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This week I was working with a child, who I noticed as the behaviors, was, ' standing in something' that was the best match for what they felt. I likened this to how absorbent I am, we are, as our innate capacity to understand. The child appeared to me to be trying this out, being the effects of this behavior and at the same time expressing how they felt. It appeared to me to be the whole child, and not as much the way adults can be, where they do not look as their presence, as their ' state of being" ( in this case it is similar yet not as incorperated). This being, as the adult being instead a built series of such experiences as this child, manifesting as multiple experiences of such a reference. Again, what caught my attention, was how this was the child, they were embodying this and testing this out, while it somehow matched something they had experienced.
In the desteni I process, I find that I have so many times said the words, spoke the forms, and yet as things come more into focus, the reality of allowing myself to be both the subject and the object at the same time, without resistance, and realizing there is no need to be afraid, is a process, and yet, it is like an uncovering of what we already know. It is as it says it is, in that it is the removal of self denial as the capacity to sense what is here, and be here, respecting what is here. How can what is a simple thing become such a messy thing and so ignored for so long as a loss of self recognition? How can a busyness of ordering stuck up in a resonant spin using ordering, become such a dissonance from reality? I ask the obvious question, yet is this not a part of the process, as as-king is a powerful tool of reflection.
On the greater stage, I look at articles about Syria and other areas in the middle east, that describe the rubble left behind from bombs. I read a book written by a local author who experienced the Russians coming into eastern Germany and basically expelling the Germans and replacing them with Polish people, at the end of WW2 They just simply came and pushed some people out and replaced them with others, and this after coming in and taking all the livestock and crops, leaving the people with nothing. What would motivate such an action that has no regard for the life, the resources of men and planet? Could it be a construct of values floating in the minds of men that are a separation from reality? How has that obviously resonant limitation come to be larger than life? And why, can we not realize, especially in understanding the import- ance of education that it is possible to inFORM a person with a measured math as a measured value system that is not inclusive of all values as this physical reality? Is it so difficult to realize that our within is not equal to the without, our ' above's ' not equal to the practical ' below'?
This is such a waste of capable resources. This is such a mis-use of what we are. What astounds me the most, as this is as astonishing as realizing the depth of a self imposed through a great effort to suppress, as devastating as the bombs on the land, of the self as life, as presence as the capacity to be here, and not so busy with graphing out what is to come, what might come, what is possible, based on an idea that is of something out there, in some place that is not here, as here is where things get done, as nothing was ever done within thinking about it- the focus to do demands all of one's attention on here, which also reveals that one must understand here, to get something done? And this, begs the question as to why we are placing our children in front of television sets and in schools that are boxes, that are not reality? And to not move into anther polarized value judgement to the extent we deny such things a television, as a proper use of television, can be supportive! I mean, Imagine creating one of those holographic programs that show the life and sequence of a seed? That would be really cool in terms of bringing attention to the expressive life of nature that is a constant surrounding us. Remember, trees create oxygen for us to breath. I do not think that any human apparatus is as symbiotic and self replicating as that tree within the very fabric of and as what nature is. In other words, nature is a great technology, one that, by some recollections, something that terra formed this earth, and may have been brought from somewhere else- thus, if we look at the pyramids, that some argue were built with a greater skill set than known today, could it be that those with this supposed ' greater skill set' have realized that the fabric of plants and bugs and animals, was something worth sustaining, as it could not be recreated because of its inherent efficiency? Why reinvent the wheel into something less than what already exists that has a sustainable balance?
If I am so busy graphing things out, and having learned about the world in a box, it would make sense that actions that are not what is best for life, as life, as bombing this earth for some graphed out idea that is in itself a separation from considering all things as being the problem! That self constructed and accepted as imposed graph of information, of IN FORM ation, has been made larger that what is real!
Within myself I realize how much time I spent in time! lol, Meaning how much I resisted and rejected and composed myself in self interest, as the same that is the problem that is an act of separation from who and what I am that is of the same fabric as the tree that is a fabric of life that is self sustaining and self creating and in balance if we would allow it to be the expression of what it is!
In the movement, as the practice as the process in slowing down to recognize this, I also realize within a process of elimination of being as busy within composing a belief system, and uncovering being less fearful in meeting other graphic novels as the expression as the colored energies of others being the same as myself as a state of resonant separation, that the degree with which I have allowed this, can be re-versed back into being in humbleness with this reality. This meaning that I can, with joy, acknowledge my mis-takes on reality, redo the math, and live solutions. This does not demand that I graph out all possible scenarios, within self protection and defense, because the means is the practical reality around me. Those shadows as ' state of colored being' need not define me, and can be used , or recognized for what they are, without fear, as standing here, in respect of the practical and the physical reality. It is to say, why not enjoy being/becoming the uncovering as the self discovery of the life that is here as the physical, which is what is natural?
I can, lol, imagine if we reformed this earth into realizing that we can be what we naturally are, as discovering how this reality functions, within and as self directing within the principle that all that is here is us, as the very fabric of creation.
It is actually fun to call things out by name, to be clear about what is around us, and to realize that this clarity deepens, just as learning an instrument has that quality of a depending understanding that is a joy of discovery, slowed down only by a threat of survival that can consume one's natural presence as an innate ability to completely absorb something and stand as it, just as we do as babies when we learn to crawl and to walk and to talk- we embody something, we embody the world around us, we embody the states of value that are not necessarily bad, yet can become automated and stagnant, in our parents that are directed by survival in a forgetfulness of the very fabric of what we are as that physical manifestation of form and function that is of a design that is self sustaining, and self generating and self balancing.
I mean, why do I write as script this out? Why do I sit here and write this out? What am I using to do this? I am using words, as small degrees of sound, to map out, to graph out, to bring my words into equality and oneness with what equalizes me to this physical creation that I cannot live without. I mean, look at the mankind having to leave their homes, their lives disrupted, their basic needs questionable in being met, the resources turned into rubble unnecessarily, because of some idea imposed on reality! It makes no sense. And, the answer I am so often given, as " if common sense were common, then it would be utilized " is an endgame answer that reveals that lack of insight that is the real problem. Such a statement reveals the problem, as a non-looking that lends the solution, which is to LOOK HERE. In looking here at the practical, the graphic superimposed, resonantly metaphysical reality known as ego, is an active rejection of innate common sense, as that absorbent ability!
What is interesting in tandem with all of this, is that physically I feel that my chest is going to burst out, to the extent that moving into thinking, is becoming more and more impossible, it is too limited. It is like being a compassion without a desire for gain. The moment I move into a colored value, I lose catching, or reading, or reeding what is here. I remember this, because I had to be this to perform, it was the only way, no matter what, no matter what politics were around me, it took some time and I would not say I was perfect at it. At the same time, in some ways, I also isolated myself because of being this. Interesting how we have a secret shadow mid of fear, and a secret sense of recognizing the separation of ourselves from the reality around us. I mean, that sense within me, that what we are doing makes no sense, is the same as that of which I speak.
It is also to realize that each of us has this same thing within ourselves. We can recognize this. I find more and more, that people will listen. They can recognize. It is a matter of reforming the sound, finding a structure that can he held, that can be grasped enough for greater reflection of the practical without loss of where one is and the demands of our present system of survival. Real-eyezing being grounded in the practical is using that natural ability to organize, to realize the ordinary in the practical as being the joy as it allows the busyness of ordering things to be more expeditious and not as large or overwhelming as one might suppose when one is in a resonance of values graphed by the self, absorbed from others, as the loss of presence in the practical reality of a physical life.
If we make spelling our words with ease, then our focus can be opened up to more than momentary graphs of things we absorb as our natural capacity to understand what is here as this reality. This is because human use words to communicate. It is as though, language is a means to equalize one's presence into this reality. It is the instrument of what we are, to realize the clarity of ourselves within as life. Life being what takes what is good and does no harm, as that reciprocity that is the nature of our natural absorbent ability. Recognition of something can be fun, and a self discovering mechanism into clarity.


