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Top 5 experiences in Nepal
Nepal is the top holiday destination in Asia. Among all the travelers visiting Nepal, it is one of the most popular reviews. There are eight of the top ten highest snow capped mountains of the world including the highest Mt. Everest standing tall at an altitude of 8848 meters. Nepal is really blessed with the natural grandeur and it has lot to offer for the tourists looking to perceive those beauties with their real eyes.
Here are the top 5 experiences in Nepal that you should look out for:
- Everest base camp trek: The most popular and the golden opportunity to be at the base camp of highest mountain of the world. Trekking through the Sherpa villages, rhododendron forests surrounded by the stunning mountain views, completing Everest base camp trek can br considered as an accomplishment in itself.
- Annapurna circuit trek: It is another popular trekking site in Nepal after Everest base camp. The stunning scenery, traveling through forests, small villages, witnessing the flora and fauna, trekking through Thorungla pass (highest pass of the world); Annapurna circuit trek can be defined as true trekking paradise.
- Ghorepani Poonhill trek: Comparatively short and easy trek in Annapurna region, this ghorepani Poonhill trek offers the best sunrise views over the Himalayas like Annapurna Himalayan range, Mt. Machhapuchre, Mt. Dhaulagiri and other smaller peaks.
- Kathmandu Chitwan Pokhara Tour: Get the best glimpses of Nepal tours by embarking in the Katmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan tour that would Visit to the three main cities Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara which is the perfect combination of cultural sightseeing, wilderness activity and natural sightseeing respectively.
- Adventurous activities like rafting, bungee jumping, paragliding etc.: Immerse in the thrill and adventurous activities like white water rafting, bungee jumping and paragliding. It will surely turn your holiday into ultimate adventure.
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I made this one^ on my iPod.
Don't they just get those creative juices flowing? They do for me, at least.
And now for some Hunger Games talk.
I recently read the books over the summer for my summer reading. As you know, I'm not a big dystopian fan, but everybody kept telling me how awesome it was. So, I borrowed it from a friend and read all three of them in about three days' time. They were just that awesome. And as most of you all know, The Hunger Games is going to be a movie. (It's coming out this month!) So excited. But then, I came across this:
Yes, this is indeed The Hunger Games nail polish. I want it sooo bad! Just look at all those colors! I'm absolutely in love with Smoke and Ashes and Luxe and Lush. But then, I did a little more research of HG memorabilia and found an entire etsy store dedicated to The Hunger Games. Check it out.
And here's another thing to check out. This is a book called Croak written by Gina Damico. Lookie! It's absolutley hilarious! Plus, I cannot wait for this book to come out! Not only does it look awesome, but I read the synopsis for it, and it sounds like a great read.
Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby has sucker-punched her last classmate. Fed up with her punkish, wild behavior, her parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than that of shoveling manure.He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach her the family business.
Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated entirely by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. Along with her infuriating yet intriguing partner Driggs and a rockstar crew of fellow Grim apprentices, Lex is soon zapping her targets like a natural born Killer.
Yet her innate ability morphs into an unchecked desire for justice—or is it vengeance?—whenever she's forced to Kill a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again. So when people start to die—that is, people who aren't supposed to be dying, people who have committed grievous crimes against the innocent—Lex's curiosity is piqued. Her obsession grows as the bodies pile up, and a troubling question begins to swirl through her mind: if she succeeds in tracking down the murderer, will she stop the carnage—or will she ditch Croak and join in?
And guess what? It comes out this March 20th! Like I said earlier, all the books I want to read have yet to come out. What is this madness? As a sidenote, I have to say, being a book lover gives you great patience. Lots and lots of it.
Another book that I'm having a hard time waiting for would be The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross. If you have not read the first book(The Girl in the Steel Corset), I suggest you do. It's steampunk awesomeness at its best. Also, Rift by Andrea Cremer. That looks--I know it's just going to be amazing.
Well, there's more books, but I don't feel like boring you all with it. Is there any books you'd like to read, but hasn't come out yet?


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An important shift has taken place in this economic cycle. The Federal Reserve (Fed) was finally able to start following through on its projected rate hike path, raising rates twice in just over a three-month period. By doing so, the Fed showed increasing trust that the economy has largely met its dual mandate of 2% inflation and full employment, that the economy is progressively able to stand on its own two feet, and that fiscal policy may now provide the backstop to the economy that monetary policy has provided throughout the expansion. The gauges say growth engines and market drivers may have changed: power down monetary policy, power up business fundamentals, and potentially take fiscal policy and economic growth off standby.
GDP Growth Near 2.5%
We continue to look for the U.S. economy to expand up to 2.5% in 2017, although potential delays in passing major fiscal policies introduce some risk to the downside. Data on consumption, employment, housing, manufacturing, and services all point toward improvement in the months and quarters ahead following sluggish first quarter GDP growth.
6 – 9% Returns
As investors increasingly trust that the economy can stand on its own without the need of monetary policy support, business fundamentals should take over as the primary market engine and corporate profits will take on increasing importance. We have slightly raised our 2017 S&P 500 Index total return forecast to 6 – 9%, commensurate with expected earnings gains.
Emerging over Developed
Though fundamentals are firming, growth in Europe and Japan has only gradually improved from low levels. Monetary policy has fueled economic and financial market gains with central bank support continuing, yet economic reforms are still needed. We remain cautious on developed international markets, but more constructive on emerging markets (EM).
Limited Return Potential
We expect the 10-year Treasury yield to end 2017 in the 2.25 – 2.75% range, with the potential for moves toward 3.0% should anticipated policy support lead to a meaningful rise in economic activity. Divergent global central bank activities, moderate inflation pressures, and attractive valuations for U.S. Treasuries relative to global alternatives may support bonds at higher yields.
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The financial crisis, the economic crisis, a crisis in the traditional workings of democracy, "Europe in crisis": these were the phenomena highlighted by participants at this Aspen Junior Fellows Meeting as currently unfolding against a general backdrop of economic woes that are fomenting populism and racism. The risk – it was stressed – is that respect for the rule of law will be undermined within the European Union, despite this being one of the founding principles of the EU.
It was noted that although there is no explicit definition of this principle in the treaties establishing the EU, Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (or "TEU", as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon) states that the EU is founded on the values of respect for democracy, equality, rights, freedom, and the rule of law. In addition, through the efforts of the European Court of Justice, the principle of the rule of law has entered into and become entrenched within the European legal system. A Union governed by the rule of law entails that the acts of those who embody power cannot be exempted from review. Over time, the ECJ has shown that the rule of law is a broad and elastic concept, which has gradually become an umbrella covering a growing number of stipulations that are brought to bear within the Union as well as vis-à-vis countries that wish to join.
Indeed, it was precisely in the case of such candidate countries that the rule of law brought into sharp focus those aspects– within the communist regimes from which these countries hailed – that most conflicted with the rule of law itself, such as the absence of an independent judiciary and the lack of mechanisms to prevent and curb corruption within public institutions.
