recovery system for its CASE Abyss seismic nodes has enabled Beck Engineering to utilise its full register of engineering and project competence. The components delivered by Beck Engineering are the ROV-tool and the deployment/recovery baskets.
System Overview
The digital sketch here shows the complete subsea part of the operation. Nodes are lowered onto the seabed from M/V Hugin Explorer, then deployed by the ROV with the ROV-tool. Vica versa, the nodes are collected and put back onto the deepwater basket when the seismic operation is completed.
The array of functionality for the ROV-tool described by our client required us to develop new and more complex functionality compared to standard ROV-manipulators.
The complex and sensitive seismic operation required delicate manoeuvrability. 10 separate movements were needed to enable the ROV-operators to position the CASE Abyss nodes with sufficient accuracy. The tool is also designed to collect and re-position the node onto the deepwater basket.
A skid with a remotely operated buoyancy shift function was designed in order to counterweight the CASE Abyss units when flying subsea to/from the deepwater basket. On the left the ROV-tool is pictured on-board M/V Hugin Explorer, mounted on the work class ROV.
The key function of the ROV-tool is a gripper which, together with a manipulator arm, enables the ROV-pilot to both position and retrieve the CASE Abyss nodes on both flat and sloped areas of seabed.
Engineers Anders Fjellvang (left) and Lars Boyens during the FAT-procedure on the ROV-tool, where all major functions were tested.
Deployment/Recovery Basket
The Deepwater Basket was designed to carry six nodes. Two unites were supplied, allowing for a continous deployement and recovery operation. An onboard gripper was also supplied.
Two Deepwater Baskets are in use when deploying or recovery of CASE Abyss nodes. A view from inside the working area of the M/V Hugin Explorer reveals how the on-board basket is ready for loading as soon as the fully loaded basket is lowered into the sea.
Here the Deepwater Basket 1 is lowered into the Angolaen Sea during the CASE Abyss system's first commercial assignment. The M/V Hugin Explorer deployed and retrieveved over 500 CASE Abyss baskets during the Angola assignment, which covered two seismic fields.
Control Room
On the left a grab from the operational video during trials outside Lindesnes in Norway, showing the ROV-tool's point of view when deploying or docking a CASE Abyss node onto one of the slots on the Deepwater Basket. The system is designed for depths up to 3000 meters.
From the ROV-operators' control room onboard M/V Hugin Explorer during the Angola operation.
DNV Acoustic Pig Project
Beck Engineering AS has participated closely in the joint development project of Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Gassco to develop a new acoustic inspection method, which allows the internal and external status of gas pipelines to be accurately characterised. This new technology allows measurements to be made without reducing the gas flow.
SeaBed ROV-tool and Deepwater Basket
Beck Engineering AS has designed and built a complex ROV-tool and deepwater basket system for SeaBed Geophysical, a subsidiary of SeaBird Exploration. SeaBed enjoyed great commercial success with their system. The seismic sensor unit CASE Abyss was also nominated for best design 2008 by Norwegian Design Council.
Beck Engineering has been the engineering partner of Breivoll Inspection Technologies AS in their development of the Breivoll Pipe Scanner 2 (PS2), a conduit vehicle for inside inspection of water pipes.
DNV needed to test the performance of transducers in high pressure environments. Beck Engineering has designed and built the high-spec test tank DNV uses for this R&D project.
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|Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. 404.814.4040. firstname.lastname@example.com
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John W. Edwards served in World War I with the Supply Company, 18th Field Artillery A.E.F.-A.P.O. 740. Further biographical information about John W. Edwards has not yet been determined.
This collection contains two postcards and two letters written to Berry Edwards by John W. Edwards during the latter's military service throughout World War I. The first postcard, dated 1916, has a picture of John Edwards at a base in Macon, Georgia preparing to go to the Mexican border. The second postcard was written in Germany on January 23, 1919 and in it he states that his health is good but he does not know when he will return home. On September 1, 1918 Edwards writes that he will be going to Germany to "look at the situation there" but hopes to be home within three months. Another letter is written on May 14, 1919 in Polch, Germany. Edwards tells Berry that this is his second birthday in Europe and he hopes it will be his last, then notes that he has heard that he will be leaving Germany in a month.
John W. Edwards Correspondence, MSS 100f, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Gift, 1973
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IOC backs daylight savings to ease Tokyo 2020 heat fears
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday backed calls by Japanese organisers to implement daylight savings time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as concerns mount over athlete safety in soaring temperatures.
