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Be Thankful for Gifts and Giver!
By: Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.
Every gift should be received with a grateful heart, especially toward the giver who remembered us with the gift. Sadly, gratitude is becoming a neglected practice among many who might despise the gift received, or think it was their right to receive a much better gift!
Thanksgiving should never be ignored by anyone, for any gift received, be it great or small; be it something desired, or something totally unexpected, or one for which we can't see an immediate use. Even when we receive a gift we may not particularly care for, gratitude should not be absent!
For every human, God is ultimately the source of any good and perfect gift, and what He sends to His human creatures is something for their well-being. As I learned in my youth, and never forgot, "all things are needful that He sends; nothing is needful that He withholds."
Indeed, the creator knows best what His human creatures require and He never fails to favor them with His unique benefits. In fact, humans are well-supplied by a gracious heavenly Father in all areas of life, even when many do not acknowledge that reality, and others prefer not to believe in a divine being Who truly cares and provides for them!
The act of thanksgiving should be a daily practice for every individual, for it is every day that human need is abundantly provided for by a watchful, loving creator.
As Americans we are favored with a special holiday each year, designated for us to pause and reflect on how blessed we are and have always been, regardless of difficulties and troublesome situations being confronted in our national life, besides in our individual experiences. Yet, our gaze should not be on what we may lack, but on what we possess in such great measure.
On this year's Thanksgiving Day, let us again pause to thank our Divine Provider, as we also render our thanks to His human agents who operate from various corners of society, and via manifold functions they fulfill for the benefit of so many, positively affecting human lives day after day.
Instead of depending on the government, let us more fully manifest our dependence on Almighty God since what He offers is certain, and truly sufficient. To that end, let us always be grateful for what we already have, however small it might appear, so that greater gifts may be gradually granted to meet our every need of body, soul, and mind! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!


