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Discussion in 'Photos and Videos' started by AndrewH, Oct 8, 2015.
I was in Brighton today for work and squeezed in a quick flight before surgery.
Did you have an operation? Hope all is well. Nice Pics
No I work in surgery, all is well. But thank you for asking
Sometimes, I think I might need a Lobotomy - especially after flying.... Life is Good!
Cool photo's AndrewH....very artistic... would make for great wall hanging ...
Thanks Steven, I had the same thought. I'm going to get them printed over the weekend.

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Do Tell: What Do You Love to Do?
We live in an instant gratification time and place. With BlackBerries and laptops, it's hard to disconnect from work, your friends and your family to just relax and do your own thing. Having alone time is incredibly important but it seems like those days are harder and harder to come by. So while you're busy doing, doing, doing and going, going, going, do tell, what do you wish you were doing instead? Lounging on the couch, soaking in the tub, or even cleaning your messy apartment?


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- AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 8:01 AM
The voters will remember that the 2010 elected Republicans promised: JOBS, JOBS, and more JOBS, and have created none (The Republicans won't create any jobs because creating more jobs will hurt their efforts to defeat the President in 2012).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 10:22 AM
Do you really think elitist politicians care about the middle class? They only care about being re-elected.ReplyDelete
They want to reduce federal taxes on their current and future million dollar incomes. They can only do this by keeping their powerful jobs which also provides them with a great government pension and super retirement health benefits.
Why put yourself through all of the pain of listening to them for the next 14 months?
Stop listening to all the campaign lies - turn them off; get on with your life by simply voting out all long-term (more than two terms) incumbents in 2012.
Doing the above is all you can do and soon they will get the message.
- AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 7:52 PM
One and done for everyone. It can't be any worse than it already is.ReplyDelete


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Map of Dastakheyl Velayat Vardak, Afghanistan
Other Names: Dashtakheyl',Dashtakheyl',Dastah Khel,Dastah Khēl,Dastakhel,Dastakheyl,Dasteh Kheyl,دسته خيل,Ḏastakhēl, Dastakheyl
Welcome to the Dastakheyl google satellite map! This populated place is situated in Velayat Vardak, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Dastakheyl. See Dastakheyl photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Dastakheyl area. This placemark was added 2011-03-06.
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- Province: Velayat Vardak
- Category: populated place
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- Population: 0
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- Local Time: 07:49
- Sunrise: 06:58
- Sunset: 17:18
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I've had a chance to look over the Savage Strength Training System from Mike Gillette.
Let me first tell you about the author/creator:
Mike Gillette is a former SWAT commander and Executive Bodyguard. He has enjoyed a career as one of the most highly credentialed tactical trainers in the United States, with over 25 different Use-of-Force and Weapons Systems instructor designations to his name. He is a martial arts practitioner with black belts in Japanese, Filipino and American martial arts styles.
He is also a student of mind/body power who performs impressive feats of strength to prove his methods work. He does this despite being 48 years old with a history of working through various injuries.
Let's talk about what you get with this program.
Program Components
The Savage Strength Manifesto
This is Mike's overall philosophy of training, and to a certain extent, life in general.
He explains the principles behind the program. He distinguishes traditional bodybuilding training vs. strength training. Getting big, Mike argues, can be very difficult for some trainees. But virtually anyone can get strong with the correct training techniques. The author uses himself as an example: he is only five foot nine inches tall and 185 lb.
I was really impressed with this e-book. It is a nice combination of motivational and practical information. You'll see an explanation of the training techniques, but you'll also find yourself more motivated after reading it.
The Savage Strength Training Logs
This is self-explanatory: printable training logs you can use to track your progress through the workouts.
The Exercise Library
You can see a demonstration of the exercises in two ways. First, you can download a pdf file. But you can also go to a page and watch instructional videos.
Bonus: Video Coaching Walk-Through
You can watch a video walk-through of the training sessions online or you can download them. Technical note: you may find that you have to rename the file and give in an mp4 extension once you have downloaded it. I had to do this but it worked like a charm once I gave the file the correct extension.
Bonus: Construct Your Own Suspension Gym
This one is really cool—you can build your own construction gym with nylon rope and a few other basic, inexpensive items. Gillette shows you exactly how to do this (how to tie the knots—everything).
Bonus: Century Sets
This e-report presents a pretty simple idea: challenge yourself by trying to do one hundred reps of an exercise, like chin-ups.
Needless to say, I make money off of this blog. But I don't want to push you into buying something that isn't for you—I want you to make a decision that will help you reach your fitness goals.
Let me first tell you who/what this program is not for. Savage strength is not a bodybuilding or fat loss program. Yes, you could get bigger or burn fat while training this way, but I'd recommend other programs for those goals. You should always be clear about your goal before you invest in a program (not to mention investing the time to train).
You'll be doing some weight lifting movements, but you'll also be doing body weight training and other variations that you wouldn't find in a traditional bodybuilding program (suspension training, etc).
Savage Strength is about building functional strength. I think it would benefit those who want to get stronger for real-life applications: sports, martial arts, and even everyday activities. I believe this program would be a worthwhile investment if this interest you.
Just CLICK HERE if you want to buy the program or learn more. Please use my links if my review has helped you and don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions.
Alternative Program:
Mike Gillette also has a program called The Psychology of Strength. This one is designed to help you develop mental toughness.