Nevertheless, the participants observed that the issue of respect for the rule of law – understood as entailing the separation and independence of judicial power, as a safeguard for the rights and liberties of citizens – is today, unexpectedly, rearing its head conspicuously in several countries that despite having only recently joined EU have solid traditions of their own, such as Hungary and Poland. It arises particularly in the face of attempts to manipulate the judicial system and the mechanisms which vouchsafe the independence of the judiciary. Confronted with such attacks, the response mechanisms of the EU's institutions have proven complex and not always effective, a case in point being the difficulties encountered in activating the procedure under article 7 of the TEU. Precisely with a view to ensuring respect for the rule of law within the European Union, Europe's institutions are making frequent resort to soft law mechanisms. In the case of Poland, the European Commission has – in a recommendation on the rule of law addressed to the Polish authorities – expressed its concerns on reforms to the judicial system with the aim of opening up a constructive dialogue with the government. It was felt that this undoubtedly points up one of the major challenges today, namely, that of determining how to go about preserving and protecting the resilience of the cohesion of different peoples and states that have endured the creation over time of the foundations of an understanding on fundamental principles believed to be shared, and which now, due to the tensions of the past few years, have begun to unravel.
While acknowledging the lack of preparedness for facing this new reality, the participants emphasized the need to bear in mind that, thanks to the advance of the rule of law, the European Union is a community that has been built on values and not just shared economic interests. This process was seen as still ongoing and not yet fully completed, since not all values are shared by all member states in the same way. In this regard, it was conceded that Europe has been very preoccupied with organizing economic integration, but less so with organizing cultural integration.
In such a complex scenario, the issue of respect for the rule of law was held up as pivotal to the security of rights, to European identity, and ultimately to the credibility of the European Union. Deemed just as crucial were trust in the shared heritage built up over the years and the ability to combat those who would seek to destroy this heritage. Looking ahead, with a view to the future, the participants urged that it is precisely within the arena of the rule of law and respect for the values underpinning it – in the push and pull between identity and diversity, and between the defense of cultural boundaries and inclusion – that European countries will determine the future fate of cohesion between their peoples and their continued enjoyment of the civilization which springs from centuries of history.


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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
An Agent's Inbox #1
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I really like your query--the voice near the end is awesome, particularly about the marriage proposal/courtship. The last paragraph about the witch, knight, and god-king is interesting, but it feels like you're introducing new characters in the very end, which confused me for a bit. Is this a necessary conclusion, or can you just summarize them as "contestants"?
As for the 250, I like the image you paint with the first sentence, but it feels a little long, maybe even clunky to me. Great way to drop us in the action without pushing too much info or world-building on us all at once. I really like your voice.
- October 26, 2016 at 9:07 AM
- Jonathan Mitchell said...
I definitely dig this query. It definitely sounds like my kind of story, and I love the moments where the voice really stands out (like with the severed head proposal). I do feel a bit confused about the jump between being made the demon's replacement servant and being forced into the tournament. There doesn't seem to be an explanation as to why she's entered. But the life-and-death tournament with a prize she doesn't even want while dealing with an unorthodox courtship sounds like great entertainment.
The first 250 definitely gets us into the moment and has some nice description. I would definitely keep reading.
- October 26, 2016 at 9:59 AM
I love this premise! Such an intriguing concept that instantly makes me want to know more. The only thing I can think of is maybe reviewing the body of your query a bit to see if you can make it more concise. Usually if you can shorten your bit about the plot to 2-3 paragraphs, agents tend to appreciate it more since they have so many to look through. But I love the story and want to know more!
- October 26, 2016 at 10:11 AM
The query is well written. However, it's a bit long for my taste. Unfortunately, I am also not all that much into demons with missing hearts , so for that reason alone I would pass.
Furthermore, the first sentence of the sample "The red sunset made the water dripping from Ebba's dress resemble blood as the witchfinder dragged her past the window." reads awkward to me. I would advise to make that sentence stand out more.
- October 26, 2016 at 1:40 PM
- winkchii said...
I loved this concept, I suppose I have a weak spot for a demon as a love interested. I did find it a bit long, I wanted to keep going because it interested me but I felt I was forcing myself.
Overall I think it starts out great, it hooked me right away. Hope that was helpful.
- October 27, 2016 at 10:42 AM
I love the concept of this and it is very much something I would read. I like that it's dark and twisty. That being said, the query is a lot of information and a little overwhelming. It starts out really awesome and you have some great elements that could be condensed in to making this really hook an agent (or whoever is reading the query)-- The demon without the heart and fact that she gives hers to him and then later starts to fall in love with him, despite his evil intentions.
But I was confused about whether or not she became the demon until the courtship thing came up, and I'm confused by how she is living without a heart (especially when you reference her death meaning something). And the last line is a little out of the blue because I have no idea who these three characters are. Condensing it down a bit would make it much more "give me more"! :) And the flip side, a little more expanding on what you've got will create a KILLER synopsis.
And I like the first 250 words! <3 <3 I'll read this someday, I'm sure!
- October 27, 2016 at 10:37 PM


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Almeida & Brouwer: Oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon; an update.
The Ecuadorian oil industry is located in the Amazonian provinces of Orellana and Sucumbios, which are home to 30% of the world's biodiversity .Ten identified Indigenous civilizations, approximately 125,000 people, are the ancestral inhabitants of the region- Achuar, Ai´Cofan, Huaorani, Quichua, Secoya, Shiwar, Shuar, Siona, Taromenani and Zaparo. Their culture, economy and welfare are synonymous with the protection and integrity of their ancestral lands.
Empirical evidence collected in the field since 1985 suggests that the Ecuadorian Amazon continues to be the worst oil induced environmental and social disaster in history. In 2010, 600 million gallons of crude were spilled into the headwaters of the Amazon River basin. Everyday over 4 million gallons of toxic wastes and 2,100-4,200 gallons of crude per separating station, are dumped, untreated, into the watershed.
The Indigenous communities bear the brunt of this contamination that seeps through their habitat, silently as a cancer growth. The 90% mortality rates registered in the Cofan, Secoya and Siona communities in-between 1960 to 2010, are a tragic reminder of this ongoing process.
The expansion of oil in the Amazon also brought with it a semi-spontaneous process of agrarian colonisation, which jointly with the oil concessions qualitatively altered the migration patterns that the indigenous hunter and gatherer economy required. The transition from a natural to a market economy has been synonymous with extreme poverty. The monthly incomes of extended families over the past 12 months, have averaged between $19-$30 per month; well below the World Bank's poverty indicators. Paradoxically, the ability of these families in satisfying their basic needs depends increasingly on cash incomes, and this tendency is growing almost proportionally to the 5% annual rate of deforestation.
This dismal reality is further enhanced by the presence of drug cartels, FARC, Colombian Para-military organizations, the refugee crisis, et. al, and according to human rights sources, the region has become one of the five most conflictive boarder – frontiers in the world. . To put it blatantly: empirical reality could give sustenance to the opinion that: " Over the last half century, oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest has induced a developmental form of ethnic cleansing and genocide of Ancestral Indigenous Civilizations."
We can testify to the fact that the then AP Presidential candidate Correa, negotiated the political support of Amazon Communities by promising to 1) protect the Amazon environment from oil and mining; 2) guarantee indigenous rights to ancestral lands; and 3) respect the intangible status of indigenous and national reserves.
Within this context, a very significant proportion of the Amazon Nationalities have started to question the track record of Correa's campaign promises, particularly the government's oil policy.
According to Shuar, Siona and Cofan leadership, the mere fact that the primary sector of the Ecuadorian economy has failed to renew basic oil technology since 1964, particularly in the fields of seismic studies, drilling and toxic waste disposal, speaks for itself, and enables both the government and the state to be qualified and categorized.