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Today Sunday April 22, we are using the week 2 schedule. Thanks!
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Soccer Week 1 is Cancelled April 15th
Hi Everyone,
Chuck our VP just got back from Pine Banks and the current condition is very cold and windy with extreme chance of rain coming. If the kids were older we may have tried to play as long we could but we are going to cancel for today.
Next week we will follow Week 2 schedule. You have been sent your schedule already, please let me know if you have any questions.
Nicole Doucette
Chuck our VP just got back from Pine Banks and the current condition is very cold and windy with extreme chance of rain coming. If the kids were older we may have tried to play as long we could but we are going to cancel for today.
Next week we will follow Week 2 schedule. You have been sent your schedule already, please let me know if you have any questions.
Nicole Doucette
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Spring Soccer Is Here! Spring Season starts Sunday April 15th
Spring Soccer Is Here!Because of field conditions, due to weather, the first game is scheduled for Sunday, April 15th. The season will run thru June 10th. We play at Pine Banks inside track field. Pine Banks is in Melrose on the corner of Main St. and Sylvan St.
If you are interested in helping with coaching, please let me know.
The Season
We will have a 10 game season this Spring. All U7 games will be on Sunday mornings. The times your team plays will change.
The last game will be June 11, weather permitting.
The BlogThis Blog will be the primary source of information for schedules, cancellations, etc.
Cancellations due to weather will be posted to the blog... please check it within an hour of the start time on game-day morning. If you do not have access to the internet on Sunday mornings, please let me know.
Parents will need to supply...
- If you already have the correct uniform color, please use it. If not, the league will supply a shirt, shorts and socks on the first day
- Appropriate shoes. We'll play on real grass, cleats are recommended (but are not required)
- Shin pads are required. Your child may be excluded from the game if this important piece of safety equipment is not used.
- Players must come to the game with their own size 3 ball with the players name on it
- Long pants and long sleeved shirts may be worn under the team uniform if desired
- Water - for frequent breaks
- A snack for between the practice and game may be desired
- Players must not wear earrings during the practice or game
- Parents must remain at the field with their children during the entire session
Our PhilosophyAt the U7 level we continue focusing on basic skills, and begin incorporating more of the basic rules into the experience.
Our primary focus remains providing a fun and healthy environment for the kids to discover their emerging soccer skills. We do not focus on winning. We don't keep official score, celebrate wins, or mourn losses. We strive for every player to get equal playing time, and try to keep the number of players on the field small in order to maximize opportunities to play. We reward skillful play, good attitudes and sportsmanship.
Basic Rules for Parents
- Players must play within their designated age group.
- Players must play on the team they have been assigned to. Requests for specific teams will be honored if availability permits. Requests made close to the start of the season are often hard or impossible to accomodate.
- At least one adult supervisor must stay during the entire session and is responsible for watching kids if they wander away from play.
- Parent involvement is appreciated and encouraged when appropriate but please try not to interfere with the session.
- Due to insurance rules players who are not registered with the league cannot play
- Players must not wear jewelry such as earrings, watches, necklaces, etc.
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Red Bull Wake of Fame Results
More than 4,500 South Floridans Gathered at the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex to Witness the Next Generation of Wake Sports
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – December 3, 2010 – On a less than chilly night in south Florida, 18 of the industry's top wakeboarders and wakeskaters came together to compete at the legendary Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex for Red Bull Wake of Fame. A place that is known for setting world records and hosting gold medal swimmers, shutdown its three pools and connected them with a variety of features and a cable system that strung across the 82-year-old complex. The athletes were able to ride from pool to pool, showcasing their best skills and tricks on a series of obstacles including rails, quarter pipe, stall wall, corrugated pipe, kicker, and a giant elevated gong that's noise energized the crowd when the athletes tagged it. Broken into two disciplines, it was German native, Nico von Lerchenfeld who took gold for wakeboarding and Florida boy, Reed Hansen, who brought it home in wakeskating.
"This is one of the sickest events I've been to so far," says seventeen-year-old, Nico. "The system is making events like this possible. My dad actually invented this system so I really have to thank him for that. Those set ups in the pool with the rails and the different lines you can hit were super fun." He was able to take the title of Best Trick and beat out Kevin Henshaw who took the silver and Red Bull athlete, JD Webb who earned the bronze, with a front-lip-back-side-270-out on the oversized step-up ledge. It was Reed's front varial flip that gained Best Trick in the wakeskate category and helped him take the lead over Nick Taylor who placed second and Andy Pastura in third. Red Bull Wake of Fame's innovative format brought these dynamic water sports to such a unique setting thanks to the pioneering Sesitech Cable System 2.0 – a straight-line cable system that provides a continuous ride. This pioneering system eliminates the boat so outside-of-the-lake locations can be utilized for competitions.
"It's really fun to bring this to the masses," says JD Webb. "It was challenging because the pools are really small and you're kind of rushing to go back and forth so you can get everything lined up and the right line to hit the rails well. It was really a lot of fun." The athletes were judge on three criteria for Red Bull Wake of Fame – execution, intensity, and composition. Two contestants went head-to-head during each round in a bracket style format leading to the finals. Since the number of wakeboarders exceeded the number of wake skaters, a semi-final round was held. Industry leaders Shawn Perry, Scott Byerly, Collin Harrington, and Erik Ruck judged the competition.
The night's 12 wakeboarders and six wakeskaters were hand selected to compete in this innovative new format competition. The line up included the likes of Red Bull wakeboarders Parks Bonifay, JD Webb, Adam Errington and wakeskater Brian Grubb. Alongside them were Nico von Lerchenfeld, Kevin Henshaw, Reed Hansen, Nick Taylor, Andy Pastura, Steel Laferty, Ollie Derome, Keith Lidberg, Shane Bonifay, Ben Horan, and Brandon Thomas.
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We have a new contributer to the Buzzer blog – Adrienne!
Oh, hello, I didn't see you there. Pull up a seat and let's chat! I'm Adrienne and I am happy to make your electronic acquaintance here on the fabulous Buzzer blog. I am also very excited to be a new addition to the communications team at TransLink!
Public transit is my go-to mode of transportation. When I travel the world, which I love to do, I always rely on the city's buses, trains, metros and trams to take me where I need to go and see the sights as I do so. I truly believe that the best way to experience a city through its transportation systems and Metro Vancouver is no different. Bike trails and lanes, walking paths as well as roads and bridges all feed into a successful overall transportation experience. I'll be blogging about all of these subjects as well.
Coming from a journalism background, I'm always looking for the story behind the story. What makes people tick and why? You'll be seeing my posts here as well as some of our other social media accounts, probably saying something terribly witty and insightful about transportation in this region and how it affects life, the universe and everything. Hmm…Is the answer 42? I hope to bring you the stories behind the stories of our operators, employees, riders and the cities that make up Metro Vancouver. I'm going to try some fresh ideas and I'd love to get your input. So, dish! What would you like to see on the blog??
Just FYI, here are three things I could never live without:
1) My fluffy beasties (3 cats, 2 dogs)
2) Music of all kinds – I'm usually humming or singing something
3) My mum (Aww!)
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Episode Number: 955
Episode Guest: Al Madrigal
Original Airdate: May 4, 2017
Episode Sponsors: Onnit, Stamps.com, MVMT Watches, NatureBox, Caveman Coffee
Guest Bio: Al Madrigal is a comedian and actor. He was a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and is a co-founder of the All Things Comedy podcast network, alongside Bill Burr. His new special Shrimpin' Ain't Easy premieres on Showtime on May 5, 2017 at 9 PM.
Topics Discussed: Moment app; phone addiction; talk about Ari Shaffir disappearing and abandoning his smart phone; Jack Reacher movies and books; why Al can't be alone with his thoughts; The Comedy Store talk; Al is distracting himself with work; Joe doesn't want an assistant; Bill Murray has a 1-800 number; Al wants "fuck you" money; grown children living with parents; Al's work ethic; Al talks about his parents; Al talks about the old days doing comedy; doing comedy for people he had to fire; Al's been doing stand-up for 19 years; comedians who stop doing comedy; Tim Allen; Al wrote comedy for Tim Allen because he felt sorry for him; you can't jump out of comedy; Dana Gould; relationships where both people are in the entertainment industry; Al tells stories about having to fire people at his old job; Asian people squatting on toilets to shit; corporate stand-up gigs; Jay Leno's stand-up comedy; Leno never changes his stand-up bits; comedians doing other peoples' bits; people want to hear musicians' hits but want comedians to do new bits; doing comedy in San Francisco; things comedians can do to make people laugh; comedy specials aren't special anymore; Doug Stanhope's special on Seeso; talk about Doug Stanhope buying houses in Arizona; getting an RV to drive around the country to do comedy; Sportsmobile camper vans; doing Anthony Bourdan's Parts Unknown TV show; getting stoned; Joey Diaz and edibles; Al talks about his anxiety; talk about his podcast network; Al tells a story about a bad host introducing him; (1:00:00) Erik Griffin trashed Brendan Schaub about doing stand-up; commenting on stage about what's happening in the room; more talk about The Comedy Store; comedians like to roast each other; Skippy from Family Times; Carrot Top; prop comics; ventriloquists; Otto and George; I'm Dying Up Here TV show; Al talks about working the road and practicing for his old special; talk about bad comedy clubs; doing comedy while waitresses were trying to sell Jell-O shots; working the road; Joe thinks Canada has 20% less douchebags than America; Al tells more road stories about doing comedy; prostitutes; Beverly Hills real estate and wealth; Pasadena, California talk; crime in Pasadena; Trump and MS-13; Al talks about trying Adderall and Ambien; Joe tells Al to cut sugar and carbs out of his diet; Al talks about what he eats; Al wants a gun; Al did a pilot for a travel TV show called This Place Sucks; Al drove over cars in a tank; Al talks about shooting guns; Al keeps a hammer under his bed; gun silencers/suppressors; Joe talks again about guns, mass shootings, mental issues, and prescription drugs; talk about gun control in the US and other countries around the world; buying guns at gun shows; guns laws in Kansas; talk about California cities; Al called the father of a son at his kid's school an asshole; talk about bad kids and bad parents; Joe tells the story about Tait Fletcher choking someone out who tried to get into their hotel room; more talk about bad parents; kids who don't eat properly; Al talks about three kids on a plane by themselves; (2:00:00) Al talks about trying to be a good dad; Al talks about his plans for the future; Al wants to work seasonally; balancing life; happiness; appreciating life after working hard and struggling; struggling financially; more talk about what Al wants from life; Al wants to learn how to make furniture; fly fishing talk; Al talks more about what he wants from life; Al talks about the All Things Comedy podcast network; comedians don't need a manager or agent today; Al loves what he's doing; Joe calls Al out about his anger; Joe doesn't have a contract with his manager; find what you like to do and do it; Al wishes he started comedy earlier; Joe would quit everything else before comedy; Comic Insights book; life goes by quickly, so do what you want to do; regret; what is life; you need to exorcise stress from your life; Al's anger and stress; Al talks about going on vacation; comics want to get where Joe is at; Joe didn't like doing Fear Factor; television syndication; television actors; more All Things Comedy talk; television syndication deals; Al had seven television deals.
My Thoughts: Al talks about being stressed out with work and what he wants from life in the future. Talk about guns, parenting, kids, and lots of talk about comedy.
Podcast Video: Below is a video of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode #955 available for streaming via YouTube.
Podcast Audio: Audio for this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is available through iTunes, Stitcher, or you can download the MP3 directly to add it to the audio player of your choice.


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New Philanthropy Capital has a short article about the Retail Charity Bond concept. This is a bond-issuing platform that potentially enables charities to access the bond market more easily and cheaply. http://www.thinknpc.org/blog/in-theory-the-launch-of-the-retail-charity-bond/.
Meanwhile Action for Children recently launched a Social Impact Bond in Manchester, to fund foster placements for children in residential care. Civil Society Media news item http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/17619/.