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A busy year is coming to an end. I could write about how busy it was, but the very slow trickle of posts on the Wine Rambler makes that obvious enough. Instead I feel like leaning back, pouring myself a comforting wine and relax. A wine with substance and soothing qualities, something with a personal connection but less intellectual challenge than the Rieslings I love so much. It is time to open a special red wine that had been sitting in my cellar waiting for a moment like this.
Or maybe his is just a pretentious way of saying: after maybe five years stored in a wardrobe I feared the Mauro really needed drinking.
When we first launched the Wine Rambler, we anticipated, rather optimistically, that wineries might at some point in the future might send us samples to review. But we also always insisted, a touch self-defeatingly perhaps, that we would be very strict about ethics and transparency in doing this. And we are. But the good people of the Terras Gauda winery of Spain, which makes and markets a range of wines from different regions of northwestern Spain did not let themselves be deterred by this, much to their credit, and were kind enough to send us a six bottle sample to review. And it fell to the Munich branch of the blog to do it.
How to go about such a task? I decided on the following course of action: I would not research anyone else's reviews, ratings or scores beforehand. I would not research prices either, which means I could not comment on value, but I wouldn't be influenced by it either. I would also not set up a single tasting where I would compare them in a professional setting. Instead, we would drink the wines at Munich HQ, one at the time, over a couple of weeks, like almost anyone who buys them would: On the kitchen table, after a day's work, with food.
As far as red wine is concerned, Julian and myself have some kind of informal, never-spoken-of division of labour: he does France, I do Spain. Now, as you know we usually do Germany here on the Wine Rambler, but our world would be much less diverse and exciting if we only did Germany. So, when it comes to the more substantial reds Julian does France and I do Spain. How that happened I don't know - and certainly for Burgundy I should make an exception, but there is still some Tempranillo in my magic wardrobe.
And let's face it, when you have a good Tempranillo, who needs the Rhone or Bordeaux? So it's a good thing that they do really nice Tempranillo at Bodegas Aalto...
I have been a fan of the Mauro wines since my dad casually handed me a bottle several years ago, remarking that I may like this. Well, he was right. Every other year since I had one of those Spanish beauties, and the most recent one we enjoyed at a Wine Rambler meeting in Munich.
Our regular readers may have noticed that Julian is more likely than me to go for the more substantial red wines, but the beautiful and deep Tempranillos from Mauro are just too pleasing to ignore.
Wine rambling-wise, Spain has not been among my preferred hunting grounds. As with Italy, I've not yet figured out what makes it tick as a wine country, and some of the more stream-lined reds I've tried have not encouraged me to invest more energy. Which is my loss, as afficionados and Spain experts will be quick - and correct - to point out. A notable exception over the last few years has been this red that Alvaro Palacios (of Priorato fame) makes from the Mencia grape in the little known northern Spanish region of Bierzo. This was the last of three bottles, and none of them failed to satisfy. So here's making it up to Spain:
If it comes to really powerful red wines, I have come to love what the Spanish do with the Tempranillo variety. At their best these wines are powerful yet not overpowering, bringing the thunder without forgetting the elegance. Bodegas Aalto is one of the wineries that got a lot of praise over the past few years - which is remarkable seeing as the only got into business around 1998. On the other hand, it may not be so remarkable after all as the people behind Bodegas Aalto are well respected wine professionals: winemaker Mariano Garcia (who came to fame at Ribera del Duero's Vega Sicilia) and Javier Zaccagnini (formerly head of the 'Consejo Regulador', the regulatory body of the Ribera del Duero appellation).
With financial backing from investors such as the Sherry company Osborne, they bought vineyards in the Ribera del Duero, some of them with 60 year old Tinto Fino vines (a Tempranillo clone), and started restoring them. The first wine, the 1998 vintage, was not as good as hoped and was never commercialised, but the later vintages put the winery into the premier league of Spanish winemakers.
Incredibly intense dark red colour, almost bordering on black. A nose full of fruit that, after a little time with our friend the decanter, opened up to combine redcurrant, cherry, plum, woodland herbs, leather, manure (just a hint) and oak - the latter is already very pleasantly integrated.
In the mouth it is intense yet smooth, a little spicy oak, mellow fruit, grainy tannins (quite enjoyable) - it is strong but you don't notice (in the sense of taste) the alcohol at all.
It felt as if this wine would gain from a few more years in the bottle, but it is already quite a presence!


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and here is the first AD i direct that includes real footage, actors, studios, and animation; it is the new corporate TVC for Freez drink.
Client: Kassatly Chtaura
Creative Director: Nathalie Masri
Director: David Habchy
Animation Director: David Habchy
Strategic Planner: Khalil Khatib
Executive Producer: Nathalie Masri
Production Manager: Sofia Moussa
Art Director & Layout Designer: David Habchy
DOP: Nadim Sawma
Animation & Modeling: Emile Jalkh, Avak Avakian, Ashley Choukeir
Colorist: Roy Loutfallah
Editing: Wajdi Elian, David Habchy
Music: Karim Khneisser
This was indeed a big challenge for me. I knew before all aspects of real footage and compositing using chroma but i never tried it all together. working with a group of professional talented people made everything easier than i expected; and again gave me the energy and the will to handle bigger projects with lots of risks.
Thanks for all the lovely people who worked on this project; all the technicians, actors, animators, and all the rest of the crew...
I hope you ll enjoy it and i m ready to hear your feedback.
This s my first project of its kind and i want to learn more :)


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The world has an ageing population which naturally wants easy access to wellbeing facilities. There is a desire for excellent instruction and advice and for medical centres to be value for money with shorter appointment waiting time and broader ranges of expertise. This is what Fin-Ex Wellbeing aims to deliver.
By combing the in-house fitness studio of Proactive Wellbeing and our own medical and nutrition services, we decided to gradually create a whole wellness environment for our clients to enjoy, as opposed to the usual food and beverage functions found in other hotels and serviced apartments.
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Try living on conventional hotel food for a month and see what happens to your cholesterol and liver.
Prana Wellbeing is much loved by our guests and tenants, and some lucky local people who are members.
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This initiative will be expanded in 2016 along with the creation of a Fin-Ex Nutrition café providing a mix of healthy brasserie, vegetarian and vegan dishes and juice options at sensible prices with organic ingredients.
These will be rolled out soon. In the meantime we provide our guests with a fantastic list of venues where they can enjoy the pleasures of healthy eating.
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We currently work with Medicare Francais, located at 3 Harrington Gardens. This health centre provides osteopathy, cranial osteopathy, chiropractic, dental, orthodontics, GP and radiography.


