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Dr. Edward Nasigrie Mahama, internationally acclaimed gynaecologist on Monday diagnosed Ghana's socio-economic ailment
over the past 51 years and declared his conviction to contest as Presidential Candidate to stem the underdevelopment into which the country had been plunged.
"I am contesting against poverty, corruption, ineptitude, under development, mediocrity, diseases, incompetence, filth and under development," Dr. Mahama Flag bearer of the People's National Convention (PNC) for Election 2008 told
the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra.
He said these are some of the ills of society that Election 2008 should focus on, adding; "our people are suffering under the harsh property owing democracy policies of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Ghanaians need solutions to their economic problems not empty promises."
"I am not happy with the current trend of development in the country; corruption is still high, access to health care very difficult, facilities at health centers outdated, bad roads network, and educational system on the decline, associated with lack of motivation for our hard working teachers, civil servants, farmers and poor general condition across board.
"Yet we see people in government openly exhibiting opulence in the midst of poverty and turn round to accuse the poor of being lazy. This is unacceptable and these are the reason why I want to be a President to offer solutions," Dr Mahama told the GNA.
Dr. Mahama who is the President and Medical Director of Superior Medical Centre, Lecturer and Consultant of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital noted that a PNC government under his presidency will establish an enabling environment, using the views of all who have practical ideas to contribute to the commercial, social and economic development of the country.
"We shall cherish role models in business, the professions, trades, science, technology and other pursuits. Investors will experience an excellent, facilitating and unprecedented climate for growth.
"All of us can and need to work together to mould Ghana into the much greater place it can and should be," he said.
The PNC Flag bearer who is also a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons said; "In all these efforts, my master plan involves sharing my commitment to absolute honesty, as well as my spirit of enthusiasm and service that is based on a non-violent movement.
"These are some components of the vision I wish to share with my fellow countrymen and women, as well as with the friends of Ghana".
Dr Mahama explained that he enters the political terrain with proven strategies that can lift the country from the current situation of depression and near hopelessness.
"I am proud to be part of the beginning of this change for a new destination. Let us progressively create a Ghana in which the average citizen will be equally comfortable in living and raising his family in any part of our
country," he said.
The PNC Flag bearer declared that his government would irrevocably commit to being human-centred, respect the rule of law, and protect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of all citizens.
"Citizens and residents must and shall enjoy equal justice under our laws as a right and not as a privilege. Indeed, the whole purpose of justice is in the protection that is offered to the weak against exploitation and related predatory inclinations of the wealthy and privileged in the society," Dr Mahama declared.
"I am willing to bet and accordingly surrender my stethoscope to anybody if, as President of the Republic of Ghana, my administration fails in enhancing the personal security, as well as the political, economic and social
progress of all Ghanaians, irrespective of political party affiliation, ethnicity, religion, gender, creed and social status.
"As President of our nation, I shall work with a cross-section of only honest men and women from all political parties. Dishonest and corrupt persons shall have no place in my government. As part of our efforts toward national reconciliation, PNC will work toward and within a transparent
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Granted it was black friday and there was chaos everywhere the Walmart in Yukon, Oklahoma has the absolute worst customer service EVER!
The sales had started and I had already grabbed what I was there to get and went to reach for my cell phone when I realized it was not where I had put it.
So with my group and RIDE HOME in a completely unknown part of the store and with no way of finding my group I approached a group of sale associates. I asked if there was a way I could page my group or I could use a phone because my cell phone had been stolen and I had no other way of reaching my group. The sales associates rolled their eyes and walked away. So i headed to the customer service desk where there was absoplutely no way of getting through to make a comnplaint about the lost cell phone or to find any way to find my group.
Long story short, I spoke with over 20 different sales associates who all refused to help me, get a manager or do much of anything but roll their eyes and walk away....i ran into a VERY VERY nice elderly lady who had witnessed the rudeness of the sale associates and offered me the use of her cell phone. I eventually found my group and made my way home.
That next morning I returned to file a complaint about my cell and was told pretty much too bad because you waited too long to report it missing/stolen.... I will NEVER give my money to that awful place again!
Oh boo hoo hoo. You want to complain about your phone but think of all the workers that had to miss part of Thanksgiving and come into work just so you could be the first one to get an item you don't need and probably can't afford.
Don't hold your breath while we send out a search party for your toy (cell phone). :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry :cry
Are you posting while intoxicated or posting while retarded? What do you want an associate at Walmart to do?
go look at the tapes and go punch someone in the face because you lost your phone? You don't even know for sure if you lost the thing or if it was stolen. And you do sound like a 5 year old.
You lost your toy (your phone in case you have trouble following), and you wanted everyone to drop what they were doing and help you locate your toy and your mommy. pathetic.
I have an extremely small *** and huge mantis and nothing better to do than cause problems on the Internet. Where's my blow up girlfriend when I need her?
Walmart shod be more concerned with customer service they have seriously poor practices I how they resolve any issues in the store. Whether or not it was a sale day irony, if any customers personal property and personal space is violated in their stores they should have a better way of resolving the issue other than rolls g their eyes and ignoring a customers concern.
Any other time they have absolutely I issues Pago b aillion people to come here or there to find their group... These are legitimate complaints based off of a poorly taken care of issue. I was by no means rude or disrespectful in my concern to any of them not was I when I posted it on here. There is absolutely no call for being treated the way I was by the employees or yourself.
And I just plainly stated that Walmart will not be getting money from me anymore which is not an issue of yours so therefore your entire comment wAs uncalled for and disrespectful!
And this is what is wrong with our society. No one knows common decency is anymore!
You're right I'm dumb and shouldn't be allowed out of my house. It's amazing I haven't drowned eating a bowl of fruit loops yet. Luckily I still live with my parents so they're responsible for me still.
Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I work for walmart. It's true, you're an adult, take responsibility for yourself.
You must work for Walmart timthomas cause you're no better!
So you went into a crowd without securing your personal belongings, and couldn't figure out that when all else fails you just go to the car when you're done shopping? Become a grown up and take responsibility for yourself, don't expect workers at a retail shop to treat you like a small child who lost his mommy.

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Guess what showed up in my SkyMiles account online yesterday morning?
It looks like Delta's bureaucracy isn't completely broken, just dysfunctional. I'm disappointed, though, that they just silently credited me with the miles. I wrote them a five-page letter, and they didn't even respond? Oh well. I guess you can't really expect a big, faceless corporation to have a sense of humor. At least they have some sort of sense of honesty.


