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With a large percentage of veteran employee partners (over 20%)—and active-duty reservists who continue to serve both locally and abroad—ATS is a great place to start post-military careers in aviation maintenance, overhaul, repair, and other MRO-related jobs. We're proud to call ourselves one of the top military friendly companies in the industry, and we've been advancing post-military aviation careers for years.
In recognition of our dedication to military aviation careers, ATS earned the 2018 Military Friendly® Employer designation, awarded to organizations whose commitment to serving the military and veteran community is comprehensive in scope and meaningful in terms of actual outcomes and impact.
Hundreds of military veterans have transitioned to successful post-military careers in aviation maintenance at ATS. From aviation technicians to the executive suite, many of our key leadership positions in our company are ex-military (in fact, a quarter of our executive leaders are veterans). At ATS we truly believe in investing in our veterans, furthering their career and giving them the opportunity to shape each aspect of our company with their skills and knowledge they acquired during their service.
ATS has partnered with local recruiters as well as the Department of Labor's Camo2Commerce (C2C) program to assist veterans find jobs that match the skills they learned during their military service. Our goal with working with the C2C program is to set up veterans up for success and accelerate their career path. For example, we have hired veterans from the C2C program and directly appointed them to management and supervisor positions.
ATS has an individually tailored internal development program for our veterans. Part of that program includes on the job training to assist veterans transfer their skills from military to civilian. In addition, we offer assistance and financial assistance in obtaining FAA certification and commercial aircraft maintenance development training.
We are committed to supporting our employees stay involved with their military roots in any capacity. Our employees hold a variety of roles such as being a reservist and our COO, Paul Dolan, currently serves on the Defense Business Board.


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Tuesday Throwback: Jake From State Farm
February 13, 2018 Leave a comment
I remember the "Jake from State Farm" commercial debuting in 2011, around the same time I started this blog. I wrote about it, but didn't realize that it would become such a huge hit…an ad that would be aired for years. But looking back, it's still hilarious. I've even seen people dress up for Halloween as Jake from State Farm. I guess that's a convenient costume if you're somewhat lazy and own a red polo and khakis. Jake Stone was a real-life State Farm agent, and according to this article, he quit shortly after the ad was released. I still wonder how many people call their State Farm agents at 3 AM. Justin Campbell plays the husband, and Melanie Paxson is the wife.

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purchased a older running vehicle with plans to rebuild, I took it to a couple shops to began pricing the rebuild. I found tires plus's price to rebuild the front end ONLY to be higher than the other quotes of reputable shops.
I opted out of allowing tires plus to do the work and went else where to have my complete rebuild done. Keep in mind REBUILD.... new motor with NO miles, rebuilt transmission, suspension, brakes, rotors, shocks, EVERYTHING but the gas tank, exhaust.... I choose to purchase 4 tires and alignment sense I have ,y other three vehicles serviced with TP.
I only drive this vehicle four days a week, apx 30 miles from Dec 2017 to Sept 2017 nine months!!!!!!!!! I took one of the tires to tires plus with concern of why the tires had worn the way they had, the gentlemen was quick to tell me I hadn't purchased the tires with TP and that I had only gotten a inspection and that kind of ware happens with bad alignments.... then tried to convince me that I put new tires on a vehicle that needed work. I purchased tires once rebuild was complete..
He later acknowledge that, yes I had purchased the tires with TP but (different location. I was aware of that) but records reflect I had not had a alignment.. I was under the impression when making purchase that I was getting a alignment and tires with warranty, when complete that was still my understanding and that all was done, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE.... after 13 months I have 2 $100plus bald tires with less than 5thousand miles on them...
and NO ONE CAN SEEM TO HELP OR EVEN OFFER AN APOLOGY but I can purchase 2 more tires for 280 dollars don't forget tax.... THE NERVE..!!!! YOU WASTED MY MONEY AND MY TIME, I let you slide the one time you left my oil cap off......
NEVER WILL ANY LOCATION EVER GET ANYMORE of my HARD EARNED MONEY! I hope this review helps someone else
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Tires Plus Cons: Work done, Poor service, Not satisfied.
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This was my favorite afternoon in Istanbul. Quiet and cold, and slow. Sultan Ahmed, also called the Blue Mosque, is a functioning mosque. As with a cathedral, faith comes first, and travelers must wait until services and prayers are finished. I would wait all day in that lovely courtyard, listening to the echoing sounds of the muezzin from the Blue Mosque and the Firuz Aga Mosque take turns calling the faithful to prayer.
Here are two videos of the calls to prayer that echo back and forth from the Blue Mosque and Firuz Aga Mosque. I was caught a little off guard the first time I heard it, and felt very swept up and emotional. The first (bad) video is mine, the second (much better) video was found on Youtube.


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The Duckworth Centre is the University of Winnipeg's premiere athletic facility. It is the home of fitness, sport, health and wellness and recreational programming. Managed by the Department of Recreation Services, the Duckworth Centre is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the public. It is also home to the Wesmen Athletics teams.
The Duckworth Centre features the following:
-The Dr. David F. Anderson Gymnasium:
- Fit for sporting events and large gatherings such as convocations, fairs and symposiums. It can be separated into 3 cross courts or 1 centre court with two retractable bleachers. The Lea Marc Corporate suite also oversees the gymnasium.