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It turns into a bit of cake for programmers to get hands on your remote system in the event that you don't change the default secret phrase of your switch. In the event that you never showed signs of change it even subsequent to setting up an extender, for example, programmers simply need to know the make and model of your gadget to take your classified information.
Lawbreakers can without much of a stretch discover the rundown of default passwords on the Internet. At that point, they need to enter it and sign in. In this way, changing the default secret word at the earliest opportunity will enable you to keep your gadget under control.
One may likewise need to transform it on the off chance that they have overlooked the secret key. For this situation, you ought to go for the processing plant reset technique.
In this instructional exercise, we will give you 3 diverse approaches to change switch secret phrase without any difficulty. Enable us to clarify you in subtleties.
On Netgear genie switches
In the event that you are making utilization of a Netgear genie passage, at that point, you need to open an internet browser on your wired or remote device. Presently, type mywifiext.net in the location bar. On the other hand, you can likewise enter the IP address of your gear.
Be that as it may, on the off chance that you have ever changed the default IP address, you will be requested the present one. Presently, a login page will show up. Clients should type the current username and secret key in the gate fields. When the right subtleties have been entered, a UI will appear before you.
From that point forward, undercutting edge segment, tap on setup catch lying on the left side. Presently, erase the incentive in the field of the passphrase. Enter new secret word according to your decision and tap on the catch to be specific apply. One can discover this catch at the best side. For double band switches, clients are required to change the secret word for the two groups i.e. 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
When finished, leave the UI. In the event that you had any gadget associated with your system, that will promptly get disengaged and expect you to enter new secret word.
ON old Netgear switches
Do you claim an old passageway? On the off chance that indeed, the way toward changing a secret word in the wake of introducing a range extender like is a marginally unique.
To begin, turn on your PC and dispatch an internet browser. In the location bar, type mywifiext and hit enter. In the event that it doesn't work, take a stab at entering the default IP address of your hardware.
Presently, clients will be requested to compose username and secret word into the given fields. The default subtleties won't work anymore in the event that you have ever transformed them. The UI of Smart Wizard will open. Under the setup area at the left side, clients need to tap on remote settings.
Clear the esteem resting in passphrase area and enter the enhanced one according to your inclination. In the wake of completing the procedure, tap on apply catch and after that on logout. Congratulations, your secret key has been changed effectively.
Reset switch back to default plant settings
On the off chance that secret word has left your psyche, it's an ideal opportunity to reset your gadget to set it once more. So as to do as such, press and hold reset catch for a couple of moments. One can discover it at the back or base side of their hardware. It's prescribed to utilize a thin apparatus like paper clasp or self-clasping pin to squeeze this catch.
Continue squeezing it until test or power light begins to flicker. It can take around 30 seconds. Along these lines, hold up quietly and let it reboot totally. Next, sign in to your passageway by entering the default secret phrase. When you signed in, you can utilize both of the strategies clarified previously. Presently, unplug your gear and attachment it back again in an electrical attachment.
In this way, one can change the secret word of their passageway. On the off chance that you confront any trouble while playing out the errand, drop them in the remarks area beneath. We will be pleased to arrive some assistance to you.