In their opinion, the policy of the Correa government to increase productivity by intensifying, rather than modernizing, an antiquated and environmentally disastrous production process violates the basic Human Rights of the Amazon Nationalities; as guaranteed under the Constitution, and ratified in innumerable Declarations and Conventions governed under international law. Furthermore it also contradicts the national and international standards and norms that supposedly regulate the oil industry per se; norms and regulations accepted as standard production procedure by both insurance companies and the large majority of petroleum multinationals.
For the Amazon Nationalities the Correa oil policy is confusing. Over the past four years Petro Ecuador has failed dismally in protecting the environment from oil contamination and has been technologically incapable to successfully exploit the existing mature wells, not to mention the significant reserves of Auca and Shushufindi. The PVDSA-Petro Ecuador Rio Napo endeavour to open more wells in less time to ensure present production levels, has not been successful. Sacha is producing almost 50 thousand barrels less a day than a year ago, and the Consortium has been unable to recuperate the existing reserves in mature wells for precisely the same reasons Texaco closed them; technological restrictions and geological specificity.
Consequently the lack of technological investment in the oil sector is seriously damaging the environment and is limiting production in all spheres of the industry. This should be common knowledge and it is rather curious that the government has shown no signs of taking advantage of high oil prices to invest in the technology that the industry, the environment and the Amazon Nationalities, so crucially require.
Evidently technological investments leading to increased productivity tends to bolster balance of payments and public finances, but Correa has preferred to sell oil reserves to accomplish this goal.
The government is presently evaluating bids for Petro-Ecuador's principal 5 mature wells; these include Libertador and Cuyabeno. Correa expects that potential investors would simultaneously reverse the present decline in productivity and increase production by incorporating new reserves. Incredibly, the terms of bidding stipulated by the government, especially in the field of productive investments and exploration, are almost a carbon copy of the Rio Napo fiasco. To-date, and not surprisingly, petroleum companies have not answered the call. The only bidders are the service companies that have traditionally worked with Petro-Ecuador: Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger in particular.
Within this context, the expansion of a pseudo nationalised oil industry in the Amazon acquires a new dimension altogether. Government plans to exploit ITT, block 31 and the southern Amazon region, can only be rationally considered from an economic and financial perspective, after the critical problems evident in the existing and easily available reserves are resolved. The bottom line is that technological innovation in the Ecuadorian oil sector is an imperative prerequisite for extracting present and future reserves.
Clearly Government policy in the petroleum sector has not been conducive to the technological investment Ecuadorian petroleum requires to minimally ensure even present day production levels. High oil prices on the international market may have blinded Correa to the ever more apparent and critical state of the oil industry and its obsolete technology. With China now controlling 30% of oil in the non state sector and purchasing over 50% of total crude oil exports, apart from the 2 billion dollar loan which is to be repaid in oil, it is possible that Correa will turn to Beijing for help in resolving the present and future issues of oil development in the Amazon. If the example of ANDES petroleum were anything to go by, then the environment and the Amazon would not benefit from China controlling the oil industry.
Whatever direction oil policy may finally take under the Correa government, its success necessarily depends on a coherent political, social and environment programme for the Amazon Indigenous communities.
To date the relationship of the government and the communities has been as confusing as their oil policy. On the one hand, the government has publicly praised the virtues of the Chevron-Texaco verdict. In so doing the government also has recognized the environmental and human costs implicit in Texaco's operating methods, which according to the judge in Lago Agrio exceed $ 9 billion.
On the other hand, the government is intensifying oil production in a technical manner that is almost identical to the Texaco era. This blatant contradiction is the principal cause for the radically deteriorating relationship between the Amazon indigenous communities and the government; as the recent case of Shuar leader Pepe Acacho could illustrate. This policy also renders the state defenceless in the pending law suits against Petro-Ecuador for their role in the 1993-2011 post Texaco era-; it should be pointed out that the government only agreed to support legal actions against Chevron-Texaco on the condition that Petro-Ecuador be excluded from liabilities prior to 1993.
How can we explain this problematic?
We would suggest that the answer lies in the highly extractive model that President Correa is consolidating in the primary sector of the economy. Throughout history primarily extractive economies have not been characterized by a sense of accumulation, or by their ability of investing state revenues in productive capital. This trait is evident in the Ecuadorian oil sector.
Unfortunately History also shows that democracy and human rights are not necessarily synonymous with highly extractive economic models. CONAIE is particularly concerned with the increasingly authoritarian posture of the government.
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The ACLU in Ohio is at it again:
LIMA — After the head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio accused Sheriff Dan Beck of racial profiling Tuesday, he fired back saying she had no evidence of such actions.
"It's interesting that a group of attorneys that are supposed to represent civil liberties make serious accusations without the first thread of truth. There's no complaints. They're on a witch hunt,†he said.
Yanno, even if there *were* complaints, it isn't proof of racial profiling. Aren't complaints supposed to be investigated before they are turned into "truths?" The ACLU wants everyone to be treated as innocent before proven guilty, right? Ahem. Read on…emphasis mine:
Chris Link, the executive director for the ACLU of Ohio, sent out a written statement Tues-day titled "ACLU calls for Beck to end race-based profiling.†When asked if she had proof of race-based profiling, Link said she did not but said she worries there is something to all the concerns about which she has heard and read.
So she has no proof of race-based profiling, but standing behind the 4-letter-agency she turns her worries into reality? She's worried about "ALL" the concerns she heard and read, but has no proof? Isn't the ACLU supposed to be for civil liberties, or am I sorely mistaken?
Beck said she has nothing and cannot find anything to show his deputies have profiled anyone based on race. Beck said the bigger issue is that Link and her agency are trying to put pressure on police agencies that address the illegal immigration issue.
"She is trying to justify her existence and the existence of the American Civil liberties Union,†he said.
Link, who has not spoken to Beck, also said the sheriff and his agency have no business getting involved in immigration law. She said there are plenty of federal agencies to do that work.
"The federal government has failed to put another man on the moon but I don't consider it my responsibility to do that,†she said.
But Beck said federal agencies are not doing their job and are allowing the problem to grow. As sheriff he has a job to uphold the law, which also includes upholding laws pertaining to illegal immigrants, he said.
Sheriff Beck made about the only common sense statement in that entire snippet. Upholding the law is his job, which includes upholding laws pertaining to illegal immigrants. Oh, and that the ACLU is just trying to justify their existence through inappropriate means.
Link, the 4-letter-agency representative, says that Sheriff Beck's focus on illegal immigrants takes his focus off the "real criminals." Um…I thought ILLEGAL immigration was, well ILLEGAL. ILLEGAL = CRIME. Duh. And this last comment was, well, just ridiculous (and of course Link's).
Do we have to be reminded that we are all immigrants,†she said.
No, we don't. I was born in Nebraska, and you forgot the word "illegal."
Stop over at Stop the ACLU! There are 100+ blogs on board, letting the public know what the ACLU is all about. Jay also has an interview up with Alan Sears, President of the Alliance Defense Fund. Check it out!
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text: Currently on a 17" powerbook. I'm going to be getting a new MAC Pro in a few months unless something comes out between the imac and pro. A home system for surfing and playing World of Warcraft. I'm not sure which I will be better served with, 2x23s so can have game full screen one, other windows in other monitor or a 30". Granted with 30" unless full screen will lose some ability to adjust graphics in game. Anyone out there play? Any thoughts on which way to go? Interested in hearing, thanks! Schado


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This time of year, early Spring, makes me remember when I was a kid with school winding down and Summer just around the corner.We were packed and ready . We usually left the day after school ended, early June.The excitement as we got closer to the our cottage , driving down a winding road, the closer we got the stronger the salt air would make us dizzy. South Harpswell is island connected to the mainland by
a causeway ( a man made road/bridge). Our family cottage is Victorian with Gingerbread Trim.When the family station wagon finally stopped, we would run in all directions, manic with excitement. We wouldn't calm down for the first 24 hours at least. From the age of 7 - 18 , I spent every Summer in this special place. swimming, fishing,bike riding, and I even learned to drive on a deserted back road , way before my learners permit. The memories are so rich and special. Born and bred in DC, this was so different and freeing. The official footwear was the flip flop, that we would usually need a couple of replacements...lol.
