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Spain Q2 GDP growth outpaces most of eurozone
MADRID | Global GDP showed a moderate growth recovery in the second quarter. In Spain, forecasts point to GDP growth accelerating again to 1% Q0Q, one of the highest rates in the eurozone.
The Spanish economy is growing at cruising speed: 3% in now within touching distance
MADRID | March 27, 2015 | By Francisco López | The Spanish economy is currently growing at cruising speed and looks set to remain at its current altitude in the medium term, with the possibility that growth could exceed 3% this year.
Spanish car industry turning a corner
MADRID | The Corner | Things are looking up for Spanish car manufacturers, and with exports expected to remain strong,2015 looks like being another good year.
2015 should eventually be better than 2014, but it won't be a 'piece of cake'
ZURICH | UBS analysts | We review some of the key Eurozone developments of 2014, and look ahead to 2015 and beyond. Eurozone growth has disappointed in 2014, mainly due to Germany, France and Italy. Economic performance over the coming months is likely to remain subdued, given various risk factors, which are likely to weigh on sentiment.
Inequality and growth
MADRID | By Luis Arroyo | What has growth to do with growing inequality? Until recently, we thought that inequality favoured growth, or in anycase it had a neutral impact on it. Growth was the "best supplier" to create new opportunities, through the vertical mobility of the most flexible countries. But the OECD released this report showing how inequality "significantly" curbs economic prosperity. And yet, Krugman is skeptical that the inverse correlation between inequality and growth is so obvious. According to him, strong evidence is lacking, and there are signs that part of inequality can be cured with growth.
Market stress or financial crisis?
ZURICH | UBS analysts | The initial move in oil price was greeted as stimulating growth. The precipitous decline is triggering destabilising factors, especially in EM. As the US economy has accelerated, concern is growing that the Fed is about to shift policy in ways suited to its domestic objectives but not to the needs of increasingly stressed emerging and commodity producing countries and companies. In short, uneven global growth is simultaneously raising the spectre of unsustainable debt deflation across important parts of the (mostly emerging) world and a tightening of US dollar liquidity precisely when it is most needed.
"The ECB is almost apologetic about the lack of growth and the weak inflation"
MADRID | The Corner | According to Patrice Gautry, chief economist at UBP, there is little doubt that monetary policy – due to be presented in detail at the beginning of next year – will be revised and reshuffled as follows: 1) bigger ECB spending; 2) more of a focus on private and public bond purchases rather than on LTROs and ABS and CoCo purchases.In short, broadened QE should kick in on 22 January, at the next ECB meeting.
Eurozone faces an interest rates scenario highly dependent on ECB's monetary policy
MADRID | The Corner | Risks for the Eurozone have significantly intensified in the last six months. According to experts at Afi, the reduction of the risk premium and more benign monetary conditions are not enough to boost the economic activity. The Euro depreciation, although stronger than the Dollar, was not as intense as that of other currencies, which suggests a moderate growth scenario for the export of the region. In such context, what is likely to happen with the interest rates in the next six months?
When it comes to growth, does the end always justify the means?
MADRID | By Álex García.


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Perception can be a tricky thing. It can lead one to believe things that may
or may not be true. In the case of Talib Kweli the preparation was standard
and he didn't make it any easier for this scribe. The interview started cold
and there were a lot of deleted short answers. It took longer than
anticipated because for the eleven questions and answers printed here, there
were twenty-two others that at times seemed like verbal sparring, with this
writer getting jabbed repeatedly. When Talib opened up, he dropped heavy
information that after reading and re-reading makes for excellent copy. It
shows the harmony created by appropriate inquiries of a character and
receiving well thought out yet concise responses. I'd like to call it a NEW
KRON: Do you have an opinion on the process the whole Presidential election
went through?
TALIB: I've always thought it was fraud and now I feel they just proved me
right. I feel like it's fraud because the fact of the matter is for someone
to be able to be nominated for President, they have to be so neutral and so
safe that their opinion doesn't count for anything. Therefore what they say
doesn't matter. What they say could change depending on the political
climate of whatever time we're in now. So for instance, it's cool to like
Gay people and abortion is legal right now. Ten years from now that might
change. That's what changes the political trends, and people's pockets get
lined. We elect more and more Black officials into office but our
communities get worse and worse. And what starts to happen is you have
everybody glued to the television trying to figure out who's gonna win the
election when no one is dealing with any issues at all. The only thing we're
concerned with is who's gonna win and who said what about who, and this and
that, and that and this. So it's a fraud. It's a distraction that people are
not discussing things that are relevant in people's lives. The only thing
theyąre discussing is who's gonna win and all those pundits and people on
television are just making a whole bunch of money off of it. That's what I
think. And that to me itąs a fraud because they have us believing that the
actual process is more important than the issues. That's a problem.
KRON: Are you cynical about voting per se?
TALIB: I don't think it's cynicism. I think it's just directly dealing with
the truth. I'll never tell somebody not to vote. I'll never tell anyone to
NOT participate in the process because in order for us to really change our
situation, we need to change all aspects of it. We need dudes in the street
ready to go all out. We need people in the schools, we need people in the
Senate. But that's not my focus. That's for them politicians to be beatin'
their heads over. My focus is dealing with how we talk to each other, how we
relate to each other, things we can do in our community. How we can get
Black children to feel better about themselves; self-esteem, self-love,
stuff like that. That's what I'm talkin' for. For instance, a concrete
example is a kid with books. I've been putting in the time, effort, and
money for two years, then politicians come sniffin' around and wanna give
money. So that's what my focus is instead of jumping into politics. Cause
to me, it's a distraction.
KRON: A big issue in this past election was education and school vouchers.
What's your position on self-education?
TALIB: Both my parents are educators and work heavily in the educational
system in this country. I did well in school and I saw that school doesn't
work. It keeps people right where they're at instead of allowing them to
progress. It tells people to go to college whether or not they know what
they're going to college for. So they've created a generation of people who
feel like they have to go, but don't know why they're going. It's the same
generation who feels like they have to vote, but don't know why they're
voting. And that's a problem because it just creates people who just become
consumers and buy whatever you tell Śem. I would actually like to start a
school called The School of Thought. These would be inner city schools that
focus on making learning and education relevant to these kid's lives,
because right now it's not. Hip Hop is a lot more relevant to their lives
than school is. That's how I feel about it. Education right now is fucked
up. In order to get to a situation where teachers care about you and you
could progress, you have to pay for it. A lot of kids in the inner city
can't pay for school and it's real fucked up. The schools are just as
segregated under the guise of being integrated and it's fucked up.
KRON: When people say Hip Hop, do you have a definition for that?
TALIB: Hip Hop is us; it's what we are, what we've become. Hip Hop is a word
that defines this generation. I don't think it's just music. I don't think
it's just an Art. I think it's a whole way you think. There are positives
and negatives to it. I think we're a very individualistic generation because
we tend to just think about ourselves. But I also think we have a lot more
power in terms of information. I think we have a lot more economic powers
than our parents did. And there are positives and negatives to everything,
but Hip Hop is what we are; white, Black, whatever. Of course the foundation
is Black & Latino Culture, which is where it comes from. But we've created a
whole generation of thought.
KRON: What's your take on the term "Conscious Hip Hop" in 2001?
