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When a work colleague learns that I will be interviewing Maxwell Yezpitelok, he visibly blanches.
"It will be like a dichotomy obliquely juxtaposed onto an idiom," he warns me.
After giving these words careful consideration, I decide to keep things casual and elect not to wear a bow-tie. We arrange to meet in the lobby of the same Kentucky-based McDonald's restaurant where former U.S. president John F. Kennedy used to conduct government business. Yezpitelok arrives on time and immediately orders several items from the top-secret menu.
In an attempt to break the ice I remark that his surname reminds me of a meso-American god, while his Christian name evokes the popular coffee brand - Maxwell House.
"People are always confusing me with the Aztec feathered serpent deity, Quetzalcoatl," he replies with characteristic self-effacing humour, adding "I have on occasion drunk coffee."
In 1994, Yezpitelok became the focus of Chile's one-man army program, in which all military duties were delegated to a single individual.
"I was given 60,000 assault rifles and a pair of tanks that I wore like roller-skates. A general instructed me to invade Uraguay, which at the time was part of the planet Krypton and had been trademarked by DC comics. After I blew up Kyrpton a great big chunk of it fell to earth and landed on what is commonly known as South America."
In 2007, Yezpitelok left the army and became an independent soldier of fortune. He funds his military escapades on earth, and on the planet Saturn, with the proceeds raised from the sale of his patriotic webcomics. In 2012, he built a robot to assist him with writing dialogue:
"The robot went berserk," he recalls. "It grew a goatee and began writing and editing articles for the popular humour website - Cracked. Recently it has started framing me for murders that I didn't commit, while attempting to legally overthrow convictions for other murders that I did carry out. (You can read robot Maxwell's Cracked columns by following this link: http://www.cracked.com/members/Mxy/ ).
By the time our interview commences the convivial atmosphere that characterised the first five minutes of our meeting has evaporated. I find myself an unwilling participant in a Mexican stand-off, with me, Yezpitelok, and my assistant/transsexual fuck-buddy, Geoff, all yelling and pointing medium-calibre pistols at each other.
In between threats to take him down "John Woo style," I interrogate Yezpitelok on the subject of his well-documented badassary:
In February your name was added to America's list of People who you absolutely do not want to fuck with under any circumstances. How does it feel to be thrust into the illustrious company of hard-men such as Bradley Gleaves and Steven Chinery?
A great honor, even if it convinced everyone I have syphilis.
Which is ironic considering the restraining order preventing you from venturing within 50 yards of syphilis. Is this why you no longer tour North and South Dakota?
I was banned for simulating masturbation Jim Morrison's corpse on stage, even though it was clearly a plastic corpse (everyone knows the real one is in Paris, on display at the local Hard Rock Cafe), and the substance I shot at the audience was clearly vanilla yogurt. Furthermore, a corpse of that age wouldn't even produce semen.
That's very true. The human testes stop producing semen six months after death. Returning to the list, everyone seems to have a theory as to how Alan Netting came to be included on it. Would you care to share yours?
It's most likely something to do with his epic takedown of Martin Lubbock for that slight diss published on Trousers Monthly; as you know, Netting arranged for live lobsters to invade Lubbock's estate in Bedford, killing all residents and driving down its market price to the point where Netting could purchase it for pennies. He then persuaded the lobsters to move to a small apartment in New Jersey, directly across the street from the new home of Lubbock's grieving widow, and re-sold the Bedford estate for millions, which he then used to bribe the jurors into putting him in the list.
You are one of eight people recognised by the UN who can legally declare unilateral war on a nation state. Last year you became the first person to kill a country (Spain). Do you have any words of consolation for the 47 million or so stateless people who must now eke-out an existence on the rotting carcass of their home country, as it swells with gases and fly larvae and slowly decomposes into the North Atlantic?
I hadn't thought of them. I have a hard time conceiving individual people as sentient beings (right now, my brain registers this as a conversation with the south of England), but I wish them the best and hope they find a new home country soon. Just stay away from Angola because that motherfucker is next on my shit list.
Ha ha! Those Angolans sure are crazy!
In your press briefings you occasionally mention "those clowns in the White House". I recently visited the U.S. capital and was surprised to learn that not one of these people is a professional clown and only two have received any kind of circus training.
Is the lack of certified clowns in North American government a cause for concern, or do your subscribe to Aleister Rorty's theory that clowns effectively fill the role of terrorists for the under fives?
Never speak Aleister Rorty's name in my presence again.
In 2012, the U.S. Military announced that it would be discontinuing the manufacture of M-prefix weaponry (The M16, M60 etc) having exhausted the fire-power potential of the 13th letter of the alphabet. You recently tested the new N1. How do you rate its performance?
Gosh, that was so long ago. I was impressed by the performance of the N1 when I had a chance to try one in my garage two weeks ago, but mostly I remember being frustrated by the slow development of these weapons: I was told we would only reach the O series by late May 2019. I decided to tinker with the materials on my own and by Thursday at brunch time, I'd developed a Z99999 missile capable of wiping out the known universe twenty times over. Having completed every human alphabet I have now moved on to the emojis provided by my phone. As of now the most devastating weapon is the emoji of a monkey in diapers holding a flower-2836, which can destroy an abstract concept so completely that it will never have existed; for example the other day I tried it with [indiscernible] My neighbors complain about the noise and the radiation, but they can lick my bunghole.
I always found it strange that the M4 came into service decades after the M60. Going off on a tangent, did you know that M4 is one those words like 'pants' or 'fanny' that means different things on either side of the Atlantic. In the UK it's a motorway that goes from London to South Wales. In the U.S. it's an assault rifle. Imagine the many hilarious misunderstandings that must have occurred!
Anyway, getting back on topic, is the inability of the US military to name their weapons in ascending sequential order a deliberate ploy to confuse their enemies? Or can it be attributed to poor counting skills?
As far as I know the weapons were produced in sequence, but the rampart time travel abuses of the 2060's have wreaked havoc on North America's history and shifted the order of several events. It's why Lincoln, currently a 14-year old playing Xbox and masturbating constantly in Kentucky, only became president in 1861. When the European settlers first arrived in Virginia 400 years ago, they found the city of Richmond fully constructed and as a first order of business had to deal with a major deficit in the public transportation budget left over by the previous administration in 1986. The current mayor of San Diego is an amoeba, but no one is sure if it's a primitive one from our unicellular past or a super-evolved lifeform from our distant future. She dodged the issue when I met her at Val Kilmer's house.
I always figured the English M4 transformed into a giant gun, like Megatron. I may have to reconsider my decision not to invade if that isn't the case.
