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Taylor went to visit Ridge after Brooke's baby shower. Taylor pointed out that Ridge had been rather hard on his family by becoming a power executive in Spectra. He asked if he had become a jerk and if it bothered her. She admitted that it actually turned her on.
Intrigued, Ridge moved closer to his wife, and they began to talk dirty and make out. Clothes began to fly, and they had sex in his office. After they were through, Taylor had one request of Ridge: get rid of his portrait. She felt that it did not do him justice.
Whip was wondering where Brooke could be. Megan told him not to worry; Bridget and Brooke were probably just cleaning up. She told him how great the shower had gone and how even Stephanie had seemed proud of Brooke. Whip began to relax, but Megan warned him not to get too sure of himself because he was not out of the woods yet.
Whip was confused because Megan had just mentioned how great things had gone. Megan told him that she just didn't want him to be too confident; Brooke still loved Deacon. Whip assured her that they were in the home stretch, unaware of what Bridget was just about to overhear.
Not realizing the baby monitor was on, Brooke and Deacon were discussing their turbulent relationship. She stated that she could not let the marriage fail; she needed to protect Bridget. Bridget was confused and continued to listen. Brooke and Deacon discussed their relationship in a very roundabout way, not leaving many answers for Bridget.
Bridget continued to try to make sense of what Brooke and Deacon were saying, rationalizing that they were making up after an argument. She began to get antsy as Deacon and Brooke started to reveal more about their history. Just then, Deacon started to talk about the night they'd had sex and how it had been the most wonderful night of his life. Brooke, who did not disagree, stated that he had been there when she had needed someone the most.
Bridget reeled from the new development but continued to listen to her mother and husband. Bridget also overheard that Deacon was only staying with Bridget out of loyalty, but his heart was with Brooke. Deacon vowed that Bridget could never find out about them, and Brooke also stated that Bridget couldn't find out that Brooke was carrying Deacon's child. Bridget crumbled to the floor with those words echoing in her head.
As she listened to Brooke and Deacon talking via the baby monitor, Bridget was becoming more traumatized quickly. She heard Deacon tell Brooke "You're going to raise my child with Whip, and I'm going to stay with Bridget." Bridget was heartbroken and shocked by everything she heard Brooke and Deacon say.
Bridget could not stand to listen to Brooke and Deacon any longer, so Bridget left the house. Bridget was so upset that she was not completely coherent. She fled to Rick and Amber's old apartment, which was next door to Eric's house. Bridget sat in the dark and remembered all of Brooke's past remarks about how much she loved Bridget.
Meanwhile, Kristen was next door, talking to Eric. Eric thanked her for befriending Amber. Kristen did not feel as though it were a big deal, because she was family. Kristen told Eric she was trying to understand Ridge's behavior and his view of being voted out of Forrester Creations.
When Eric began to blame Massimo for the family rift, Kristen questioned Eric about why he wasn't angry with Brooke for changing the focus of Forrester Creations. Eric said very bluntly he could not be angry with the mother of his children because she had made them so happy.
At Forrester Creations, Whip made dinner reservations to celebrate his and Brooke's one-month wedding anniversary. Stephanie went to his office, looking for Deacon. He assured Stephanie that he and Brooke were making the best of the situation. He knew that both Deacon and Brooke were committed to not letting Bridget find out that Deacon was the father of Brooke's baby. Stephanie reminded him that not only would Bridget's world fall apart if the secret were out, but Whip's world would also.
When Deacon returned to the office, Stephanie asked him if he had been alone with Brooke after the guests had left the baby shower. She told him he was a fool for jeopardizing his marriage to Bridget, and he would never really appreciate her until he lost her. Deacon admitted it would be nearly impossible to keep the secret from Bridget. He reminded Stephanie that Brooke intended to have the secret kept.
At home, Brooke thanked Erica for her assistance. She told Erica that the baby monitor would not be needed yet and asked her to put it with the other shower gifts. Brooke did not realize that Bridget had been able to hear her conversation with Deacon via the baby monitor.
Heartbroken and hysterical, Bridget sat by herself and continued to think back about things that Brooke had mentioned to her. She felt guilty for not realizing what Brooke and Deacon had done. When Eric spotted Bridget's car, he went inside. Bridget told Eric that she wanted to be alone. He noticed that Bridget was upset. When Eric approached her, Bridget freaked out and told him to get away from her.
When Eric arrived at the guesthouse, Bridget sent him away. He went home and called Stephanie, concerned that something was wrong with Bridget. He told Stephanie that Bridget wouldn't speak to him and that she had been even more upset when he had suggested calling Brooke. He hoped that it was not something that Deacon had done. Stephanie went to talk to Bridget, hoping she hadn't found out the secret.
Meanwhile, Brooke was still enjoying all the gifts from the baby shower. She called Bridget and left a voicemail, thanking her again for the shower and said how happy she was that Bridget and Deacon would be part of the baby's life. Erica walked into the room, and Brooke told her about the special bond between mother and child. Erica mentioned that she had seen Bridget there after the shower while Brooke had been upstairs, showing Deacon the nursery.
Whip arrived at home and wanted to take a shower and be romantic with Brooke until he heard Erica upstairs with Little Eric on the baby monitor. Brooke told Whip that Deacon had stopped over after the shower, looking for Bridget. She assured Whip that nothing had happened and that they'd had a nice conversation about keeping the secret.
Brooke felt that Deacon was accepting that Whip would be the one to raise their baby. Whip mentioned that he had seen Deacon at Forrester after the shower, and he hadn't been with Bridget. Brooke wondered where Bridget could be.
Stephanie went to see Bridget in the guesthouse. As she knocked at the door, asking to enter, Bridget remembered overhearing a conversation about keeping the secret between them and Stephanie. She realized that Stephanie knew that Brooke and Deacon had been having an affair.
Bridget let Stephanie in, furious that Stephanie had always told her not to worry about the doubts she'd had about Deacon. Bridget admitted that Stephanie had been right, that Brooke was a whore. Bridget collapsed, crying in Stephanie's arms.
Brooke called Forrester, looking for Bridget. Meagan told her how nice the baby shower had been, and they talked about the special relationship Brooke and Bridget had. After they hung up, Brooke decided that Bridget had to have gone to the beach, or she might be taking a nap, because she was not answering her phone.
Brooke lay back on the couch to rest, stroking her stomach. As she closed her eyes, she heard Whip talking to Erica in the nursery upstairs on the baby monitor. Her eyes opened as she realized Bridget could have overheard her and Deacon talking about the baby earlier.
Stephanie confirmed that Brooke and Deacon had had an affair and that Deacon said he was in love with Brooke. She nodded when Bridget asked if the baby her mother was carrying was Deacon's. Stephanie comforted Bridget while Bridget cried.
Bridget felt that Stephanie had helped Brooke and Deacon to deceive her. Stephanie admitted she had. However, she pointed out that when she had found out about Brooke and Deacon, it had been all over with. Bridget continued to accuse Stephanie of lying to her. Stephanie tried to point out that she had been trying to protect Bridget from being hurt; she had not been trying to deceive her.
At home, Brooke discovered that the baby monitor had been left on in the living room. Brooke was amazed that she could hear all of Whip and Erica's conversation in the nursery. Brooke began to worry that the baby monitor might have been on when Bridget had stopped back at the house. Erica confirmed to Whip and Brooke that the baby monitor had been on for a long time, but she and Little Eric had been at the pool.
Erica also confirmed that Bridget had stopped by and that she had been in the living room. Brooke realized that if Bridget had been in the living room, she had heard all of Brooke and Deacon's conversation. Bridget then would be aware that Brooke and Deacon were in love and that he was the father of her baby. Brooke felt as if her worst nightmare were being realized. Whip tried to assure her that everything would be okay.
At home, Deacon attempted to cook Cornish hens for Bridget. It was the first dinner she had ever prepared for him. Deacon asked Megan to assist him in preparation of the dinner. He told Megan that he had accepted that Brooke had made the right decision to not tell Bridget the truth.
Deacon said he also had accepted the fact that he and Brooke would never be together. Deacon knew he was the only one who could make Brooke's daughter happy, and he intended to do that. Megan encouraged him to focus on Bridget, and perhaps they, too, could be very happy together.
Meanwhile, Stephanie tried to calm down Bridget. She tried to convince Bridget that Brooke really did love her. Bridget would not accept anything Stephanie was saying. All Bridget felt was if Brooke could do that to her, she had never loved Bridget at all. Bridget told Stephanie she had the image of Brooke and Deacon making love stuck in her mind.
Stephanie reminded Bridget that Brooke was not the only one responsible. Bridget revealed that she was very confused about everyone -- Deacon had lied to her, and Brooke was the other woman. Bridget felt she would never be able to forget or stop hurting over Brooke and Deacon's betrayal. Stephanie tried to encourage Bridget to move on. Stephanie offered to take Bridget away from Brooke and to be Bridget's mother if Bridget wished her to.
Whip rebuked Brooke for speaking carelessly with Deacon while the baby monitor was on. They dialed and redialed phone numbers, but they were unable to track down Bridget. Eric told Brooke that Bridget was upset and refusing to speak to her mother. He revealed that Bridget had been talking to Stephanie when he had left, and Brooke left to look for her daughter.
Whip accused Deacon of destroying Bridget and ordered him to stay away from her and her mother. Stephanie urged Bridget to calm down before she confronted Brooke, but Bridget insisted that her feelings wouldn't change. She remembered talking with Deacon at the hospital, when he had asked what she'd had to lose by staying with him.


