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The words of young carers and the work we do.
At the Young Carers in Focus Residential in Southampton that I attended from the 6-8th June- I have been introduced to a variety of people and other partners in the Young Carers in Focus Project.
Digital Me have introduced us to a variety of different social media ideas and how to approach different age groups who might help support us in our quest to raise awareness of young carers and help them to recieve more support in their schools, their GP's etc. We have go ten into group of 2 or 3 to make a film. My group did a film about Healthy Emotional Health an Wellbeing. Hopefully it will be up on the website soon! We are still in the process of editing it and I have a feeling there will be quite a few "deleted scenes"
Young Carers in Focus have given us the titles of Young Carer Champions, which means that we will now represent Young Carers, not only locally, but regionally and nationally. We are now responsible for hearing the voices of young carers and acting on them. Our aim is to recruit 230 Young Carers Champions but the end of the 4 years. (so we won't be the only ones for long!)
Hopefully VOYCE will also benefit from our new skills!
Just like VOYCE, YCiF have various objectives to accomplish by the end of the 4 years that we are funded. Like:
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This project gradually evolved/upgraded and this is it's latest incarnation, and probably last incarnation in this case as I'm really at the limit of what I can fit in an antec 300. However I'm waiting for the caselabs TX10 godzilla case before upgrading that so I'm making do with the 300 for now.
Initial build – 3/2010
920 D0, asus p6t vanilla, 6gb corsair dominator gt 1600 CL7, zalman 9900 cooler, evga 8800gt, lsi 9211-8i, 2 x25e 32gb in raid 0, 2xWD Black 1tb in raid 1, ocz 550W supply, windows xp
Linux rebuild – 9/2010
Upgraded to 980x, added 12gb of gskill 1600 CL9 (yuck), dual booted redhat 5.5 and win 7 pro, added a c300 128gb drive for work in progress files
GPU and watercooling upgrade – 2/2011
Added 2xgtx 460 in sli ($60 each after rebate!), jumped to water with a RX360 kit + another RX360 + razor full cover blocks for gpus. Modded the case for better wiring, painted it and added a saddlebag style external radiator holder using 1″x1/4″ bar from home depot, resoldered gentle typhoons for black wires and took apart and top mounted the fan controller as I didn't have enough bays for it
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Thanks Amanda! It's been so long since I've walked without pain. Your help and the LightSpeed have taken me from a fractured ankle to walking without pain and I'm confident I'll be running and hiking soon.
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Amanda is super! She is helping me with pain management and pain reduction in my back, hip and neck. She is direct, a superb communicator and she was superior with my exam and physical manipulation.
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Thank you so much for all your help getting my hand & fingers back in shape earlier this year! We just wrapped up our 2nd week in Kalymnos and are having a ball. I've even continued to do some active reflexercise while on a route! Thank You! ~LE~
Hey Peter and Karen – I would love to come! I look at the course info you taught me frequently and I rarely get injured now. Chi running, pose method, blah blah blah are inferior to what you taught me. I ran 14 yesterday and feel great today. But to see on video if I have progressed as much as I feel would be great, and I could always use a refresher. ~R~ Regarding Running Well
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Alright, I'm going to start off by trying to say this as nicely as possible: this guy's face is UGLY.Now that that's out of the system, let's begin. LO, AND BEHOLD, a lando reskin. Yes, a lando reskin. Not very many of those around here. This was reborn into what is evidently a Knights of the Old Republic Assassin. Never seen one, don't care to, but essentially, TK-962 attempted to racially cross-skin. That is, putting a white guy's face on a black guy model. Despite the previous comment, this attempt wasn't god awful, but the inflated lip structure and the bright contrasting tone on the nose really ruined this guy's face.Below that, though, the texturing actually looks pretty nice. The outfit sorta brings to mind the weequay uniform a little with the banded plate look going on there, and a splish splash of one of Jaden Human Male's outfits in the front. Either way, it looks good, and definitely makes for a good lightweight assassin's garb.All in all, it's not a bad skin, it's just that face that really needs work. See if you can unify the skin texture a little, and honestly, I think this could work in a future version. Keep at it, I command thus. Bot Support:AyeNPC Support:NayNew Sounds:NayTeam Support:Aye- Averus Retruthan
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We hit 3000 posts last week, and I was too caught up in holiday activities to notice until today. 3000 posts is, by any standard, a lot of posts! In fact, that's an average of almost 2 posts a day since I started the blog back in 2005. Since I've generally put out only 5 posts a week for the past 1 1/2 years, that giver you an idea of how much I posted in the early days of the blog.
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Stepping out onto the Barkhor circuit, youÆre swept along by a sea of chanting pilgrims. You go with the flow as the intriguing procession winds its way clockwise. You peer beyond the whirl of spinning prayer wheels and swirling prayer flags û is that the Jamkhang you can see? Turning to your neighbour on the circuit, you sayàThis pocket companion is full of phrases to help you out in any situation ù not just discovering Buddhist temples. You''ll be talking your way around Tibet in no time.* master menu vocab and script * read up on festival rites and rituals ù from incense-burning to cham dances * get a handle on Tibetan grammar and pronunciation * find your way around ù by pedicab, taxi or bus * take your understanding of Tibetan body language to higher plains
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Apple's iOS Is No Longer the Leading Mobile OS
Apple's once hot iOS software is no longer the leading mobile operating system out there. Google's ever popular and growing Android OS has taken the lead on mobile devices, pushing iOS to second place. If that isn't bad enough already for the slowing down Apple craze, Windows Mobile is making gains according to Canalys' report about their second quarter. This is bad news for Apple since interest has died down thanks to many consumers already using iPhones and are currently waiting for the 5th edition. No word on what Apple plans to do next in order to regain the top spot back.