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Cooking has always been a pleaure for me. I cook when I am happy, when I'm crabby, when I'm stressed. You get the idea – I just love to cook. Baking on the other hand has always been more of a chore for me (See Recipes). When the kids were little and I was working full-time I would make the largest pan of brownies I could just to have them last a while when I infrequently broke down and actually baked. Cookies took too long to mix, to shape, to put on the pan, to take off the pan. Snacks for the kids were usually fruit or yes, shame on me, store-bought somethings the kids were thrilled to eat. Years ago our youngest son, about 5 at the time, was rustling through a bottom cupboard in our old kitchen with a bucket of magnetic shapes in one hand and I asked him what he was looking for. "A fish stick tray" he answered without hesitation. Never entered his mind it was a cookie sheet. A true testemony to my lack of baking!
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I am trying to add sqlite plugin in my custom dotspatial application. at launch it gives three messages to add the following:
does anyone know whats missing?
moreover can sqlite plugin be used in a custom application based on DotSpatial_Release.1.0.845 RC2
This plugin adds buttons, so it needs a header control etc.
RC2 is fairly old, so I expect there is a better setup to help keep you up to date.
Perhaps you would benefit from the
Tutorials starting with Should I create an extension or an application?
Thanks mudnug,
I have developed alot of other stuff in my application already. Now at this stage i cant use the template and start from scratch. For this reason i have to take this approach of developing my own application and at the same time using some of the available
extensions to take advantage of the features available through them. All i did is: changed the library references to the most recent version. My stuff is all working now after going through the error one by one. Its just the built-in things that are causing
problem, i.e. there is no attribute viewer through the legend control anymore as i have discussed in http://dotspatial.codeplex.com/discussions/393483. You have mentioned there to use the extension called Table Editor but i am still unable to load extension
manager in my application with the following errors at start-up
IDockManager extension must be used
HeaderControl extension must be used
StatusControl extension must be used
Also some of the buttons on my earlier spatialToolStrip are not working properly (zoom in out buttons for example have lost their images)
Please help to get me going with the newer version
As I recall the SpatialToolStrip was out of date in RC2, and you might find these tutorials helpful.
How to Support Loading Extensions (Loading GDAL)
How to Add Support for Loading DotSpatial.Plugins.Ribbon
How to Load DotSpatial Extensions Into My Toolbar
Composing an Application by Combining Extensions
Getting started with MEF (Managed Extension Framework)
Thanks alot. Mudnug. Its working now. Can you please help one last time before you leave (or any other here) what is the alternate of toolstrip control in the newer version with zoom-in-out-etc buttons as there isnt anything like that on the template?
That question puzzled me also....
You can just drop the dll in the plugins folder of DemoMap.exe and should get the buttons you're expecting.
Thanks mudnug great stuff. DotSpatial.Plugins.MenuBar was already there in "Application Extensions" once i copied it into plugins folder its working now. I have only 2 minor problems left now:
1- At startup i get this error "Skipping Extension DevExpress.XtraEditors V12.1, version 18.104.22.168, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken: b88d1754d700e49a. Could not load file or assembly 'DevExpress.Printing V12.1Core, version 184.108.40.206, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken:
b88d1754d700e49a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified" . Do you know where to download this DevExpress.Printing.v12.1.Core.dll as it did not come with the DotSpatial package.
2- The Extension "Show Tool" does not work (it does not do anything). I would imagine it is to load the tools in the toolbox?
Thanking in advance guyz
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Beet Juice-Pickled Deviled Eggs
TheKitchn w/small adjustments. A small test batch was prepared using three eggs. *I placed the hard boiled eggs into a Mason jar first then poured all the liquid from a 14-16 ounce can of diced beets into the jar followed by the apple cider and only added enough to completely cover the eggs.
- 6 large
- hard boiled eggs
- 6-8 oz
- beet juice
- 1 c
- apple cider vinegar, approximately*
- 1/3 c
- brown sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp
- peppercorns (pink if you have them!)
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1 tsp
- dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp
- mayonnaise, sour cream plain yogurt or heavy cream (or more, as desired)
- 1/2 tsp
- curry powder
- 1 tsp
- lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp
- olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh herb, for garnish (chives, parsley, rosemary, etc.)
How to Make Beet Juice-Pickled Deviled Eggs
- 1Hard boil your eggs and remove the shells. Set the eggs aside to cool.
- 2BRINE: Pour the juice from a can of beets into a large mason jar or non-reactive bowl. Add cider vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, and salt-enough to cover. Carefully (that beet juice will stain!) lower the peeled eggs into the brine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours, or up to 3 days. The longer you leave them in the brine, the more sour and pink they'll end up. I brined the eggs for 24 hours.
- 3FILLING: When brining time is finished, cut each egg in half and scoop out yolks. Place yolks in a medium-sized bowl, along with the Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, curry powder and olive oil. Mix and mash until smooth. Add a little bit of milk or cream to the mixture for extra creaminess. Salt and pepper to taste.
- 4Using a pastry bag or a plastic bag with the corner cut off, pipe the yolk mixture back into the pink egg cavities. Garnish with chopped herb and season with salt and pepper.
About Beet Juice-Pickled Deviled Eggs
Course/Dish: Other Appetizers
Main Ingredient: Eggs
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian


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There's no doubt that the GoPro Hero is worth every penny. Now you just need to protect those pennies with the Hogo Action Case, designed specifically to house your GoPro Hero (1-4) camera, plus two more. It saves the day with an added top storage area for a charger, plus a front pocket designed to hold a mini-tablet. The die-cut foam has the perfect place for all the camera accessories while the front zip stash pocket makes room for just a bit more. Use the convenient handles for grab-and-go, or throw on the padded shoulder straps and get out there.
- Polyester Two-tone diamond ripstop
- Made to be used with GoPro cameras (up to the Hero 4) and accessories
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Paz De La Huerta
Paz De La Huerta Plastic Surgery
Paz De La Huerta is an actress with a special kind of beauty. It has been some time now since we started to see her upper lip get bigger than her lower one.
The lip augmentation doesn't look so bad on her, it is just too much right now, she could consider letting it set and go down a bit with the fillers, she could get a better proportion with her other features.
There are rumors about other plastic surgery procedures, but we don't see any significant change on her face to think that she got something else done. Nose? A rhinoplasty, a very subtle nose job is a possibility, but she looks basically the same as before.


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Studying trends in capital campaigns will help nonprofits plan their strategies accordingly and make sound decisions about what elements to include, what staffing challenges need to be faced, and what goals should be set.
1.) Consider a comprehensive campaign approach
More and more nonprofits are considering comprehensive campaigns that include building projects, annual funds and endowment fundraising. Rolling those elements into one focused campaign allows the organization to articulate its needs more concisely and to succinctly communicate the multi-pronged approach to donors and prospects, without additional appeals for funds. This can help address the "donor fatigue" syndrome that plagues so many charities who commence campaigns shortly after the close of another. As campaign goals become larger and the time between them lessens, the comprehensive campaign may be a worthwhile consideration for many groups.
2.) Staffing up focuses on the future
A capital campaign provides an excellent opportunity to build the organization's future development program. For most development directors, a campaign is intense, concentrated fundraising, and is very different from running a development program that generally focuses on annual giving and special events. Staff members are frequently so intent on their daily tasks that they cannot take on the additional essential work of campaign management.
Adding a major gift officer, a grant writer, and a data manager are common moves by small development operations. "Staffing up" is essential in order to address all of the elements of good campaign strategy:
• Creating case statements and preparing attractive and compelling materials;
• Conducting training for board members and campaign volunteers;
• Managing these volunteers and coaching them to make their "asks"; and
• Establishing reporting structures to track campaign gifts and maintain efficient and effective timelines.
The size and scope of the capital campaign will dictate how many staff members need to be hired. This is generally the time to assess whether fundraising counsel should be brought on to partner with the development director and volunteers to help close the staffing gap.
3.) Rule of thirds still resonates
According to a recent AFP's "hot topics" white paper, the traditional "Rule of Thirds" is still a realistic way to set campaign goals. Fundraising guru Harold J."Sy" Seymour outlined the Rule of Thirds in his classic book, Designs for Fund-Raising.
The Rule of Thirds states: A campaign is likely to reach its goal if the largest gift equals 10% or more of the goal and it, along with the next nine gifts, total one-third of the goal…AND the next 90 gifts equal one-third of the goal. If these first two-thirds of the campaign are achieved in this way, it is most likely that the final one-third of the goal can be raised from all other gifts.
Stay tuned for more capital campaign trends and let us know what challenges YOU are facing that our team of capital campaign experts at Bacon Lee & Associates can help you solve. Contact us today at http://www.baconlee.com.