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Types of Badge-Making Printers
Badges have evolved from simple name identifiers to security and information badges at work, school, public events and many public places. Most badge-making brands carry a variety of printer types with basic as well as more advanced functions. The badge printer works in conjunction with a computer, a software program and an optional camera to produce finished ID badges. The functions and cost of badge makers depend on the volume and the specific needs for a particular company or organization.
No-Frills Badges
For a badge that simply identifies people by name and possibly an ID number or department title, a one-sided, basic printer will work well. One-sided badge makers are inexpensive, yet make professional-looking badges. Some of the basic machines will print the same information on both sides of a card for ease in viewing the information. A round button badge maker is another inexpensive type of badge maker to use, especially for short-term use, giveaways and visitor badges.
Bar Code Badges
A bar code badge printer creates a code within a strip of bars on a card. The card itself can be a lightweight cardboard or heavy paper, but is often PVC plastic for durability. The bar may be on the front or back of a card, and visual information can appear on the same or opposite side of the bar code. The code contains information like employee ID, ability to enter certain areas of the workplace and other pertinent information. Bar code badges are also used at schools and colleges for students and staff to swipe in order to record actions like purchasing meals or checking out books from the library.
Magnetic Strip Badges
Magnetic badges are also called smart cards. The badge printer creates visually read information such as a name and job title for identification. The printer also records unseen information in a micro chip enclosed inside a magnetic strip on the back of a PVC card. This information varies, but typically contains a security code that will allow a person into certain areas of work. It may also record information when swiped through a card reader. Businesses often use a magnetic strip badge as an employee's time card, which notes the exact time she enters a certain area of the facility and can set off an alarm when entering a restricted area.
Biometrics Badges
As technology advances, new and innovative types of badges are available. Fingerprint and eye scanners are placed at high-security entrances to prevent unauthorized persons from entering. This technology is now available in badge-making printers. A person's fingerprint, thumbprint or eye pupil pattern can be recorded and scanned onto a computer to be used in making high-security badges. A scanner will read the print or pattern to allow entry or to perform one of the other functions of a badge.
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Akin Fadeyi
"Nelson Mandela was an extraordinary human being. He put a strong "truth and reconciliation" committee together. He was not insulting everyone and anyone. It earned him global respect.
Leadership matters when you want to heal a divided nation. Donald Trump hurls abusive speeches at every perceived opposition in sight and that has greatly damaged America".
These were very punchy and incisive comments of Ed Luce, Financial Times Chief Commentator, on Fareed Zakaria on GPS on the night of Sunday, June 18, 2017.
The opening topic was on why GOP Congressman and Louisiana Rep, Steve Scalise, was shot by an obviously disgruntled 66-year-old American who had nursed disgust for Trump's style of racially divisive politics. James T. Hodgkinson was lurking in dark shadows like an untamed reptile. He struck before anyone could cage him and dealt a great blow not through the injury caused Scalise but actually to the ideals of diversity America once proudly represented.
I have written against Trump before, published in Premium Times, describing him as a "bad dream for a fragile world".
But nonetheless, I love Trump because he is down to earth, sometimes recklessly though, but again, you cannot fault his unconventional radicalised Republican brand of politics. Hate him all you like, he has millions of followers who look up to his "rascally" tweets. In a democracy with all its faults, it is figures that still count. Trump will seem to have the figures albeit within a nation now beleaguered by naked hate and prejudice.
Having said this, there are learnings to pick in Fareed's GPS guests stance that a nation is full of divergent political interests, social alignments and cultural leanings; and therefore, you cannot be insensitive to the feelings of the led as a leader.
Nigeria: I have no doubt the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is probably genuine with his efforts aimed at harmonising various positions in this nation and bridge the divides. The same Sunday on Channels TV, I saw his rapprochement with the South-East leaders. He has been to Cross River State, a few days ago; he hosted the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to a very private meeting at the Villa.
Osinbajo is writing some plausibly good history as a strong believer in a compact Nigeria. Awesome.
But let me give the Acting President a piece of advice. David Blankenhorn, activist and president of "Better Angels", does something for America that Osinbajo needs to do in Nigeria. His organisation brings grassroots people together despite political differences. His organisation believes people can get angry at one another, debate emotionally against one another, but they must all be heard with a sole focus on nation building and genuine healing. He strongly recommends a public square engagement.
Another guest on Fareed's GPS warned against "dehumanising" Scalise's shooter, Hodgkinson, and painting him totally evil. He describes the shooter as a symbolic representation of certain hurt, frustrated and shattered feelings after Trump shaped America's political narrative with racial colorations. He wants this hush-tone section of the nation to be heard, understood and brought back to the mainstream.
The Acting President at this stage cannot engage with the elites and leaders alone while assuming that the real agitators are committing heresy. The anger and agitation are down here, Mr. Acting President. Those "leaders", I doubt, have the ears of the crowd you are trying to rein in. If they did, IPOB would not arise, OPC will not flourish and Arewa youths would not issue the ultimatum.
The Acting President must necessarily open up strategic and far-reaching processes of honest and robust engagements where every tribe is allowed to openly express where and how they have been hurt. Where no tribe feels superior to the other. Where citizens will now believe and trust the government. Where leadership is handed to competence and not federal character but also done and well-managed within the delicate thresholds of our interests and diversities. Where the Federal Government vacancies are not presumably filled up "already by their children" despite paid advertorials. The government must identify with genuine youths who want to discuss without angling or positioning themselves for pecuniary gains. Many "youth leaders" seize the microphone and utter gibberish once they have access to the media. The job of identifying the truly aggrieved and the honestly prepared in national discourse must be factored into our engagement template.
The executive, I dare say, must confront our fears and maybe revisit the 2014 national confab report which is about to evolve into a nuisance-value booby trap ex-President Goodluck Jonathan inadvertently put in place for this administration.
Osinbajo must manage carefully how he serves into the hands of the National Assembly who are now demanding it without falling naively for a populist goal about to be scored against the Presidency. The Presidency has lost many recently.
I am still in doubt what the underlying motive of our senators are. If it is positive, great for Nigeria. Not a few though will be pleasantly surprised. On Channels TV a few days ago, even the then confab chairman, Senator Femi Okunrounmu, expressed reservations about the National Assembly's sudden interest in the report so soon after Senate President Bukola Saraki was let off the hook in a no-case submission and acquittal which Prof Itse Sagay has been losing sleep over. For the National Assembly to now open the books of the confab report will be a masterstroke move to "buy-the-public" applause in a political chess game. But hey, who would not like us to discuss the issues tearing us apart for which we have been living in denial? In-here lies why the National Assembly may trounce the executive once again and silly too. If Saraki organises national grassroots forum today for these discussions, he would have a huge crowd. The Presidency must act fast, either play this game or glide painfully into public irrelevance.
Overall, we must all mean well for this nation no matter which desk we occupy. Corruption is still a damning monster and it is actually getting brazenly bold. Leaders should visit social media occasionally and find out to their utter shock how many people have lost faith in the government's anti-corruption fight. We must go back to the drawing board and re-strategise. The Acting President should read the Chatham House report where a holistic approach involving grassroots behavioural change is recommended as a great tool for tackling corruption.
We must patriotically work towards building a nation where no one sees anyone as inferior. Where the Yoruba don't feel the Hausa are "hungry for power" and where the Igbo don't feel the "Yoruba can't be trusted". I have met fantastic northerners, civilised Igbo and golden-hearted Yoruba. Those dividing us don't mean well for us. Their intentions are not beyond their ambitions.
This country is beautiful and holds a promise: But the frank realities confronting us cannot be skirted over. Doing so may damage us irredeemably.
Shall I say, God bless Nigeria? For those who believe there's some God somewhere, an amen may mean a lot at this critical moment in our nation's history.
- Fadeyi, Executive Director of Not In My Country, wrote in from Lagos
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WASHINGTON - Jody Powell, who was White House press secretary and among the closest and most trusted advisers to President Jimmy Carter, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 65.
Powell, a member of the so-called Georgia Mafia that descended on Washington after Carter was elected president, was stricken at his home near Cambridge on Maryland's eastern shore, said Jack Nelson, a retired reporter and close friend of Powell.
Nelson said Powell had been working with firewood with a helper who briefly stepped away. Powell was discovered a short time later on the ground. Powell was said to have had a previous heart attack, but that it was some time ago in the early or mid-1990s.
Powell, who first worked with Carter during his campaign for governor in Georgia the 1960s, joined Carter's presidential campaign in 1976 and served as chief White House spokesman from 1977 to 1981.
Carter in a statement called Powell's death "a great personal loss" and said, "I will miss him dearly."
"Jody was beside me in every decision I made as a candidate, governor and president and I could always depend on his advice and counsel being candid and direct," Carter said. He added: "No one worked more closely with me than Jody."
After leaving the White House, Powell became one of the founders of the Powell Tate public relations firm in Washington.
A Georgia native known for his deep Southern drawl, Powell — along with fellow Georgian Hamilton Jordan — was among Carter's closest advisers and confidants. A June 1977 issue of Time magazine had caricatures of both Powell and Jordan on its cover, declaring them "the president's boys." Jordan died last year after a lengthy battle with cancer.
At one point during his presidency, Carter said "Jody Powell knows me better than anyone else except my wife."
"He was much more than a press secretary," said Stuart Eizenstat, Carter's domestic policy adviser. " There were no secrets between the president and those in the administration and Jody." He said Powell was intimately involved in the decision-making behind closed doors at the White House.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday he was "deeply saddened" to hear of Powell's death.
"Jody served his country during a difficult time, and he always did the job with grace and good humor," Gibbs said. He added that he had sought out Powell's advice when he became press secretary and that Powell "was always generous with his time and wise in his counsel."
Born on a cotton and peanut farm, Powell grew up in Vienna, Ga., and had aspirations to become an Air Force pilot. But he was expelled from the U.S. Air Force Academy during his senior year for cheating and went on to attend Georgia State University and later Emory University where he received a masters degree in political science.
He joined Carter's gubernatorial campaign as a driver and all-around handyman and stayed with him through his presidency.
A man who at times could display his temper, Powell remained a staunch defender of the Carter presidency. When Republican Sen. John McCain frequently cited Carter in negative terms during last year's presidential campaign, Powell was quick to cite Carter's early warnings about the country's oil dependence and his early calls for clean energy development.
Powell and the other Georgians who came with Carter did not always follow tradition when they arrived in Washington in 1977. They were fond of country music concerts and frequently were seen wearing blue jeans and T-shirts as they made the social scene.
But after leaving the White House, Powell remained and prospered as part of the same Washington establishment. He headed the Washington public relations firm of Ogilvy & Mather, building it from about a dozen people to nearly 100 before leaving to found Powell Tate with Sheila Tate, former press secretary to first lady Nancy Reagan.
Tate called Powell a great communicators and "one of the best human beings I have ever known."
"Those of us who worked with Jody over the years know what an inspiration he has been and what a professional he was," said Harris Diamond, chief executive of Weber Shandwick, the parent company of Powell Tate.
Powell lent his voice to two documentaries — one on baseball and the other on the Civil War. In 1985, he published his memoirs, "The Other Side of the Story," which included reflections on his days in White House and the Carter presidency. He also wrote a column for the Los Angeles Times and was an ABC News commentator.
"He was a brilliant man," said Paul Costello, who served with Powell in the White House and later worked with him in public relations.
Costello called him "An amazing strategist in his later years as public relations counsel to a wide range of clients. I was always in awe of his strategic mind."
He is survived by his wife Nan, daughter Emily Boddy, mother June Powell, sister Susan Glenn and brother-in-law Kirk Glenn, son-in-law Mark Boddy and his three grandchildren, Sara, Rachel and David Boddy. Funeral details were not immediately released.
Dale Leibach, a longtime friend and business associate since their days in the Carter White House, said the ex-president went to a nursing home where Powell's mother lives to tell her of her son's death before she heard it on the news.
Associated Press writer Greg Bluestein in Atlanta, contributed to this report.