TALIB: I liked Hip Hop better when it was just Hip Hop. When De La could
tour with NWA and Slick Rick & EPMD could be on the road with Public Enemy.
I liked it better then because then it was just Hip Hop. I do realize the
media needs to throw terms around to categorize it because they have Gangsta
shit that's popular now. So it makes it easier for them to make money if the
shit is in categories. If the shit is not in categories, they don't know how
to make money with it. Hip Hop like anything in life needs a balance. As
long as that balance is represented, we're all good. When it's not
represented, it's a problem. Conscious artists are always gonna be there and
always gonna be a part of it, but right now it's cool to say, "I'm feelin'
Conscious Hip Hop or Underground Hip Hop". It's trendy to do that so it's
cool. Whatever. As long as regardless of whatever the trends are, I can make
my music.
KRON: To you, is there a such thing as a Hip Hop Intelligensia?
TALIB: If there is, there shouldn't be. I'm not into that whole shit. That
(Prof. Henry Louis) "Skip" Gates bullshit. I'm not into that. I'm into
talking to people and dealing with people. To classify a group of people
because they went to school and read more books than somebody else doesn't
make no sense to me. All you do is limit the amount of conversation and the
amount of interaction you can have with people, and that's stupid. When I
was younger I might've said intellectual shit in rhymes because it sounded
cool. But as I get older and I realize what you're implying when you
consider yourself an intellectual, and that's some real arrogant bullshit.
KRON: Do you consider yourself a Revolutionary?
TALIB: I consider myself moving in that. I believe that the way I live my
life is a Revolutionary life. People have many different definitions of
Revolutionary. According to the Revolutionary Communist Party, no I'm
probably not a Revolutionary. But I believe that Revolution is how you deal
with people. I really believe that Revolution is personal. Revolution at the
root of it means to change. And I do believe I'm working it out what to
change to. I believe that things in this country can't change without
bloodshed. That's just fact whether you believe in Peace or not. When
Malcolm said, "The Ballot or the bullet" it was relevant for that time .I
believe they couldn't see the future. And the fact of the matter is that
even though it was on the law books, Black people were not allowed to
participate in that election process. And you had to have police officers,
who were no friend to the community, hold off white people and allow Black
people to cast their ballots. I believe that was an action needed at the
time. Now it's thirty years later and we see that we've elected all these
Black people for our communities to get better, but all we have is Black
Politicians. That didn't help nobody. That's how I feel.
KRON: There's not a flipside of Talib that goes to the strip joints?
TALIB: I've never actually been to a strip joint. All my friends go to strip
clubs; conscious or not, they all go. I never saw any relevance to it. The
shit is a loser move to me. Why would I go look at somebody shake... I would
feel like a real asshole if I was at a strip club. I don't know. I can't get
over that. People have tried to make me go. I've had girlfriends I've been
with try to make me go. That shit seems corny to me. That's just me though.
KRON: What does Talib Kweli mean?
TALIB: Talib means "student or the seeker". And Kweli means "of truth and
knowledge". They're both African names. Talib is Arabic and Kweli is an Akan
name. It's the name my mother gave me.
KRON: No Hip Hop alias?
TALIB: Nope. You have to make a decision when you do Hip Hop. Even Kweli in
the character is a little bit different from how I live my life. In Hip Hop,
you create the character, you create the dialogue, you block the scene; you
almost create a movie. Whether it's as an extreme example of Eminem as Slim
Shady or Sticky Fingaz doin' Kirk Jones, or if it's as subtle as Mos Def
just calling himself Mos Def, but his politics still being in line with
Dante Smith. And thinking about all that, I just chose to be who I am
because that's what I do best. I do the music that I feel is close to me
best. It's hard for me to do this other shit and I appreciate it. A lotta
times I wish I could just step out of myself and become somebody else, but
it's hard for me to. But it is fun to do that, and you do express yourself
and get your point across when you do that. So I don't down it. I just find
it easier for myself to do it this way.
KRON: Is there a fine line between a groupie and a conscious fan regarding
TALIB: You're not always able to tell the difference. And it works both
ways. There could be someone who's really, truly a fan of the music and
wants to give you love for it, and you take it the wrong way. That
definitely happens. And there's also times when you never know. You have to
deal with each individual as it is. What's interesting though is that
because my album is out, and I'm more out there in the media, women have
easier times saying things to me. But as close as a few months ago, I would
do shows and Black women would never come up to say anything to me. Never.
Always a whiteboy in the crowd would say something Ścause they the only ones
that feel comfortable. It's tough with the fans, an' shit. On the other
side, a lotta women are on that bullshit. I had these two girls in our room
last week who made it known they wanted to hang out after the show. "What
are you doing after the show? We tryin' to smoke some blunts. We tryin' to
go here. What y'all tryin' to do? Oh, Word? OK" So I told Śem to come to the
hotel, but I never tell girls to meet me in my room even if I want them to
go to my room because that shit creates a bad vibe. So I'll always be like,
"Meet me in the lobby". So they were like, "Well what's your room number?"
Again, they were being clear. So after they came up to the room, me and my
man Howie were chillin', and Howie is like the total opposite of whatever
people perceive that I am. And that's part of the reason why I enjoy hangin'
out with him so much Ścause it fucks people's head up. So the girl pulled
out her incense and started burnin' it. She started talking about the
government, and God and everything, this and that. And all I had came to do
was take a quick shower and change my clothes, and go to the party. And I
didn't understand. Then she was telling us how she does yoga, and she's a
dancer. So she gets up and starts stretching, doing all these complicated
stretches. She puts her foot up on the tv, and this is all while we're
sittin' there chillin', and it's like two o'clock in the mornin'. So to me,
she's kinda confused because she came to the room at two o'clock after a
show talkin' about wantin' to hang out. And Howie was talkin' about touring
with Mos and Clark Kent, and clownin' how she was sittin' there talkin'
about the government, an' shit. He said, "The people I be around; by this
time they be like, 'Yo, what's up? We fuckin', what's up? And they were
acting so offended by what he was sayin', but it was the type of offense
that they were visually interested. They were like, "Oooh, how could you say
that?" I could tell they were gettin' off on it by saying stuff like,
"Brother you shouldn't really talk like that." Well then why are y'all here
at two o'clock in the morning? And what are you stretching for? What are you
trying to show me that I should respect you for, other than what you're
showing me? If that's the case, truthfully you have no business being here.
And that's the confusion shit. So we went to the club with them and then we
left em alone.

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Working full-time now, I'm happy that I've still been able to get in some quality reading time. March was a good month in terms of quantity, but was mostly a book of just okay reads. Read on to see my March 2018 reads. As always, I'm linking up with Jana and Steph's Show Us Your Books linkup and will be adding tons of books to my to-read list!
3 stars:
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan – James, an important political figure, is accused of a crime. No one, especially his wife Sophie believes that he is guilty. Kate is the barrister prosecuting the case and is sure that James has committed the crime and will do everything to prove it. This was just an okay suspense book. I almost gave up on the book but was curious to find out what they big mystery was.