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Taylor McMurray wasn't ready to graduate from college in May.
"I was scared to go out into the world by myself," Taylor says.
So many of his plans had derailed: An ambitious childhood dream of playing Major League Baseball, and even a modest post-graduate internship in Ft. Myers, Fla, was cancelled after discovering a torn labrum.
So Taylor turned to His plans.
After meeting Minnesota FCA state director Glenn Martin at the University of Northwestern coffee shop, Taylor decided to apply for a summer internship.
"I wasn't very connected to the FCA and had never gone to a camp before," Taylor says, "so I was extremely surprised that I was offered the internship.
"But looking back, I can see God's hand in it all."
A baseball player at the University of Northwestern, Taylor interned at the Decorah Sports Camp at Luther College in Iowa, and he opened his heart to God. He was one of the huddle leaders who helped nearly 1,000 students at 21 different camps throughout the state this summer make a first-time decision to accept Christ into their life or re-dedicate themselves to Christ.
"That weekend was a huge turning point in my life," Taylor says. "I thought that leading a huddle would give me the opportunity to impact these kids with the help of Christ, but it was the other way around."
On the first day of sports camp, Taylor gave a five-minute testimony, explaining the impact of growing up in a household with an alcoholic father. Some nights, Taylor's father didn't come home. The other nights, Taylor's father would usually come home drunk.
"That was tough," he said.
After the session ended, Taylor walked to his dorm room and invited God to use him for His glory at the camp.
After wrapping up his prayer, Taylor walked to a common area, where many campers and huddle leaders were playing games. He saw one of the campers in his group, and he took the open seat next to him. Taylor struck up a conversation with a 16-year-old camper on the other side of him.
The 16-year-old said he appreciated Taylor's testimony and hinted at some of his own struggles.
Surrounded by a lot of people, Taylor asked the camper if he wanted to speak more privately in the study area.
"What's going on?" Taylor asked.
The 16-year-old openly shared his life story, mentioning that both his parents were alcoholics and that he struggled with depression.
But the 16-year-old said Taylor's testimony and prayer encouraged him.
"To be honest, I was a little overwhelmed," Taylor says.
Taylor responded to the camper, but he doesn't remember anything he said.
"God was speaking through me the whole, entire time," Taylor says. "I remember certain aspects, like using scripture, but I couldn't tell you what scripture it was or what I was relating it to."
On the final night, after the chaplain's message, he invited anyone who wanted to accept Christ into their life for the first time and anyone who wanted to rededicate their life to Christ to join him up front.
The 16-year-old camper was among the ones who answered the alter call.
"I was smiling from ear to ear," Taylor recalls.
Then the chaplain called down coaches who wanted to rededicate themselves to Christ, and Taylor headed up front.
Tears streamed down his face.
"I was overfilled with joy," he says. "It was then that I realized how powerful our God is.
"That night is one that I will never forget."
Later, the 16-year-old tracked down Taylor and relayed a heartfelt message.
"I want to thank you for saving my life," he told Taylor.
Taylor was overwhelmed.
"I was so filled with joy that God would use me to do something like that. and I was so happy that my camper had finally found hope in his life," Taylor says. "All I could do was thank God. I was so happy!"
Glenn Martin is humbled by Taylor's story.
"At our summer sports camps, huddle leaders are the key ingredient," Glenn says. "Obviously, we need campers and we need coaches. But without effective huddle leaders, camp is a dud.
"It is not surprising that while Taylor came to serve, he was blessed," Glenn adds. "This is frequently how God works. When we come with an open heart willing to bless others, God ends up blessing us."
Taylor, a centerfielder, originally started his college career at Bemidji State. But he transferred to Augsburg then Northwestern.
He's currently working as an assistant manager at a hat store, but Taylor developed a knuckleball – a baffling and difficult pitch to master – and may try out for the St. Paul Saints.
His priorities, however, have changed.
"It's been my dream my entire life to play professional baseball," Taylor says. "But God is my No. 1 priority now, not baseball.
"He's connected some dots that I didn't see and think were possible."
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Smith is currently an Assistant Professor of Illustration at Queens College, City University of New York. He has presented on contemporary issues of representation in illustration curriculum at ICON10, and is a fall 2018 visiting artist and lecturer at MICA's MFA Illustration Practice program. In 2019, he will be a speaker at the Norman Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies' Illustration Across Media: Nineteenth Century to Now conference at Washington University, St Louis.
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ST. LOUIS, November 8, 2011– True Refrigeration®, an industry leader in refrigeration, took part in the recent unveiling of the James Beard House garden renovation in New York City's Greenwich Village. The historic James Beard House is a "performance space" for top chefs that was started by James Beard, a renowned cookbook author, teacher and champion of American cuisine.
The True Professional Series™ refrigeration products are now a permanent fixture within the James Beard House garden. Chefs will have access to a suite of True commercial and residential products including an upright Commercial Refrigerator,Undercounter Refrigerator Drawers, Wine Cabinet and Beverage Center.
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Robert believes great design is all about helping people realize their vision and then executing it. Viewing architecture as livable art, his passion for solving problems is seen in the design of spaces that are both beautiful and functional. He helps solve his clients' most complex design challenges by carefully listening to and understanding their vision, and translating it to the built environment. Both a licensed architect and a certified interior designer, Robert leverages his understanding of how large projects with multiple facets come together to create timeless designs that are responsive to the constantly evolving environments in which we live, work, and play.


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Carlos Museum bookstore holds biggest annual sale
Emory Report | Dec. 3, 2014
The book shop at the Michael C. Carlos Museum has its holiday sale Friday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All items in the store will be discounted 20 percent during this sale, which is the biggest of the year. Items include books on art, history, world cultures, religion, folktales and more, for both adults and children; a selection of jewelry, statuary, world music, art notecards, 2015 calendars, and educational games and gifts.
The discount also applies to the selection of sale and bargain books in front of the bookshop. Discounts do not combine; 20 percent is the maximum discount during the sale. The sale applies only to in-store items, not online ones.
Through Jan. 30, 2015, the museum bookshop is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.


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When I was invited to attend the Balanced Team Chicago Salon, I was excited for the opportunity to bring my PR and communications perspective to a networking event I knew would be full of developers and designers. At the intimate un-conference held in Pivotal Labs' Chicago office last month we discussed collaboration and workshopped creating, leading and working as part of a balanced team. By definition the event was open to all professional disciplines and areas of expertise.
Rounding up even a small group of people from different professional backgrounds and disciplines to participate in a workshop seems like a difficult task. Whether people aren't interested in learning about the work that others do, they're not convinced they'll get anything out of an event that's not part of their professional niche or they fear not fitting in, I don't know. So I appreciate when an event successfully makes all feel welcome, even and especially when that event is attended primarily by people in a certain industry or field, as the Balanced Team salon was.
And I am all the more appreciative when that event also turns out to hold value for all participants. The Balanced Team Chicago Salon certainly did for me. It was worth it to meet new people doing things with technology I hardly understood. There was meaningful conversation around what all of us do and how we can effectively collaborate together on a team.
Here are a few thoughts I came away with:
- A truly successful collaboration between professional disciplines, unique skill-sets and areas of expertise is going to take us out of our comfort zones. It's important that a safe space is created for asking intelligent and dumb questions alike. If we don't develop working relationships that allow us to ask the questions that feel foolish, we can't come to understand everyone's role on the team or how we can all help each other.
- A good collaborator makes an effort to understand how her colleagues and clients think. I think this is key for professional communicators. When we're in tune with how stakeholders in our work think, we can tailor how we communicate, or the message itself, for those different thought processes, and thereby improve productivity on our team.
- Collaboration is a skill that must be practiced. A collaboration-focused work philosophy involves actively seeking out projects that get us working with a variety of disciplines and work styles.
- We should aim to develop a balanced professional network. A friend of mine who was also present at the workshop pointed out during the discussion that we should seek happiness in our professional lives the way we do in our social lives. Many of us have developed a network of select friends who fulfill our various social needs. Likewise, we should think of our professional network in terms of our professional needs—who belongs in your network to meet those needs? What kind of contacts can contribute to your overall professional satisfaction and success? Probably a group of people with an array of knowledge and skill-sets. Seek them out to develop a balanced professional network.