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text: I found this on PINTEREST and thought what a great idea for sharing memories for an Anniversery or a special Birthday Celebration. There wasn't a link to a how to make it but I reckon you could use some printing canvas or thick card and print your photo on it and then make into cute photo bunting! Ages ago I bought some A4 sheets of printing canvas from Aldi and it worked very well. You will want to convert your photo into black and white, and then sharpen, and then contrast your pic and print. Or alternatively pop into a printing shop and let a professional do it for you!


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It will probably be several days before I fully catch up from my recent vacation, but here's one story I didn't want to put off any longer: As part of Patch Tuesday this past week, Microsoft issued firmware updates for Surface RT, Surface Pro, and Surface Pro 3. So if you own one of those devices, be sure to get updated.
Note: Put another way, all Surface models except Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 received firmware updates this month.
Here's what's new this month:
Surface RT
The following update in "System Firmware Update – 8/12/2014" applies to Surface RT.
Surface RT UEFI (v3.31.500) enhances overall system stability.
Surface Pro (first-generation)
The following update in "System Firmware Update – 8/12/2014" (which could be identified as "System Hardware Update – 8/12/2014") applies to Surface Pro.
Wireless Network Controller and Bluetooth (v14.69.24054.176) improves network connection stability and enables functionality on Wi-Fi networks using a hidden SSID.
Surface Pro 3
The following updates in "System Firmware Update – 8/12/2014" apply to Surface Pro 3.
Surface Pro Embedded Controller Firmware (v188.8.131.52) improves support for Surface Power Cover.
Surface Pro System Aggregator Firmware (v22.214.171.124) improves support for Surface Power Cover and enhances overall system stability.
Microsoft LifeCam Front (v5.20.1034.0) significantly improves power consumption during video chat such as Skype, supports Flash camera streaming in Internet Explorer, and improves overall functionality and stability.
Surface Ethernet Adapter (v8.14.0704.2014) improved support for the gigabit Surface Ethernet Adapter.
I'm particularly interested in those two Power Cover-related fixes, as Surface Pro 3 doesn't/didn't support the additional battery in Power Cover at all when I first tested it. I'm away from home until the end of the month, so I'll check out this out when I get back. I do know that you'll want to install this firmware update before you use a Surface Pro 3 with the new Docking Station.
You can find a complete list of all Surface device firmware updates on the Surface web site.


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The Internet is searching for a mystery couple who got engaged at the Eiffel Tower
PARIS -- People across the world are searching for a couple who recently got engaged at the Eiffel Tower.
Jen Hurd Bohn, who was on a trip to Paris, saw the proposal and snapped a few photos.
Now, she is looking for the mystery couple so she can give them the photos.
She posted the photos on Facebook June 24 and said:
Saw this guy propose to this girl on the Eiffel Tower Sunday 6/21/15 wanted to send them the pics but was stuck in line. Help me find them!Posted by Jen Hurd Bohn on Wednesday, June 24, 2015
In the comments Bohn said she thinks the couple is American based on their clothes.
The photos have been shared nearly 200,000 times since Bohn posted them.
Candace Cameron Bure, the actress who played D.J. Tanner on "Full House," even joined in on the search.


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Ap bio seems to just be getting harder and harder. This week was no exception. This week was all about cellular respiration, the steps that go into it and the molecules that make it possible. Cellular respiration is the way our body transforms the food we eat into energy or ATP (adenosine triphosphate). The food must be broken down in the presence of oxygen within our bodies. The reaction is C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6Co2 + 6H2O + energy. The 4 main steps of cellular respiration are glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, civic acid cycle (not Krebs cycle), and oxidative phosphorylation. The process begins with glycolysis, the only process that is outside of the cytoplasm of the cell. Glycolysis is one of the processes that produces ATP and 2NADH when taking in glucose. The next process is pyruvate oxidation, this occurs inside the cytoplasm of the cell. Pyruvate oxidations takes 2 pyruvate from glycolysis and produces 2 CO2 and 2 NADH. This is the only step that does not produce ATP. The next step is the citric acid cycle, this also occurs within the cytoplasm. This step takes 2 AcetylCoA from the previous step and produces 4 CO2, 2ATP, 6NADH, and 2FADH2. The last step is the big ATP producer – Oxidative Phosphorylation. This process also occurs in the cytoplasm. This step uses 6O2 to produce 34 ATP and 6 H2O. All these steps combined are one of the most important process that occur in our body.
With out the mitochondria and cellular respiration we would be blobs of nothing that didn't move. We would be dead. This is why mitochondria should have won the election. Without the mitochondria you would be nothing.
Besides the devastating loss this week it was a pretty ok week. The POGIL cleared things up a lot and re watching the Bozeman video was also very helpful. I have high hopes this unit will be clearer than others. I am having a little bit of trouble with understanding the citric acid cycle and what actually happens. Other than that I think I might actually understand whats going on for once!


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i have my two database namely: "data1st.mdb" and "data2nd.mdb", then my combobox items are "1st_semester","2nd_semester". if i chose combobox "1st_semester" then all values inputed from the txtbox will directly save to "data1st.mdb", then 2nd_semester combo save to data2nd.mdb.i got no idea with this. thanks a lot.
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Chapter 1
Life as a portrait was boring, infinitely so. He now knew why the other Headmaster portraits pretended to be asleep. Sometimes (only when he completely lost his head mind you; and that too only for a short while,before he was reminded of reckless James), he would wish he was a spy again. That at least, made him feel like he was alive and kicking,and pulling the Dark Lord's leg.
Armando Dippet was the dumbest moron he had ever met, he annoyed Snape with his foolishness ('Now I see why Tom Riddle's what he was; sheer desperation to kill this dunce must have done it.').Dilys Derwent's knowledge of Potions was delightful,but she was a Healer! A St. Mungo's healer for twenty years before she became Hogwarts Headmistress. Pathetic. And he never had enough patience for Hufflepuffs.
Phineas Nigellius Black,he must say,was the only person he got on fairly well with. They both shared a lot in common: interest in the Dark Arts and their Defences,Slytherin slyness,disapproval of Harry Potter and contempt of Sirius Black. But whatever said and done, Black was rather condescending and never really agreed on equality of blood status; the hypocrite.
Tamina Bristlecone, silent and stern; with gimlet eyes,a thick wand like a birch rod and a threatening stance,was certainly not a person to cross, not even to be taken for granted. She reminded him of the heavy-lidded Bellatrix Black ('Seriously,how did she ever fall for that ass of a Rodolphus,'),
minus the fuss and adoration of 'Her Lord'. He nearly got heart failure when he learnt she was Ravenclaw.('What the hell..!'). Though he never showed it (he had a dignity to maintain after all),he simply loved those times when Tamina threatened Phineas. A million times more entertaining than Quidditch matches.
And then there was Albus Dumbledore,still cool,calm and composed; with a twinkle in his bright blue eyes and a pleasant smile. That perpetual sad look which haunted his eyes were gone. Maybe he got the chance to make his apologies to Ariana and Grindelwald, he never dared to ask; lest he was posed with the same question.
He had made it up to Lily first thing; avoiding the burning stares of Potter,Black and Lupin, hot and trembling all over; looking at his veined hands, his dull leather shoes,choking occasionally,wishing feverishly to just sink in the ground. When he finished and chanced a little glance at her, he saw the biggest smile he had ever seen adorn her face. She flung her arms around him. Her green eyes were blazing with joy and her voice sounded like nectar as she said,"I already forgave you, Sev". James was grinning from ear to ear,clapping him on the back like an old friend."Thanks for looking after Harry, mate".Sirius was laid back,but he was smiling too. He sent forth his best scowl in reply to both. Lupin,overrode his horrified protests and gave him a hearty hug. Looks like he's elated that he's no more a werewolf,the poor bloke. But that was the last time he ever saw her.