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GAYLORD — Right after the last bell of the school year Thursday, Gaylord students and their families are invited to a celebration under the Pavilion on Court in downtown Gaylord.
The end-of-school party will go until 6 p.m. and feature The Blue Suit Group, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" singers, The Gaylord Kitchen Band and the Krystal Star Performers of Gaylord and Grayling.
Face painting, temporary tattoos, and sand art are planned, and Jet's Pizza, ice cream from the Alpine Chocolat Haus, and beverages from Wal-Mart will be available for 50 cents.
"Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, this event is a great, inexpensive way for families to celebrate the beginning of the summer vacation," stated organizer Charlie Bono. He estimates more than 1,500 pieces of pizza and 2,000 ice creams/snow cones were served at last year's event. "We hope even more families can join us this year."


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Mac V/B looking Europian ^^
This was my first time to attend an official acquaintance party. The theme was Hat Party, everyone were compelled to where a headdress of some sort. There were already a handful of "unofficial" *cough redhorse *cough more redhorse gatherings I had joined the last five semesters I've been in law school. Definitely it was the time to make bongga ang go over and beyond the usual law student stiffness. So unwind we did and partied till 4 am-ish ^^
hmm someone's channeling toy story hehehe
don't you just love hard to gets?
witty fashionista/artist Eloise with the military jacket
Videoke till 4am resulted to my absence for Sunday's morning class haha
I had to pin my headdress to my bust coz some eyes where rolling probably too hot for them to handle.
face: missha perfect cover bb cream #23
eyes: dollface cosmetics + Maybelline Magnum
blush: Mary Kay over dollface
lips: Maybelline Colorsensational in Summer Sunset
dress: rehash from my bff's grad ball (unbranded)
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I was so ill I could barely walk , and by 8.30 am I was getting worse, not better. I decided that it was time to work and try to throw off the migraine and sick to my stomach feeling.
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Today Robert Huckins is supposed to make a payment to me, but he's dragging his feet making the lowest payment acceptable, often late - without him risking going to jail for 27 years. Personally I'd prefer him to be picked up and jailed but victims of crime don't seem relevant within the courts.
The damages are horrendous and are intensifying daily. There is simply no way to recover the stolen money. And even though it's perfectly obvious that he has not spent the money - it's equally obvious that he isn't going to relinquish it either. No matter how many suffer, or who dies.
Early this morning I read an article produced by a church in Texas, I felt it was worth re-printing:
Why should people who are homeless be treated worse? They, too, encounter many challenges and are children of God.
The stereotype that the "homeless" are "able-bodied and able-minded" and that "they should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps" is neither fair nor valid. Sometimes people, housed or un-housed, who feel no love nor any sense of value by those around them, may give up on life ... including an effort to support themselves.
Unfortunately, in almost all media reports, the term used in referring to this group has been "the homeless," not "people who are homeless" or "people without a home." Although many organizations in our community may be providing many necessary amenities to people who are homeless, we may fail to provide them with more important elements of well-being: dignity and love.
I admit that I'm as guilty as the rest. Those of us who serve people who are homeless, as well as those who are now experiencing homelessness, need to unite, advocate and try to initiate an awakening toward and respect for "Americans without homes." They are not a liability; they are an untapped resource.
Rio and Gracie played outside while I got more washing done and it was hilarious watching them toy with a bad tempered mule deer doe ~ who kept chasing them back into the basement. It's sometimes strange to realize that this doe was a mere baby when I became homeless.
This has been yet another chaotic day and I wish I knew how it was all going to end. Without a place to stay, without a meager income, I can't hold on to what I have held onto for the past 4 years and I face losing everything.Including my sanity.
Yet still I look around at what is happening to millions of others and my heart is breaking.
I don't believe I have EVER witnessed any none violent crime that can be as devastating as stealing someone's home. I am walking in Dorothy McKeevers footsteps, day by day, month by month, year by year.
Liam Griffin, I sat in your law office with two witnesses as you gave me your promise, your guarantee, that our money would be returned before harm came to us.
Patricia Ogilvie-Huckins you were present the day I signed contract with your son. You walked out of the kitchen with Sylve Huckins and your son introduced me to you. He told you that I was the British horse trainer he had told you about, the one he was going to build the home and barn for. Why didn't you say something? There may be a rational and reasonable explanation but I have spent over 3 years, homeless, not understanding it. I understand it even less knowing that though I was a total stranger, both Dorothy McKeever and Sally Canning you KNEW, and you knew what your son had done to them and others.
Dr. Kenneth Ogilvie, I contacted you and simply asked for a reference, not knowing that Robert Huckins was your cousin. Robert Huckins had just stolen over $30,000 from the domestic violence shelter, HEAL, yet everyone was trying to hide it. There was a history of stealing large amounts of money. $65,000 PLUS from Nancy Canning. $89,000 PLUS from Dorothy McKeever, $45,000 from Francis McKinney. The list just goes on and on and on.
Because of Robert Huckins I ended up paying $140,000 to be homeless.. sat in the cold, emotionally, physically and financially broke. In the middle of a recession, with no way to recover the stolen funds.
Today Robert Huckins has his own home...
He also has OUR home.....
He also has a lot of people's money...
And his freedom.
Women are not banks or loan institutions. Women should not be the source of a retirement fund for people who don't want to do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay. Holding women hostage while playing with the judicial system, a horrendous game of cat and mouse extending YEARS, with the victims whose very homes, families and stability are in jeopardy is cruelty, as cruel as a physical beating. It is financial and emotional RAPE. Homelessness is not justice. It is a slow, painful death.
Please, I beg with everything I have within me, please convince Robert Huckins to stop this torture and return the building fund he stole from us so we too, can have a home.
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Silver linings and all... I used them up to make gorgeous stuffing for Easter Sunday. We had made spinach and lemon sausage rolls for the previous day's teatime out visiting, and the leftover mixture mixed with the hot cross buns made into crumbs just worked beautifully - so tasty and fruity and spicy! It was put into a greased pie dish and baked at 180C for 30 minutes.
We just knew the same mixture would make a lovely pie - something about the mixture of suet, sausage, warming spices and fruit all encased in pastry has a very pleasing feel of ancient fare about it.
200g plain flour
100g vegetable fat (I use 50g Pure and 50g Trex)
Pinch of salt and ground pepper
Cold water to mix to a dough
1 packet of sausage mix or equivalent - I use this
100g spinach leaves, chopped - or 1 tbsp. frozen and crumbled dandelion leaves (or similar greens)
grated zest of 1 lemon
4 hot cross buns
1 tsp garlic powder
To make the pastry: mix the salt and pepper into the flour then rub in the fat with fingertips until the mixture resembles rolled oats; mix with a couple of tbsp. of water or enough to make pastry; roll out half to line a greased pie plate.