- The Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre
- An indoor running/walking track (1 lap = 167 metres / 9.6 laps = 1 mile / 7.3 laps = 1 km)
- 6 Racquetball/Squash/Handball courts
- Change Rooms & Saunas
- Food Services such as Cafe Bodhi and the Duckworth Centre Canteen
- Meeting Rooms
- Connected to the Axworthy Health & RecPlex (multi-purpose recreational facility)
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18 May 2010
Government representatives from Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan agreed to collaborate on developing regional approaches to 'access and benefit sharing of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge (ABS)' at a side event at the 14th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA14) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at Nairobi, Kenya on 17th May. The event was organised by ICIMOD in partnership with the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) countries to discuss the status of implementation of CBD in the region and development of a framework for access and benefit sharing in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. SBSTTA14 is the scientific preparatory meeting for the 10th Conference of Parties meeting (COP 10) of the CBD which will take place in Nagoya, Japan in October. Various issues related to biodiversity, the CBD Programme of Work on Mountain Biodiversity (PoW-MB), and the framework were presented by ICIMOD researchers Eklabya Sharma, Bharat Desai, and Krishna Prasad Oli, and the panellists, government representatives of five HKH countries, provided observations and comments as a part of the Panel Discussion. The discussion was enriched by contributions from some of ICIMOD's strategic partners such as UNEP, WWF, and IUCN-WCPA.
The side event was planned to raise awareness within the regional and international community of the extent to which the CBD is being implemented in the region and how governments are confronting the challenges, as well as to share a draft framework for collaboration on ABS and to solicit suggestions for a regional initiative on research and cooperation. Participants discussed the target of the CBD Programme of Work on Mountain Biodiversity (PoW-MB), whose overall purpose is significant reduction of mountain biodiversity loss by 2010, with the aim of making a significant contribution to poverty alleviation in mountain ecosystems and lowlands dependent on the goods and services they provide. The Programme of Work has five specific actions including mitigating threats to mountain biodiversity, promoting sustainable use and acces to and sharing of benefits, and maintaining genetic diversity, in particular through the preservation and maintenance of traditional knowledge and practices. The Kailash Sacred Landscape Initiative was referred to as a good example of piloting of CBD objectives for addressing ground realities, with effective conservation and active participation of the communities.
The genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge systems in the region have a great potential for reducing poverty among mountain communities, but development of the sector has not supported adequate sharing of benefits with the communities and countries of origin; in many cases resources and knowledge have even been appropriated without these communities and countries knowing. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries share a mountain area and have many resources in common, but flow of information among these countries on their genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, and planned bio-prospecting activities within each country, is still limited. All countries face the same problem of difficulties in surveillance of access to genetic resources as a result of the hilly and mountainous terrain. The draft 'Regional Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing from Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge for the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Countries' attempts to address these needs through institutional mechanisms, access and benefit sharing mechanisms, and showing how common genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge can be shared among the indigenous local communities and the governments of the countries of the region. This draft was appreciated as a pioneering step and now needs to be refined and improved and all HKH countries involved in developing the principles before COP 10.
The regional government representatives emphasised different aspects. Dr Ha:gen Xu from China and Dr LMS Palni from India emphasised the need for capacity building of stakeholders on ABS and suggested that good practices and policies in the region should be documented by ICIMOD in preparation for COP 10. Dr KC Poudel from Nepal added that capacity building is key, but that it is equally important for the countries to develop institutional processes on ABS. Mr Karma C Nyedup focused on the complexity of the ABS mechanism issue, which as Dr Xu reminded the audience is made more challenging by the diversity of social systems in the region. Dr Shahzad Jehangir from Pakistan noted that there was a special focus on mountain biodiversity in his country, with ABS law a priority. ICIMOD's draft 'ABS Regional Framework in the HKH Region' should be given special attention in the next few months.
The panel discussion and presentations helped to identify some of the key challenges in implementing the CBD. Poor, marginalised, indigenous and local mountain communities are highly dependent on biological resources, equally many biological resources and associated traditional knowledge systems in the mountains have a great potential for reducing poverty. Efforts need to be focused on harnessing this potential towards better livelihoods of mountain communities. The analysis of CBD implementation will use the inputs from the side event to help identify the key challenges and make recommendations that can be of value to the CBD contracting parties in the HKH countries. Such an analysis is needed to feed into the emerging policies of the contracting parties and to empower mountain communities to adapt to the new challenges.
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Coke "Viral" Video
July 7th, 2006 by David Erickson
This is an animated ad from Coca-Cola that they, get this, announced in their press release that it would be the next great viral video prior to releasing the actual video. Hmmm. If a press release announces a viral video and there's nothing to view, is it still viral? The animation, anyway, is pretty cool:
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Not sure what I was thinking but I just added a Spartan Ultra Beast to my race calendar for 2015. If you are not familiar with Spartan races they are obstacle courses races usually held at ski hills. Lots of climbing, lots of running, lots of tough obstacles, and if you fall off anything, lotsContinue reading "The Road to the Ultra"
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Musings of an Aging Middle Distance Runner (or Is there really a marathon on my bucket list?)
September and back to school always brings with it a desire to set goals for next year. Forget that I still have three (4,5,6??) more races in the calendar before the end of the year (including Spartan Beast World Championships and the MEC Ottawa Half Marathon). Before setting new goals I always feel the needContinue reading "Musings of an Aging Middle Distance Runner (or Is there really a marathon on my bucket list?)"