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NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- An editor for a Washington-based Web site that featured a parody of singer Jose Feliciano's hit "Feliz Navidad" said no offense was meant.
The apology by the editor of the Web site for the conservative publication Human Events came after Feliciano strongly criticized "The Illegal Alien Christmas Song" created by radio producers Matt Fox and A.J. Rice,WPIX-TV, New York, said Thursday.
"We regret any offense that Mr. Feliciano may have taken from this parody," the editor said.
After the parody song focused on undocumented immigrants was released, a corresponding video drew a large audience on YouTube. Feliciano, 64, was not amused.
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Here are some really cool photos from the first-ever Under Armour Brandon Jennings Invitational, which was held at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI. The event featured some of the nation's best high school talent, and an incredibly competitive atmosphere was formed. Our Editor-in-Chief Ben Osborne was there from start to finish, with game recaps, insight, and analysis of the day's action. Check out his Q + A with top players here, and the complete event recap here. An overall great event, all for the love of the game.
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Claimed off waivers by Chicago (NL) (Sept. 2013)Scouting Report:
Live arm with a smooth delivery. His fastball looks effortless
and sits around 96 mph with decent command and average movement. He can
consistently hit 97-99 mph on the radar gun and can reportedly get up to
101 mph when he reaches back. Bard also mixes in an 80-82 mph slider with
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Erin obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at the University of Oklahoma and had an early career in client relations at a private equity firm. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Erin values quality time with friends and family, traveling, reading, art, music and NBA basketball. She is invested in the fabric of Oklahoma City and is honored to serve the community through Oklahoma Contemporary's mission.
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PayPal won't refund Twitch troll's $50,000 in donations
Many Twitch streamers are no stranger to large donations, but what would you do if a random stranger dropped $11,500 on you after seeing you play Hearthstone?
That's exactly what happened to Twitch streamer 'LegendaryLea' during a recent session. The donations ended any notion continuing the game and led to Lea dancing across her room, ecstatic.
"What in the dickens are you doing to me?" she exclaimed, as Twitch user iNexus_Ninja made a $250 donation, only to follow that up with several more, totaling $11,500. iNexus_Ninja then went on to shower other streamers, like NoSleepTV, Sodapoppin and Dizzykitten with donations totaling nearly $50,000.
Turns out, iNexus_Ninja wasn't a generous viewer, but instead a nasty troll that intended to make these large donations and then cancel them through PayPal after 30 days — leaving the streamers on the hook for any portions spent. In short, he was the worst kind of troll, the type that sought to create real harm through internet mischief.
Proving sometimes there is justice in the world, PayPal essentially told iNexus_Ninja — an 18-year-old Australian named Anthony Archer — to go fuck himself and that it wouldn't be allowing the chargeback.
Archer, it seems had used his parent's credit card to fund the transactions, as PayPal caught wind of the scheme and pointed Archer to its terms of service which details what is, and isn't, eligible for a chargeback.
Turns out, knowingly making a donation and then changing your mind isn't included in PayPal's 'Buyer Protection' program.
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Pussy Riot verdict draws worldwide condemnation
[[["...The two-year prison sentence for Russian punk band Pussy Riot has drawn worldwide condemnation. Politicians and human rights activists see the verdict as being politically motivated and way too harsh.
Author Boris Akunin had a biting metaphor to describe the consequences of the Friday indictment of Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot.
"The iceberg [Russian President] Vladimir Putin sits on is now melting faster," he wrote.
By iceberg, Akunin was apparently referring to the Russian people's support of Putin. On Friday (17.08.2012), the author joined several hundred others at Khamovniki district court in Moscow to protest the body's ruling. The process has also received widespread condemnation outside Russia.
Pussy Riot inside Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Photo: InterTass)
In their song, the band asks the Virgin Mary to "drive out Putin"
The court sentenced Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich to two years in prison on charges of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
The defendants performed an anti-Putin song inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in February. They jumped and danced in front of the altar in scenes filmed by a fellow member of Pussy Riot and later edited for a now-famous video clip. In their song, the group asks the Virgin Mary to "drive out Putin."
International outrage
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group strongly condemned the verdict.
"This is a very severe ruling because the girls are not guilty of anything," she said.
Alexeyeva also called the ruling stupid, saying it would damage the already tarnished image of the Russian government and Orthodox Church.
The verdict drew similar condemnation from Amnesty International, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the European Commission.
German politicians weigh in
The ruling also made waves in Germany. "This is definitely a disproportionate sentence," German Human Rights Commissioner Markus Löning told DW. "The fairness of the trial could also be called into question."
He added the verdict showed "the bitter truth" that "freedom of expression is not currently guaranteed in Russia."
Löning appealed to Putin to set an example and free the three women. "Two of them have small children," he said. "They should be with their families, not in prison."
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Lyudmila Alexeyeva is a Russian civil rights legend
German Christian Democrat (CDU) parliamentarian Andreas Schockenhoff said the verdict sets a dangerous precedent.
"It sends a signal to Russian society," he said, that "whoever criticizes the regime, instead of subordinating his will to it, will be viewed not as a partner but a threat that must be combated."
Schockenhoff is co-chair of the ruling Christian Democrat and Christian Social Union alliance in Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. He is also coordinator for German-Russian cooperation at the German Foreign Ministry.
German opposition parties also criticized the Pussy Riot verdict. Social Democrat Francis Thönnes told DW Russia was a long way from western standards of justice.
"After an unfair trial, it is an inappropriate verdict," he said. "The penalty is disproportionate to the actual situation."
'Soviet reflexes'
Experts including Eberhard Schneider of the EU-Russia center in Brussels think the Pussy Riot verdict has a political basis. He said their prison sentences shows how much pressure protests have put on the Kremlin in recent months. For more than six months, protesters have demonstrated against Putin and his system.
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Schockenhoff sees the trial as setting a precedent
Schneider thinks the Kremlin exerted its influence over the court that tried the Pussy Riot members. He pointed to Putin's remarks on the case. The Russian leader previously said the women should not be too severely punished, and the judge indeed refrained from giving them the maximum seven-year sentence.
However, Schneider said the case shows "reflexes from the Soviet system, in which there is no real separation between the executive and judicial branches of government" were still in effect.
Reactions to the verdict were mixed in Russia itself. While the opposition and human rights activists made sharp criticism, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party voiced its approval. Parliamentarian Alexei Tschesnakov said the verdict was appropriate and would deter acts similar to Pussy Riot's. Prior to the ruling, the Russian Orthodox Church for its part called on the state to show "grace within the law."..."]]]
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The past few weeks I have been working hard to develop my skills in watercolor. As mentioned in a previous post art does not come naturally to me. I didn't realize how many dimensions there are to watercolor until I began working on my project. I started with the basics, which brushes I needed and how to set up my palette and moved on from there.
I have been working on two skills: mixing colors and using the right amount of water. Mixing colors is challenging because it is hard for me to picture how colors will work together. I wanted to start by practicing the technique and did not spend time thinking about color wheels since I will be using videos that instruct me on which colors to mix. I visited watercolor painting and projects and read about the process of mixing colors. I found this helpful for creating puddles but it did not give me the look I wanted. I watched several other videos and felt Mixing Colors and Avoiding Mud was the most helpful. It gave me specific tips about how to avoid muddy colors and the steps were clear. I was still having trouble anticipating how my mixture would turn out on paper so I practiced a lot. It is hard to know how much paint to load, how much water to use and to anticipate what it will look like, I tend to be a bit uptight but realized I have to let this tendency go a bit.
I also worked at mastering other techniques. I found a great post on Pinterest that showed me 8 different techniques and played around with them. The directions were clear and precise. They forced me to work with a variety of methods at one time which took me away from a step by step format I am most comfortable with, and pushed me to think about the relationship between different parts. I can definitely see areas of improvement, but think they turned out nice.
Sitting down to paint my first picture I ran into an obstacle, drawing my leaf! Luckily wikihow offered me a simple, step by step set of instructions that allowed me to create a nice frame for my picture. The directions had great visuals which set me up nicely to paint. I loaded my instructional video and began to mix my first colors. As I went it was easy to see how challenging the task actually was. I had to focus on blending the colors on my paper, making sure I was using just enough water to keep my picture wet but not so much it would run, and keeping my lines neat. While working through the painting I went back several times to each section, remixing and touching up colors. I used several techniques I had practiced and tried to blend well. My picture turned out nice but I need to spend a lot more time practicing getting the right amount of water in my well and on my paper. I tend to be very analytical and look for specific answers, I like to know exactly how much of something should be used and would prefer a precise formula. Watercolor painting really stretches me because it forces me to be more flexible about my learning process. In order to be good there is an element of thinking as you go that must occur.I tend to learn best in a linear step by step fashion so this is a challenge. I will continue to practice with how much water to use and try to develop my own methods for this.
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Vy5CURcM0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhwyx2c-yi8
- http://www.watercolorpaintingandprojects.com/basics/mixing.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAj17pIprf4
- http://adventures-in-making.com/toolbox-8-watercolor-techniques-for-beginners/
- http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Maple-Leaf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPD0xtkfJ0&spfreload=1