Lincoln called my friend - Viscount George Pauly - a dick on Xbox live. I hope someone shoots him in the back of the head at the theatre.
In 2013, the UK government, under advisement from the Obama administration, classified barn owls as a state secret. No one is allowed to acknowledge their existence. My step-sister's niece – Baroness Hamilton - saw this kid who had just bought a calender with a barn owl on the front cover get bundled into the back of a van by an MI6 snatch team.
The other night I saw a barn owl. It had the words TOP SECRET stamped across its breast in big red letters. What on earth is going on?
[Upon careful review, this message has been classified as TOP SECRET by Her Majesty's Government. HTTP://WWW.UK.GOV We're Working For You! Renewing your trouser license is now easier than ever. Save time and trouser hassle at the Online Ministry of Garments and Furniture Homepage. HTTP://WWW.UK.GOV We're Working For You!]
Finally, you dedicate an appendix in your third autobiography to a list of highly-classified information that has only been seen by yourself and a few others in the global intelligence community. Featured on this list is the Boston-based sitcom Cheers. I think this has actually been seen by quite a lot of people. At its peak over 23 million households in the US alone were tuning in. The show won numerous awards and spawned a successful spin-off series (Joey - starring Michael J Fox) which also netted millions of viewers.
Haha, no, the show I mentioned is the secret one from which Cheers (and every other classic sitcom including I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver and Shasta McNasty) spun off from, but it's so secret that most people are physically incapable of perceiving it, so their senses attempt to cover up the "hole" in reality by going to the nearest point of reference: in your case, Cheers. If you've ever seen a rerun of ALF at 3 AM on C-SPAN, it was probably a rerun of the secret sitcom that you couldn't comprehend. If you experienced any headaches, nosebleeds or small pieces of metal shaped like triangles in your stool for the following week, it was definitely it.
It's a pretty good show that has been running for a good while (it still uses the theme song Luigi Boccherini composed in 1779, except for the 95-96 season where they went with a techno tune), but the main problem is that since only the sixteen most powerful people in the world can know about it, they have to write, direct, perform and edit most of it themselves. Richard Nixon played fan-favorite cousin Marvin until his death in 1994, at which point he was replaced by Harry Hamlin, but many still refuse to accept Hamlin in the part. There's currently a petition to replace him with Angela Merkel. Curiously you can still see bootleg copies of some of the most popular seasons in used DVD stores, but if you attempt to watch them they will turn every electronic equipment in your house into produce.


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Before the New Kindle, an Old e-Book
Amazon hasn't even introduced its newest iteration of the Kindle–that happens today at 10:30 Eastern time–and already the gadgeteers are griping.
The new device is "just a Kindle with a larger screen," says Engadget, which has what it says are blurry photos of the Kindle 3.0. Other complaints: There's no color screen! No video! It won't cut through a tin can!
Fear not, my impatient friends. The nice thing about gadgets is that they do get better, on an accelerating curve. Just nine years ago, Amazon (AMZN) wouldn't any e-book reader because it wasn't "ready for prime time." Here's a state-of-the-art e-book from that era–the late, not-lamented Rocketbook:
Now Amazon is moving several hundred thousand gadgets a quarter–based on the newest numbers from Sprint (S)–and the company is about it introduce its third iteration in less than two years. That's progress, right?
I'll be covering the New York press conference introducing the newest version of the Kindle in a liveblog in a couple hours. If you don't like what Jeff Bezos shows off today, just wait a few more months. He's bound to have something better.

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text: With a helmet-mounted video camera and one camera in-hand, Arkadiusz Podniesński travels alone through the restricted zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Abandoned towns and villages and the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of people are the most meaningful examples of careless handling of nuclear energy. The last failure in the nuclear power plant in Japan once again demonstrated that protections are never enough, because we are not able to anticipate every hazard that arises from natural disasters, unreliable technology or human error. If so, who will be next? Is it worth the risk?


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Perak Bar 50th Anniversary Annual Dinner 2014
Dear Members / Chambering Students
Re : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PERAK BAR ANNUAL GALA DINNER ON 08TH NOVEMBER 2014 (SATURDAY)
The Perak Bar Committee is pround to announce this year's Annual Gala Dinner 2014 themed "Red Carpet" in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Perak State Bar.
Kindly be informed that the tickets for the Annual Gala Dinner 2014 is now open for sale! Tickets are priced at RM150.00 each.
This year, members are invited to join a night full of entertainment and laughter with the presence of none other than the illustrious DOUGLAS LIM. Grab this opportunity and laugh your hearts out! It will definitely be an event to remember.
Your participation in this year's "Red Carpet" would be a stepping stone in building a bigger and a stronger legal fraternity among its members. Kindly grab this opportunity and purchase the ticket or place your reservation with our secretariat on or before 4th November 2014.
We thank you in anticipation for the support rendered.
Thank you.
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Celebrate Superman's 75th birthday today with this newly-released image from Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Henry Cavill (Immortals) shows off the new super-suit from head to toe which is closer to the more modern comic book styles, notably the lack of red trunks. Also, according to the most recent trailer that fired up fanboys everywhere, that "S" on his chest may not really be an "S" after all.
Also starring Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne and Russell Crowe, Man of Steel opens June 14th. Hit the jump to check out the new image.
The new look at Cavill from Man of Steel comes via Yahoo!. Click the image for hi-res:
Here's the official synopsis for Man of Steel:
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as "Superman," not only to shine as the world's last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
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- Zack Snyder Calls His Superman "More Relatable, More Human"
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This weekend I had a really good day. One of those totally rare ones where I wake up feeling almost normal. I won't say I'm pain free, but I feel more like my old self, the person I was before chronic illness took hold of my life. On these mornings, when my husband, J, asks me how I feel (as he does every morning, because he is sweet), I almost invariably turn to him with a huge smile and say "Today I feel like a human." It doesn't necessarily last all day, sometimes it's just minutes or hours, but its always worth celebrating. He knows when I say this that I am game for being silly or trying something new. It puts us both in a sort of euphoric mood. When I was thinking about how we have come to associate this phrase with such joy, I realized that we (as a family) have added some pretty strange words and phrases to our vocabulary. I'm going to share some of our most and least favorites.
1. Today I Feel Like a Human – OK, so I basically already explained this one, but I still find it funny that "feeling human" is something we celebrate now. Its my way of saying, yeah sure I don't feel great necessarily, but I feel like me, and I can work with that! It's bittersweet because I know it's temporary. Still, we always try to fit in something fun while it lasts.
