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Another student from the same team suggested sourcing for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to sponsor water filtration systems for the villagers there. Clean water was a key goal that these students wanted to achieve because of the numerous possible water borne diseases like cholera (which could be a cause of death in less deveoped areas). On the bright side, after 5 days of gruelling screening programmes, the students managed to filter out individuals who had diabetes mellitus and obtained subsidised medication for them as well. One of them was a lady with a CBG of 33, whom expressed her gratitude to them.


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Primary progressive aphasia is a rare neurological disease, that is, a disease relating to the brain. It affects your language capabilities, which become slowly and progressively impaired. However, your other mental functions are not impacted. While other forms of aphasia result from stroke or traumatic brain injury, primary progressive aphasia is a degenerative brain condition. It results from worsening of brain tissue affecting areas of the brain that are important for speech and language.
Primary progressive aphasia usually begins as a subtle language disorder, but progresses to almost a complete inability to speak in severe cases. The type or pattern of the language deficit may differ from patient to patient. Initially, you may have a normal or even increased capacity of word production. However, over time your speech becomes less fluent and slower and requires more effort. In some cases it begins with a reduced ability to find the right words but progressively becomes worse, affecting your overall articulation.
The main symptoms of primary progressive aphasia are:
Slowed or halting speech
Decreased use of language
Hesitation in finding the right words
Abnormal order of words while speaking or writing
Incorrect substitution of words
Using words that are mispronounced or incomprehensible
Difficulty understanding or following normal conversations
Decreased ability to understand simple words
Forgetting the names of familiar objects
Inability to recall people's names
Problems in writing
Problems in reading
Unusual spelling mistakes
Problems in arithmetic and calculations
Adults of any age can develop primary progressive aphasia, but it is more common in people under the age of sixty five. People with primary progressive aphasia can have a variety of different language symptoms and no two cases are exactly the same.
If you or a loved one is experiencing language problems or any of the symptoms mentioned above, it is recommended that you consult with your doctor immediately. You can obtain additional information and expert medical advice from the highly trained and internationally accredited staff at the <Mind and Brain Service Line> at The Aga Khan University Hospital.
Your time with your doctor may be limited, so make sure to prepare for your visit beforehand. Here are some tips to help get you started.
Your doctor will first take a careful and detailed family and medical history. Family members or friends may also be questioned about your behaviour because sometimes you may be unaware of the symptoms yourself. A neurological examination will be done to determine your mental status as well as check for signs of deterioration of motor or sensory skills. Several blood tests, spinal fluid tests and brain imaging studies (such as MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging or a CAT - Computerized Axial Tomography scan) can be conducted. Computerized images of your brain can be used to check for abnormalities such as atrophy (shrinkage) of the brain tissue. However, in early stages, these may not show up on the scan.
Neuropsychological examination will be the next phase of testing. This involves evaluating whether your symptoms are psychiatric. These are detailed tests and require several hours of testing. Tests may be paper or computer based and their basic function is to test your mental abilities such as attention span, concentration, language, learning/memory, visual perception, reasoning and mood. The results of these tests can indicate if there are abnormalities of thinking and behaviour, and whether these are mild, moderate or advanced.
Speech and language evaluation is a crucial test as a decline in language abilities is the primary symptom of primary progressive aphasia. Your doctor will attempt to determine which components of language are most affected, their severity, and the measures that can be taken to improve communication.
Family members will be included in the treatment sessions to educate them about how to facilitate communication.
At present, there is no cure for primary progressive aphasia. However, doctors and other health care professionals can help you manage your condition. Medical specialists working with the <Mind and Brain Service Line> at The Aga Khan University Hospital are equipped to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical care, and discuss with you the measures being undertaken.
There are no drugs that specifically treat this disease. Speech and language therapy has been a useful option in some cases. By working with a speech and language pathologist, you can make an effort to compensate for your loss of language skills. It cannot prevent or slow the progression of your disease, but it can help you to manage your condition better and be able to communicate in a better way.
The Aga Khan University Hospital offers various support services to help with managing or recovering from the disease or condition. These include but are not limited to nutrition, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, specialized clinics and some patient support groups. Your doctor or nurse will advise you accordingly.
The Aga Khan University Hospital offers financial assistance to those who are in need and fulfil the eligibility criteria. For further information, you can contact the Patient Welfare Department. You can find the contact number of the Patient Welfare Department in the 'Important Numbers' section on the website homepage.
The financial counselling staff is available during office hours, at the main PBSD (Patient Business Services Department), to answer your financial queries on treatments' costs and authorize admissions on partial deposit as per hospital policies allow. The financial counsellor in the emergency room is open 24/7. You can find the contact number of the Patient Business Services in the 'Important Numbers' section on the website homepage.
Your doctor and or nurse will give you specific instructions about the prescribed medication. Please ensure that you take or use the prescribed medicine as advised. It can be dangerous to your health if you self-prescribe. Please inform the doctor or nurse beforehand if you have experienced any adverse reactions to any medications in the past. If you experience any symptoms of drug poisoning, overdose or severe reaction please contact the Pharmacy Service at The Aga Khan University Hospital immediately. You can find the contact number of the Pharmacy Services in the 'Important Numbers' section on the website homepage.
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Average wages in Hungary showed substantial increases in January compared to a year earlier, with net and gross earnings outpacing those of January 2016 by some 10 percent. According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), January's gross average wage was HUF 273,800 (USD 954) per month, while net wages grew to HUF 182,100 (USD 635) on average. Adjusted for inflation, Hungarians saw their real incomes rise by an average of approximately 7.5 percent on the year, the highest yearly gains since 2006.
Wages made greater gains in the public sector than in the private, jumping 12.2 and 9 percent respectively, but private sector net wages remained higher at HUF 190,000 compared to HUF 166,000 in the public sector. Those working in the non-profit sector earned a net average of HUF 157,000 per month in January.
The KSH data shows that workers in the financial and banking industries earn the most on average (HUF 525,000) while healthcare workers earn the least (HUF 171,900).
According to index.hu, the higher-than-average increases to wages can be largely attributed to Hungary's labor shortage, and partly to increased performance of the Hungarian economy. (Sudden record-breaking expenditures in December of last year eliminated Hungary's first budget surplus in decades, leading some critics to suspect that the spending was intended to stimulate a 2 percent growth in GDP and maintain the appearance of a growing economy, –ed.)
Since the second Orbán government took power in 2010, yearly wage increases have fluctuated between 2.4 and 5.8 percent per year. While this year's increases easily outpace those of the administration's earlier achievements, the growth falls short of major jumps in wages in the early 2000s, when earnings jumped by 16.3, 20.1 and 15.6 percent per year between 2001 and 2003.


