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[L-R] Jamie Tobbit (trumpet), Nathan Mills (trumpet), Shannon Dailey (trombone, vocals), Carlos Rull (drums), Rick Cunningham (guitar), Tom Bishop (double bass), Jim Weiss (alto sax), Mark Rosen (bari sax), Tim Wardashian (tenor sax)
[kneeling] Warren Lovell (vocals)
The Original Big Time Operator!
I performed with Big Time Operator from December 1996 to May 1999. Performed throughout Southern California, the West Coast, Las Vegas, toured through Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Performed at Disneyland and Disney World in Orlando.
I had the opportunity to play all the classic swing and big band songs with BTO, and at every gig it seemed I did two to three drum solos, and most known for my drum solos on Sing, Sing, Sing.
BTO was in five episodes of the short-lived television series, Nightman.
We put out a great swing/big band album, and our version of Sing, Sing, Sing (with my drum solo) still gets airplay on the local Jazz radio station.
Some memorable gigs with the band were at The Viper Room, and once Keanu Reeves' band, "Dogstar", opened up for us there. And where I also ran into Brian Setzer (who said I did a nice drum solo), and Bruce Willis.
Another memorable venue was the swing nights at The Derby in Hollywood, where we once received a request from actress Geena Davis, who requested Fly Me To The Moon, and I remember her and her significant other dancing alone on the dance floor while everyone watched.
Yet another memorable gig was performing a wedding reception at the Beverly Hills home of movie producer Irwin Winkler. And chef Wolfgang Puck made a special dinner for the band.
Me Doing My Sing, Sing, Sing Drum Solo at Croce's Top Hat!
For the three years I'd been with Big Time Operator, we'd won The San Diego Music Awards – Best Big Band category for 1997, 1998, and 1999.
And in one of those years, we also won the Jim Croce Music Award, presented to us by Ingrid Croce.
There was a rich history with this band that I appreciate and look back on fondly. It was a great ride for me. I don't regret that time in my musical life. Even though it was a different time and place.
Me Performing with BTO at the Carnation Plaza Stage in Disneyland


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The City Council rejected the Zion Central Presbyterian Church's request to expand operations on Lincoln Avenue, saying it was incompatible with redevelopment plans for the area.
The Lincoln Avenue church proposed to lease space along the avenue for an office and storage area.
Pastor Tae Won Kang, flanked by more than a dozen church members, told the council the approval would help the church grow, contribute to the city and provide youth programs.
But Christine Kelly, the city's community development director, told the council the proposal was not in agreement with plans to promote commercial and retail businesses in the area.
After the council's 4-1 rejection, Kang called the vote unfair.
"We want to use space that has been vacant for several years for something good," Kang said. "You can't always be materialistic and adhere to a commercial policy."

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The best part of this project is that it's so versatile. All three of my grand kids made one (ages 9, 7, and 3) and all three turned out darling. Age doesn't seem to matter with this project.
paper. Strips could be any length. They tried to tear the tape jagged to
add more dimension.
Step 2: Each child painted the entire paper orange and let it dry.
They used acrylic paint (didn't know how washable tempera paint
would work on the tape).
of green acrylic paint. They used the "fork" technique to create fun
funky lines in the stem.
Step 4: The kids drew their own pumpkins on the BACKSIDE of the paper
and cut them out. They did the same thing with the stem and glued it to
the pumpkin.
Step 5: They used a circle paper punch for the whites of the eyes, black
buttons as well as cut out a mouth and teeth to embellish the pumpkin.
Love how they all turned out quite unique. (Original source is That Artist Woman)
|Pumpkin Line Up by 1's
|Pumpkin Line Up by 5"s
(Graphics by Scrappin Doodles)
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Tutorial: Refactoring
Refactoring is a general term for renaming or restructuring code in a way that does not alter its functionality. It is useful for cleaning up code or to prepare code for easier extension or reuse.
Wing implements a number of refactoring operations. Let's try some of these now in example1.py.
Rename Symbol
Right click on kCannedData in the import statement at the top of the file and select Rename Symbol from the Refactor sub-menu (or just click on kCannedData and select the operation from the Refactor menu).
Wing will bring the refactoring tool to the front and enumerates the points of use for the symbol you have selected:
Now enter kCannedTuna as the new name to use and press Enter or the Rename Checked button. Wing instantly renames all uses of the symbol.
Move Symbol
Now try moving PromptToContinue into subdir/path_example.py with the Move Symbol operation. In the refactoring tool, use Browse... to select subdir/path_example.py as the target location and leave Scope set to <module global scope>. Then press Move & Update Checked. Wing moves the point of definition into the target file and introduces the necessary import so it can still be used from example1.py.
Note that the whole module is imported and you would have to manually fix up the import if you wished to add the symbol to list in the from path_example import statement instead.
Extract Function/Method
Next select the first larger block in ReadPythonNews as follows:
Then select the Extract Function/Method refactoring operation and enter ReadNewsCache as the name for a new top-level function. Wing will create a new function and convert the point of use to a call to that function, as follows, inserting all the necesary arguments and return values:
txt = ReadNewsCache(force, newscache)
Click on ReadNewsCache and use F4 to visit its point of definition. Then use the history back arrow to get back to the point of use and press Revert in the Refactoring tool to undo this change.
Try it again now after selecting Nested Function instead to see how that operation differs. Then press Revert again.
Introduce Variable
Wing can also introduce new variables for an expression. For example, select time.time() - mtime in ReadPythonNews and use Introduce Variable to create a variable called duration. Wing inserts the variable and substitutes it into the original expression:
If there had been multiple instances of time.time() - mtime in the scope, all of them would have been replaced.
Symbol to *
Several refactoring operations are given to easily convert the name of a symbol between UpperCamelCase, lowerCamelCase, under_scored_name, and UNDER_SCORED_NAME naming styles. These work the same way as Rename Symbol but prefill the new symbol name field with the selected style of name.


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Rome: Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon said he wants a short renewed contract.
The Italian international, considered one of the best all-time keepers, is in negotiations to renew his contract with Juve but revealed there were some unexpected problems, reports Xinhua.
"We are getting close to finalising the deal but we have to discuss the length, as I would like a short contract.
"I don`t want to take anyone`s money without deserving it. I have had an important career and I think I can continue for another two or three years if I maintain certain motivation and targets. It`s about self-esteem too," he said.


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Just got this email in says!
"Great pics ;). You are one sexy older woman if you don't mind me saying so! Hopefully hear from you soon :)
Christ I didnt realise that 35 was classed as an older woman! would love to post the picture he sent (he looks about 15 - just checked his profile - he's 20!) but that would be unfair! Lol
Is this really what it has come to!
Checked out his profile - here are some details!
About me.. Hmmm, why don't you ask and find out? Haha. Just on here to talk at the moment, we'll see how it goes...
Apparently need to write more lines! Tempted to put a few jokes in to pad the profile out...... I mean, I'd write about myself, but what's the point in talking to someone if you give your life story here. Defies the point of it all :P.
