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In October 2015 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
There was no real surprise in this diagnosis, I guess we already knew and had been doing some research on line. The symptoms had been there a while- deteriorating handwriting, a shuffle when walking (Jakkie calls it my Poirot walk!), and a lack of movement in my left arm.
Although the diagnosis came as no surprise, I still struggled to come to terms with it. Suddenly, I had a label. I have previously balked at telling people, but have now decided that was a ridiculous approach
The important decision Jakkie & I faced, was what to do next. I had a choice. Become a victim and surrender myself to inevitable decline, or address the challenges head on, taking control and doing all I can to slow or even reverse any deterioration over a long period of time.
With Jakkie's support and energy (I think this would be far harder on your own) there was only one option. Research provides compelling and clear evidence, that with a single minded focus on exercise, health, diet, stress reduction, work life balance and mental attitude, deterioration can be significantly delayed and controlled.
Since the diagnosis I have lost two and a half stones, radically changed my approach to exercise, with gym work, yoga, walking and dancing. I've changed a lifetime of eating habits, and have significantly reduced my client work and travelling, with a resultant reduction in stress levels. I am also working hard every day on focussing on a positive mental attitude
In my experience so far, this is showing signs of working. I certainly feel fitter, healthier and more balanced than I have for years. I'm realistic about the future but know that the more you take control the more chance you have of shaping that future. I have occasional bad days - we all do, but the direction of travel is positive.
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American Banks 'High' On Drug Money: How a Whistleblower Blew the Lid Off Wachovia-Drug Cartel Money Laundering Scheme
A revealing examination of the games the Federal Government, D.C.-tied 'human rights' organizations, and the big banks play on the way to militarization of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Quotes from the story:
With headline stories across the nation exposing massive fraud and money laundering schemes infilitrating the American financial systems: how could it have been so difficult for the Feds to establish criminal intent for these lawbreakers?
Although in selected cases, a civil complaint filed by the SEC (Security Exchange Commission) is usually offered to corporations and banks that allow them to wiggle out of a criminal indictment in exchange for a fine. A civil fine is usually the norm but the bulk of wrongdoing goes unpunished.
Experts familiar with large corporations and banks that violate the law have said the fine these companies pay the government is merely the cost of doing business.
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We are currently living under government more interested in preserving the integrity of financial operations that it has investigated for fraud and money laundering. Even more appalling is the fact our government found the institutions guility of intentionally breaking the law. And still no real punishment.
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Adam Kaufman, chief of the investigative division of the Manhattan D.A. office defended the approach in the AP story, by saying, "prosecutors could have indicted low-level bank employees who handled the transactions on a daily basis. But that wouldn't get the executives making the decisions and figuring out exactly who that is can be daunting."
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The DA summed up what many believe is true, that banks and corporations are "too-big-to fail and too-big-to jail."
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I wrote this, but I'm not good at writing poetry so it's not great! My inspiration was yesterday's beautiful weather…sunny, warm, a light breeze, absolutely gorgeous for November.
The Fall
The leaves all fall,
But the trees stand tall,
Blow, wind, blow,
We won't go with you.
The air turns brisk,
In the clouds white midst,
There brews a storm,
Though the sun's still warm.
No matter what the season,
I always find a reason,
To love the sun,
Without which, nothing would be done.
Hot or cold,
White or gold,
The sun gives warmth,
And perpetual hope.
Hope for a new day,
Hope for a new year,
Hope that the next fall,
Won't be long in coming.


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- US GOLD has formed bullish head and shoulder pattern , this indicates if Gold breaks its formation then sharp move is expecting. Once closes above 1345 bullish breakout will get triggered, close watch.
- Currently gold indicates that it is coming down from its golden ratio 61.8% fibonacci retracement resistance, as long as trades below trend for gold will not be clear , it will zig zag. But once gold closes and stays above 1323 its golden ratio resistance then trend looking bullish for next 1-2 trading days.
- Intraday close watch once gold starts trading above 1323, if stays above with volumes then intraday action is expecting in US Gold.
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- Daily chart also indicates stock has also formed Triangle formation , this indicates if Gold breaks its formation on any side and comes out then sharp move is expecting as shown in graph no 3. Close Watch.
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Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Udinese will welcome AC Milan in Stadio Friuli for the 5th round in the Serie A. The last time AC Milan didn't lose in the Serie A against Udinese was during their glory times in 2012. Since than Udinese managed to beat AC Milan every time. Udinese is performing terrible this season and is placed 18th on the table despite their victory in the first leg over Juventus. AC Milan is currently placed 9th and despite doing some major signings like Bacca, Martinez and Balotelli i Rossoneri is still having trouble with every team in the Serie A.
Highlighted Player (Mario Balotelli):
Mario Balotelli is a controversial footballer who played for both Inter and Milan in the past. The Italian attacker, who was born on 12 August, 1990, started his senior career at Lumezzane and in 2007 he signed a contract with the Nerazzurri.
After scoring 20 goals in 59 league appearances with Inter, he moved to Manchester City in 2010. Super Mario spent three seasons at the Etihad Stadium and he returned to Serie A in 2013, signing a deal with Inter's fiercest rivals Milan this time out. Balotelli scored 26 goals in 43 league games with the Rossoneri, but in the summer of 2014 he signed for Liverpool for a fee of £16 million.
The Italian attacker is well known for his powerful shoot, but he often struggles to control his volatile temper. Super Mario impressed at the 2012 European Championship finals and he helped Italy make it to the final of the tournament. However, Spain proved to be a big catch for the Azzurri in the title game.
Highlighted Team (AC Milan):
AC Milan are regarded as one of the biggest club in Italy. The Rossoneri compete in the Italian Serie A and they have won 18 domestic trophies. Speaking of the club's European success, Milan have clinched seven Champions League (European Cup) trophies.
Milan were on the verge of beating Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final, but the Premier League outfit came from three goals behind and eventually won the prestigious trophy on penalties. The Rossoneri play their home games at Stadio San Siro (80,018), the stadium that was opened in 1926. It is well known that Milan's bitterest rivals are Inter and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Madonnina.
Milan were founded in 1899 by a lace-maker from England named Herbert Kilpin and a businessman Alfred Edwards. Milan's home kits are red and black and that is why the team's nickname is Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks).
The likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Dejan Savicevic, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Andrea Pirlo are the most famous footballers who have represented the San Siro outfit.


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Eggrolls are an Asian dish, right? The Hispanic equivalent is enchiladas or burritos or maybe chimichangas. But what if you put the Hispanic filling in an Asian wrapper?
This recipe has become an extended family favorite. First made by our middle daughter, it is a favorite of her siblings and parents alike.
shredded chicken (I use a 12.5 oz can of chicken, or leftover chopped chicken)
1 can of whole kernel corn, drained
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
4 oz of shredded cheddar cheese (half of an 8 oz block of cheese)
1 tsp dried oregano
Wonton wrappers
Mix the first five ingredients in a large bowl.
Place a wonton wrapper on a plate on an angle, like a diamond rather than a square (with points at top and bottom, left and right).
Place a spoonful of the filling in the middle, fold up the bottom point of the wrapper, then the two sides, and roll over to the top point. Use your finger to apply water to the top point and continue rolling it up. I had a small bowl of water on my work area for this purpose. I also pinch together any corners that didn't quite fold up tightly.
It's hard to roll up the wrapper if you put too much filling on it, so experiment until you find the "right" amount.
Heat a skillet with oil, and add a single layer of eggrolls. Brown on one side, turn over and brown the other side, then remove to a paper towel-covered plate to drain. Repeat with remaining eggrolls.