Spartan Beast Ottawa Results – July 27, 2014
Congrats to all the Greco Colonnade spartans who completed the Beast (and the Spartan Trifecta) this past Sunday. It was the culmination of a year of hard training!! Way to go!!! Results (2040 finishers) 78 Steve Davis 3hr43 80 Michelle Power 3hr44 806 Chris Finlay 5hr23 1694 EricContinue reading "Spartan Beast Ottawa Results – July 27, 2014"


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Sword of the SpiritJun 29th, 2017 | By Mark Norris
To most in the Realm of Drugolin, otherly lore lingered as mysterious legends best suited for late night hearths. On rare occasions one might hear of strange visitations. Some of huge, radiant beings bearing aid and guidance. Others of dark, evil creatures summoning dread and death. All were a part of Drugolish legend, but few
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Accomplishing Your Scholarly Agenda While Maximizing Students' Learning (a.k.a., How to Teach Legal Methods and Have Time to Write Too)Duquesne University Law Review (2012)
In response to the demands of prospective law students, pressure from outside law organizations, and forces from within the legal academy, law schools are offering more skills training for students and more job security for Legal Methods professors. As a result, Legal Methods professors' primary responsibilities in the legal academy are changing from a single focus of teaching to a dual focus of teaching and scholarship. Although the changes are welcomed, the task of producing scholarship remains especially difficult for Legal Methods professors because in many instances they still lack the necessary funding and time to fulfill this new obligation. The modest salaries many Legal Methods professors earn, and the weighty teaching responsibilities all Legal Methods professors carry, present obstacles that need and can be overcome to enable the production of meaningful scholarship. The article articulates the dilemma facing Legal Methods professors and law schools as more job security and writing opportunities become available. By rethinking teaching methodologies and highlighting ways to produce scholarship, the article proposes solutions that can enrich students' learning and the teaching, scholarship, and discipline of Legal Methods.
- scholarly agenda,
- maximizing teaching opportunities,
- legal education,
- scholarship. teaching
Publication DateSummer 2012
Citation InformationAnna P. Hemingway. "Accomplishing Your Scholarly Agenda While Maximizing Students' Learning (a.k.a., How to Teach Legal Methods and Have Time to Write Too)" Duquesne University Law Review Vol. 50 (2012) p. 545
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anna_hemingway/10/


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AGC of Alaska relies on members to serve on committees which help to define and implement the internal and external priorities of the organization. AGC committees are the foundation for the Association's policies and activities.
Joining a committee is a great way to expand your membership experience with AGC of AK and become an active part of the Association. Interested in serving on a committee? Fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Joining a committee is a great way to expand your membership experience with AGC of AK and become an active part of the Association. Interested in serving on a committee? Fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Conference Committee
Works together with its component Task Forces to organize and plan the annual AGC Conference. Includes: Dinner Dance Subcommittee, Family Fun Night Subcommittee, Speakers Subcommittee, and the Vendor Room Subcommittee.
Associates Council
Comprised entirely of Associate members who meet to increase opportunities for members to interact. They plan the annual Spring Train Ride, Chili Cook-off, and Excellence Reception.
Anchorage Golf Committee
Plans the annual Anchorage Golf Tournament. For years, golfers from the Alaska construction industry, including general contractors, suppliers, subcontractors, union leaders and the sponsors of the tournament have been meeting on the course to network, exchange golf tips and help increase the education funds available to students pursuing careers in the construction industry.
Technology Committee
Guides the AGC in finding and utilizing the latest in technologies related to web development and the construction industry as a whole.
External Relations Committee
Facilitates negotiations for statewide Labor agreements and maintains relations between Contractors and Unions.
Internal Affairs Committee
Discusses internal structure and workings of the AGC, and includes the Nominations Subcommittee
the Board of Directors.
Editorial Board
Responsible for the Alaska Contractor Magazine, deciding content and appearance of each quarterly issue.
Legislative Committee
Reviews legislative matters involving construction or construction related activities introduced by federal, state, and local government.
Construction Leadership Council
Directs the CLC group in its membership and event planning.
Sporting Clays Shoot Committee
Plans the annual Anchorage Sporting Clays Shoot.
Education, Training & Workforce Development Committee
Focuses on enhancing the image of and promoting construction
interest in as a career path.
Safety Subcommittee
This committee is the means for AGC members to obtain knowledge on upcoming safety issues affecting the industry, receive assistance to achieve compliance with OSHA regulations, provide opportunities for safety training & education for member companies, and to act as a resource for safety materials and information.
Membership Committee
Responsible for all issues regarding AGC membership including recruitment
and retention.
Fairbanks Task Force Committee
The Fairbanks Task Force Committee is a group of Interior members who offer guidance and support for the Fairbanks Branch Manager in planning fundraisers, networking events, industry events, informational seminars, and workshops for AGC Members in the Interior.
Regulatory Committee
Discusses contract problems and bidding procedures with any or all of the governmental construction agencies including Federal, State, and Municipal.
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UroGen Pharma's UGN-101 has triggered durable complete responses in 57% of the low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients enrolled in its phase 3 trial. The readout from the ongoing pivotal trial comes as UroGen performs a rolling NDA under the leadership of new CEO Liz Barrett.
Barrett, the former CEO of Novartis Oncology, was unveiled as the leader of UroGen last week and has now started her reign with an update on UGN-101, a formulation of mitomycin that uses reverse thermal gel technology to increase the time the drug is in contact with the cancer. UroGen linked the drug to a 59% complete response rate in an interim readout in May and came close to matching that performance in the latest update.
UroGen now has primary endpoint data on 61 of the 71 patients enrolled in the pivotal trial. More than half of the patients experienced complete responses. Analysts at Jefferies think a 20% complete response rate could be clinically meaningful and sufficient for FDA approval.
Surgery, the current standard of care, can also totally eliminate tumors, but it suffers from high rates of recurrence, poses risks to the older patients who make up the majority of the UTUC population and is only viable for some people.
Close to half of the patients treated in the UroGen trial had unresectable tumors, leaving kidney removal as their only approved option. The ability of UGN-101 to tackle such tumors, coupled to its noninvasive nature, gives it a built-in advantage over surgery. If UroGen can also link UGN-101 to a lower rate of disease recurrence, it could establish the drug as the first-line standard of care.