The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher – Lara and Maggie are married to brothers, Massimo and Nico. Although Lara's life looks perfect: a son, a nice house, being able to be a stay-at-home mom, it's not. She hides a dark secret from everyone. Maggie is the new stepmom to teenage Francesca, who still hasn't gotten over her mother's death two years ago. Maggie attempts to create a new life for herself, despite the rumors of being a "gold-digger." While cleaning out the attic she discovers a secret about Nico's first wife Caitlin and has to decide whether to tell him or not. While they don't appear to have anything in common, Lara and Maggie begin to help each other navigate the family dynamics. This book explores family relationships and the struggles of being the second wife. I haven't read any of Fisher's previous books and wasn't the biggest fan of this book to want to read more.
Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella – Already married for ten years, Sylvie and Dance discover that they may have 68 more years of married life together. They agree that they need to bring surprises into their marriage. This leads to secrets being revealed and both questioning if they really know each other. I haven't read a Kinsella book in awhile and this book didn't really impress me.
T is for Transformation by Shaun T – Shaun T is the creator of the Insanity and Focus T25 workouts, neither of which I've done. In this book Shaun writes about 7 transformational principles that guide his life and have helped lead him to success. This was my only non-fiction book of the month. His story is inspiring and I enjoyed all of his "truth bombs."
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn – Anna Fox lives alone in NYC. She hasn't left her house in months and spends her days watching all of her neighbors. When the Russells move in across the street, Anna sees something that she shouldn't. However, with all of the pills that she takes along with all of the alcohol, did it really happen or did she just imagine it? This book moved a bit slow up until the middle and I was so tired of reading about all the pill taking and drinking. The second half of the book turned into a page-turner and I didn't see the ending. There was so much hype about this book that I was excited to read it, but overall, I was a bit disappointed.
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle – I read this book with my son when we heard it was being made into a movie. I had not previously read this book and didn't really know what the book was about. It involves time and space travel which isn't really my thing. I didn't realize that this is the first book in a six book series and I don't really have a desire to continue the series. We did go see the movie opening weekend and although it had a great cast, it differed a lot from the book and overall I wasn't impressed.
4 stars:
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino – Matt and Grace met their senior year of college. What starts as a friendship ends up becoming more serious. But then they graduate and lose touch. 15 years later, and Matt spots Grace on the subway, just as it's pulling away from the platform. Will they be able to reconnect? This is a contemporary romance that was a great read. I was a fan of Carlino's Swear on This Life and want to read more of her other books.
Still Me by Jojo Moyes – This is the third book in the Me Before You series. Louisa is living in New York City, hired to be an assistant to the very wealthy Agnes Gopnik. Louisa is trying to adjust to life in the city, a long distance relationship and her new job. This was a humorous and heart-warming read and I enjoyed reading more of Louisa's story.


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Building Reputation in Higher Education
Higher education faces multiple challenges, including rising tuition costs, proving the value of higher education to students and parents, and meeting employer needs. The field also faces multiple opportunities with the growth of online and other non-traditional learning platforms, as well as the increasing mobility of universities and students across international markets.
In a paper published today by Ipsos Public Affairs explains how higher education institutions can utilize research to understand the higher education landscape, define their unique brand, profile potential students and build and communicate their reputation to key target audiences. The tools presented – market landscaping, segmentation, and reputation research – provide unique, in-depth insights that provide value at the various stages of the higher education program cycle.


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Map and Directions to Stevarinos Italian Eatery and Pub
238 S. Cedar Avenue
S. Pittsburg, TN 37380
Phone: (423) 837-5420
3509 S. Broad St.
Scottsboro, AL 35769
Phone: (256) 259-5420
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is in Hyderabad to shoot for superstar Chiranjeevi's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy magnum opus and shared with his fans a glimpse of his look test for the biopic on the late freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy.
"Dear friend Chiranjeevi, that majestic superstar and icon from the world of Andhra and Telugu cinema, requests for a guest appearance in his magnum opus, on a most valiant period character that he portrays, and I agree," Big B posted on his blog.
He shared a photograph in which he is seen sporting a heavily white bearded look.
"These are not the final, but close," he wrote.
The 75-year-old said most people who wish for him to work in their films, attempt to put him in situations wherein he sports the look of an old man.
"Cannot really deny their choice… The days of yore are over… I mean they could never be reborn as this," he said, posting another picture in which he can be seen standing with his hands raised to the side with a group of background dancers standing next to him.
This, he shot for only a "few hours before".
"The transformation of the subject from the bright and excited to the sombre and grim is the greatest anathema of movie making. I do swear and promise myself that 'never again' shall I ever indulge in sticking wigs and hair for a film… But eventually, get caught in projects that demand just that.
"So…alright for the sake of creative excellence and necessity, I submit," added the actor, who will next be seen playing a 102-year-old man in 102 Not Out.


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The Community Advisory Committee plays an important role in helping to ensure we partner with our patients, consumers and the community in our planning, service delivery and improvement.
They are a strong voice for promoting partnership with consumers in everything we do. They provide oversight and help to monitor the approach we take to consumer and community involvement across both the Royal Melbourne Hospital and NorthWestern Mental Health. They act as advocates to our Board on behalf of those who may have difficulty being heard.
The Community Advisory Committee is chaired by a member of the Melbourne Health board and has 12 positions for community members. Members are usually patients, consumers, carers and community representatives who may be future uses of the health service. Several staff members also attend.
For more information about the Community Advisory Committee, please contact Consumer Participation.
Community Board Meeting 2016 - what we heard
On Thursday 18 August 2016, our community helped to shape our future.
Community members joined our Board, Executive team, staff and volunteers to tackle some of the big issues – some that we face now – some that we will over the coming years.
We talked about patient safety, transforming our culture, building stronger partnerships with primary care, promoting research to the community, supporting physical well-being in people with mental health conditions, supporting the mental health of those who are homeless and many more topics.
Transforming our culture
We heard that our communication could be better with patients and in our clinical teams. This is especially true at discharge - it comes down to respect. We don't need over complicated solutions. We all need to focus on the patient – that's what is most important. We need to ask the question "what's the impact on the patient?" We need to recognise that sometimes it is the simple things we can do to make their stay more comfortable. We can promote change and commitment to improvement, but need to be genuine and maintain momentum to make change happen.
Involving our community in research
We heard that it would be great to let the community know about the benefits of being involved in research and how they can be involved through a campaign called "Ask me about research." A variety of methods could be used – we could be creative with this. It would be great to demystify the role of research and answer those difficult questions.
Promoting physical wellbeing for those with chronic conditions
We heard that we need to recognise that mental health and medications effect people's physical health and wellbeing. People can be affected by a spiral - mental health affects physical health which affects mental health.
We need to make sure that physical health issues are part and parcel of mental health assessment and treatment.
Outpatients and primary health
We heard that it's not always clear who is responsible for fixing up or following up on the information we send to primary health. We all need to take responsibility and communicate – working together to improve patient outcomes. We're working together in the development of Health Pathways – this helps make it clearer where to refer and what information is needed. Other electronic systems like ECM are also helping to improve the quality of the information we provide to primary health.
The importance of stable accommodation to good health
We heard that homelessness has a big impact on health. The current lack of social housing, closure of boarding houses, increase in family violence and long waiting lists for shelters all exacerbate this problem. We need to listen more. Help our staff understand the challenges. Build better links to agencies that assist with the homeless. Preventative strategies are important – particularly in mental health services. Access to information is important. We could look into encouraging patients to use apps and our Wi-Fi on their phones.