2. I Prefer Medically Interesting – When I show up to yet another new patient appointment, the doctors and nurses are usually shocked by my records. It's a lot for someone my age. I have actually seen nurses drop their jaw when I present them with my list of medications. This is when they usually apologize, or say something like "you've had it rough!" I don't know how to respond to an apology for something that just is, that isn't anyone's fault, so now I respond with "I prefer to think of myself as medically interesting" and a smile. This always gets a laugh, and lightens the mood. It's a trick I use to get my doctors and nurses to think of me as a human with a sense of humor instead of a series of records (that they probably don't want to read).
3. Paingry – This one is simple, but unpleasant. It's like hangry (also a favorite around my house) except that it's the pain that's making you a cranky bastard, and not hunger. It's also harder to resolve. We're sorry.
4. Painsomnia – This is the bane of my existence. For those with out chronic illness, it's like that time you had the flu and were SO damn tired, but couldn't sleep even though you took a bunch of medicine because EVERYTHING HURT. People with EDS (and many other invisible illnesses) live this every night. It's a vicious cycle because lack of sleep can ramp up our pain levels, which in turn decreases our ability to sleep even more. Eventually this can lead to a major decline in functionality. Basically, it just sucks.
5. Flare – To me, flare is a dirty word, but it does speak to the pain we experience and how it can fluctuate. I don't say this word out loud much, because it hurts to admit that I'm in so much pain when it's happening. Still, in my mind this is what I call the especially bad days, weeks, months and/or years.
6. Out of Spoons – This is the phrase I tend to use with J instead of flare. He immediately gets it. He knows when I say this that I just don't have any more to give. The phrase originated with The Spoon Theory. The following infographic by Dysautonomia International sums it pretty well:
7. Brain Fog/Transient Aphasia – Brain fog is something that people with chronic illness/pain struggle with. It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Transient aphasia is the medical terminology for temporarily forgetting words. I literally forgot the words "brain fog" a minute ago, I'm not even kidding! (Ironic in a post about vocabulary). These beasts are why I always write two drafts of every post, and then still catch mistakes afterward. Super frustrating when you used to be really good with language. Also, yesterday I went to make a salad and left my phone in the refrigerator. I searched the whole house for it, for real. Also, my keys have been missing for approximately four days, I can't remember how long for sure… Sometimes it feels like I'm not even smart anymore, but it makes for some pretty good laughs.
8. Napping Queen – This is one of my hubby's nicknames for me. It's like Dancing Queen, but less exciting (to onlookers). To me it's totally exciting! I love naps!
9. It's the Little Things – OK, so I admit that I used this one way before I got sick, but I didn't REALLY GET IT until I wasn't healthy. Lots of life events can make you learn to appreciate the small blessings in life. Other people figure this out after having kids, or losing a loved one. Being chronically ill is up there with the best of them. After all, I never would have appreciated "feeling like a human" before. I never would have been proud of myself for some of the things I am today, like you know, showering. I DID IT GUYS! I even put on makeup yesterday. Hooray for me!
Maybe you can relate? Did I miss some? Share a word or phrase that describes your experience with chronic pain or illness!


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As with any fruit tree, the apple tree is subject to some common parasites that can readily ruin a bounty of fruit. Knowing what to look for and when are the two best defenses in controlling parasite activity before it becomes detrimental. If parasites are detected, gardeners have a number of options in treating them.
Most Common Parasites
Codling moth and apple maggots are the two most common parasites that affect apple trees. Other parasites such as aphids can also be a serious threat to apple trees if left untreated.
Signs of Parasite Activity
To detect coddling moth, look for reddish circles on the flesh of the apple. This is apparent at the beginning stage of an infestation. A more serious problem is evident by brown frass, a substance produced when the moth has developed into a caterpillar. Look for distinctive dark tracks to spot activity of apple maggots which enter the fruit through tunneling. Watch for patterns of curling leaves as signs of aphid activity.
Stages of Apple Tree Parasites
Coddling moths have a larval stage, the worm, and the adult stage, the moth. Apple maggots, too, have a larval stage as a worm and then during the pupal stage, mature into maggot flies. Aphids develop from eggs during the winter and then emerge in the spring.
Natural Control of Parasites
Using horticultural oil spray on apple trees can be an effective way of managing common parasites. The spray must be used during the spring, a tree's dormant season. Thinning fruit, by manually removing apples that show signs of infestation can also be a successful means of controlling parasites. Homemade traps are sometimes effective at capturing coddling moth.
Chemical Control of Parasites
Hanging sticky traps that contain pheromone lures are an easy way to control both apple maggots and coddling moths. Insecticides such as Permethrin and Sevin have also proven effective at treating common apple tree parasites. Like non-chemical sprays, insecticides should not be applied when apple trees are in bloom. Doing so will eliminate beneficial pollinators.
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The list is loaded this week, with all the key categories represented. Want TV? Nickelodeon has a nice box set of Avatar The Last Airbender; HBO has the first season of its wry sitcom Hung; and the retro-minded Timeless has a collection of the offbeat 1961 detective series Checkmate (about an agency tasked with stopping crimes before they happen).Want arthouse? Catherine Breillat's version of Bluebeard is one of her most provocative and accessible films; Sebastián Silva's The Maid shows what happens when a faithful family servant gets burned out; and Abbas Kiarostami's essential Iranian drama Close-Up gets the Criterion treatment on DVD and Blu-ray. Want rock 'n' roll? You can pick up a document of Bruce Springsteen's recent world tour, and/or a look back at the creation of The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main Street. Want to take a closer look at the dynamics of an endless conflict? Take your pick: both Green Zone and the original Death Race 2000 are available today.