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Elder Gomes and I took a bus from Jacobina to Senhor do Bonfim to wait for our new Zone Leader and for Elder Castro to get there. The transfers were a bit of a confusion and I ended up sleeping two nights in the zone leaders´ house instead of 1, but it was pretty cool. Elder H. Santos is living in Bonfim and the guy is hilarious and we became friends when I met him chatting with Elder Costa e Silva at the Christmas Conference. Speaking of Elder Costa e Silva, last week was his last week on the mission and he´s finally returned to São Paulo. He called me one night last week and we got to chatting a little bit and I said goodbye to him. I sure am going to miss my buddy Costa e Silva. My last senior companion to go home and the non-brazilian sisters of my group have also gone home as well. It´s crazy to think that ´´technically, I´ve served a sister´s mission hahaha.
It´s been a normal week, not too much to say as always. The house has gotten a little bit more lively with the addition of another companionship in our house. Elder Barbosa is from Porto Velho, Rondônia and is companion is Elder B. Costa from Curitiba, Paraná. Elder Barbosa like I said last week, is my old zone leader and I used to think he was more serious but it turns out the dude is a total clown. He jokes around more than anything so it keeps me pretty happy. Elder Barbosa brought some weights with him in his suitcase to work out so him and I are going to be pumping iron in the morning. Elder B. Costa learned a little bit of english before the mission through listening to music and watching movies so I´ll probably be helping him this transfer with his english.
Anyway, I´ve been showing Elder Castro around the area. Unfortunately, Sueli doesn´t appear to be interested in continuing learning about the gospel. Looks like now isn´t her time. But President Lisonbee, I found out, sent Elder Barbosa and Elder B. Costa here because he wants them and us to clean up the area a bit with the membership directory. You see Jacobina has about 20 years with the church here and so there´s a LOT of less-actives and so it looks like Elder Castro and I are going to go looking for less-actives to rescue.
I don´t have a whole lot else to say but I´m super happy now that there´s 4 of us in a house and I´m excited for the rest of this transfer.
Love you all a ton and I´ll see you next week!
We went to a place to eat pizza for dinner, rodizio style where they bring you unlimited pizza until you don´t eat anymore.
A gente foi para um lugar de pizza de estilo rodízio onde eles trazem pizza sem limite até não comer mais
I thought this was really funny. Elder H. Santos has an mp3 player of the grim reaper. It wouldn´t be as funny if he wasn´t playing EFY music.
Achei isto muito engraçado. O Elder H. Santos tem uma caixa de som do Ceifador. Não teria tanta graça se não estivesse tocando música do EFY.


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"I think people have an idea that when you produce a book, you're saying, I think this is what books should be,' says Zadie Smith, who, at 30, is publishing her third. But I write what I'm capable of, and sometimes I like it, and sometimes I don't. I'm not a fool. I can see what's shit about it. Regarding her biting, poignant new academic novel, On Beauty, she says, Campus novels are not my favorite in the world. But I have my lifetime to regret everything in the book. Disparaging her latest work is a odd marketing tactic, I suggest. Isn't she trying to sell it?
No, no, the publishers are selling the book, she avers. I'm writing the book. That's two separate deals. My dad sold things his whole life; I don't sell things. I got into this business so I didn't have to sell anything.
Then again, perhaps Smith's self-criticism is an act of critical jujitsu. The Cambridge-educated Londoner burst fully formed as a literary celebrity at 25, when her sweeping, multicultural novel White Teeth was praised to the heavens. Her beauty, brains, and mixed ethnic background made her a poster girl for Cool Britannia. Her second novel, The Autograph Man, was bound to be a disappointment, and, not surprisingly, the critical response was mixed.
Perhaps most disappointed of all, in retrospect, was Smith herself. I hope I have the brain to differentiate when someone just wants to kick me down the stairs for a laugh, or when someone's actually trying to explain to me what's wrong with the book. When I was writing The Autograph Man, I thought my father was dying, I was incredibly miserable, I really disliked my life, and I wrote a book which was very angry and sad. But it also was about something important to me, and maybe I didn't express it properly. On Beauty might be cased up in a nicer icing, but it is about many similar things.
Smith's icing is a structure that mimics E. M. Forster's Howards End. And if the novel is more conventional than her previous books, its characters are more fully realized. Professor Howard Belsey and his tattered family have only the highest ideals, but temptationparticularly physical beautymakes hypocrites of them all.
The public's obsession with Smith's own appearance has, she acknowledges, helped shape the novel. I think if you're a woman your looks are an essential part of you because the world makes them so. When my book came out, how I looked was somehow a topic of conversation. It's incredibly insulting and absurd, but they do it to wind you up, so I have to try not to be wound up by it.
Smith does very little press in England. I want to get on the tube, I want to have a life, she says. I'm not interested in being stared at in coffee shops. America's a big country. In America only a few weirdos read. I mean, it seems like a lot of weirdos, but that's because you're a very big country.
She's not too keen on her homeland these days. When I talk about England now I just think about the England that I loved, she says, and it's just gone. It's the way people look at each other on the train; just general stupidity, madness, vulgarity, stupid TV shows, aspirational arseholes, money everywhere. It's just a disgusting place. It's terrifying. Maybe I'm just getting old.
Smith spends a lot of time here; most recently, she absconded to Harvard for three semesters of teaching and writing. Though she started working on On Beauty there, Smith denies any direct connection between Cambridge and the book's fictional settingWellington, Massachusetts. Universities are universitiesthey're just inherently funny places, she says. Mingled in with the satire, too, is humble admiration. I dreamt of being an academic, and I couldn't cut it. I think they're amazing. You need to have balls of steel to be an academic. I just haven't got the balls. And also I haven't got a Ph.D., which I believe is a key requirement.
The author may yet submit a book of essays she's writing for a Ph.D. at Cambridge University. She expects the nonfiction might be a greater accomplishment. Writing a novel is quite stupid work, she says. In a novel you're never wrong. Novelists aren't intellectuals; they're just intuitive, if they're lucky.
Perhaps Smith's luck has turned. She's been nominated for a Booker for a third time this year. Might she finally make the short list? No, there's no chance. Have you seen the fucking list? Any other year, maybe. But it's a hell of a list, so whatever happens it'll be . . . good for fiction!


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Budget deal in Nepal amid financial crisis
Nepal's political parties today hammered out a crucial deal to approve the delayed budget on November 19, amid a constitutional deadlock over the formation of new government that has sparked fears of a financial crisis in the country.world Updated: Nov 16, 2010 18:48 IST
Nepal's political parties on Tuesday hammered out a crucial deal to approve the delayed budget on November 19, amid a constitutional deadlock over the formation of new government that has sparked fears of a financial crisis in the country.
The main Opposition United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) and the two largest parties in the caretaker coalition, Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal-UML (CPN-UML), agreed to endorse the annual budget for the current fiscal year after a marathon meeting in the capital.
The UCPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have agreed to announce the budget on November 19 despite the ongoing political stalemate over election of a new Prime Minister, Jhala Nath Khanal, the chairperson of the CPN-UML told PTI.
The government plans to bring a Rs 220 billion budget for the current fiscal.
Three former finance ministers — Baburam Bhattarai of the UCPN-Maoist, Ram Sharan Mahat of Nepali Congress and Bharat Mohan Adhikari of the CPN-UML have been entrusted with the responsibility of settling all issues related to the budget.
In effect, Finance Minister Surendra Pandey is set to present the budget on November 19 in Parliament.