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Behind the picture: Campath and cake
27 Nov 2013
Think that baking science-themed cakes is a modern phenomenon? Think again. Here Dr Lara Marks explains the story behind this cake baked to celebrate the opening of the Therapeutic Antibody Centre, a small facility which brought the world the first humanised monoclonal antibody drug. The centre features in a new online exhibition which tells the story of that drug, Campath.
This photograph, taken in 1990, shows a cake baked by research technician Jenny Phillips to commemorate the official opening of the Therapeutic Antibody Centre (TAC) in Cambridge in September of that year.
Supported by funds from the MRC, the purpose of the centre was to manufacture monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), a new type of drug which had been developed in Cambridge a couple of years earlier. There are now more than 30 mAb therapies on the market and approximately 300 mAbs are currently in clinical trials. In 1990, however, the drugs were still very much at an experimental stage, and the aim of the centre was to produce small amounts of mAbs for pilot clinical trials. [...]


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Chris Spencer was the No. 1 draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, coming in during the reign of Mike Holmgren. He became a starter the following year and the Seahawks won four NFC West division championships in his six years there, including 2010 under coach Pete Carroll.
The Seahawks thought enough of him to re-sign him in 2010. Then he abruptly found himself on the street at the end of this years lockout without what he considered as an explanation.
And it stung. Not even the two-year contract he signed with the Bears, worth potentially 6 million, makes that go away completely. So facing the Seahawks now has a little added to it.
I look at it as another game and obviously Im excited to play them because I was there for six years, Spencer said. The city of Seattle was good to me and the fans were good to me, so I have no ill will toward Seattle.
He cant say the same about Carroll and the organization.
Its unfortunate that I didnt get any explanation and you feel like you werent wanted because I didnt even get an offer, Spencer said Wednesday.
I knew I could play football. My thing is, if youre going one way, Im cool with that, but let me know which way youre going. Thats all I ask. If youre going this way, different direction, thats fine with me because I know this business and know how it is when new coaches come in.
If I dont fit with what youre looking for, just let me know what that is.
Carroll said Wednesday that the decision was to go young, and Spencer at age 29 apparently didnt fit as young.??
We knew we were going to make a commitment to go young up front, as we exemplified in the draft, Carroll said, alluding to Seattle investing its past two No. 1s in tackles Russell Okung and James Carpenter, now both on IR. So we just had to make those choices.
Big decision to be made as you transition into a new club. Chris is a great guy. We liked him and he played well for us and all that but we felt like we needed to move on and go younger and go with new guys, which weve shown you that weve done.


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Home-Made "Green Goodness" Drink
>> Wednesday, May 30, 2012
I'm in the mood for something refreshing :) After work, I managed to get some pandan & basil from my uncle's house to plant in the front-yard of my friend's house where I'm currently staying/renting.
Since I have quite some ingredients in stock, I've decided to juice up something fresh & nutritious for my tired body :) I've temporarily named it the "Green Goodness" drink :P I didn't refer to any recipes, so this is my own recipe. As I'm an "agak-agak" & "experimental" chef, you'll need to adjust the measurements according to your own preference.
Refreshing "Green Goodness"
Told ya it's green! Very green indeed...haha...all the chlorophyll in the drink. A variety of flavour bursts in your mouth, "fascinating" every single tastebud you have. You'll first get the spiciness from the ginger, the freshness from the mint, the fragrance from the pandan leaves, the zesty-ness/tangy-ness from the lemon juice, & the natural sweetness from the honey. Ah....lovely for a tired day :)
Here's to share the simple recipe ;) Enjoy!
Serving: Makes 2 coffee mugs of juice (3/4 full)
Note: You'll need a tall blender, or else you could just blend the ingredients A with 1 cup of water & add the other cup of water after everything is blended.
Ingredients A:
2 pandan leaves, cut into small bits
2 handfuls of fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 tbsp ginger, chopped
Ingredients B:
2 tsbp lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1-2 drops of mint essence
2-3 drops of pandan essence
2 cups of room-temperature water
Ice cubes (to chill)
1. Put ingredients A into the blender & blend until semi-fine.
2. Add all ingredients B into the blender & blend 'til all the "leaves" are fine.
3. If your blender is hardy enough to blend ice, add some ice cubes into the blender as well.
4. Taste & adjust your drink's taste accordingly (if you need to add more honey/essence/lemon juice/water), then pour it through a sieve into mugs.
5. Serve with more ice/chilled. Yums!
Medicinal/Nutritional value: Helps with bloated stomachs, helps with digestion, good source of vitamins? (and I can't think of what else :P).
"Agak-agak & experimental" chef,


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Amazing. God took some dirt and a bone and made humans. I know this story is well known but as I read this this morning something clicked. Everything else created was created with Words, God's Words. Humans were formed and fashioned out of things already in existence.
Why is that a big deal? Because that is hopeful for us. With our human eyes we wouldn't have seen any possibilities out of some dirt and a bone. God did!
The same goes for our lives. God will take what is in our lives, whatever it is and form and fashion us for His glory. It could be garbage and filth and awful stuff in our eyes, in the world's eyes. But God will use it all if we say He can. He will create such a life it will leave us breathless.
What is the bad stuff in your life? The stuff you wish wasn't there? Debt? Health issues? Family Strife? A Bad Job? Loneliness? It doesn't matter -- all of it, any of it, anything God can use to make an incredible life. Will you let Him?
This is what I prayed this morning: Oh Lord, please do that with my life. Please use all the junk: the debt, the health issues, the chaos, the mess, all of it in my life to bring You Glory!


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Audiologist in Williams Lake
Looking for an audiologist in Williams Lake you can trust? Find that and more at Connect Hearing. We are the country's leading national chain of hearing clinics and have the strongest network of registered professional Hearing Instrument Practitioners. This is why each and every one of our hearing professionals holds themselves to a higher standard of service in order to offer the best personal care. At Connect Hearing, you can trust that we'll use the most advanced technology to ensure your hearing needs are met.