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Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an intensely itchy skin disease. It causes clusters of small blisters and bumps. It typically affects people in their 30s to 50s, but it can happen at any age. This lifelong condition affects more men than women.
Despite its name, the herpes virus does not cause DH.
DH is caused by a sensitivity or intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat and grains. When you have DH and eat food with gluten, the gluten combines with an antibody from the intestines. As the gluten and antibody circulate in the blood, they clog small blood vessels in the skin. This is what causes the rash.
DH is found most often in people of northern European heritage. The following diseases increase your risk of DH:
The following are the most common symptoms of DH. However, each person may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
The gut may also have the same allergy to gluten. This is known as celiac disease. You can have both DH and celiac. Some cases of celiac become cancerous. Because of this, if you have celiac disease, it is important to see a healthcare provider who specializes in the stomach and intestines (a gastroenterologist).
The symptoms of DH may look like other skin conditions. Always talk with your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
In addition to a medical history and physical exam, DH is usually confirmed with a skin biopsy and a specialized type of immunofluorescent stain that helps to detect the IgA antibodies. You may also have a blood tests to find certain antibodies.
DH may be well-controlled with treatment. Specific treatment will be determined by your healthcare provider based on:
The symptoms of DH may go away if you cut all gluten from your diet. Healing may take several weeks to months. Your healthcare provider may also prescribe a medicine called dapsone. This medicine suppresses the skin response and may improve symptoms. However, the medicine has some side effects, including anemia. If dapsone is prescribed for you, your healthcare provider will carefully monitor your blood count.
There is no known way to prevent this disease. You may be able to prevent complications by avoiding foods that contain gluten. Although difficult, sticking to a gluten-free diet can reduce the amount of medicines needed to manage the disease.
People with DH often have celiac disease, which may develop into intestinal cancer. Thyroid disease may also develop.
It is important to follow your healthcare provider's recommendations about a gluten-free diet and medicines. Iodine and some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs) can trigger the condition. So, you may be told to avoid iodized salt and certain NSAIDs.
If your symptoms worsen or you develop new symptoms, call your healthcare provider.
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This day is also the celebration of Beltane.
Wikipedia on Beltane
Some orbs in this Picture ?
It's the first of May. May Day.
Did you know May1, 1776 was the official birthday of the Bavarian Order of the Illuminati? And that May 1st is a real special day for Communists [like a Commie Christmas] all over the world? And that the agenda of the Illuminati and that the Planks of the Communist Manifesto are pretty near a mirror image of the other?
Did you know that the "New World Order" also entertains many of these same organizational goals of both the Illuminati and the Communist movements? Such as abolition of private property and universal disarmament of all civilians?
I'm just wondering why the universal call for help is "May Day!"