That effort is ongoing. When UroGen presented data in May, it said none of the tumors of patients who experienced complete responses had recurred. Back then, UroGen only had six months of data on four patients.
Now, UroGen has six months of follow-up data on half of the patients who had complete responses. All these patients were disease free after six months. UroGen is encouraged by the data.
"The durability observed in the OLYMPUS study provides further evidence that the non-surgical treatment of LG UTUC with UGN-101 may result in clinically-meaningful, recurrence free survival," UroGen CMO Mark Schoenberg said in a statement.
UroGen is set to take the data to the FDA. The Israeli-American company initiated a rolling NDA late last year and plans to seek approval for UGN-101 using data on the 71 patients enrolled in the phase 3 trial.
Shares in UroGen slipped 8% in early trading following the release of the data, which were widely expected to be positive. The stock gained more than 25% in the days preceding the readout on the back of the appointment of Barrett and in anticipation of the phase 3 readout.


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Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
Acoustic neuroma treatment options can include surgical removal of the tumor, radiation, or watchful waiting. Together with your doctor, you can plan the acoustic neuroma treatment that is best for you. After your acoustic neuroma treatment, proper follow-up care is needed to ensure that any changes in your health are noted and treated if necessary.
Acoustic Neuroma Treatment: An OverviewMaking an early acoustic neuroma diagnosis is key to preventing its serious consequences. Once a diagnosis is made, acoustic neuroma treatment options include:
- Surgical removal (see Acoustic Neuroma Surgery)
- Radiation
- Watchful waiting.
Your doctor can describe your acoustic neuroma treatment choices and the expected results of each. You and your doctor can then work together to develop a treatment plan that meets your medical needs and personal values. Choosing the most appropriate acoustic neuroma treatment is a decision that ideally involves the patient and healthcare team.
Surgery for Acoustic Neuroma TreatmentTypically, an acoustic neuroma is surgically removed. The exact type of acoustic neuroma surgery performed depends on the size of the tumor and the level of hearing in the affected ear. If the tumor is very small, hearing may be saved and accompanying acoustic neuroma symptoms may improve. As the tumor grows larger, surgical removal is more complicated because the tumor may have damaged the nerves that control facial movement, hearing, and balance -- and may also have affected other nerves and structures of the brain.
The removal of tumors affecting the hearing, balance, or facial nerves can make the patient's symptoms worse because sections of these nerves may also need to be removed with the tumor.
Acoustic Neuromas
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People who communicate well can achieve their goals. Good communication leads to success and strong relationships. On the other hand, poor communication can create hostility or, even worse, indifference. In business, in school, and in many other arenas, good communication depends on the ability to write well.
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MOSCOW, February 9. /TASS/. The United States' plans to sow discord between the Russian authorities and businesses by means of imposing sanctions have proved to be futile, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin said on Friday.
"A key idea of Republican Congressmen that all sorts of sanctions and blacklists would repel business elite from political elite and President Putin is proving to be futile," he said after a meeting of RSPP board members with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Today's contacts and meetings, meaningful dialogue of leaders of Russian business, including those whose names are in the so-called Kremlin Report, with President Putin hints that inverse effect is more possible, i.e. society may get consolidated around President Putin, with closer cooperation between political and business elites."
According to Shokhin, the reshaped RSPP board includes many businessmen whose names are on the US' Kremlin List. "Two thirds of the Kremlin List," he noted.
The US Department of the Treasury has released an open version of the so-called Kremlin List that includes all members of the Russian government, along with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, chiefs of the presidential administration, heads of some state corporations and state banks, as well as businessmen who have, according to American sources, no less than $1 bln. The list in total includes 210 people. The specified list is not a sanctions list, according to the Department of Treasury, and no restrictions have been imposed automatically against those on the roster.


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And just for thought...
Tue, Feb 09, 2016
In one month it will be a year, a year without a father and I'm left wondering how the time has passed.
In one month it will be a year that I haven't heard his voice, haven't made him laugh
and these feelings swirl around me.
In one month it will be a year and this life without him has been a struggle.
I can't call him when I publish another book,
can't tell him about my daughter's first date, and I didn't realize this feeling of loss would continue to grow.
A picture of him sits on my desk,
a young man with his bride to be smiling
at the beginning of their lives
before children, before heartbreak
and I can feel him standing beside me,
telling me that he's Ok, that I'm OK
because the best parts of him will always be in his children, in the smiles he hid in the crook of our grins.
In one month it will be a year that I haven't sat with him over a cup of coffee,
haven't listened to the latest Fox News facts,
haven't rolled my eyes at his jokes.
I never realized how much I would miss him,
how much of him was such a huge part of me.
I look at my siblings, knowing that
it will be one year in a month they, too,
have lost their father,
understanding we all had our own relationships with this one man, this one man who loved us so dearly even when we pushed away
because he didn't know how to love us any other way.
In one month it will be one year and
I know that he has found a peace that he wouldn't have found if he hung on.
I have no anger that he moved on,
just regret that I sit here one month before his year anniversary with words that I should have given him before he died.
And then I look at that picture of him,
sitting on my desk as I write,
and I know he's reading these words just as you are, holding my hand, telling me it's OK.
He knew I always had it in me even when I refused to believe him
because he loved us no matter what,
because it was the only way he knew how to love.
My father, a dreamer, the best of his dreams will live on in our joy, our sorrow, in the corners of his children's smiles.
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To be fair, it isn't just the iPod that makes up the new music standard. Apple has pulled together all the pieces to produce a new music standard for the masses that will evenutally go beyond CDs, just as that standard went beyond LP albums, cassette tapes, and 8 tracks.