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Groups and Programs
The University of Montana Office of Alumni Relations and Alumni Association presents several recognitions and awards throughout the year. These awards include the Community Service Award, which is presented to alumni and friends of UM from Montana and neighboring states for their outstanding service and commitment to their respective communities and to the University itself. The Montana Alumni Award is presented during UM's Charter Day celebration to a former UM student for their service and dedication to the University of Montana. Each Homecoming, UMAA honors outstanding alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Recipients of the award are individuals who have distinguished themselves in a particular field and who have brought honor to the University, the state or the nation. UMAA serves not only current alumni but future alumni as well. The UMAA Legacy Scholarship, given to as many as six students annually, is awarded to individuals who represent a continuation of the UM tradition. A new award has been introduced by UMAA's Board of Directors, the Grizzly of the Last Decade Award. This award honors outstanding alumni who have graduated within the past decade.
Travel Program
The University of Montana Alumni Association is proud to sponsor a wide variety of extraordinary travel experiences. These unique trips combine cultural sightseeing with lifelong learning opportunities - often delivered by experts in the region. UMAA has partnered with Go Next Travel and Adventure-Life to take you to destinations ranging from the ruins of Machu Picchu to the Mediterranean coast. Join us, as well as alumni from other colleges and universities, on these delightful adventures.
Constituency Groups
The University of Montana Office of Alumni Relations and Alumni Association works closely with specific groups of alumni and friends to help keep members informed by posting newsletters, providing forms and sending emails. Constituency groups include groups like the UM Alumni Band, the American Indian Alumni Group, the Grizzly "M" Club, the Greek Task Force and alumni from Montana's sister state, Kumamoto, Japan.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 4 seconds What would be interesting is just to talk about the process of coming up with the John Lewis sort of ads. And hopefully, it'll give you an insight into how John Lewis makes such commercially successful advertising. We knew in our heads that we were going to do animation before we had the idea, which kind of helped the idea in a way because animation just frees you up. You can do anything you want. One of the things that they really had to trust us on was animation, because they'd never done anything like this before. And it really made us sort of look back and think about what the brand is and how would you animate a brand like John Lewis.
Skip to 0 minutes and 40 seconds And I think one of the key things is John Lewis doing things properly. And they are business as you sort of know that they do things kind of in a very honourable way. And they treat people correctly and they give time for briefs, the fact that we're briefed in February because they understand the process of creation is kind of more than just smashing something out of the park in a couple of weeks. The DNA of John Lewis is that there's a lot of integrity and honesty, so it couldn't be CG. It couldn't be sort of computer generated at all.
Skip to 1 minute and 11 seconds It had to have some sort of heart, a sort of craft to it, something that was, you know, a labour of love done with hands. Blinkink came up with a great idea, which was to use a technique that's sort of never been used before, and sort of using old-fashioned techniques, so sort of hand-drawn drawings like you've got in the back. But as opposed to animating them on a painted background, they were like, we can do that in 3D. We can print them and then do the stop-frame animation of all the characters in those 3D models.
Skip to 3 minutes and 34 seconds Two or three months of character development, which is a whole other, like, thing as well, where you have to go, "Does that bear look too… are their eyes too big, too Disney. Do they look British enough?" And at every stage, you're working with the client as well, so you think you've got it to a good place and then, you present it to the client and they're like, "I don't know…" And you're just like, oh, no. But it was quite a contentious point, because they didn't want to… obviously, we didn't want either, but they clearly… they wanted it to be, you know, British not American. And there was long, long chats about expressions.
Skip to 4 minutes and 9 seconds And what Disney does is just big eyes, big smiles. And that's pretty much what you get.
How craft can communicate
As well as having a strong story with longevity (as with the Nike 'Just Do It' campaign), there are also more subtle ways to communicate brand values within a story that need to be considered. You can reflect a brand not only in the story, but also in the way it is told. By putting as much attention into the craft and production as the narrative itself, you are able to communicate a brand to your audience using visual clues.
Aidan McClure and Laurent Simon are Creative Directors at adam&eveDDB and work across clients including Volkswagen UK, the AA, John Smith's and Amstel. The creative duo teamed up at Watford Advertising College back in 2006 and have since worked on a broad range of domestic and global clients as well as numerous pitches. In the past seven years they have won more than 80 international awards.
Here, Aidan and Laurent talk us through the painstaking detail that went into selecting the right animation style and characterisation to visualise the John Lewis brand in the award-winning story 'The Bear and the Hare'.
This clip is an excerpt from 'Bringing The Bear And The Hare to Life', filmed for D&AD in 2014. You can watch the full talk from Aidan and Laurent by following the link below.
Two Minute Task
Watch the video and consider the following:
- How do you think the visual style in this example helps to strengthen John Lewis's brand story?
- Are there any other brand stories which stick in your mind primarily because of their strong visual style?


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Scott Pye Battles Hot Conditions for 15th Place Finish
August 2, 2015
Scott Pye put in a solid performance in the Western Star Trucks Falcon FG X today at Queensland Raceway, battling not only hard on track, but with a super-hot cockpit. Starting from P18 in the 65 lap race, Scott radioed in on Lap 2 asking if his cool suit was functioning as the temperature had risen quickly inside the car. With a 'negative' response, Pye drove the full 200km race in extreme heat conditions making his 15th place all the more impressive.
A good start saw the Western Star Trucks Ford up three places to P15 by Lap 1. An early race battle with Moffat & Todd Kelly (Nissans) saw Scott drop back a few places, but team strategy to run him long on the first 'Soft' tyre run would pay dividends when he pitted on Lap 18; two laps longer than any other runner. Scott consolidated his position for the second phase of the race sitting behind Jamie Whincup for 10 laps in P14. Track position was critical at this stage of the race and Pye was back in the pits on Lap 32 for his final stop.
Asking a lot from the Dunlop Soft tyre, Scott would run all the way to the flag putting over 50 laps on the tyre set. He was engaged in a great battle with Moffat and then Coulthard as the laps ran down and finally crossed the line in P15. Emerging from the car, the team quickly got ice packs on to Scott who had endured a cockpit temperature of over 50 degrees Celsius for over an hour and a quarter.
The team heads to Sydney in three weeks for the next round of the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship.
"On Lap 2 I asked the guys 'is my cool suit working?' as I was feeling the temp rise quickly which is very unusual. I received the message back that it was not working!
"We had really good pace on the Hard tyre again today in the Western Star Trucks Falcon, but this weekend has been a bit of a reversal as the Soft tyre has been the better of the two in recent races. We did have a really good race despite all the problems. We got stuck behind Jamie (Whincup) in the Hard tyre run which is pretty ironic to think he would be holding you up!
"I felt the car had good balance and although I was under a lot of pressure in the race from Moffat and then Coulthard, and we had a good race with both of them. We were battling a bit towards the end as we ran more laps on the soft tyre than anyone else in the field, and we were a bit wounded at the end. Our strategy was good. We picked up a number of spots, so it wasn't a bad day overall."


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I don't get nervous often. My profession in the media requires me to meet many different people of all walks of life including some high profile "celebrities." I have never really given it much thought when interviewing or meeting someone notable beyond the fact that he or she has a fun job but still is just as human as I.
There are certain exceptions, however. In a previous edition of Skywriting I wrote about my "bucket-list items"; things I wanted to complete before I kicked the proverbial bucket. (Hopefully no sooner than the additional 50 years I hope to have left on this planet.)
One of the bucket-list items was completed in January when I shook hands with President Bill Clinton. I have five people on my list that would make me nervously uneasy. I have been actively working toward scratching more people off my list, and a few weeks ago I was able to do that.
(And Just in case anyone reading this has some connections that I don't, and in the interest of full disclosure, Skywalker's "People to Meet" bucket list is as follows:
1. An American president (completed January 2012 - Bill Clinton)
2. Jay Z (completed)
3. Don Mattingly (not yet)
4. Billy Joel (not yet)
The fifth and final person on my list was checked off while he spoke at the Harvey School. That gentleman is Regis Philbin. Surprising to some people that he is on my list, I hold "Reege" in such high regard. And as is the case with all my bucket list targets, there is an emotional tie with the talk show host. I have very vivid memories of sitting at home (usually sick from school) and watching this loud older guy conversing with a pretty redhead (Kathy Lee Gifford) as they discussed their lives and what they had done that past night. Was it riveting television? No. Was it groundbreaking? Yes. The casual nature of their 15-minute chat would become the template of countless talk shows.
I took notice of Regis as he reminded me of a cranky uncle. He was loud like my Italian family. He grew up in the Bronx like my parents. He was a Yankee fan like me. I always had an interest in broadcasting and he could tell a story like none other. That is a skill and an art. I had never been to a taping of one of his television shows and when he retired from his morning show I thought I had lost my chance. But a co-worker who knew of my "bucket list" informed me of a chat Regis was giving at the Harvey School and got me tickets to attend. I wasn't sure I would be able to meet him but I would at least be close enough to try.
I arrived at the event and one of the coordinators knew who I was and why I was there. While waiting for the speech, the campus official grabbed me and brought me back to where Regis was preparing to go on. He introduced each us and then ... Regis became "Regis." At the top of his lungs he screamed, "The Skywalker is here to see Regis" ... and again, "The Skywalker is here to see Regis."
It was just like how I saw it on television all those years. I then got the giggles and was unable to speak. It was surreal that I was standing with this broadcast icon. I finally muttered "I am a big fan, and am also in broadcasting. I never made it to your television show." To which Regis again yelled, "Skywalker has no time for Regis!"
I loved it. It is always nice when someone turns out to be exactly what you thought. I think it spoke to how real he is. A great moment for sure.
Skywriting: Skywalker has time for Regis
I don't get nervous often. My profession in the media requires me to meet many different people of all walks of life including some high profile "celebrities." I have never really given it much thought when interviewing or meeting someone notable beyond the fact that he or she has a fun job but still is just as human as I.