For those who haven't been keeping score, Apple and Google have long been enemies thanks to the Android OS. Apple has been up against them for the last few years, while many predicted Android would take the lead within a few years of release. Now it appears that has happened, Apple and Google will now have to watch Microsoft as it plays catch up quickly. RIM and Symbian are prime examples of what Apple's future could be like in the next 10 years if they keep losing ground. So far Apple has not responded to Canalys' report on their earnings.


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Oil prices fell sharply Friday, a bearish end to the market's biggest week of losses in a month as traders reconsider the power of global exporters to ease a longstanding storage glut.
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U.S. futures fell every session this week, shedding 7.8% since they hit a one-month high April 11. Trend spotters piled on Friday, brokers and traders said, extending a selloff that initially caused big losses Wednesday after data showed an unexpected addition to U.S. gasoline stockpiles.
The retreat comes at a time when many predicted that oil was beginning a slow, steady rally toward a $60 price that would be much more comfortable for the global oil industry. Many predict oil prices at or above $55 would be healthy for rebounding companies, especially in the U.S., helping highly indebted companies avoid losses and bankruptcy while also preventing an overexpansion.
But Friday's selloff shows trend spotters are now trading as though oil's next move is a retreat below $50 a barrel instead of an extended rally from last year's decade lows, brokers and traders said. That would damage prospects for an energy sector that had fed on oil prices that held above $50 a barrel for most of the past five months. Energy companies performed the worst in the S&P 500 this week, down 1.9%, and for this year to date, down 9.9%.
Many analysts had said oversupply has already faded, supporting higher commodity prices. Leaders of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries came out this week to say they are likely to extend output cuts introduced at the start of the year. But high U.S. supply and the market's inability to rally despite sunny forecasts for the future have deepened the futures market's reversal.
Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled down $1.09, or 2.1%, at $49.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the global benchmark, lost $1.03, or 1.9%, to $51.96 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. Both had their lowest settlement since the last week of March.
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Both also lost nearly $4, or more than 7% for the week, their largest weekly decline since the beginning of March. It snapped a three-week winning streak that had made many investors and analysts believe U.S. oil's dip below $50 in March was a temporary setback along oil's path to one of its calmest periods in years.
Instead, U.S. supply has stymied the rally for the second time since early March. A surprise addition to U.S. gasoline stockpiles reported Wednesday sent prices down nearly 4% in one session. The report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration also showed slight production increases in the U.S. That reinforced fears that U.S. shale producers are becoming more capable of increasing output even with prices half of what they were three years ago.
The market failed to hold small rebounds both Thursday and Friday. Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said Thursday that a handful of OPEC members have reached a tentative agreement to cut more supply. But other statements coming from OPEC leaders equivocated too much to give traders confidence in the cartel's next move, with plenty of wiggle room left for members to agree to output cuts for only another three months -- instead of six -- or backtrack entirely from an extension, brokers and analysts said.
"The ambiguity coming out of OPEC has people scratching. The technicians and the algorithms are all on the sell side," said Donald Morton, senior vice president at Herbert J. Sims & Co., who runs an energy-trading desk. Friday's selloff "is more of the follow through. More of the weakness. More of the same."
The technicians and algorithms Mr. Morton alluded to are trend spotters he and others say are now on alert for another leg lower. They move based on chart trends and momentum and are adding to the selloff. May's contract expired Thursday as the front-month futures contract with prices turning lower and falling into expiration, something many see as a bearish sign, especially after several other losing sessions.
"If we settle under $50 a barrel today, it could be a risk-off type of thing" and the selling continues, Tariq Zahir, who oversees $8 million as managing member of Tyche Capital Advisors LLC, had said early in the session.
It is, however, hard to be aggressively bearish with OPEC members planning to meet and possibly pass an extension just next month, Mr. Zahir added. Many still believe OPEC will extend output cuts until year's end.
Others, though, pointed to the market's failed rebounds Thursday and Friday morning as potentially more bearish signs and growing skepticism of OPEC's ability to cooperate or impact the market even if they do, brokers and analysts said.
"The [lack of] reaction can either be attributed to saturation, as such news is released on almost a daily basis, or to the fact that the foremost goal of the OPEC agreement -- namely to reduce the huge stocks of crude oil and oil products -- is still a long way from being achieved, " Commerzbank said in a note.
Global crude stockpiles remain above the five-year averages despite OPEC's aim to cut them back to those levels. Many analysts expect those stocks to start draining soon -- a delayed effect as OPEC's cuts from the first quarter are likely only now reducing the number of new oil shipments arriving at onshore storage sites. But the fact they are still high could spook the market into a further selloff if OPEC doesn't extend its effort to counter U.S. production, analysts said.
"The length of the extension, the number of participating countries and the production to be sidelined remain key unknowns," said Vivek Dhar, a commodities strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. If an extension is only for one quarter, such a move may be moot for the market's long-term health since it means non-U. S. producers will increase output anew, potentially sending stockpiles higher again.
Gasoline futures fell 2.6 cents, or 1.6%, to $1.6445 a gallon, the lowest settlement since March 28. It is down in seven of eight sessions. It lost 9.04 cents, or 5.2% for the week, its largest weekly decline in more than five months.
Diesel futures lost 5.56 cents, or 1.6%, to $1.5533 a gallon, its lowest settlement since March 29. It is on a six-session losing streak, longest since June. It posted its largest weekly losses since the week ended Nov. 4, 5.8%.