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Every season in NYC is special, but the fall is a great time to be here. Everyone comes back from summer vacation. The lecture circuit heats up again (hey, I'm a nerd). New restaurants open. New students come from all over the world for a new New York adventure. And new treats (and old) pop up with seasonal flavors like apple, pumpkin, maple, pear and sweet potato. Enjoy one of these fall treats in NYC!
1. Maple pecan pie macaroon from Danny Macaroons
2. Pumpkin nuage from Lady M
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What are others doing to make it easy to get dogs (and people) on board when not beside a dock? Getting our 60 pound dog off and on the boat during a camping trip is a particular concern.On the Mana the mizzen mast on the aft crossbeam and the mizzen sail and its lines aft of that create a lot of "busy-ness" in that area. Any suggestions out there? photos of swim ladder arrangements on Tiki 21s? Other options?
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Update 7 March: The military court halted the case and released Ahmed Mostafa.
Update 2 March: The military trial adjourned the case to 7th March (next Sunday).
For the first time in Egypt, a blogger is to be sent to a military court because of his writing online. Ahmad Mostafa (student) wrote on his blog Maza Asabak ya Watan (What Weent Wrong With You oh My country?!) about a student from the War School, who was expelled and his dad asked to sign a statement saying: "my son was not able to adapt to the military life".
According to Mostafa's blog post, who only quoted members of the expelled student's family, a rich man how wanted to have his son join the school but couldn't find a place for him, maneuvered for this place and then succeeded to replace his son with the expelled Mostafa.
The young blogger wrote about the incident a year ago (15 Feb 2009) under the title: 'The School War's Scandel". But a month ago he received an alert from the security regarding that post, right before a visit paid by the president Hosni Mubarak's to Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, where Mostafa lives and studies. On 25th February he was arrested, while was in his way to the university.
The Association of Freedom of Thinking and Expression condemned the arrest and listed the accusation of Mostafa, which brought him to a military court:
He was transferred to the military attorney who decided to keep him in custody for 4 days in order to resume the investigation, and to send him to the military court in Cairo on February 28th, 2010, as he is accused of: 1. defaming the Egyptian armed forces. 2. shaking the trust of people on the armed forces. 3. publishing false news.Reading again his blog post, the Egyptian blogger Cocy found a comment, published on January 26th by a reader called 'Tamer', threatening Mostafa for the aforementioned post.


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Terminal shortcuts in Linux
Here's a little tidbit for those users out there who might be new to Linux. Terminal shortcuts.
How many times have you typed sudo apt-get install thiscoolapp since you've been using Linux? Or perhaps sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf? A lot I bet. The xorg one is the worst, because you have to get your left-handed ring finger just right in order to get that capital X…well, I digress.
So, as usual, I'm here to help, and here we are: Terminal shortcuts!
It's a snap!
First, we'll create one to edit your xorg.conf file. Then, you'll be able to make other shortcuts on your own as much as you want!
Step 1: Open up the .bashrc file in your home directory in your favorite text editor. You need to view hidden files and folders in order to see it (CTRL-H in Gnome) , or you can do it from the terminal with the command gedit .bashrc (don't forget the period in front).
Step 2: Now, scroll to the bottom and type:
alias xorg="sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf"
What we're doing here is telling bash that we're creating an alias called "xorg", and when we type that in a terminal window, it will assume we're saying "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf".
That's it! Save the file, fire up a terminal window, type xorg and hit enter. BAM! There you go, no fuss, no muss, just a nice window full of xorg.conf goodness!
Now, you don't have to stop there. You can create as many aliases as you want, just use that same format. Alias name = "thing you want it to do". However, you can only have one command per alias name. So, if you were to have two different commands under the same alias, bash would throw an error. So make sure you don't use the same one twice.
Happy Linuxing!


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You may have heard of the term phonological processing and you may have even been told that you have weak phonological processing skills, but what does it mean exactly?
We all have a phonological processing system which is used to process basic word sounds. These basic word sounds are called phonemes. This is what children tend to learn when they first start school; for example, for the letter B they may say "ber" instead of "bee". These phonemes are put together to form spoken words.
The phonological processing system's main role is to analyse and manipulate sound structures of words. This means that you can hear the sounds of the words and convert them into letters on a page (spelling). You can also see letters on a page and convert them into something you can hear (reading).
Many dyslexics struggle to either split words they hear into separate sounds; for example, the word potato has three separate sounds: po-ta-to, or distinguish word sounds from one another; for example, finding it hard to tell the difference between probably and properly. Because of this they are more likely to struggle with reading and spelling.
The phonological processing system also plays a part in working memory (see blog: what was I going to say?). It tracks the information you hear, whether that be out loud or in your head, until it can be processed, organised, or put to use. However, if your working memory for what you hear is limited due to problems with phonological processing, then the words may fade away before your brain has finished processing them. This means that you will find it hard to follow meetings and verbal instructions, find it harder in a language based learning environment and have difficulty remembering phone messages.