The country has been in a political limbo since the June 30 resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. It has stalled the country's peace process and delayed the budget, bringing the nation on the brink of financial crisis.
The government is facing serious fund crunch as it failed to approve the budget due to the failure to elect a new prime minister even after sixteen rounds of election in Parliament.
The caretaker government aims to push the annual budget amid warnings that it is running out of money, finance ministry officials have said. They have warned that the country would face a severe crisis if the budget is not passed this week.
According to the ministry, the budget currently available in state coffers is not sufficient even for the essential services for the month of November.
The Parliament approved an interim budget to allow the caretaker government to run day-to-day activities for four months and pay civil servants, but that expires this week.
Nepal's 17th run-off poll for a new prime minister was put off yesterday when no clear winner was expected to emerge.
65-year-old Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudyal, the sole candidate who is adamant over not quitting the prime ministerial race, has failed to garner a majority in Parliament despite series of run-off polls.
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This is a problem when you have a guilty conscience. :) Turns out I hadn't done anything (Whew!) but someone (I need to find out who did this to me) nominated me for the 2013 Muscular Dystrophy Association Seattle Lock Up. You've probably seen it before: a coworker or someone you know gets publicly hauled off and paraded through the building and taken to jail, being tasked to raise bail to get sprung.
Well, a little inside information, I am being arrested on July 31st and it doesn't sound too hellish:
- Yummy Seattle firefighters will come to my office and demand that I go with them (this would never take too much persuading for me to blindly follow a firefighter in uniform). I might bring my own handcuffs just in case they forget theirs. :)
- I will be taken to the Columbia Tower Club on the 76th floor of the Columbia Center (all the way across the street from my office) where I will be force fed prison gruel:
|Oh, how I will suffer.
|Please, no, not the Lemon Vodka Slush, anything but that!
Oy, maybe they picked the wrong ambassador. :)
Please consider helping me raise bail money. I have been asked to raise $3200 bail for the MDA, who does tons of great work in Seattle and around the country for children and adults with neuromuscular diseases. Specifically, the MDA appealed to me to help raise funds to send three kids to MDA Summer Camp so they can hang with other kids with the same challenges. The idea of a specialized summer camp appealed to me because I had a coworker whose son had been badly burned as a toddler. Every year, he went to "Burn Camp" with other kids who had been burned, and he looked forward to it all year long as a chance to be with kids and counselors who understood. I expect MDA camp is a lot like that, too.
They're hauling my ass off to jail on 7/31, so I've got a couple months to raise bail. If you can help, I'd appreciate it! I won't be the first time I've seen the inside of a jail house, maybe, but I expect it will be the nicest! :)
Click here to visit my personal MDA website to help me post bail.
|Don't let me rot: I've got a long way to go to make bail!


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THE MUCH-AWAITED KGF (TAMIL) TRAILER IS HERE!!!Home > Tamil Movies > Tamil Cinema News
By Behindwoods News Bureau | Nov 09, 2018
KFG is an upcoming Kannada language film. It is being dubbed into Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Chinese and Japanese. The film is written and directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale films.
It stars Yash and Srinidhi Shetty in the lead roles. The shooting of this film completed on August 15, 2018, the film is scheduled to release on 21 December 2018. It is a complete period drama and is set in the 70s and early 80s. Yash plays the role of Rocky, a slick and a suave person of the 70s era.
Vishal who is distributing the Tamil version of KGF took part in the trailer launch event that happened today. Now check out the trailer which was released at 2.34 PM (IST), today, November 9.


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(joke, I have no idea… time I guess?)
(joke, I have no idea… time I guess?)
I just uploaded the next one, it is scheduled for 16:00 CET on Tuesday.
These videos each take 4h to 5h to edit, and I'm quite busy with making the game currently. There should be another video coming towards the end of the week.
We all appreciate the hard work (on both the game and this competition). Looking forward to the next few rounds!
goes to sleep for another week while waiting for more videos =)
Oh man, you weren't kidding
That's why no one laughed at my comment… grin
You got some pretty neat updates to sweeten the wait though
Hey, no one is accusing you guys of slacking! furiouseager
Take your time! I'm in no rush to see my design get obliterated by the judges!
I'm torn because I'm in the same boat as you, and yet I think I'd prefer to rip the bandaid off as quickly as possible.
Oh well. The new features are well worth the wait.
Yeah, same here. Only car that went to the finals, and I really wanna see this one. I know I've lost, cause I seriously could've done a better job at the car, but I so so wanna see the video!
Same here TheMiltos21. The 80's Premium was my only finalist car, and I can see so many ways of improving! I guess that's what you get for trying to get a car into every category, rather than trying to make the best one or two you can…
Today is competition video making day! That means in the next few days you'll get more of the finals
Ow yeah
Got all footage for the remaining videos recorded and did all the overlays yesterday.
Today is another full video day and I just finished editing Finals Category F, that should go live at 1800 CET this Wednesday! I'll cut together the audio commentary for the others probably today and that should leave another day of editing to get all but category R finished.
The 90s Fun / Hot Hatch category finals are up!
Category G finals are done as well, it is scheduled for this Friday 1800 CET.
The Category G video, 00s SUVs and Utility vehicles, was released during the weekend:
Next up are the Hypercars! Just edited and uploaded the video, it will go live on Monday 1800 CET.
Grats Killrob! I can't believe you won the hypercars category, but well done sir!!!


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28, October 2014:
Master Artist Alex Liccione
By Latoya Lawrence
If you travel through the works of Master Artist and Painter Alex Liccione, all that is waiting for you is being amazed and inspired. His works which holds passion, strength, skills and stories will truly touch your hearts and inspire you in a manner that you will not expect. It is said that paintings hold the emotion and feelings of a painter, but Alex Liccione's artworks showed much greater. It showed a story, not only his, but of different places, things and people which definitely is something to be revered.
Looking at Alexander Liccione's Gallery
If you are not familiar with this painter, then this will be a good start for you. One of the most insightful and inspirational painting I have viewed in Alex Liccione's gallery was included in the Miscellaneous I Series named 'The Awakening'. The image was that of a child leaning on something, with both hands supporting his head and with a blank stare to the right. The overall image has a dark contrast which for me, portrayed a negative feeling of the child, it made me feel that the child is experiencing sorrow from something that he may have discovered. The child was the symbol of innocence and the blank stare of the child with his sad expression may represent the unrelenting and cruel truth that one faces when he or she discovers that not everything we know when we were born in this world is the truth, we were only shown the good part of the world, but as time pass by, we face this cruel truths, dazed with no ability to stop it.
The Architectural series of Alex Liccione is also astounding. It portrayed different parts of New York, in different timelines. It showed not only his skill and strength as a painter, but also, he showed the story behind New York. There's also the culture series paintings which really intrigued me. I was deeply captivated by the paintings he made and the meaning behind them. This series of paintings portrayed the people's desire to alter or change their physical appearance through plastic surgery with something that they think will make them look better, but realizes that these changes may have underlying negative factors when it's too late already.
It takes skills and talent to make a great painting, but to make an excellent one that shows not only drawings but also stories, takes undying passion, insight and strength. And Alex Liccione did a gallery full of excellent ones. Understanding the paintings of Liccione will definitely reveal itself to you, as the image and messages were portrayed clearly as it can be, and once you do understand, you will see how inspirational and how much thought and heart were put into it. Alexander Liccione's gallery is definitely something you wouldn't want to miss in your lifetime.