Avatar The Last Airbender: The Complete Book One
Nickelodeon, $55.98
Strand, $27.99
The Bourne Trilogy
Universal Blu-ray, $69.98
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: London Calling - Live In Hyde Park
Columbia, $17.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
Checkmate: The Complete Series
Timeless, $79.98
The Children's War
Cinema Libre, $19.95
Criterion, $39.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Death Race 2000
Shout! Factory, $19.98; Blu-ray, $26.97
Entourage: The Complete Sixth Season
HBO, $39.98; Blu-ray, $49.99
Cinema Libre, $24.95
The Good Guy
Lionsgate, $27.98
Green Zone
Universal, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98
Hung: The Complete First Season
HBO, $39.98; Blu-ray, $49.99
The Last Station
Sony, $27.96; Blu-ray, $34.95
Le Combat Dans L'Ile
Zeitgeist, $29.99
The Maid
Oscilloscope, $29.99
Red Desert
Criterion, $39.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Remember Me
Summit, $26.99; Blu-ray, $34.99
Vivendi, $19.97; Blu-ray, $24.99
Rock Slyde: Private Eye
Monarch, $24.95
She's Out Of My League
Dreamworks, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.99
A Star Is Born
Warner, $20.98; Blu-ray, $34.99
Stones In Exile
Fontana, $19.98
Phase 4, $29.99
Wolf Moon
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Elizabeth I (Episodes 40 & 41), daughter of Peter the Great and his wife Catherine I, was one of the most liked of the Russian Tsar's because of her refusal to execute anyone during her reign. She also led Russia through two of Europe's most important conflicts, the War of Austrian Succession (1740–8) and the Seven Years' War (1756–63). Elizabeth spent huge sums of money on The Winter Palace and the Smolny Cathedral which are some of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
She was born on December 29, 1709 to Peter the Great and his wife Catherine but their marriage was not announced until 1712. This caused Elizabeth's enemies to later use this issue to claim that she was illegitimate. Her father's intention was to have her marry young Louis XV of France but they declined as they felt that her mother's low birth status was below them. Her eventual betrothal was to one Prince Karl Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp, son of Christian Augustus, Prince of Eutin. Unfortunately for Elizabeth, Prince Karl died a few days after the betrothal.
When Peter II came to power in 1727, Elizabeth was banished from the court. Peter, the grandson of Peter the Great was controlled by the old boyar family the Dolgorukii's who despise Peter the Great's reforms. When Tsarina Anna took control, she was still not allowed to take part in the court. Her anger stewed in her but there was little she could do. If she married below her status, she would lose everything. But, much to her chagrin, no noble family would approach her as she had no standing at the Russian court. Because of this, she was said to have had numerous affairs with commoners over the years.
When she finally deposed Ivan VI in 1742 and had him locked up, with the help of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, she asked them, ""Who do you want to serve? Me, the natural sovereign, or those who have stolen my inheritance?" Elizabeth decided right away to clean up the corruption and get rid of the German advisers that many in the Russian hierarchy despised.
She then began to rule her country by starting with the signing the Treaty of Åbo, which arch enemy Sweden which ceded much of Finland to the Russian empire. Elizabeth was smart to surround herself with brilliant advisers, none more so than Aleksey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin. His deftness in foreign negotiations were important factors in helping Russia expand its borders.
Her handling of the major European conflict, the Seven Years War helped elevate Russia in the eyes of Europe. The main reason for Elizabeth's intervention in the war was her deep dislike for the Prussian ruler, Frederick the Great. She would have succeeded in crushing him except that she died before she was able to complete the job.
During her reign she had to come up with an heir to her throne as she was childless. Her selection was Peter of Holstein-Gottorp her nephew. Next up was the choice of a bride which was settled on when Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst was selected and given the Russian name of Catherine in honor of Elizabeth's mother. The child the two supposedly had would be known as Paul and will come up in the future as one of the worst rulers of Russia.
When Elizabeth died in December of 1761 (Old Calender), Russia had expanded greatly and had taken center stage in European politics. Her refusal to execute anyone led her to be loved by the people. While extravagant in her personal life, she did expand support for the arts and was one of the most prolific of the rulers in the building of churches.


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Hairgenics LLC is a newer company on the scene that is already making an impressive splash with their hair growth, regrowth, nourishment and overall health products. Their Pronexa shampoo has been called a viable top over the counter Propecia alternative in a few places which is quite the statement considering the cost, prescription only legality and pharmaceutical strength of the hair loss medication Propecia. So can a safe, legal and otc alternative to finasteride actually work? Early customer Pronexa shampoo reviews are glowing with some making the comparison boldly. It's also garnering a ton of positive customer feedback, very few negative comments and testimonials and has a price point that makes it worth trying.
Do Hairgenics Pronexa Products Work or Just Another Scam?
A quick look at the science and ingredients of Pronexa Hair Growth Shampoo
Taking a look at the science and the formula, the active Hairgenics Pronexa Hair growth shampoo ingredients seem like the real deal. They are certified made in the USA and claim only the highest quality ingredients. Anyone with a browser can cross reference the ingredients of Hair hair regrowth shampoo and see that their is bound to be some hair nourishment and possibly regrowth. While I'm not quite sure it's going to be as powerful as the prescription med or a true substitute for Propecia medication, it certainly looks like the formula is designed to make an impact and the customer comments are backing it up.
Where to Buy Pronexa In Stores or Online? (Discounts or Coupon Codes?)
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At the time of writing there aren't anywhere where you can buy pronexa shampoo in stores like cvs, gnc, walmart, walgreens and those types of stores… but we expect this to change as this incredibly fast growing brand continues to gain traction.
Conclusion: A real over the counter Rogaine / Propecia Alternative?
Yes and no… Obviously prescription medicines aren't available across the counter for a reason… They come with a wide range of side effects and need to be treated cautiously. People looking for more natural, herbal, safe, cost effective and legal options should very much consider this product though… It stands out in a crowd of scams and low quality formulas.
If you have being researching and doing your due-diligence, as everyone should with the rise of the internet and how far its came in the retail sector… Pronexa might very well be the best hair growth shampoo in 2016 for your money. Tons of consumers are definitely pointing at Hairgenics pronexa brand products and saying very great things (something not so common in such a sensitive and insecure marketplace.
With a 30-day money back guarantee and some awesome prices, this is definitely the first product I would put on my shortlist of hair regrowth shampoos and products to try if I were in the market, but alas I'm a beautiful bald man and nothing beats a 2 minute free haircut (with apologies to the cone and uglydomers among us)


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- Crime Bill. Focus on gang activity at the Federal Homeland Security Level.
- Social Security .Reform bill by allowing a certain percentage to be invested in the private sector
- Medicare Bill. Allow Medicare to shop for lower Drug prices.
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Real Economic Development, Crime Bill, Budget deficit spending, Social Security, Medicare reform, and the plight of our neighborhoods.
I wouldn't move to a permanent decision quickly. I would first weigh out other options.
At home:
The vetting process must improve.
We must gain better intelligence.
No ,I will not support such action. I will support extreme vetting.
We need an anywhere, anytime, inspection. We've got a complex system that allows Iran to delay inspection.
Iran's right to have its own nuclear reactions, but not to develop an indigenous capacity to enrich nuclear fuel.
I do not support building a wall. A path to citizenship should be available to immigrants who have not committed criminal acts. Yes, I will support legislation to protect deportation of "Dreamers." I will put a 18 month moratorium on all illegal immigrants. illegal immigrants must register with immigration or face deportation.
I would like to do further research on this.
Federal public lands should not be given to state control.
I support the opening of public lands for exploration.