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Kristin Cavallari left Laguna Beach a few years a go and hasn't had the same success she once enjoyed in Orange County. The Hills spin off has turned LC, Heidi, and Audrina into favorites of the paparazzi so Kristin has to go above and beyond for people to care. Luckily she is willing to break out a sexy bikini for the new year in Miami. KC has done some movie work starring in Fingerprints and Spring Breakdown in 2008.
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SHAANXI Road is a pretty neat street. While its celebrated south side is a hot spot full of hip cafes, parks and beautiful trees, the grittier Shaanxi Road N. is undergoing a subtle transformation. The creative complex that houses the innovative Dutch Design Workspace on the corner of Xinzha Road is one example of the sophistication being added to the neighborhood. As UVA Wines co-founder Piercaalo Panozzo said, "There are a lot of cool things that are happening here." Indeed there is, as a walk on Shaanxi Road north of Nanjing Road W. uncovers a Taiwanese boutique, a haven for coffee lovers, a new outlet of a popular Italian eatery and a wine bar co-founded by a fifth-generation winemaker.
UVA Wine Bar
Opening its doors in June, UVA Wine Bar specializes in Italian wine. It's in the blood for co-founder Piercarlo Panozzo, whose parents each have wineries in the Piemonte area of northern Italy. There's a rustic comfortable feel to the spot by Kangding Road and the 50 yuan (US$7.9) weekday lunch set that includes either a Panini or a pasta dish with soup or salad is popular. Of course, the wine is the star and the bar offers 38 labels that were carefully selected by the two Italian founders. There are 11 wines available by the glass from 35 yuan to 45 yuan and the wines offered showcase the variety of Italian wine. Despite the deep Italian connection, the spot has connected with locals with many coming for the happy hour drink specials (Aperal Spritz is 35 yuan every Friday) and staying through the middle of the night due to the good food, conversation, and well, wine.
Opening hours: 6pm–late
Address: 819 Shaanxi Rd N.
Tel: 1580-0380-152
With two locations in the city, this popular lunchtime spot specializes in Western fare ranging from pizza to Australian Angus rib eye steak (148 yuan/US$23.5). While it's renowned as a great takeout spot, this location on the corner of Wuding Road boasts two loft floors that have windows overlooking Shaanxi Road, making it a great spot for people watching. The menu is large with highlights being the smoked salmon salad (48 yuan), the popeye sandwich featuring baked bacon (50 yuan), the vanilla smoked chicken sandwich (50 yuan), the beef lasagna pasta (58 yuan), the Coolzey meat lovers mini pizza (98 yuan), and the creamy chicken & mushroom risotto (52 yuan). A nice way to finish a meal is tickling the taste buds with a delicious slice of Coolzey pepper chocolate cake (35 yuan).
Opening hours: 10am–11pm
Address: 670 Shaanxi Rd N.Tel: 6253-4718
The first thing that catches the eye walking into the organic coffee shop Sumerian is the sheer number of coffee brewing devices. Near Beijing Road, the store has been a beacon for coffee lovers in the area since it opened three months ago. The shop's owners, Christin Wu and David Seminsky, specialize in green beans from Ethiopia, Brazil and Indonesia. The beans are available by the bag (from 178 yuan/US$28.2 for 250 grams of Sumatra Fair Trade Organic to 298 yuan for Ethiopia Gadeo Micro Zone Natural). They are also roasted on site for single cups from 32 yuan to 48 yuan. For coffee lovers weaned on instant coffee or Starbucks, Seminsky recommends the Bali Kintanmani Natural Rainforest coffee (cup is 38 yuan and a bag is 198 yuan.) "It has a very unique fruit flavor that was exclusively sold in Japan up to two years ago," he said.
Opening hours: 8:30am-8:30pm
Address: 415 Shaanxi Rd N.
Tel: 1362-1740-969
Le Lutin
Le Lutin is one of the city's best fashion boutiques tucked inside Golden Eagle Square on Shaanxi Road N. Taiwanese owner Diana Tu opened the boutique with the idea of offering quality clothing for women "who have money to spend and want to look beautiful from morning to night." Also, there was something missing in the local fashion scene. Mainstream luxury fashion is strong but alternative choices are limited. The boutique carries the most sought-after cult labels from the US and Europe along with some up-and-coming Chinese designers. A comfy shopping environment is created here with a spacious space to walk, look, and select your favorite items. Recently, the boutique collaborated with Paris-based Shanghai-born jewelry designer Tong Wenwei to launch "a shop inside a shop." Tong's creations combine femininity with an edge in a way that is wearable everyday without looking ordinary. The selection includes jade rosettes, leather collars and lace patterns. The price range of her jewelry starts from 2,000 yuan (US$317) to 50,000 yuan. Most of the clothing items start from 3,000 yuan.
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
Address: 2/F, 278 Shaanxi Rd N.
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The Official Trail of Philadelphia's
Historic District
The essential guide to Philadelphia's original city
The birthplace of the nation is rich in history — lots and lots of history. But how do you decide exactly what to do?
Consider this your essential 24-stop guide to Philadelphia's Historic District, an area that spans from the Delaware River to 7th Street and from Vine to Lombard streets.
While the heart of Philadelphia's original city boasts serious historical cred, it's also home to buzzed-about restaurants and beer gardens, owner-operated boutiques and pushing-the-boundaries art galleries. That means there's plenty of fun to be had, too.
Read on to get the scoop on the Official Trail of Philadelphia's Historic District, and head to the Historic District landing page for more fun things to do in the district.
Independence Visitor Center
All-in-one center for info, tickets to Independence Hall, tips from experts and more
The President's House
Commemorating the lives of nine enslaved Africans at the nation's first executive mansion
The Liberty Bell Center
Dramatic home of the internationally known symbol of freedom
Independence Hall & Congress Hall
Birthplace of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
American Philosophical Society Museum
Views of science and humanistic thought at Ben Franklin's intellectual club
National Museum of American Jewish History
Preserving and interpreting the American Jewish experience
Museum of the American Revolution
An expansive collection of art and artifacts from the nation's Revolutionary Period
Benjamin Franklin Museum & Franklin Court
Revitalized museum dedicated to the life and legacy of America's favorite Renaissance man
Second Bank of the United States
A who's who of Revolutionary War-era portraiture
Carpenters' Hall
Meeting place of the First Continental Congress
Independence Seaport Museum
An interactive museum exploring Philadelphia's maritime heritage
Delaware River Waterfront
Parks to museums and piers to restaurants
Christ Church & Christ Church Burial Ground
Where colonial America made its break with the Church of England
Elfreth's Alley
The nation's oldest continuously inhabited residential street
The Betsy Ross House
The birthplace of the American flag
National Constitution Center
The world's only museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution
Franklin Square
Carousel rides, mini-golf, burgers and more
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
Celebrating and interpreting African-American history and culture
Declaration (Graff) House
Where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
Philadelphia History Museum
New and improved history near Independence Hall
Washington Square
A leafy retreat with tree-shaded benches, located steps from Independence Hall
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
The oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African-Americans
Physick & Powel Houses
Luxurious 18th-century mansions with stories to tell
National Liberty Museum
Honoring real-life heroes and our heritage of freedom