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Photo of great lightness! a subject like suspended in space, a nice sensation
"It's true, I think, as Kenko says in his Idleness,
That all beauty depends upon disappearance,
The bitten edges of things,
the gradual sliding away
Into tissue and memory,
the uncertainty
And dazzling impermanence of days we beg our meanings from,
And their frayed loveliness."
~ Charles Wright – The World of the Ten Thousand Things
*a big thank you to Shawna Lemay for exposing me to such wonderful poetry.
Photo of great lightness! a subject like suspended in space, a nice sensation
Goodness! You're lovely. I love the photos o your son in the previous post 🙂
I love the curve of this branch and the soft focus on the back leaves. Lovely poetry too.
You are right…the perfect poem can carry a beautiful photo home. A perfect match here. Now to check out Shawna's blog.
What wonderful poetry to go with your exquisite image.


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Avinasi is a suburb in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is located on NH74 and there are plans to develop Avinasi into a satellite town in the future. This part of Coimbatore is well known for its rich cultural heritage.
Budget Hotels in Avinashi
Low and mid-range budgets such as Hotel Raj Palace (Rs 1500) and Panchwati Motels (Rs 1200) can be found here.
Tamil, Hindi and English are the local languages spoken in Gandhipuram.
Events in Avinashi
Krishna Ashtami, Ugadi, VijayaDashami, Diwali, Eid and Rama Navami are celebrations that take place annually.
Places to See in Avinashi
Avinasi has more than 15 temples, few of them being Mondipalayam Sri Balaji temple, Chenniaandaver temple, Mariyammaan temple well within the distance of 20km.
How to Get There
Coimbatore Airport is 7km from the city. The airport is well connected domestically and internationally to several destinations.
Coimbatore Junction and Tirupur Railway station is a couple of kilometres from Avinasi and is well connected to all the stations across the country.
The Avinasi bus stand is one of the major bus stands in this part of the suburb as it is located on NH74. State and private run buses and TNSRTC provide service towards several other destinations across South India and further. Opt for online bus ticket reservation to renowned tourist places in India by logging on to several bus booking websites.
Navi Mumbai is a city in Navi Mumbai Tehsil, located in Raigad District of Maharashtra. It comes under the Konkan region. District headquarters Alibag is 51 km away. Navi Mumbai is the largest planned township developed in 1972 in Mumbai. It is surrounded by Panvel Taluka, Mumbai Taluka, Uran Taluka and Thane Taluka. The stunning views make this a major tourist destination.
Places to Stay
There are so many hotels and accommodations nearby Navi Mumbai. Some of them include Apex Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 800), Hotel Sarveshwar (Tariff – Rs. 1000), Hotel Swastik (Tariff – Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000), Hotel Ashoka (Tariff – Rs. 1000).
Marathi is the local language here. However Hindi and English are also known here by locals.
Navaratri is the major festival celebrated for nine nights on late September and early October every year.
Places of Interest
Nearby attractions are D Y Patil Stadium, Kharghar Hills (4 km from Navi Mumbai), Wonder Park, Tikuji-ni- Wadi (28 km), Millennium Business Park, Belapur Fort, Karnala (24 km), Palm Beach Marg, Durshet (30 km), Matheran (31 km), Panvel (12 km), Uran (19 km)
How to Get There
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is the nearest airport located 17 km from Navi Mumbai.
Nerul Railway Station (1 km) and Jui Nagar Rail Way Station (3 km) are the nearest.
Navi Mumbai has well connected road network to other major cities of the country. The NH4 passes through Kalamboli and Navi Mumbai. Some of the best private travels who run buses to Navi Mumbai are Khanna Travels, RK Tours & Travels, Akbar Travels, Sumeet Travels. Booking a bus ticket has never been easier as you can book through your mobile as well.