I support Republican Senator Ryan Pauls flat tax plan. This would allow a family of four whose household income is under 45K to pay $0.00 taxes.
I'd like to restructure the way the government runs social security retirement funds. Currently, your social security payroll tax deductions are at 12.4%. I would legislate laws that allow the next generation to invest 6.2% of their pretax payroll deductions into private investments of their choice, with no government regulations. The remaining 6.2% paid by your employer, would be invested by the government into a social security retirement plan.
I believe marriage is between a man and women. I would support separate bathrooms assigned to transgender children, but I will not support transgender children using the bathroom that matches their gender identity in school. I support adult transgenders in a public sector using same bathrooms. I do not support LGBT parents being forced to put their children in conversion therapy. No one has the God given rights to force anyone to go against their free will.
We must legislate laws that would charge activities of gang members and mass shootings as terrorist acts. Homeland Security would be able to use the invoked safety exception rule. The Same rule used for the Boston Marathon bombing. This law will have pre-emptive power. We must mandate a law in all 50-states that implement background checks and registration process at gun stores and gun shows.
Yes, I support this Bill. If you are a suspected terrorist, all actions to apprehend you should be pre-emptive. We must always protect our American Citizens. This bill will not affect the 2nd amendment.
No. I want to restructure the Bill. I would look at the concept that Blue Cross Blue Shield is proposing. It's called Base Performance Reward. Insurance Companies would pay medical Doctors based only on their performance and results.
I do not support this proposal because the plan doesn't discuss how many people would be covered compare to the ACA, or how much participants would have to pay, and how much the proposal would cost. I'm also concerned about how many people would lose their coverage.
I support funding for Planned Parenthood, but I am not in agreement with federal funds going toward abortion.
The increase in government-guaranteed student loans over the last 30-years and the depletion of subsidized guaranteed loans for private banks is the main cause of college cost inflation.
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Mis 3 prioridades principales
- Jobs: There are a number of ways that the federal government can support job growth in the 2nd District, by way of tax incentives, supporting investments in bourgeoning industry & finding ways to keep businesses in the State.
- Gun Violence: Congress has a moral obligation to address the public health epidemic of gun violence in America. We must act now to pass reasonable and responsible gun safety laws to save lives.
- Housing: Unfortunately, the Second District leads the state in foreclosures. I support programs that work to keep people in their homes and avoid foreclosure, as well as programs that support first-time home ownership.
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I have already established a significant legislative footprint in Congress in my relatively short tenure.
Preventing gun violence has been a high priority for me since being elected to Congress. From the beginning of my tenure, I have been an unrelenting advocate for common sense gun reform. I have introduced or co-sponsored a variety of bills to that effect. This year, I consolidated all of my advocacy efforts into the UP Initiative, which I believe is the most significant accomplishment of my term thus far.
Furthermore, I have drafted legislation that addressed major problems locally, including the massive piles of pet coke that were a great nuisance on the southeast side of the city. I also helped to complete the endeavor of my predecessor and dedicated Second District constituents in facilitating the designation of Pullman as a National Park designation.
But despite my active legislative work, the delivery of quality constituent services has always been a top priority for me. This was the hallmark of my state legislative office, and something that I have maintained steadfastly.
I am on the record as saying that we should not put more Americans in harm's way for another prolonged conflict on the ground. Nevertheless, I have been supportive of the United States' efforts with the international community to provide technical and strategic advice on the ground and measured air support campaigns that protect our international partners, degrade ISIS and are in the security interest of Americans at home.
As for a vote today, our generals have not made that recommendation, nor has this Congress has called for such action. We must be very mindful of not repeating the mistakes of 2003 and the vote for the war in Iraq. Should ISIS strengthen its power and/or pose additional threats to our immediate security, I would be open to considering all options.
I believe that there are preventative steps that can be taken diplomatically to disincentivize the spread of global terror. That said, it is critical that we work with our allies in the region to eradicate spread by ISIS.
No, I do not. Contrary to the inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants during this campaign season, our vetting system for refugees is already quite stringent. Furthermore, the recent "lone wolf" attacks on U.S. soil have been committed by American-born and bred Muslims, which underscores the fact that a blanket restriction on the admission of Muslims would have been futile.
I supported the terms of the Iran Nuclear agreement. I supported the terms because with this deal, Iran's stockpiles of enriched uranium will be reduced. The country will be opened up to strict monitoring, including on-the-ground nuclear inspectors, and the pathways to a nuclear weapon will be blocked and enforced by the United States and the international community.
We must be vigilant and ensure that Iran remains compliant. I also believe that we must fight against domestic attempts to undermine the deal, including Senator Cotton's Heavy Water amendment, which merely stokes distrust and undermines diplomacy efforts.
I strongly believe that we must ensure that our border security is strong and robust. However, building a wall to "keep out" immigrants from Mexico and other Central American countries is wholly implausible. Perhaps more importantly, it is an ill-conceived, xenophobic reaction to a complex problem. I do, however, support legislation to prevent the deportation of Dreamers.
I believe that the federal government must continue to have a say in any scheme that disproportionately impacts minority voters. Historically, the DOJ has identified and dealt with states like Texas that have had a long, well-established pattern of discrimination against minority voters. I do believe that there may even be room for federal assistance to ensure that all voters have proper identification.
I do not believe that federal public lands should be given to states to control, nor do I support the opening of public lands for the exploration of fossil fuels.
Our tax code must be revised to restore basic fairness, which includes ensuring that the wealthiest Americans are not paying a lower tax rate than middle-class families. The code must also be made simpler. I believe that we must close tax loopholes, like limiting inversions that reward companies for shifting profits and jobs overseas. We must allow for profits earned abroad to be repatriated so those funds can go towards rebuilding our infrastructure and funding vital support programs. I also believe that Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit must be made permanent and expanded to help working families.
Contrary to the looming concerns about the solvency of Social Security, the recently released 2016 Trustees' Report has shown that the program will still be able to pay full benefits for close to 20 years, after which point there may be a significant shortfall, assuming there are no efforts by Congress to shore up the trust funds.
Nevertheless, too many attempts have been made to dismantle or severely limit Social Security and other eligibility programs, purportedly as a cost-saving measure. But we cannot solve our nation's long-term fiscal challenges and the growing costs of health care by simply unloading those costs and financial risks onto the elderly, the poor and disabled individuals.
As such, I oppose proposals like turning Medicare into a voucher program, allowing states to cut Medicaid benefits, or any resolution to turn Medicaid into a block grant program, thereby shifting the entire burden of increasing health care costs onto the states.