--Sarah McFarlane and Jenny W. Hsu contributed to this article.
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Choosing The Best Wedding Photographer
A wedding is among the most memorable days in the lives of people who plan one. Among the very may things needed is a wedding photographer, yes, we need them for the sake of memories. Well taken photos remind us of the beautiful days and make us want to practice all we learned that day. As a bride and groom, you need to take a good time before choosing a photographer for your wedding. This article will give you simple steps to follow to land the best photographer.
Wedding photographer
Search online
A good number of photographer have websites which tell more about their work. It here is too where they show their recent work. You will find their contacts as well as a physical location if they have one. Make sure to go through the gallery and see what they have done for other customers. It is good too to check on other customers reviews. What other customers say about the services offered matters a lot.
Meet face to face
After you have identified photographers you like online, it is good to meet them one on one. This enables for bonding. If you do not like the photographer for any reason, then they cannot be your photographer. You need to bond and connect with them.
Trial photo shoot
This is very important too. Happens where you meet with the photographer for a mini shoot. Here you rehearse what will happen exactly about the exact day. If you like whatever happens this day, then you are good to go. You need to carry makeup and some dress looking like a gown; this makes it look real. You need to monitor the patience of this guy, how he handles you and time management skills. You should also make sure the moments you had in mind are captured. With the above tips, you will never go wrong in choosing a wedding photographer.


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Monroe homeplace slated for consideration as Kentucky State Park
By Kentucky State Legislature
July 13, 2003 - 11:01 am
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a state park at the birthplace of Bill Monroe.
WHEREAS, Bill Monroe was born on Pigeon Ridge, Kentucky, in 1911, died in 1996 at the age of 84, has been widely acknowledged as the father of bluegrass, and is the only American composer and performer credited with creating a distinct musical genre; and
WHEREAS, Bill Monroe wrote and performed a wide-ranging repertoire of bluegrass favorites, including the beloved song of the Commonwealth, "Blue Moon of Kentucky," and continues to draw thousands of devoted fans; and
WHEREAS, Bill Monroe's importance is signified by his inclusion in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Bluegrass Hall of Honor and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in 1993 he was honored with a Grammy award for lifetime achievement; and
WHEREAS, Bill Monroe's birthplace and childhood home on Pigeon Ridge was recently restored and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and the area surrounding the home is rich with traditional bluegrass music history and natural beauty;
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
Section 1. The Legislative Research Commission shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a state park at the birthplace of Bill Monroe. The study shall incorporate input from interested parties, to include but not be limited to the Tourism Development Cabinet, the Bill Monroe Foundation, and the city of Rosine.
Section 2. The study findings and recommendations shall be reported to the Legislative Research Commission no later than October 1, 2003.
Section 3. Provisions of this resolution to the contrary notwithstanding, the Legislative Research Commission shall have the authority to alternatively assign the issues identified herein to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof, and to designate a study completion date.
Legislation introduced for consideration to The Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the House of Representatives.
Source: forwarded to Mandolin Cafe by Kevin Lynch, BMF Board Member. Note from Scott Tichenor: our understanding is that this piece was originally written in March. We are checking additional information to see what's known about this proposed study.


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29232 Twin Harbor Dr., Menifee, CA 92585
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- Beds: 4
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BACK ON THE MARKET AT THE BANKS REQUESTED PRICE. This home has it ALL... inside & out. One of the largest lots in the tract and it backs up to the greenbelt... so no rear neighbors. This kitchen is open to the dining area and family room, and has everything needed for the family chef. There is a downstairs bedroom and a full bath, as well as a utility room. Upstairs you will find a very large master suite with great views, a spa-like master bath, and a large walk-in closet. You will also find the other two bedrooms, a loft, and the laundry room. The garage is fully drywalled, has epoxy flooring and plenty of storage cabinets. The garage offers a pull thru, making access to the entertainer's back yard easy. Out back is a stamped concrete patio and a huge stacked stone bbq island, a large grass area, raised garden beds, and a fenced dog run. As part of Heritage Lakes, you also have a pool, the lake, recreation center, parks, walking trails, and so much more. Minutes from the Menifee Valley Medical Center & 215 freeway... providing quick access to restaurants and shopping.
- Year Built: 2007
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- 28100 Calm Horizon Dr
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Mom is busy taking care of all the laundry, so this is Emily.
We had a perfectly awesome trip! We spent the first night in Williams, Arizona and were "welcomed" by a cowboy skit out in the street!
We got up early Wednesday and hurried to the train station. The day of our Grand Canyon tour!! Before hopping on the train, we watched another cowboy skit.
Love that photo!
OK. To make a long story short, it was our first train ride and we were very excited-especially David............Did I tell you that he claims to have drank SEVEN Sprites and that when we asked him his favorite part of the trip, he answered,"Besides all the Sprites?
Hum....I can't think of anything"!! OK. That's David for you-loves soda.
Anyway, I think we got some great shots of the canyon from different view points. Oh, my goodness!! SUCH beautiful scenery!! It was definitely worth the heat!
Caves in the side of the canyon. Actually, Indians used to live in the caves!
The Colorado River
And we actually had a" surprise train robbery" on the train ride back to Williams! Surprising how nervous you can get even when you know what's coming!
Thursday, we just spent the day touring Williams, and Dad and us older three went horseback riding for the first time!