The combination of iPod as the portable music player, iTunes as the controller and center of the music hub, and iTunes Music Store as the trough from which today's music lovers feed is altering the shape of the music entertainment industry.
How do I know this? I've seen it before.
Improvement only comes with change and a quick look around will show you that, yes, "The times they are a changin'." Most music lovers and iPod users don't know much about the technology, but most folks can tell you the iPod's a music player. Maybe "the" music player. And they don't know why.
For computer users, there's few who don't know about iTunes, iPod, and the iTunes Music Service. If, for some reason, they don't know, they will soon.
Here's how I know. Can you say "VHS?" Sony foolishly hung on to their wonderful but proprietary Beta standard while the competition spread it around in lucrative licensing agreements. Soon, everyone was selling, and using, VHS instead of Beta and the market didn't like two standards.
I'm not saying that's exactly what's happening with Apple, the iPod, and the music business. The market place will demand simplicity with standards. They did it with Windows vs. Mac and they'll do it with music. That doesn't mean the Mac isn't and won't continue to prosper.
It does mean that multiple formats will peacefully coexist in the new music marketplace. It also means that one will dominate and that will be Apple's iPod.
I figured that out while watching an iPod TV commercial while reading a flyer advertisement from Radio Shack (which contained a bunch of HP iPod ads). Then I picked up a Mobile Planet catalog that came in the mail. iPods all over the place.
Then I looked around at other ads from the weekend newspaper and the week's catalog mail. iPods, iPods, iPods. Yes, there are other players, other online music services, other formats besides MP3, AAC, WMA, et al. It doesn't matter.
The standard is iPod.
As Mac users close to the action we "hope" that's the case. Windows users probably don't even think about it. They just tried it out, it worked better than anything else, it continues to work better than anything else, and they don't care much that it came from Apple and the Mac first.
The new music standard will be the iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store. There's no need to worry about Microsoft, Sony, Virgin, Wal-Mart, Napster, or anything or anyone else in the industry. Apple's iPod rules and it will continue to rule for years to come (unless Apple really screws up something big; don't see that happening for awhile).
Look around. What do you see?
What's better than the iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store combination? To market a competing product for the masses, a few things have to happen. The new product, whether it be from Microsoft, Sony, Napster, or Toyota, must adhere to certain laws.
The new product must cost less, or have more and better features, and/or have better distribution systems, or simply be some of that and MUCH cooler. Cost less? More features? Better distribution? Much cooler?
Hmmm. Haven't I pretty much just described the iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store "standard?" Apple has developed, launched, and nailed the new standard in music. Distribution couldn't be easy. Point, click, listen, click, click, buy, download. Moving music from computer to iPod is delightfully seamless even on Windows computers (mostly).
The selection of music from Apple remains the standard to beat and no one's beating it. Coolness? Come on? Sony blew it, everyone said so, now Sony knows it, too. Right now, what's cool is iPod.
How long will this standard last (it seems to me that CDs didn't last as long as old fashioned records, so more change is on the horizon)? It's hard to say. Change is the name of the game.
Apple's changing the game but it will probably change again. Maybe it'll be just multi-gigabyte memory chips which makes your next cell phone into an iPod of sorts.
We'll see.
For now, the new standard in music is Apple Computer's iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store. Mac users were the first to recognize that, without stating it (I'm stating it; start applause now). Carly Fiorina, head of HP recognized it and said it's better to join than fight. Smart, that Fiorina.
It'll take other manufacturers and the music industry awhile to figure it out, but they will; mostly after their own lame efforts fail following gazillions of dollars in investment.
The new standard in music is iPod.
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Apple will be the next major music label.
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Since change and managing change is important to Apple, the music industry, and any business, look for future changes to take place that may rock the music industry to the core.
For decades, the music industry would find, develop, groom, launch, promote, and "own" recording artists. It's the labels that have made the money in the music industry. Capitol. RCA, Atlantic, Sony, Virgin, Apple Corp, and many, many others.
Who's the next music industry "label?"
Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store: next giant music label.
Think about it. Recording artists used to rely on the labels for everything from production to promotion. With a Mac, Logic (or GarageBand), and the ability to promote via the web, and distribute music via iTunes Music Store, what does a recording artist need with a traditional music label like Sony or Virgin?
Artists can easily create their own music on Macs with all the latest tools and effects. The music can be distributed (and to a lesser extent) promoted via iTunes Music Store.
Is that a great combination, or what? Imagine; Steve Jobs heads the best computer animation movie studio, AND the best online music distribution "label." Is that cool, or what?
I'm probably not the first person to recognize what's happening with Apple and the music labels. Frankly, the labels need iTunes Music Store, so they need Apple. They need a way to curb the losses from peer to peer networking and music theft.
Apple gives them a solution. But Apple becomes the creation (Frankenstein monster) that rules the village (terrorizes?). It wouldn't take much for a new recording artist to create some hits that are purely non-major-label hits; using a Mac for recording, Mac software for effects and sweetening, a small sound studio, and iTunes Music Store for distribution.
So, the labels need Apple. For now. It may be too late to do anything except go with the flow and watch their lives change. For the major labels, they'll be able to make a small fortune with the Apple iTunes Music Store juggernaut.
So it's a good thing they're starting with a large fortune.
Even if Motorola sets another new standard with a cell phone that embeds all the capability of an iPod, Apple will still rule the roost with the distribution system; iTunes Music Store.
What do you think? Does Apple have enough momentum to become the new music industry standard bearer? Can they manage the change of music eventually flowing from the iPod to a cell phone? What will the record labels do if they start to lose power and influence over artists and distribution?
It's all about managing change, isn't it?