We love them served with a dip of mashed avocado mixed with ranch dressing, but I recently also tried honey mustard and loved that too. How about salsa and sour cream?
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We are almost through to the last day of week 35 of training. Next Sunday we have our first big race – Canberra 70.3 (half ironman). Is this real life?
Since I last checked in, on the blistering 40 degree day, Melbourne has showcased some of its more marvellous extremes of the weather spectrum; after our 40 degree day when the roads almost melted off the edge of the Great Ocean Road and into the water, the wind changed direction. Not only did it change direction, but it picked up to 55km/h. And was icy cold. And just like in the movies, where everything is going fine and dandy for our heros, until – oh no, what's that? The weather has flipped from pure perfection into The Perfect Storm, and you have to race?
Yes, the XO SIZE Enduro triathlon was on our schedule as a training event. So we faced the winter conditions and made our way to Brighton beach.
I found out two days before the event that this wasn't a standard sprint distance triathlon either: to make it even more of a spectators' spectacle, this is a sprint triathlon divided in half, and then completed TWICE. So the people having fun on the sidelines get to watch while us chumps in lycra jump in the choppy, dismal, stinking bay, then ride our bikes in the freezing cold, then sprint into a head wind, then put our little pink caps on and jump into the stinking bay, ride in the cold, and run into the wind. They call it 'ENDURO'. I call it 'LET'S REALLY SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN TAKE THE P!SS OUT OF THESE IDIOTS IN LYCRA'. I feel as though it's one of those things where a bunch of people sat around a table going "you know what would be really funny?"…."no, they'd never go for that. It would be hilarious, but they're not that stupid…. are they?".
Yes, yes we are. And we swam, we rode, we ran, and then we swam, rode and ran all over again. To add to the joy of the occasion, the usually placid waters of Port Phillip Bay had obviously become the rehearsal space for Ursula the fat octopus from The Little Mermaid when she does that scene that makes the sea go mental. Because that bay was ferocious. And we all know I'm not the best swimmer (I'm the worst). And choppy, cold, stinky water is even worse when you have to swim in it twice.
But anyway, I'm alive. You can see my splits if you click here. On the day, it said I finished 6th in my age group which was AMAZING. But now two other girls seem to have appeared from nowhere without any split times and I;ve been bumped down to 8th. But that's ok I'm still STOKED. Mainly because I swam, not once, but twice, and am alive to tell the tale.
On that note, I started swim squad this week for the first time ever. I have been so petrified and intimidated for so long (mainly due to being crap). But I spoke to the coach last week, and he asked about my swimming, and said to come along. So I did. And it was fantastic. I have never felt so close to having a heart attack and drowning at the same time, because it was really hard work for me. I am so used to just gliding along, pretending to be Marina from Stingray (and this theme song plays in my head constantly, and in my head I am swimming just like her), that I'm not used to really swimming with an elevated pulse. In fact I am very far from ATHLETE when I'm in the pool.
But on Thursday in swim squad, I felt like a real life grown-up swimming ATHLETE. I thought my lungs might collapse at some points, and my shoulders might explode. It was AWESOME. Really really hard, but awesome. Hopefully by 2015 I will get moved out of the slow lane…
So that pretty much brings me up to today – we rode out to St Andrews from South Yarra (about 90km) and then did a 5km dash off the bike. Not surprisingly, Melbourne decided to turn it up again, and today got to about 37 degrees. Which, when you're cycling a few tricky undulations means you get your sweat on. By the end of the ride and the run, I was disgusting. But now of course, the wind's changed direction again, so we're back in the centre of the perfect storm and 20 degrees. Keep up the good work Melbourne. Although, I am flying home to the UK next week where I've been told it's snowing. So perhaps I should stop complaining that 20 degrees is cold…
On that note, I thought I would take some photos today on my ride, top compare with the training conditions when I get home:
Sunshine. Love it.
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Smart Currency Exchange helped me start a new life in Spain
Paul got the keys to his villa in the Costa Blanca at the start of December 2015, using Smart Currency Exchange to transfer the necessary funds from the UK to complete the purchase. This meant he benefited from both competitive exchange rates and a first-class, one-on-one service.
"In total, I exchanged and transferred £165,000 to my euro account in Spain to cover the purchase," said Paul. "First, I transferred the required amount of euros for the deposit, then I fixed an exchange rate with Smart Currency Exchange for half of the outstanding amount needed to complete, buying the remaining half with a spot rate on the day of completion."
Paul agreed a purchase price of €170,000 for his three-bedroom villa, excluding fees and taxes, and planned to move in once his furniture arrived from the UK in December. He found the property during a viewing trip in September.
"I arranged to view six properties with a local agent," said Paul. "It was actually my first time ever in this part of Spain! The second property I viewed was a villa in Orba, which I'd already spotted on the Internet. I decided I wanted it as soon as I viewed it. Not long after, the sale of my three bedroom semi in Warwickshire went through, so everything fell into place for my move to Spain."
Situated on a small urbanisation, Paul's villa has two upstairs bedrooms, while the third bedroom is part of a self-contained apartment. It has a private pool and lovely mountain views.
"It's in a great location," added Paul. "Orba is a bit more traditional than a resort on the coast, surrounded by greenery and mountains. The beach is still only 15-20 minutes' drive away and there's a bus to Dénia. My place is less than five minutes' walk from the centre of town, and I have a bar at the end of my road."
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Melanie Dobson has written ten contemporary and historical novels including five releases in Summerside's Love Finds You series. In 2011, two of her releases won Carol Awards: Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa (for historical romance) and The Silent Order (for romantic suspense).
Melanie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master's degree in communication from Regent University. Prior to her writing career, Melanie was the corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family and a publicist for The Family Channel. She later launched her own public relations company and worked in the fields of publicity and journalism for more than fifteen years.
Melanie and her family enjoy their home in the Pacific Northwest. The entire Dobson family loves to travel and hike in both the mountains and along the cliffs above the Pacific.
When Melanie isn't writing or playing with her family, she enjoys exploring ghost towns and dusty back roads, line dancing, and reading inspirational fiction.
For more about Melanie Dobson and her books, visit www.melaniedobson.com.
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As the Gilded Age comes to a close, Elena Bissette's once-wealthy family has nearly lost its fortune. The Bissettes still own a home on fashionable Mackinac Island, where they will spend one last summer in the hope of introducing Elena to a wealthy suitor. But Elena is repulsed by the idea of marrying for money.
Quickly tiring of the extravagant balls, Elena spends most evenings escaping back into Mackinac's rugged forest. There she meets Chase, a handsome laborer who shares her love for the night sky. The two begin to meet in secret at an abandoned lighthouse, where they work together to solve a mystery buried in the pages of a tattered diary.
As Elena falls in love with Chase, her mother relentlessly contrives to introduce her to Chester Darrington, the island's most eligible bachelor. Marriage to the elusive millionaire would solve the Bissettes' financial woes, and Elena is torn between duty and love.
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1894, Elena Bissette feels obligated to marry into wealth because she knows this is what her parents expect. Well, that is what her mother expects. Her father seems to only wish his little girl be happy with the man she chooses to be her husband.
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on the history of the island.
Now Elena would much rather wander through the woods after dark and visit the islands old lighthouse. The lighthouse gives her more of a view of the island but most of all to the stars. One day she finds a very handsome gentleman in her lighthouse and he has found her drawings. When he sets his eyes on Elena he is mesmerized by her beauty. As they spend more time together at the lighthouse their hearts recognize feelings are strong for each other. But they did not share the truth about their identities. She had no idea he was the wealthy catch her mother was after and he had no idea she was the daughter of the woman that was out to trap him into marriage that was of no interest to him. What a mess!