Friday was another long day in the car on the way to Tucson, Arizona. We had had plans to stop by the house of some of our very good neighbors who had moved to Phoenix, and we were very grateful for those plans. When we were driving in the gate, the guard told us that we had a flat tire! Thankfully, we were able to pull under a tree and wait for the Cooks to come pick us up. Did I mention that we were standing in heat possibly near 112 degrees Fahrenheit?! Anyway, we arrived safely in our nice and cool hotel room after spending a fun afternoon ''swimming'' in the Cook's small pool. Let me mention that Mom's definition for swimming that afternoon was sticking your feet in the water, not your whole body. However, we did end up get more than"a little"wet, thanks to the idea of trying to "catch" this rubber ducky thermometer!
The next morning we took an hour's drive to Tombstone, Arizona. Earlier, we had received the news that it would probably be exceedingly hot, so we were extra grateful when those welcomed storm clouds began settling in and a light sprinkle began.
Oh well, Mom says that my time is up so maybe she'll finish it up for me!
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SBA Airlines is a new low cost carrier airline of Tunisia, based in Tunis. It will operates a hub and spoke network, linking several European and African international destinations.
SBA airlines plans to start scheduled operations by the end of 2007 to Lagos, Nice, Manchester, Warsaw, Bremen and Amsterdam from Tunis using A320s.
And when the new airport in Enfidha opens, it will eventually launch more destinations like New York, Montreal, Johannesburg, Bombay, Shanghai, St Petersburg, Nairobi, and Stockholm..
SBA Tunisia was created jointly by Tunisian Sami El Aouini, CEO, and Swedish Bejae Taylor, Chairman.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS saw a huge increase in developer interest, seeing an 8 point rise to 38% of respondents saying they are "very interested" in the platform. IDC says this is the highest rating Microsoft has ever achieved and puts interest in Windows Phone ahead of RIM's BlackBerry platform.
The number of developers who indicated that they are "very interested" in RIM's BlackBerry platform dropped 7 points to 21%. Interest in RIM's PlayBook QNX-based tablet dropped 6 points to 13%. IDC says there's now more interest in Nokia's new Lumia Windows Phone lineup than RIM's smartphones.
"Microsoft is enjoying symbiotic success with Nokia," wrote IDC in its report. "When asked why developers are more interested in Windows Phone 7 now than a year ago, 48% said it was the Microsoft/Nokia partnership. Nokia also received high marks from its new Lumia Windows Phone 7 smartphone announcement last month, with 28% of developers saying they are 'very interested' in developing for the device."
[ What's the future for Windows Phone? Read Windows Phone: It's Make Or Break Time. ]
Developers remain most interested in Android and iOS, but now Windows Phone is clearly in third place--38% to BlackBerry's 21%.
IDC says that 91% of respondents are "very interested" in developing for Apple's iPhone and 88% are "very interested" in developing for Apple's iPad--both of which run iOS. Interest in developing for Android phones actually fell 4 points, with 83% claiming to be "very interested" in the smartphone platform. Interest in developing for Android tablets dropped 6 points to 68%.
IDC attributes the drop in interest in Android phones and tablets to the arrival of Apple's iOS platform, which it said was the "most significant developer event" during the quarter. IDC appears to have not accounted the imminent arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is due to land any day on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Android 4.0 was announced on October 19, which fell in the fourth quarter of the year.
Looking specifically at developer interest in tablets, there is clear excitement for Amazon's new Kindle Fire. According to IDC's numbers, the Kindle Fire generated the second highest level of interest for Android tablets, behind only the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
"As the mobile industry advances, contenders are finding success by securing new footholds and partnerships to compete against Apple's dominance," IDC concluded. "Amazon announced the Kindle Fire, a smaller, cheaper Android-based tablet that leverages its large content library while Microsoft's Window's Phone 7 is building strong European developer enthusiasm thanks to its Nokia partnership. Developers and businesses gave high marks to these strong moves, which contrast sharply against BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry's QNX-based PlayBook, and webOS, all of which collapsed in interest with developers this past quarter."
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Andrew Crofts secured a 1-1 draw for Brighton to deny Stockport a first league win since October.
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Andrew Crofts secured a 1-1 draw for Brighton with two minutes left to play on Tuesday to deny Stockport a first league win since October.
Crofts' shot from 20 yards bounced agonisingly over keeper Owain fon Williams after appearing to hit a divot on the Edgeley Park surface.
Stockport had created the better of few chances in the first half.
David Perkins slid a shot wide early on, then teenager Danny Pilkington tested Brighton keeper Michel Kuipers with a firm, low drive from 15 yards.
Stockport broke the deadlock in the 56th minute when Pilkington curled home from 25 yards after picking up a neat pass from Partridge.
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This course is a study of the book of Jeremiah that highlights its function as a theological response to the compounded traumas of exile, loss of land and sovereignty, and theological disorientation. Issues related to Jeremiah's historical and social dimensions along with its usefulness in the construction of Christian identity and vocation are given priority.
Michael Chan serves as an Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. Prior to this appointment, he spent a year at the University of Helsinki, Finland and in many of the world's greatest museums doing research for his dissertation. Chan did his Ph.D. work under the supervision of Dr. Brent Strawn at Emory University in Atlanta.
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O.J. Mayo made an incredible drive down the base line to tie the game with the Clippers and 0.6 seconds left. It seemed like the game was all wrapped up and Dallas would live to fight five more minutes and close within one game of the eighth spot in the Playoffs.
Then Matt Barnes lobbed a Hail Mary baseball pass to Blake Griffin, in the paint one-on-one with Dirk Nowitzki. Griffin was able to get the ball turn around and flip a shot seemingly over his head into the basket for the win.