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Yemen loses $1billion because of oil production drop
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- The value of Yemeni oil exports revenues for the period of January-November 2007 to $2billion and 620 million compared to $3 billion 737 million for the same period of 2006. Thus Yemen has lost $1billion and 117 million compared to the same period of 2006.
An economic report issued Sunday by the Central Bank of Yemen ascribed the causes of that drop to reduction of Yemen's oil production quantities as the production for the compared period dropped 36.39% against a drop in value by 30%.
According to the report Yemen's quantities of oil during the period of January-November 2007 reached at 37.38 million barrels at a price of $70.1 per barrel against 58.6 million barrels at a price of $36.6 for a barrel for the same period of 2006.
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Death toll from Saudi aggression airstrikes on hotel, market in Saada rises to 29
Saudi aggression warplanes destroyed gas station in Amran
26 civilians killed, dozens injured in Saudi air strike on Saada
Aggression launches two raids on Mareb
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11 Saudi air strikes hit Taiz
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Two Saudi air strikes attack Marib
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10 Saudi air strikes hit Hajja
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Army spokesman denies Saudi lies over ballistic missile target
War will continue to defend homeland against Saudi aggression: Army spokesman
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Three citizens killed in Saudi air strike on Saada
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Two UAE pilots killed in Jawf
Tuesday, 17-October-2017
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Three citizens killed in Saudi air strikes hit Saada
Tuesday, 17-October-2017
Three citizens were killed and four others wounded in two Saudi air strikes hit Majza district of Saada province, an official said on Tuesday.
The strikes hit a citizen's car in al-Jamalah area in the district, the official added.
Artillery shells groups of mercenaries in Marib
Tuesday, 17-October-2017
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
Army carries out military operations in Taiz
Monday, 16-October-2017
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
Saudi aggression warplane kills civilian in Saada
Monday, 16-October-2017
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
Artillery hits Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf
Monday, 16-October-2017
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Army breaks Saudi sneak attempt in Najran, kills many
Sunday, 15-October-2017
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
18 Saudi-paid mercenaries killed in Marib
Sunday, 15-October-2017
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression launch over 49 airstrikes on Yemen
Saturday, 14-October-2017
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Army kills mercenaries in Nehm
Thursday, 12-October-2017
The army and popular forces carried out an operation attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in al-Hawal area in Nehm district.
A local official said that the operation attack resulted in killing and injuring mercenaries, adding they also incurred heavy losses at their ranks
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Several years ago, the American Diabetes Association recommended treating to a systolic BP target of less than 130 mm Hg, but that goal was relaxed after findings from the ACCORD trial demonstrated an increased risk for CV events in adults with type 2 diabetes treated to a target of less than 120 mm Hg, Fonseca said. More recently, the SPRINT trial demonstrated that treating to a systolic BP target of less than 120 mm Hg led to a significant reduction in CV events in people without diabetes.
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Most Kid Ministry Pastors say that their biggest need is for more volunteers, but this may not be the case.
It's possible that your biggest need is for your current volunteers to step up and become leaders.
The truth is that if you get more leaders then the volunteers will follow.
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Ask your volunteers to teach on Leadership.
A few years ago I wrote a new 12-week curriculum on leadership.
I wrote it for my kids, but one of the side benefits was it caused my adult leaders to grow in their leadership
Nobody wants to be a hypocrite.
If your volunteers are teaching the kids on Leadership, it creates an internal conviction on their heart.
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If you found the recent post, "How To File Your Taxes" amusing, then you will want to turn your attention to this article from Yahoo News. By the time I came to White House Spokeswoman Amy Brundage's comments about "high standards," I had to reach for a tissue to wipe my eyes. I'm just not sure if those were tears of laughter or anger.
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11 Newspaper Front Pages About The Orlando Nightclub Shooting That Show The Impact Of The Worst Mass Shooting In U.S. History
On Sunday, the largest mass shooting in United States history took place inside the Orlando, Fla. nightclub Pulse. At a press conference Monday morning, Orlando police confirmed that 49 people were killed and 53 were injured immediately following the incident, and many were in critical condition. This morning, newspaper front pages about the Orlando shooting have included heartbreaking photos and harrowing descriptions of the violence, showing just how hard the event has hit the Orlando community, the LGBTQ community, and our entire country.
The tragedy captured everyone's attention, earning several tributes at the Tony Awards and many high profile social media statuses. Obama spoke about the shooting Sunday afternoon, calling it "an act of terror and an act of hate." The shooter's reported alignment with ISIS led to an unfortunate flood of anti-Muslim responses, including reactions from Donald Trump. However, many Muslims expressed solidarity with the LGBT community and support for the shooting's victims. The LGBTQ community and allies also united in the wake of the incident, starting a fund to help victims.
Papers called the incident "a night of terror," an "attack on our freedoms," and the "worst shooting on U.S. soil." Others used it as a springboard to talk about issues including gun control and homophobia. Here are some newspaper covers from around the country and the world that represent the widespread and varied reactions to Sunday's Orlando shootings.
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No wonder why celebrities like The Housewives and The Kardashians swear by these "magical" green drinks to keep them slim all-year-round.
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Harbour Lights launched their 2008 Crop Over presentation on Saturday May 4th and these are the costumes on offer:
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I remember one year seeing this tiny band for Crop Over and it turns out it was the Harbour Lights band! Apparently they have now grown in numbers and are very much like the "Harts" of Barbados with ensuring they go first on the parade route each year, but take a look at the photographs from Crop Over 2007 and see if there are not other similarities:
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Considering multiple RNA-seq samples for which we are interested in gene expression quantification, with the aim of using it for differential expression with DESeq2 and for eQTL analysis, what would be the best way to correct for GC content bias and transcript length bias?