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Robin You Blind
It is a crime against names to link crimes and names
Robin likes to go robbing. Nicola doesn't nick a lot, but is more likely to get banged up for drug offences. And if you are murdered by a woman in Australia the name she is most likely to have will be "Jean". Don't worry about a man called Gene. For men, the risky ones are Geralds.
According to a study by an Australian law firm of the first names of criminals, these are the facts. Would you believe that three in every hundred male assaults are carried out by men called Leon? Or that two in every hundred male drug offences are committed by men called Ivan?
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Puppies In Crime
Oh me! Oh my! What a dilemma! After sharing this photo of our two puppies in crime in another post, I wish I had saved it for my Sunday photo. So my dilemma was whether or not to share it again as My Sunday Photo? As a general rule, I don't usually use a photo more than once, but rules are made to be broken are they not? And I hope you agree that it is a nice photo.
In fact, it is one of my favourite photograph of any of our dogs. Our dogs are not the easiest to photograph, they are either all or nothing. Charging around the garden playing or zonked out somewhere recharging their batteries.
My Sunday Photo
These two puppies are proper partners in crime. Where one is the other isn't too far away; usually with a muddy snout or a sock in their mouth!
Last weekend we had some terrible weather, but still managed to take the dogs out for a scamper on the beach. They had a whale of a time I can tell you! I'm not sure what made Buddy and Zola stop like this though.
I'm guessing it was similar to that phenomenon when toddlers go haywire then just stop in their tracks. Zola at seven months hasn't been to the beach often, so it's all relatively new to her and buddy, who is a real puppy at ten weeks, was on his very first 'proper' walk after having the last of his injections in the week.
Are your pets easy to photograph? Or are they like ours and rarely hold a position or expression long enough to capture?
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Partners Nepal
A New Vision is a small not-for-profit, non- sectarian organization dedicated to the mission of eradicating curable blindness among the poor who would otherwise remain blind. Their work takes place primarily in Indonesia, Cambodia and Nepal. D2N is partnering with ANV in the building of our two healthposts, two birthing centers and the reconstruction of ten schools.
The dZi Foundation
The dZi Foundation, a non-profit which has been up and running for about 15 years, does very similar work in Nepal to D2N. Since the inception of D2N, dZi's Nepal director, Ben Ayers, has served as a mentor for Richard. Ben and his office staff continue to help review project proposals and budgets and give advice on a frequent basis. This has been the most crucial relationship for us; their tutelage has allowed us to maximize our impact and minimize our mistakes. The dZi Foundation built the school on the land we purchased in Dipsung and partnered with us in the Rakha Hydroelectric Project. D2N has also accompanied Ben and his dZi staff into the field to learn their methodology. D2N's earthquake relief effort is to provide 100% of the funding to rebuild nine schools. dZi Foundation will be our implementing partner in this effort.
Nava Jyoti Youth Society
Nava Jyoti is also a registered non-government organization (NGO) with the Nepal government and was created in response to D2N working in Khotang. They have received mentoring from CPS, and managed our Dipsung Sub-Health Post Project, our Dipsung/Bakachol/Ainshulekharka Library Project and our Dipsung Birthing Center Project. They are currently managing the reconstruction of the Bakachol School.
Creative Porter's Society (CPS)
CPS is an NGO registered in Nepal. It was created with the help of Ben Ayers, the Nepal Director of dZi Foundation. Their Nepalese staff manages projects at the village level. The staff have been trained to identify priorities in the villages, create proposals and budgets as well as manage every aspect of the projects: from the education and awareness through the construction and maintenance. They managed our Rakha Hydroelectric Project and Dipsung Toilet Project and our Sungdel and Rakha Toilet Project. CPS will be managing our rebuilding of nine schools.
Nick Simons Institute (NSI)
NSI is a foundation in the Kathmandu Valley dedicated to the continued medical education of mid-level health care workers in rural Nepal, and to MDGP's (medical doctors with additional training preparing them to work in rural Nepal.) Dr. Mark Zimmerman, director of NSI, has always provided invaluable advice to D2N.
NSI has recently begun working in the Khotang District, and D2N has held recent meetings with their staff. As we continue to build health posts and develop birthing centers, we hope to nurture our relationship with NSI and benefit from their expertise.
Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)
PAHS is a not-for-profit Medical School in the Kathmandu Valley. It is dedicated to training medical students who understand social justice, with an emphasis on rural medicine and serving in under-served areas in rural Nepal. Their Public Health Staff accompanied D2N on one of our early trips to Khotang and helped assess the status quo of public health and health care in Khotang. Richard enjoys a strong relationship with the Founding Vice Chancellor of PAHS, Dr Arjun Karki, and they continue to look toward the future. Richard has also participated in the PAHS International Advisory Board.


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Trek Bicycles sponsors Tour de Suisse Zug, Switzerland - The American bicycle and cycling product manufacturer Trek has teamed up with the Tour de Suisse in a three year partnership negotiated by InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland, organiser and marketer of the Tour de Suisse.
Storck signs deal with Tour de Suisse The sponsorship agreement has been brokered by IMG Schweiz, IMG's Swiss subsiduary. Storck and its nimm2 Lachgummi product will both be visible during the week-long race, an event which forms part of the build-up to the Tour de France.


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Once again, New York State has blown through a deadline as the state's proposed regulations for the process expired last Wednesday. Missing the deadline means the state will likely have to formally propose the regulations again, which will require a public hearing and comment period of at least 45 days.
Unfortunately, this is classic "paralysis by analysis." This review began in 2009, and it is not yet complete. Landowners and businesses across Upstate have been patiently waiting for more than four years for the state to give the green light to this transformative opportunity – it's time to move forward before more families and companies move out.
Just over the border in Pennsylvania or to our west in Ohio and North Dakota, jobs are being created, municipalities are collecting record revenues and communities are thriving. Meanwhile, counties across the Upstate region are struggling with high unemployment rates and unacceptable poverty. New York State must follow the lead of our neighbors to the south and allow the development of this tremendous resource.
This article provides a sense of how the state's interminable delay is impacting some Southern Tier residents.
Safe, responsible natural gas development is the single greatest economic opportunity for Upstate New York today. We can permit natural gas development while protecting human health and the environment. It's time for New York State to join the natural gas revolution.


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Maine Law Lets Municipalities Regulate Food
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A new law in Maine lets towns regulate local food production. Supporters say it makes it easier for people to buy raw and organic foods locally. Opponents fear it could lead to lax food safety.
Chef Trades Toque For Amish Beard, Opens Off-The-Grid Deli In Maine
Monday, January 18, 2016
A Chicago chef who was tired of the kitchen grind moved his family to join an Amish community in Maine. He is now selling charcuterie and cheese from a cabin in the woods.
Water Logged: Firm Reclaims Timber Lost To Maine's Frigid Rivers
Saturday, May 16, 2015
In the north woods of Maine, Tom Shafer is bumping along on a rutted trail in his four-wheel drive truck. Ahead are mounds of maple, pine, oak and birch trees, all cut a century or more ago and pulled from the bottom of a lake.
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The average age of a farmer in the U.S. is over 58 and climbing. But in places like Maine, a growing number of under-35 farmers see an opportunity for better lives growing food for their communities.
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Once a standard fixture at every gas station, good old fashioned paper maps have all but folded in the digital age. But, there are places that can baffle your high tech gadgets.
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Pro-life activists are moving once again against the horrid abortion mill Planned Parenthood, targeting a clinic in Alabama after a number of alleged infection control violations and other serious offenses were uncovered. As reported by Life News, Fr. Terry Gensemer, of CEC for Life, said at a recent press conference that his organization had documented […]Read more