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summer collection 2014 has recently launched for men and women.One of most pioneer and celebrated fashion brand, Crossroads was founded in 2002 and it has become also one of most favorite by young blood of modern times. The collection is exclusively available in all outlets of CrossRoads across the Pakistan.Latest CrossRoads casual wear collection 2014 for men and women has consists of total western wear outfits in which fancy tops, denims and leggings for girls looking awesome and tees, shirts and denims for boys make this collection superb and mind blowing.
There are light and brightening colors have been used by the very prominent fashion brand of Pakistan because they knows that light colors provide a great look to the young girls even all the women who are in any part of their age.These dresses are full of colors and contain wide range of clothing stuff in it. In this collection long shirts and stylish short kurtis are present.In 2003 CrossRoads expanded its product portfolio and introduced Denim Jeans, Trousers, Kurtis, Casual Shirts and T-Shirts. With the passage of time, CrossRoads has emerged as a glamorous clothing label of Pakistan with a wide network of state of the art outlets. Wearing these western dresses you will look stylish and sassy.Just stay a bit here and check out the stylish and decent summer collection 2014 for men and women by CrossRoads .


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A 42-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen truck led Burbank police on a roughly four-minute car chase on the Golden State (5) Freeway Monday, police said.
At around 6:20 p.m., police noticed the man — James Cooper of a Burbank — allegedly filling the 2004 Nissan pick-up truck with gas at the 76 gas station on San Fernando Boulevard and Buena Vista Street, said Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn.
When police ran the license plate, they discovered the truck was stolen and attempted to stop the driver.
Cooper allegedly blew through a red light and got onto the southbound 5 Freeway at Buena Vista. After allegedly speeding past three freeway exits, the suspect exited Burbank Boulevard.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An inheritor.
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- n. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress
- n. A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
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- n. A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In Scots law, the proprietor of a heritable subject; a proprietor or landholder in a parish.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
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David being a virtuoso in his own way, and moreover a landholder and heritor, was a qualified judge of all who frequented his house, and therefore I could not avoid again tying the strings of my knees.
But for my sake I will make you heritor of the line Khemara, and to this linehold and all its property; and the price is that you will be Khemara and forget that you ever were Rustazh.
For though she was heritor of a life full-blooded and undisciplined, every fiber of her was clean and pure.
She was the heritor of lawless, self-willed, passionate ancestors.
If the Buddha appears in the family of a rich prince, it could result in the elevation of a family that would not yield obedience to the clergy (and such has happened in the past), while on the other hand any poor, unknown family that becomes the heritor of the throne of Jenghiz Khan acquires riches and is readily submissive to the Lamas.
MacGregor --- I carena wha kens it --- And Rob had soon a gallant band; and as it grieved him (he said) to see sic hership and waste and depredation to the south o 'the Hieland line, why, if ony heritor or farmer wad pay him four punds Scots out of each hundred punds of valued rent, whilk was doubtless a moderate consideration, Rob engaged to keep them scaithless;
While the heritor of the right it would have saved her soul to know!
It was a gift to the church by a highly-respected heritor of the parish, and bears this inscription: --
In 1740, Mr Oliphant, as almost sole heritor, intruded the
The chief heritor of the parish is Captain W.H. Drummond Moray of