Latoya Lawrence is a freelance writer from the sunny and beautiful island of Jamaica.


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Zambia is one of the countries in the world most heavily impacted by the HIV epidemic with an estimated adult prevalence of 14.3%. While recent indicators suggest progress in the national HIV prevention and management response, this is not sustainable without substantial increases in health manpower. Health care worker (HCW) training will require investments at many levels, starting with the expansion of the capacity and quality of pre-service training programs. The University of Zambia (UNZA) is the sole training institution in Zambia for Medical Officers and other health care professionals including bachelors degree programs in Nursing, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, and Physiotherapy, Masters in Public Health and Nursing, and Masters in Medicine for clinical subspecialites. UNZA also has active affiliation agreements with the only Clinical Officer training program at Chainama College of Health Sciences and with other training institutions for nursing and HCW training institutions throughout Zambia. UNZA is thus critical for addressing the needs to expand HCW training in Zambia. Critical shortages of faculty and instructors must be addressed in order to meet these targets. The overall goal of this programmatic application is to strengthen both the quality and quantity of HCW education across selected high-priority training programs at UNZA and its partner institutions. Expanding and retaining faculty will be critical to these goals long-term. To accomplish this goal, our Specific Aims are:
Specific Aim 1 : Improve substantially the capacity of UNZA to train more HCWs at the UNZA School of Medicine (SOM) and affiliated institutions.
Specific Aim 2 : Improve the overall quality of HCW training, emphasizing integrated HIV specific training at UNZA.
Specific Aim 3 : Enhance the MMed degree program for physicians to ensure that graduates have the capacity to conduct evidence-based research and program evaluation.
Specific Aim 4 : Enhance the academic environment at UNZA to better retain faculty.
The people of sub-Saharan Africa are the most heavily affected by the HIV epidemic. The Zambian programs for expansion of HIV therapy and prevention services has been very impressive but can only be sustained if more health care workers are trained. The single center for most advanced health care worker training in Zambia is the University of Zambia (UNZA). We propose to enhance the training programs at UNZA to improve the quality of training allowing for training many more HCW throughout Zambia.
|Zulu, Mildred; Kaile, Trevor; Kantenga, Timothy et al. (2016) Kidney injury molecule-1 and microalbuminuria levels in Zambian population: biomarkers of kidney injury. Pan Afr Med J 24:54
|Mulubwa, Chama; Mweemba, Oliver; Katayamoyo, Patrick et al. (2016) Social and clinical attributes of patients who restart antiretroviral therapy in central and Copperbelt provinces, Zambia: a retrospective longitudinal study. BMC Public Health 16:289
|Z'gambo, Jessy; Siulapwa, Yorum; Michelo, Charles (2016) Pattern of acute poisoning at two urban referral hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia. BMC Emerg Med 16:2
|Munthali, Tendai; Jacobs, Choolwe; Sitali, Lungowe et al. (2015) Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009-2013). Arch Public Health 73:23
|Sipilanyambe Munyinda, Nosiku; Michelo, Charles; Sichilongo, Kwenga (2015) Linking environmental exposure with public health: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane extracted from soils and water of recently exposed communities of selected locations in Zambia. J Environ Public Health 2015:564189
|Lukonga, Etambuyu; Michelo, Charles (2015) Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the general population: evidence from the 2007 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS); a cross sectional study. Pan Afr Med J 20:64
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Best Buy is warning that some of its customers' payment information may have been compromised in a data breach.
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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its mMode consumer Web service for mobile phones on Tuesday in a dozen markets in the U.S. The GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) offering will allow high-speed data transfers to and from wireless handsets.
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It's got to be tough to write a series set almost 1000 years before all the others at a comic book shared universe, if only because it limits just how much you can get away with in terms of huge, world-shattering events. That's a careful path that Robert Venditti and Bernard Chang try to walk in "Demon Knights" #19, as they need to find a way to make their vampire horde dangerous even while having to recognize that readers already know the world doesn't get wiped out by them.
Venditti has latched onto the one thing that writers can get away with in a situation like this: don't worry about the big picture but rather the small details. The vampires might not destroy the planet, but the existing cast of characters is another story entirely. With one of the members willingly falling to the vampires, Venditti keeps the stakes high (no pun intended) for "Demon Knights" #19.
That said, the logic feels a little odd on why the one character ends up deliberately stepping to their undeath, even as Venditti tries to work with what was already set up some time ago. It's an interesting route in terms of what people believe about predestination, though, and I feel like Venditti has a lot of potential in his hands for where the story moves from here. That's good, because the battle itself is a little lackluster in places; vampires versus Amazons should be gripping, but once again it's the big details that seem almost brushed to one side in favor of the smaller drama.
Chang's art is, as always, excellent. With sharp ink lines that sculpt faces onto the page, each character has a distinct and unique look. The first three pages are a great example of how good Chang is with facial expressions, too; just look at Vandal Savage's face from one panel to the next. It's always very obviously him, but he changes the features subtly to match Venditti's script and the words coming out of Savage's mouth. Chang's good with large crowd scenes, too; your eyes go to right where they should be, even as there's lots of detail to examine should you choose to do so.
There are fun little moments in "Demon Knights" #19 (I like the idea of why even Lucifer is extremely worried about the vampires winning), and on the whole the series is chugging along nicely. I'm hoping for the next storyline to have a bit more punch to it, though; "Demon Knights" is so isolated that it's going to need something big to keep people's attention. All in all, though, a nice first storyline for Venditti and Chang working together.


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'Ginny and Barb might be mother and daughter but as far as Ginny is concerned they are very different. At thirty-three, Ginny has her own apartment in New York, a prestigious job in an advertising agency and an on-again/off-again romance with Simon. Ginny sees herself as a realist and resents her mother for allowing her to dream big as a child. Things might have worked out ... until Simon cheated on her, her boss fired her and emotionally burnt out Ginny decides to take a break. She doesn't consider crossing the globe to visit a friend in Australia for three months running away. But then she meets Lachlan and is forced to choose between career or love, New York or Melbourne. Her mother and best friend have their opinions about what she should do but Ginny is determined to make her own way ... not realising that everything she does is shaped by her lifelong insecurities.
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Over 5 years in the making, Superku is a hobby developer's modern take on the classic side-scrolling platformer genre. The game features an easy to learn, yet very difficult to master vertical jump'n'run gameplay across 32 highly varied stages!
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Video of new player model and new cape physics. The simulation is pretty basic, but it takes wind, horizontal and vertical speed as well as player rotations into account. Almost all calculations happen on the GPU resp. inside the vertex shader (2.0). I only use CPU based animation to bring the cape into a basic starting situation, you can see the mesh before the shader-based vertex deformation as a wireframe mesh in the video. The most difficult part was to implement a smooth transition between a cape that simply hangs down, e.g. when Superku holds on to a ledge, and a cape that touches the ground (see the end of the video).


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Have you been losing weight and despite staying on your diet and exercising, your weight suddenly stays the same? Don't get discouraged, it's normal for weight loss to slow down and even stop. This phenomenon is called the "weight-loss plateau" and it's more common than you think. Even the best planned weight loss program can become stalled.