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Obama wants to lose in the House. This is only the start with immigration amnesty, more tax hikes, etc. to paint the House as against the will of the people and run for a democrat House 2014 where he can pass his radical agenda.
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Andrew D. Morris, Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan
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- 1 Andrew D. Morris, Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican Chin (...)
- 2 Yu Jun-wei, Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan, Lincoln, University of Nebraska (...)
1American historian Andrew D. Morris, who has already published a thesis on physical culture(tiyu) under the Republic of China,1 now offers us the first social science work in a non-Chinese text specifically focusing on Taiwan's "national sport" (guoqiu) – baseball. Colonial Project, National Game (2010), was preceded in 2007 by Taiwanese scholar Yu Jun-wei's Playing in Isolation.2 But Yu's approach was more that of a chronicler. He was strongest in denouncing the tricks and tactics worn threadbare in defence of national honour. The work had much to commend itself in terms of documentation and restoration of some historical facts.
- 3 Hsieh Shih-yuan, Hsieh chia-fen (eds.), Taiwan bangqiu yibai nian (Hundred years of baseball in Ta (...)
- 4 Lin Wen-lan, Bangqiu zuowei "yuan /yuan meng jieti": Jiaoyu tizhi, wenhua chuangsheng yu shehui jie (...)
2Scholarly interest in baseball was late in coming to Taiwan. It is only since the mid-1990s that Masters-level papers and theses have focused on it. A handful of Taiwanese researchers then began specialising in the history of baseball in Taiwan,3and have more recently carried out sociological investigations, especially among the aborigines, who have taken to it with gusto.4
3Despite the rising number of monographs on Taiwan, often of exemplary quality, sports are often overlooked, or at best marginalised, in accounts and analyses. This is all the more surprising given baseball's hold on Taiwan's daily life and media, its use in metaphors and symbols mobilised by the insular political world, or even in major celebrations such as the harvest festivals of some aborigine groups. However, this disdain for sports as an academic subject is not unique to Taiwan. Academics often fail to see links with local cultural tradition and dismiss them as a sub-product of modernity or even as "sub-culture" or part of what is increasingly deemed "popular culture." An outstanding quality of Andrew Morris's thesis is that it accords baseball the place it deserves in Taiwan's history and in scholarly research.
4The book is divided into six chapters set out in chronological order, tracing the link between baseball and major political changes that have influenced its fortunes on the island over the past century. Morris's thesis relies greatly on working with archives and press reports, enriched by – rare and often exclusive – direct interviews, and above all on a fine analysis of Taiwanese films and documentaries on the "national sport."
- 5 Jérôme Soldani, "Why do the Taiwanese play baseball? Diachronic study of a successfuldiffusion," E (...)
5Chapter 1 covers the island's Japanese era from 1895 to the 1920s, when the Japanese imported baseball to Taiwan for their own recreation and their children's training. In fact, it seems that for a long time, the Japanese denied Taiwanese from all walks of life any access to baseball. They themselves had played it only since the 1870s and considered baseball a mark of their cultural flowering, fearing that the Taiwanese might use the sport to resist Japanese might on their own ground. For the Taiwanese, it was more about gaining a modicum of recognition as equals (p. 13). From this standpoint, the Japanese behaved no better than the British in India with cricket. Drawing heavily on rare and mainly Japanese printed sources, Morris and most Taiwanese historians fail to consider the eventualdiffusion of baseball, or games derived from it, among local people outside of the official circuits closed to them. A focus on those games might have given us a glimpse of the conditions under which the sport was adopted by the islanders outside of the colonial policy of assimilation (dōka) in the 1920s.5 However, Morris shows that such exchanges between the Taiwanese and the colonisers took place even before this relaxed era, despite much contemporary talk of a certain initial defiance on the locals' part as regards such sports (p. 15).
- 6 On 27 October 1930, Taiwanese Aborigines killed 134 Japanese – men, women, and children – during a (...)
6Chapter 2 concentrates on the 1931-1945 period. Although better documented than the previous chapter, it lacks information on the war period. It deals at length with the story of a team from the Agriculture and Forestry School at Chiayi, known by the Japanese name Kanō and made up of Japanese players and Aborigines as well as Han Taiwanese (pp. 31-44). Morris documents its use by the colonial authorities to promote an image of interethnic harmony only one year after the Musha (Wushe in Chinese) massacre of 1930.6 The Kanō case is relatively marginal, but it generally served as a model for training future generations of players and for the peaceful coexistence between the island's disparate populations. This supposed idyll was to be re-invoked by pro-independence supporters decades later (p. 52).
7Chapter 3 focuses on the sea change that followed in the period from the Kuomintang's 1945 seizure of power to 1967. The Nationalist authorities initially viewed baseball as a scar left by Japanese colonisation, but came to claim it as a symbol of "Free China." Its rules were translated from Japanese into Mandarin. Baseball training was included in the nationalist physical cultureprogramme. Although the KMT regime was unable to extricate Taiwanese baseball from its Japanese roots, it nevertheless played on popular passion and local players' talent to stoke nationalist sentiment and ensure a place in the sun for Taiwan in the international sporting arena. Meanwhile, Morris notes that basketball, favoured by Mainlanders and devoid of colonial trappings, was promoted during sporting contacts with communist countries during the Cold War. That was especially so with mainland China. Basketball thus received much state funding (p. 63). He also stresses that baseball in Taiwan is bound up with colonial heritage and nationalist, anti-Japanese ideology (p. 67). To this must be added "Taiwanese" or "local" influences, as players have long claimed the sport as their own, if only through the use of the Hokkien dialect.
8Chapters 4 and 5 are devoted to the international exploits of Taiwan's student teams in the 1970s and 1980s, a time of Taipei's increasing isolation in the global political scene. Their victories, acclaimed as major triumphs by the Nationalist government, were also claimed by the pro-independence opposition eager to establish whether they were more "Chinese" or "Taiwanese." But this dispute between the two political forces ought not to be read as a clear dichotomy among the Taiwanese. Their view of baseball and its history charts a course between the two, and their conception veers as much towards one side as the other, often concurrently. Another case studied at length (pp. 81-92) is that of the Hungyeh Elementary School team in a Bunun village in Taitung District, which vanquished a Japanese team in a tournament in Taiwan in 1968. The exploit, turned into a legend despite some obvious irregularities, was another instance of the Nationalist policy of assimilating aboriginal minorities through sport. This challenge to Japanese in a climate of nationalist fervour might have coincided with Taiwan's economic take-off and led to other transformations in baseball.
9The biggest among them was the emergence of one, then two, national professional leagues by the early 1990s. This is covered in the last chapter in a rather pessimistic and at times too dismissive tone, harping on recurring disappointments in a professional milieu tainted by match-fixing scandals and weighed down by the predominance of imported players. The sport fell victim to the success of a capitalist consumption society and the rise of the depoliticised individual, all of this leading to deserted stands of a sport historically marked by identity questions. Morris also shows – citing multi-lingual songs, Chinese transcriptions of foreign players' names and references to Taiwanese daily life – the extent to which baseball's professionalisation had led to its reappropriation by combining US and Japanese models at the crossroads of "Chinese" and "Taiwanese" influences (pp. 131-135). Baseball was that bound up in a "glocalisation" process that Morris frequently evokes. Quoting Aviad Raz, he defines it as the tension between global cultural production and its local acquisition (p. 9).
10The author could be criticised for focusing excessively on the political dimensions of baseball in Taiwan. But it is a defensible choice and one to which the book is not limited, as the previous example shows. He must be commended for having gone beyond a strictly chronological history and for taking interest in socio-cultural mechanisms underlying actual representations of baseball in Taiwan. However, there is much less about the way the game is played. Throughout the book, Morris evokes numerous concepts borrowed especially from postcolonial theories. As he himself has stressed, he set out to show that Taiwanese baseball's history constitutes a major path towards a general understanding of the Taiwanese context (p. 149). The book may well be said to have achieved its aims. It opens many paths for reflection to those who would wish to undertake research on sports, in Taiwan or elsewhere, and offers indispensable elements of knowledge and analyses to those intending to include baseball in their future studies of Taiwan.
1 Andrew D. Morris, Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2004.
2 Yu Jun-wei, Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan, Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 2007.
3 Hsieh Shih-yuan, Hsieh chia-fen (eds.), Taiwan bangqiu yibai nian (Hundred years of baseball in Taiwan), Taipei, Guoshi, 2003
4 Lin Wen-lan, Bangqiu zuowei "yuan /yuan meng jieti": Jiaoyu tizhi, wenhua chuangsheng yu shehui jiexu fanyan (Indigenous baseball dreams: The educational regime, cultural production, and reproduction of social hierarchies), PhD thesis, Taipei, National Taiwan University, 2010.