Patient safety
We heard that patients and the community want to know what the risks and benefits of treatment are. Charts and posters that talk about how we're doing and the safety of patients in our care can sometimes be difficult to read. It would be great to display this information in a patient friendly way.
Patients want to be involved in care planning. There are things we can do to support patients in managing their own health – for example using a medication record on a smart phone – perhaps this is something we could invest in in future. We need to make sure that patients and their families are listened to – for example, when they notice changes in their wellbeing this can be a sign of early deterioration and can help us identify where extra care is needed.
Planning for a new hospital and electronic medical record (EMR)
We heard that there are a lot of things we need to consider as we look to planning a new hospital. We need to keep in mind what is important to patients. Things like access to the hospital by car, bus, taxi and way finding – things like clear signage and information. We need to take time to consider lessons learnt from other redevelopments, both locally and internationally.
As we work towards an EMR, we need to ensure that patient privacy is kept at all times. Patients want to access their own information and need to be able to have faith in the quality of what is in the EMR
Have your say
If you would like to have your say, please contact Consumer Participation.


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This shot glass holder ( could also be used as a tealight holder) is made from the stave of a reclaimed oak Scottish whisky barrel lid and is hand cut along the length of it to allow 3 shot glasses to sit within it and it has a protective staining on it.
It looks perfect on a dining table or mantle piece and would make a great addition to your décor. It would also be ideal as a present for your loved one or a new home gift . Shot glasses are not included as the make postage of this item much more prohibitive but they are 23 mm base in diameter,and I will email with details of where to purchase at a very low cost. Tealights will be included
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Figure measures about 8 inches tall (estimation, actual size may vary).
Hand painted with acrylics on the Corse Toys Omen vinyl figure.
There is a No Returns Policy from the moment artwork is purchased.
Artwork remains on the wall for the duration of the show. The show, Silent Wonderment: Exploring the World of Giant Robot at the Vincent Price Art Museum runs from April 23 to July 2, 2016.
Artwork will ship after art is returned from the museum, late July / early August.


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Lipsmacking Gallery 2011
This is now viewable on the Lipsmacking site here.
This is now viewable on the Lipsmacking site here.
You can now view the Lipsmacking Festival film online here.
Well, that all went rather well. It was a resounding success again this year, lots more stalls and more competitions and all manner of good stuff. There was even a record set!! The world record for stretching a curly wurly was absolutely smashed to pieces! We'll have to wait for an official update from the GWR to confirm. Photos to follow!
Well done all the organisers and we're already looking forward to 2012!
Lenssniper has just delivered a selection of photographs commissioned by Lipsmacking Festivals for the pull out directory included in the November issue of The List.
We're looking forward to tomorrow at Sniper HQ. Lenssniper is making a film about Chocolate!! It's for the promotion of this years Lipsmacking Festival and principle filming starts tomorrow with a trip to Sherbourne to visit the first Chocolatier being interviewed for the film. The last appointment for tomorrow is with a Chocolate Masseuse, this could prove to be very shrewed planning …


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The Bone Anchored Hearing Aid, or Baha system, is comprised of a sound processor, an abutment and a small titanium implant that is implanted in the bone behind your ear. The Baha system was originally developed for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss and was later found to be beneficial for patients with single-sided deafness.
Sound waves are first received by the sound processor and then changed into vibrations. The vibrations from the sound processor are transferred from the abutment to the titanium implant. The implant then uses direct bone conduction to transfer the sound vibrations to the functioning cochlea.
For a person with a conductive hearing loss where the outer or middle ear is blocked and a mixed hearing loss where both the middle and inner ear is blocked hearing aids will increase the sound until it is forced through the blockage. This effect will be like turning up the stereo too loud and with higher volume so that the sound becomes distorted and uncomfortable. The Baha system will re-route the signal through the skull bone directly to the inner ear and avoid distortion and feedback.
For single-sided deafness the Baha processor transfers the sound to the healthy cochlea, which makes it possible to hear sound from both sides.
There are several types of hearing loss that can be helped with the Baha System.
Someone with a conductive hearing loss where the outer or middle ear is blocked or a mixed hearing loss where both the middle and inner ear is blocked may be a candidate. Also it has been shown that someone with normal hearing in one ear and total deafness (single-sided deafness) in the other ear may be a candidate.
For someone with a conductive hearing loss the Baha system re-routes the signal through the skull bone to the inner ear bypassing the outer or middle ear.
For someone with a mixed hearing loss the Baha system can bypass the outer or middle ear problems and provides the appropriate amount of amplification to the inner ear.
For someone with single sided deafness the Baha system transfers sound directly to the healthy cochlea so it is possible to hear from both sides.
First you must have a medical evaluation with a physician that is specially trained in the Baha system.
The physician may require audiological testing to help determine your candidacy. If the physician determines you are a candidate for the Baha system he will refer you to the audiologist for a trial with the Baha processor. After this trial with the processor and the evaluation with the physician it will be determined if you are a candidate for the surgery. The surgery is done as an outpatient and after several months of healing you will return for the fitting with the sound processor. The audiologist will demonstrate how to put on the processor and review how the processor works and how to care for it and the abutment site.
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By: Dan Shulman
BU Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College (Hockey East) January 13 & 16, 2017
Location – Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Mascot – Eagles; This Year's Record 14-7-2 (9-1-1 HEA), 5-1-0 at home, BU leads all-time series 130-122-18; Fun Fact – Coach Jerry York is the only active coach in NCAA Division 1 Hockey with 1,000 wins.
The Boston University Terriers will try to extend their winning streak to five and six games when they take on their archrival Boston College Eagles in a weekend wraparound series.
The Terriers have rattled off four straight wins against stiff competition since December 10, and have gone 11-3-2 since a rocky 1-2-0 start to the season. One team BU has not been hot against is Boston College, going 0-3-1 against the Eagles since the start of 2015.
BU last played BC at TD Garden in February for an epic Beanpot Final which the Eagles won, 1-0, in overtime. After BC put the Terriers under siege in the opening half of the first period, the lights dimmed at TD Garden, leading to a 25 minute delay while power was restored.
With the lights back on, the teams went back and forth in a physical and captivating affair that became an instant classic. After 61:57 of scoreless hockey, BC's Alex Tuch fired a shot from the high-slot that found the twine and sent the Eagles into delirium as Beanpot Champions.
BU's last win over BC came all the way back on November 7, 2014 in Chestnut Hill. Evan Rodrigues' two goals along with 27 saves from Matt O'Connor gave BU a thrilling 5-3 comeback victory.
Both the Terriers and the Eagles are coming off wins outdoors at Frozen Fenway over Hockey East foes. BU knocked-off UMass thanks to two goals from Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and stellar goaltending from Jake Oettinger. The Eagles needed late heroics from JD Dudek to lift BC over Providence, 3-1.
This season, Boston College has seen steady offensive production from senior Matthew Gaudreau. Younger brother of NHLer and former Hobey Baker winner Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew has shown his playmaking prowess this season, collecting 16 assists along with six goals. His 40 PIM, however, is a major statistical blemish that leads the team.