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The other big game is in Kano and will be live on SuperSport 9. But Match Day 2 will start early with a Friday game in Kaduna between Kaduna United and new boys, FC Taraba.
The game between El-Kanemi Warriors and Abia Warriors has been put on hold after the League Management Company (LMC) suspended all matches in Maiduguri.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Kaduna United v FC Taraba (Kaduna Township Stadium)
FC Taraba will head to Kaduna for their first away game in their debut season in the premier division after their opening day win over Nasarawa United. Bobby Abel, Abdulmalik Mohammed and Hussein Addaji are among FC Taraba's contingent.
I expect the Crocodiles to recover from their opening day loss at Abia Warriors. Ali Adamu, Iliya Jibo, Nura Abubakar and Siman Yusuf should help United to a win.
My prediction: 2-1
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Sharks v Lobi Stars (Sharks Stadium)
It has been 11 years since Lobi Stars earned a point at Sharks in the Premier League era and they have not scored at the Sharks Stadium in their last three visits spanning four years.
The Blue Angels have scored against Lobi in all of their nine Premier League meetings in Port Harcourt. I don't think Lobi will end their poor run at Sharks this time.
My prediction: 1-0
Kano Pillars v Sunshine Stars (Sani Abacha Stadium; live on SS9)
Kano Pillars have enjoyed a superior spell whenever they play hosts to Sunshine Stars in the Premier League era. The Akure Gunners are yet to score in their last seven visits to Kano in the Premier League era.
It's the first game for the champions this season and I think they will shake off the disappointment of their early exit in the Caf Champions League to win this.
My prediction: 1-0
Nasarawa United v Akwa United (Lafia Township Stadium)
The last time Nasarawa United defeated Akwa United in a Premier League game was a 2-0 win in February 2009. The last two head-to-head meetings between both sides have ended in draws.
Nasarawa United began life without last season's leading scorer Victor Namo on a losing note. But their new coach, Mohammed Baba Ganaru, should guide them to their first win this Sunday.
My prediction: 2-0
Gombe United v Bayelsa United (Pantami Stadium)
Bayelsa United's last five visits to the Pantami have ended in losses and without a goal to show. Maurice Cooreman has strengthened his squad in the off-season and they showed they will be tougher this term though they lost their first game at Akwa United last weekend.
Under Richard Bubagha, Bayelsa United have put together a fine run in all competitions so far and I don't expect them to lose at Gombe United.
My prediction: 0-0
Crown FC v Heartland (Lekan Salami Stadium)
In 2011, Taofeek Morenikeji Akanbi's goal was enough for Crown FC to win this same fixture before they were relegated same year. But Heartland will be buoyed by the fact that they defeated Crown FC's city rivals, 3SC, at the same ground last season billed to host this game.
Crown FC were seconds away from leaving Katsina-Ala with a point before Stephen Eze popped up to break their hearts at the death. This time they will come up against Heartland who have impressive wingers in Jolly Osas and Bright Ejike capable of making things happen.
My prediction: 1-1
Enyimba v Enugu Rangers (Enyimba Stadium)
This is undoubtedly the biggest game of the match day. Some refer to it as the Oriental Derby, others call it the southeast derby. But whatever you decide to call this game, I expect an end-to-end stuff.
Both teams have met 19 times in the Premier League era and Enyimba have the edge have won 10 of these previous meetings while Rangers have won six. But Rangers have not won a point in Aba since November 2001. Coincidentally that was the last time they scored in Aba. For me, Rangers won't find joy in Aba this Sunday.
My prediction: 2-0


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The Publicis Groupe creative shop bested its London-based siblings Bartle Bogle Hegarty and incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi, which was cut from the review late last week. Independent Wieden & Kennedy and Omnicom Group's Abbot Mead Vickers, London, earlier pitched the business. (Last month, Omnicom's OMD won the consolidated $500 million Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures and Sony Consumer Electronics media buying business across Europe.)
Saatchi creative will run through the first quarter of 2003, with new work from Fallon breaking in the beginning of the second quarter.
Largest client
Sony becomes the largest
Mark Goldstein, chief marketing officer of Fallon Worldwide, called the win a "defining moment" for the London office.
"[Sony] could have hired an agency with offices in every one of Sony's 21 countries, but that's not where [Fallon's] leverage was," he said. "The leverage was in a really powerful consumer insight that led to a great strategy that led to really, really disarming creative work."
Stiff competition
A central challenge agencies needed to address in the pitch was how to defend Sony's status as a global consumer electronics powerhouse against encroachment by other electronics companies in recent years.
"How do you continue or reinforce that brand strength when you've got competitors you never competed with before, like Siemens, Nokia and Microsoft," Mr. Goldstein said. "There are software companies making portable music devices. How do they maintain their lead in those vertical categories where they're not No. 1 and what's it going to take to be No. 1?"
The agency must also try to bolster the brand in Eastern Europe, a region Sony entered only after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
"The brand doesn't have the rich history in Poland and Slovakia and all the other places [there] that it has in Italy, France and the U.K.," Mr. Goldstein said.
Beyond translating creative
He wouldn't reveal what idea the agency presented, but said it was based on a "universal truth" that "goes far beyond just translating one set of creative into multiple languages."
While that well-planned idea swayed Sony in the end, some quick-thinking on Fallon's part helped most likely its cause during the agency's first presentation to Sony executives in Berlin.
Mr. Goldstein said he and his pitch team used a Sony Vaio computer and he made sure he had a German electrical adapter, which he tested a half hour prior to the meeting. When two hours later the team reached the second-to-last slide, a sign popped up on the screen saying only 10% of power remained and to plug in the computer. The team realized they hadn't fully inserted the plug and the computer had been running on the batteries. What could have been a disasterous planning oversight, "we turned it into a plug for how great the computer was for running memory intense presentations on batteries alone," Mr. Goldstein said.