According to the Mayo Clinic, here's why this happens. A rapid weight loss is common during the first few weeks of a well planned diet. When calories are reduced the body gets needed energy by releasing its stores of glycogen, a type of carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscles. Glycogen holds a lot of water so when it is used up at the beginning of a diet, it also releases the water--about 4 grams per gram of glycogen, resulting in a sudden weight loss that is mostly water.
Once your diet progresses and you start burning lean muscle tissue, your metabolism slows. Metabolism is the process of converting food into energy. When you lose weight you lose fat and lean muscle and this weigh-loss changes once your metabolism slows. At this point, you need to increase your exercise or decrease your food intake if you want to lose more weight. If you continue the diet/exercise regimen you started with, you will maintain your weight but probably not continue to drop many pounds.
To get past this weight loss plateau, you need to
- Review your eating/exercise habits and be sure you haven't "cheated" along the way
- Cut more calories--try reducing your diet by 200 more calories
- Increase your workout...either in time or intensity
- Try to increase movement during the day----take stairs instead of the elevator, run your errands on foot.
- Applaud your success and make sure your goals are reasonable--just don't fall back.
Great post.
calories in vs calories out ultimately determines a weight loss plateau
The last mile is always the hardest - this is never more true than when dieting to reach your ideal weight. The tips here are sound advice: recognizing your achievements thus far is absolutely key to further success.
Slow down of metabolism is main cause of accumulation of cholesterol and associated diseases. Enhancing the muscle mass of the body is the only solution to improve the metabolic rate and burning of excess cholesterol.
The same can be said for exercise as you can reach a plateau from doing the same exercises all the time.
Good article on a complicated topic. However, if you are doing things right you shouldn't be losing lean muscle mass. Your body will only burn muscle mass if you're not using it and/or you're in an extreme calorie deficit.
Want to get past that plateau? Do MORE resistance training and don't be afraid to use heavy weight - man or woman.
Excellent advice. Although this is not stated in the blog, this information is probably applicable to men as well as to women, at least to some extent. Correct?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Probably
For a person can achieve weight loss should
change their eating habits.
Avoid or reduce the junk food and replace it with vegetable fiber.
The process should be slow, and so do not go through abstinence
we need to exercise 20 minutes a day as minimum
I would have to agree that the first few weeks are really easy to lose weight. I get so frustrated because I try to do everything I can to lose weight, but I just can't seem to lose weight.
The "weight-loss plateau" is exactly the point when most diets break...it's highly important to know and be prepare for this phenomenon.
The steps that you mention (in order to pass this stage) are great, and I hope people on a diet will adopt them.
There are so many factors that go into weight loss, the information can really be overwhelming. I like to try small things that are easy to incorporate into my diet and see if they really do make a difference.
I believe that the Plateau can be avoided simply by having a lifestyle change all together. Never consider "going on a diet", consider "changing your life". Otherwise people go up, down, and hit plateaus.
I find that if you have a cheat day once a week it helps your weight loss and avoids the plateau. The trouble with reducing your calorie intake even more is that it causes the body to think it's in hard times and that it needs to store fat. By having a cheat day the body decides that it's not starving and can afford to lose weight and as a bonus the satisfaction of eating without guilt for a day a week helps to keep you on track to your goal.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Interesting, has anyone else tried this routine and found it helpful???
I have been losing weight lately & it is difficult to bust thru those times when your weight just hangs there even though you know you should be dropping a couple of pounds but if you stick with it you will finally get the results you want
I agree, the question is to identify foods with low glycemic index, because there are some that alone helps us to burn fat naturally, so that your metabolism will accept properly.
I know sometimes that plateau is what gets you & you get off track & break your diet so hang in there
This vicious circle of eating is really big problem, but if you work out enough, eating is not so important. Unfortunatelly, most of people with overwight are not able to work out enough.
Muscle loss during a fat loss period can easily be prevented with heavy strength training. "Cheat days" or refeed days are used to keep the glycogen stores full so can keep training hard. Also, don't overdo the cardio portion. Focus on a calorie reduction and build or prevent loss of muscle mass with heavy strength training.
I totally advocate the points you make in this article. I think it is very important to celebrate the little things and ignore small set backs like an evening of gluttony ... (cheesecake) Taking the stairs over the elevator should be applauded and recognized to yourself that it's a small achievement but one that counts as well...
I'm interested in this whole subject because since last January I've lost 62 lbs. In that time I've had to battle against plateau after plateau. I've tried everything from increasing my exercise to changing my diet from one to another. For example I started eating vegetarian and lost 34 lbs… but that stopped working for about 7 weeks. Then I changed to what I considered to be the opposite. I started into low carb high protein diet, and that's where I lost the rest. But now that's stopped working for me… and my search is on. The number one thing I've found to be true is that no matter what… I need to keep fighting against body fat, because loosing the weight has improved my health a great deal, and I can only get better from here.
the most important thing is taking care of your health and eat healthy to lose weight, exercise and force your body to do what it should not. Watch your metabolism and analyzes what your best option for losing weight.
many thanks! plateauing is a major problem I personally suffer from
Taking smaller meals frequently, 5-6 meals per day. Take a glass of water before taking a meal, you will feel and will not take as much. Do cardio workouts 20-30 minutes 3 days a week. Make sure you also take a lot of water per day, 8 glasses of 8oz daily or more. This will help to lose weight.
My balance has improved by 100% after two months of the vegetarian diet. Of course, the vegetarian diet and regular walking, the body strengthen, consolidate and I lost 6.5 pounds. Today, nine months, since I'm on a vegetarian diet. I lost 13 pounds. I feel much much better. Also, I no longer have digestive disorders, insomnia, as well as Sun and problems with sleep. All I had in other weight-loss plan. But I lost weight even though I did not want this to 13 pounds and really feel much better. Thank you for great blog and high quality content. I wish to everyone huge success with their diet and healt. Never never never give up and never give up. Success you can wait just around the corner.
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I sat on a plateau weight for a few years until I changed my exercise regime - purely by accident! I got a dog and now walk her twice a day, probably 50 minutes total. I lost a stone over three months without even realizing it! Regular with a little cardio did it for me.
I enjoyed the article and it makes a lot of since. I have reached the weight loss plateau on several occasions and have tried several things. I have actually worked on drinking more water and picking up my cardiovascular exercises, doing more at the beginning of my work out and doing more after my strength workout. The losing weight process has slowed but when I performed this routine I still lost weight.
I love how you broke down the weight loss plateau in such a simple and descriptive manner. It's so true about the first couple weeks being mainly water loss and then going to muscle loss. It's important to keep the body replenished, but at the same time continue to shed those extra pounds.
I hate to say it but i dis agree with working out harder and cutting more, when you hit a peak trying eating just a bit more the next day. This will allow your metabolism to spike creating a more natural weight loss, when you cut out more there is a good chance you will go into starvation mode.
Increasing the intensity of your workout is a really good option to burn more calories. Another great tip is to do some interval training after your weight training.
You will perform your interval training by doing short sprint (30 sec) and slow down for a jogging of 30 to 45 sec. Repeat this cycle 10 to 15 times.
whit this you should be able to break your weight loss plateau
I think the information contained in this post is equally useful for men.