5 Jérôme Soldani, "Why do the Taiwanese play baseball? Diachronic study of a successfuldiffusion," Ethnologie française, vol. XLI, no. 4, 2011, pp. 677-689.
6 On 27 October 1930, Taiwanese Aborigines killed 134 Japanese – men, women, and children – during a sporting event for children in Musha Village (Nantou District), leading to bloody reprisals by the Japanese colonisers.Top of page
Bibliographical reference
Jérôme Soldani, « Andrew D. Morris, Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan », China Perspectives, 2011/3 | 2011, 92-94.
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Jérôme Soldani, « Andrew D. Morris, Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan », China Perspectives [Online], 2011/3 | 2011, Online since 30 June 2011, connection on 18 January 2018. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/5679Top of page
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THANAPLAST project completed, final subsidy payment now received by Carbios
Ellen MacArthur and Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute tighten partnership ties
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Synvina, the joint venture between Avantium N.V. and BASF established to produce and market furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and to market polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) announced today that, following a broad feasibility assessment, the company would not yet be scaling up to commercial production just yet.
The decision to extend the pilot phase was made in order to optimize future commercial-scale production of FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) in the Reference Plant the company plans to build in Antwerp. FDCA is a 100% bio-based monomer and the essential chemical building block for the production of the polymer PEF (polyethylenefuranoate). PEF is a polyester based on FDCA and bio-MEG (ethylene-glycol).
The assessment, which looked at product performance, market appetite and technical process, confirmed that product performance and customer demand are strong. In the technical process evaluation, Synvina identified some steps that require improvement. It recommends undertaking additional development work on these steps, to ensure the most efficient process and best product for current and future customers. As a result, Synvina intends to extend the pilot phase, which will in turn extend the timeline to start up the Reference Plant by 24 to 36 months.
"The confidence of Avantium, BASF and Synvina in the product performance and its market potential has only increased since Synvina was founded. Encountering technical challenges is not uncommon in innovative, ground-breaking technologies of this kind. Synvina is working closely with BASF and Avantium to resolve these challenges. We are all confident that this will result in a production process that runs smoothly and reliably, and a product that is as pure as the market demands. We believe the Reference Plant will be operational in the 2023-2024 timeframe," says Avantium CEO Tom van Aken.
Synvina was established in October 2016 with the intent to build and operate the Reference Plant. Worldwide, this will be the first commercial-scale plant to produce FDCA. Synvina currently produces FDCA at pilot plant scale in order to further research on the applications and to sample selected customers. Synvina aims to become the market leader in the production and marketing of FDCA as well as the marketing of PEF.
Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow has re-filed for 2018 a resolution with McDonald's Corp., urging the company to assess the environmental impact of its use of polystyrene in beverage cups and food trays. The same proposal was voted on by shareholders earlier this year and received the support of nearly one-third of shares. [more]
An 11% growth in 2016, and €5 billion of planned industry investment, several hundreds of thousands of extra jobs, most in rural areas: few sectors can match the rise of Europe's bio-based industries. Yet, despite exceeding expectations, there is still a lot of potential to be tapped for Europe's bio-based industries. [more]
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Targeted interventions on low volume rural roads in Mozambique. Design Report
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This report covers the design stage of the RRIP/AFCAP Project Phase 3. This project follows on from the execution of Phase 2 where several sites were designed by TRL in collaboration with the provincial consultants and built mostly by local contractors. Most of the works were carried out successfully and this led to the commissioning of Phase 3.
The designs for the Phase 2 projects were based on the development of sustainable designs and construction techniques to resolve passability problems experienced on some important rural roads. The project therefore focussed not only on providing all weather access but also on research and development. A number of design solutions were trialled but, due to the limited scope of the project, some design options that were proposed were not included. Phase 3 provided the opportunity to design and trial some of these other possible options.
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Cross-platform malware Adwind infects Mac
We examine a cross-platform malware with a Mac payload and found the hackers behind it really didn't put that much effort into making it work on the Mac.
Latest Steam Malware Shows Signs of RAT Activity
We have been featuring Steam malware distributed via chat for quite a while now. Yet, we continue to see users fall for the same tactic. Here's a tip: Trust, but verify.
Taking off the Blackshades
Are we finally free from the threat of RATs or is it only a matter of time before another tool occupies Blackshades' throne?
A Week in Security (May 18 – 24)
A weekly roundup of the top security news for May 18 – 24.
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Full title reads: "FRONT LINE LONDON".
Ground to air shot of flying bomber over London. The two bomb spotters on roof - they see one coming and press alarm. Close up shot of fire alarm bell ringing. Various shots of the people in building running downstairs after alarm. Various shots of the scenes at London railway station (Paddington?) with crowds of children being evacuated. Nurses escort them onto trains. They wave from windows as trains pulls out. Various shots of train load of evacuees arriving at station at Knutsford. They are transfered to buses outside station. Various shots of the children now arriving at the rest centre. Various shots inside the new deep shelters in London tube with bunks, lines of wash basins, medical unit, etc. Various shots of the badly damaged Guards Chapel of Wellington Barracks after flying bomb hit. Stretcher cases are brought from rubble as the debris is cleared. Mr Winston Churchill having a look at the flying bomb damage in London.
Note (found in file): Actual date was 18/06/1944 - 121 people killed.
Full title reads: "FRONT LINE LONDON".
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European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC) is the largest real-time based engineering competition conducted by Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), gathering best European students of engineering. With EBEC Project BEST aims to develop participants skills thus not only theoretical knowledge also their practical knowledge which will help them to tackle problems which humanity faces each day. Project brings together students, universities, companies and NGOs (Non-governmental organizations).
The idea of Engineering Competitions was brought into Europe in 2002
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'Outstanding' BBC presenter Cliff Michelmore dies at age of 96
Cliff Michelmore, who was one of BBC television and radio's leading figures for decades, has died aged 96, the broadcaster has said.
The prolific presenter, who anchored coverage of the Apollo moon landings and several general elections, was best known as the long-running presenter of BBC magazine programme Tonight.
BBC director-general Tony Hall led tributes to the "outstanding broadcaster", who was likeable to audiences yet possessed the skill to carry out hard-hitting interviews and hold his nerve while covering events of great historical importance.
Michelmore, whose broadcasting career began in the Second World War, was made a CBE in 1969.
He died at Petersfield Hospital in Hampshire after being admitted last week, his son told the BBC.
Lord Hall said the former RAF squadron leader was "a national figure at a time when there were just two channels".
He added: "I still remember as a boy watching Cliff Michelmore presenting Tonight live five times a week in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
"He was natural, warm, engaging - he was utterly himself and showed he was one of us. His personal approach recast the role of the TV presenter at the BBC and he was loved by audiences for it."
In a 2013 interview, Sir Michael Parkinson ranked Michelmore with broadcasting greats Sir David Frost and Alan Whicker and hailed the standards their generation set in broadcasting.
ITV news anchor Alastair Stewart described Michelmore as a "truly great presenter and a delightful man".
He tweeted: " So sad to learn of the death of #CliffMichelmore - #TwoWayFamilyFavourites in my childhood & a co-worker in the late 70s at SouthernITV.#RIP"
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Stage 7 of the Suwannee Quest – the YakPak's attempt to lead the Sandhill Chapter of the Florida Trail Association in paddling all 206 miles of the Suwannee River in Florida – one piece at a time.
This trip took us from Hirsh Landing to Eula Landing and we had a great time beating the heat in the springs. We visited a no-name spring, Pot Hole Spring, had lunch at Rock Bluff Spring, stopped for a break along the river at a rope swing and took a final swim at Rock Sink. We did 14 miles in 7 hours, so you know we spent almost as much time playing as paddling! The water level by the White Springs gauge was 50.01 – medium low.
Didn't see much wildlife except for a few Cormorants, Anhingas, Ibis, and very briefly 3 Swallow-tail Kites. We did see lots of jumping sturgeon and beered-up motor boaters, all of which we managed to avoid.