For the filling: make up the sausagemix as the packet instructs, with the greens, spinach, garlic and lemon mixed in. Blitz the hot cross buns into crumbs either with a food processor or by rubbing through the fingertips. Work the crumbs into the made-up sausage mix. Fill the pastry case with the filling.
Make the pie: Roll out the remaining pastry and lie it on top of the filling. Press around the edges with a fork or fold in on itself to make a crust. Bake at 180C for 40 minutes.


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The HARP program has been available for nearly seven years and has helped over 3 million underwater homeowners refinance.
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This mortgage type has been a key part of the housing recovery. It has enabled families to drop their monthly mortgage payments when traditional refinance methods don't work.
HARP rates below 4% have helped some refinancing households save even more.
But HARP's days are quickly ticking away.
The current expiration date for HARP 2.0 is set for December 31, 2016. There is less than one year remaining for homeowners to qualify.
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HARP Loan Still Popular with Homeowners
In the fourth quarter of 2015 alone, over 20,000 homeowners used HARP to drop their mortgage rate.
Nearly 25% of HARP refinance applicants owed at least 105% of their home's value. This is a loan-to-value level that would keep them from refinancing if not for HARP.
In states hardest hit by the housing downturn, HARP remains a prominent portion of all refinances. In Florida and Georgia, HARP refinances represented 12% of all refinances completed in these states, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) which oversees the HARP program.
Low mortgage rates are also propping up HARP refinance activity.
The average 30-year mortgage rate was expected to climb to the mid- to upper-fours. Instead, they dropped to the mid-3s, according to Freddie Mac's
Many homeowners who calculate the numbers discover that a refinance is now cost-effective even if it was not just a few months ago.
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HARP Misconceptions Delay Homeowner Action
While over 3 million homeowners have reduced their housing costs with HARP, it is estimated by FHFA that more than 300,000 homeowners who could benefit from the program.
There's no clear answer as to why these homeowners have not yet refinanced but experts have made some sound guesses.
Homeowners have damaged credit. Millions of homeowners lost income in the economic downturn, leading to unpaid bills and damaged credit. Many still don't qualify for HARP but are rebuilding their credit.
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Homeowners misunderstand HARP. Some simply haven't learned much about the program yet. They believe they won't qualify even though they meet the requirements.
Homeowners believe the savings aren't enough. Those with rates in the 4.5% to 6% range could save hundreds of dollars per month since HARP rates are under 4%. Still, many believe they won't save very much.
Homeowners fear the process will be difficult. The HARP application and approval process is streamlined and efficient. The truth is most homeowners are surprised that closing a HARP loan is short and painless.
>>Check your HARP eligibility here.<<
It is difficult to determine exactly how many of the 9 million homeowners are eligible to take advantage of HARP. What is clear is that there is potentially millions more homeowners who could reduce their monthly housing costs.
The only question that remains is, can they all get through process by the end of 2016?
Will HARP 2.0 Receive an Extension?
The original HARP loan was set to expire on December 31, 2013. That was extended by two years in April of 2013. Then in 2015, the program was extended an additional year. Will we see another extension in 2016?
It's possible. Continued demand for the program could spur the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to keep the program open. Low rates mean more homeowners will take advantage of the program in 2015.
HARP program updates are also possible, often referred to as HARP 3.0. Many have called for upgrades such as allowing non-Fannie Mae and -Freddie loans, and removing the requirement that the original loan be opened before June 1, 2009.
Program revamps could cause a new wave of HARP applicants and would most likely lead to an extended timeframe.
Alternate programs could ease the pain if HARP is not extended. The new conventional 97 refinance allows homeowners to drop their rate with only 3% equity in the home. Refinance applicants could apply for a standard conventional refinance with only 5% equity. With this option, their current loan does not need to be Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-owned.
But no program currently on the market beats the cost and qualifying ease of HARP. To beat the rush for HARP that will happen at the end of 2016, anyone with even a small chance of qualifying for HARP should apply immediately.
Even if the program is extended, rates could rise in 2016, taking the value out of a refinance.
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It's time for another random thoughts article. The Flames unlikely run has made things more interesting these days, in ways beyond simply battling for a playoff spot down the stretch.
Glencross And Bourque…Decisions, Decisions
– The most contentious issue currently is the contract status of one Curtis Glencross. After a rough patch earlier this year in November, Glencross has been quality since, driving things from where ever he's landed in the line-up. Usually that's meant in a 2nd or 3rd line role with David Moss, but Sutter elevated him to Jarome Iginla's unit last night against the Canucks and it was a pretty fruitful coupling. Glencross is the hottest Flame going right now with goals in four straight games. His ice time also crept up over 20 minutes in each of the last two contests, which is likely a first for the formerly undrafted winger.
Naturally all this stuff makes his pending UFA status a bit of a problem. The unfortunate catch-22 of a run like this is the more Glencross seems indispensible, the higher his asking price climbs in the off-season. At 28-years old with numerous seasons of relative obscurity and bargain basement salaries, this summer will likely be Glencross' best opportunity to cash in as a professional hockey player. As such, the Flames shouldn't expect him to take a hair-cut to stay in town, even if this is the franchise that sparked his rise to prominence.
There's no question that Glencross is a useful player. He crushes other third liners in terms of possession, he can play at ES and on both special teams and he can skate with the best of them. Of course, what we're seeing right now is probably the absolute apex of his abilities and there's a chance you'll be paying him too much in the latter half of any long-term contract. Also, despite his recent success at the top-end of the rotation, Glencross doesn't have a history of skating against other top-sixers and the list of NHLers who suddenly become heavy lifters is an incredibly short one. If Feaster signs Glencross now with the assumption that his current outburst will be typical going forward, he's probably in for a surprise. And I haven't even mentioned the career high 17.0 SH% the dude is riding currently.
I'm a fan of Glencross. A big fan. But the Flames have to proceed with caution here. As Rene Bourque can attest to this season, exectations and responsbilities rise with an increased cap hit accordingly.
– Related: Rene Bourque continues to fight things. I'm hoping one of our credentialed brethren sits down with Bourque at some point in the near future and has the temerity to ask the guy if somethings up, because he's not the player he once was for whatever reason. Bourque was never a complete player as compared to your Sidney Crosbys and such, but there were a few things one used to be able to count on from him in the past: winning puck races and puck battles chief amongst them. Bourque also used to drag the puck through coverage into the scoring area with aplomb. Almost none of these things happen with him anymore. He's weak and ineffectual along the boards, his speed is usually a non-factor and the puck seems to turn into a tennis ball on his stick.
Like Glencross, the team may have to make a decision on Bourque sooner rather than later. If his malaise is temporary, then he could be a pretty useful guy going forward. If whatever ails him continues indefinitely, however, his contract will rapidly become an albatross.
Kipper: To Play or Not To Play…
– The whens and whys to play Kiprusoff are surfacing again. As usual, the Flames are in a dog fight for the last playoff spot heading down the stretch, so there never seems an opportune time to play the back-up (this year, amicabaly played by Henrik Karlsson!). I don't know where I fall in this debate because, frankly, I've never seen any evidence that goalie fatigue predficts a downturn in performance. On the other hand, aside from the 9-0-1 run recently, Kipper hasn't exactly been knocking the ball out of the park this year anyways, so the difference between him and the Calgary Tower when it comes to a single night here and there is probably negilible. That said, I'm guessing Kipper will be the starter indefinitely until the post-season is secured or lost for good.