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Every couple wants a wedding day that is picture perfect and undeniably them. Vintage props and decor have become a tried and true way for modern couples to express their personal style and add a touch of whimsy to their big day. Vintage pieces add an element of surprise to the wedding decor and a
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I recently got together with my girl Angela D'Andrea of Angela Nicole Design to showcase some table-scape trends! We spent the day at the beautiful Rosebank Winery In Bucks County PA with Deborah Ann Photography with gorgeous rentals by Brillmans Rental Barn! Get ready to be inspired! Check out our "50 Shades of Grey,"
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Valentines day weddings are oh so sweet! This valentines day inspired look has a modern flare with black and white stripe details, a touch of elegance with gold sparkling votives and mirrored chargers with a feminine and flirty twist! Here's what you need to get this look! 1. A pop of pink in every shade.
This gorgeous wedding centerpiece is loaded with Garden Roses, drapey greens and some of my favorite blooms including ranunculus, hydrangeas and sweet peas. See how it came to life for this styled shoot at Ashford Estate, http://www.theashfordestate.com. I love setting a table with an eclectic mix of candlelight. This table-scape features glass jardin jars with
This years weddings are going to feature so much more then flowers and pretty linens. Vintage props and decor are finding their way into every aspect of weddings. Everything from vintage doors, old shutters, antique bureaus and suitcases are serving a purpose. Re-claimed palette wood bars, love it! Old shutters as table runners? Why Knot? They
Winter months are typically slow season when it comes to weddings. It's cold and dreary and all the best flowers are available in the warmer months, right? Wrong! Check out this whimsical winter styled shoot full of beautiful blooms, sweet details and an unexpected feminine color palette! Just because it's winter doesn't mean you can't
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I desperately need everyones help my name is Janette and I really love the lord and even one day become a missionary pilot but I have this attraction towards girls I know it is not of god but it keeps popping up in my mind can anyone help
Me too. N it pops up randomly its not God atall.
In Jesus name I place a hedge of protection on Your mind and bind those thoughts to heaven.tree | on Jan 21, 2010
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Barack Obama Is Not Martin Luther King
I'm glad Barack Obama will be sworn in as our President tomorrow.
However, today, Martin Luther King Day, we should recall that Barack Obama is not Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King was a radical who, if alive today, would be happy to see a black American serving as President. However, I believe Reverend King would remain on the street side of the fence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Reverend King would be protesting for our cities, for economic justice, and for the still unmet dream of racial justice for all Americans. He would not let up because a black man was President no more than he let up when the domestic liberal Lyndon Johnson was President.
We can't forget that Mr. Obama is a politician. For whatever else he may be, he is a politician representing one of the two mainstream political parties. I'm hopeful that Mr. Obama is a decent man and will be a competent President. But he will not take the risks of rushing far ahead of mainstream opinion and standing alone, if need be, as Martin Luther King often did.
Mr. Obama's job as President is very different from the work Martin Luther King was called to do.
There is a place for both a Martin Luther King and a Barack Obama. For both the outsider and the insider. Mr. Obama is very clever in talking about grass roots and a movement on the one hand, while talking the language of full inclusion on the other hand. He seeks to be both the outsider and insider at one time.
It doesn't work that way.
The so-called "system" has things to offer. It is only government that can, among many other things, provide universal health care, benefits for the unemployed, and offer the resources to fix our roads and bridges. It is hopeful that our government in Washington now seems to be in the hands of people who are willing to use it for these ends.
Yet the system always needs a push. This is the work of the outsider.
In one sense tomorrow we start a new era. We have a new President with new priorities and new goals. Yet the world will not magically change tomorrow at noon. The never ending work of justice and peace will remain to be completed.
(Please click here for a Martin Luther King Reading & Reference List. It is the best of its kind on the web.)
January 19, 2009 - Posted by Neil Aquino | Barack Obama, Martin & Malcolm, Politics | Barack Obama, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Politics, Social Justice
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I agree with you, Neil. There is still a long road ahead of us as Americans. Granted, this road has become more paved and drivable in recent years, but we still have work to do. Not just for blacks or race in general, but I believe that justice and equality is something that we should ALWAYS work on and strive for.
One man (Mr. Obama) will not be the answer, but is a piece of the puzzle. We must recognize that all citizens form part of the bigger picture, and work together.
Comment by Michael | January 19, 2009
Michael–Thanks for the comment and good luck with your new blog. Will add it to my blogroll.
We are all going to have to do the hard work of freedom.
Comment by Neil Aquino | January 19, 2009
Thanks for the note Neil and for adding me to the blogroll. You'll be happy to hear that you are the first link to go on my blogroll department.
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Comment by bill brady | January 22, 2009
Very true. As an African-American I see Obama as one success story that AAs have had ever since we arrive on these shores. We have a history of success. No black child should be saying, "Now I know I can Be anything." Their parents should have taught them that they could always be anything. I hardly think Obamas triumph is greater than the black Senators who were voted into office during Reconstructed, in a time a lynching and jim crow, they were elected among incredibly difficult times, to say the least. Obama happened at a "perfect storm" of events. When compared to other AAs who did incredible things in horrific times, his victory was a cake walk. This is what AAs should be taught.
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|That's me on the left with my straw boater hat!
So the bunting is out, the union flags are a flapping and the nation appears to be in a joyous jubilation mood. There has been many a street party, "proud to be British" "love the Queen" type comments doing the rounds on facebook and twitter. Not to mention various home made cupcakes all with a Jubilee theme. The children's school had a whole day of celebrations on Friday. They didn't dress up but had a picnic on the field, games (including wellie boot throwing) and face painting to name but a few.
The finale was the children singing a London Medley which was very sweet. The PTA capitalised on the occasion by having a very manic but successful cake sale. My children had a great time and came home with their home made crowns and flags. To my husbands horror, our daughter started doing a rendition of God Save the Queen after tea.
As a family we went to a fabulous party yesterday thrown by our friends - right royalists and Beatle lovers so they are. The food on display was amazing. Everyone brought along something scrummy. I was going to put my own pics on but some other bloggers at the party have done a far superior job of it. Check out their pictures - Fashion Detective (you might want to vote for Jo in the Mad Blogs if only for the fact she doesn't have mummy in the title) and this gorgeous photography blog. My '99 flake cupcakes got a look in too. I thank you.
I am not, however, a Royalist. I probably was at some point. My nan was born and bred in Windsor and my great grandfather was a chef at Windsor castle. My nan had various royal memorabilia and I was bequeathed her Kings and Queens book collection when she passed. There is a picture of me with my sisters in 1977 merrily waving the union flag and I vaguely remember a street party and fancy dress competition. The same thing happened in 1981 for Charles and Diana's wedding. I loved watching all the pomp, ceremony and wedding dresses. I also watched William and Kate's wedding from start to finish "just to see the dress" whilst the husband contemplated taking his own life.
|I let my daughter decorate this - it killed me!
You can't really have a discussion in our so called 'democratic' society about the possibility of a republic. Any coverage of this in the papers is derided.
The British love the monarchy so says the Daily Mail and everyone else. End of. Its not open for discussion.
There is no need for a discussion that these people believe they have a divine right to rule, their ancestors stole land and brutalised other countries so they could live in big castles. In an age of austerity we are happily waving flags at a woman and her family who have more than anyone could ever need. The Crown Jewell's alone are worth billions. Our Queen has the worlds biggest diamonds in her collection which were looted from Africa in the name of Empire. We like to take things you see. That kind of wealth could do so much good in the world. There are people starving and we still have Queens? Surely god wouldn't approve would he? Would he approve that 5% of this country's population own 95% of the land rights? Questions to be answered me thinks.
Queen Victoria was quite happy whilst her people - we are still the queen's 'subjects' how thoroughly modern - were starving. There was mass poverty in this country during her reign. The French didn't take kindly to this carry on in their country. Us Brits didn't mind and still don't.
Most say "oh its good for tourism" "its good for the economy". What that economy that owes trillions and is in a double dip recession. How's that working out for us. I mean she doesn't let the tourists come in for a cuppa when they're over. I'm pretty sure people would still show up to London for our sights alone. They do realise they are unlikely to come across the Queen on their travels. Besides if you stopped paying the millions, sold a few trinkets this would far outweigh any tourist income.
Last night I watched some of the Jubilee concert and had to have a bit of a chuckle. There was the leftie that was - Annie Lennox giving it some not to mention Sir Paul McCartney. The same Sir Paul who handed back his MBE in the sixties when he had a social conscience. What would John make of it all I wondered. Then you had Stevie Wonder changing his lyrics for our warrior Queen - Boadicea she ain't. Here was a black man singing to someone who's ancestors made his ancestors slaves. Maybe Grace Jones sang 'Slave to the Rhythym' for another reason other than to have a hula hoop going around her waist for the duration of the song.
The concert was hailed as a success. The Queen was clapped and cheered at doing such a wonderful 'job' of attending functions and wearing frocks for 60 years. When it was over the spectators retreated back to their humble homes feeling grateful that they had been able to witness such an event.
But bygones should be bygones. Let us not delve too deep shall we. That would be just too much because if you really think about it - the notion of a monarchy and what it stands for is a nonsense. I don't think you can argue with that. Its on a par with today's celebrities but these are bona fida celebrities because its historic.
So forget what I've just said. Its all good fun, it brings us all together, we like looking at the pretty frocks and we don't mind this family having everything when millions don't. And aren't I just the hypocrite making Royal chocolate covered cakes, dressing up in union inspired numbers and attending Jubilee celebrations.
So am I a Republican, a spoil sport or a secret Royalist in disguise? I'll let you decide because I surely can't!