There has been said that there is a ghost in the lighthouse. So much sorrow and tragedy is the tale about a woman and her two small children in the early 1800's during the British invasion. The woman's husband is missing and her cries for him can be felt by Elena each time she enters the lighthouse.
Another interesting fact that the author provided about the island was that even to this day no automobiles are allowed on the island.
Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan will be another of my favorites. The author put her talent of writing together with historical facts and wrote a wonderful novel. I must say I have never heard of Mackinac Island but after reading this book I will remember it fondly along with the characters in this book.
I highly recommend this book.
I rated this book a 5 out of 5.
I received a free copy of this book for review by Litfuse/Summerside. I was in no way compensated for this review. It is my own opinion.


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On Wednesday night at Staples Center, emotions will be at an alltime high when Kobe Bryant steps onto the court one final time. After 20 years, Bryant is completing a prolific and successful career that includes 18 All-Star Game appearances, five NBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, an MVP award and a No. 3 finish on the all-time scoring list—a solid resume that seats him at the table with two of his idols in Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. Just like Magic and Michael, Bryant has built a global brand that stretches beyond the game of basketball.
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Bryant entered the NBA with perfect credentials to become a marketing juggernaut. He miraculously ended up on the Lakers after the Hornets decided to trade his rights for Vlade Divac. He boasted a confidence and a talent that was reminiscent of Jordan. He had a Colgate smile like Magic. He was more vocal than Penny Hardaway and more flashy than Grant Hill, two peers who had outstanding success off the court prior to injuries.
While this season was not a perfect ending for a player of Bryant's caliber, his marketability was the one bright spot for the dysfunctional Lakers. Trying to get a ticket Wednesday? Good luck—the lowest ticket price on Stubhub as of Monday was $610, for a seat in the upper corner near the arena's balcony.
According to Forbes's Kurt Badenhausen, Bryant will retire as the alltime earning leader in NBA history at $680 million, with $350 million coming from endorsements.
• WATCH: Nike athletes honor Kobe before his final NBA game
As we continue to honor Bryant, we decided to look back at 10 of his most iconic advertisements.
adidas: 'The Kobe 2' commercial
Bryant's name will forever be linked to Jordan's, whether on the court or off it. When Nike fired long-time marketing guru Sonny Vaccaro (the man who signed Jordan to his first shoe deal), he landed at adidas. At the time, the three-striped brand was not a factor in the U.S. basketball market and wanted Vaccaro to use his resources to find the "next Michael Jordan". Long story short, adidas ultimately landed Bryant out of high school on a multimillion-dollar contract with a promise of a signature shoe—a deal which was unheard of at the time for a kid coming out of high school. This is perhaps Bryant's most popular adidas commercial, one that created a huge debate at the time about whether some of the dunks were real or not.
Sprite: Kobe Bryant vs. Tim Duncan
This commercial just screams '90s. Before Bryant and Duncan piled up all of their accolades and championships, the soda brand pitted the two in this memorable 1998 ad. Missy Elliott raps while both guys duel it out on the court. I am all in for a rendition of this commercial with Bryant and Duncan at their current age.
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One of Bryant's biggest endorsements was with McDonald's in 2001, but the commercial just doesn't make sense. What athlete would be eating a Big Mac in full uniform in the locker room prior to a game?
Nike: 'Love me or Hate me'
When Bryant's adidas contract expired, he became one of the most coveted sneaker free agents in basketball. He would ultimately sign with Nike, but his first televised ad with the brand wouldn't debut until 2 1/2 years later, the reason being that Bryant's image took a major hit after he was accused of sexual assault in Colorado. The commercial features him working out as he narrates all the reasons you may hate him, which are the same reasons others love him. It marked Bryant's first steps toward becoming favorable again in the public eye.
Nike: 'Most Valuable Puppets'
The Kobe–LeBron James debate reached its peak during the late 2000s. Both players could claim to be the face of basketball, and the world was waiting on a potential NBA Finals matchup. While we know now that matchup never happened, Nike created an ad series to hype up the debate with the "MVP: Most Valuable Puppets" campaign. The two puppets, voiced by Kenan Thompson (LeBron) and David Alan Grier (Kobe), taunt each other about their accolades throughout the series. The ads were reminiscent of the Nike "Lil Penny" commercials in the '90s and received millions of views.
• GOLLIVER: Kobe vs. LeBron: The definitive debate
Nike: The Black Mamba film
Talk about an epic and star-studded cast for a commercial. In 2011, Nike collaborated with film director Robert Rodriguez to create "The Black Mamba Film" in preparation for the release of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI. The ad shows Rodriguez's pitch to Bryant about making a movie revolving around his alter ego, the Black Mamba. As Rodriguez makes his pitch, we have the opportunity to visualize how the film plays out. It features Bryant facing off against some monstrous competitors, with cameos from Danny Trejo, Bruce Willis and Kanye West.
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Alex Rodriguez, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant and Tony Hawk paying homage to Tom Cruise's famous scene in Risky Business. Need I say more?
Nike: 'The Kobe System'
In another star-studded advertisement, Nike makes Kobe the ultimate life coach in a room with many of the most accomplished business, entertainment and sports leaders in the world. Bryant challenges a group that features Richard Branson, Kanye West, Aziz Ansari and even motivational speaker Tony Robbins to go beyond their success and find more success when they think they have reached their peak.
Nike: 'All Together Now'
With Bryant in pursuit of his fifth NBA championship, Nike put together a highlight montage featuring many other Nike athletes celebrating his chase. Andre 3000 lends his voice to a rendition of the Beatles' "All Together Now", which makes the commercial stand out more.
Turkish Airlines: 'Kobe vs. Messi: The Selfie Shootout'
While Turkish Airlines might not represent a buzz-worthy endorsement to some, the brand put two of the most recognizable athletes on the planet in one ad. Bryant and soccer superstar Lionel Messi compete in an epic selfie showdown around the world. In celebration of YouTube's 10-year anniversary, the commercial won a fan vote for the ad of the decade, and it has amassed over 144 million views on YouTube overall. Bryant is no stranger to making appearances in global campaigns with soccer stars, having also been in Nike's 'Write the Future' and 'Risk Everything' ads.
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Honorable mention
Nike and Apple released ads in preparation of Kobe's retirement. Check them out below:
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A comedic look on today's Feast day. Until about two or three years ago, I was like one of the ones interviewed in this piece and wasn't quite clear who and what the Immaculate Conception was really referring to:
"If you look upon ham and eggs and lust, you have already committed breakfast in your heart." –C.S. Lewis
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Two dead in Fresno auto accident
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April 3, 2008
According to The Fresno Bee, a California woman and her niece were killed in a two-vehicle Fresno car accident after leaving a softball game in Easton.
The Fresno auto accident was caused by the woman's failure to stop at a stop sign. The other automobile in the California car accident broadsided the woman's vehicle as she drove through the intersection, killing the woman and her niece at the scene of the accident.
Police have not released any information about the niece's softball teammate, who was also in the car at the time of the Fresno auto accident.
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My girl friend and I broke up three months ago. we never argued, it was a very loving relationship. We were so much in love, we were talking marriage. This lady means so much to me. I felt totaly comfortable with her.
Two months after we break up and the first guy she dates, knows for only two weeks moves in with her. They are now living together. I have read all the statistics regarding Cohabitation before marrage, most of it negative. What do you think the chances of this new relationship working out, when you have someone move in after only knowing them for two weeks, This lady wants to be married.