Except it wasn't for the win. Dirk Nowitzki sold a push and the refs bought it. Was it an offensive foul on Blake Griffin? You be the judge:
Griffin said after the game he did not think he pushed off that much. And certainly some pushing and jockeying is expected in a late-game play like this one. Is it worth calling though this late in the game?
Undoubtedly, flopping has been a major issue facing the NBA. The league has tried to take steps to combat it by warning and fining repeat offenders. Chris Paul though had a memorable flop earlier this week (the most egregious and worst one of the year most likely). And it appears as if Dirk Nowitzki gets away with one here.
And this one really mattered.
The Mavericks went on to win in overtime and climb to within one game of the final Playoff spot. The Jazz and Lakers might be crying foul (for legitimate reasons) at the end of the season.
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Halifax board looks at culverts to proposed quarry
HALIFAX -- In preparing for a potential traffic study, Selectboard members took a gander at culverts leading to the site of the proposed schist quarry on Russell Dennison's property.
"We went to go see how the conditions of the culverts looked," said Selectboard Chairman Lewis Sumner. "It took awhile."
The review on Tuesday, July 8, marks another move on behalf of the Halifax board to get things rolling before a local permit application is received by the Planning Commission. The board is preparing for the state's Act 250 hearing, too, although a preliminary application was deemed incomplete. Officials had more questions about the proposal.
The proposed quarry project has drawn criticism from local residents. While some support it, others believe there could be an additional noise impact that would be unreasonable.
Altogether, board members and Road Commissioner Brad Rafus looked at and assessed approximately 35 culverts from Stark Mountain Road to a small portion of Jacksonville Stage Road, where the proposed site is located.
"Most of them were in good shape," Sumner said.
All of the culverts they reviewed are owned by the town. Rafus had not looked at many of them recently, Sumner told the Reformer.
Sumner expects the study will begin sometime in the next month. No timeline was established for the project yet.
Windham Regional Commission Senior Planner John Bennett previously told the Reformer that a standard traffic study would not be geared towards the town's concerns. As a result, he was going to see if any consultants could address potential impacts related to road conditions. A map will also likely be given to the town that shows what roads will be primarily used for transporting materials to and from the site.
"Their concerns included dust, noise and the conditions of the roads," he said. "The Selectboard was interested in the possibility of having some sort of traffic study done but usually what traffic studies involve is the volume of traffic and the speed of traffic and to a certain extent, the breakdown of what type of traffic."
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"This man has been stalking me, photographing me and and refusing me privacy. I am scared of him. He frequents central akl," she began. "This is his Facebook," Lorde wrote, with a link to his profile.
We doubt he'll be getting a friend request from the "Royals" singer anytime soon. "This should not be an accepted standard for young women or anyone in this industry," she continued. "I refuse to stay complicit and I refuse to stay passive about men systematically subjecting me to extreme fear. I understand that this comes with the territory. I do not understand why I should be be complacent," she concluded.
Simon has also taken photos of Rihanna before. Lorde's Tweets have spawned an Twitter account called "StopSimon" and the hashtag "#StopSimonRunting." Good for Lorde on calling him out!
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The Canadian government is threatening multiple trade actions against the United States in retaliation for duties on softwood lumber, demanding a long-term deal without which several American industries could soon be targeted.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched the first salvo in a letter to B.C. Premier Christy Clark, informing her that he's seriously considering her request for a ban on thermal coal exports and that it's being explored by federal trade officials.
Clark, who is currently campaigning for another term as B.C. premier, was quick to release a statement responding to Trudeau's letter.
"I would like to thank Prime Minister Trudeau for his quick action to look at banning thermal coal exports through British Columbia and his commitment to stand up for B.C. and Canadian forest workers," she said.
About 94 per cent of the thermal coal shipped through the province comes from the United States and is bound for Asia, but Alberta also ships it to B.C.'s coast.
The second threat: possible duties against Oregon industries. That's the home state of a Democratic senator, Ron Wyden, who has been a hardliner on the lumber dispute.
The Canadian government has found several Oregon business-assistance programs it says may constitute illegal subsidies. It's considering a process that could lead to retaliatory duties on imports from that state's products, such as plywood, flooring, wood chips, packaging material and wine.
Two government sources told The Canadian Press the threat has nothing to do with U.S. President Donald Trump; they say it's a one-off, specific action related to one dispute, and one Democratic senator in one state.
They say a long-term deal on softwood lumber would be the best way to prevent the dispute from escalating.
"We hope we don't have to act," one source told The Canadian Press, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to discuss matters not yet made public. "We hope this dispute can be resolved."
FWIW- The PMO gave us a heads up on this. Though the letter doesn't make it clear. We're told AB coal would be exempted. #ableg #bcelxn17 https://t.co/IQ9mi6WEL3—
The course of action being reviewed by the Canadian government is similar to the process used in the U.S. that slapped a 20-per-cent duty on northern lumber. It involves a request to the Canada Border Services Agency to study illegal subsidies in Oregon, a process that would take several months.
The government says it has zeroed in on nine programs in Oregon that assist businesses, primarily in lumber.
They include: the Oregon Underproductive Forestland Tax Credit, the Oregon Forest Resource Trust, the Oregon Tree Farm Program, the Pacific Forest Trust, property tax exemptions for standing timber, a small winery tax exemption program and other tax credits.
"It's a real thing. Our officials have already been looking at this," said one government official familiar with the plan. "(Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron) Wyden has been a chief proponent for years of the baseless and unfounded claims against the Canadian softwood lumber industry."