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The Master Butchers of Lobel's School Us In The Art Of Meat
Grill The Perfect Burger This Memorial Day Weekend
Hey, Truth just called. Apparently, you aren't the grill master you think you are. No worries though, it shouldn't be held it against you. But before you, myself, and the 60% of Americans who will fire up the grill this Memorial Day do so, take a few minutes to join me as I interview someone who does know his meat, Evan Lobel – coauthor of Lobel's Meat Bible: All You Need to Know about Meat and Poultry from America's Master Butchers. Yes, this man knows his meat.
Lobel's how-to and tips to grilling the perfect burger (both with direct and indirect heat) and more importantly, assure your ascent to Dr. Grillmeister fame.
"We love beef, which puts us in good company. Most meat eaters favor it. Let's face it – few things beat a plump burger sizzling on the grill…"
This excerpt opens the first chapter of Lobel's Meat Bible: All You Need to Know about Meat and Poultry from America's Master Butchers. It probably doesn't take any convincing that this family of four couldn't be anymore on target. And why should they? Lobel's Butcher Shop dates back more than 170 years. As a result, America's Master Butchers have cultivated a reputation as "the butchers to the stars." Many Lobel's customers have built a culinary reputation on their advice for preparing the perfect feast. This is Gear Patrol so we share the love, and we want to bring that to you.
I recently popped into Lobel's Madison Avenue storefront (or meat-locker) in the center of Manhattan's Upper Eastside to pick Evan Lobel's brain about all things man: meat and grilling. You may recognize Evan from several national radio and television shows, including the Food Network and the Martha Stewart show. Known as the "meticulous carver," there are few more knowledgeable on selecting the right cut of meat and carving techniques that enhance flavor, texture and presentation. What really struck me after our 2 hour conversation about all things carnivorous is that this fifth generation butcher ended with one simple comment: "…but at the end of the day, there's nothing better than grilling the perfect burger." And with that, we raise our glass to you, Evan.
We love beef, which puts us in good company.
Before I share Evan's wealth of knowledge on how to grill the perfect burger, do yourself a favor and pick up a few of their famous 1-pound Wyoming burgers. The meat alone will get you half-way there. As Ben (one of the few New Yorker's lucky enough to have a fire based grill patio grill) will agree, you will never taste a more flavorful, tender, and rich burger in your life. Mark my word. Next to the Wagyu Beef based Gear Burger, Lobel's USDA Prime Ground Beef (a special blend of prime ground chuck, sirloin and tenderloin) quite possibly makes the best burger meat I've ever had, though I fully understand each man swearing by his butcher. Lobel's has
attained maintained this level of superiority by dry aging the beef four to six weeks prior in a meticulously controlled 34-38 degree cooler.
Evan's cousin, Mark, has shared with Gear Patrol readers three of his top secrets for the grilling process:
- If you're not sure which ground beef to select, go with chuck. It has the most flavor and moisture. If you're digging a juicy, yet healthier option, ask your local butcher to blend the chuck with sirloin.
- Ground beef should never come to room temperature – either in the store or at your mancave. The package should always feel cold, so pick the meat up last on your way towards the checkout line.
- Leave your beef alone. The more you mold and handle your beef, the tougher it becomes. And never, ever, ever ever ever, press down on a burger with your spatula – you're squeezing the flavor out!
Well said. Now, on to the grilling methods (next page).


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For those following developments about police practice in Uganda, less surprising the few months into 2017 have not been the best of moments for Uganda's national force.
Painting the Picture: What could the police be doing wrong?
In the concluded procurement and disposal audit on Uganda's national force conducted by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), the custodians of law and order were qualified for Issuance of local purchase orders (LPOs) and contracts on expired bids, failure to state procurement timelines on the entity's procurement plan amongst other opinions.
This could be a result of internal data management systems gone wrong! We can as well call it a data manipulation because, a well-managed data system promotes an integrated view of any institutions operations and a clearer view of the big picture. It becomes much easier to see how actions in one segment of the entity affects others. If only Uganda's national force had one, probably LPOs would not be issued on expired bids. Despite the flows, the police budget has been steadily increasing over years, thanks to the Inspector General of Police. However, its un-justifiable if the budget increment is felt by the ordinary police officers since subject data is limited and/or un-found .
Contemplating about open data and data practice in the Uganda's national force, the Inspector General of Police, General Kayihura in his foreword to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics for Uganda Police Force (2006/07 – 2010/11), highlighted that the statistical process in the Uganda Police is poor, inaccurate, uncoordinated and not time-sensitive. Ten years down his reign, the force is still experiencing the same data management theater.
Without good data management, exacerbated with increased opacity in the force's operations, citizens could simply misinterpret and misunderstand Uganda's police decisions and work ethics. Why? Because they will have ample time to stereotype and perceive. No wonder, our force is continuously ranking as one of the most corrupt institutions in Uganda, and the most corrupt East African Region institution according to the Transparency International East Africa Bribery Index. This is not because they are so badly off in that sphere, but could be because they do not adhere to open data, transparency and accountability practices by being closed-off from the public.
A glimpse into the force's budget discipline depicts Fy 2017/2018 as one of their good years but, teargas tops priority on their budget with 44 billion Uganda shillings earmarked for the purchase of teargas to control crowds and UGX 51.1 billion for handling post-election violence.
The time to find good solutions to these problems is now.
Uganda's national force could do better only if it prioritizes data management, access to information and increased focus on transparency. In a transparent institution, data availability, combined with the tools that transform data into usable information, empowers end users to make quick, informed decisions that can make the difference between success and failure.
As custodians of law and order, the Uganda's Police should invest in increasing access to information about their work, initiate mechanisms to increase the flow of public information on what police officers are doing in their official roles, how they are doing it, and how they are fulfilling their responsibility to ensure public safety. This will not only restore public trust and confidence in Uganda's police but push them steps ahead into the transparency curve.


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Book Review: Moonlighting in Vermont
Moonlighting in Vermont won the 2009 Daphne du Maurier award for excellence in the Mystery/Suspense category from the Romance Writers of America. I can only assume they were reading the paperback version.
I liked the kind of nutty tenacity the heroine, Bella Bree MacGowan, has toward her situation and life. Although, the Rachel Ray look-a-like "without the benefit of a hair an makeup stylist," seems very unpractical in other ways. How many times does she have to slip in the mud before she gets boots appropriate for the muddy environs? After a while, the gag isn't funny. Like most amateur-by-circumstance sleuths, she continually puts herself and others in jeopardy. That is to be expected and most of these incidents are done in a reasonable approach. The romantic scenes are well done. The search her boss's killer, despite the fact that she found the body, loses some traction in favor of the romances (real, imagined, or thought about) in her life. Finding the body made her the #1 suspect, and the investigator, who may or may not have the hots for her, keeps her locked in his sights almost to a creepy, draconian level.
She's self-sufficient and boldly frank for a romantic lead. Good. It is a romantic-mystery, but the mystery plot aspect is thin. Being in the presence of cops, talking to them, being put in awkward situations with them does not make a mystery, and the mystery is only solved by bumbling and accidental incidents that seem slightly contrived. The reveals in her interview with the killer (with the killer's lawyer present) are just silly. Reading between the technical issues, the writing appears to be fine. The paperback is probably a good read and worthy of a solid 4 for the romance; the mystery is less intriguing with one major twist, but little for true mystery buffs to chew on. Don't expect to be happy with electronic version, and, therefore, a 3.