Trade Deadline Countdown
– We'll be gearing up for the trade deadline around here pretty soon (suggestions and such for the big day welcome in the comments BTW), but it's unlikely things will be as…interesting as they might have been absent the big run. In fact, it's entirely possible the club won't do anything at all, prefering to preserve what depth they have now and seeking out real changes in he off-season when the new GM is crowned (be it Feaster for good, or whoever the ownership is holding out for).
If you're curious about the Flames various pending UFA's, check out NHL numbers. I'd say the only guys that will draw any interst at all are Anton Babchuk, Curtis Glencross (naturally) and Brendan Morrison. Question is…wil Feaster have any interest at all in moving those guys with the team in the middle of a dog fight for the final playoff spot? My inclination is "no".
The other question, of course, is whether Feaster will seek to add to the roster rather than subtract. That may be true, although the Flames dearth of draft assets (no second or third rounder this summer), prospects (Nemisz, Erixon, Brodie and er…Howse?) and need to retain anyone useful for the stretch drive might make it hard to close any deals.
Other Stuff
– Pat's going to continue to add audio to the site when and if at all possible. Flattery and gifts might help get things rolling, so feel free to send him finery and poems (because I hear he likes that kind of stuff).
– In lieu of the now-dead Comment of the Week Contest (RIP) A new, twitter-based Hudsons contest will be coming in the next week or so. I'll announce it here and via twitter when everything is ready to go.


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A lot of organizations come to us asking for help in implementing "funnel visualizations" in Google Analytics, but there is a lot of confusion around when a funnel visualization is actually useful, so I wanted to offer a quick blog post to help people think about it.
To start off, a funnel visualization is designed to illustrate how visitors progress through your website, and therefore it should reveal "weak links" on your website where you lose lots of visitors. But this is only possible when there is a clearly defined "structured path" from Point A to Point B. For example, if you a nonprofit, then there may be a three or four step process that a visitor must follow in order to make a donation. Or, if you are a business with an e-commerce website, then there should be a structured path for anyone to take in order to add something to a shopping cart, enter payment information, confirm the order, and process the transaction. In either of these scenarios, funnel visualization is a fantastic technique for identifying opportunities to increase donations or sales.
In contrast, you can't design a useful funnel visualization around an unstructured goal, such as a typical "form submission" or contact request. In those cases, there might be a dozen paths that people take to reach the same outcome. In those scenarios, you might do something like "goal flow analysis" where you examine the best paths and look for helpful trends, but you would never do a traditional funnel visualization, because the final result wouldn't reveal anything actionable. I hope this is a helpful as you decide whether something like funnel visualization would be useful to you, and we'll save the topic of goal flow analysis for another post.


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An archive of current and older (but still enjoyable!) articles, reviews, essays and more.
Monday, May 5, 2014
New articles + new book + an interview with me
I'll start with the latest "Extinction Countdown" articles for Scientific American:
Giant Otters Damned by Giant Hydroelectric Dams
Sea Turtle Hatchlings Saved by LED Lights Funded by Deepwater Horizon Fines
Next up, two science-news articles for Mother Nature Network:
Half of Americans are living with dangerous levels of air pollution
We finally know why the 1918 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people
And then there's this article for TakePart:
You'll Never Believe How Many Animals This University Used in Lab Tests Last Year
That's everything from the "written by me" category, but here's an article about writing that features an interview with me and a lot of other talented science writers:
Nailing the nut graf
Finally this week, here's the latest LORE anthology on which I served as an associate editor. There are great SF, Horror and Fantasy stories within these pages, so I hope you'll check it out.
That's it for this past week. This coming week could see a couple of new features by me, unless they turn up next week, in which case ignore that last statement. Follow me on Twitter for links to headlines and other goodies as they go live!
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The first and perhaps most surprising thing you need to know about using doctors is that most receive very little if any formal training in the management of pain. While excellent training programs in pain management exist, they are relatively few in number and usually attended by doctors who have already completed their training. However, any doctor can legally call himself/herself a pain specialist regardless of the training they've received.
Because adequate physician training is lacking, access to care is limited. Despite increasing recognition in the medical literature of the high human and economic cost of chronic pain, getting appropriate treatment remains a struggle for far too many patients.
When seeking help, you must be armed with an understanding of the above. There are limits to the amount of care you can get from doctors, depending on their experience and/or area of expertise. Knowing this, you can avoid feeling you have to beg for or demand a kind of care from a doctor unequipped to provide it. It is far more productive to regard a doctor as a source of information or possessor of skills that can be of use to you, even if only in a limited way.
There is a saying in medicine that those who specialize learn more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing.
As medical knowledge has increased so too has specialization. It is impossible for any one human being to know all that is being discovered even in only one area of medicine. Medical and surgical specialties focus on diseases affecting specific body systems or surgery on specific areas of the body. In the surgical specialties, greater emphasis is placed on developing the physical and mental skills required to perform surgery than on investigative skills and non-surgical treatments.
Here is a survey of specialists who often see patients with chronic pain. As of 2015 there was no officially recognized specialty in pain medicine. This means that for most chronic pain patients the main purpose in seeing a specialist is to rule out a specific disease or need for surgery, not provide care.
Rheumatologists are trained to investigate as well as treat osteoarthritis and diseases that lead to inflammation of the joints, muscles and other body tissues. Such diseases involve the immune system and musculoskeletal pain is one of the most prominent symptoms of these conditions. Specific skills required in rheumatology include questioning the patient about the nature of their pain (i.e. location, quality and associated symptoms), performing a physical examination, most often with a focus on the musculoskeletal system, ordering appropriate laboratory tests, determining appropriate treatment and performing procedures such as joint injections.
Neurologists assess and treat diseases of the brain and nervous system including headaches. In many neurological conditions, pain is not a primary feature although it may be an associated one. The skills of neurologists are similar to those of rheumatologists. They must question patients about their symptoms, examine them and order tests. On the basis of the information they gather they must then figure out what may be the cause of the problem and how best to treat it. Neurologists deal with such conditions as headaches, seizure disorders (epilepsy), multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke.
Physiatrists (specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation) share some of the knowledge base of rheumatologists and neurologists. They evaluate patients whose ability to use their bodies have been impaired by neurological or rheumatologic disease as well as by trauma. The treatment they provide often focuses on physical methods of rehabilitation. They too are trained to ask questions, examine and order or perform tests related to musculoskeletal/neurological function. If pain results from poor function, physiatry may play an important role in treating pain.
Orthopedic surgeons assess and treat problems affecting the bones and joints caused by disease or trauma. Their primary training is in learning surgical techniques and developing skill in the use of a wide range of surgical instruments. Many will focus on a few surgical procedures only (e.g. "back doctors" are often surgeons who operate on the spine) while others learn to manage acute trauma. Some may also develop expertise in non-surgical management of injuries and become affiliated with sports teams. Their value to the chronic pain patient is most often in being able to either rule out the need for surgery or give a realistic picture of the potential benefits and risks of surgical treatment.
Neurosurgeons assess and treat trauma or disease related conditions of the brain and nerves. Their primary training is similar to that of orthopedic surgeons but with emphasis on microsurgical techniques required to operate on the brain. They too may sub-specialize and gain extra expertise in a particular kind of procedure or in the management of a particular kind of problem. Some have developed expertise in managing pain related to specific kinds of nerve injury. As with orthopedic surgeons, their most common value to pain patients lies in providing information on the potential role of surgery for their condition.