The senator's office replied that one party has a legitimate point here — and it's not Canada. A Wyden spokesman, Keith Chu, said American lumber companies are advancing the case on its merits: that Canadian competitors get subsidized by cheap access to public land, and the U.S. Commerce Department has agreed to duties.
"These threats (from Canada) appear to be pure political retaliation," Chu said.
Another official said there's no intention of changing the low-drama, co-operative posture Trudeau has taken toward the White House: "This is not about the president. This is about the state... The strategy (with Trump) is still one of positive engagement...
"(But) we still have to respond to these issues as they come."
Against Canada's interests
These threats arrive in a climate of escalating trade hostilities.
Trump's recent digs at Canada — coupled with his embrace of 'America First' trade nationalism, his full-throated support of what was a widely expected duty on lumber, and his complaints about Canadian dairy — have drawn reactions north of the border.
The strongest reactions have come from provincial governments.
Ontario is reportedly examining targets for retaliation in the event of any new Buy American provisions. And B.C.'s premier has turned a threat of retaliation into the centrepiece of her current election campaign.
But a former diplomat urged caution.
Clark's threat to ban or tax U.S. thermal coal would be against Canada's own interests, said Colin Robertson, a former member of Canada's NAFTA negotiating team, now vice-president at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
"You don't want to stop the Americans using our ports," Robertson said in an interview.
"I'd be surprised at having invested so much over the last decade — by the Martin government, the Harper government and the Trudeau government, at least in the early stages — that you would want to take actions that would make it more difficult for the Americans to use our ports."
Ports in Seattle and Portland would be quite happy to snap up that business at the expense of Canadian jobs, Robertson added.
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November 2015, Tommy finished 5th at Disney Wine and Dine Half marathon of 16,000 runners. Supported by a guide cyclist, Chris, Tommy had a great race! Watch him finish and then chat about Disney with his friends and supporters. A huge, warm, heartfelt thanks to Run Disney and to Chris, for supporting him and making this magical moment possible. Hope you enjoy the video!
When Tommy heard that the Race Director from Run Disney would be giving him a guide (runner/cyclist) for the Half Marathon (Nov 9 at Epcot), he excitedly said "and his name is Aladdin?!?!". Tommy's mom wrote about this on his facebook page. The Genie must have read it, and told Aladdin and Jasmine about it! And….then….THEY SENT HIM A VIDEO MESSAGE!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 So cool!!!!!
Tommy met Aladdin after Fantasmic, and they talked about the race:
Then Tommy met Aladdin again in Morocco at Epcot, and they talked some more about Aladdin as a guide runner:
Then it was time for the Half Marathon!
Tommy was 9th of 12,000 runners, and 1st in his age category! Thanks to Seth Proctor, an amazing runner and 2016 Olympic Marathon hopeful, who guided Tommy! Seth- you were a friend at Tommy's side, just what he needed to make this dream come true! With Mickey and Minnie at the finish line, and Allie, his Disney friend, there to greet him, it was a perfectly magical race. Thanks, Allie, and all the Disney characters who signed the card to congratulate Tommy. oxoxoxox We love you all.
Tommy's last day at Disney, November 11, 2013, was soooo amazing! Allie, his Disney friend, came to hang out with him, and the Mad Hatter invited Tommy to come meet him at the car barn. (Did you see that video? The title is: Mad Hatter. Lumiere, Genie, Goofy, Minnie, Mickey, Baloo, King Louie meet Tommy before parade) That meeting, right before the Move It Shake It parade, actually brought us to happy tears.
Then, right after, Tommy watched the parade, danced, and was suprised by some special greetings at the end of the parade.
Allie, we hope you like this video! We miss you!
Like= Yah, I think Genie's split jumps and the Mad Hatter's crazy dance steps were definitely extra funky, just for Tommy 🙂


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The Amazing Mr Twist (Dan) had 25 5 years olds (as well as all the adults laughing) captivated for an hour. It was the most perfect party! Thank you Dan! I would highly recommend you to anyone who ask!
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Dear Dan, I would just like to thank you so much for coming to make a small group of children so excited and happy. They are still taking about you and when will you come back so they can spend their pirate money. It was so great, and you were absolutely wonderful with the kids. The dove just blew them away!!!! From the bottom of my heart, a big thank you .I hope that you will come back to see us in January.
Hi Dan, This is Dikla, Ronen & Mika from Belgrave South. After you left, ALL our friends told us that you are one of the best if not THE best entertainers this have ever seen! We're new to Australia, so we can't judge, but they are here for much longer (and some are Aussies)....So thank you again for coming and making our kids happy. We will defiantly gonna recommend you to our friends and community.
On behalf of Park Hyatt, we would like to convey our sincere thanks for assisting a very successful event. Everyone had a fantastic time and particularly enjoyed the entertainment and exquisite creative art you provided.
Hi Dan, A belated, but sincere thank you for the great show you put on at Sarah's 7th birthday party on 12 April. She has confirmed that you were the highlight of her party & she really loved the birds.
We would like to thank you very much for your wonderful efforts today to help make Binyamin's birthday very special. Binyamin and all his friends had a terrific time. It was a funny show and you kept the kids very interested from start to finish. Well done and we would recommend you to anyone.
Dan, I just wanted to pass on our appreciation to you for your extraordinary entertainment of the children last Sunday. We have received a number of thank you's from parents as well as congratulations for the engagement of such wonderful entertainment.
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Thanks for performing at Tom and Tahlia's birthday party today. You are a thorough professional. You had all the kids (and adults!) absolutely captivated by your clever and funny magic tricks. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. My five year old daughter can't believe you turned a balloon squirrel into a fury possum. My son Tom was amazed that you turned an egg into a dove. There was constant and genuine laughter throughout your entire show. Brilliant work! Thanks for making our party a success.