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This is a really good question, because many antibiotics interact with birth control methods. This is especially the case with birth control pills, as well as the ring and the patch. I recommend that you speak with your primary care doctor. Generally speaking, the main way that this interact occurs is by certain antibiotics increasing the metabolism of the birth control medicine in the body. This can lead to less effective birth control and, in some cases, unwanted pregnancy. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is not one of the antibiotics that typically interacts with birth control in this way. Therefore, as long as you take both medications as directed, you should not experience a decrease in the effectiveness of your birth control. However, I do recommend that you double check this information with your pharmacist or with your primary care doctor. Drug interactions can be affected by many different factors, including other additional medications that you may be taking that you have not told me about. Your doctor or pharmacist know you best, and they will be able to review your entire list of medications and medical problems and give you the most accurate information. Good luck, and I hope that the condition that you are taking the ciprofloxacin for starts to clear up very soon.
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hey i just got a fatbike not to long ago. its been great. but the other day i was riding and we have had a lot of rain lately so it was goathead galore in one area. i didnt realize it till after. needless to say, i had many goatheads in each tire(25+ total). not sure that every one made a hole, highly doubtful. but i am still assuming many holes.
so here is the question, and maybe it is common sense.
can you just inject slime(homemade batch) through valve core and pump up the tube and spin it instead of having to patch all those holes? isnt that what slime/stans is for? would it work or is it too good to be true?


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Mary Schackelford-Harvey kicked off 2011 by unleashing several years of pent up anger via YouTube, calling ex-husband Steve Harvey a serial cheater and claiming that he left her homeless and penniless following their split.
Steve's lawyers were immediately on the case, attacking Mary for violating a gag order surrounding their 2005 divorce. Steve, however, opted to go a different route.
Requesting permission to lift the gag order, Steve has distributed a statement which disputes many of his ex-wife's claims regarding their divorce terms.
According to their settlement, Mary received $40,000 a month up until March 2009, at which point she was awarded a lump sum to the tune of $1.5 million.
As for being left homeless — She received not just one, but three homes in the agreement.
Here's where we're not totally sold:
The cited reason for divorce was the ever allusive "irreconcilable differences," rather than "infidelity." Additionally, current wife (and accused former mistress) Marjorie Bridges was not named in any of the documentation, nor was she considered the cause of Mary and Steve's breakup.
Frankly, just because she wasn't documented doesn't mean she wasn't involved. To be fair, there's no solid proof that she was involved either. Jury's still out on that one.
Mary also claims that Steve turned their son, Wynton, against her. Steve says that he was awarded primary custody of the child, and that the 13-year-old willingly went with him.
Just because a 13-year-old boy went willingly to live with his father doesn't mean we know anything about his feelings towards his mother, or what is discussed behind closed doors. Yet again, jury's still out.
But hey, remember that time Steve made a snarky remark on his radio show about being awarded full custody? The quote was, "I have custody of the child. Which, you gotta wonder how that happened…" Hmm.
We're not thinking Mary was totally out of line in all of her accusations, but we are wondering what happened to those three homes and nice chunk of change she received.


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He'd have a hard finding it seeing it was released two years after this pic was taken!
Or should that be a hard time finding it? ooh er…
Of course!
Poor John, so nearsighted he's practically inside of the jukebox and even if he was I wonder if it would have made it any easier for him to see the selections.
What ? Revolution is the B side ???????????
alex of da bronx, lp winner!
if you've ever wanted to send your MBE back to the Queen…
you must have a legitimate reason to do so.
"What? No Cold Turkey???"
(gimme an envelope and a postage stamp)
If there's a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford…I cannot accept it
(everyone knows I won't bow to Her)