On defense, sophomore Michael Kim is having a standout season following his midseason transfer last January. With three goals and eleven assists along with just 10 PIM, Kim has become an excellent two-way player in his one year at BC.
In goal, Joseph Woll is back after representing the United States at the World Junior Tournament in Canada. The freshman has adjusted nicely to the college game, posting a 2.43 GAA and a .920 SV%.
On the other side, BU's offense has seen a drastic contribution from Forsbacka Karlsson in 2017. However, one of the unsung heroes on a team loaded with talented forwards is Bobo Carpenter. The sophomore collected four points and 10 SOG in his first two games of the new year.
Missing up front for the series opener will be forward Tommy Kelley. The senior incurred a one-game suspension from Hockey East for a hit on UMass' Callum Fryer at Fenway last weekend.
Defensively, Chad Krys has been a major x-factor to the Terriers success. With a goal and an assist in his first two games since the end of the Christmas break, Krys, paired up with Charlie McAvoy, is turning into a solid compliment for the Terriers number seven.
Between the pipes, Jake Oettinger has stood tall all season long, ranking in the top 10 nationally in save percentage and goals against average. The freshman, who paired on a tandem with Woll on the U.S. Under-18 Team last year, boasts a .930 SV% and a 1.94 GAA.
Puck drop on Friday night will be scheduled for 7:35 p.m. at Agganis Arena and can be heard live on mixlr.com/wtbusports. The following Monday at Conte Forum will have a 7:00 p.m. faceoff.
PREDICTION – Series Split
The Terriers and Eagles will meet again in the Beanpot semifinals, so this series will serve as a precursor for the February classic. Both home teams should walk away victorious this weekend. The margin of victory, however, will be heavily in favor of BU on Friday and will be slim for the Eagles on Monday.
BU's THREE KEYS TO THE GAME
- Penalties
Both BC and BU have been known to play slightly undisciplined. BC is averaging 16.5 PIM per game while BU gets 15.6 PIM per game. Both teams will need to stay out of the penalty box in order to have a chance at beating the other in a match-up of two talented, young teams.
- Get the First Goal
Both the Eagles and the Terriers have played incredibly worse when being scored on first. For BU to ruffle the feathers of the Eagles, they'll need to pressure hard in the early stages and get on the board early.
- Sixty Minute Effort
This goes without saying but is especially true against the Eagles. BU must come to play hard for a complete game in order to have any chance at beating the offensive-minded Eagles. BC is a fast, physical and BU must match them step-for-step.


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A colleague of mine has a friend who recently retired from one of the major financial news organizations. He was a senior writer and had been there for a long time. He told my colleague that he was quitting because he grew tired of having the content of his articles butchered and edited to the extent that sometimes the printed article represented only about 10% of the reporting that was behind what ended up being published.
I wanted to re-print a news dispatch from GATA that went around today which describes the extent to which the mainstream media has been shown the proof that the Government operates to try and prevent the price of gold from rising.
We already know that what is reported by the mainstream media all across the political spectrum – from MSNBC to Fox News – is largely highly scripted, distorted and controlled by the Government. But the news coverage of the gold market manipulation is the most highly contained information next to defense and espionage.
The GATA piece below was in response to the New York Times' "Dealbook" blog, which wrote an article yesterday smearing the recent lawsuits filed against the big banks for gold market manipulation. It described the nature of the lawsuits as being seeded in conspiracy theory and it referenced GATA as a group of "offbeat activists."
Here's a re-print of today's GATA dispatch from Chris Powell, Treasurer of GATA and one of the most intelligent, insightful and witty people to whom I've ever been exposed:
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Whenever any mainstream news organization publishes or broadcasts something touching on the Western central bank gold price suppression scheme or GATA, your secretary/treasurer contacts the organization to provide the full documentation that would be necessary to an attempt at actual journalism. Today's appeal to The New York Times is appended. At least it drew a prompt and cordial acknowledgment.
Please understand that the summaries and documentation cited below have been provided to many major news organizations and government regulatory agencies. They all know what is going on. But as you have heard many times from your secretary/treasurer, the true location and disposition of central bank gold reserves are, to governments, secrets far more sensitive than the location and disposition of nuclear weapons. For rigging the gold market is the most powerful weapon of all, as it is the prerequisite for rigging all markets.
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Alan Feuer, Reporter
The New York Times
620 Eighth Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10018
Dear Alan (if I may):
Thanks for your reference to the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. in your report today about the federal lawsuits being brought against the bullion banks participating in the daily London gold price fixings:
But GATA is a little more serious than the "offbeat activists" of your description. The committee includes people with long experience in the financial markets. While I don't have that kind of experience, I have fair experience in journalism, having been a newspaper reporter and editor in Connecticut for almost 50 years and having given their first journalism jobs to the Times' own reporters Dan Barry and Bryan Miller and photographer Sara Krulwich.
In fact, rather than the repository of "offbeat activists," GATA is mainly an investigative and fact-finding organization, not a "conspiracy theory" organization producing the "online screeds" cited by your report. We have sued Western central banks for information, have extracted much incriminating material from official archives, and have published what has turned out to be the documentation of the longstanding Western central bank gold price suppression scheme, a scheme documented right down to the present through the admissions of the central banks themselves.
We have found that it is simply a matter of public record and as easy to document as it is to put specific questions to central banks about their involvement in the gold market. That is, it is easy to establish through ordinary journalism — which, unfortunately, mainstream financial news organizations, including the Times itself, have declined to undertake even though most of the research already has been compiled for them. Of course GATA is delighted to share it with anyone interested. I wish that the Times would even look at it.
The most recent version of my "stump speech" summarizing the most important documentation, including Internet links to each document, is here:
Some updating commentary with documentation is here:
GATA's general documentation file is here:
This story involves the surreptitious and undemocratic control of the valuation of all capital, labor, goods, and services in the world. It is a very serious story and should not be left to the offbeat.
Thanks for your consideration.
With good wishes.
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.


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This project monitors and evaluates Snake River fall Chinook salmon supplementation in the Clearwater River Subbasin and in the mainstem Snake River. Beginning in 2013, two Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) funded fall Chinook monitoring and evaluation (M&E) projects were combined into one for efficiency and to reduce costs. The M&E of Fall Chinook Released Upstream of Lower Granite Dam (project 199801004) was combined with the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery (NPTH) M&E fall Chinook (project 198335003). Both projects are research and observation projects to determine whether or not artificial propagation can be used to reintroduce, maintain or increase fall Chinook natural production while maintaining the long term fitness of the target population and keeping ecological and genetic impacts on other populations at a minimum. These studies will help determine if supplementation can be used as a tool to help recover the ESA listed Snake River fall Chinook.
Supplementation of the Snake River fall Chinook from Lyons Ferry Hatchery (LFH) began in 1996 with three acclimation facilities constructed upstream of Lower Granite Dam. Acclimation facilities are located on the Snake River at Pittsburg Landing and Captain John Rapids and on the Clearwater River at Big Canyon Creek. Initially, yearling fall Chinook from Lyons Ferry Hatchery were transported, acclimated six weeks, and then released into the Snake and Clearwater rivers. The top priority of the program was to release 450,000 yearling Fall Chinook salmon (150,000 from each facility). Given subsequent increases in fall Chinook returns and production levels, the program has also been acclimating and releasing 1.4 million subyearling fall Chinook salmon annually after yearlings are released.