I believe in marriage equality. I am also opposed to subjecting minors to the harmful practice of conversion therapy. I support the guidelines of the Department of Justice and the Administration in allowing transgender students to using the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
Among the most important actions Congress can take would be the passage of comprehensive background check legislation, which is supported by the majority of Americans irrespective of political affiliation. This is an important first step in the promotion of common sense gun legislation.
I support it. The GAO has reported that between February 2004 and December 2014, individuals on the watch list attempted to purchase firearms or explosives on 2,233 occasions — and more than 90 percent of the time, they cleared a background check and received approval to buy. In light of the recent frequency of attacks domestically and across the world, there is no excuse that suspects who are banned from flying should remain eligible to purchase firearms.
As I have steadfastly maintained, I believe that the Affordable Care Act should be left intact. The ACA has been an exceptionally important tool in providing coverage to millions of uninsured Americans around the country, especially for middle-income Americans who previously made too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford insurance premiums not covered by their employers. Certainly, there are aspects of the Act that need to be fine-tuned or corrected. As such, I am willing to improve upon the Act in a way that protects its integrity, while addressing some of the unintended issues that arose after its implementation.
No, I do not. I believe that raising the age of eligibility for Medicare would shift costs from the federal government to states, to individuals, and increase total health care spending.
I support a woman's right to choose, and I support the Democratic platform fully.
I support the President's proposal of making two years of community college free. However, I think that we must also extend a similar opportunity for students attending private universities; specifically, we should extend the equivalent of what subsidy they would have received had they attended a community college in the area. Helping only community colleges could be a detriment to private colleges, particularly HBCUs. Among the ways to pay for the federal portion of this burden would be to cut defense spending and become more targeted about the federal loans that we currently offer.
Many economists have cited the increase of federal student aid as a major source of the precipitous increase in tuition. To the extent that student loans and grants are driving up tuition, we must refund our public higher education system while requiring schools that take the cash to lower their prices, hopefully creating market pressure for private colleges to do the same.
I support efforts that will reduce the cost burden on students and provide greater value. For example, I agree with the President that we must change how Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Perkins Loans and Work Study are administered, by updating the otherwise antiquated formula that rewards colleges for longevity with program but provides no incentive to keep tuition costs low. I also agree with the President's focus on reducing the amount of campus-based aid to those institutions that are not responsible in restraining tuition increases.
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Recently, while visiting a client site, I was excited to see a large breakout room labeled "Agile Room". You can only imagine my surprise when I walked in the door. I saw a series of cubicles. I saw people working very quietly and independently. I saw a scantly populated dusty board with only a few sticky notes and one single column labeled "Done". When I asked about the naming of the room, they replied,
"Oh, well, we just call ourselves 'agile' because we deliver faster by not testing at all."
But all is not lost (on you, not them) because this experience got me thinking more about just what does make you agile. If you read my last blog entry, I hinted that when you really start to understand agile disciplines, when you really start walking the walk, it is hard to not to look at any project in your life with an agile mindset. What, you don't believe me?


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|Cast overview, first billed only:
|Russell Crowe
|Capt. Jack Aubrey
|Paul Bettany
|Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon
|James D'Arcy
|1st Lt. Tom Pullings
|Edward Woodall
|2nd Lt. William Mowett
|Chris Larkin
|Capt. Howard, Royal Marines
|Max Pirkis
|Blakeney, Midshipman
|Jack Randall
|Boyle, Midshipman
|Max Benitz
|Calamy, Midshipman
|Lee Ingleby
|Hollom, Midshipman
|Richard Pates
|Williamson, Midshipman
|Robert Pugh
|Mr. Allen, Master
|Richard McCabe
|Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
|Ian Mercer
|Mr. Hollar, Boatswain
|Tony Dolan
|Mr. Lamb, Carpenter
|David Threlfall
|Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bigger and faster ship than the Surprise, which puts the Surprise at a disadvantage. Aubrey's single-mindedness in this seemingly impossible pursuit puts him at odds with the Surprise's doctor and naturalist, Stephen Maturin, who is also Aubrey's most trusted advisor on board and closest friend. Facing other internal obstacles which have resulted in what they consider a string of bad luck, Aubrey ultimately uses Maturin's scientific exploits to figure out a way to achieve his and the ship's seemingly impossible goal. Written by Huggo
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Pawnee Pioneer Trails
Length: 128 miles
Driving time: 3 hours
This byway traverses the rugged Colorado Piedmont, a wide-open region anchored by the towering Pawnee Buttes. The landscape provides refuge for coyotes, prairie dogs, rattlesnakes, pronghorn antelope, and hundreds of bird species.
Travelers can imagine how the shortgrass prairie appeared to Native Americans many centuries ago, and to the frontiersmen, cattle ranchers, and homesteaders who followed. Nineteenth-century settlers endured the hardships of wind, drought, and isolation; railroad towns sprang up, flourished, and declined. The communities that remain are as tough and resilient as the land they occupy, hardy symbols of America's pioneering spirit.
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- Pawnee National Grassland
- Pawnee Buttes
- Overland Trail Museum
- Fort Morgan Museum
- Morgan County Barn Quilts Tour
- North Sterling State Park
- Jackson Lake State Park (Nearby in Orchard CO)
- Pawnee National Grassland Bird Tour
Local Chambers of Commerce
Byways Corridor Management Plan
- Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic & Historic Byway Interpretive Plan (3/16/08)
- Pawnee Pioneer Trails Corridor Management Plan July 1999
- A Framework for Wayshowing: Pawnee Pioneer Trails Byway Aug 2014
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Today was a day for celebrating a birthday, with six little ones wearing little homemade aprons made of waxed cotton (designed for making no-sew tablecloths) that looks like patchwork, but of course aren't. We decorated — and ate! — fresh cupcakes and then just managed not to cover the walls in chocolate making chocolate spread and putting it into pots. Yummy! It was huge fun.
Here is a photo of a small guest modelling the de rigueur outfit of the day.
This clearly isn't really quilting, despite the patchworky look, so perhaps instead it might qualify as a Really Random colourful project? Luckily, as I just bought four metres of the stuff instead of cleverly working out how much I needed, I had enough for making two adult-sized ones. Happy and cheerful, if not perhaps the height of sleek fashion.


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At least three people have been wounded, following an explosion at an airport, in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
An explosion at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport has injured three people, Chinese officials say.
What appeared to be a homemade explosive blew up near a check-in counter in Terminal Two, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. It is not yet clear who detonated the explosive or why.
In 2013 a wheelchair-bound man set off a bomb at Beijing airport to highlight a personal grievance. He later received a six-year prison sentence.