I have tryed to get back together and discuss the issue for our break up, but when I found out she was dating the new guy I stopped. I will not have any further contact with her. It hurts so much, I still love this lady, and would like to get her back.
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Well first, I realize you have fond memories of your relationship with her, but obviously SOMETHING was seriously wrong to cause the breakup. If you guys never talked about it, that was in essence what was the main cause of the breakup. A relationship should always discuss problem areas and work on them. If the reason you guys never argued is that you never talked about the problems, that isn't healthy.
Her moving in after only 2 weeks isn't good - it sounds like she moved in on the rebound to soothe her damaged self esteem. You really can't go by statistics on cohabitation before marriage. The whole POINT of cohabitating is to test out if two people are good together. So the fact that many break up is a GOOD thing because it means those people weren't well suited to marriage! If they had married instead, they'd now either be stuck in an unhappy marriage or filing for divorce. It's much better that they tried it, realized it wasn't right and went on to find someone with whom it WAS right.
She really needs to get through her rebound period before she can think logically about any of this, and by living with the new guy she's making that hard. I would start talking with her again as a friend and at least talk about what went wrong between you two. You deserve that much as closure from the previous relationship. Maybe her talking to you about it will help her learn some things about herself too. But you can't change her - and if you pressure her to do something different with her life she may just rebel to "be her own person". So I wouldn't try to steer her. I would just talk to her and be there for her and let her see what the wise choice is on her own.
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Group show featuring paintings by upper-level students in the Department of Visual Art & Art History.
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"Wavelengths" serves as a celebration of the achievements of our graduating painters of tomorrow. It is a coming together of a diverse array of artistic styles and sensibilities. Most of all, it is a clear illustration that though we may take our creative impulses in different directions, we are always on the same wavelength; that of innovation, expression, and community.
"Wavelengths" is running from January 22nd-30th in the Gales Gallery.
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The Music at Midday series presents a recital featuring student soloists in the classical performance program.
Admission is free. Everyone welcome.
York University music students showcase their talent.
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Professor Mark Chambers conducts the York University Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring 2017 Concerto Competition winners.
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Christian Masucci-Facchini: Countertenor
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An evening of improvisation in a participatory "open mic" set-up, hosted by the improve studios of Steve Koven.
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Award winning trumpeter and composer, Dave Douglas, is the Department of Music's 2020 Oscar Peterson Jazz Artist-in-Residence. During his residency, he will deliver masterclasses for instrumentalists as well as coach small jazz ensembles.
This jam session offers a unique opportunity to hear Douglas in performance with faculty members in the Department of Music's jazz program. Admission is free.
Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously.
His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas' career spans more than 50 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works. His current ensembles include: Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a quintet co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; UPLIFT, a sextet including bassist Bill Laswell; Present Joys, a longstanding duo with pianist Uri Caine which recently added Andrew Cyrille as third member for a 2019 recording; High Risk, an electronic ensemble with Shigeto, Jonathan Maron, and Ian Chang; and the latest project, ENGAGE, a sextet with Jeff Parker, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, and Kate Gentile. Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere.
As a composer, Douglas has received commissions from a variety of organizations including the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Essen Philharmonie, The Library of Congress, Stanford University and most recently, Monash Art Ensemble, which premiered his chamber orchestra piece Fabliaux in March 2014. He is currently completing a new work for the chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound, which will premiere in May 2019.
Douglas has held several posts as an educator and programmer. From 2002 to 2012, he served as artistic director of the Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in Canada. He is a co-founder and president of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in 2017. He is currently on the faculty at the Mannes School of Music and is a Guest Coach for the Juilliard Jazz Composer's Ensemble. In 2016, he accepted a three-year appointment as the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival.
In 2005 Douglas founded Greenleaf Music, an umbrella company for his recordings, sheet music, podcast, as well as the music of other artists in the modern jazz idiom. Greenleaf Music has produced over 70 releases and will be celebrating its fifteenth anniversary in 2020.
"Dave Douglas is the unassuming king of independent jazz, a model of do-it-yourself moxie, initiative and artistic freedom."
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The Music at Midday series presents a recital featuring student soloists in the classical performance program.
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York University music students showcase their talent.
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Performers and observers welcome.
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Young artists from York University's classical vocal performance program share the stage in a series of concerts featuring arias, art songs and ensemble pieces.
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The York University Jazz Festival, running March 16-19, showcases rising young talent directed by leading lights of the Canadian jazz scene.
Catch the next generation of outstanding jazz artists, right here on campus – and with no cover charge!
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The Hare learns of himself chiefly by watching others. This scopophilic philosophy, which he tours around the world as a self-help regime, has gained him international recognition. One of The Hare's most famous clients was Andy Williams, whom he inspired to write the song, "Music To Watch Girls By". To this day, all proceeds from the song go to The Hare and his controversial "marshmallow" fund.
It is not unusual for The Hare's daily expeditions to bring back a bad memory; we are all familiar with the phrase "Look what The Hare brought home". Today was no exception.
Situated in text-book "stake-out" style, outside the Church of St. Christoph, the Hare saw a woman enter. Her vacant, blue-sky eyes and mousy demeanor were strangely familiar to him. He followed her into the church, took a pew at the back, and began to chant the first thing he could think of.
He took a picture of her with his Instamatic, and sent it to me via messenger-pig, before taking some candles and donning a green vestment, in order to leave inconspicuously.
The pig arrived at an inopportune time, when I was preparing dinner. I reasoned with the pig, saying I would never eat a messenger. He reluctantly gave up the photo.
A long time ago, there was an amusement park, for the kind of folks who are not easily amused by "Big Dippers", "Bottlecorks", plastic swans or singing pirates. I thought better than to bore my punters with such frivolity devoid of thrills, so I poured almost all of my capital into the building of a single roller-coaster.
Many roller-coasters tease their riders with the possibility of death, but mine had coffins for cars, each one containing an actual corpse. Never before had the roller-coaster enthusiast been confronted so vividly with the fact of their mortality. For some it was an erotic experience, for others, religious. Some just came for curiosity's sake.
For many the park was a taster course in the afterlife. How they expected me to provide this I don't know but – supply and demand – i gave them what I could, and whatever it was would be enough…fibreglass structures of various Gods, sprayed alternately gold and coal-black; crisp, clean crystal structures made of windows, made of sky. From here, visitors could, if they so wished, get a God's-eye-view of-Heaven, where fake eagles would sore and speakers would play the park's anthem.
So, you see, death can be clean.
I looked out to watch the spotlights trace the clouds on a gloomy, profitable Tuesday. I watched the long lines of ant-people – tickets in hand – dressing, undressing, looking distraught, happy or uncomfortable. My office was dusty, and suffocating. I opened the window and had to stop myself from falling.
With a knock at the door, enough to dislodge it from it's hinges, the woman lunged at me, and held me out the window by my legs. Any moment then I could have been caught in the queue below me, without a ticket.
*he…he's in God's hands now…"
"That's one way of putting it", I said, "It's what he would have wanted"
"Ditto. It's what he signed for"
"He didn't sign for anything"
"Life Insurance. He's Guaranteed a good time!"
I made a pretty picture on the pavement, and ticket sales have more than tripled. Now I'm riding in car number 32. All the TV cameras were there. I was not the kind of interviewee they were used to.
I always said I'd die before I sold out.
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"Estimating the number of fiber orientations in diffusion MRI voxels: a constrained spherical deconvolution study", ISMRM, 18th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden, May, 2010.