The NPTH was constructed and began releasing Snake River fall Chinook salmon subyearlings into the Clearwater River subbasin in 2003. Release goals are 500,000 fish directly to the Clearwater River from NPTH near Cherrylane and another 500,000 fish acclimated and released at North Lapwai Valley into Lapwai Creek on the lower Clearwater approximately 12 miles further downstream. Upriver acclimation sites at Lukes Gulch on the S.F. Clearwater River and Cedar Flats on the Selway River each receive 200,000 subyearlings from NPTH for acclimation and release each year.
The M&E program examines the performance and status of hatchery and natural fish in the Clearwater River. We coded wire tag and adipose fin clip a representative sample of all fall Chinook hatchery release groups for harvest evaluations and to monitor adult returns. Other biological evaluation points include juvenile survivals to Lower Granite Dam and through the Columbia River hydrosystem using PIT (passive integrated transponder) tags.Another primary function of this project is to conduct aerial fall Chinook salmon spawning surveys on the Clearwater, Grande Ronde, Imnaha and Salmon rivers to measure spawning escapement and distribution.


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The extended drought and a siege of wildland fires has brought to light the fact that Chile does not have any large air tankers or an infrastructure for supporting the aircraft. However the bomberos (firefighters) have done an outstanding job creating a very elaborate temporary water system for refilling the 747 SuperTanker at Santiago. Now that the the aircraft has been in the country since January 25 and proven to be a valuable tool in the firefighters toolbox additional air tankers are reportedly enroute to assist those on the ground. Most of the following information is preliminary and subject to change.
Russian Ilyushin IL-76
There is no doubt at least one Russian IL-76 is en route but we have not confirmed the number. It appears there will be two of the planes with a slip-in 11,574-gallon tank (43,812 liters) with each aircraft bringing two helicopters in their cavernous cargo holds. Instead of working out of Santiago along with the 747 it may be based at La Araucanía International Airport, also known as Temuco Airport, in southern Chile.
On July 1, 2016 an IL-76 working on a fire in Russia was reported missing. Two days later the wreckage was found. Ten people died in the crash.
Brazilian MAFFS
An aviation publication in Chile, TallyHo, is reporting that the Brazilian Air Force is sending a C-130 with a slip-in Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS). From the description, it must be a MAFFS Version 1.0 since it has multiple retardant tanks, no built-in air compressor, and the retardant exits through two tubes sticking out of the rear cargo ramp. Brazil is also bringing a second C-130 carrying a compressor and portable water tanks.
(UPDATE 1446 January 30, 2017: the Brazilian C-130's arrived Sunday and are expected to move to Concepción today.)
Coulson's Tanker 132
Coulson's Tanker 132, an L-382G commercial variant of the C-130 platform, has worked in New South Wales Australia during their last two summer bushfire seasons. Their current contract began September 6, 2016 and was extended for a month and since then has been extended week by week. Amid reports in Chile that T-132 was going to be working in the country, we checked with Britt Coulson who told us that their company has been contacted about sending one of their C-130 class air tankers to Chile but they are still under contract. He said "it's really heating up in Australia" and it seems unlikely they will release them. The company's Tanker 131, a C-130Q, is also under contract in Australia, in Victoria.
There has also been talk about bringing in Air-Crane helicopters, but nothing is confirmed yet.


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The West Indies missed a golden opportunity to roll over the South Africans for under 200 in their first innings as South Africa - and captain Shaun Pollock and Nicky Boje in particular - fought their way back into the fourth Test to close day one on 210-7 at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Friday.
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Pollock (36) and Boje (28) underlined the the strength in depth of the South African batting line-up with an partnership now worth 62 for the eighth wicket. They came together as South Africa stumbled to 148-7, the visitors reeling at the hands off debutant left-arm spinner Neil McGarrell.
The 28 year-old McGarrell finished with accomplished debut figures of 4-57 and bowled with patient control throughout. His performance looked for much of the day to have vindicated the West Indies' decision to go into a test match with two frontline spinners for the first time in 25 years. Once again, though, the home side let themselves down in the field.
Two schoolboy chances went to ground, the first by Wavell Hinds at short-leg off a bat-pad chance offered by Daryll Cullinan not proving too expensive as the right-hander fell for the fifth time in seven innings in this series to the leg-spin of Dinanath Ramnarine after making just four.
The second could prove to be more costly and for the second time in the series it was an embarrassing miss by Brian Lara, this time at first slip as Boje drove loosely at Courtney Walsh. Boje was 24 and South Africa 197-7 for time - we will know tomorrow just how expensive Lara's miss will prove to be. It put a dampener to what under normal circumstance would be considered a good day for the West Indies - for any side, indeed. A good start to day two will help ease the sense of having let one get away too.
Three wickets fell before lunch, which South Africa reached on 53-3. Gary Kirsten avoided a third duck in succession but soon after a patient start drove McGarrell straight to mid-on. Jacques Kallis edged a loose shot away from his body onto his stumpes to be bowled by Dillon and Cullinan edged a perfect leg-spinner from Ramnarine to first slip.
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Immediately after lunch, Herschelle Gibbs and Neil McKenzie swung the balance back in South Africa's favour with a rollicking stand of 67 for the fourth wicket, the partnership packed with a flurry of boundaries as both batsmen looked to take the attack to the West Indies spinners.
It came to an end when McKenzie was adjudged caught behind off McGarrell for 35 to his clear displeasure - he made no secret of his belief that the ball had flicked his pad rather than the bat. McKenzie's departure was the signal for a middle order collapse, Lance Kluserner leg-before to McGarrell for a duck, and Mark Boucher slapping the same bowler straight to midwicket to go for just one.
Gibbs (85) looked in superb touch for the better part of four hours, never afraid to use his feet to the spinners and on one occassion carting Dillon for a magnificent six over midwicket. He had struck 12 fours and one further six when he aimed a sweep at Carl Hooper, gloved the ball onto the chest of Ridley Jacobs and saw the 'keeper take fine catch on the rebound. South Africa had slumped from 120-3 to 148-7.
Enter Pollock and Boje.


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Many people in the world may not know much about the small country called Nepal, but they certainly know about this peak, the tallest in the world, called Mount Everest.
Not only this highest peak, but also other 8 of the 14 peaks above the height of eight thousand meters in the world stand tall in Himalayan range of Nepal.
The Himalaya is the source of water resources for billions of people living in the world. Flora and fauna in the Himalayan range is the natural habitat for the thousands of known and unknown species that contribute in maintaining and restructuring the ecosystems of our world, day and night. The little surfaced cultural values of the mountain people, geological mysteries buried underneath; nature's serene beauty- wonders on its rock- hard and melting surfaces- make the Nepalese proud and people of the world an epicenter for their explorations.
Mountains and mountaineering have a history of their own. Without preserving it, it will not be long before all the records and evidences will be lost forever. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), established on 1 Nov 1973, initiated the establishment of International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara. The basic objective for its establishment was made to record, document and chronicle the past and present development of mountaineering activities in the world in general and to preserve the saga of the momentous feats in the history of mountaineering in the Himalayan peaks in particular. The foundation stone of IMM was laid on 1 Dec, 1995. The soft opening of IMM took place on 29 May, 2002 where it was officially opened on 5 Feb, 2004.