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Dealing with everyday travel injuries
The world is your to explore and avoiding that will limit you in many ways. Being stuck in one small corner of the world might be okay for some people, but that represents self-implored limitations that don't have to exist. Sure not everyone can go on trips several times in a year, but short expeditions will also have a positive effect on you. You don't have to travel out of the United States to see wonders of the world. The USA has hundreds upon hundreds of beautiful and enchanting locations you should see at least once in your life.
Now, those that travel a lot understand the increased risk of injuries that are directly connected to trips. Whiplash injuries are quite common in travelers and many experienced one of these. The majority of whiplash injuries aren't serious, but monetary compensation is always good as it will cover all possible costs for medications and treatment you will have to go through.
Why is whiplash considered as typical travel injury?
This form of injury relates to the neck problems after an accident. Many relate it to car accidents only, but the fact is that any kind of accident that exerts pressure on the neck and thus causes pain and discomfort is whiplash. This injury is also common among amateur sports players along with the neck sprains, which are similar but different. But that difference isn't reflected in the symptoms, causes and treatment options.
All of the symptoms of this type of injury are connected to the head, neck, and shoulders as the epicenter of the pain and discomfort is located in the neck. Decreased motion and tightness are two symptoms that you have suffered a whiplash. This is followed by the pain as the muscles in the neck are knotted and hard due to impact.
If any movement of the head causes pain (especially when you try to look over the shoulder), then your head and neck suffered damage in an accident, and you should treat it as soon as you can. The effects of whiplash may disappear without any treatment, but this means that you will have to endure pain and discomfort for two or more weeks.
How to treat whiplash injury?
whiplash treatment is a pretty straightforward way to deal with symptoms the condition causes. Ice on the neck is an excellent first step in the treatment. The continuation of this process is in the form of a hot towel.
Various drugs will help reduce the pain in both the neck and head, and they are valuable allies to those that have whiplash issues. Ibuprofen and naproxen are two anti-inflammatory drugs that don't contain steroidal elements, and they are great as a part of the treatment for the whiplash.
Chiropractic treatments like massage and ultrasound are also a valuable tool in the battle against whiplash. Massage is a great way to deal with this type of injury as it can relax muscles that suffered damage. Ultrasound and other chiropractic processes can aid in relaxation of those muscles.


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Over the past two decades, the aging of the "Baby Boomers" has focused attention on how members of this generation accumulated assets during their working years. Now that the leading edge of this group has passed into retirement, the focus of researchers -- as well as policymakers and the financial services industry -- is shifting to the drawdown of financial resources in later life. My recent research, much of which is co-authored with James M. Poterba and David A. Wise, focuses on the factors that shape the age profile of wealth after retirement. The goal of this work is to better understand what households do with their assets after retirement and, in particular, to understand how asset draw-down decisions are affected by health, education, and the structure of public and private annuities.
Wealth at Retirement
Retired households depend primarily on three sources of financial support in retirement: benefits from the Social Security system; payments from private defined benefit (DB) pension plans; and withdrawals from household savings, including withdrawals from personal retirement accounts (PRAs) such as IRAs, Keoghs, 401(k)s and similar defined contribution plans. Benefits from Social Security and DB pensions are in the form of annuities that provide a stream of payouts until death. Assets held in PRAs or financial assets held outside of retirement accounts are typically not annuitized and are instead spent or saved at the owners' discretion. In a recent paper, we describe the balance sheets for households headed by someone between the ages of 65 and 69 in the 2008 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).1 To facilitate comparison of the various portfolio components, we capitalize Social Security and DB pension payouts. Averaged over all households, the capitalized value of Social Security benefits accounts for about one-third of all household wealth and housing and other real estate account for another one-quarter of wealth. The capitalized value of DB pension benefits, assets held in PRAs, and financial assets held outside PRAs each account for an additional 10 to 15 percent of total wealth.
These averages hide substantial differences in both the level of total wealth and its composition. At the 90th percentile of the wealth distribution, financial assets (including PRAs) and DB pension wealth account for over half of all balance sheet wealth and Social Security is relatively unimportant. At the other extreme, in the lower part of the wealth distribution, many households have few assets outside of Social Security and housing. Half of all households headed by someone between 65 and 69 had total financial assets, including 401(k)s and IRAs, of less than $52,000 in 2008. Thus, a large fraction of households have few assets, with the possible exception of housing equity, to supplement annuity income -- primarily Social Security -- in retirement. For example, only 47 percent of these households have sufficient financial assets to purchase a private annuity that would increase their life-contingent income by more than $5,000 per year. 2 Thus it is perhaps not a surprise that we observe that in later years 19 percent of all persons die with zero financial assets and 46 percent of all persons have less than $10,000 of financial assets at death.3
The Trajectory of Assets after Retirement
What happens to non-annuitized assets after retirement? The standard life-cycle model suggests that households will gradually draw down non-annuitized assets to finance consumption in retirement. In an earlier paper, Wise and I looked at the trajectory of home equity -- the primary non-annuity asset for most households -- in retirement.4 We found that most of the decline in home equity was accounted for by changes in health status (particularly nursing home entry) or the death of a spouse. Households that did not experience these shocks reduced housing equity little, if any. Thus households appear to conserve equity in homes to tap in the event of substantial expenses rather than to use this equity for day-to-day consumption needs. Indeed, when asked in surveys, most households plan, desire, and expect to die in their homes.
More recently we looked at how personal retirement accounts were drawn down in retirement.5 Unlike housing, which provides housing services while also being a store of wealth, personal retirement accounts are designed and promoted as a means of saving to finance retirement expenditure. We find a rather modest rate of withdrawal prior to age 70 1/2 when households are required to take minimum distributions. Only 17 percent of households between the ages of 60 and 69 who own a personal retirement account make any withdrawal in a typical year. The rate of withdrawal rises sharply after age 70 1/2, suggesting that many households in their early seventies would not make withdrawals if it were not for the distribution rules. Even after age 70 1/2, the percentage of assets withdrawn in a typical year is less than the rate of return earned on PRA assets, generating an age profile of increasing personal retirement account balances for many households over the 1990s and the first half of the last decade.
In a subsequent paper, we broadened our analysis to consider the evolution of total non-annuitized assets after retirement.6 We found that the evolution of assets is strongly related to family status transitions. For both single individuals and married couples who do not experience death, separation or widowhood, average total assets increase well into old age. In contrast, married individuals that experience a family status transition exhibit much slower asset growth prior to the transition and often experience a large decline in asset values at the time of the transition.
The Role of Health
Health care costs are a major financial concern for elderly households. A substantial portion of these costs is paid for by Medicare. For some households Medicaid and private insurance are also important sources of payment. However, none of these programs cover all of the costs of poor health, particularly costs associated with long-term poor health rather than with specific health events. Such costs include expenditures associated with home relocation, home alterations, transportation, the need to hire a cleaning service, and the like. For these expenses, households must either pay out of current income or spend down assets.
A complete accounting of all of the costs associated with poor health is difficult to obtain. Surveys of out-of-pocket medical expenditures typically fail to elicit all of these costs, especially those that are tangentially related costs of poor health. Moreover, most survey questions focus on the costs of specific health events and do not capture the continuing effects of poor health on household expenditures that are likely to persist well after a specific event occurs. We attempt to infer the "full" cost of poor health by estimating the cumulative effect on assets of all of the adverse consequences of poor health over a long period of time. 7 Using data from the HRS, we compare the asset growth between 1992 and 2008 of persons with similar assets in 1992, but different levels of health. The analysis uses an index of health constructed from a large number of self-reported health questions concerning functional limitations and the presence of health conditions. The results indicate that the asset cost of poor health may be quite large, substantially larger than most survey-based estimates of out-of-pocket expenditures. For example, within each asset quintile, the healthiest individuals (those in the top third of the health distribution) accumulate at least 50 percent more assets by 2008 than do the least healthy (those in the bottom third of the distribution). The dollar differences in wealth accumulation associated with differences in health are substantial: for households near the median of the wealth distribution in 1992, the healthiest households accumulated $135,000 more assets by 2008 than did the least healthy households. For households with similar assets who were in the top asset quintile in 1992, the gap between households in the top and bottom thirds of the health distribution was over $470,000 by 2008.
Poor health can trigger asset drawdown in many ways. The most direct pathway is through greater health-related expenditures. However, the effect of poor health and associated expenditures may differ, even among persons with the same wealth. For example, we show that Social Security benefits and DB pension benefits can be "protective" of assets in retirement.8 Among households entering retirement with the same health and wealth, those households receiving higher annuity benefits have substantially lower rates of asset drawdown. The magnitude of these effects varies considerably by level of wealth, but on average an additional $10,000 of Social Security benefits is associated with a $10-15,000 increase in assets over the two-year intervals between waves of the HRS.
There are also important differences in the post-retirement asset drawdown of households with different levels of education. Education clearly affects the level of assets a household accumulates before retirement through its effect on pre-retirement earnings and health. In another paper, we focus on two potential routes through which education may affect asset drawdown after retirement.9 One route is through the effect of education on the trajectory of health after retirement. The other is through the effect of education on asset allocation and investment returns. It is possible that persons with higher levels of education will earn greater returns on their investments, either because they will choose to allocate their assets differently, and to hold more risky but higher expected return assets, or they will hold assets within each asset class that generate higher returns, than their counterparts with lower levels of educational attainment. Analysis of data from several HRS cohorts indicates that effect of education on asset growth through both the health and asset return channels is substantial. The effect of education on the two-year change in assets varies by the initial level of assets and by marital status. For married persons, the two-year increase in assets is $15,000 to $36,000 greater for persons having a college degree than for persons without a high school diploma when both channels are combined.
There is substantial diversity in the financial circumstances of households entering retirement. This means that households in different parts of the wealth distribution face very different decisions concerning asset drawdown after retirement. We find that for most households in the bottom half of the wealth distribution, there is no drawdown decision to be made. Other than housing, these households hold few assets that could be drawn down or annuitized to supplement other sources of income. Moreover, these households appear to treat their home equity as a source of reserve wealth to be tapped in extreme circumstances rather than as a source of income for day-to-day consumption. The meager level of non-housing assets among many households is also, in part, an explanation for low rates of participation in private annuity markets. Many annuity providers require a minimum investment. Forty-three percent of the households aged 65 to 69 would not be able to make a $25,000 minimum investment even if they liquidated all of their financial assets, including personal retirement accounts.
For households that enter retirement with substantial assets, the late life financial planning problem is multifaceted. At least early in retirement, households appear reluctant to spend down assets as predicted by simple life-cycle models. Surprisingly, households are even reluctant to spend down assets held in IRAs, Keoghs, and 401(k) plans -- perhaps the assets one might expect households to rely on first to meet consumption needs. Only 17 percent of persons between the ages of 60 and 69 make a withdrawal from a PRA, and even after required minimum distributions begin at age 70 and 1/2, balances in these accounts often continue to grow with age. For households with substantial assets that are observed to drawdown assets, most of the drawdown is associated with changes in family status, such as divorce or widowhood, and poor health. The long-term effect of health on the level of assets -- what we call the "asset cost" of poor health -- can be substantial. Among households with the same initial wealth in 1992, those in the top third of the distribution of health accumulate at least 50 percent more assets by 2008 than do those in the bottom third. But even among households with the same initial wealth, the asset cost of poor health varies substantially. The size of the asset decline clearly depends on the severity and nature of the decline in health faced by each household, as well as on the presence of annuity income from Social Security or DB pensions that can substitute for asset withdrawals.
* Venti is a Research Associate in the NBER's Program on the Economics of Aging and the DeWalt Ankeny Professor of Economic Policy at Dartmouth College.
1. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "The Composition and Drawdown of Wealth in Retirement", NBER Working Paper No. 17536, October 2011. A shorter version appears under the same title in Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(4), fall 2011.
2. Ibid.
3. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "Were They Prepared for Retirement? Financial Status at Advanced Ages in the HRS and AHEAD Cohorts", NBER Working Paper No. 17824, January 2012, presented at an NBER Conference on Aging, Carefree AZ, May 2011.
4. S. Venti and D. Wise, "Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look", NBER Working Paper No. 8608, November 2001, and Perspectives in the Economics of Aging, D. Wise, ed. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
5. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "The Drawdown of Personal Retirement Assets", NBER Working Paper No. 16675, January 2011.
6. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "Family Status Transitions. Latent Health, and the Post-Retirement Evolution of Assets", NBER Working Paper No. 15789, February 2010, and Explorations in the Economics of Aging, D. Wise, ed., University of Chicago Press, 2011.
7. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "The Asset Cost of Poor Health", NBER Working Paper No. 16389, September 2010.
8. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "The Role of Social Security Benefits in the Asset Cost of Poor Health," draft submitted to SSA, September 2011.
9. J. Poterba, S. Venti, and D. Wise, "Health, Education, and the Post-Retirement Evolution of Household Assets," prepared for the RAND Conference on Health, Aging, and Human Capital, November 2011.