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FELA Partners Up With TechnoMile Top Help Underprivileged Youth Manage Their Finances
FELA (Financial Education and Literary Advisers) is a privately held financial education services company based in Washington D.C. that educates individuals, from young professionals to retirees, along with businesses, on how to manage their debt and diagnose their overall financial health.
FELA had a pre-existing website but wanted to enhance user engagement by building a web-based application. This would position themselves as e-learning professionals with authoritative clout, and also make it simple to connect consumers and employees with learning tools and resources.
They envisioned a goal driven e-learning program that would help underprivileged youth become more informed about managing their money by offering valuable information about debt management and financial risk, while tracking the individual's current financial situation. They wanted a program that allowed participants to set their own goals and offer incentives by way of a rewards system as a motivational tool to encourage smart financial decisions.
Although they had received government funding and from Bank On, they were still a start-up company that needed to implement quickly in order to capitalize in a largely underserved market and leapfrog pre-existing competitors.
On the basis of a strong referral, FELA decided to partner with TechnoMile to improve their user interface and improve the functionality of their website as well as creating a web-based application platform they would be able reuse and sell to other sites.
The collaboration process was easy since TechnoMile has done previous charity work with underprivileged youth and was enthusiastic about creating a tool that was advantageous to that respective demographic. The application would teach youth about how to budget their money and curb their spending habits, allowing them to rise out of the cycle of poverty and eliminate financial illiteracy
The web-based application LifeCentsTM was a one year project, a turnkey platform that is now fully integrated within many of their financial education programs. While being highly scalable it also provides users with an interactive learning experience through the use of gamification.
This program allows individuals to create a financial profile and ways to measure their financial health. Users can sign up for a Wellness Plan which uses a step-by-step approach in achieving personal educational goals and are given a Wellness Score based on how many goals they've achieved in their Wellness Plan. By using a wide-level system, TechnoMile gave FELA the opportunity to reuse and sell the platform to 10+ sites and increase their ROI substantiall
- Able to create and grow their online presence in the e-learning field
- Received positive customer feedback
- Was able to quickly convert leads into satisfied customers
- Success of the program secured funding for future ventures
- Web application was used by FELA's own employee
- Increase worker productivity since personal financial issues cause loss of productivity in the workplace


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Photographer's Note
Hello friends in TE.
January is the dry season around Kedah plain. It is the harvesting season and a good time for the farmers. Rice is the main crop on the plain.
Thanks for viewing!
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danos (110395) 2012-02-14 1:16
Hello Jusni,
nice the snapshot with the cultivate rice fields to cover the backdrop of the image with the ducks to swim carefree on the foreground water.A bit of contrast and the image would was perfect.
pajaran (93280) 2012-02-14 1:38
Dobar dan.
Lepo mesto sa plovkama i poljima pirinca, dobra kompozicija.
Dobar trenutak snimka i prikaz, lepe boje.
Kod nas i dalje Siborska zima, vanredna situacija i nogo hladno, dan je poceo sa -16. C stepeni.
Sve najbolje.
Good afternoon.
Nice place to float and rice fields, good composition.
Good time recording and display, beautiful colors.
With us still Siberian winter, emergency situations and nogo cold, the day began with a -16. C degrees.
All the best.
jlbrthnn (76041) 2012-02-14 3:27
Hello Jusni,
The composition is interesting, enjoyable with some ducks with red eyes. The light, colors and sharpness are good. Bravo.
have a nice day
jhm (192675) 2012-02-14 4:40
Hello Jusni,
A lovely summer picture with the rice fields as subject.
Nice found with the white ducks in water on foreground
Sharpness and clarity make this portrait very attractive.
Excellent composition, perfect captured, nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
lousat (122065) 2012-02-14 6:53
Hi Jusni,very nice perspective to include the white birds,a magnificent green too and a rich background whit a lot of palms,i like it!Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
ChrisJ (153732) 2012-02-14 7:07
Hello Jusni,
Good depth in this shot with the three fg ducks stealing the show. The yellow green ripening rice warm cold color contrast against the blue water & sky is excellent. I like the contrast in textures too between the water & rice fields. Tfs!
adramad (62896) 2012-02-14 10:14
Hello Jusni.
Very nice picture with this rice field by the canal, the ducks are a lovely touch to the picture, beautiful background of this picture with the beautiful and graceful palms.
Good light and nice these soft colors.
All the best.
papagolf21 (145918) 2012-02-14 11:42
Bonsoir, cher Jusni,
Une image fort plaisante à contempler avec ces palmipèdes en rang par trois. Les palmes s'agitent dans l'eau frissonnante sous un petit vent.
Quant à l'arrière-plan, un régal pour découvrir des palmiers au bout du champ.
Chien (131) 2012-02-14 17:03 [Comment]
Charo (51212) 2012-02-14 17:26
Hello Jusni,
I like the three little ducks swimming in a row. Great perspective on the field cultivated and very good contrast of colors. Beautiful place!
Best wishes,
agulberk (3794) 2012-02-14 19:40
Salam dear Jusni
Very nice composition with tree lovely ducks in the water in the foreground , yellowed grasses of the rice in the middleground and green palm trees in the backround. Excellent presentation with perfect perspective to get depth and good lightmanagement to achieve sharpness. ,clarity and color quality.
Thanks for sharing
Warm Regards
Friendly greetings
Silvio1953 (192827) 2012-02-15 1:01
Ciao Jusni, lovely composition with goose in FG and beautiful field, splendid light and wonderful natural colors, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
siamesa (28231) 2012-02-15 4:09
Bom dia Jusni
Lovely scene with these ducks in the lake.
Very beautiful landscape. TFs
jmdias (93125) 2012-02-15 5:25
a nice framing here, showing the strips of the field, the water and the presence of the ducks in the lower part. a compo well done.
delpeoples (60326) 2012-02-22 1:30
Hello dear Jusni
I remember seeing fields like this whilst travelling through Kedah. A beautiful landscape, very minimalist and very timeless. Excellent composition.
Warm regards
kato (11630) 2012-02-27 17:03
Hello Jusni,
This is a pastoral image, it's interesting and impressive to see the rice plain dyed to yellow color and waiting for the harvest. It's impressive in trees in behind, too. And, the waterfowl swimming in the river draws out an additional good atmosphere in this image.
Kind regards,
rabdelnoor (3423) 2012-03-15 21:05
Hi Jusni,
Very nice capture of this farming scenery, with a good composition framing the landscape in three horizontal layers: lake, crop, sky.
Beautiful clours and light.
Miguel82 (37353) 2012-05-12 2:04
Hello Jusni
A nice document picture I like the duck in the foreground
The paddy fields are beautiful
Fine colors, contrast, light and excellent sharp image
Have a nice day
mohammad_H (10178) 2012-05-13 2:12
سلام جوسنی
برنج این غذای مفید اسیایی ها
نمایش زیبا و بسیار قشنگ با کشتزار های برنج
رود و غازها در پیش زمینه و درختان نارگیل در پس زمینه به تصویر جلوه داده
وضوح بسیار خوب و بکارگیری رنگهای زیبا
مدیریت نور
روز خوبی داشته باشید
Rice is the food of Asians
Beautiful and very nice view of rice fields
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GrowFL selects QualityHub
Orlando, Fla. (9/18/15) — QualityHub has been selected as a winner in the 2015 Florida Companies to Watch. QualityHub Inc. was selected as one of 50 from more than 500 nominees for Florida Companies to WatchSM, a statewide program managed by economic development group GrowFL, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.QualityHub's management team, competitive market position and strong community involvement were among several factors that put them in contention for the award.
"These stand-out companies are all led by entrepreneurs, and have demonstrated their capacity and intent to grow," said Dr. Tom O'Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute and associate vice president for the University of Central Florida's Office of Research and Commercialization. "They also all have critical intellectual property or a niche position that gives them a competitive edge in their markets," he said.


text: The CONFIRMATION CLASS is once again collecting gently used Beanie Babies or other small stuffed animals, children's books and adult fiction books. These children's items will be used to make welcome bags for children at shelters and food pantries. The novels will be sorted and donated to shelters. All donations can be left in the bins located in the vestibule of the church.