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The lines were really short, so we rode Expedition Everest twice. It is such a better ride in the dark. You don't see the drop coming at all, and the rush is more intense. We also went once Kali River Rapids and got wet, not soaked, which was refreshing. It was so not crowded, the other people in our tube got to stay on the ride for a second time.
We then went on Primeval Swirl (or something like that). I don't need to go on that one again. Too much spinning. There was a short wait before we started because someone had gotten sick. I can see why.
Then we got some pictures printed out at the New Balance Booth and visited some characters: Baloo and King Louie, Pluto and Goofy, and others.
It was a fun night and a great experience to be in Animal Kingdom after dark!


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Franklin High School Football Team Playoff Game
The Franklin High School Varsity Football Team has made it to the WIAA Playoffs!
Their playoff game will be on Friday, October 20th and will begin at 7:00 pm. The game will be held at Franklin High School. The Sabers will be playing against the football team from Janesville Craig High School.
Good luck to the Sabers in the playoffs!


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The Contemporary Performance Manifest
A book of Contemporary Performance Provocations
Publish your manifesto in this new compendium from the Contemporary Performance Network!
Submission Deadline July 20, 2015 Midnight EST
Contemporary Performance Network invites you to join in our crowd sourced (artist and network) compendium of contemporary performance manifestos. This second publishing project by the network announces who we are as a field, what we desire and what we are fighting for. We believe a book full of diverse ideas and intentions from contemporary practitioners is a great start. What are your concerns? What do you want to do with your practice? Why are you making art in this day and age? What do you demand from other artists, and audiences? Why and how should we go on?
"We can't go on, we must go on!"
The book will be a paperback (up 200 pages) in black and white and will be published in September 2015.
An art manifesto is a public declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of an artist or artistic movement.
A manifest is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
Make demands about and with your art!
Be provocative!
Or write responses to the questions that inspire and motivate you. For example
What is Contemporary Performance?
What should it be doing to and in the world?
Is there a crisis in art or in society?
Who are you?
What is your art?
What is your art doing to the world?
What do you want as an artist?
What do you want from other artists?
What of you want from contemporary performance?
Famous Manifestos:
Now, tell us who you are and what you want!
- Written in English.
- Editors will decide final list of published works from submissions; not all submitted work will necessarily be published.
- Text only.
- Contact us with questions.
Submission Deadline July 20, 2015 Midnight EST


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Perhaps the most remarkable discovery of the latter 20th century was that of the iceman, ÃÂtzi. His discovery changed the view of prehistoric life, and gave reason for scientists to rethink the dates of Bronze Age. It is not only remarkable that his body survived for over 5,000 years, but also that his tools and clothing were in such excellent shape. Scientists now know many details about the man known as ÃÂtzi. They know what region he was from, what his diet consisted of, how he died, and many other details.
ÃÂtzi was discovered in a very well preserved state in the ÃÂtzal Alps, on the border of Austria and Italy in the autonomous province of South Tyrol. Due to warm weather, the frozen body was exposed and discovered by two German tourists on September 19, 1991. It was assumed that the body was that of a recently deceased hiker because the body was so well preserved.
The body was left for a few more days and was exhumed by Alpine Rescue workers who damaged it in the process. While the body was defrosting, it became apparent that he was not a modern hiker (Grossruck, "Body"). After being examined, measured, x-rayed, and dated, it was discovered that he had died between 5,100 and 5,350 years ago, at the age of 40 to 45 (Spindler).
In July of 2001, the iceman's death was officially solved after many hypotheses had been proposed for his cause of death. At the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy, a sophisticated x-ray technique called computerized tomography revealed a small arrowhead lodged in the iceman's left shoulder. It is likely that he was killed in battle, because of the numerous weapons in his possession. The arrow did not hit any major organs, so it is...


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hz5qfj/emerging) has announced the addition of the "Emerging Opportunities in the US Cards and Payments Industry: Market Size, Trends and Drivers, Strategies, Products and Competitive Landscape" report to their offering.
The US cards and payments market registered marginal growth during the review period (2007-2011). Combined card volume recorded a growth rate of 4.62% in 2011 over figures from 2010. The positive economic outlook, the need for more sophisticated products in terms of prepaid and charge cards, the growth of online and mobile shopping and increasing levels of per capita income supported the overall growth of the US cards and payments market. During the review period, the market size of the cards and payments industry in terms of volume increased at a CAGR of 1.35% to reach 1.5 billion cards in 2011. In value terms, the US cards and payments market valued US$4.8 trillion in 2011.
- Current and forecast values for each segment of the US cards and payment market including debit cards, credit cards, prepaid cards and charge cards
- Comprehensive analysis of the industry's market attractiveness and future growth areas
- Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing the US cards and payment market
- Detailed analysis of the marketing strategies adopted for selling prepaid cards used by various bankers and other institutions in the market
- Comprehensive analysis of consumer attitudes and their buying preferences for cards
- Competitive landscape of the US cards and payments market
Key Highlights
- The US market for cards and payments grew both in volume and value terms during the review period. In terms of transaction volume, the card payment market grew at a CAGR of 8.87% during the review period from 51.6 billion transactions in 2007 to 72.4 billion in 2011.
- In terms of card volume, debit cards remained the largest card market with a market share of 39.1% followed by credit cards with a market share of 33.6%.
- The US mobile commerce sector has seen tremendous growth in the last few years, especially in 2011, when the sector recorded annual growth of over 90%, reaching US$6.7 billion compared to US$3.5 billion in 2010.
- The US cards and payments industry experienced an increase in online fraud, with fraudsters using various techniques to gain unauthorized access to card accounts.
- In July 2012, the Federal Reserve announced amendments in the provisions of Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), that allows a debit card issuer, subject to interchange fee standards, to receive a fraud-prevention adjustment.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Executive Summary
2 Market Attractiveness and Future Prospects for the Cards and Payments Market
3 Analysis of the US Cards and Payments Market Drivers
3.1 Infrastructure Drivers
3.2 Business Drivers
3.3 Other Market Drivers for the US Cards and Payments Market
3.4 Card Fraud Statistics
3.5 Regulatory Framework
4 Emerging Consumer Attitudes and Trends
4.1 Market Segmentation and Targeting
4.2 Consumer Preference
5 Competitive Landscape and Industry Dynamics
5.1 Market Share Analysis by Payment Channels
5.2 Debit Cards Market Share
5.3 Prepaid Cards Category Share
5.4 Credit Cards Category Share
6 Strategies Adopted by Key Operators
6.1 Market Entry Strategies
6.2 Marketing and Product Strategies
6.3 Pricing Strategies
7 Market Size and Growth Potential of the Payment Cards Market
7.1 Market Share Analysis by Type of Card
7.2 Total Market Size and Forecast of Card Industry
7.3 Credit Card Market Size and Forecast
7.4 Debit Card Market Size and Forecast
7.5 Prepaid Card Market Size and Forecast
7.6 Charge Card Market Size and Forecast
8 Profile of Key Operators, Products and Strategies
- Bank of America Corporation
- JP Morgan Chase
- PNC Bank
- Wells Fargo
- American Express
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hz5qfj/emerging