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Tuesday, October 06, 2015
This was the message of Silas Zimu, energy advisor to President Jacob Zuma, at the 100th annual convention of the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU) in Sandton on Monday. Zimu participated in a panel discussion about renewable energy at municipal level.
He said municipal revenue will come under pressure as consumers switch to renewable energy and move off the grid. The flipside of this is, however, that municipal power purchases and associated cost will also reduce. This will have a bigger impact on Eskom and coal producers than on municipalities, he said.
There are many opportunities for municipalities to replace this revenue by, for example, selling electricity generated from its own waste sources, he said.
Managing director of EON Consulting Bertha Dlamini said that municipalities have to create an enabling environment for renewable energy and the regulatory framework has to develop fast. She said customers won't wait for the regulatory framework. They are moving off the grid and municipalities have to be part of the solution in order to protect their revenue.
There is currently no regulatory framework for customers to sell energy from their own renewable sources, especially solar, back into the grid and the grid is not designed for such a system, she said. "As soon as the commercial incentive is there, it will spike."
Chief Operating Officer of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Peggy Drotsky, said the retail industry is moving to renewable energy by installing solar panels on the roofs of shopping malls, but that is really just an effort to preserve itself in the face of the devastating effect of load shedding on business. Only the larger industrial businesses really have the capacity and appetite to really switch to renewables.
She said, however, that business needs more regulatory certainty before it will invest in these projects.
Dlamini agreed, saying projects are not bankable without regulatory certainty and as long as that remains unclear, foreign direct investment in alternative energy will be deferred.
Managing director of EE Publishers Chris Yelland said the drastic reduction in the prices of coal, oil and gas can change the trajectory of renewable energy. He warned that people who think the time for coal and other fossil fuels is over, might be mistaken.
He said in Germany tariffs at which customers sold renewable energy back into the grid were highly subsidised. Municipalities should consider utility-size renewable projects close to cities. That will exlude long distance transmission with accompanying energy losses, he said. Many commercial customers operate from eight to five and that profile is a good match for solar power, for example.
He said municipalities used to generate their own electricity in the past and they should consider doing it again. In this light, renewables offer an opportunitiy, rather than a threat.
Energy representative of Business Unity South Africa (Busa) Dave Long, said municipalities are not making the necessary strides with regard to renewable energy. He said the opportunities are there, but not well understood.
It has been determined that 5 500MW of co-generation capacity is readily available, mostly from industrial entitites, but the regulatory framework is not conducive to the realisation of this potential, he said.
He listed several regulatory stumbling blocks that hinder municipalities from concluding agreements with IPPs. "Municipalities have many opportunities and are keen and desirous to take them, but they cannot," he said.
Long said private developers of renewable projects also need the right tariffs. He said it should be understood the benchmark for tariffs for new renewable projects should be at the level of Eskom's new power stations, Medupi and Kusile, rather that its average tariffs that include older power stations. "That is more than R1.20/kWh. The peaker plants run at R3.50-R4.00/kWh. That is what developers are looking for and need to be successful. That together with acceptable risk."
Yelland warned against a renewable bubble as new market entrants chase market share. He said this leads to tariffs that are too low and unsustainable and can result in project failures in future. In the long run, the future of renewables remains bright, he said.
Zimu said there is nothing in the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) that prevents municipalities from going forward with renewable energy projects through IPPs. "Just do it. Take the risk. We will support you. Joburg has a power purchase agreement with Kelvin power station. A precedent has been set. The metros must take the lead."
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Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash necklaces! I took two My Little Pony figurines and turned them into pendants, added cute lolita bows, hung them from matching chains and added accenting beads. These necklaces are extra long and the pony rests about mid-chest. They are $40 each. I also have a Fluttershy currently in the works and plan on making the rest of the cast!
This is a My Little Pony Decoden Jewelry box! I took an old jewelry box and decorated with "decoden" icing and sweets, and then I added a classic 1990's era My Little Pony on top. This jewelry box is $75.


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Not good enough
Geoffrey Pullum at Language Log has a (well-founded) gripe about headline writers and science articles.
Headline writing about any involved topic is difficult; there are often too many ins and outs and what-have-yous to capture the nuances in five words or less. But that's no excuse for being wrong.
It's better to be right than interesting.