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None of us is pure, but we can be whole. The imperfect packaging of the evangelical purity movement left many feeling confused and ashamed. Listen in as Dr. Juli Slattery shares a refreshing new approach to how we see our sexuality and how we're all on a journey to become more like Jesus.
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The future of translation is part human, part machine
While computer translation had rapidly improved, it may never replace a human translator.
Imagine a world where everyone can perfectly understand each other. Language is translated as we speak, and awkward moments of trying to be understood are a thing of the past.
This elusive idea is something that developers have been chasing for years. Free tools like Google Translate – which is used to translate over 100 billion words a day – along with other apps and hardware that claim to translate foreign languages as they are spoken are now available, but something is still missing.
Yes, you can now buy earpiece technology reminiscent of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy babel fish – a bit of kit which claims to so a similar job to that a university-trained, professionally-experienced, multilingual translator – but it's really not that simple.
Despite the rather interesting claim in 1958 that translation is a Roman invention, it's likely that it has been around as long as the written word, and interpretation even longer. We have evidence of interpreters being employed by ancient civilisations. Greece and Rome were, like many areas of the ancient world, multilingual, and so needed both translators and interpreters.
The question of how one should translate is just as old. Roman poet Cicero dictated that a translation ought to be "non verbum de verbo, sed sensum exprimere de sensu" – of expressing not word for word, but sense for sense.
This brief trip into the world of theory has one simple purpose: to emphasise that translation is not just about the words, and automating the process of replacing one with another could never be a substitute for human translation. Translation is about the words' meaning, their connotative as well as their denotative sense, and how to express that meaning in such a way that it is both readable and comprehensible.
From meaning to decoding
Why then are we still pursuing this idea that technology could ever begin to adequately translate language? Back in the 1930s, when research into machine translation had just begun, developers still believed that mechanically replacing one word with another, with minimal syntactic reordering at first, would be an acceptable way to translate. And the world still lingers under this impression today.
These developers were brilliant in their own fields but linguists they were not. Warren Weaver, a talented scientist and mathematician, summed up this early thinking in 1949: "One naturally wonders if the problem of translation could conceivably be treated as a problem in cryptography. When I look at an article in Russian, I say: 'This is really written in English, but it has been coded in some strange symbols. I will now proceed to decode'."
To Weaver, translation was just about ousting one symbol for another. The actual meaning of these "strange symbols" was deemed irrelevant.
Translators and translation researchers often read how automation may be the future – some already believe it's already happened, as it has in so many other fields – but we are nowhere near an infallible technology. There are plenty of examples in Wales alone where non-Welsh speaking people have used online translation services, and published before proof-reading. The results are most often reported with humour, but have undoubtedly led to confusion and a human translator stepping in to solve the problem.
But that is not to say that automation doesn't have its place. Machines, for example, help lawyers, doctors and teachers – they have not replaced them. In the same vein, machines help us translators work better, and can aid accuracy, but unless an incredible technological breakthrough is made, we cannot be replaced by them. Machines have become quite good indeed at translating the text, but when it comes to text-behind-text, they need help.
Correcting machines
My own thesis into English to Welsh translation – due to be published later this year – shows that a translator working to correct the output from machine translation makes for higher productivity and quicker translation.
Further research has also found that this correction process leads to texts that are just as acceptable as translations produced from scratch. In societies like Wales where translation is one of the main ways bilingual services are provided, this productivity growth is all-important. Well over 350,0000 people speak Welsh every day, while local authorities across the UK are also translating into numerous other languages. It is absolutely vital that they are quickly and effectively understood.
Today, machine translation can create rough drafts of relatively simple language, and research shows that correcting this draft is usually more efficient than translation from scratch by a human. But machines do not now – and it is questionable whether they ever will be able to – replace a translator's brain. No matter how complex the code behind it, an automated system would struggle to get the same sense of the words.
Ben Screen, PhD Researcher, Cardiff University
This article was originally published on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. Read the original article.
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(John and David peer over the backdrop as the Christmas train rolls by...)
This Christmas season the Workshop was again invited to participate at the annual model train show at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario.
Andy Malette and John Johnston were back this year, joined by David and Oliver Clubine, along with yours truly.
Even without the wide variety of invited layouts, it's worth dropping by to see the RBG's own setup of garden scale trains running through landscapes made entirely of botanical materials…scenery bridges, and structures are all living plants or constructs of bark, bamboo, twigs, seeds, nuts…you name it:
Speaking of nuts, this is a show where we permit ourselves to go a bit nuts with fanciful trains we would not run any other time of the year. Model train shows are a form of show business and if groups understand that, they will tailor their "acts" for the audience - in this case, kids of all ages.
Andy is the big instigator here with his Christmas train:
(Andy and John watch the Christmas train from behind the backdrop)
Among Andy's special rolling stock, Rudolf plays his own reindeer game riding around in a covered hopper...
... there is a flatcar load of brightly wrapped gifts...
... and even the caboose is festooned with holiday stickers:
For my part I loaded up some cars with candy canes and had Skippy the Stegosaurus peeking out a box car door:
Kids like dinosaurs, but they like candy canes even better.
What looks like a real big model train riding on a flatcar is actually an N scale CNR E-10 Mogul crafted by a young modeller at the adjoining N-trak layout:
We both thought it would be fun to load it on an S scale flat car. I think we'll be seeing more of Frederick at future shows as he spent more time at our layout than his.
Finally, here's one of our periscopes in action:
We have three of these that we take to shows - primarily for wheelchair visitors, but in their absence we loan them to the kids. It's fun watching the light go on as they figure out how to use them. For visual continuity, these periscopes are painted in the layout fascia colours and have the group logo for a little additional promotion and good will.
Till next time, cheers - and happy holidays!
- Jim


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Well over the past few weeks I have been testing out some of my recent purchases and I thought I would compare expensive vs the cheaper option to see which is best. Surely bigger price tag means better product?
Facial Exfoliator.
The Body Shop Seaweed Pore Cleansing Facial Exfoliator (for oily combination skin). 75ml. £8.00.
This toner 'cools, refreshes and leaves skin shine free'. Well I was dissapointed with this product, I honestly felt like I had got some cotton wool ran it under the tap and wiped my face with it, leaving my skin feeling damp and not really refreshed. When I think of toner I think of exactly what they have described but for me this did not refresh my skin and took quite a while to soak into my skin. My face felt clean after using it and the packaging is nice. Luckily I used one of my Boots No7 £5 off vouchers for this so it only cost me £3.00 I still wouldn't get it again even at that price. Overall I give this product 4/10.
I have to say this is an absolute bargain! This toner does everything a toner promises, my skin feels cooled, refreshed and very clean, it also smells gorgeous. Yes the packaging is just standard compared to the long elegant packaging of the No 7 Toner but for 75p who cares! Overall I give this product 9/10!
Save Wins!
I am glad I tested both the more expensive and cheap versions of these products I wouldn't have usually picked up a Tesco toner I am very happy I did as I have now saved myself some money!
Have you found any own store brands that have really impressed you?