Nigeria's chances of success at Tokyo 2020 Olympics in danger, says Tobias Igwe
Renowned Nigerian athletics coach, Tobias Igwe has predicted that Team Nigeria may just make up the numbers at the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, Japan, saying the country is not preparing for any medal at the event held every four years. Nigeria's participation at the last Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil was a disaster, as…
US skier, Miller backtracks over 'blame marriage' gaffe
US skiing great Bode Miller apologised on Thursday after suggesting that marriage was to blame for a slow slalom run by Austria's Anna Veith at the Winter Olympics. Miller, gold medallist in the 2010 Olympics, was forced to backtrack on his television commentary concerning Veith's performance on Thursday. Veith, who won gold at the 2014…
Highlights Of The Pyeongchang Olympics Opening Ceremony
Starting off with a beautiful display of fireworks and ending with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron, the Pyeongchang Olympic ceremony named Peace In Motion was a spectacle. The parade which featured the 92 nations participating in the Olympics including hosts Korea, was a celebrating of Korean culture and the spirit of the Olympic games.…
35 Nigerians design mascots for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Mr Han Sungrae, the Director of Korean Cultural Centre said about 35 Nigerians have designed the mascots for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in South Korea, next year. Sungrae, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja said that the two mascots are 'Soohorang' for the Olympics and 'Bandabi' for…
Rio 2016 flames out as Tokyo takes baton
The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020.
Olympics: IOC chief urges total review of world anti-doping system
Olympics chief Thomas Bach called for a complete overhaul of the global anti-doping system on Tuesday after revelations of state-backed cheating by Russia rocked preparations for the Rio Games.
Science in the starting blocks
Faster, Higher, Stronger: Scientists, too, are doing their bit to make the Olympic motto real. Here are some potentially performance-boosting discoveries, just in time for the Rio Games:
Azarenka announces pregnancy, sits out rest of 2016
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Couple jailed in NZ for exploiting Bangladeshi migrant workers
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 06:03pm on May 11, 2019
A New Zealand court has sentenced a Bengali couple to jail for exploitation of migrant workers in their sweets making business.Both of the convicted persons...
Bangladeshi origin Australian woman murdered
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:04am on April 23, 2019
A 49-year old Bangladeshi origin man in Australia's Sydney has confessed to the police that he had killed his wife at their home in Sydney's...
Be vocal against terrorism: PM
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Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday condemned the bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, urging all to be vocal against terrorism...
Genocide Day observed in Bangladesh missions abroad
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 02:35pm on March 26, 2019
Bangladesh missions aboard observed the Genocide Day on Monday with due solemnity, in remembrance of the brutal attacks by Pakistani occupational forces on the innocent...
Bangladeshi female scientist win OWSD-Elsevier Foundation award
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:09am on March 14, 2019
Tabassum Mumtaz, a principal scientific officer of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, has won Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World-Elsevier Foundation Award 2019.A...
Bangladeshi to run for Australia parliament
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 11:27am on March 03, 2019
Sabrin Farooqui has become the first female Bangladeshi origin who received Australian Labour Party nomination for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming state election due...
Int'l Mother Language Day observed at Heidelberg univ
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:51pm on February 24, 2019
Staff Correspondent …………………….online desk The South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University observed the International Mother Language Day for the first time in its...
Dhaka lodges protest, seeks justice
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The Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry sought intervention of the Foreign Office to take up with South Africa the issue of at least three...
Publisher Tutul wins Ossietskris prize
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Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, a leading Bangladeshi publisher and editor, has won the prestigious Ossietskris prize this year for his lifelong dedication to writing and publishing...
Bangladesh embassy in Brazil hold dev fair in Sau Paulo
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The embassy of Bangladesh in Brazil held a two-day National Development Fair 2018 at the commercial city of Sao Paulo on October 3 and 4....


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ATV Tour Jaco: Rainforest Express 1 Hour Tour
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Boocheck began his film career working for director Sam Raimi. He went on to direct music videos for seminal punk and indie bands such as Bad Religion and Death Cab For Cutie. His video work garnered a ton of acclaim and was even featured as an exhibit at the MOCA in Los Angeles. He has directed campaigns for major brands such as Google, State Farm, Toyota, and Ray Ban. His spots have earned Clios, One Shows, Addys, and a bunch of other oddly named awards. His short films have been shown at major festivals including Telluride, Toronto International Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest. He also has a segment in the popular cult horror anthology, ABCs Of Death 2. Aside from all that fancy stuff, he's a Dad currently living in Brooklyn who makes street art in his spare time.