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Lone Star Adventure: Assassination City Roller Derby
Roller Derby is an old sport that's taken on a new life on the amateur level. And, mostly with women. It can appear very un-lady-like to the casual observer and certainly turns otherwise mild-mannerd young women into fast moving, hitting machines. This week's Lone Star Adventure takes us to Thunderbird Roller Rink in Plano, with Assassination City Roller Derby. www.acderby.com


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For several years now, Edinburgh's UNESCO City of Literature trust has run an annual reading campaign. Last year's Carry a Poem was rather fun, not least for the way SCO programmes that month carried the conductor or soloist's favourite poem, which was a nice insight. This year the campaign fits even better with our primarily musical focus: it is Let's Get Lyrical. I say is, more properly I mean was, since it ran throughout February and it's now March!
For various reasons, I never got around to blogging my favourite lyrics. However, there seems no particularly good reason not to do so now. Great lyrics are, after all, timeless. For good measure, I've put together a Spotify playlist of my selections (well, most of them - an annoying number are unavailable).
Where to start, though? Well, it's hard not to opt for Leonard Cohen, as much poet as songwriter, whose lyrics more than stand on their own without music. There is a phenomenally rich tapestry to choose from, be it Democracy's description of America as "the cradle of the best and of the worst" or the simple power of "please don't pass me by". However, I'm going to try and limit myself to just one song per artist, otherwise it will be next year's campaign before this post is finished.
So, I'll turn to Cohen's first, and still arguably best, if not most imaginatively titled album, The Songs of Leonard Cohen. Even here, with Suzanne, Teachers and more, one is spoilt for choice, but my personal favourite is One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong. However, trying to blog about it presents something of a problem: since Cohen never puts a foot wrong in terms of its haunting beauty, it's very difficult to single anything out or add anything to it. If you don't know it, and frankly even if you do, you should probably just listen to or read the whole thing. Right from the outset:
it has that hallmark of great poetry, powerful imagery, perhaps nowhere more so than here:I lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of meBut the room just filled up with mosquitoesThey heard that my body was free
The refrain at the end is as bleak and moving as they come:An Eskimo showed me a movie he'd recently taken of youThe poor man could hardly stop shiveringHis lips and his fingers were blueI suppose that he froze when the wind took your clothesAnd I guess he just never got warm
But you stand there so nice in your blizzard of iceOh please let me come into the storm
It Makes a Fellow Proud to be a Soldier, the World War Three song We Will All Go Together When We Go and the hymn to the boy scouts or America Be Prepared, to the secret of success in mathematics: "plagiarise" (from Lobachevsky). However, for its sheer tastelessness and wrongness, composed as an attempt to address the poor box office performance of a film of the same story, I'm going to pick Oedipus Rex:
Half of the humour is in the enthusiasm with which Lehrer sings the words "loved his mother". True, it doesn't showcase Lehrer's habit of splitting words to get them to rhyme, though he does manage to stretch the language so as to make Oedipus fit with duck-billed pledipus.There was a man, though, who, it seemsOnce carried this ideal to extremesHe loved his mother and she loved himAnd yet their story is rather grim
Many of the songs of my next choice are also comedic, such as Geoff, a tale of envy of a friend endowed with a better house, car and wife, or The Laughing Song. Others, such as the one I'm picking, are political. Seven Signs of Ageing is a furiously passionate tirade against consumerism, neo-colonialism and, most of all, the Iraq war. It's full of fine lines, but for me the following rather summed up the mood a few years after the invasion:
Until one day you find your freedom fucked with freedom fries
Some men have everythingAnd some have none,But that's just fine:In the U.S.A.You can work your wayTo the head of the line!
Since we've made it to musical theatre, it is but a short step to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, and, more specifically in the context of this post, the lyrics of W. S. Gilbert. Again, this is a lyrical goldmine, but I think I'll head for my favourite of their operettas, H.M.S. Pinafore, and the song of The Rt. Hon. Joseph Porter K.C.B., who sings of his ascent from "office boy in an attorney's firm" to, well:
I grew so rich that I was sentBy a pocket borough to parliament.I always voted at my party's callAnd never thought of thinking for myself at all.
I thought so little they rewarded me,By making me the ruler of the Queen's Navee
And, since we're now at operetta, why not my absolute favourite: Britten's Paul Bunyan. Favourite in no small part because of the libretto, or rather the lyrics, which are provided by that superb poet W. H. Auden. So we get poetic beauty:
At other times, there are thought provoking lines that still resonate today. This is, after all, a myth about America's foundataion:Since the birthOf the earthTime has goneOn and on:Rivers saunter,Rivers run,Till they enterThe enormous level sea.Where they prefer to be.
From a pressure group that says I am the constitution,From those who say Patriotism and mean Persecution,From a Tolerance that is really inertia and disillusion
Of course, it is but a short step from operetta to opera, and so to one of the greatest examples: Verdi's Don Carlos, based on Schiller's play. Its epic plot folds in a tragic love story, oaths of blood-brotherhood, disguises and political intrigue. The latter comes to a head in the climactic confrontation between the King Philip of Spain and the Grand Inquisitor, who wields the real power, as he knocks aside the King's concerns at giving up his son:
Can I as a Christian sacrifice my son to the world?
God sacrificed his own, to save us all.