Psychiatrists are trained to recognize and treat psychological disorders. Their training develops expertise in identifying the nature of the disorder through the use of questions and psychological tests. They are also taught to use psychotherapy and medications to manage psychiatric conditions. Like all specialists they may focus on particular disorders or treatments. Chronic pain is often accompanied by depression, anxiety and other related problems. Psychiatrists are therefore valuable for their knowledge of the treatment of these problems although their focus may not include specific treatment for pain.
Anesthesiologists have primary training in the management of patients undergoing surgery. Their role is to manage pain, consciousness and the physiological derangements caused by surgery and/or disease during an operation. Training includes technical/manual skills (e.g. injections of local anesthetics) and the use of drugs to control pain. Anesthesiology is the only medical specialty that has significant formal training in the treatment of pain. North America's first multidisciplinary pain clinic was founded by an anesthesiologist.
Other specialists such as gastroenterologists and gynecologists will see pain problems such as chronic abdominal or pelvic pain. But just like all the specialists listed above, their value is in their knowledge and skills in detecting and treating specific diseases. This is what all specialists are trained for.
Most specialists are not trained to provide comprehensive long-term care required for many chronic pain patients. However, when the role of each specialist is understood and used appropriately by a chronic pain patient, their services can be used wisely.
While the reality of chronic pain is a grim one, it is also a changing one. Chronic pain is far more widely recognized as a serious medical condition than it was even 20 years ago. Chronic pain specialty programs are on the horizon. Research has established the need for multidisciplinary approaches to treatment. There is good help available. It is just not perfect or found in every office, clinic and hospital. Even if the doctor you see can't take away your pain, that same doctor may still be able to help in some fashion. If you want a doctor for an ally you must learn what he or she can actually do for you and be willing to learn about it.


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Candidates can apply 'ON-LINE' through IGNOU's website www.ignou.ac.in. The candidate should supply all details while filling the Online Form and upload their scanned images of photograph & signature. After successful submission of data, Candidates are required to take printout of Confirmation Page for record and keep it for their reference.
The University follows the 'Credit System' for all the programmes. Each credit in our system is equivalent to 30 hours of study comprising all learning activities (i.e. reading and comprehending the print material, listening to audio, watching video, attending counseling sessions, teleconference and writing assignment responses). Thus, a 4-credit course involves about 120 hours of study. This helps the learner to know the academic effort he/she has to put in, to successfully complete a course. Completion of an academic programme (Degree/ Diploma/ Certificate) requires successful completion of the assignments, practicals, projects and the term-end examination of each course in a programme.
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✓ Scanned Photograph (less than 50 KB)
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✓ Scanned copy of Age Proof.
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✓ Scanned Copy of Experience Certificate (if any). (less than 100 KB)
✓ Scanned Copy of Category Certificate, if SC/ST/OBC. (less than 100 KB)
✓ Scanned Copy of BPL Certificate, if Below Poverty Line. (less than 100 KB)
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Hands-on bog tours and alfresco dinners offer visitors a new appreciation for the local harvest.By Maria Allen | Photography by Jack Foley And Jenna DiMaggio
At 4:45 p.m. on a crisp October evening, adventure-seeking foodies have gathered in the courtyard outside Mirbeau Inn and Spa in Plymouth prepared to embark on the ultimate farm-to-fork dining experience. Boarding a pair of passenger vans, the group is transported to a nearby cranberry bog where they're greeted with glasses of wine, passed hors d'oeuvres and numerous pairs of high-waisted waders.
In addition to serving exquisite cuisine at The Bistro and Wine Bar, the culinary team at Mirbeau Inn and Spa has become known for crafting spectacular alfresco dinners in out-of-the-way places most recently beside the bogs at Mayflower Cranberries in Plympton. Scheduled to coincide with the peak of the harvest season, the cranberry dinners include a hands-on lesson about cranberry growing led by farm owner Jeff LaFleur. Guests are then treated to an elegantly plated meal featuring cranberries and other seasonal ingredients.
LaFleur and his wife, Kim, purchased their 112-acre farm in 2009. The property has just under 24 acres of active cranberry bogs and some of the berries grow on vines that were planted over 120 years ago. Part of Ocean Spray's grower-owned cooperative, Mayflower Cranberries sends the majority of its crop to be made into dried craisins and other products. But as the general public has become increasingly interested in locally sourced products and getting to know the people who produce food, farms like Mayflower Cranberries have branched into the agritourism business as well.
"The bog dinners were a natural extension of what we already do," says LaFleur, who also offers a wildly popular "Be the Grower" experience that sells out months in advance. "Being able to share what we do with the public is very rewarding."
Most people who visit the farm have never stepped foot in a flooded cranberry bog before. In fact, for some, it's the first time they've seen a cranberry bog outside of an Ocean Spray commercial. For many, bog tours are a fun activity to cross off the "bucket list." LaFleur also runs an "Adopt a Bog" program, which operates similar to a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and allows people to rent a plot for the season and dry-harvest their own fresh cranberries using wooden scoops and an antique cranberry separator.
Cranberries are native to New England. They were used by Native Americans in various foods and medicines and have been cultivated in Plymouth County for hundreds of years. Harvesting was first done by hand or with a wooden scoop. Today, 90 percent of cranberries are harvested using a more efficient, wet-harvest technique. Contrary to popular belief, the cranberries do not actually grow in water; the bogs are flooded at harvest time to help remove the fruit from the vines. Rotating water reels dislodge the berries, which float to the surface. The berries are then rounded up using long floating booms and collected to be sent to processing facilities.
On this occasion, however, dinner guests are given a unique opportunity to enjoy cocktail hour surrounded by a sea of floating cranberries. LaFleur and his 14-year-old son, Cameron, escort participants into the flooded bog and answer their questions. Kicking off my shoes, I step gingerly into a pair of tall waders and join my cranberry cohorts. With every step, I can feel my boots sink into the spongy layer of vines at the bottom of the bog. Tiny berries bob up and down all around me. LaFleur explains how air pockets inside the berries cause the fruit to float and he instructs everyone how to gently sweep the berries across the water using a snow pusher.
After the cranberry lesson if over, we take a seat at a long farm table and dinner is served family-style beneath strings of twinkling white lights. The hearty harvest menu includes an assortment of dishes, like sous vide short ribs with cranberries, roasted brussel sprouts with bacon and cranberries, and pumpkin gnocchi with dried cranberries, hazelnuts, crispy sage and pancetta. There's also a harvest salad featuring local greens, candied pumpkin seeds, house-dried cranberries and cranberry vinaigrette, not to mention dessert, which includes cranberry cheesecake and cranberry sorbet push-pops.
The air is crisp and cool, but as the wine flows, nobody seems to notice. As the sun sets behind the treeline, the entire scene in cloaked in a romantic, golden glow. At the end of the night, everyone leaves with a container of fresh cranberries and a memory to last a lifetime.
For more information on Mirbeau Inn and Spa's cranberry bog adventures or oyster dinner excursions, visit plymouth.mirbeau.com. To learn more about Mayflower Cranberries, visit mayflowercranberries.com.


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When choosing between a gooseneck or bumper pull trailer, the differences may not always be apparent. Gooseneck trailers are larger and come with an intimidating hitch mechanism while bumper pull trailers are smaller and friendlier. The obvious choice often seems like a bumper pull and it is more common than a gooseneck. However, to make sure you are making the right decision, read on to find out the differences between a gooseneck and a bumper pull trailer.