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Kenwood Sovereign VR-5700 A/V Receiver
In case you hadn't noticed, the receiver market is proceeding at a breakneck pace. It almost seems as though new models are hitting the store shelves every month. Hardly a year goes by in which each receiver manufacturer doesn't introduce new models, if not entirely new lines. Part of this phenomenon is based on the rapid expansion of processing options and other technologies, and part of it is simply business as usual in the receiver game. Receiver buyers, in general, have always seemed to focus on features, options, and having the latest technology at their fingertips—no matter what. As we know, receiver manufacturers are more than happy to oblige.
Kenwood's latest efforts in this category are reflected in their Sovereign line. The THX Ultra- certified VR-5700 model ($2,000) enters the arena with a long list of features but an odd twist when it comes to its capabilities. In terms of processing, it offers all the latest tricks, including THX, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital 5.1, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II, DTS, DTS ES (both the matrixed and discrete versions), and the new DTS Neo:6, which derives six-channel surround sound from two-channel sources. The VR-5700 also offers HDCD and MPEG decoding, the requisite DSP modes, and a Kenwood technology called D.R.I.V.E., which claims to give high-resolution sound to standard-resolution material via proprietary 32-bit circuitry and instant switching of internal filters according to the input source.
The strange twist comes on the amplifier side. The VR-5700 offers seven channels at 120 watts per channel, but take careful note: Two of these channels are dedicated power for zone B, and you can't use them in any other way. That, of course, leaves only five channels of power for the main zone and will cause some serious head-scratching when you get around to trying to put this unit's Dolby EX or DTS ES capabilities into effect. As many of you are undoubtedly aware, a far-more-common scenario is a receiver that has input and control but no power for zone B, plus enough amp channels to handle all of the processing options that the unit offers. While it's nice to have that power already in place for zone B in the VR-5700, the result is that you can't use all of this receiver's processing features unless you buy another amplifier.
Apparently, Kenwood has decided that more people will want the power for the second zone than will want the ability to exploit Dolby EX and DTS ES—or that people are more willing to buy another amp for use with these quasi-seven-channel formats than they are for use in a second zone. Honestly, it's a very odd decision in my opinion, and I'd be remiss if I called the VR-5700 anything other than a Dolby Digital/ DTS 5.1-channel receiver that happens to have Dolby EX and DTS ES decoders on board—for which you're going to need two more channels of power. Kenwood is risking some disillusionment when people show up at the store and find out that what they thought is a fully enabled Dolby EX/DTS ES receiver isn't—or, worse yet, they figure it out after the fact (although they'd ultimately have no one to blame but themselves at that point).
Inputs are plentiful, with 14 digital (seven coaxial, seven optical), nine analog, two high-bandwidth component video, and five composite and S-video connections. Outputs include five analog audio, two component and S-video, and main monitor outputs in component, composite, or S-video. Zone B has a dedicated analog input and a composite video output. Other back-panel tricks include 5.1-channel inputs for use with an external decoder (most importantly, an SACD or a DVD-Audio player), 7.1-channel preouts (which are naturally very important on this piece, considering its shortage of two amp channels), an RS-232 input, various IR inputs and outputs, two 120-volt sockets, and a connection for Kenwood's SL16 control system.