When you start on a diet set goals for yourself. 3 things you should do before you start
I liked this article except that you said it's good to increase the method you're using to break the plateau such as decreasing calories, moving around more, etc. What I have found that works for me is to jump up my calories one day a week once in a while by maybe 500 and then resume the diet. If you go far too long on a calorie deficit plan, your body will think it's starving and you'll lose muscle instead of fa
I absolutely agree that many people reach a plateau point, and then unfortunately, may give up. However, like the post suggests, this is the time to re avaluate your adherence to the diet plan, and also, should be increasing your exercise load, gradually. This is not about burst exercise that then lands you in medical care fr strains and sprains However, when you reach a plateau, by actually then ramping up your effort a little, you will usually be able to kick start the weight loss process again somewhat.
I have to agree with Guy (#29). He is right on target!
You mentioned losing water at the beginning of a diet. Years ago I tried the Cabbage Soup Diet. At the time I was in an Army Reserve hospital unit. The nurses warned me that I should not stay on that particular diet but I resisted their advice. Needless to say I lost a few pounds quickly but soon developed food fatigue from the limited menu detailed in this particular diet "plan".
Since then I have learned to recognize when diet plans are no more than passing fads. A daily diet starting with a balanced breakfeast is the best way for most people to lose weight.
Just one more validating post that establishing a calorie deficit must be done in conjunction with resistance training to maintain lean muscle. Way too many people foul up their metabolism attempting to lose weight strictly with a reduction of calorie intake.
Dont Ever let a weight loss platue discourage you the body always changes and resets not only is your mind changing during weight loss so is your body deciding to loss weight is a life changing experience
I think the weight loss plateau is something all of us experience at some point in time. What I try to do is to always mix up my routines and then try new things I haven't done before. For instance, I am now looking into doing some workouts using kettlebells. In addition, about every 3 months, I take a break and give my body total rest for 7 days. This helps me to start my training again totally rested and with more energy!
Weight loss plateaus can get annoying, but patience is definitely one virtue that is not only needed, but beneficial.
This is similar to physical exercise, language learning and playing the musical instrument - you reach a certain point where there seems to be no progress. You just have to hang in there and the progress will eventually come. But it can be discouraging, i know...
Getting into shape is only as important as gaining health. Too many scams out there. Thanks.
A great way to effect the metabolism to break a plateau is to continually mix up and change around your workouts. If you keep the body guessing it can have a great impact on how well you burn energy.
One point I might add is to be sure not to do the same exercise routine over and over. The human body adapts very quickly so its important that you keep it guessing
EDITOR'S NOTE: Good point from Stacy. I have been focusing my exercise on water aerobics because of a bad knee. Recently I hired a trainer to help me add some other exercises that focused on other parts of my body. She is easing me into it but I can really feel the impact even the simple core/back/leg exercises that she has started me doing. Obviously, aquacise is great but NOT enough for full body fitness. Cross training is important.
I have experienced the weight-loss plateau effect first hand. About 18 months ago I began a healthy eating plan and cut out refined sugars in my diet and in six months went from 210lbs to 170lbs. I felt so much better. But during the last 12 months I have stayed at 170lbs even though I'm still carrying about 10 to 15 pounds extra weight.
I'm going to begin a food journal to see if I'm cheating and attempt to maintain a regular exericse program. Hopefully this will work.
EDITOR's COMMENT: Good luck with the journal
Your body has the ability to adapt to your workouts you are right by saying "At this point, you need to increase your exercise or decrease your food intake if you want to lose more weight"
Its also important to remember if you are dieting when you stop you cant just eat like you would use to.....e.g. the typical no carb diet....after which you will usually put on more weight because when you do start eating cards again your body does not know what to do with itself...
You will need to regulate healthy eating to keep the weight off....
thanks for the article
Thanks for the post, great reading. The main problem I think is that too many people can get totally wrapped up with the diet program, that they very often forget the simple basics which you have laid out clearly and well here.
Thanks again.
When it comes to losing weight, don't believe everything you hear. There are many myths out there that sabotage all your efforts. Just take a look at the Biggest Diet Myths:
* There are some diets that can help you lose fat from specific parts of the body: No diet or dietary supplement can cause local fat reduction. Look at it this way: When you put on the weight, do have any choice about where it will be stored? No! Your body gets to decide if it will go on the thighs, arms or legs, according to its genetic predisposition. The same thing happens when you lose weight.
Wow! What great information. I would like to know more about this "weight-loss plateau". Can you provide more info on this? Thank you!
I was wondering if any other women here use weight lifting in their workouts? I do a bit, but wonder if others do and if they find it useful to persue? Thanks!
Another option when reaching plateau's is to switch up the type of exercise. If you're used to doing slow, long distance types of cardio, try switching to a more intense version, such as H.I.I.T, for a few weeks and see if you can overcome the plateau.
Thanks for this information. I too have big plans for breaking through my weight loss plateau in 2012.. wish me luck!


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This issue presents a detailed map of an urban two-story house, its outbuildings, and courtyard. To facilitate use with miniatures, the map has a 1 inch grid built into the artwork. Descriptions are given for the house and its inhabitants - ready for customization to your story and system of choice. With ample guest rooms and an attached stable, the house would serve as an excellent home for a group of adventurers. There is easy access to the city and a private dock out back. Part of the storehouse has even been converted into barracks for up to ten followers of any sort.
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Furrlies Reunion
A downloadable game for Linux and Android
Furrlies reunion is a 2D puzzle game, with a Sudoku like basic logic, featuring furry mystical creatures coming from a magical world in nine groups to spread love and peace in our world, each group consists of nine colorful cute creatures, and each individual creature is unique and special in his group these lovely creatures seek to be reunited in a unique way, that every colored furrly appears only once in every column, row and block.
Some of these furrlies have lost their way and they need your help to join their group. And since they are magical creatures! They need a magical potion to live in this world. Each mistake will cost you a dose of this precious potion. When reunited, furrlies will give you a new dose through their magical power. if you run out of potion furrlies will fade away, so you have to be careful.
in some situations when things gets hard some magical furrlies come to help you find the right cell for each furrly.
when your potion is about to run out the joker furrly comes for the aid, he has the ability to mimic all the colors of the furrlies so put him in any cell and he will do the magic, he will also give you a new dose of the magical potion.
In some difficult levels when there are so many missing furrlies, a sorcerer furrly comes around to help you, this tough guy has the ability to summon ghosts for a short period of time, but using his ability will cost you a dose of the precious potion, so use it wisely.
The game begins with 5 tutorial levels explaining the rules of the game, and a total of 165 level ranging from super easy to super hard, each puzzle is randomly generated that no two puzzles are the same.
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Tom Du Croz from LondonGigGuide selects five small/medium gigs around town this week.