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BE SURE WHEELS ARE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD WHEN SETTING CAMBER. CAMBER: Turn on the AccuLevel™ Digital Readout by pushing ON/OFF. Camber is read directly on the display to .1º (1/10º). See separate AccuLevel™ version 4 instructions if needed. On the left side of the display an arrow pointing up indicates negative camber (top of tire in). An arrow pointing down indicates positive camber (top of tire out). Race cars usually use negative camber on RF and positive camber on LF. CASTER is measured with the AccuLevel™. First turn the wheels 15º to the right when setting the RF or 15º left when setting LF. Rotate the gauge until level. The 15º must be done accurately. An error of even 1 or 2º turning will give a caster error. Turn on the AccuLevel™ and push CASTER, then ZERO. The display will flash. Now turn the wheels back past center to 15º the opposite way - for a total of 30º. Rotate the gauge again to level. Read the Caster directly on the AccuLevel™ to 1/10º. CASTER NOTE: This amount of sweep - 15º - is different from vial type gauges. Adjust the caster and camber as needed. Each time you make a change bounce on the front end to settle the suspension. NOTE: Adjusting the caster may have an effect on the camber and vice versa. Tighten bolts and double check all settings. See separate instructions for AccuLevel™ version 4 if needed. It can be removed and used for other measurements. Simply slide AccuLevel™ out (it's held in place with magnets). NOTE: If display flashes on and off AccuLevel™ is in Caster mode and will not read absolute angles correctly. Push CASTER button to exit Caster Mode. Warning: Do Not leave the gauge in the hot sunlight or store in a place over 120º F. The digital display may not be readable. Once it cools down the digital display should be visible again. Replacements for broken vials can be ordered from any authorized dealer or the factory. Replacement is quick and simple with no loss of accuracy. 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I model one of my design for hard surface 2, its almost done where are some details that needs to be add it on. i also want to pose it better probably do a quick rigg
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I would have loved that place for a birthday trip. Your photos are wonderful.
I hope the bad things you wrote about dissolves and that the coming week will be much better for you.
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Nature is such a wonderful tonic :). Glad you're feeling better. Here's to a better week ahead.
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Dear Muffy! Isn't she just lovely. So sorry you have had one of those weeks, and yes, I agree, they do seem to come with a crowd of their amigos! Your trip looks lovely ... such beauty in your surroundings, it must have given you some peace. Take care of yourself my dear Patty. hugs, DonnaReplyDelete
That looks like a beautiful birthday trip. I especially love the "tip me" boulder! I hope the coming week will be better for you than the last - and I agree about the clump! I've noticed that as well and I wonder why that is so.ReplyDelete
Oh!! Patty-that looks like a beeeeyoootiful birthday trip!!! But I know how things can get a bit off kilter sometimes!!! ah well...you have the right idea..water, barefeet, sunsets, doggie + hubby:) It's how we remember things that count...not necesarily the way they actually happened!!!
P.S. thank you so much for your very kind and thoughtful comments re. my last post. I was a little nervous putting it all out there...but life is short !!!!
So glad you found peace after a rough time. The lake is gorgeous as are your photos. You deserve a happy birthday and a happy everyday! <3ReplyDelete
Good to stay focused on the 'good' parts. Looks like it was a fantastic weekend!!!ReplyDelete


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For those that haven't heard, I have discovered a way to rip cinema DTS CD-ROMs for use in preservations. Along with ElDonate, we successfully preserved the original 6 track mix for Jurassic Park. Check out this thread for details.
What I'm wondering now is if anyone out there has the SE DTS discs that we could use for preservation efforts. I'd imagine they aren't much different than the AC-3 tracks on the LaserDiscs, but the compression will be much less severe.
I'm able to rip the discs but the editing is something beyond my skill.
For that matter, are there any other titles out there that anyone has that they may want to preserve? The ripping tool is pretty outdated and thus won't work with any DTS CD's after 04-05ish. I have the Epsiode III discs, but they are not able to be ripped. The rest of the films should be doable.
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Are Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loans the Solution to Credit Card Debt?
Credit card consolidation loans are loans used to settle and pay off existing credit card balances but before we go into the ins and outs of this type of loan we will look at the varying methods of credit card debt reduction and elimination.
Credit card debt can only be reduced through acquiring lower rates of interest or negotiating reduced balance. Reducing the interest on your credit cards will allow you to continue making the same payments but more of your payment will go towards paying the principle, therefore reducing your debt that much quicker.
Requesting a settlement for a reduced figure will totally clear your credit card debt. You will be required to pay off in full the settlement figure which is usually substantially less than the debt owed and the remainder will be written off. Although effective in eliminating debt it can damage your credit score.