"Denoising Magnetic Resonance Images using Fourth Order Complex Diffusion", 13th International Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 123-127, 2009.
"ExploreDTI: A Graphical Toolbox for Processing, Analyzing, and Visualizing Diffusion MR Data", ISMRM, 17th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Honolulu, USA, April, 2009.
"Fiber Tracking on the 'Fiber Cup Phantom' using Constrained Spherical Deconvolution", MICCAI workshop on Diffusion Modelling and the Fiber Cup (DMFC'09), London, United Kingdom, 2009.
"Probabilistic Fiber Tracking using the Residual Bootstrap with Constrained Spherical Deconvolution MRI", ISMRM, 17th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Honolulu, USA, April, 2009.
"Bootstrap methods for estimating uncertainty in Constrained Spherical Deconvolution fiber orientations", ISMRM, 16th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, pp. 3324, May, 2008.
"Can residual bootstrap reliably estimate uncertainty in fiber orientation obtained by spherical deconvolution from diffusion-weighted MRI?", 14th Annual Meeting of the Organization of Human Brain Mapping, vol. 41, Melbourne, Australia, June, 2008.
"Estimation of Uncertainty in Constrained Spherical Deconvolution Fiber Orientations", 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, Paris, France, pp. 907-910, 2008.
"Fiber Tractography on a Crossing Fiber Phantom using Constrained Spherical Deconvolution MRI", Liège Image Days, Liège, Belgium, 2008.


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Monday, 21 August 2006
More drugs, less crime?
So is heroin. But in recent years for several geo-political reasons increasing amounts of low-cost and very pure heroin has been hitting New York's streets, and as one correspondent to the Spectator points out, this "quasi legalisation" of heroin has been accompanied by ... what do you think: a drop in crime figures.
So what do you think? Could it be that what's being too much overlooked in the link everyone sees between illegal drugs and crime is the 'illegal' rather than the drugs? That's the answer given by the correspondent, who points out: "Heroin is more widely available than at any time in history -- probably more than if it were legal. Addicts simply do not have to commit so much crime to feed their habit."
And that's also the position of the criminal justice profesionals from LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) who argue that, "We believe that to save lives and lower the rates of disease, crime and addiction, as well as to conserve tax dollars, we must end drug prohibition."
Just think.
Lindsay Mitchell has the letter on her blog. I recommend a read, and a pondering of the implications.
LINK: A different take on NY crime drop - Lindsay Mitchell
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - website for LEAP
RELATED: Victimless Crimes, Politics-US
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- Anonymous21 Aug 2006, 11:22:00
When I was living in Colombia, the price for 1 gram of pure Cocaine was USD 5. It was everywhere and it might as well have been free. Hence there was no need to commit crime to feed any habit that someone might have.ReplyDelete
Despite it being widely available, very few Colombians were consuming this drug. Violence from illegal drugs came from other sources such as paramilitary/guerilla/drug cartel groups, who had to resort to violence as the only means to protect their turf or enforce their contracts. (Since they could not apply for legal remedy).
And the main source of violence and crime was the result of the US (and Colombian) government's execution of the drug war. And as I mentioned on another thread, many of the victims are innocent.
Remove the profits from the drug trade through legalisation and these violent groups will be competed out of the market and they will take their crime and violence with them.
- Anonymous21 Aug 2006, 20:07:00
And here is some more evidence as to the futile nature of the drug war. This article from today's New York Times and reprinted in the IHT.ReplyDelete
The success of NZ's methadone programme lies mainly in crime reduction. Again, quasi-legalisation of heroin (through a opiate substitute) lowers crime.ReplyDelete
The methadone programme (administered by your local pharmacy) is so often overlooked as a glaring contradiction in how we generally approach drugs.


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Ken Roberts, an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Plattsburgh, earned his M.F.A. in Theatre the University of Pittsburgh, his B.A. at SUNY Plattsburgh and received his inital actor training at HB Studios in New York City. As a member of AEA (Actors Equity Assoc.), SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA (American Federation of Television and radio Artists), Ken has a long list of professional credits.
Ken hails from the upper west side of New York City. Mr. Roberts is married with three children and his interests include silent films, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels, and general rough housing with his kids.
Mr. Roberts has appeared on stage in New York City, Chicago, Illinois, Pittsburgh and points in between. His credits include off and off-off Broadway appearances at Intramedia, The Little Theatre, The Performance Garage and 8 B.C., in roles ranging from Roy in Lonestar, to Big Daddy in Sweet Charity. Ken has extensive regional theatre experience performing in Shakespeare thru the modern comedy. His favorite roles performed include Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor, Norman in The Boys Next Door, Aubrey Piper in The Show Off, and Tom in The Glass Menagerie. Ken has also appeared in a number of major motion pictures including The Warrior, Passed Awayand Only You.
Additionally, Ken has numerous voice-overs to his credit. His favorites include performing the voice of both Dr. Octopus and Venom in the Spiderman CD-ROM games. He also enjoyed performing in Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller with Dennis Hopper. He also has industrial, documentary, and commercial narration experience.
Ken has been an adjunct lecturer in Theatre at Plattsburgh since 1999 and has enjoyed working with students interested in the craft of acting. Ken instructs all levels of talent and experience, teaching, Intro to Acting to beginners to Audition Preparation courses for the experienced Theatre major.


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There are so many reasons to hate the bitter rival. Especially when two of the biggest clubs (in terms of achievements & success - better for me to state this before some less educated Blues & Gunners start to condemn me) in English football history clashing tonight.
The only thing that the Liverpudlians can boast about their club would be winning the European Cup for 5 times while ManUnited only won it for 3 times. It is pretty sad sometimes that the Liverpool fans can only tease us on this fact when we can boast on our club currently holds the most FA Cups, Manchester United holds the record for the most Premier League titles (11) when Liverpool none! Two of United's managers had been knighted while none of Liverpool's managers are in the same league or appreciated by the Queen. Torres must be freaking out of his mind to choose the Kops over Devils.
Anyway, Liverpool still deserves our respect in terms of club success in England. Chelsea & Arsenal are nothing and no where near us nor Liverpool.
Anyway, to cut long story short, watch the football rivalries videos below (a lil aged but still enjoy every bit of it)... Good luck Devils!


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In the first song, Brenton, the lead singer and guitarist of the Holy White Hounds dove into a guitar solo on his knees, kicking his head back behind him. I stood there thinking, "OK, they've already reached a climax that most bands get to towards the end of their show. How are they going to top it?" Well, they did not disappoint. The Holy White Hounds took the audience by storm on January 25th at the Cobra Lounge. In a dark room equipped with a stage and a bar, the band was anything but safe.
With confidence and charisma, Brenton, Ambrose, James, and Seth began their set. After a trance-like intro, Brenton announced, "We're the Holy White Hounds," and separated by only one quarter of a beat, went directly into their second song. With a prominent bass line, rugged electric guitars, and explosive percussion, the quartet nailed us with their spirit and unruliness.
This was rock 'n roll that was yin and yang—each song had a component of seriousness and ludicrousness, and the guys performed it that way. Whether it was Brenton and James massaging each other's tongues, or James jumping into the crowd and shredding his guitar while on his back, or Seth keeping his face hidden with his hair and never even looking at the audience, it was clear they were a beautiful, harmonized disaster.