Tuesday 10 June
Violet Sion, The Good Ship, Kilburn
This London singer/songwriter counts Fleetwood Mac as a major influence and you can definitely hear that in this track. Her forthcoming EP 'Gold' is set for release some time this year and she presents that tonight. @VioletSion @thegoodshipNW6
Thursday 12 June
Rum Buffalo, The Magic Garden, Battersea
Welcome to a world of Rum Buffalo. It's full of western swing and bastardised bluegrass. @magic_pub
Friday 13 June
Bella Loka, St Pancras Old Church, King's Cross
This gig is to launch the new EP from this Camden Town-based, indie pop duo who have just recorded their debut EP at Abbey Road Studios with the in-house producer Rob Cass. For those who are worried about going to a gig in a church — there is still booze available. @bellalokamusic @OldStPancras
Saturday 14 June
Passport to Stockholm / The Mispers, Bush Stock — various venues around Shepherds Bush
Bush Stock is one of the best one-day festivals in London. There are 28 bands playing across the day — the two above are my favourite but all the acts should be decent. Tickets are £27.50. @ptsofficial/@themispers
Sunday 15 June
We Used To Make Things, Hackney Attic, Hackney
We are massive fans of this band. They normally perform as a very loud eight-piece, but they also do smaller acoustic sets like this gig. The rest of the line up is pretty stunning too with Oh Sister and Hattie Whitehead (both previous guests of our show) also playing. @WUTMT
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November 20, 2012 09:00 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2012) -
Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TAB) ("Touchstone" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following operational update which follows the Company's recent announcement regarding the securityholder and court approval for arrangement with Primera Energy Resources Ltd. ("PERL"). As noted in the previous release, the arrangement will become effective after all of the conditions precedent are satisfied or waived. Touchstone and PERL are currently working to bring about the satisfaction of all remaining closing conditions.
With the addition of the PERL assets, pro forma production for the Company based on the past seven (7) day field estimate is 2,030 barrels per day, with over 200 barrels per day of additional oil production waiting to come on-stream through programmed workovers and completions. The Company has a combined drilling inventory of twenty (20) development locations planned for 2013 and has equipment and infrastructure prepared to facilitate the continuation of this year's drilling program in January 2013.
During the fiscal year ended September 30th, 2012 Touchstone drilled ten (10 NET) successful wells and has subsequently drilled an additional three (3 NET) wells to date. Following the completion of the Company's 2012 drilling program, Touchstone released the rig to PERL, our shareholder-approved acquisition and partner, facilitating the drilling of a well on PERL's WD4 lease. This well was drilled and successfully cased in mid-November and is now awaiting completion. Of the ten (10) wells drilled by Touchstone over the past year, eight (8) were drilled on WD8, one (1) was drilled on the Coora 1 Block and the final well was drilled on freehold lands at Sunty.
The Sunty well, drilled to a total depth of 4,600 feet (1,400 meters), was the first well to be drilled on Touchstone's lands acquired in the 2011 acquisition from CL Financial Ltd. and the Company's first well to target deeper (Miocene age) horizons. James Shipka, VP Geoscience & Business Development, said, "This well is very significant to Touchstone as it is the Company's first development prospect in the turbidite sands of the Herrera Formation." He went on to say, "The results have encouraged us to focus a significant portion of our development efforts in this area in 2013."
The Company also recently drilled two (2) successful wells on its freehold Fyzabad block. These relatively shallow wells were drilled to an average depth of less than 2,000 feet (600 meters) and have demonstrated initial production rates in excess of their 40 barrel per day target. In light of the Fyzabad block's proximity to local residents, the Company employed a low-impact approach for the surface location, successfully drilling and completing both wells from a single site. This surface lease is capable of accommodating up to five (5) wells with a single footprint and significantly reduces the impact of operations in the community. Results of the Fyzabad program are very encouraging and will provide additional development opportunities on freehold lands not burdened by over-riding royalties.
In Coora, the Company has now successfully drilled two (2) wells, both of which are now producing in excess of the 50 barrel per day rate targeted for these prospects. The two wells, drilled to depths of 3,000 feet (910 meters) and 4,700 feet (1,430 meters), are showing excellent runtime efficiency and support future development on the 1,700 acre (688 hectare) Coora blocks. Currently the Company has a total of ten (10) additional locations identified and programmed on the Coora Block for the next two (2) years.
Touchstone has also continued to expand and improve the Company's infrastructure and operational capabilities in response to its continued growth. With the positive operational efficiencies realized following the installation of the Lease Automatic Custody Transfer ("LACT") unit at WD8 in 2012, a second LACT unit, which is currently being commissioned, has been built and installed at Coora. Fabrication of new tanks to increase storage capacity at the WD8 battery is underway to accommodate increased volumes realized as a result of the Company's successful drilling and optimization programs. Installation of the new tanks is scheduled for early 2013. The coiled tubing unit, which the Company purchased in 2012, has been successfully commissioned and integrated into the Company's fleet of service equipment and has resulted in immediately appreciable improvements in field operations. These accomplishments serve to improve operational efficiency and enable Touchstone to continue to grow and optimize operations as the Company moves into its third year of activity in Trinidad.
Ron Bryant, President and COO, said, "I am extremely pleased with our overall progress we have been able to attain on all fronts of our business. This latest acquisition of PERL is an important addition to our operations and I believe will provide significant additional upside to our company as we continue to move forward."
Touchstone continues to work with its partners and the Ministry for the renewal of the East Brighton Offshore Exploration Blocks and is anticipating final approval of the license in the near future.
The Company will report its year-end financial results and reserve results in January 2013.
Touchstone will update its Corporate Presentation upon the completion of the PERL arrangement agreement and will post the updated presentation on the Company's website (www.touchstoneexploration.com) when the update is complete.
This news release is not for distribution to United States newswire services, should not be disseminated in the United States and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities of Touchstone Exploration Inc. have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
The companies in which Touchstone Exploration Inc. directly and indirectly owns investments or assets are separate entities. In this news release "Touchstone" is sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Touchstone Exploration Inc. and its subsidiaries in general.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Certain information included in this press release constitutes forward-looking information under applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes, such as making investment decisions. Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "propose", "project" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information in this press release may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to: the amount of potential reserves; operational decisions and the timing thereof, development and exploration plans and the timing thereof; future production levels; timing for completion of the Arrangement and the anticipated benefits resulting from the Arrangement described in this press release. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect. Although the companies believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information is reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because neither Touchstone nor Primera can give assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this press release, assumptions have been made regarding and are implicit in, among other things: the ability of Touchstone and Primera to complete the Arrangement described in this press release and, once completed, to realize the anticipated benefits of the Arrangement and other transactions; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals (including Court and shareholder approvals); the ability to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner to develop its business; the ability to operate the properties in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development of exploration; the timing and costs of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion; future oil and natural gas prices; currency, exchange and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental matters; and the ability to successfully market its oil and natural gas products. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which have been used.
Forward-looking information is based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by Touchstone and Primera and described in the forward-looking information. The material risk factors affecting Touchstone and its business are contained in Touchstone's Annual Information Form which is available under Touchstone's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The material risk factors affecting Primera and its business are contained in Primera's Annual Information Form which is available under Primera's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and neither Touchstone nor Primera undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. The forward looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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Feb 7 (Reuters) - British housebuilder Redrow Plc on Wednesday reported a 20.4 percent rise in first-half revenue and increased its interim dividend by 50 percent.
The company said revenue rose to 890 million pounds ($1.24 billion) for the six months ended Dec. 31 from 739 million pounds a year ago, helped by more home completions.
"Demand for new homes remains robust with good availability of mortgages at competitive rates," the company said.
Redrow also said it was encouraged by the government's commitment to increase the supply of new homes, and added reservations in the first five weeks of the second half had been in line with the strong comparable period last year.