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Shinee's Sherlock album is out! Here are the new digital booklet pics. I'm not including the teasers because we've all seen them.
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Make sure to buy this album on Itunes or support Shinee's comeback by buying it on a site like Naver or Soribada or Bugs. I might just do both.
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When you're this far down the monetary rabbit hole, it would be pretty brave to discount any eventuality. So today we're going to question whether the US government can, or will, really default on their debt obligations. In preview, our answer is, 'No they won't.' When you issue debt denominated in the currency you print – and which the world accepts – default is practically impossible. But that doesn't account for the madness of politicians…
That's because politicians can easily bring about a 'technical' default. That is, because the US government doesn't have the legal authority to borrow more money right now (authority it needs from Congress) and because it's fast running out of cash, the US Empire's immense bills could well go unpaid.
So if Congress can't agree to an increase in the debt limit by October 17, then they will trigger a technical default. And the world will collapse in a smoking pile of ruins…
Well, maybe not quite. But there are obviously some concerns about the continuing impasse and the belligerence of both sides of politics over the issue. Obama says he won't negotiate until Congress approves an increase in the debt ceiling and the Republicans won't approve an increase until Obama comes to the negotiating table.
The result? A lot of nervousness. The Financial Times headlines with 'China and Japan warn on US default'. According to Treasury data, they are the number one and two holders of Treasury debt, at US$1.277 and US$1.135 trillion respectively.
Bloomberg goes the full hyperbole with:
'Failure by the world's largest borrower to pay its debt — unprecedented in modern history — will devastate stock markets from Brazil to Zurich, halt a $5 trillion lending mechanism for investors who rely on Treasuries, blow up borrowing costs for billions of people and companies, ravage the dollar and throw the U.S. and world economies into a recession that probably would become a depression. Among the dozens of money managers, economists, bankers, traders and former government officials interviewed for this story, few view a US default as anything but a financial apocalypse.'
We wonder who will blink first?
Bloomberg does have a point. The world's financial system relies on the constant expansion of US debt. If it stops, the global economy will grind to a halt. But more crucially, a technical default would wreak havoc in the financial markets.
That's because it would call into question the value of the world's most used collateral – the US Treasury bond. What do we mean by that?
Well, because Treasuries are seen as 'risk-free' (really) they are accepted globally as collateral. So if you want to borrow cash you can hand over a Treasury bond as collateral and then go and invest that cash elsewhere. And then the person or entity who holds the bond as collateral can go and hand it to someone else in exchange for cash too. It's known as re-hypothecation and is a way of turning one Treasury bond into multiples of its cash value. It's a process that helps to levitate financial markets.
We'd guess that in the event of a technical default, there would be a fair amount of confusion (not to mention anger) about what this means for the 'Treasuries as collateral' trade.
Which is why we think a default won't happen. Between now and next week, bankers will constantly remind the politicians what a dangerous game they are playing. Bloomberg reports that Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman urged employees to write to their Congressman and warn them of the 'unacceptable consequences' of default.
And if letters or emails don't work, a bullet in the mail will probably focus the senses…
While the stakes appear quite high in the political world, in the financial world no one seems to think a default is likely. US 10-year Treasury bond yields are 2.63%, compared to 2.94% a month ago. That means Treasuries are in demand. As yields go down prices go up, so buyers are clearly not concerned about a default. If they were, you'd see yields rising strongly.
So the bond market is telling you there won't be a default. Yet the equity market is falling. What's the story?
Well, with the Federal Reserve monetising US$85 billion of debt paper per month, the equity market has become somewhat of a casino. As cash flows into the financial system, it's like a hot potato that no one really wants to hold. More pertinently, no one wants to hold it while the going is good and confidence remains high.
But when there is a blow to confidence, the potato cools down. Cash doesn't seem so bad and there is a tendency to hold onto it for longer than before. So the equity market is largely a factor of confidence, and when you have politicians threatening to turn off the monetary taps, confidence takes a hit.
That's an important point to note. We often talk about the Federal Reserve being the source of the world's liquidity but really, the source starts with government. It's the government's ability to borrow (by issuing Treasury paper) and spend which puts the cash into the system.
The Federal Reserve's role is to simply monetise these Treasury obligations (money already spent) in order to keep interest rates low and allow the Treasury to continue issuing more and more paper.
This is why the shutdown and the threat of no more debt issuance is such a worry to the equity market. The global liquidity/money/cash tap is at risk of being turned off and however unlikely it is right now, equities don't like it.
If we're right the US will avoid default and you'll see some sort of agreement between the two political parties in the next week or two. It will be interesting to see the market's response. You'll initially see a knee-jerk rally in equities and perhaps even a sell-off in the Treasury market. But what happens after that will be important.
Will any rally be sustainable? Or will the current political wrangling awake the rest of the world to the enormity of the US's debt problems? Will foreigners continue to desert the Treasury market (as we pointed out yesterday) meaning the Federal Reserve will have no chance of ending QE?
If that is indeed the case, it's hard to see how confidence, and bond prices, will hold up. Dwindling confidence and rising bonds yields won't be good for the stock market.
It won't be good for the global economy or the Australian economy either. In fact, my mate Dan Denning reckons Australia is on the path to its first recession in decades, with or without the US debt issues.
The major underlying theme of the Daily Reckoning has been to document the decline of the American Empire. We do it – with good humour – not because that's what we'd like to see, but because it's an inevitable consequence of history and economics. It is what it is.
But we think that 2013 will go down as the year when the pace of decline accelerated. The hopeful recovery from the 2008 bust – built entirely on US government debt growth – is running out of steam. Harsh reality and the limits of debt-based growth are not far away.
Greg Canavan+
for Markets and Money
Inflation: Australian Savers, Don't Get Comfortable
4-10-2013 – Vern Gowdie
Punch Drunk on Gold's Volatility
3-10-2013 – Nick Hubble
How Aussie Property Could Turn on Investors Very Badly
2-10-2013 – Nick Hubble
US Government Shutdown Threatens Panda-monium
1-10-2013 – Nick Hubble
SMSFs Enter the Great Australian Property Debate
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Student Organizations
An integral part of the basic philosophy of Tri-Rivers Career Center is the belief that students should be provided opportunities to grow and develop as citizens as well as to become skilled workers.
Therefore, it is by design that the youth organizations of the school are co-curricular rather than extracurricular in nature. This means that personal and professional growth activities are built into the curriculum of each career-technical program. Tri-Rivers youth clubs represent the general areas of career-technical training at the school.
At Tri-Rivers personal and professional growth activities are built into the curriculum of each program through Career-Technical Student Organizations. All of our student organizations emphasize teamwork, leadership and community service.
Ambassador Club
is very similar to a student council. These select individuals represent the school at various activities-as tour guides, greeters, etc.
FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America
is for students enrolled in Culinary Arts
is the youth leadership organization of all agricultural programs. FFA activities and leadership training skills are an integral part of every Agriculture Education curriculum
is the National Organization for Technical Skilled Service & Health Occupations
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Drivers can expect delays in Eastbourne as fresh roadworks begin later this month.
A lane of Lottbridge Drove will closed for three weeks between October 5 and 30 for works by East Sussex County Council.
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Elsewhere in Eastbourne, Eversfield Road will be closed from October 5 to 9 to allow cranes access to a nearby building site.
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Perfect Bound Softcover(B/W)
A mortally wounded Mexican stranger passes Doug Sutherland a cryptic note about a "shipment" and warns him that "your mother is in danger" Sutherland, a young Chicago entrepreneur, tries to convince himself that the message was meant for someone else. Even if true, why should he care? His mother abandoned his father and him when he was an infant. Besides, his world is already complicated by his love life, his real estate project, and debilitating nightmares echoing gruesome memories from his infancy, images associated with his phobias and his mother.
But then armed men invade his apartment, a Mexican smuggler threatens him, the police accuse him of drug dealing, and a DEA agent harasses him, all because of what he supposedly possesses or knows. Sucked into a maelstrom, he must overcome his life-long fears and resentment toward his mother to rescue her, save his kidnapped girlfriend, recover a priceless pre-Hispanic artifact, battle a ruthless smuggler, and survive multiple murder attempts, the last from an unexpected source.
Whew! That was the synopsis from both the Amazon blurb and the book website...I knew when I read it, that the premise was one that had the potential to hold my interest...it was right up my alley. I mean, what's not to like? It has archaeology, a little romance, a lot of adventure and some mystery thrown in and a few twists too.
The author did not disappoint. Once I started this book, I did not want to put it down. Even though Doug is just your every day real estate developer/former lawyer and his girlfriend is also a lawyer they sure do have the brains and the guts to get themselves out of some real scrapes...
This was an action packed, adventure filled ride from beginning to end. I tell you Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt and Giordano would be proud...
Fans of those two will enjoy this one. I know that I enjoyed the ingenuity and luck that these two employed throughout the book in order to try to stay a step ahead of the bad guys.
I don't really want to say too much about the plot itself because I make it a policy as a reviewer not to be a spoiler...
I will just say that when I finished the book I thought to myself that these characters were such that I would like to spend more time with them...I wondered if Mr. Gordon McIntosh had considered writing another book with Doug Sutherland and his Girl...I looked it up, and guess what!?! He sure did! It is called, Death's Crooked Shadow! I have already loaded it onto my Kindle and I have already read the prologue! I have to tell you that as soon as I finish this review and publish it to all of the places that I promised I would...I will be reading that one...
So 5 HEARTS for this one!
The Lagarto Stone
by Gordon N. MccIntosh
About the author:
Mr. McIntosh began writing mysteries thrillers after a successful real estate career and a Masters degree from the University of Chicago. He and his wife spend the temperate months in their Chicago home and venture south for the winter.
You can read more about the author and his books at these two websites:
So do yourself a favor and pick this one up...you won't regret it! I can't wait to start the next one...