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Why not perfect? Well, there are some problem areas and, in this case, many are visual. Don't get me wrong – the graphics are frequently excellent. Sliding around a wet Hockenheim in a Renault Clio is a great experience, while pushing high-speed Chevy trucks around a sun-drenched Oval circuit gives the game plenty of opportunity to show off its lovely specular lighting effects. However, there are always bits that spoil the illusion, whether it's the flat, unanimated spectators, the distressingly blocky walls of tyres or the oddly dated-looking off-road vehicle models. One minute you're speeding around Brands Hatch in an Impreza and everything's great, the next you're in an odd kart-like vehicle on a dirt track and you've travelled back in time about four years to a world of ugly textures and clumsy-looking models. The contrast can be rather disappointing.
On the plus side, the audio is top-notch, with raucous engine sounds and a host of mechanical clicks, weird in-car noises and crunchy blows when you hit something that really do add to that gritty, realistic feel.
And it's a sign of the game's rugged charms that you're prepared to look past the rough edges and just enjoy the racing experience. Perhaps TRD3 hasn't got the cars or the awesome tracks of GT, but it probably delivers more satisfying racing. Maybe Forza matches it for competition, but it certainly can't match it for variety. And while TRD3 won't unseat GTR: FIA GT Racing as the sim-head's choice, it's arguably the better balanced, more straightforwardly enjoyable game. Perhaps it's not the first driving game to buy on any platform, but it certainly deserves a place in any racing fan's collection. If you're from the UK, think of it as a patriotic act – buy British, buy TOCA, and be proud.
Despite a few rough edges on the visual front, this is amongst the most downright satisfying racing games around. It's an approachable game with plenty of variety to tempt the more casual fan, but there's more than enough depth for the petrolhead crowd.
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text: When you spend all day in the kitchen, you're bound to pick up a trick or two along the way. These six new kitchen rules are the tips the world's most experienced chefs swear by. The secret to the best-tasting bacon and steak is caramelization. Learn how to master the process and get perfectly browned meat every time. Watch the video No more crunchy omelets: Crack eggs on a flat surface to avoid egg shells in your food. Get gourmet flavor from your spices. Before adding to recipes, toast your spices in a dry pan over low stovetop heat to open up the flavor and add a little nuttiness. Make that pasta perfect. To avoid watery lasagna, drain noodles well and blot them with a paper towel. Grilling fish and other delicate foods can be tricky. Beat the stickiness by coating the grates with cooking oil on a cloth once the grill has been preheated. Stock your kitchen like a pro. The best investment for any kitchen is a good, sharp chef's knife. Most home cooks should choose an 8-inch chef's knife for maximum versatility.


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Tramadol ultracet is an effective medicine that is basically used to cure the severe pain in any of the part of the body. Ultracet is used to treat moderate to severe pain for a period of five days or less. Tramadol ultracet is combination of two drugs in to one tablet that is made of two pain-relieving components. Tramadol is a drug that is basically known a technical agent in the opioid analgesic this is generally a drug relieve the patient from the narcotic pain. Tramadol ultracet also includes acetaminophen, this is an active componenet of the drug that helps the patient to get over from the counter pain, it also includes the pain remedial ingredient Tylenol.
If we move towarsds the intake of the medication then we found that this medicine has to be taken simply by mouth in the usual manner in every 4 to 6 hours as per the requirement or according to the directions of the doctor. Tramadol ultracet can be taken with or without taking the food but it surely will works very fast when we take it over the empty stomach. But apart from this it is suggestive to take the medicine as per the doctor's prescription. It is suggestive that you are required to increase your dose but you should take the medicines on frequent basis. If you really want to do so you can increase the period of your dose intake, you can take it for a longer period of time. But one must go according to the prescription first as this is a dose that make you habitual of it. If you are taking tramadol ultracet regularly here is something suggestive for you, a sudden stoppage of the dose can lead to several problem so always go with the subscription of you doctor.
Intake of the drug will surely help you to get over from the pain but it can even let to the several side effects too. A person using the drug may found some adverse symptoms of the drug. One may face a regular constipation, and can be trapped by diarrhea and may feel that his mouth is dry and not feeling well. One even trapped into lack of appetite and sudden weight loss, lack of sleep and extra sweating. If any one face all of these symptoms he must consult his doctor's advice and go with that. Apart from these side effects one can even face severe chest pain and headache, irregular fainting and random heartbeats, swelling in the body and black stools are some of the symptoms.
If you are looking for some of the detailed information about the tramadol ultracet you can simply go for buying tramadol online with so many informative and helping sites. These are the sites that allow you to have the knowledge, effects, side effects of the drug. Buying tramadol online is a better option as it let you have the information regarding the various requirements for the intake of the drug.


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I'm roughly 15 weeks along now and am in my second trimester. People have told me that this trimester is blissful. I have yet to experience it. I'm still achy and sore all over as my muscles tighten in my shoulders and back yet loosen in my pelvic region. Today I spit up three times, each having the vinegar taste of vomit. I know the title of this post is misleading and discussing bodily releases is not the most pleasant thing to read about. I honestly don't really know what to post about other than this though. This is my current experience. All that to say, I keep anticipating when pregnancy stops feeling like a nuisance (because there are women who've had it worse and frankly with everything going on in the Middle East and Asia I really can't complain about my pregnancy since I'm growing this kid with such creature comforts like peace and indoor plumbing) and I start enjoying this answered prayer. I am grateful, I just don't think I've ever truly dealt with all the fears and knew exactly what to expect before now. It is a lot different than I thought it would be and nothing like my sister-in-law's pregnancy that I envy so much (she didn't even know until she was 7 months along)!
Here's to finding strength in Christ yet again because I have absolutely none of my own. In him this'll be a glorious experience if I'd just rely on him and less so on myself.