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Dead Sea is a decanus of Caesar's Legion leading Camp Nelson in 2281.
Plucked as a baby from the shores of the Great Salt Lake by Caesar, Dead Sea became legionary from birth and rose to the rank of decanus in 2276. Sometime later, in recognition of his contribution to the victory over the Sun Dogs tribe, his centurion gifted him a machete called the Liberator.
In 2281, the NCR decided that the small town of Nelson would make a suitable base as it could close the hole in the NCR's defenses between Camp Forlorn Hope and Camp Searchlight. Seeing an opportunity to strike before the NCR had a chance to secure Nelson, Caesar sent Dead Sea with two contubernia of legionaries to take the town. After Nelson was taken, Caesar instructed Dead Sea to hold it, as its close proximity to Camp Forlorn Hope was a constant reminder to NCR forces of their failure to protect the town. Dead Sea carried out this order with total confidence in Caesar's wisdom, sending out men to harass NCR patrols and Camp Forlorn Hope. Dead Sea showed no mercy to his enemies; NCR soldiers who fell into his hands were executed or crucified.
Interactions with the player characterEdit
Interactions overviewEdit
|This character starts quests.
|This character is involved in quests.
- We Are Legion: Dead Sea wants you to assault Camp Forlorn Hope and execute all of the NCR officers there in order to further demoralize the NCR. Completion of the quest also allows one to gain Great Khans fame and become Papa Khan's heir.
- Restoring Hope: The player is given the task to take Nelson back, so that the NCR will control the area. Dead Sea can be found in the Nelson Barracks (your NCR allies will not follow). Then all you have to do is kill Dead Sea.
|Other items
|On death
|Legion recruit armor
Recruit decanus helmet
10mm SMG
Bitter drink
Healing powder
Legion Denarius
Purified water
|Legion ear
- Dead Sea will give you his unique machete, Liberator, as a reward for completing the quest, We Are Legion. Alternatively, the Liberator can be obtained by killing Dead Sea and taking it from his inventory.
- When unmasked, Dead Sea is identical in appearance to Alexus and Gabban.
- Though the Collector's Edition playing card depicts him wearing Legion veteran armor, he wears Legion recruit armor in-game.
- Dead Sea can see through Legion faction armor disguise, as is demonstrated when asked about attacking Camp Forlorn Hope.[1]
- If you stealthily kill Dead Sea the first time you arrive in Nelson and if you return to Camp Forlorn Hope, listen to Radio New Vegas, or talk to unnamed NCR soldiers they will say that the Courier took over Nelson.
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text: Witnesses reported that many buildings had collapsed in the quake [AFP] The Caribbean nation of Haiti has been hit by its strongest earthquake in more than 200 years, causing what is being described as "a catastrophe of major proportions". Centred about 15km inland, west of the capital Port-au-Prince, Tuesday afternoon's quake caused buildings to collapse and is believed to have left hundreds of people trapped under the rubble. Send your pictures Send us your videos, pictures and comments Joseph Guyler Delva, a reporter with the Reuters news agency, said he saw dozens of casualties."Everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing," he said. "It's total chaos." As darkness fell in Port-au-Prince, residents desperately tried to dig out survivors or searched for missing relatives in debris-strewn streets amid chaotic scenes.'City in darkness' A Food for the Poor charity employee said there that there were likely to be many casualties given the destruction he had witnessed in the capital. in depth Latest updates on the Haiti earthquake Why the Haiti earthquake was so devastating Aid pledged to quake-hit Haiti Video: Haiti beset by natural disasters Country profile: Haiti "The whole city is in darkness, you have thousands of people sitting in the streets, with nowhere to go," Rachmani Domersant, the charity's operations manager, said. "I've seen seven to eight buildings, from office buildings to hotels and shopping stores, collapsed ... I think hundreds of casualties would be a serious understatement."Karel Zelenka, a Catholic Relief Services representative in Port-au-Prince, told colleagues in the US that "there must be thousands of people dead", according to a spokeswoman for the aid group. Sara Fajardo said from Catholic Relief's offices in Maryland: "[Zelenka] reported that it was just total disaster and chaos, that there were clouds of dust surrounding Port-au-Prince." 'Buildings crumbling' The presidential palace in the capital was among the buildings badly damaged, Raymond Alcide Joseph, Haiti's ambassador to the US, said. Joseph told Al Jazeera that he had spoken to Fritz Longchamp, chief of staff to Haiti's president, who said "buildings were crumbling right and left" near the palace. Profile: Haiti The Caribbean nation of nine million is the poorest country in the Americas with an annual per-capita income of $560. It ranks 146th out of 177 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index More than half the population lives on less than $1 a day and 78 per cent on less than $2. There is a high infant mortality rate and the prevalence of HIV among those between ages 15 and 49 is 2.2 per cent Haiti's infrastructure is close to total collapse and severe deforestation has left only two per cent of forest cover About 9,000 UN police and troops are stationed in the country to maintain order "I think it's really a catastrophe of major proportions," Joseph said.Rene Preval, the president, and his wife were both reported to be alive. Hospitals, schools and hotels collapsed in the capital, raising fears that the injured would have nowhere to go to get treatment."We have reports of some of the most important hospitals in Port-au-Prince have been severely impacted by the earthquake," Paul Conneally, the Head of Media at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told Al Jazeera. "Other hospitals are operational, but are turning people away because they are compeltely overwhelmed." Alain Joyandet, the French secretary of state for co-operation, told the AFP news agency that up to 200 people were missing after the Hotel Montana was levelled. "We know there were 300 people inside the hotel when it collapsed, only around 100 have got out, which greatly concerns us," he said. Television footage showed long cracks in many of the buildings that were still standing. The United Nations headquarters in the capital was also reported to be severely damaged and many of its staff were missing. "The United Nations can confirm that the Headquarters of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (Mintusah) in Port-au-Prince has sustained serious damage along with other UN installations," Alain le Roy, the under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, said in a statement issued in New York. "For the moment, a large number of personnel remain unaccounted for." The magnitude 7.0 quake's epicentre was about eight to 10km deep, a relatively shallow depth which was likely to have magnified the destruction, according to seismologists. The quake, which was followed by at least 27 aftershocks up to 5.9 in magnitude, prompted a tsunami alert for parts of the Caribbean that was later cancelled. Patrick McCormick, a spokesman for Unicef, told Al Jazeera that the quake had created a "massive emergency" and the UN children's agency was "looking at bringing supplies especially water, medicine and shelter to those affected".Thoughts and prayersBarack Obama, the US president, said his thoughts and prayers were with the people of Haiti and the US was ready to help the island nation. Hillary Clinton, Obama's secretary of state, said the US would provide civilian and military disaster relief assistance. Tuesday's quake was felt as far away as southeastern Cuba, about 257km from the epicentre, prompting Cuban authorities to evacuate coastal residents because of the initial tsunami threat. Many people are feared buried under the rubble of buildings that fell in the quake [AFP] Soldiers at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay in eastern Cuba also felt the quake but there was no damage to the base or the prison where the US holds about 200 foreign detainees. Chief Petty Officer Bill Mesta, a sailor at the base, said troops had begun checking stockpiles of blankets, tents and other relief supplies in anticipation that they will be asked to help in the relief effort. The last major earthquake that hit Haiti - a magnitude 6.7 quake – struck in 1984. Already the poorest nation in the Americas, Haiti has been hit by a series of disasters recently and was battered by hurricanes in 2008.Michael Zamba of the Pan American Development Foundation said that the disaster would be a "tremendous setback" for Haiti. "A year ago Haiti was hit by four back-to-back tropical storms and hurricanes. That wiped about 20 per cent off the Gross Domestic Product," he told Al Jazeera from Washington DC. "It has not yet recovered from that last series of natural disasters and this only compounds the situation. "Haiti is a food insecure nation, it is a nation that needs a lot of food assistance, this is only going to push it back further." SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies Environment Humanitarian crises US & Canada Latin America Haiti


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Winegard control shows lock on 110, 119, 129. Hopper diagnostics shows 70+ signal strength for all three satellites. Installation test passes showing it recognizes the DPH42 switch. BUT - The satellite/tuner list shows 119, 129 (all green check marks) and a column labeled "Conn" with red x's for all tuners and I don't receive any 110 channels. Suggestions?