"Black Lust," a song about a confusing relationship, was one of the highlights of the night. A one-sided, head-spinning account of two people belonging together, but not technically belonging to each other. You can't help but feel a sense of conflict and frustration in the intense guitar riffs that Brenton and James spit back and forth at each other throughout the song. Seth's drumming brings them together as the mediator. However, with the lyrics, it seems that this is an inner-conflict, lashing out with the harsh tone in the lyric "Nobody wants you." As the chorus comes along, Brenton sings "She wants to have my baby/ She can't get enough of me, no," and the guitars shift from buzzing riffs to cool strums. Fickleness is painful.
A personal favorite song of mine was "Switchblade." I had heard it before the show and it's what got me hooked on these guys. I love this song for how dangerous it feels. Its psychedelic intro hypnotizes you, and with the opening lyrics of "Sitting in the backseat/ Suckin' on a switchblade," you already start to feel a comfort in riskiness. The vocals have a dripping sensation, as Brenton sings it in an extremely legato manner, each line a string of glue falling off the edge of a countertop.
The Holy White Hounds continued to play, even testing out brand new songs on us as if we were their trusted mentors. Their candid nature speaks to their name: having the attributes of a feral animal that still looks and sounds nice. On their Facebook page, they describe themselves: "We're dirty, but we're not unclean. We're mangy, but you'd still let us sleep in your bed."
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"Kargyraa Moan" lyrics - PAUL PENA
"Kargyraa Moan"
My wife died, went on that long black train,
Three years since then have come and gone again.
Had to find some way to sooth my soul,
That's when I found that Kargyraa Moan. And it goes
[First Chorus (No lyrics. Sounds from o to a in kargyraa style.)]
Walked on in to a little record store,
He had something from Tuva, said "I want it," don't you know,
By the time I met Chadaana's Kongar-ol,
Knew how to do that Kargyraa Moan.
Now I'm going on my way of life,
Sometimes we get in trouble, some times we have some strife.
Sometimes it seems so bad, people, feels like you're all alone,
That's when you want to moan that Kargyraa Moan.
[Repeat chorus (in kargyraa and chylandyk)]
Genghis Blues (2000)
- What You Talkin' About?
- Alash Hem (The Alash River)
- Gonna Move
- Kaldak Hamar (The Other Side Of The Mountain)
- Tras D'Orizao (Beyond The Horizon)
- Ondarnyng Ayany (Ondar's Medley)
- Kargyraa Moan
- Eshten Charlyyry Berge (It's Hard To Lose A Friend)
- Kongurey (Where Has My Country Gone?)
- Durgen Chugaa (Fast Talk)
- Sunezin Yry (Soul's Song)
- Center Of Asia
- You Gotta Move
- Tuva Farewell
- Genghis Blues Soundbites
- Eki A'Ttar (Good Horses)


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Roland A. Goertz, M.D., MBA, Assumes Role of President of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Janelle Davis
Public Relations Strategist
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237 Ext. 6253
DENVER — Roland A. Goertz, M.D., MBA, FAAFP, a family physician in Waco, Texas, assumes the role of president of the American Academy of Family Physicians today. Previously, he served three years as a director on the AAFP Board and one year as president-elect. Goertz was elected president-elect in September 2009 by the Congress of Delegates, the AAFP's governing body. The AAFP represents 94,700 physicians and medical students nationwide.
As president of the AAFP, Goertz advocates on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system. In his 26-year medical career, he has served as a physician in rural private practice, a family medicine residency program director at two highly regarded Texas residencies, and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School – Houston.
For the past 14 years, Goertz has served as chief executive officer of the three foundations that oversee all operations of the Waco Family Health Center, which operates one of the oldest family medicine residency programs west of the Mississippi River. It provides care to more than 50,000 patients in McLennan County, Texas. Goertz also holds an appointment at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas.
A member of the AAFP and the Texas Academy of Family Physicians since 1979 (he joined as a medical student), Goertz has served on numerous committees and commissions at the state and national level. He actively participated in and chaired the AAFP Commission on Education and Commission on Governmental Advocacy. He was a member of the AAFP Task Force to Enhance Family Medicine Research. Goertz served as president of the TAFP from 1994 to 1995, and he served as a delegate or alternate delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates from 2000 to 2006.
Goertz is past president of the McLennan County Medical Society. He chairs the Texas higher education coordinating board's advisory committee on family medicine residencies and is a past president of the Texas Association of Community Health Centers. Goertz represented family medicine on the Council of Academic Societies of the Association of American Medical Colleges from 2000 to 2006. He also served as a member and chair of the Texas Medical Association's Committee on Physician Workforce and Distribution, and was a member of its Council on Medical Education.
Locally, Goertz is a member, and past board chair, of the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Waco Business League, the Waco Downtown Rotary Club and serves on the board of the Cooper Foundation, a local philanthropic organization.
Both the AAFP and the TAFP have recognized Goertz for his hard work and long-term dedication. The TAFP awarded him its Presidential Award of Merit in 1989. In 2003, he won the organization's Political Action Committee Award, and in 2004 he won its Philanthropist of the Year award. He was awarded the AAFP's 2006 Robert Graham Family Physician Executive Award. He also was awarded the "Gold-Headed Cane" by the McLennan County Medical Society and Alliance in 2010. Symbolizing respect, truth, culture, and art in the medical profession, the award honors doctors for overall excellence in the field of medicine.
Goertz graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio in 1981. He then completed a residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. He subsequently completed a clinical teaching fellowship in family medicine in 1986 and received a master's degree in business administration from Baylor University in 2003. Goertz has the AAFP Degree of Fellow, an earned degree awarded to family physicians for distinguished service and continuing medical education.
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Founded in 1947, the American Academy of Family Physicians represents 134,600 physicians and medical students nationwide, and it is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care.
Family physicians conduct approximately one in five of the total medical office visits in the United States per year – more than any other specialty. Family physicians provide comprehensive, evidence-based, and cost-effective care dedicated to improving the health of patients, families and communities. Family medicine's cornerstone is an ongoing and personal patient-physician relationship where the family physician serves as the hub of each patient's integrated care team. More Americans depend on family physicians than on any other medical specialty.
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Transponder news for 22.07.2016
Intelsat 15-Horizons-2 85°E
Moscow 24 He appeared on 12600 V 30000 2/3 DVB-S2/8PSK/MPEG-4, Conax/Irdeto
YahSat 1A 52.5° E
Arezo TV disabled on 11938 (H), DVB-S. (Dilshiod)
YAS, Clouds TV, Abu Dhabi, NGC Abu Dhabi, AD Sports 1 appeared on 11938 (H) 27500 5/6, DVB-S/MPEG-2, Open
1M Astra 19.2 ° E
Test map "HDR test 2 UHD" Appeared on 10714 (H) 23500 3/4. DVB-S2. Hevca. Open
Badr-6 26°E
Package channels "Alkass HD" Temporarily goes open 12418 (H) 27500 5/6. DVB-S2
Hot Bird 13 13° E
Tv channel "Baqi TV" Appeared on 11296 (H) 27500 5/6. Open
Channel Elle Girl September in the package CanalSat
French media company Lagardere Active launches on the French television market, new channel, lifestyle title Elle Girl, which will be dedicated to women and the latest trends of fashion and style.
The channel will exclusively be offered in the satellite platform CanalSat (Astra, 19,2°E) and its launch is scheduled for the second half of the month of September. Company Lagardere my new channel Elle Girl will replace the current station June TV (earlier Filles TV).The software offer will be mainly for women and girls. The channel will offer them documentaries about fashion and lifestyle, original French TV shows and fashion shows.