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Hampshire have announced the signing of Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal.
The 35-year-old will arrive at the Ageas Bowl for the latter part of the 2013 season, when fellow overseas player George Bailey and Danny Briggs are likely to be involved in the England v Australia t20 international series.
Highly-rated Ajmal's arrival represents a good piece of business for Hampshire, with the off-spinner taking 24 wickets in only three Tests against England in 2011.
He also enjoyed a profitable spell with Worcestershire last year, where he took 17 wickets in three first class matches and 16 wickets in eight t20 games.
'I am very pleased to be joining Hampshire to play in the County Championship,' said Ajmal.
'I have always enjoyed playing in England and look forward to playing my part in helping Hampshire get promoted.'


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Information on booking your flights can be found here: http://www.gyaprogram.com/uganda-flights
uganda visa
Here is the website/form to fill our for your visa.
At the end of the process, you'll be given an approval letter with a barcode. You MUST bring this with you to Uganda. It will be scanned at Entebbe on arrival, where the Visa will be finalized.
The fee is USD $100. You will pay the fee on arrival.
You will need:
- Passport Copy
- Recent Passport Sized Photo
- Travel Document (your flight itinerary)
- Yellow Fever Certificate
On page 1:
- Under Type: choose Visa
- Under category: choose Ordinary
On page 2:
- Contact in Uganda: Leslie Weighill, Mukono Town, 0782513140.
- Purpose of visit: Tourism
- Port of entry: Entebbe
Please note that your passport needs to be valid for at least six months past the date when you arrive in Uganda.
It is important to know that you can't always be helped by your embassy in Uganda. They won't be able to help you if you've got yourself into trouble by breaking the law. Remember what may be considered legal in your own country may not be in Uganda. The embassy may be able to help out with lost or stolen passports but it will not provide flights home. They would expect you to have insurance for personal emergencies.
Always consult a doctor before going ahead with any vaccinations.
It is important to get vaccinations as soon as possible, as some injections need to be done with a certain amount of time prior to leaving home. Other vaccinations cannot always be given together.
Please note: Malaria Tablets and the Yellow Fever Vaccination are required!
Please follow this link to see what vaccinations are recommended for travel in Uganda: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/
- Insect repellent and sunscreen!! Must bring!
- Towel for showering!
- ·A copy of your important documents (passport, visa, spare passport photos, flight itinerary, emergency contact details, travel insurance documents) – we will have a copy, but you should have a copy with you in your carry-on during travel
- A money belt that can be worn under clothing to hold money and other important documents.
- Wet wipes and hand sanitizer
- Any personal toiletries (shampoo, body wash, etc.)
- Shops in Uganda have most basic toiletries you will require. (Tampons aren't easy to find and we will only have around 10-15).
- Loose cotton clothing is recommended. (short and t-shirts/tank tops can be worn, but make sure you are not showing too much skin)
- Two pair of shoes (sandals and walking shoes)
- Journal/pens to keep a travel diary.
- You can bring electronics, cameras or laptops with you, but you are responsible for any valuable goods.
- Between USD$150-200 for shopping money (what you don't use can be exchanged back into your local currency so it is best to have more than you think you'll need)
- Tampons and Pads if you think you might be on your period during the time we travel as these are not the easiest to find
- Some washing powder if you would like to hand wash some of your clothes during our stay (we can give a quick lesson on how it's done)
While we are at the visiting the different projects you will be advised to leave everything but water in your room.
If someone has a nice camera, then we will use that to take pictures and document the experience. There will be times during the day where you can use phones to take pictures, but please be careful as cameras and phone can be easily dropped or wander off