Nepal's eight thousand meter high peaks records names of thousands of successful summiteers until now but its history is very young. Mountaineers M. Herzog and Louis Lachenal scaled up Annapurna on 3 June, 1950 and since then the records follow.
Himalayan range of Nepal is not important to the summiteers record holders only but also to the geologists, environmentalists and sociologists as it harbors innumerable mysteries and facts the scientists and geologists are striving hard to dig out.
And all its values and mysteries are showcased in the one and only Mountain Museum in the world - the International Mountain Museum, right at the footsteps of the Himalayan range, in Pokhara, Nepal.
With an objective of maintaining systematic records of the successful eight thousanders, geographic flora and fauna and human activities in the range, the International mountain Museum has been established at the foot step of fishtail peak and gate way to the mountain region. The shape of the museum roof itself resembles mountain skyline to any visitor before entering the museum main gate.
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Today's Quote
"I could not in good conscience vote to draft our daughters into the military, sending them off to war and forcing them into combat." – Ted Cruz, a father of two daughters and hater of women
Time Check
Jan 27, 1944 – The Soviet Union announced that the two year German siege of Leningrad had come to an end.
Jan 27, 1951 – In the United States atomic testing in the Nevada desert began as an Air Force plane dropped a one-kiloton bomb on Frenchman Flats.
Jan 27, 1997 – It was revealed that French national museums were holding nearly 2,000 works of art stolen from Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
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January, 27, 2017
Dear Thinkers,
Welcome to the women's march where many of us failed to vote this November, but have turned out in droves in order to protest the destitute condition of women here in America. (Women are just ravaged, aren't they?) Those who did vote, likely supported a candidate that welcomes money from nations that condone marital rape. Her name is Hillary Clinton. But here I am pointing it out… I guess that means I hate women.
Before we proceed, I'd like to note something: This topic—for whatever reason—lends itself to extreme polarization. A mere mention that you don't support the march deems you a bigot. But ask yourself now what lengths you will go to defend a gathering that was actually organized by an individual who supports the degradation of women. There is your fair warning. Let's proceed.
This week, I tweeted:
Which begs the question: Are the women who didn't attend the protest sexist? Aren't they women too? Somehow, the "I'm with her" bumper sticker never was conflated to mean Carly Fiorina. Have you ever wondered, why is that? Why wasn't she included in the excitement of breaking the 'glass ceiling' and becoming the first woman President? (Not to mention the first woman VP in the race of '08 that nobody seemed to care about. Where was that excitement?) But who are we to talk about inclusivity and equality? –this is after all just an article, by no means a noble protest.
The reason Conservatives were not welcome at these marches is because the consensus is that 'Conservatives hate women'. They were not allowed to be sponsors, or to deliver key speeches. But incase you did forget, Conservatives do have moms, wives, daughters, and girlfriends. Do they hate them? I think not. And many of them ARE women. Come on silly, did you forget? You see, If you cease to mark Conservatives sexist and allow them to become human, then you then end up at a scary place called reality. In reality, you have to win a debate by being correct, not hiding behind a shield of insults. For those who are still with me, let's have that debate.
The protests were about the rape culture: Were they? So why not have this rally against Hillary Clinton becoming the Democratic nominee for President. We always hear from the Left about how we need to listen to the rape victim "no matter what". Of course that doesn't apply if you are going to speak against Bill Clinton. Nope! No protest for that. No protest for him cheating on his wife. No protest for Hillary tolerating him taking advantage of women. Why might that be?
Now, nobody said these people don't have a right to gather so let's dispel that hollow distraction. The question here is the validity of their cause. And what is that cause? I think it's a fair question considering Madonna's speech about "wanting to blow up the white house" isn't exactly women's rights—or is it? What do I know, I'm just a man. I'm not allowed to speak to these issues.
But in assuming that I'm a man, you have already broken one of the most sacred rules of Leftism. How do you know I don't feel like a woman today? Don't worry, I don't today, but be sure to use more caution lest tomorrow your bigot label-gun could misfire and end up on your own forehead. So if I feel like a woman, then I can condemn the women's march? Wait, don't answer that.
To add to the confusion, the organizer of the march, Linda Sarsour supports Sharia Law, which by the way, is not an exact synonym for women's suffrage,
Sounds nice doesn't it? And no Linda, there is nothing Liberal about Sharia Law.
But we'll spell that out for you in just a minute.
Also, I saw signs about climate change, about Pence, Trump, about Paul Ryan, about the economy… Is the climate hindering us from achieving women's rights? Are the ice caps forcing women to wear burkas? Absurd.
I can only address one issue at a time so let's assume the protest is actually about women's rights (though we've established such is highly questionable). But let's take them at their word.
What rights do women lack in the United States? Please write me. firstname.lastname@example.com Do educate me. How are women oppressed?
In the Middle East they most certainly are. That march I would attend. But for some reason they don't have them… (need I remind you the reason they don't have marches is because of a sexist institution called Sharia Law) Except, many of the attendees of the women's march here, were—as we touched on earlier—the very same people who voted for Hillary Clinton. Clinton herself received money from the governments of countries that abuse women and gays.
If you supported Hillary Clinton, do explain to me why there hasn't been a protest for this. Is it not a big enough deal? I hope that isn't the case, because now you're starting to sound like everything you're accusing others of… Here are some of the nations that gave money to Hillary Clinton in violation of Human Rights Watch.
According to Politifact (a leftist site so it must be true), these countries include: Saudi Arabia – where women need a "male guardian" for approval on everything from obtaining a passport to seeking higher education. How sweet. OH, They also have no divorce rights.
United Arab Emirates – The same male approval is needed for marriage PLUS, law allows a husband to assault his wife and children LEGALLY.
Qatar – marital rape is permitted. Women need a male guardian to approve a marriage contract, and one law specifies that a wife must obey her husband.
Oman – Human Rights Watch notes that while there is a nondiscrimination law, women still face discrimination when it comes to domestic issues such as child custody and divorce.
At the marches, I also observed countless signs which labeled Pence as a bigot and as a hater of gays. As you can imagine, there wasn't a sign like that about Hillary Clinton, who has been in office (for half a lifetime), has been in power, received money from these nations, established relationships with these nations, and hasn't confronted any of them on the issue of how they treat women and gays. Let's take a look the report card:
Once again, from (Leftist website) Politifact:
Gay rights
According to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, all sex outside of marriage, including same-sex intercourse, in Saudi Arabia is punishable by death.
For a married man, the penalty is death by stoning (no Colorado, that's not smoking pot). An unmarried man faces 100 blows of a whip.
In Qatar, any sexual act outside of marriage is punishable by death.
The United Arab Emirates also bans sex outside of marriage, and the death penalty could apply to consensual "same-sex relations."
As for Oman, the country punishes same-sex acts by up to three years in prison.
Executions in Saudi Arabia specifically have increased recently, but specific convictions, and whether are they related to homosexuality, are hard to measure (probably because they kill you without record. If they were meticulous about record keeping, I'd think they'd use injection rather than stoning and throwing you off rooftops, no?).