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It was the first time I had experienced the overwhelming size of the desert sky. The sunset was magnificent, and the endless stretch of cacti and desert rocks were lit up with the last pink moments of twilight. But the sunset's beauty was overpowered by what I had seen earlier in the week in Arizona: men and women in shackles (feet chained to waist, waist chained to wrists), a morgue filled twice-over with John & Jane Does, a wall that divides families and ancient lands. From this view, the sunset had a whole different meaning: it marked the beginning of one more cold, waterless night for so many migrants forced to hide in the militarized desert. It is August 2011 and I've just returned from Tucson, where Ishita Srivastava (part of Breakthrough's media team) and I were part of the National Border Justice and Solidarity Delegation. Made up of a group of organizers from DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), Vamos Unidos, and Coalicion de Derechos Humanos, the delegation spent five days learning about the struggles of migrants and people of color in Arizona, first-hand. Ishita and I filmed the delegation for a documentary to be released on the tenth anniversary of September 11th.
The video camera could hardly capture all that we saw. Arizona is everywhere in the news. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, SB 1070, Secure Communities: up here in New York, these problems loom large, but also appear fuzzy and distant. So our delegation came together in a place where the struggle is immensely urgent- in Tucson, Arizona- to show solidarity, and bring back what we've learned to our peers in New York. The delegation spent the first day with Isabel Garcia, (Co-Founder of Coalición de Derechos Humanos) learning of the realities of how NAFTA crushed Mexico's economy, and forced families to leave their homes for the north in order to survive. We watched an Operation Streamline (PDF download) court proceeding, and witnessed first-hand as 60+ migrants were denied due process, and sentenced to felonies and months in prison. If they come back again (which most do), they will be facing up to 30 years in jail. The men were brought up and sentenced in groups, having no chance to do more than answer "si" or "no" to questions they did not understand. As they were paraded out of the court and into the jails, one man looked as if he was going to pass out. He had been in the desert for days, his lawyer told us, with no food and too little water. "When you get to the facility, tell them you're sick," said the judge in an irritated manner. "Be proactive." Proactive. It was all we could do not to yell out at the irony.
And yell we did, a few hours later, outside Police Chief Villaseñor's precinct, calling for him to resign for his participation in the racist Secure Communities Taskforce. Our "honk for justice" sign got a heartening amount of love, and that strengthened us enough for facing the desert. The next day, we walked across the border in Nogales, Mexico and drove across in Sasabe, Mexico: these excursions were crucial in understanding how militarization feels. The highway was empty, except for the white border patrol trucks which passed us by every 2-3 minutes. Buses with tinted windows and bars inside lay hidden by the sides of the road, waiting in the brush to be filled with migrants and driven to American prisons. Border Patrol stopped and searched our van three times that day, even once when we were leaving the U.S. and entering Sasabe. That time, four patrols eyed us as one checked our passports and green cards: between them they had eight guns, three semi-automatic. They were not happy to see us, a group of 17 American citizens, each a different color, focused on justice.
Once we crossed into Sasabe, a town which has been taken control of by the cartels, an air of stress lifted from our van- children waved at us, men drank sodas in the shade. The van let out a collective sigh. We weren't being watched anymore. The Mexican border employees let us into their private building to use their bathrooms. We were greeted with smiles and cheers directed at the football game on the TV, as the US Border Patrol watched from down the street grudgingly. The juxtaposition was stunning. And then we were at the border wall, made of recycled tanks from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, dividing the countryside in two. On one side: flood lights, border patrol, and empty desert. The other: a litter of discarded black water jugs, and empty desert.
The wall now stretches across Arizona in the easiest places to cross, so that migrants are purposefully funneled into the most treacherous conditions. As a result, death counts have risen to record breaking numbers: the human remains of 183 men, women and children were recovered on the Arizona-Sonora border in the fiscal year 2006-2007 alone. And for every body discovered, there are many more not found. The most surprising thing about the wall? How it suddenly ends, leaving a gaping whole- one vast desert land- showing how imagined these "borders" are, and how American policy is literally dividing communities. Arizona is a testing ground for policies that could be enforced across the United States. Racial profiling laws, unjust treatment by the police and court systems, the belief that one human is not equal to another: these are all things for which we must speak out, before these poisonous policies spread.
To learn how you can help the crisis on the border, from anywhere, visit http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/get-involved/.


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Managing constipation
It can mean any of the following:
- infrequent bowel actions
- hard pellet stool
- straining
- bloating
- abdominal pain
- sense of incomplete emptying
- excessive wind
While most people will not have all of these, a combination is possible.
Constipation is more common in MS than bowel incontinence. The two can be linked, but people who have constipation will not necessarily go on to develop a problem with incontinence, or vice versa.
It's not always easy to approach the subject of bowel problems or constipation with your doctor or nurse. But professional help can make a real difference when trying to manage these issues. A GP, MS nurse, neurologist or a continence adviser can help.
Tips for treating constipation
Good fluid intake
The generally recommended fluid intake is approximately 10 cups (1.5 to 2 litres) per day. A good fluid intake can help treat and prevent constipation.
If you have MS-related bladder problems, you may have limited your fluid intake. In this case, you will need to treat these as well.
For some people, coffee may stimulate bowel movements. However, as caffeinated drinks can irritate the bladder and increase the flow of urine, it's not a good idea to rely on them as your main source of fluids.
A balanced diet
Eating a balanced diet, which includes at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day and plenty of fibre, can help you to achieve regular bowel movements. These foods may help relieve mild constipation:, which includes at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day and plenty of fibre, can help you to achieve regular bowel movements. These foods may help relieve mild constipation:
- cereals
- fruit (especially prunes or prune juice, figs, dried fruits)
- vegetables
- nuts (including linseeds)
For severe constipation, however, fibre in some cereals, like unprocessed bran, may not help waste move through the colon any faster and could lead to bloating. Fruit, vegetables and nuts might be more helpful.
Activity and exercise
If MS symptoms such as fatigue or reduced mobility mean you're less active than you used to be, this can add to problems with constipation.
Being active doesn't have to mean going out and playing a sport – it's about finding the right activity to suit you and your abilities.
Regular and comfortable routine
Try to schedule a regular time to go to the toilet, and make use of the gastro-colic reflex: this is an automatic response, triggered by food or drink entering the stomach, which stimulates a wave of contractions in the bowel.
Around 20 to 30 minutes after breakfast is often the best time. Or you might schedule a regular time after coffee or a hot meal.
A toilet also needs to be fitted out so you can feel comfortable and stable. As it's most natural for humans to squat to pass a stool, you may find it helps to have something to rest your feet on, so your knees are above hip level.
When going to the loo, try to relax and breathe normally. If you hold your breath and strain, you'll tense up your anus – whereas you should be aiming to relax your anus to allow the stools to pass. Take your time (and have privacy), but try not to spend endless time in the toilet straining. If your bowels do not open, try again at the same time next day.
Medication review
Some types of drugs commonly taken in MS are can cause constipation, including:
- drugs used to treat over-active bladder in MS such as oxybutynin (brand name Ditropan) or tolterodine (Detrusitol, Detrol)
- anti-spasticity drugs, like baclofen, used to treat muscle stiffness and spasms
- anti-depressants
other commonly used drugs, including over-the-counter supplements, such as: some multivitamins; painkillers containing codeine; or medicines to treat heartburn, high blood pressure or heart problems
Still having difficulty?
The general measures for treating constipation can help many people, but if they don't, speak to your GP or continence adviser who will be able to prescribe further treatments.