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Free printable Christmas movies list to make sure you catch your favorites, and new Christmas movies your whole family will love! Where to find them too.
I get SO excited when the holidays near. We love cuddling up with a blanket, popcorn, and night after night working thru this Christmas movies list each and every year!! Keep this one handy and be sure to watch these this year too…they're our favorite! (originally published 10/17)
From classics to a few newer ones we love these Christmas movies for movie night every year.
Each year I create a The Night before Christmas box and in it I include one from this Christmas movies list so now we have most of them in a drawer to pull out and watch, then we watch
- Print out your own Christmas movies list of your own and cross them off when you've seen them!
You can purchase these Christmas movies here too, quite inexpensive. (affiliate links)
- A Christmas Story
- Miracle on 34th Street – the original one is best hands down if you ask me
- It's a Wonderful Life
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Elf – Elf on the Shelf is cute with little ones too
- Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer
- A Christmas Carol
- Christmas Vacation
- The Santa Clause
- Jack Frost
- A Year Without Santa Claus
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas – comes with book which is an added bonus
- Frosty the Snowman
- Home Alone
If you're looking for other fun Christmas games and ways to spend time together we have some here:
- Free Christmas Bingo game and printables
- Christmas word search
- Great family game night games
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Strymon Brigadier Delay, Orbit Flanger, Blue Sky Reverberator, and Ola Chorus & Vibrato Pedal Reviews
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Four new pedals from Strymon combine old and new technology to recreate vintage-style sounds without the pitfalls.Read More
Pedal-Steel Effect
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Origins of the Les Paul Junior, and a 1960 "SG" modelRead More
Builder Profile: Collings Guitars
June 16, 2010
Charting the growth of Collings guitars through Bill Collings'' words and the famous artists who love his guitars.Read More
JBovier EMC Electric Mandolin Review
June 16, 2010
JBovier offers a solution for those playing mandolin in a bandRead More
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Tuesday 31st December, 2019
By Edmund Quaynor, GNA
Koforidua, Dec. 31, GNA – The 1985 year
group of GHANAS Old Students Association (GOSA 85 & GOSA- UK) has presented
the first batch of 100 mono desks to their alma mater.
The old students had promised to provide
1500 mono desks to the school under the "one old student, one mono desk"
Presenting the desks to the school, the
National President of GOSA, Mr Emmanuel Poku Sarkodee, said the gesture was the
contribution of the old students to the development of the school.
He said it is the desire of the old students
to contribute towards making GHANAS Senior High School the preferred
institution for academic excellence.
Mr Sarkodee said GHANAS prepared the way for
many of the old students to reach wherever they have reached in life due to the
quality of training they were given.
He said this is the time for the old
students to thank their alma mater by contributing to the development of the
Mr Jacob Afful, the headmaster of the
school, expressed gratitude to GOSA for the kind gesture.
He commended GOSA for their support to the
school and the great interest that they continue to show in the progress of the
Present at the ceremony were Mr Patrick
Gamer- Tawiah, National Secretary; Mrs Edith Quaye, President of 1988-1990 year
group among other members of the old students association.


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Amanda Platell vs preventative medicine
Hold up! Before you read on, please read this...
This post was published more than 11 years ago
I keep old posts on the site because I often enjoy reading old content on other people's sites. It can be interesting to see how views have changed over time: for example, how my strident teenage views have, to put it mildly, mellowed.
I'm not a believer in brushing the past under the carpet. I've written some offensive rubbish on here in the past: deleting it and pretending it never happened doesn't change that. I hope that stumbling across something that's 11 years old won't offend anyone anew, because I hope that people can understand that what I thought and felt and wrote about then is probably very different to what I think and feel and write about now. It's a relic of an (albeit recent) bygone era.
So, given the age of this post, please bear in mind:
- My views may well have changed in the last 11 years. I have written some very silly things over the years, many of which I find utterly cringeworthy today.
- This post might use words or language in ways which I would now consider highly inappropriate, offensive, embarrassing, or all three.
- Factual information might be outdated.
- Links might be broken, and embedded material might not appear properly.
Okay. Consider yourself duly warned. Read on...
Some years ago, when I used to be involved in public speaking and debating competitions, I relied heavily on one strategy: Choose the most ridiculous point of view, and argue forcefully for it.
Thus, over a time, I ended up arguing in favour of littering, staunchly defending the poaching of endangered species in Africa, and strongly advocating the bypass an upcoming election and the simple investiture of me as the next Prime Minister.
This strategy always served me well. It allowed for wit, a re-examination of issues from a completely new perspective, and – ultimately – the chance to guide people down a seemingly sensible path to a position where the most absurd solution suddnely becomes the most logical.
This is actually something that's really quite simple to do, and it always attracts attention – and, in my context, often attracted prizes.
Having seen today's Daily Mail, I'm beginning to wonder whether Amanda Platell is employing the same strategy to boost her fledgling career. Unfortunately for her, she's terrible at it.
In an admittedly arresting column, Platell tries to argue against preventative medicine. There are many well rehearsed arguments against preventative medicine, not least that the logical conclusion is that everybody is in need of some form of 'treatment', the cost of which will ultimately be unsustainable within the NHS.
But Platell tries to be provocative, by picking on 'fat people'. She suggests that fat people should not be supported by the NHS to lose weight, as the money would be better spent on Herceptin and Aricept.
She's comparing the furore surrounding the delayed provision of drugs whilst evidence about them is weighed against their cost effectiveness with the provision of weight loss treatments which are not only proven to work, but allow a person to improve their physical wellbeing to a point that they are likely to use fewer NHS resources in future.
This would possibly be passably illogical – after all, one has to skirt around the logic of an issue to convince people that something ridiculous is right – had she not then gone and pointed out the flaw in her theory in the fourth sentence, where she points out the long term costs of providing knee replacements, hip replacements, back pain treatments, and mobility aids to fat people. But Amanda! If we stop the people being fat, those costs disappear!
She points out that the patients of her friend who works in an NHS weight-loss clinic – a 'friend' she evidently wants to see sacked – don't know what foods are healthy and unhealthy, and then suggests that withdrawal of services advising them on healthy eating would 'shock a huge number of the overweight' into losing weight.
She talks about her childhood in "post-war, food-scarce, ration-booked Britain", despite growing up in Perth, Australia, and being born three years after rationing ended.
Right at the end of her column, she slips in that alcohol and tobacco are equally 'the result of individuals choosing an unhealthy lifestyle", and we should only treat the malignant results of these aberrations rather than stop the original cause.
There was a time when I liked Amanda Platell's writing. Back in her New Statesman days, her column would be a must-read. I rarely agreed within anything she said, but in a strange way, that made it all the more compelling.
So why is she wasting her time writing sub-standard articles for the Daily Mail – not quite spiteful enough to be Melanie Phillips, not quite outraged enough to be Richard Littlejohn, and not quite far enough up her own backside to be Quentin Letts?
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How I Choked
Last year we were performing a major microwave backhaul upgrade for a customer. We were working to cut over the last of several hops of high capacity (~1Gbps) radio links. This hop was the most critical in that it was the main path to half of their network, with no backup. The site we were at was the least accessible, the weather was bad and we didn't believe we'd get back to it until the next spring season after this visit. I had three guys freezing on the tower and everyone was anxious to make the cut, button things up and get off the mountain. We were doing the work on a Tuesday, one of the most sensitive days of each week for this customer's business data. To make things even more complicated, cellular coverage on the mountain was really poor, so communicating with the folks at the other end of the link was frustrating at best.
An outage for our customer of any noticeable length was out of the question. The pressure was palpable and coming from many directions. The customer's employee in charge (EIC) was at the opposite end of the link with one of our guys awaiting our call and next steps.
We were within minutes of being ready to cut traffic over to the new link and the EIC indicated that we would have to delay the cutover as he was being pulled another direction. Given the circumstances we had on the mountain top I pushed hard, beyond my customer's comfort level, and pressed the matter. He reluctantly gave me the green light to proceed and we made the cut. The transition to the new radios was without incident. Data was moving well, so the EIC went about his other business and left us to start to wrap things up at the sites.
In the process of finishing up I thought I'd make one more configuration change in the radios that would prepare us for the next step of the system upgrade a few days later, to take this 1+0 system to 2+0 (utilizing XPIC). The configuration parameter I was about to change would simplify the turn-up of the second set of radios on the same dish, at a later date. I felt like I knew the radios well enough to predict that the configuration change I was about to make would not have an impact on existing traffic. I was dead wrong.
Fifteen minutes after I made the last configuration change I received a call from a hot EIC. Half of their system had been down that long. It was not a good day for me.
I learned what I call some "life lessons" on the mountain that day. This is what we do differently now:
1) Bench test the exact configuration we plan for in the field.
2) Over communicate our cutover plans with the respective EIC and discuss what we plan to do, expected behavior, potential risks, a "plan B" and if possible a "plan C". We plan it down to the minute, literally.
3) Faithfully document and debrief the "lessons learned" of each project. This helps prevent making the same mistakes twice.
4) Maintain a web-based scheduling document that provides our customers near-real time access to the overall project schedule so that they can be prepared for any service-impacting activities, schedule resources and just generally be aware of our progress.
It pains me to even think about what happened that day, but on the flip side it caused us to institute structure that will help prevent an issue like this again. In this case, the customer was gracious and after a long conversation the next day our partnership grew stronger.
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As cofounder of three companies, I've been asked by many young entrepreneurs how I select the people I go into business with. The following criteria are common traits shared by all of my current business partners, and I believe these traits form the basis of any successful business partnership:
1. A Positive Attitude
In life, there are some people who always leave you feeling enthused, motivated, and/or generally positive.
There are others, too: People who leave you feeling drained, thanks to their relentless complaining or seemingly constant bad luck.
It may seem like a no-brainer to say this, but your business partner should be the first type of person. Successful entrepreneurs universally exude positivity, and they want to surround themselves with like-minded people. You should do the same.
2. Financial Stability and/or 'Sweat Equity'
Most people tend to be nice in the beginning of any new relationship, because they don't want to rock the boat or seem difficult.
As an entrepreneur, you can't afford this "honeymoon" period. You need to clear define your and your partner's roles and and responsibilities from the start. Meet any disagreements head-on to decide whether you want to pursue the endeavor.
Partners bring different abilities to the table. Some finance-focused people don't want to assist with daily operations but are more than willing to fund the endeavor in return for a hopefully large return on their investment; others do not invest monetary funds, choosing instead to contribute "sweat equity" by agreeing to shoulder day-to-day management responsibilities in exchange for a certain percentage of the company. My current partners and I utilize a combination of both approaches.
The arrangement can be tweaked in whatever way works best for you, your partners, and your line of business. However, there must be an understanding that each partner will contribute differently to the ultimate goal of creating a successful company.
3. A Solid Work Ethic
My current partners are what I call "hustlers." They are witty, a little wily, and can make magic happen when their backs are against the wall. I appreciate and emulate the ingenuity and tirelessness they bring to our respective businesses.
Take note of a prospective partner's accomplishments to date and also how they handle current situations. Helpful questions may include:
- How many endeavors has this person started and how many have been abandoned?
- How do they handle stress?
- Do you feel in your gut that this person has what it takes to put in the long, unreasonable hours that will be required to start your company and make it successful?
Candidly ask yourself these questions, discuss the results with mentors, and listen to your intuition. Anyone can say they have a strong work ethic, but as the old adage states: actions speak louder than words.
4. Respect for You and for Themselves
Whether starting your venture with a best friend, a relative, or a colleague, each of you must respect what the other can contribute to the company. This is especially important if you are working side-by-side with someone with whom you had an unequal relationship dynamic in the past (big brother/little sister, mother/daughter, father/son, etc.). You can't let those dynamics trickle into the decision-making process of the business. "Little sister" has to be given as much of a voice as "big brother" if the two are to be truly equal partners in the company.
I went into business with a best friend when we started Sin City Cupcakes. Some people considered this to be company suicide, but three and a half years later, we still have a mutual respect for one another and share the same goal for our company as we did on day one: to grow, expand, and have fun making money.
By listening to my mentors, believing my intuition, and having a little good luck, I have been able to work with knowledgeable and dependable business partners. Having another person join you on an entrepreneurial escapade makes the journey more fulfilling. It has given me the best type of support one could hope for – honest, real feedback from people I trust.
This article originally appeared on BusinessCollective.
Lisa Song Sutton, J.D., is a real estate investor and serial entrepreneur, holding ownership interests in several companies in the real estate, retail, and food and beverage sectors, including the popular alcohol-infused bakeshop Sin City Cupcakes. In addition to her professional careers, Ms. Sutton is a contributing writer for various business publications and is actively involved in her community as a former Miss Nevada United States 2014. Learn more about Lisa and her companies at www.lisasongsutton.com.