Hmm… Where's the outrage? Of course it's non existent. The reason is that we live in a world where the burden of proof for being a sexist, for being anti woman is your failure to support a political rally, but turning a blind eye to true injustice, accepting their money, that earns you the title 'champion of women'. This rationing is plain out dumb. Women all around the world are marginalized daily. Yet, their screams are drowned by the thunder of Madonna, glorified speeches, vulgar poetry, and silly signs.
But the protests were effective. They won. Just this week the Senate voted overwhelmingly to require women sign up for the draft. And you're right, that was the place where women were still lacking a right. But if the battlefield become a place where women go to die, I contend that the individual protecting them from such harm, be the only one who truly cares about women. The Conservative. Ted Cruz, a father of two daughters, and hater of women commented this week, "I could not in good conscience vote to draft our daughters into the military, sending them off to war and forcing them into combat."
Now comes a day when generations of women will not march for rights, but will march to battle. All in the guise of equality. And someone's daughter wearing camouflage, bogged in a trench in the Middle East, fighting for real equality, might pause and curse her mother who got drunk, wearing pink, cursing men, that one fine day at the women's rally.
P.S. Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, and Dianne Feinstein all pay the women in their office less than they pay their male employees so don't go there. You won't have fun defending that one. Do they hate women?
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This post contains links to a wealth of great authentic materials!! Even Chinese speakers would want to check them out!
What Are Authentic Materials?
Authentic materials refer to the materials that are read, heard, viewed, and created by the native speakers and locals. Heitler (2005) states that "authentic materials are any texts written by native English speakers for native English speakers" (p.5) Although they are not originally designed for classroom teaching, authentic materials can provide excellent learning opportunities for language students.
Why Use Authentic Materials?
Authentic materials provide learners real-life examples of how the target language is actually being used by the members of the language and culture group for members of the same language and culture group" (Galloway, 1998, p. 133). The use of authentic materials, especially audios and videos, creates opportunities for learners to hear and watch how the target language are used in daily life and in media. They can provide information about the target culture and its people whose cultural perspective may differ from you.
How to Use Authentic Materials?
It is important to select authentic materials that are interesting and age appropriate for the learners and suitable for their linguistic level. Some may advocate the use of authentic materials without any modification; however, to facilitate student learning, I sometimes find it necessary to modify the material to make it more suitable to my students' linguistic level. Both Chairman's Bao and Decipher Chinese – the news app for Chinese learners provide free daily bite-sized Chinese news–articles rated HSK 1 to 5. You can even listen to Chinese news from VOA慢速 (at a slower speed) or VOA常速(at a regular speed) to aid listening comprehension.
Click on the following links to access a wealth of multimedia materials and authentic texts and some lessons created out of these materials–network news, magazine articles, movies and TV dramas, Audios books, Children's Stories, animations, novels over the radio, exercise videos, songs, poems, tongue twisters, Spiritual texts (with audios), etc. These are all excellent authentic materials you can tap into to make your language learning more interesting and fun while gaining a deeper understanding of the target culture.
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My two fave old school 8x10s at Comedy Store La Jolla
Richard Lewis. Who knew he looked like this?
The Unknown Comic. Who knew he looked like this?
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"The guy wrote back something like, 'I prefer comedians like David Cross.' It's like, 'Hmm, if he's not wearing horn-rimmed glasses, I'm not into it.'"
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This is a very special show! It's David Cope's bday!!!! I know, you thought he didn't age? Me too! But he does and he's celebrating his birthday at O'Hanlons at Hot Soup! Here's the catch because of his bday, we're moving the show to Saturday the 20th!! You gotta come out and poke David's face to see if he's an android. Drinks on Cope!!
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I don't get scared to say anything anymore. As long as it feels real to me. As long as it feels like a real thought that I can believe in and defend, I go ahead and say it. It doesn't occur to me anymore that it's not a good idea as long as I really do think it.
There are bits that I have done that have killed that I stopped doing because I don't like them. They don't feel real. I just used "joke technology"...I hate how easily they work and how predictable they are. So I stopped doing them.
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I REALLY REALLY like what I've heard so far of this podcast. I haven't listened to these in order, but rather skipped around and listened to the segments with comedians I know and enjoy.
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The first rule of comedy is to not dig a hole, when you're the MC, is to not dig a hole for the comic who's coming up. Ya wanna bring it up. But we're all friends, we've all sort of bonded. So I wanna bring it up and everything like that.
I haven't done comedy in a while. I took like six months off. [To show producer in the back] Remember what happened? [Show producer yells out: "Yeah, your friend died."]
Yeah, my buddy, I don't know if you heard about it. Lt. Col. [his name], a good friend of mine, was killed in Afghanistan by an IED and he's the husband of my really good friend [gives her name]. Killed in Afghanistan. [Long pause.]
Coming to the stage now from New York City. [Laughs] Wouldn't that be great? Wouldn't that be awesome? I'm kidding. Stop it. [Looks at me.] He's like, "No, no, no. No!" [Makes stretching sign with hands.]
[Note: He was NOT kidding about the dead friend. He was kidding about bringing me up after saying that. But then he did it anyway!]
This guy's funny. You guys are gonna love him. Matt Ruby.
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Many people book performers hoping for them to have a decent draw. For instance, if you book five comedians, you generally expect each to bring around five fans so you can have a nice show with 20 to 30 audience members.
But at some point, a performer's doing a show each night (or even multiple shows), so are they still expected to draw a crowd to every one of their performances? How do you handle this, as both someone who books variety shows and also as someone who performs at many shows?
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While it can be seductive, or at least habitual, to secretly desire to keep others at your level, it's absolutely, positively not in your best interest. The way to rise to the top is to wish everyone well, to hope with all your heart that everyone can expand to their greatest potential, to wish that the people you know, and those whom you don't know can all realize their dreams and achieve greatness.
It's critical to know that there is plenty of success to go around. In fact, as people achieve their goals, the pie gets even bigger for the rest of us. We don't want to see one another at our lowest common denominator but at our highest common vision. We can all succeed and each time someone does – anyone - it helps the rest of us.
When you wish someone well, it creates a momentum within you, an inner environment of success.
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Lost is unspoilable. What you think is happening either didn't happen, won't happen, will happen again, and has nothing to do with with happened previously or afterwards.
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Of all the contrived math that was supposed to earn the Bears a playoff bye, this wasn't supposed to happen.
But a season of dumb luck continued to go the Bears' way Tuesday with a division rival no less, the Minnesota Vikings, upsetting the Philadelphia Eagles 24-14.
The win guarantees Chicago a first-round bye in the playoffs, with an outside shot of getting a No. 1 seed.
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Went to: the Ecumenical/National Christian Church today after my NYSC CDS,while cruising from Area 10 to the Central Area with my leggedis-Benz. At first, a King's Guard refused me entry into the main church. As I was leaving, a kind Police man walked me back,and into the church and told me not to mind the man. You call it luck,I call it favour. At first,I was shocked because prior to this experience,I didn't know there was ever a church where people were denied entrance to speak with God.
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Speed 40 ft.
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Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rock throwing (100 ft.)
Str 20, Dex 11, Con 19, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 8
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Feats Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Martial Weapon Proficiency (spear), Weapon Focus (spear)
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