I have previously used CQN after quantification with HTSeq to normalise for these biases, but I am now quantifying gene expression using Salmon and was wondering if that step was necessary if using the option --gcBias in Salmon, and then using DESeqDataSetFromTximport, which does a gene length correction, in order to input the data into DESeq2, either for differential expression or in order to variance transform the data (which can then be used for eQTL analysis).
In summary, is:
- HTSeq + CQN (GC and length correction) + DESeq2 (VST or differential expression - importing covariates from CQN)
Equivalent to:
- Salmon --gcBias + TximportData-DESeq2 (VST or differential expression)
Modulo the differences in quantification between HTSeq and Salmon.
Or do I need to do:
- Salmon (without --gcBias) + Tximport (to simply summarise to gene level without length scaling) + CQN + DESeq2 (VST or differential expression - importing covariates from CQN)
Thanks very much,
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It is hard work being ill. You feel physically weak, but there are still many decisions to be made in a short space of time. In many cases family and friends can provide advice – and of course there is always the internet.
Yet after several possible diagnoses, and just as many recommended treatments, you are generally still none the wiser. Which steps really make sense, and which are actually necessary? And what is the best treatment for you? We offer the information you need and help you navigate the complexities of our healthcare system and confusing mass of different products and services.
Muscle tension is not only painful, it can also restrict your daily activity. It can be alleviated with treatments such as warmth or mobilisation – or even prevented.
People who are ill have very different ideas about their preferred treatment paths and methods. Some would rather go to their family doctor, while others believe in alternative medicine. However, they all have one thing in common: they have to be able to trust fully in their doctor or therapist. And when choosing a hospital, you want to be sure that the quality is good and the patients are satisfied. We will help you to find the right treatment for you.


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The suit also claims the city improperly awarded affordable housing credits to the developer. Those credits, which the developer would be able to sell to other developers or businesses in need of affordable housing, are under the jurisdiction of the P&Z, which reviews projects before they get to City Council. The project changed significantly at the council table, where it was reduced in size, therefore, the suit argues, the approval of the credits is invalid and negates the entire ordinance.
ASPEN REAL ESTATE – Neighbors opposed to the Boomerang affordable housing project have appealed the city's approval with a lawsuit.The suit, filed by attorney Lance Cote on behalf of neighbors Daniel Verner, Staspen LLP and the Christiana Aspen Condominium Association, claims the city "abused its discretion and exceeded its jurisdiction" in upzoning a half block of West Hopkins Avenue to make way for the employee housing project.The Boomerang project — on the site of the 1960s ski lodge of the same name that was demolished in 2007 — was approved as a new condominium hotel in 2006. However, the developer — Aspen FSP-ABR LLC, which is tied to East Coast real estate investment firm Alex Brown Realty — lost its financing when the recession hit and the site has sat idle for years. In 2010, the developer sought to change the approval from a lodge to affordable housing, which required the blessing of the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) and City Council.
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Shaping Training Around the Needs of Employers
News - Wednesday, 2nd March, 2016
ROI Solutions at Preston's College are getting out amongst industry in an effort to understand the training and growth needs of local businesses.
This week will see ROI Solutions exhibiting at two local business expos; firstly displaying at the E3 Northwest Business Expo at Bolton's Macron Stadium on Thursday 3rd March followed by the Lancashire Business Expo at Preston's Guild Hall on Friday 4th March.
This comes after the training provider attended a Digital Round Table event with local Networking Group 'Downtown in Business' to help Preston's College understand the speed of change in the digital arena and how training can be shaped around the needs of the digital sector.
During March 2016, the team are also hosting a string of other key events at Preston's College to support the business community. These include:
- Peninsular – Monday 14th March 2016
- A Human Resources and Health & Safety event aimed at business owners (helping us to reach HR professionals who take care of the training and budgets)
- Apprenticeship Careers Fair – Wednesday 16th March 2016
- In conjunction with the North & western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Preston's College are welcoming 50 local business exhibitors including RBS, Blackburn Rovers, Chris Bowker and Virgin Trains to provide young people with information about Apprenticeships and Careers in the local area
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Wednesday 23rd March 2016
- An event for the construction supply chain to support them with forthcoming City Deal plans! There's already over 60 businesses registered…
If you know any businesses who may wish to be involved, please ask them to contact ROI Solutions directly on 01772 22 55 77 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
You can also follow us on Twitter, @roi_solutions.


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I have two siblings. Two sisters. Two birthdays in October. One at the beginning and one at the end. With Thanksgiving in between and Halloween to cap off the month, and all the colours enveloping me from tree branches above and acorns below…these are reasons I couldn't before articulate for why this is my favourite time of year.
Meghan is 22 this year. My Libra. More level-headed then I, keeping emotions just far enough away from the practical to be thorough and kind, she has become a rock to my wavering. Even those pigtails were well-balanced.
Samantha is just 17 months younger than I. To tell which of us looks the eldest isn't so easy. My sister is bold and determined. We have worked for each others' respect and I am proud to be her friend. She can make me laugh unlike anyone else.
To my sisters: I love you.


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Somehow I got involved in the rebuild of a Kitfox that had an accident. But it has been a fun project... The prop was destroyed, among other things, and the owner wants an Airmaster installed.
This engine is a Rotax 914UL Series 2 and had the optional prop governor.
Since the hydraulic governor will be removed a few changes will need to be made to the engine, particularly at the back of the gearbox housing where the governor used to be.
Has anyone out there done this?
I've already talked to Martin at Airmaster and asked if there was a conversion kit and he was unaware of one.