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We can walk to this restaurant and we love the set menus that they offer. Great atmosphere and great for large groups.
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We can walk to this restaurant and we love the set menus that they offer. Great atmosphere and great for large groups.
I cannot believe this place has been here for ten years and we have never been before. The restaurant itself is beautifully done. The food was amazing and the large shared mains brilliant. The dessert was beautifully presented and tasted as good as it looked....More
We visited Eight.Two for a special occassion and were blown away by the amazing food. Upon reading the menu you may get the sense the dishes are a little boring, but a written description just can't do justice to the freshness, amazing flavours, and beautiful...More
Up market gourmet food. Very professional and friendly staff A good night out.. Highly recommended, worth a visit ++++
Beautiful food, nice environment, friendly professional service... Pretty good wine list. Good all round - highly recommend!!
Our most recent meal at 8.2 was let down by poor service, to start with. The meal itself was super but it was just as well we chose an early sitting as misunderstood orders strung the evening out a bit. It's great that such fine...More
We were there for my b'day. It was a weekday even tho they were busy but the time we waiting for our food is reasonable, good wine list to choose with food, the entree was small but it kick ur taste, very interesting. Nice meal,...More
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Came here on Saturday night with a group of friends, had their summer special 3 courses for $90 per couple. All 6 of us enjoyed our choices. Service was excellent
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Is 32 too young for a mid-life crisis??
My life has been in limbo so long im not sure I know which path to take. Is this normal or am I just short of crazy??
Welcome to CM. I like you picture. Nice glasses.
You are not crazy. This is life. Life is crazy. I don't know about your home business, but if that is alowing you to be at home with your children keep at it.
Workin' outside of the home can end up costing more between taxes ,babysiters (who cannot love your children like you will want). Gas, car maitanance and eating. Then there are the clothes and shoes you have to buy. I graduated HS and had my son the next month. I've tried working and it never paid enough. Best wishes to you.
Hun, I am 34 and I went through that as well. I decided to go extend my education and work on myself. It is something that comes with 30. Even my brother who is about to turn 30 is already starting to see it and making changes. I think maybe we see how much of our 20's that we kinda just partied away or let pass by not thinking much about it.And at 30 we see that hey, that flew by quickly and here I am 30 and soon it will be 40.. (OMGOSH! There isn't enough time) LOL
Figure out what is important to you and build from there. Welcome to your 30's mama. It is nothing but fun from here.
No, I think this is totally normal. I'm 32, too, and after spending years 18-29 in a given, set career path, all of a sudden I'm realizing that what I've been doing is not necessarily what I WANT to do. So now, at the age of 32, I'm trying to figure out "what I want to be when I grow up". :)
Need some Time for You? Feeling stressed? Kick back, relax & take a break. If you're a woman who just wants to have fun, here's the place :)
Welcome to CafeMom,
It's all about a comfortable balancing act.
Good luck :)
Well, start by picking one of those questions and answering it. Do you want to continue your home business? Is there a reason you shouldn't?
One step at a time :).
To quote John Lennon' song, "Beautiful Boy, " "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Chances are you are smart and talented. You need smart friends to keep your brain from turning into a slurpy. So feed your brain while meeting your family's needs. Children are too soon grown. Parents never say when they are old and dying, "Gee, I wish I spent more time working."


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Law Clerk Resume
Law Clerks play a very significant role in the legal field. They are responsible for drafting legal memoranda, orders and legal advices released by lawyers. They analyze statutes, regulations and issues that are crucial for the lawyers to study for specific cases. Law Clerks prepare documents with meticulous attention to details and must do some extensive research from the records of the office and other sources of information. They may also be asked to annotate laws, make sound recommendations for further reviews and implement tasks required by their lawyer.
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Highly motivated and results-oriented professional seeking for a position as Law Clerk in a reputable law office
Summary of Qualifications
- Professional in implementing legal research and other related administrative work
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to direct all activities toward desired goals
- Highly knowledgeable in legal activities and law provisions
- Highly organized in record keeping and excellent in producing memoranda, opinions and orders for a judge
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2007 – Present: Law Clerk, Brown Parker Law Office
- Prepared memoranda, opinions and orders for the judge efficiently and promptly
- Made reviews and studies on cases on hand and prepared reports for the lawyers
- Managed information by using a computer based information management system
- Annotates laws, court decision and documents for review by the judge
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- Analyzed research results and made opinions for further considerations
2001 – 2005: Bachelor's Degree in Law, Corks University, Arizona
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Country Mushroom Steak
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This is a great comfort food my mother used to cook.
- 1 1/2 lb
- tenderized round steak
- 1 can(s)
- cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can(s)
- milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 lb
- slice mushrooms
- 1/4 c
- cooking oil
- 1/2 c
- all purpose flour
How to Make Country Mushroom Steak
- 1Heat oven to 325 degrees F. In roasting pan or heavy cast iron dutch oven, pour oil and heat in oven. While oil is heating,mix cream of mushroom soup and milk well. Wash mushrooms. Cut steak into four to six pieces, wash and pat dry. Add flour, salt and pepper in a pie dish, mixing well, then bread each side of the steak pices. Add the steak pieces to the hot dutch oven, or roasting pan, and place back into oven with lid on to braise the meat for about 5 minutes each side. Remove pan from oven, pour over mushrooms, and milk and mushroom soup. Re-cover pan and place back in oven. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. The gravy from the mushroom soup and milk is great over rice or mashed potatoes.
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Fans React: Alex Rodriguez Released By Yankees – See Forced Retirement Reaction
Alex Rodriguez was released by the New York Yankees, the baseball player announced on Sunday during a press conference at Yankee Stadium, and now fans are reacting to his forced retirement. Rodriguez is set to play his final game in New York on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. See reactions and video of A-Rod's announcement below.
During the press conference, Rodriguez announced, "I'm saying goodbye." He noted, "We all want to play forever," but "accepting the end gracefully is part of being a professional athlete." Rodriguez was clear that it was "the Yankees' decision," and that he's "at peace with it." The baseball star will, however, sign an agreement with the Yankees organization as a special advisor, helping to nuture and mentor the next generation of players. He also expressed during the press conference that at 41, he was proud to have played professional baseball for 22 years of his life.
Rodriguez had not been much of a presence this past season with a relatively low batting average of .204 and just nine homers. At the time of his release, Rodriguez has 696 career home runs, putting him 18 behind third place finisher Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and record-holder Barry Bonds (762). While he said at the press conference he would have liked to have hit 700 home runs, Rodriguez again noted he was "at peace" with missing that milestone. Under the deal, A-Rod will still be paid out his $20 million-a year salary for this year, as well as for the 2017 season.
And while Rodriguez helped the Yankees win the 2009 World Series, he's since been steeped in controversy for his admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs. As a result he was suspended in August 2013 and all of the 2014 season. He's also has been plagued by a number of injuries over the past decade, including hip problems and a broken left hand in 2012.
A fan named @vinnyvetrone tweeted, "People can say what they want, But Alex is one of the best players to ever step foot on a diamond. #ARod One fan named." Another Twitter user with the handle @TheDonDrew wrote, "#AROD really owning some of his ups and downs. Taking responsibility for his mistakes. #Yankees." The account @King_JJ_13 expressed, "Been watching him since I was young, been repping his number since the day I started playing baseball thanks for the memories #ARod" "Love him or hate him and as Red Sox fans we hate him but he's an imposing figure! #ARod," offered @YouBettsBelieve.
Another user named @YankeesWFAN felt, "Two goals met here: #Yankees wanted him off the roster and #ARod wanted his money. Both were fair. Both now are happening." "Whatever #ARod does, it has been awesome being able to watch possibly the best player ever. Remember getting his Rookie Card when I was 13," tweeted @BMonzoWFAN. And @CarmineSabia felt, "Its astounding how many perfect people who never broke any rules or laws are sitting in judgment of #ARod today. Still one of the best ever." Gossip Cop will continue to add fan reactions to Alex Rodriguez being forced to retire from the Yankees. See video of A-Rod's announcement below. NOTE: The video is no longer available.


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Fla. AG Blasts BP Spill Claims Process
McCollum wrote Holder and BP's U.S. general counsel John Lynch on Friday, saying that the current payment protocol developed for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility by veteran mediator Kenneth R. Feinberg "may well hamper injured parties as they seek to be made whole."
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