Trailer Weight
When hauling, trailer weight is an important factor to consider. Exceeding a certain amount of weight on your tow vehicle may require you to get a permit. Bumper pull trailers rarely exceed more than 4500 kg weight and tend to be under the regulatory limit. They don't always require pickup trucks to be hauled and can be attached to SUV's, RV's or any vehicle that can handle the weight. The additional benefit of being lighter is that bumper pull trailers are cheaper as well.
A gooseneck trailer is far heavier than a bumper pull trailer. Most exceed regulatory limits. It would be unadvised to haul a gooseneck trailer with anything less than a pickup. Of course this means they are more expensive as well.
Trailer Capacity
Where goosenecks lose out in weight they make up for in capacity. They are the trailering veteran's first choice when it comes to lifting heavy loads. Anything, from a dozen horses to heavy duty equipment, few things cannot be hauled by a gooseneck.
Since bumper pull trailers are lighter, they sacrifice on capacity. They shouldn't be used to pull anything more than the recommended loads, and are usually the choice of people new to trailering.
The hitch of a bumper pull trailer is more common and easier to attach. This simple hitch is just attached to the rear end of the vehicle and pulled. On the other hand, gooseneck trailer hitches are more complicated often additional installation costs are required. This hitch is attached to the truck bed and offers more stability than a bumper pull trailer. This allows the driver to make tighter turns without the vehicle swaying dangerously. The gooseneck hitch can carry several kg more weight than a bumper pull.
As you can see the choice between a gooseneck and a bumper pull isn't always clear. Decide on which trailer is best suited to your needs, based on your truck's towing capacity and your hauling requirements. The stability that a gooseneck has to offer is its biggest advantage over a bumper pull. More often than not trailer accidents are more common with bumper pulls. Check out Heavy Duty Direct for the best deals on gooseneck and bumper pull trailers. You can buy all kinds of heavy duty trucks here as well.


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|Enhancing efficacy of oncolytic myxoma virus and adoptive T cell therapy against tumors
|Tosic, Vesna
|Director of Research:
|Roy, Edward J.
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|Roy, Edward J.
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|Bagchi, Milan K.; Kranz, David M.; Shisler, Joanna L.; Raetzman, Lori T.
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|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|adoptive cell therapy
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) (IL15)
myxoma virus
oncolytic virus
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cancer immunotherapy
|Immunotherapy in general and adoptive cell transfer in particular have recently been in the spotlight of cancer research. Recent FDA approval of the first immunotherapeutic drugs and promising results in clinical trials suggest that this therapeutic modality holds great promise in fighting cancers. Another attractive strategy is oncolytic viral therapy, the use of cancer-specific viruses to target and kill cancer cells. Combining immunotherapies and viral therapies has shown synergistic effect in the past. Most of our work focused on myxoma virus, a rabbit poxvirus, which can efficiently infect various types of mouse and human cancer cells. It is a strict rabbit-specific pathogen, and is thought to be safe as a therapeutic agent in all non-rabbit hosts tested including mice and humans. Chapter 1 introduces concepts of immune system and cancer interaction, gives an overview of current immunotherapy strategies, describes the current state of oncolytic viral therapy, and ends with discussion on myxoma virus as a gene delivery agent for cancer therapy. In chapter 2, we describe engineering a new recombinant myxoma virus (vMyx-IL15Rα-tdTr), which expresses an IL15Rα-IL15 fusion protein as well as tdTomato red fluorescent reporter protein, and the antitumor effect of the virus. Interleukin-15 (IL15) is an immunomodulatory cytokine with significant potential for stimulating anti-tumor T lymphocytes and NK cells. Co-expression of IL15 with the α subunit of IL15 receptor (IL15Rα) greatly enhances IL15 stability and bioavailability. Our findings demonstrated successful expression of the introduced proteins in cells infected by the modified virus in culture. In the animal tumor models, the novel IL15Rα-IL15 fusion protein expressing virus showed increased antitumor activity compared to non-modified virus and other controls in both RAG1-/- mice that lack B and T cells and in fully immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice. We showed by immunostaining that both natural killer (NK) cells and T cells likely play a role in the increased antitumor effect of vMyx-IL15Rα-tdTr. In chapter 3, potential combination therapy of the oncolytic myxoma virus and adoptive T cell therapy was further evaluated. Combination therapy of previously characterized vMyx-IL15Rα-tdTr and naïve or tumor-antigen specific activated T cells conveyed some antitumor protection, but the effect of combination treatment was not statistically significant. Increasing the levels of tumor-associated antigens in the context of dying cancer cells sensitizes supporting cells in the tumor to reverse immunosuppression and prime antitumor adaptive immune response. We hypothesized that myxoma virus with its specificity for cancer cells could be a delivery vehicle for increasing the tumor-associated antigens at the tumor site. In order to test that hypothesis, we conducted initial steps in generating a new recombinant myxoma virus, vMyx-SIY-tdTr, for exploring possibilities of combination therapy with the 2C T cell – SIY tumor antigen model system. In chapter 4, we further evaluated the nature of the side effect of the adoptive T cell therapy in our preclinical model. It was noticed earlier that some tumor bearing mice treated with genetically engineered CD4+ T cells developed graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) symptoms. Occurrence of these side effects is a clinically relevant phenomenon, and understanding their basis is important for improving the safety of adoptive T cell therapies. We investigated the incidence and cellular mechanism of these symptoms in experimental mice. Overall, our work showed the feasibility of using an oncolytic/oncotropic virus as a delivery agent to additionally boost innate and adaptive immune system against cancer. Novel viral engineering strategies and therapy combinations may improve the viral as well as the immune antitumor effect. Our work has contributed to understanding the efficacy and safety of clinically relevant therapeutic approaches.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY — A new summer school program will begin this year to help improve reading at the primary-grade level because the skill is so crucial as a student's education progresses, the Washington County Public Schools superintendent announced Tuesday.
Superintendent Clayton Wilcox told Washington County Board of Education members about the new program during a budget work session on Tuesday morning at the Central Office in Hagerstown.
Other issues, such as contracted services, health care costs, and class sizes, were discussed during the work session, but no changes were made to the proposed $246 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
A public hearing for the proposed budget will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Office off Commonwealth Avenue.
The school system will still have a traditional summer school program, but also will provide a six-week program in July and August for targeted students who have finished first grade and are about to start second grade, school system officials said.
The program, which could go from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., is aimed at about 400 first-graders who need help improving their reading skills, school system officials said.
Invitations will be sent to parents in a week or two, Assistant Superintendent Donna Hanlin said after the work session.
About 40 teachers would be needed. They would receive a week of training before summer school starts, officials said.
The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year shifts $125,000 from professional development workshops and $375,000 from instructional materials to provide $500,000 for the program, officials said.
Hanlin said the $795,000 left for elementary through secondary instructional materials should be enough to handle other needs.


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I am fixing an Ipad 2 for a customer. The problem is that the Ipad would no longer charge. The customer said they tried different cables. I triple checked their troubleshooting with 3 different cables and as the customer said that wasn't the problem. Since it is a 2nd generation I figured the battery was going so I replaced it. After that it still wouldn't charge. Next thing was the dock connector. Replaced that and it still won't charge. I did notice the customer is using a 3rd party charger. I know 3rd party chargers don't regulate power as the original Apple chargers which is why you get the "This accessory may not work reliably with this device" message. I know that 3rd party chargers can fry the motherboard. But even though it is a 3rd party charger I don't get that message when plugging in. So it should be fine? So if it is not the cable, not the battery, and not the dock connector what could it be?
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