4 the SD channel is blocked in Smart HD+
20 July this year, users of the offer of prepayment, owned by Cyfrowy Dom: Smart HD+,lost access to four SD channels:
nSport+ and Discovery Channel (MPEG-2) transponder No. 110 satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C (13,0°E) at a frequency of 10,719 GHz, Pol. V, (SR: 27500, FEC: 5/6; DVB-S/QPSK),as well as AXN and Discovery Channel (MPEG-4) transponder No. 74 satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B (13,0°E) at a frequency of 12,188 GHz, Pol. V, (SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4; DVB-S2 / 8PSK). This means, having HD versions of all the locked channels, which until now was only available for promotional purposes (AXN HD, Discovery Channel HD nSport+ HD) automatically included in the proposal instead of their SD counterparts. Currently available Disney Channel and TVP Sport SD SD, but it is possible, that soon they will be blocked.
Prima MAX soon Novа Digi TV CZ
The operator of the satellite platform Digi TV CZ Novа probably in the near future will expand the software offer by another station.
On one of the transponders of Intelsat 10-02 (1° W) appeared film channel Prima MAX company FTV Prima. Prima MAX coded system Nagra MA (the so-called Nagravision) with CAID 1882, used Nova Digi TV CZ Nova and Digi TV SK. At the time of publication of news program on Czech map was not technically available.The map program is not decrypted.
Technical parameters:
Intelsat 10-02 (1° W), frequency 12,723 GHz, Pol. V, SR 26666, FEC 2/3, DVB-S2 / 8PSK, CA Nagra MA
Tomorrowland – music festival on Astrа
World-leading satellite operator SES (Astra) today announced its cooperation in the broadcast of the main festival Tommorrowland in Belgium and seven countries in HD quality.
Tomorrowland – the largest electronic dance music festival in the world.Three-day Tomorrowland music festival,which will be held 22, 23 and 24.7.2016 with the expected participation 180 thousands of visitors in the place Boom (Belgium).The second night at the same time will also take place in other seven countries – Mexico, India, Japan, Colombia, Germany, South Africa and Israel.The concept of UNITE was presented last year with direct inclusions from cities of Mumbai and Mexico city.The second day of the event 23.7.2016 with 21:00 before 01:00 hours Central European summer time from the main stage in Belgium will be broadcast live via satellite to SES (Astra) in seven countries around the world in HD resolution.Technical parameters of HD distribution operator did not specify. Most likely, this will feed the channel on one of the satellites Astra/SES. The best moments from Tomorrowland will be available on the demo channel SES Ultra HD resolution.
Technical parameters:
satellite: Astra 5B (31,5°E) frequency: 11,817 GHz polarization: vertical SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4 standard: DVB-S modulation: QPSK satellite: HIS 5 (5°E) frequency: frequency 11,345 GHz polarization: horizontal SR: 30000 FEC: 3/4 standard: DVB-S2 modulation: 8PSK satellite: Astra 2E (28,2°E) frequency: 12,441 GHz polarization: vertical SR: 29500 FEC: 3/4 standard: DVB-S2 modulation: QPSK satellite: ASTRA 1 l (19,2°E) frequency: 10,995 GHz polarization: horizontal SR: 22000 FEC: 5/6 standard: DVB-S2 modulation: 8PSK


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Virgin Blue traffic falls 5% in March
Virgin Blue's passenger numbers fell 5.2% in in Mar-2011, principally as a result of the withdrawal of Pacific Blue from the domestic NZ market, as well as the late Easter and softness in Australian domestic demand. Load factors in the month eased 2.2 percentage points. Shares in the carrier fell 3.4% on Friday.
Virgin Blue traffic highlights for Mar-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, -5.2% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 1.4 million, -1.2%;
- International: 180,929, -27.3%;
- Load factor: 76.3%, -2.2 ppts;
- Domestic: 80.5%, -3.1 ppts;
- International: 70.1%, -0.6 ppt;
- Average aircraft in fleet: 89.1, +6.2%;
- On-time performance: 77.4%, -9.0 ppts.
The Virgin Blue group has also expanded its codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines to increase services across the US, Australia and New Zealand. V Australia - Virgin Blue's long-haul subsidiary - will add San Francisco, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Detroit to its operations while Delta will codeshare on flights between Sydney and Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Auckland and Christchurch.
In fuel news, Hainan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair all increased their international fuel surcharges. Details include:
- Hainan Airlines: Increased fuel surcharges on services from Europe from CNY900 to CNY1000 per sector, effective 18-Apr-2011;
- China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines: Increased fuel surcharges on services between mainland China and Southeast Asia (excluding Vietnam), South Asia and the Middle East from CNY300-CNY400 to CNY450 per sector, effective 20-Apr-2011;
- Cathay Pacific and Dragonair: Will increase fuel surcharges on services between Hong Kong and mainland China from USD24.9 to USD28.5 per sector, effective 01-May-2011.
Hainan Airlines shares were 5.9% higher on Friday, while China Eastern gained 0.6% and Cathay Pacific fell 1.1%.
Indian state-owned oil firms increased jet fuel prices on 30-Apr-2011. Prices were lifted INR156 (USD3.53) to INR237 (USD5.37) per kilolitre, marking the 14th straight increase in rates since Oct-2010. Indian airline shares were lower on Friday: SpiceJet fell 4.8%, with Kingfisher down 1.9% and Jet Airways 0.3% lower.
Selected Asia Pacific airline share price movements (% change): 29-Apr-2011


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When I ask my father what he remembers about the first houses he "trashed out"—a phrase we use to describe the process of entering a home that has been foreclosed upon by the bank, and that the bank would like to sell, and hauling all of what the dispossessed owner has left behind to the nearest dump, then returning to clean the place by spraying every corner and wiping every inch of glass, deleting every fingerprint, scrubbing the boot marks off the linoleum, bleaching the cruddy toilets, sweeping up the hair and sand and dust, steaming the stains out of the carpet (or, if the carpet is unsalvageably rancid, tearing it out), and eventually, thereby, erasing all traces of whoever lived there, dispensing with both their physical presence and the ugly aura of eviction—he says he doesn't remember much. It was around fifteen years ago, for one thing, well before I joined him; and since then he has trashed out so much bizarre flotsam, under such strange circumstances, that his memories of those first few houses have faded.
None of the anecdotes my father shares about his work are uplifting. Sure, there are comedies and tragicomedies, and some plots are shot through with an absurdity that seems indigenous to Florida, where this began for us. But overall the situation remains bleakly fixed: every foreclosed house, empty or not, clean or crumbling, feels lost, no matter the neighborhood or amenities, no matter the waterfront view. Some houses are found spotless, others in a wretched degradation, and the varieties are shared among the rich and poor, the elderly and upwardly mobile. Some houses are lost before ever having been lived in. Others, abandoned long ago, provide shelter for addicts, bums, whores, snakes, strays, and low fungal kingdoms that fan out in the darkness, kick-started, maybe, by a cat turd or bowl of leftovers.
The junk left behind has fascinated me since I began working for my father ten years ago—during holidays, or between jobs, boomeranging between his home in Tampa and wherever I ended up next—tagging along with his regular crew, a pair of Puerto Rican laborers who start the day at six and call it at three. I've always been the crew's weak link, both because I flinch in places that, after a year of abandonment, have become so gloriously foul, and because I can't help but read a narrative in what has been discarded. I begin to pick, sweating nearly every item we throw away, creeping among gadgets and notes and utility bills and photographs in order to decipher who lived there and how they lost it, a life partially revealed by stuff marinating in a fetid stillness. It is a guilt-ridden literary forensics, because to confront the junk is to confront the individuality being purged from a place. My father has never been all that interested in this particular angle. He likes to keep things simple: he gets an address, the crew goes to work. Now and then I join them, but I've never been much good at keeping up.