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Min-Ah Lee earned her Ph.D. from sociology in 2007 and also enrolled in the gerontology program at Purdue. After earning her Ph.D., she worked as a postdoctroal research associate at Cornell from July 2007 to Feb. 2009. She is currently an assistant professor in the department of sociology at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. Her major interests are health inequality, stress and physical health, and aging.
What do you remember best about your time in the Gerontology Program?
It were interdisciplinary courses. I took some classes in other departments beyond my home department (Sociology). It was great experience for me to learn different perspectives and paradigms on aging and meet diverse people.
Who were your mentors and what attributes did they have that helped you?
All in the center on aging and the life course. They always encouraged me to pursue my goals and were great friends and colleges as well as mentors.
How did you get interested in gerontology?
I got interested in gerontology while I was working with my professor, Dr. Ferraro. Actually, I did not know much about gerontology itself and just had interests on health inequality across racial/ethnic groups, but realized that aging was really important subjects after Dr. Ferraro became my adviser.
What research experiences did you have at Purdue that helped form your current agenda?
So many experiences. One of the most memorable research experiences is research on the physical limitations of widowed people. Associations between the context of spousal loss and the health of widowed people is still one of my current research topics.
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Experiencing and learning gerontology as an interdisciplinary program will be really great for everyone.


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For today's post I decided to show images of beautiful bedrooms. Since I am off to Toronto tomorrow for a buying trip I don't have time to do any narrative descriptions, I think the images speak for themselves. The following bedrooms are a mix of contemporary, modern glam, classic, modern country and cottage style. Enjoy!
Starting with our bedroom display at Moving Designz Home & Cottage. ( Sorry the image is a little dark I didn't have the lights on or the camera on the proper settings when I snapped this one).
Friday, August 8, 2008
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Ducks' Corey Perry hurt in win over Hurricanes
Jakob Silfverberg returned from a five-game injury absence to score the tie-breaking goal late in the second period as the Ducks beat Carolina 3-2 in Anaheim on Monday night.
On a night that team captain Ryan Getzlaf returned after missing 19 games after getting hit in the face with a puck, the Ducks lost forward Corey Perry to a potentially serious injury. The 2011 NHL MVP was hurt when his right leg bent awkwardly as he ran into the back of the Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner.
Panthers 2, Red Wings 1: Mike Matheson scored at 2:02 of overtime to give visiting Florida the win. Detroit's Luke Witkowski returned from a 10-game NHL suspension for returning to the ice to rejoin a fight Nov. 9 and fought twice with the Panthers' Micheal Haley.
Jets 5, Canucks 1: Mathieu Perreault scored two goals and added an assist as Winnipeg extended its home winning streak to seven games
Islanders 3, Capitals 1: Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves as host New York snapped a three-game losing streak.
Stars 2, Rangers 1: Jason Spezza scored the decisive goal in the shootout as visiting Dallas snapped a three-game losing streak.
Avalanche 2, Penguins 1: Jonathan Bernier stopped 39 shots as visiting Colorado won its second in a row.
Briefly: Vegas head coach Gerard Gallant said goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who has missed 25 games because of a concussion, is in line to start against Carolina on Tuesday. "He looks real good," Gallant told NHL.com. ... Winnipeg goalie Steve Mason was activated from injured reserve, but coach Paul Maurice told NHL.com that defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (lower-body injury) will be out until at least Christmas. ... Vancouver's Sven Baertschi, hit in the face by a puck Saturday, has a broken jaw that will sideline him for at least four weeks, the team announced.


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Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.5172°, Longitude. -83.2844° , Elevation. 779m
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Added to standard therapies, the drug did not reduce atrial fibrillation recurrence rates compared with placebo (51.4% versus 52.1%, P=0.73), according to Aldo Pietro Maggioni, M.D., of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists Research Center in Florence, Italy, and colleagues.
Nor was a slight observed drop in multiple atrial fibrillation episodes significant (adjusted odds ratio 0.89, P=0.34), the researchers reported in the April 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Earlier studies had suggested that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and ARBs could prevent atrial fibrillation, Anne M. Gillis, M.D., of the University of Calgary in Alberta, noted in an editorial accompanying the article.
But these results, from the first large, prospective randomized trial, "appear to provide strong evidence that valsartan (Diovan) and possibly other ARBs do not prevent the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in this patient population," she said.
Since only 7.9% of study participants had heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction -- a population that might have benefited most, according to earlier studies -- the results from this trial can't be extrapolated to those patients, Dr. Gillis added.
Given the enthusiasm for and research expended on nontraditional drugs to prevent atrial fibrillation -- including ACE inhibitors, ARBs, statins, and anti-inflammatory agents -- these findings are disappointing, she said.
"It's all based on the belief that targeting downstream cellular signaling cascades might prevent some of the cellular changes that lead to electrophysiologic remodeling or the structural remodeling that leads to establishment of a more permanent substrate for atrial fibrillation," Dr. Gillis noted.
The multicenter GISSI-AF trial enrolled 1,442 patients who were in sinus rhythm at baseline, but had had either multiple atrial fibrillation episodes in the prior six months or successful cardioversion for atrial fibrillation in the prior two weeks.
All had underlying cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or left atrial enlargement as well.
Participants were randomized to either placebo or valsartan at a daily dose escalated to 320 mg for one year -- on top of their stable treatment regimen for atrial fibrillation and any underlying cardiovascular disorders.
These other medications included amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) for 34.7% of patients at baseline, ACE inhibitors for 57.0%, beta-blockers for 30.2%, and anticoagulants for 56.5%.
For the primary endpoints at one year, the results revealed no difference in the rate of first atrial fibrillation recurrence with valsartan versus placebo (hazard ratio 0.98, P=0.83) or multiple recurrences (26.9% versus 27.9%, odds ratio 0.95, P=0.66).
Both findings remained unchanged after adjustment for baseline variables (adjusted HR 0.97, P=0.73, and adjusted OR 0.89, P=0.34, respectively).
The only significant effect of valsartan among the secondary endpoints was a five-fold increase in thromboembolic events (10 versus two cases, P=0.04). This may have been a chance finding, given the much lower-than-expected event rate, Dr. Maggioni's group said.
None of the patient subgroups showed a benefit for valsartan over placebo, including those who were not receiving ACE inhibitors and those on amiodarone.
Atrial fibrillation was monitored by frequent transtelephonic monitoring, which likely picked up more events than electrocardiography at scheduled visits or patient-reported symptoms. That was the case in prior large trials that have not had atrial fibrillation events as a primary endpoint, the researchers said.
However, the high proportion of patients on a class I or II antiarrythmic and with recent cardioversion suggested that "the substrate for atrial fibrillation was well established" in the population, Dr. Gillis noted.
ARB therapy may not have been able to modify this substrate over a relatively brief follow-up period of only one year, she added.
While the researchers acknowledged this limitation, the lack of even a modest trend in favor of valsartan suggested that it wouldn't happen over longer follow-up, either.
|The study was funded by Novartis, which markets Diovan. The GISSI Studies are supported by Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri and by Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri.
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Disertori M, et al "Valsartan for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation" N Engl J Med 2009; 360: 606-17.
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Gillis AM "Angiotensin-receptor blockers for prevention of atrial fibrillation -- A matter of timing or target?" N Engl J Med 2009; 360: 669-71.