These are some of the options that can be used to reduce or eliminate your credit card balances:
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Many credit card companies offer low interest introductory deals in order to capture new customers, these offers include 0% interest on transfers. These offers last between 6 to 12 months normally and offer the opportunity to payoff sizable amounts from the principle as any payments you make will not go towards paying interest.
This method is especially advantageous if you have several high interest credit cards and is a great way to maintain and actually improve your credit score.
However, if your situation dictates that you need to look at reducing the amount you pay each month rather than work towards eliminating the debt then this method will only work in the short term as these introductory offers only have a short lifespan.
2. Lower your interest rates through negotiation.
Credit card companies are only too aware of many peoples' plight during these harsh economic times and are much more approachable with regards to negotiating lower interest rates. You can do this yourself although you may have more success using a debt management company, who, for a monthly fee, will negotiate lower rates on your behalf and handle your monthly payments.
Your credit score may suffer a little through delayed or reduced payments using this method but this will be a temporary issue and it will not be long before your credit score begins to improve.
As already mentioned, you may want to consider this negotiation yourself, not only will you save money on management fees but you will remain in total control of your finances and more importantly avoid being scammed by the many unscrupulous companies who operate within this field.
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Negotiating a settlement with your credit card companies to pay off your card can be the most damaging method to use with regards to your credit score. You can use a debt negotiation company to agree low settlement figures with your creditors and this is very similar to what would happen if you were filing for bankruptcy.
You will still need enough money to pay off the settlement figures, so your debt isn't so much eliminated as reduced but at a cost to your credit score, and this will hinder you from getting any conventional borrowing for the next 2 to 7 years.
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The most widely accepted way of doing this is to apply for a home equity loan. Not only do home equity loans have the lowest interest rates available to the general public they are much easier to gain approval for, even if your credit isn't great.
In fact this situation will improve massively shortly, as with President Obamas' new home loan plan, as long as you have twelve months of good payment there is a distinct possibility you could actually refinance your entire debt portfolio for as low as 2% APR!
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When you purchase a Jo Maillet T–shirt part of the proceeds go to supporting the charity Young Pink Sisters. As a breast cancer survivor herself who was diagnosed at a tender age of 26 years of age, this charity holds a very special place in her heart.
Run by survivors- Young Pink Sisters have established a non-for profit charity for the sole purpose of providing immediate financial assistance and relief to those who are struggling to meet the financial demands of their treatment.
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"My name is Jo Maillet and I am a model/actor from Melbourne, Australia. It is such an honour to be part of Wet Tees; I not only am able to showcase some of my modelling work but also get to donate some of the profits to an amazing charity.
I started modelling approx. 4 years ago after I finished active treatment for breast cancer. At only 26 years old you wouldn't expect to be diagnosed with cancer but I soon was thrown into the treatment which included chemotherapy where I lost my hair, radiotherapy and hormone treatment which is what I am still doing now- 7 years on. . Cancer changed my life forever and thus I started to do modelling and acting to help with my creative side, from walking the runway, to being photographed for magazines, to being a hostess, children's entertainer and acting on TV and film I love it all! And I hope I can inspire others to follow their dreams and do what you love doing as you only have one life! However, financially- cancer can be very expensive and this is where the non for profit charity "young Pink sisters" comes into play. It is run by a group of women who have survived or who are still fighting breast cancer and who are dear friends of mine so they all know first hand how a diagnosis feels – and that the added financial pressure on top of dealing with the pain and anxiety that goes with having breast cancer can sometimes be just too much to bear. And in their own words "we all need a little help every now and then.
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Two Police officers, one a serving police sergeant attached to the Oworo Police Division, Lagos State, Yakubu Aiyegba, and a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Obosa Augustine, have been arrested for alleged robbery.
They were apprehended along with a taxi driver, Godwin George, by operatives from the Shasha Police Statio.
It was learnt that Aiyegba and Augustine were notorious for raiding a hotel in Egbeda and extorting money from guests in the facility.
They reportedly paraded themselves as operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Command.
They were said to have forcefully collected a sum of N50,000 and a laptop from an unnamed guest a few weeks ago and fled the area in a taxi driven by George.
It was gathered that the three suspects, led by the retired ASP, went back to the hotel known as Ehis Hotel on Wednesday on another extortionate raid.
They were allegedly in the middle of the act when operatives from the Shasha Division, who acted on a tip-off, stormed the hotel and picked them up.
The suspects were subsequently transferred to SARS in Ikeja.
A police source said that the command had been monitoring Augustine and Aiyegba for some time after receiving complaints from the hotel.