Das ist kein mann!(This is no man)
One of my favourite operas is Beethoven's Fidelio (the libretto coming from the pen of Joseph Sonnleithner, who himself drew on a French text by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly). It tells of the triumph of love and freedom over oppression and political tyranny as Leonora frees her husband Florestan from prison:
Love gave me the strengthto free you from your chains
Since we're on opera, I'll cheekily segue to that great rock opera Tommy, by The Who. But what to single out? Tommy Can You Hear Me? Or perhaps the extremely disturbing Fiddle About. Really, though, I think it has to be Pinball Wizard. After all:
Ever since I was a young boyI've played the silver ballFrom Soho down to BrightonI must have played them allBut I ain't seen nothing like himIn any amusement hallThat deaf, dumb and blind kidSure plays a mean pinball
No one would have believed, in the last years of the 19th century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space.And that:
minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely, they drew their plans against us.Dum-dum-dah, dum-dum-dah! But then, of course:
"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one," he said...... but still they come.
For a final classical choice, and a selection of less than cheery lyrics, we can turn to Gustav Mahler. The obvious choice might be his settings of Rückert's Kindertotenlieder (songs on the death of children), especially the devastating I Often Think: They Have Only Just Gone Out. However, I will opt instead for his third symphony, with its Nietzsche setting that includes the chilling:
Die Welt is tief!(The World is deep!)
Popular music is not without its equally depressing lyrics though. Take Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats' I Don't Like Mondays, with its tale of a high school shooting:
And he can see no reasons'cos there are no reasons
Tell me whyI don't like Mondays
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
Also coming from a slightly weird and dark place is Pink Floyd's The Wall. There's lots of great stuff here, of course, from the classic Another Brick in the Wall, Part II to Comfortably Numb and Mother. However, from a lyrical perspective, it is difficult to top the evocative power of Roger Waters' words for The Trial:
The prisoner who now stands before you
Was caught red handed showing feelings
Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Shame on him
This will not do
It is to the lasting shame of Colombia, her record label, that they were unwilling to record it (though they did release her from her contract so she could do so for Commodore).Southern trees bear strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
And while we're in the area of great jazz vocalists, let's get another two in one go with Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and what better for them to be singing than the lyrics of Ira Gershwin. So, let's remember:
Since we've got two vocalists here, I think we can get away with bending the rules and having two choices. Surely the second has to be:The things that you're liableTo read in the Bible,It ain't necessarily so
Of course, one of the most amazing things about that song comes from George's music and the incredible feeling of temperature it evokes. But this post is about lyrics, so best not to get too distracted.Summertime and the livin' is easyFish are jumpin' and the coton is highOh your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'So hush little baby, don't cry.
Paul Simon's Graceland is one of my favourite albums. In part for the great music and lyrics, in part also because it always makes me think of the Fantastic Four. If you're scratching your head at this point, that's okay since it isn't an especially natural association. What happened was this: some years ago, when I was still at university, I borrowed the CD from my then flatmate. At the same time, I'd just started collecting Fantastic Four comics, so I was reading a lot of them while I was listening. Indeed, I used to have a ritual of listening to the album while I read new issues (something I still do from time to time). It's true, the lyrics to things like Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes and the superb Myth of Fingerprints don't really fit. Yet, as a whole it seems to, and perhaps nowhere more so than here, with The Boy in the Bubble:
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow motion
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry
Don't cry
Another favourite that also gets its appeal (to me) from a similarly roundabout route is Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. It appears in two of my favourite TV shows. It is relatively well used in The West Wing when, as a storm lashes Washington DC, the president makes his way to a press conference to reveal if he will run for a second term. However, a far superior use comes in Due South. Again, there is rain (unsurprising since there's also rain in the background of the song). Here, it underpins the climactic shootout in a woodland setting as Fraser and Ray attempt to protect a federal witness from his brother who, it turns out, does not have his best interests at heart:
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
That, you may be relieved to read, is more or less it. But what survey of great lyrics would be complete without a shameless plug for my uncle Thomas Dolby, who, in my admittedly biased opinion, is a pretty great lyricist. There is so much to chose from, but some ground, such as Eastern Block, has been covered in part already (in that case by my Fidelio selection). For reasons that will be obvious to anyone who has seen anything in my handwriting, "I can't read my writing" from Dissidents particularly speaks to me. I'm very fond too of Close But No Cigar, and the lyric "There are no fucking lifeboats" from his recent To The Lifeboats (on his new Oceanea EP) is a rare and beautifully judged expletive, sadly having to be edited out of versions for radio play. However, my favourite probably comes from Airhead, an ode of sorts to dumb blondes. Dolby sings:
quad erat demonstrandum, babyTo which the eponymous lady replies:
ooh, you speak French?It never fails to bring a smile to my face.
Of course, this has been an eclectic and personal selection. Hopefully you won't, to take the words of Nick Cave, feel the need to "call upon the author to explain" further.
If next year's campaign is half as much fun, we're in for a treat. Hopefully I'll get round to blogging that before it's all over. It must be said, though, that it's a shame that both Let's Get Lyrical and Carry a Poem only last a month. There's no good reason why we shouldn't do either all the time.


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Glaciers' Breath ll Update – Ice, Ganges, and Shiva
the name Ganga or Ganges was given to the River Bhagirathi which originates at Gomukh. The wonderful tale continues that the Holy Ganges River was once a celestial river called the Akash Ganga (Akash – sky or space, and Ganga – river). Akash Ganga is the Hindu mythological equivalent of the Milky Way. Akash was convinced to come down from the heavens by King Bharigath. She descended into the locks of hair of Shiva and broke up into several channels. Thus in many paintings of Shiva, one can see the Ganga River issuing from his locks. Continue reading
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