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This is what I've felt like for a while now. Ironically, this flat tire (last week) broke me down (no pun intended) even further.
It's weird. I feel like I'm in a relapse of some sort. I was doing very well for a record time (months!) and I just hit rock bottom. I'm trying to be optimistic, thinking this is just a step back to make a grander stride forward.
These negative thoughts flood out my brain, suddenly I'm treading on mud and everything is hazy, distant. I start feeling useless and like nothing I do is good enough or even worth it; the "mean me" takes over every situation and ruins it- the worst part is, I believe it. And it's so hard to get out of that hole. I keep crying at the oddest times and places; everything hurts. The air is thick and it weighs me down. I'm an emotional wreck and because of that, I feel even worse being around people- who wants to hang out with someone falling?
And then I take a couple of deep breaths and remember to take it all moment by moment. Little by little. It eases the pain but I can't shake away the suffering. Feeling too much or too little/nothing at all, neither is good. Neither works. And neither bring me back to reality.
I know this is temporary and there is a way out (I've been here before and know it gets better) but some days it's just so hard, it seems impossible.
Putting this out in the open somehow eases the burden; so if you've been reading- thanks. A lent ear is all it takes sometimes.
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Jerry Seib: The President and the Weather
After two big ice storms have battered the South, severe weather has been in the news lately. The president is headed to California highlighting a less reported weather disaster of the California drought. He may use these natural phenomena to push for a climate change agenda. Photo: Associated Press
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the ... still is not slow talk about the weather this week was that have to do with politics longer to tell you this sack that first big weather story is the giant snow and ice storm this moving the eastern coast in this kind of paralyzing the eastern half the country right now ... so that's item number one item number two for a weather story of a totally different variety ... present Obama is flying out to California on Friday decent stopped in to look at the consequences of a huge drought in California a different kind was in Rome entirely obviously ... what are those two things have to do with politics will one other things that ties them together is ... they both spark more conversation that climate change ... climate change is a big topic in general we haven't heard a lot about in Washington since the president stated the Union address where he tried to race and put it on the radar screen ... I think that's gonna come back large part because I think the president will probably ... make some connections between strange weather out West a drought ... and climate change as a way that it opens the door for him ... to to try to do some things administratively for executive orders in regulation ... to get the climate change issue at a time when there's no consensus in Congress in between the administration Congress ... over what to do about it ... so I think you can hear the words climate change the words climate change alot more in the next few days that you have that ... in the background of the conversation keep in mind that the climate change question is still working out there ... is what's the president going to do about the Keystone XL pipeline ... brings Canadian tar sands oil down to the Midwest for distribution ... to refineries in the Midwest and on the Gulf Coast ... environmentalist a pipeline to think that that that oil in particular adds to the climate change problem ... clue there people in the business community the energy community and in parts of the Democratic Party who was the president to approve it anyway ... so there will be climate change talk to the climate change decision is still just a ways off later this year ... this is Jerry side ...


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All-Star Panel: Did administration 'deceive' public after Libya attack?
This is a rush transcript from "Special Report," September 27, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
BRET BAIER, ANCHOR: Well, we can talk about the campaign many, many times. We only have a little bit left. I thought we'd continue this discussion. Charles, you want to talk about the investigation.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Yeah. There are two parts of this deception and the first has to do with the fact that they pretended that it was a demonstration. And Obama actually carried it on with a speech he gave at United Nations just three days ago. He spoke endlessly about the video. He denounced it at least seven times, as if that is what the issue is here.
But the other half of this deception is every time they've been asked a question about what happened on the ground and the lack of intelligence and security and preparation, they deflect it and say we can't answer because there is an ongoing inquiry. And now we learn there isn't even anybody FBI on the ground, who is supposed to be conducting the inquiry. So I think at every level this administration then wanted the suppression of the story because it went completely against its storyline of the great success it had against Al Qaeda.
BAIER: Judge, this other part of the story, the two Navy SEALs were killed at the annex, this is a half-mile away from the consulate. There were intelligence assets on the ground, according to U.S. officials, that were tracking these Al Qaeda affiliates. They were trying to keep track of RPGs and surface to air missiles and weapons of mass destruction possibly on the ground in Libya. They knew that Al Qaeda was growing in strength on the ground in Libya, these people who were on the ground.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO, FOX NEWS SENIOR JUDICIAL ANALYST: You know, with -- the president doesn't speak about this, if General Petraeus who heads the CIA materially misleads a congressional committee in private, this is the emperor having no clothes. As Charles said, the administration will never conduct an investigation the results of which we'll know before Election Day because the administration cannot now admit that its policies over there have been a failure. It got rid of a bad guy, a strong man, it replaced him with people worse than he is, with mob rule who will kill our people and destroy our assets even though we ought to have known they were there and they were coming. The administration's behavior here is criminally negligent.
BAIER: And if you look back, Juan, at all of the statements and all of the focus of the media after 9/11 -- how it was all focused on Mitt Romney's statement about the Cairo embassy and what he said about that for two days. It kind of puts it in a different perspective after you learn that perhaps the administration knew it was a terrorist attack from the beginning.
JUAN WILLIAMS, SENIOR EDITOR, THE HILL: Knew it was a terrorist attack in Libya. Now we have other countries at play, obviously, and in Egypt and other countries. The video may have had some role to play and may have been used to stir resentment and anger for political purposes to repress moderates. But we should separate those two out.
But I just want to come back to what you were talking about, that safe house. That is a big story. And I wonder if the administration and our intelligence folks are trying to slow down what the world knows about what was going on there.
BAIER: We will continue to follow it. That is it for panel. But stay tuned for more from the U.N. General Assembly.
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