Prime Minister Theresa May wants construction of new homes to rise to 300,000 a year to tackle a housing shortage.
"We entered the second half with a record order book, and customer traffic and sales remain robust," the company said.
Redrow said it will pay an interim dividend of 9 pence per share, a 50 percent increase on last year's interim dividend, as a result of the strong earnings and cash performance of the business.
Profit before tax rose 25.7 percent to 176 million pounds in the first half. ($1 = 0.7161 pounds) (Reporting by Radhika Rukmangadhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)


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As the penultimate episode dawns, we find the nonloser (I refuse to call them winner) team eagerly awaiting the results of last weeks purge. Tana bursts through the suite door crying, Honey, Im home! She all but tosses a beret into the air, MTM style, in celebration. Group hugs. Craig tells us that he and Tana are the cream of the crop. And the crops down to three, so I guess (quell surprise!) hes saying Kendra aint so creamy. Craig and Tana kneel and pray together, which makes me realize that I am as interested in seeing the separation of Church and reality television programming as I am in the separation of Church and State. Face it, Tana and Craig praying to triumph during your stint on The Apprentice is like lighting a bunch of votives in the Temple of the Moneychangers. I may be an irreligious Jew, but Im pretty sure jockeying for position as The Donalds Bestest Newbie Beootch by pimping pizzas and cars week after week is not WJWD. But at least Craig is tasteful enough to wear a shirt when he picks up the phone the next morning and receives the instructions to appear at the Trump Tower Appallingly Huge Vacant Suites.
Im wishing I had Larry tag-teaming with me on this summary right now, because I think the contestant wardrobe choices featured in this episode are important. Tana wears a Im Strong N Spunky N Just A Little Wacky red ensemble with a fat (but not phat, unfortunately) faux fur collar. What the hell is she thinking? The contestants have to have a pretty good idea that the Cavalcade of Deeply Serious Corporate Interviews is to follow, and shes wearing the J-Lo Collection. By contrast, Kendra wisely opts for a simple grey suit. But what really piques my interest is Craig, because Craig is wearing
.a Bow Tie of Doom. Thats right! Perhaps Craig figures the look didnt work for Rahj or Bren because they didnt SMILE as much as he does. Or perhaps he simply stopped thinking altogether. All I know is Ive never seen so much foreshadowing packed into ¼ yard of 100% silk foppery before.
Donald welcomes the Final 3 to the vast, empty space of an apartment he assures the contestants they might be inhabiting one day (so high above The Big Apple you might as well live inside a Comcast satellite, BTW) and informs them that they will, indeed, be subjected to savage interviewery with the following Powers That Be at the following Corporations That Paid To Shill For Trump Enterprises:
Someone Brandon - Dominos Pizza Darlene Daggett - QVC Someone Bremerman Burger We Dont Serve Finger Food Like Those Other Guys But Our Commercials Are Even Scarier King Someone Lorber - Douglas Ellison (or was that Someone L. Douglas, at Ellison? Does anyone really care? The veeps will hereinafter be referred to hereinbelow as Suit, Suit, Suit and QVC Lady, respectively, if not respectfully. See Author's Note below).
Suit asks Craig something about his (Craigs) shoe shine business (no WAY am I going to touch the fact that Craig runs a shoe shine business. I saw what happened when a certain poster mentioned a certain Cosbyness in Craigs mannerisms). Craig says something like I allow
when I think I can allow
.to trust
.when I trust
when I delegate I allow
the decisions can be made
let them burn their own bridges. Which pretty much sounded like I try not to do jack shite to me, but maybe I didnt really understand Craigs answer. Or the question.
Suit asks Kendra about her real estate development background. Kendra points out that if The Donald doesnt hire her, shell be his competition. This appears to charm suit. Moxie points for Kendra!
At this point the interview scenes start flying together faster and faster, but it is obvious that Craig is getting the worst of it (and I dont even LIKE Craig), fielding invitations to shoot himself in the foot thinly disguised as inquiries, such as Do you have a short attention span? Have you stopped beating your wife yet? and my favorite: Would you be willing to work on programs in the inner city for The Trump Organization? Craig answers affirmatively. But thats not what the organization does! Suit cries. You want to change the Trump Organization?!? The bow tie aside, what remains clear, as the faces of the veeps and candidates start whizzing around my screen in geometric fragments, like the beginning of the Brady Bunch but MUCH more aggressive, is that Craig. Is. Toast.
The Donald debriefs the Deadly Serious Interview Cartel. QVC Lady likes Tana. One Suit thinks Kendra sounded scripted (have you ever given anyone a completely spontaneous job interview? Me neither). One Suit vastly prefers Kendra and thinks shes intelligent and aggressive. All of the interviewers found Craig lacking in substance, hard to pin down, and vague. The Suit that set Craig up repeats that Craig WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS. Have I mentioned doom lately? Toast? Foreshadowing? And it is a tad unfair; because the guy did set Craig up.
Which doesnt decrease my enjoyment of Craigs ensuing demise one whit. Because, as Ive posted before, Its Not You, Kendra; Craig is a Butthole. Craig was simultaneously patronizing, self-aggrandizing, limp-minded and clueless, all at the same time, for the duration of this personal journey (as they say on the pick-a-mate reality shows). Still waters run still. Now The Donald inserts a skewer up Craig's arse and casually asks Craig what he thought of the interviewers. Craig stretches his carcass over the roasting pit and eagerly responds with compliments, assuring Trump the veeps all will know how to assess a candidate. I smile as The Donald sticks an apple in Craigs mouth and cranks him over the open flame for a minute, basting Craig in his own juices, before informing him that every one of the interviewers thought Craig was weak. The weakest. Lacking substance. Not as good as Kendra, in other words. (Okay, Trump didnt quite put it that way, but I was thinking it, and that counts). So
.were all of sixteen minutes into the episode and
Craig, YOURE FIRED!
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As the demand for coffee continues to remain insatiable, an imbalance in supply and demand is likely to bolster the price of the soft commodity.
Over the past two decades, the cumulative net deficit for coffee have been satisfied by Brazil's buffer supply, however, as this supply depletes, there just may not be enough coffee around the world to satisfy demand. Additionally, reserves held by private roasters are starting to dwindle down as well, as that they are near record lows in terms of historical stock to usage ratios. In fact, according to the ICE, inventories of coffee have fallen to an 8-year low.
To further add to the supply woes faced by the soft commodity, weather conditions have taken their toll on production. In Colombia, humid and damp weather is expected to result in curtailed production in the world's third largest supplier of java. Severe weather conditions are also effecting production in Africa, as Uganda, the biggest exporter of coffee in the continent, is witnessing a drought which is destroying coffee crop.
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- iPath Dow Jones-AIG Coffee ETN (JO), an exchange-traded note linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Subindex Total Return. JO closed at $46.50 on Monday.
- PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA), which allocates nearly 13.9% of its assets to coffee futures contracts. DBA closed at $25.85 on Monday.
Although supply and demand imbalances indicate that positive price support for coffee is prevalant, it is equally important to consider the risks involved with investing in such a commodity. To mitigate the downside risk, the use of an exit strategy which identifies specific price points at which an upward trend is coming to an end is important.
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