He said: "There have been a series of complaints about SARS operatives extorting money from members of the public. We found out that on many occasions, the people impersonated SARS men.
"On Wednesday, there was a similar case. Augustine and Aiyegba went to Ehis Hotel to rob guests, parading themselves as SARS operatives. They usually go to that hotel on illegal operations.
"Three weeks ago, they collected N50,000 and a laptop from a guest. That Wednesday, they were going from one hotel room to another to disturb the guests when the police were alerted."
However, Aiyegba, a 39-year-old Kogi State indigene, said they did not go to the hotel to rob. He said they were friends to the hotel manager, one Kingsley, who normally gave them money.
He said: "Two weeks ago, we visited Kingsley at the hotel and saw some people smoking on the premises. We threatened to arrest them, but they begged us. Because of our friend, Kingsley, we left them.
"At times when we visit Kingsley, he would give us N1,000 to buy cola nuts. We don't normally disturb him. On Wednesday, Supol (Augustine) told me that Kingsley called him that we should come.
"On getting there, we met some boys smoking. When they sighted us, they called their friends to fight us. Policemen from Shasha Division later came to arrest us."
The 52-year-old retired officer, who hails from Edo State, said he went to the hotel because of the good rapport he had with Kingsley before he retired from the force.
"I have four children and a wife. I retired this year while at the Idimu Police Division. The manager always gives me money. He called me on Wednesday to come and collect money.
"As we got there, somebody said we collected N50,000 and a laptop from him three weeks ago, which is just an allegation. We didn't rob anybody. We did not impersonate SARS," he added.
George, the taxi driver, stated that he was not involved in the alleged robbery, adding that he stayed outside the hotel.
He said: "I know Aiyegba as a policeman and he introduced me to Mr. Augustine. I have taken them to the hotel thrice. They would give me a drink and ask me to stay outside.
"After meeting with the manager, they would fuel my car or give me N1,500."
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the arrest, adding that investigations were ongoing.
Ex-ASP, Police Sergeant Arrested for Robbery in Lagos
Two Police officers, one a serving police sergeant attached to the Oworo Police Division, Lagos State, Yakubu Aiyegba, and a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Obosa Augustine, have been arrested for alleged robbery.


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We all get those days where we are just feeling low and tired, perhaps somebody ticked you off recently and your not in a place where you feel good.
Yeah, it happens to all of us including me so what I do when I am feeling run down and not feeling up to the tasks at hand is I will go to my "Happy Place" and as you can see from the above picture, I was in a VERY happy place and produced some amazing plans that resulted in earning over $60,000 in a single month!!!
Semantic Research – Introducing the "New" WordTracker
In order to get my point across, I am going to take you through planning just one category and subsequent subcategories. When you see the effort I go through in planning my blog you will understand why it takes me a week or more to plan my blog in some cases.
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Search Google for your top level category to get more ideas of categories to include on your blog and add those to your content plan document.
3. Check Google AdWords External Keyword Tool
If you have an existing site that's not getting the rankings you feel you deserve, then do a sanity check to see what Google thinks your website is about using the External Keyword Tool.
You can also use the Google External Keyword Tool to get planning data from websites that appear in the top ten organic search rankings for your categories.
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4. Run KRA Pro on a selected keyword
Once you've got your categories selected and documented in your content creation plan it's time to select keyword from your WordTracker keyword reports and start generating theme reports which in turn will give you semantic keywords to target.
Not only do I use KRA Pro for creating semantic articles but I also use it to create a list of more seed keyword phrases and then once I've published a set of articles from the theme report I will create internal links within my website content which then builds depth to each article
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Before I sign off on this article I have to address one of the MOST frequently asked questions I got when I asked you to e-mail me your questions:
The question that got frequently asked was "I have traffic but I'm not selling anything, what should I do to convert my traffic to sales?"
In case you missed it, I recorded a video tutorial showing you how to find out what's selling right now here in the Best Selling Items video
Notice that I just found another way to work in some internal content based deep linking back to that article and it was easy for me to do on The VEO Report blog because I took the time necessary to create a plan, an ever-growing content plan in place that serves to easily get internal links like this.
The good news my friends is you can't get this wrong!
Remember to go back and check the Google External Keyword Tool periodically to make sure Google thinks your website is about what you want it to be about and either fix your site or adjust course and re-plan your content based on the data you get from checking the AdWords keyword tool.
Go ahead and ask your questions, I know you likely have a few because I can't possibly address everything in just one video and I do my best to keep these tutorials as short and to the point as possible


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