Foreclosures are our family business. My father moved us to Florida in 1984, when I was thirteen, and after starting a small construction company, and losing it, and, after a relatively diplomatic divorce from my mother and a brief midlife crisis, marrying again, to a real estate agent this time, he began dabbling in houses—repairing them, restoring the historic ones, flipping most for a modest profit, redeeming his misery behind a desk by building things. His second wife, Mena, had been working with foreclosures for a while, and with my father now close at hand, when it came time to clean a place out, she knew who could do the job. The houses kept coming, but for every home lost, odds were that a buyer could be found: real estate in Florida was at least somewhat predictable. Even during the boom of the early 2000s, foreclosures were common but eventually became solvent properties within a matter of weeks.
By the time I flew home this spring, however, buyers had long since disappeared, and houses by the thousands—both new and old—now sat empty, beginning their slow corrosion. The crowds that once camped outside subdivision gates, hoping to snatch a prime lot, had evaporated, and the subdivisions were devouring their own value: homes built in 2006 were being repossessed within a year and by spring 2008 sold for half as much as the surrounding homes, finished just a few months earlier. Some homeowners, in a brave tactic, were simply walking away from their debt, mailing the keys to the bank. While the Federal Reserve weighed its billion-dollar pledges to the institutions that had puppeteered the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression, the statistical damage on the ground was giving that comparison some weight: between the time Florida's housing market began to cool off in 2005 and my arrival this past spring, the rate of homes being lost had quadrupled, to more than 35,000 per month, 4,700 of which were in cities within my father's working radius—Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater. The collapse was surreal in its proportion, biblical in its egalitarian reach, like an economic cleansing fire.
And yes, this spring, my father's crew and I were flush with work.
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Blindspot starts on 103 on the 16th - no repeats
All American returns on 103 on the 17th - no repeats
This is a step backwards. There has to be at least 1 repeat else recording becomes an absolute nightmare.
MC, make a plan!!!!
Hi @MadCat, we're checking with the scheduling team.~
So again MC's scheduling baffles me. The following is completely illogical, make no sense and I'm sure viewers are not going to made aware that this is happening.
Season 1 of Startup is currently being sceened on 115 on Monday nights. ep 9 of 10 is being screened tomorrow night, therefore last ep is due on 8 October.
Season 2, according to EPG, is scheduled to start Thursday 4 October on 103. This before season 1 has even ended and even on a completely different channel.
Really MC? Who compiles the schedules? Can MC channels not talk to each other.
Disappointed, but not surprised....
@Kagiso_DStv1 wrote:
We understand that in this instance we're more on programming but allow us to give clarity using sport as an example. Let's take boxing as an example, an international supplier/provider of a certain boxing bout might restrict us from repeating the bout on lower packages.
Sport - how did this make it into the conversation? Another obfuscation by MC.
@Cya_DStv1 wrote:
@MadCat We do understand your frustration especially with the afore-mentioned shows, however, if you can remember the past few years have been more focused on cutting down on repeats as has been the subscriber's outcry. It would be rather unfair to prioritise certain shows which appeal to a certain few and have them on repeat regurlary as we have thousands of titles and spacing as you also mention would be an issue.
However, there are various metrics we consider before we can reach such decisions and contractual obligations we have to adhere by.
As a more plausible solution, you can set scheduled recordings of the shows that appeal to you.
What a patronising reply!! If you knew anything about me, you would know I record everything. But there are conditions beyond my control, and quite frankly throwing our "metrics" and "contractual obligations" out as excuses just shows me how much you can't accept responibility for your errors and incompetancy.
With regards to repeats - subscribers were never complaining about premium series, with episodes being repeated a handful of times on the same channel and the series being repeated on other channels. What subscribers were complaining about were the endless repeats of the same movies and old series making repeated appearance s on channels such as 117 and 122. MC howver could not solve the problem, so they chose to make changes to something that was not broken.
And, lastly, and most obviously, YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATION!!
@Grace_DStv1 wrote:
@MadCat wrote:
@Gugulizer wrote:
And let's not forget the Jane the Virgin issue where you didn't even televise S03 at all last year on 116 for us Compact users and suddenly there's S04, and when I reported it the social media guys on Twitter said they will report it to the programme schedulers but the premier episode came and gone without further feedback. Now I am recording S04 of Jane not knowing if I will ever get the chance. Nevermind that I tweeted last year about this and was acknowledged but still this happened - which isn't the first time in Compact.
This is my issue with The Path, https://community.dstv.com/t5/What-s-On/Path-season-2-repeat/m-p/801#M246. Recorded season 2 on 101, except ep 7 which was a failed recording. So I patiently waited for it to be repeated on 115 / 116 / whatever. Now season 3 is starting and season 2 has not been repeated anywhere.
Hi @Gugulizer - we get what you saying, and apologies for not getting any feedback. Let's fix that, waiting for the channel to advise on Jane the Virgin S3.
@MadCat - The Path S1 and 2 aired on M-Net 101 and M-Net Terrestrial only never on M-Net City ch 115. Season 1 was then repeated on Vuzu and M-Net Binge. There is no indication that S2 will be repeated on the above channels because S3 will start on M-Net and Terrestrial.
How is this logical planning: Season 1 is repeated 3 times on 3 different channels. Season 2 is aired one and when viewers see season 3 is scheduled to start and ask what happened to a repeat of season 2, we are told we are not repeating it because season 3 is starting - what utter rubbish!
This is like those generic BBC replies where you ask about one thing but the answer is in general about other things and doesn't come close to the question.
The fact is that there is no real acceptable answer why one season of a series get skipped and the next one gets shown. The reality is that this is happening because of bad planning. The removal of M-Net Egde has left a serious gap in premium time available for the number series M-Net are acquiring and this has forced premium content to be moved to premier on lower-tier channels. And all of this was done with little to no after-though so new season had to be rushed to be shown (possibly before the rights fall away) without sufficient time for the lower-tier channels to catch up and show previous seasons.
So the question remains, why would Compact subscribers (for example) want to watch season 4 if they were never shown season 3 - but only seasons 1 and 2? This is a SERIES - not sport.
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And I get that, truly I do. I understand we won't get everything shown on Premium. It just doesn't make sense that you would televise S01 and S02, skip S03 then return with S04. Whether contractual issues or not someone didn't do their job and all I ask for is admission of said mistake and rectification. Just televise S03 of Jane the Virgin please, because right now I'm recording S04 not even knowing I will ever be able to watch it... Do the right thing.
@Gugulizer, It really depends on the initial agreement. This is a complex contractual process done at a strategic level. The point that we were making is that some content providers do not give us permission to repeat their programmes on lower packages. It is not always the case that a programme that aired on DStv Premium will be aired on a DStv Compact channel.
Are you telling me that you have to make a fresh bidding every year for every season of a show? As in there's a new contract for a new season? 🤔
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Program Lets Artists Trade Performances For Health Care
The career path of "struggling artist" doesn't normally come with benefits, but a New York nonprofit is out to give performers a means to use their talents to barter for discounts on medical procedures.
In May, the New York Foundation for the Arts launched a program dubbed Artist Access. It works like this: Performers sign on to entertain medical patients at special, morale-building events, and in return the artists receive about $40 in credits per hour of work. Interested artists submit proposals, and the organization matches them with pediatric, geriatric or rehab wards.
What do you think of bartering services for health care? If you lack benefits from an employer, what do you do to cover medical bills?
Trade: Art for Health Care [New York Foundation for the Arts]
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