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Yesterday I was having dinner with my sister in East Hampton and the topic of the royal family came up. It's amazing to me how many people have been following Prince William and Kate Middleton lately. The entire table had an opinion on their newborn baby. Everybody was talking about them as if they knew them personally, even myself. "They should name the baby Henry, that's a strong name," my sister said.
"No, that's too typical, I don't think that they will do that," said my sister's friend.
"What's the last name of the baby going to be?" my nice Solange asked.
The entire table sat in silence. Not a single person, including my Dad (who seems to know everything even though he's not exactly the most accurate man in the world) could come up with an answer. "I know Kate Middleton's last name!" My sister, a grown woman with two kids, declared at the table as if she was trying to prove something.
"Is it Windsor? Maybe it's Windsor? Do they even have last names?" I said.
Nobody had any idea and there were a few attempts to look up the answer on our iPhones at the table, but the service in Springs for AT&T is terrible and nobody seemed to have the energy to look up the answer.
Well I know what your thinking right now…WHAT'S THE LAST NAME ALREADY!?!?!
I looked it up for you guys. It turns out, they really don't have last name. Prince William's official name is the Duke of Cambridge. Kate Middleton's official title is Catherine, Dutchess of Cambridge. Prince Harry and Prince William sometimes are referred to as Prince William Wales or Prince Harry Wales because their father is officially the Prince of Wales. But that doesn't mean they have a last name.
They just have the first name and they are "of something", however, it is possible for them to have a last name, it's just up to the family. According to the royal family website, members of the British royalty can choose whether to have a surname or simply use the name of the royal house in which they reside. So the newborn son who we still do not have a first name for might be "of something" or might be a Wales or something else. We'll just have to wait and see.
Why I even remotely care about any of this still remains a mystery to me.


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HARRISON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (NYSE-MKT: MGT.BC), announced that on October 6, 2012, it entered into a binding exchange agreement with the holders of its Convertible Notes. On Closing, the Company will have repaid the entire $3.5 million issue at face value with $3.5 million in cash plus 100,000 shares of MGT restricted common stock. Closing is expected at 10:00 AM, EDT on October 9, 2012, and no later than October 10, 2012, at which time, MGT will be debt-free.
About MGT Capital Investments, Inc.
MGT and its subsidiaries are engaged in the business of monetizing intellectual property.
MGT Gaming, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary, owns intellectual property relating to casino gaming systems, and has plans to enforce its property rights against possible infringers.
In addition, the Company owns a majority interest in Medicsight, Ltd, a medical technology company with patent ownership, as well as operations in imaging software and hardware devices. The company's computer-aided detection software assists radiologists with detection of colorectal polyps, and has received regulatory approvals including CE Mark and U. S. FDA clearance.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements." MGT's financial and operational results reflected above should not be construed by any means as representative of the current or future value of its common stock. All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the Company's plans, beliefs, estimates and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates and projections, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include issues related to: rapidly changing technology and evolving standards in the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; the ability to obtain sufficient funding to continue operations, maintain adequate cash flow, profitably exploit new business, license and sign new agreements; the unpredictable nature of consumer preferences; and other factors set forth in the Company's most recently filed annual report and registration statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
MGT Capital Investments, Inc.
Robert Ladd, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Traversa, Chief Financial Officer
Source: MGT Capital Investments, Inc.