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I am sorry to hear it was such a long process for you but I am delighted to hear they were able to get this resolved so you can get back to enjoying all of your channels. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
Good morning, Shadowfaxrving! It sounds like the receiver might need to have a signal sent out to reboot the signal and we would need to make sure the location of the Dish is correct on your account.
To assist you with this, I would need to access your account. Would you please send me a private message with the phone number and 4 digit security code on your account? Just click Here to send a private message!
SamF - the imbeded link doesn't work (gets an error) so I will call tech support, probably tomorrow.
I am sorry to hear you were unable to access the link. I would love to continue assisting you through here. Lets see if this works better for you: https://communities.dish.com/t5/Communities-101/How-To-Send-a-Private-Message/td-p/15039.
Sam F - thanks. I spent some time on the phone with DISH tech-support, then a while longer with outdoor support who transferred me to Winegard. After walking through all of the possibilities, I started swapping cables (in an order proposed by Winegard). I expected to be able to narrow it down to the DPH42 switch, cables or the actual antenna. On the first swapping of the cables around on the inputs of the switch - lo and behold - I now have all three satellites. Either the connection to the switch was wonky or there is an intermittent open/short at the indoor connector end of one of the cables. But I have all three satellites again - for a while.
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Eurovision 2016 Song Contest: Sergey Lazarev represents Russia
First, when I saw this video by Sergey Lazarev (who is going to represent Russia at Eurovision song contest this year in Stockholm) I thought that the Russian media moguls who send cocklebrities every f*cking year to the renowned VFSCFOF (Vanity Fair Song Contest for old farts) drove crazy, but hardly ever they are, cause their choice of the singer seems to be very calculated.
Let's leave their innner intentions far off, but I think the video and the song are horrible which is good, cause as the history of the ESC shows - the worse the better.
Hope we'll kick the haters' asses and the next ESC will take place in the land of matrioshkas and
stupid laws polar bears walking down the street aka Russia.
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Welcome to the Village of Clinton. As I begin my 7th year as Mayor, I am excited to be able to spend two more years serving the community that has been so kind to my wife, Carol, and me. Carol and I have lived in the Village of Clinton for over 26 years. I also enjoy boating, playing golf, motorcycling and fishing with my grandson Brenan. We raised our two children in the Village and have enjoyed the rural setting yet also being close to many attractions that Northeast Ohio has to offer. My background is in business and finance which has allowed me to understand the needs and challenges of potential business owners in the Village of Clinton. Our Village residents are extremely proud of our rich history. The Village was founded in 1816, has seen the coming and going of the canal era, trains that stroll pass by daily, the absence of horses and beginning of the automobile era. Please be sure to travel our towpath trail, use our parks, connect with the fine ladies and gentlemen who make up our historical society. We are always welcoming new members. Please visit our Ohio Veterans', Memorial Park. I enjoy pleasant conversation and people willing to help our Village thrive. I hope to run into you at the Village Hall, trailhead, Veterans' park, ball field or the Rhoads-Harter House, home to the Historical Society.
Mr. Allen Knack
OFFICE – 330-882-4782 – Voicemail
Allen (Al) Knack began his second term on 1/1/2016. He has been a resident of Clinton for over 24 years. Al is a graduate of Manchester High School (1973). Al has been married to his wife, Carol, for 38 years. They have 2 children that they raised in Clinton and both of them graduated from Northwest High School. He also enjoys many things outdoors from boating and golf to fishing with his grandson, Brenan.
Mayor State of the Village 2018


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Oh breakfast – how I love thee. No, but really, I love breakfast.
It has to be said that breakfast is, by far, my favorite meal of the day. Eggs, toast, cereal, english muffins, turkey sausage, bagels, cream cheese, oatmeal, fruit, pancakes, waffles, muffins, scones, biscotti and of course, coffee; the list of breakfast possibilities is endless.
I love making omelets. I love creating different varieties of oatmeal. I love bagels and cream cheese (especially Panera's). My mouth is watering as I think of all the amazing breakfast creations. Yum.
During the week, I don't have as much time to enjoy breakfast (at least not as much time as I do on the weekends). My weekday mornings consist of a sudden leap out of bed into the shower, afterwards rushing to let the dog out while simultaneously brushing my teeth or attempting to put on my shoes. As I pass through the kitchen, I have about a minute to grab a Chobani yogurt and a banana before it's time to head to work or class. Weekday mornings = rushed.
But on the weekend? Mornings (well, breakfasts in particular) look a lot different. My favorite way to enjoy breakfast is by taking my time. You know – you come downstairs, only turning on necessary lights to allow the natural light to creep it's way through the rooms. You hit the kitchen sink, fill up the coffee pot with hot water, press brew and wait as the aroma of coffee fills the air. Once brewed, you grab your favorite mug, pour a cup while anticipating the first sip that hits your lips. That first taste of morning coffee is something that just can't be beaten.
What's your favorite way to enjoy breakfast?