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When Willa's brother dies on the family fishing boat, her father forbids her from stepping foot on the deck. But her family needs her, and she'll do anything to help out– even going to see the Grey Man, the legendary spirit who haunts the lighthouse, controlling the fog–and with it, the fate of any boat within 100 miles. But what Willa finds isn't a spirit at all, but a boy trapped inside until he takes 1,000 souls.
"Creepy, romantic and oozing with atmosphere, Mitchell deftly brings readers along on a nail-biting adventure. " – Carrie Jones, NYT Bestselling author of NEED.
"Willa's messy, complicated love for her family is heartbreaking and true, as are her mistakes and acts of bravery. Readers will be swept away in this raw and beautifully-told story about grief, forgiveness and what binds us–love. – Jo Knowles, author of SEE YOU AT HARRY'S.
Coming February 4, 2014 from Harcourt
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text: Veronika Burian studied Industrial Design in Munich and worked in that capacity in Vienna and Milan over a few years. Discovering her true passion for type, she graduated with distinction from the MA in Typeface Design in Reading, UK, in 2003 and worked as type designer at DaltonMaag in London for a few years. After staying for some time in Boulder, USA, and her hometown Prague she is now enjoying life in sunny Cataluña. Veronika is co-founder of the independent type foundry TypeTogether, publishing award-winning typefaces and collaborating on tailored projects for a variety of international clients.


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Farming Articles
Electricity Farming
Rural Architecture
Climatic Changes
Live Stock and Dairy
50 Per Cent Was White While The Balance Was Yellow And Went To The Top
A Free Martin
Bad-tempered Jerseys
Breeding A Young Mare
Breeding In Line
Butter Going White
Butter-fat In Sweet And Sour Cream
Concrete Stable Floor
Cows For Hill Country
Cream That Won't Whip
Cure For A Self-milker
Draining A Wet Spot
Drying A Persistent Milker
More from Live Stock and Dairy
One Thousand Questions In California Agriculture Answereds
- If Your Land Needs It At All
1/2 Pounds Gain In Weight Per Day
10 Cents A Hundred For Crushing And The Hauling
18 To 20 Inches Above The Ground
3/4 To 1 Pound Of Rolled Barley Or Corn For Each 100 Pounds Live Weight
4 Ounces Olive Oil She Will Recover After Parturition
5:30 P M Being Fed At 7 A M?
A Dry Mash
A Mangy Cow
A Neck-swelling
A Point On Mating
A Sterile Cow
A Summer Hay Crop
A Wrong Idea Of Inter-planting
Separator As Milk Purifier
I have a neighbor who contends that a cream separator purifies the milk
that passes through it. I say that it does not purify the milk. I agree
that it does take out some of the heavy particles of dirt and filth, but
that it cannot take out what is already in solution with the milk.
The purification naturally cannot be very great, and if milk is produced
in unsanitary fashion, running through the separator will do little, if
any, good. Nevertheless, the separator does remove more than just the
solid particles of dirt. The purifying comes by leaving behind the
separator slime, so called, the slimy material left behind after a good
deal of milk has been run through. In fact, some creameries separate
milk, only to mix milk and cream again, largely for the purpose of
removing the impurities found in the slime. In this slime are not only
the impurities that fall into the milk, but also some of the fibrous
matter that is part of the milk, and this gathers, being pulled out by
gravity as are the fat particles, it seems to gather with it a few more
bacteria than remain in the milk itself. Material in real solution, as
sugar is in solution in water, naturally is practically unaffected by
separation. You are, therefore, right to the extent that you cannot
produce unsanitary milk and clean it with the separator, but your
neighbor is right to the extent that the separator does remove some
impurities and is used just for that purpose. There is also in the dairy
trade a centrifugal milk clarifier which is constructed in somewhat
similar manner to a cream separator, but acts differently on the milk in
not interfering with cream rising by gravity when separated cream and
milk are mixed after cleaning.
Butter Going White
Strong Milk
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Regional Air no longer a oneworld affiliate as BA terminates its franchise agreement20 April 2005
British Airways has terminated its franchise agreement with Airkenya Aviation Ltd, trading as Regional Air - which means the Kenya-based carrier is no longer a oneworld affiliate.
Regional Air is rebooking passengers with reservations onto flights by other carriers. They can alternatively get refunds from their travel agents or point of purchase.
As a British Airways franchisee and oneworld affiliate, Regional Air operated from Nairobi to Asmara (Eritrea), Djibouti, Harare, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lilongwe, Mombasa and Lusaka (Zambia). Harare, Johannesburg and Lusaka remain part of the oneworld network, through services by other member airlines.
Airkenya Aviation Ltd, trading as Regional Air, joined oneworld as an affiliate when it started flying as a British Airways franchisee in June 2001.
British Airways Director of Investments and Joint Ventures Roger Maynard said: "It is with regret that we have terminated our franchise relationship with Air Kenya Aviation Ltd trading as Regional Air, following its suspension last week of flights operated as part of our franchise agreement."


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New recommendations are aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on ATVs
SOME key recommendations surrounding the safety of quad bikes or all terrain vehicles (ATVs) could prevent accident fatalities by 42 per cent.
Twp of the key pieces of advice was to mandate the use of helmets and to prevent children younger than 16 from using ATVs.
It's an issue that the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is taking seriously. And details from coroners and members of the rural and regional sector have helped to paint a picture of how injuries and deaths can be prevented.
FCAI ATV manager Mark Collins told The Rural that the use of helmets was something that should be mandated. He acknowledged that in corporate and business environments this was being done under a work safety proviso but family farms needed to embrace the concept too. Meanwhile, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission concluded a consultation phase into ATVs on May 4 and outcomes are anticipated to be unveiled in June.
During this time the assistant minister to the treasurer Michael Sukkar will provide updated safety rules that affect quad bikes.
The FCAI has evidence that safety measures, such as making helmets obligatory, keeping children off adult-sized quad bikes and not carrying passengers or loads on single-seat quad bikes, will cut deaths by more than 50 per cent. Mr Collins said current industry evidence suggested that only 20 per cent of people in Australia were using helmets.
"We know this (wearing a helmet) can improve injuries by 64 per cent and we can reduce fatality outcomes by 42 per cent," he said.
Despite the research the culture of Australian farming and the warm conditions often meant that helmets were not popular.
However, Mr Collins said work had been done to design and develop helmets that were suitable for the rural environment.
He said there were light-weight well ventilated helmets.
"There is no reason not to wear one," he said.
- Mandating helmets for all ATV riders
- Improving and mandating rider training
- Banning children under 16 years of age from riding adult-size ATVs
- Banning passengers from riding on single seat ATVs