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Flash Brothers, Ruven, Ilan and Shmuel Flaishler, are the pioneers of the Israeli progressive scene, with a string of hot productions and remixes, playing also their special live act and dj set across Israel and around the globe, in countries like U.K., Sweden, Holland, Hungary, Romania and a lot more. With this CD compilation, the groundbreaking U.K. label Silver Planet celebrates its 50th release, the second volume of 'Fear of a Silver Planet' and the first mix CD of Flash Brothers, after the success of the first 'Fear of a Silver Planet', mixed by James Holden.
The album starts with brief Silvered Intro, quickly followed by the 'Deep Mix' of 'In Deep' by Chimera, a song that gives you trembles with its deep bassline, lasting more than 8 minutes and setting the dark atmosphere for the rest of the mix. Smoothly enters the first original production by Flash Brothers on this CD, their latest single on Silver Planet, called 'Ways'. The tune is brining a little melody above the darkness, still maintaining the profound vibe from the beginning tough, featuring some evocative female vocals. Following is the trio's remix of 'Reflections' by 'Rhythm Unlimited' which is changing the pitch up a bit, the friend's story who's loosing his mind, the girl in the song repeating it until it drives you insane. James Holden's mix of the 'Better Make Room' by Mad Dogs is a great rework of one of the classics here on Silver Planet, a driving rhythm that provides you an uplifting feeling. The shadow of Yunus Guvenen, Indigo Child is up next with the B side of his latest 'Head first EP' on Silver Planet, called 'Take A Breath Of You', the other side being featured later on the mix, it's ghostly strings and synths are supporting a dynamic melody line. Flash Brothers are making the transition to the fine cheerful breaks track 'Guten Tag' by Ian Wilkie using the 'Reflections (unreleased accapella)', moving towards to another original track, 'The Flight' which brings the deep ambiance on and thing are sliding down to one of the highlights of the CD, the Lemon 8 remix of 'Take Me Down' by Main Element feat Kyla. Wonderful vocals are backing up the strong trancey style synths, the breakdown of this song making the higher touch of the mix. Suddenly that ends to the gloomy beats of the 'Red Pilot' by Yunus Guvenen, which drives you straight to the second amazing tune from the 'Head first EP' by Indigo Child, 'Underwater'. The brothers end the mix with another stunning production called the 'The Call' in the same style they started, deep, dark and moody.
The trio compiled an accurate deep progressive album, putting together some of their most recent productions and the label's past, current and future splendor, succeeding to a mystifying and melodic mixture of tunes to reflect their pioneering act on the dance music.
1. Flash Brothers – Silvered Intro
2. Chimera – In Deep (Deep Mix)
3. Flash Brothers – Ways
4. Rhythm Unlimited – Reflections (Flash Bros Mix)
5. Timo Maas Presents Mad Dogs – Better Make Room (James Holden Mix)
6. Indigo Child – Take A Breath Of You
7. Rhythm Unlimited – Reflections (unreleased accapella)
8. Ian Wilkie – Guten Tag
9. Flash Brothers – The Flight
10. Main Element feat Kyla – Take Me Down (lemon8 mix)
11. Yunus Guvenen – Red Pilot
12. Flash Brothers – Ways (unreleased acapella mix)
13. Indigo Child – Underwater
14. Flash Brothers – The Call
15. Flash Brother - Silvered Outro
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Allergy care pathway for asthma and/or rhinitis
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Autism (Wales) Bill – consultation response
In 2018 we responded to the Welsh Government's draft Bill for Autism. We welcome calls for increased resource to support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and improve outcomes for children with ASD. However, we are concerned about the possible unintended consequences of this proposed legi...
BPSU Rare disease tea party - reports from past events
Since 2014, we've invited stakeholders from across the rare disease community to this informal networking event. Young people speak about their experiences of living with a rare disease, and patient advocates, researchers and health professionals talk about working in the field. Read on for highligh...
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Like most people, I love being with my dog, Diesel, as much as possible. That includes bringing him with me when I run errands. Many stores will let me bring Diesel in with me; but there are some that don't. That's really a bummer. So what are my options? Well, in the summertime, the best option is to leave him at home and that's my advice to you.
While walking in extreme heat, dogs are at risk to suffer a heat stroke. But leaving a dog in a hot car greatly increases the risks of heat stroke or death for your dog. I often hear "but I leave my windows cracked." Unfortunately, leaving a window cracked makes no difference whatsoever.
Energy/Heat from the sun passes through the glass windows and windshields of the car and it warms the interior. Most of that energy stays inside the car. Even on a cloudy day, the temperatures outside are high enough to cause your car to heat up like an oven. The interior of the car is heating at a much faster rate than the energy is escaping the car whether the windows are shut or cracked open. There isn't enough of an exchange of air to keep the car cool enough for your pet to be inside.
In addition, your dog can't possibly regulate his body temperature to withstand this kind of heat. Dogs don't sweat like humans do. They cool themselves off by panting and sweating through their paws. But, if they only have the hot air to breathe, they are not able to lower their body temperatures enough to keep them out of danger of a heat stroke or death.
There is a lot of information about how cars get hot, how long it takes to get hot, why dogs are at risk for heat stroke, but this graphic really sums it up….
Leaving your dog with water to drink won't help. Neither will parking in the shade. Or running errands on a cloudy day.
You love your dog, so leave him at home when you run errands!
The following video elaborates more on this important safety subject.


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Update 2:45 pm Tuesday: Vox is sorely disappointed in the lack of snow and the amount that has melted away, as this is not even close to five inches.
Update 11:55 am Tuesday: GUTS Bus services will not continue throughout the day: the last bus to the Law Center will leave at 2:00, 2:20 for all other routes, according to a HOYAlert message.
Update 9:53 am Tuesday: It's just like that old gypsy woman said! There is a fresh coat of snow on the ground. At 5:26 a.m., a HOYAlert message informed students that the main campus, as well as the Medical and SCS are closed. According to the Patch, the Federal government, city government, and District of Columbia Public schools are closed as well. If we had classes they would have been cancelled, but unfortunately studying can still continue.
Original post: Winter is coming, my friends. Your walk to Lau tomorrow for some last-minute cramming will likely be made more painful with yet another snowstorm. The National Weather Service issued a new Winter Storm Watch for the entire region early this afternoon.
The watch is in effect from this evening through Tuesday afternoon, predicting more than five inches to fall beginning around dawn, according to the Patch.
The storm is predicted to begin with sleet this evening. In the morning, snow could fall at an inch or two an hour for two to four hours.
Yesterday's storm left thousands in the District without power in addition to some school closures and car accidents. No homes in Georgetown are currently affected by the outages.
Vox reached out to the University to see if this snowstorm could affect its operations in any way (more like find out if finals could possibly be delayed). "We are monitoring the weather closely and will work to minimize impacts on students by trying to keep libraries and other study spaces open if the university's operating status changes," said Rachel Pugh, director of media relations.
Vox will update the post as any more information becomes available. Until then, she will be resisting the urge to play in the fresh, fluffy snow and instead get some studying done.
Photo: Georgetown University via Flickr


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Malawi shines at World Travel Market 2017
Malawi Tourism continued its legacy of bringing unique traditional styles to global travel markets as it attracted hundreds of people to its pavilion duing the 37th World Travel Market London.Nike Paul George PG2
Director of Tourism Isaac Katopola led the team to the show which is a leading travel industry event as Malawi pavilion with a grass thatched hut design stood out among the many at the African pavilion.The Director said he was happy with the turn out and wished more Malawian players could travel and participate at the market which he said was an opening towards the global travel market.
This year, Sunbird Hotels, Fishermans Nest and the Malawi Travel Marketing Consortium were the participants alongside the Department of Tourism. World Travel Market London is the leading global event for the travel industry to meet industry professionals and conduct business deals. Through its industry networks, unrivalled global reach, WTM London creates personal and business opportunities, providing customers with quality contacts, content and communities.
World Travel Market London generates more than £2.8 billion of business contracts between attendees. Now in its 37th year, this show attracts a global audience that shape the travel industry.
Over three days, the travel industry comes together as almost 5,000 exhibiting destinations, technology and private sector companies to find and network with 51,000 travel professionals, key industry buyers, journalists, digital influencers, students and tourism Ministers. The Department of Tourism team comprised of Katopola, Sosten Lingwalanya, Blandina Mlenga and Dyson Banda. From the High Commission Press Attache Kondwani Munthali and the High Commissioner Kena Mphonda, his deputy Quent Kalichero and Political Affairs officer Carolyne Kaliati were among those that took turns to help at the fair.
Malawi Gin and Malawi nuts proved to be popular with the travel market as people stopped and appreciated the Malawi products. Next year's market is scheduled for 5th to 7th of November and operators can contact the Department of Tourism on how to participate and be part of the Malawi delegation.


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Showing dependencies on your roadmap
Logistical dependencies are useful to see on the roadmap when planning out your strategy, making sure that the outcomes you expect to achieve are feasible.
This is particularly important when working with a high volume of product roadmaps (maybe where your product roadmap is split by delivery team as opposed to user value), as dependencies like this could be spread across multiple roadmaps.
How to do it
Find the blocker card, prompt the slideout and grab the card's URL.
Add the URL to the relevant blocked card, with a note to say what's blocking it. For a little extra flair, use some emojis!
Add a "blocked" tag and use the filters to make sure you have the visibility needed.
When communicating strategy to your leadership team; you can now easily show which initiatives are dependent on each other; and clearly present all the relevant information needed to move forward. Risks? What risks? You've got a hold on this now.
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