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The bus ride to the Uprising Beach Resort was 3 hours long—I knew this, but hadn't quite filled in Sam or the boys because I wasn't sure if there would be mutiny to hear there would be 3 hours tacked on to our already massive trip. It was a local bus, but big and air-conditioned. I figured it would be packed with other tourists heading to their various resorts along the southern coast, but it was locals and us. Along the way, as Jackson exclaimed with delight how he couldn't believe how close the road was to the ocean, the men around us smiled.
Now, a 3-hour bus ride really isn't so terrible, even after all the travel—but here's the kicker.
No food was allowed on the bus.
Have you read In The Heart of the Sea, the survival story of the men on the whaling boat? One of the men who survived his whaling expeditions but always kept a stocked hanging net of food provisions right above him in his berth. Sam must be a descendant of this guy; 3 hours without food is absolutely unthinkable. I ended up breaking up the last of my dark chocolate bar with caramel and sea salt and distributing it among us (Kenyon was sleeping, so shhhh, don't tell him that he missed out).
I told Sam that the bus ride was 'like 2 hours or so', and broke the news gently at about the 1 hour and 45 minute mark. I'm alive to write this, so luckily it went okay.
I really loved the bus ride, and my only frustration was that I saw so many things I wanted to photograph but all attempts were recorded as a blur. Houses are incredibly simple by US standards; made of cinderblock with corrugated tin roofs. The Hurricane Andrew survivor in me wondered how these structures would hold up in any sort of intense wind. There was an occasional cow, chicken and horse. We passed by hilly landscapes incredibly lush with greenery, and wove around the ocean scattered with palm trees and other tropical plants. Fishing nets were laid out in one front yard, and at one bus stop a man was selling yellow squash-looking fruits under a newspaper. As we waited, another bus pulled up next to us and we could see the women pointing and smiling at Jackson's lighter hair, skin, and eyes.
I was absolutely sure that the bus ride would be 3 hours of management of the kids' exhaustion, excitement, boredom, and punchiness. I couldn't have been more wrong, and thus could not be more thankful. They all looked at the sights, Alex and Kenyon slept, and Jackson made attempts to read until our position in the back of the bus proved too bumpy.
Just at the point that were all starting to feel the hunger set in, the bus dropped us off on the side of the highway; we could see the sign to turn for our resort about 30 yards ahead. No big deal, right? Except for the fact that we had 6 large suitcases, 3 backpacks, a booster seat, a laptop bag, and a purse. Laugh or cry, right? Hahahahahahahaha. All but one bag was a roller, so we balanced that one on a roller, all carried a few things, and set off wheeling everything on the gravelly road. I prayed that when we made the turn into the resort, buildings would be visible immediately.
We had walked about 20 feet when a pickup truck pulled over to the side of the road just in front of us. I never got the man's name, but let's just call him Our Savior. Our Savior asked us where we were going and loaded our suitcases in his truck. We piled in and he drove us into the resort (which was quite a ways down the road)—his son went to school with the resort's owner, so he was quite familiar with the place and drove us right up to the front. We tried to thank him with some money, but he declined and said he was happy to do it. I had read about Fijian hospitality and kindness, and it was evident just then.
At check-in, the beachfront bure that I had reserved back in May and dreamed about ever since was not available, and we were upgraded to a villa. Although the villas are not directly on the sand like the bures, I can't complain—this place is absolutely beautiful. The kids are most impressed by the flat screen tv that swivels in the wall to face either the bedroom or the sitting room. But for me, the outdoor shower is the best and I'm trying to figure out a way to install one in Denver.
As soon as we reenergized with some food, we explored and spent the rest of the day at the pool and beach.
The absolute highlight of the day happened that afternoon, when we walked down the beach and saw an American local taking a couple of kids at a time for rides out on his small catamaran. We hung out and made a sand castle until he came back, and the older boys asked if they could go. Kenyon of course didn't want to miss out, so I went along with the three boys and Todd, the sailor, who turned out to be a retired California fireman who came down here to live; his decision was cemented by the arrival of his half-Fijian daughter, now 7 years old.
Todd had Alex stand up on the horizontal part of the mast that holds the bottom of the sail; Alex leaned back against the sail and rode with the waves at a quick chop. We sailed far out, where Todd knew of a reef that we could see, and the boys and I watched as coral passed underneath us and then dropped off like a wall.
When we reached shore, Sam was chatting with a British expat friend of Todd's named Phil. Phil was carving the skin off a plant with his pocketknife and handed it to us to try. Sugarcane. Delicious.
Phil also gave the boys a couple of wild bush cucumbers, which they argued over and devoured with some salt while playing in the pool with Todd's daughter and her cousin. We thanked the men with a drink and spent the next hour or so chatting on beanbags on the grass, hearing how they came to be here and what life was like as the sky grew darker and rumbled overhead. It could not have been a more enjoyable day, in my book.
For dinner, Sam and I took Todd's advice and ordered the kokoda, a raw fish salad that is the Fijian take on ceviche. Made with lemon juice and coconut cream, it was absolutely delicious. Kenyon fell asleep with his head on Sam's lap right there at the table, and we all headed to bed early after a fantastic first day.
Sadly, we leave in the morning, but we're looking forward to what awaits us at our village stay in Namatakula.


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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb Sunday said that Pakistan Peoples Party media cell should have told Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's name is not included in Panama Papers, while Bhutto family's name is included.
In a statement, the minister said that it was achievement of the PML-N government that those who could not organize public rallies during their own tenure were now holding public meetings openly.
She said holding of public rallies openly was victory of PML-N.
The minister said that perhaps Bilawal's political tutors were not his well-wishers.
She said that when Bilawal will use derogatory language, people will neglect him as a child.
She said today's statement of Bilawal was a blot on his Oxford education.


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