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You know what is wrong with this- Let's Draft Romney to Rescue Detroit (Fox News)
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
In fact, every single word of it makes sense!
"... Detroit is effectively bankrupt and the governor of Michigan is about to appoint a receiver to try to save the city..."
"I'm betting Romney will turn the Detroit economy around, just like he turned a failing, bankrupt Salt Lake City Olympics into one of the great successes in Olympic history. And we already have a precedent -- Ronald Reagan turned around Jimmy Carter's malaise, misery and 21.5% interest rates in record time. He turned an economic disaster into the greatest economic expansion in history (adding 20 million jobs)."
Governor Snyder, are you listening?
Where's the petition? I want to sign!


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Huzzah! 'Tis the Royal Court of Jerusalem!
Huzzah! and hurrah! Here are Their Majesties, King Tiberias and Queen Sybella of Jerusalem! Along with your humble Dragonmaster, and our banner-bearer, Sir David of Poole, we are the Royal Court of Jerusalem! And on Sunday afternoon, October 2nd, at our 27th Annual Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park, my Dragon pal Sir Aragorn will help me turn this jolly foursome into a Royal Quintet! Sir James of Robertson, Official Flemish Painter for the Kingdom of Acre, is the fellow responsible for this delicious portrait of the four of us; I hope that Their Majesties of Acre, King Roderic III and Queen Mariana, enjoy a splendiferous year-long reign; and I hope, too, that their Royal Progress proves to be a merry, fruitful one! Huzzah!
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broken, broken wings, coping, decieving, dream, freedom, future, life, live, pain, perfect, poem, poems, Poetry, secrets, truth
Everything looks perfect
from far away
get too close
you begin to see
the imperfections
the truth beneath the illusion
what looks like a gift
just might be a curse
under the pretty wrapping.
We paint ourselves as angels
but we can't hide
the monsters within.
Lying to everybody
fooling no one
but ourselves
always seeking approval
yet we find only shame.
They say that the
'truth will set you free'
but they never think
to mention that it sets us
free from the
cage we locked ourselves in
the one we painted gold
so that when someone
looks at it from a far
it seems to be a haven
but looks can be deceiving.
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Dr. Brenda Freeman of Mansfield will start work as Galeton Area School Superintendent next week following her hiring by the school board last week. She received unanimous approval to succeed David Wishard.
Freeman is a 1981 graduate of Galeton High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from
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Most recently, she has served as head of curriculum with the Southern Tioga School District.
Wishard announced his retirement in August after a rocky tenure with the district. He will continue to be paid through the rest of the year, based on unused benefit time, but his service concludes this weekend.
Community outcry over a $1.6 million school renovation and energy savings package that
Wishard had spearheaded with school board consent earlier this year became a source of community controversy and the plan was eventually tabled for further study.
After Wishard submitted his resignation, the district worked with Intermediate Unit 9 to recruit his successor.
Among items on Freeman's plate will be revision to the district's strategic plan, which will include implementation of graduation requirements.
In other business last week, Teri Batterson was welcomed as the latest board member. She was chosen by the board to complete the unexpired term of a member who resigned.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Some Injury Stuff
Not so with Aaron Ross. His swollen heel will be in a cast for 10 days, according to Tom Coughlin, which means he's out for the rest of the preseason. Whether his limited action in the first two games was enough to get him ready for the season remains to be seen. For now, the Giants just need to worry about getting him back ASAP. But at least tests revealed that there is no ligament tear.
DT Chris Canty had an MRI on his sore groin, but Coughlin said there was "nothing of great significance." And cornerback Terrell Thomas is suffering from a sore calf.
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You can put me on that list. I am suffering a migraine from all these Giants injuries! The only cure of which will be season sweeps of the Cowgirls, Uglies, and that other NFC East team. Would love some revenge on those Panthers and excited for the Manning Bowl II (or I hope preview of this years SB). The season cannot come soon enough! AHHHH!!!!ReplyDelete
Ernie, seriously, though, any updates on Dodge's progress, your thoughts on the starting LBs for week 1, and how the CB situation will shape out with Ross ailing?
Canty's a DE again? Are we running the 3-4 now? heheReplyDelete
Not crazy about Bruce Johnson at nickel, but I hope he's up for the challenge. There's no doubt we won't be getting a full season out of Ross.
Oops. Screwed up again. Canty's a DT. Sorry.ReplyDelete
Me too, CE718. These injuries make me want to throw my hands up, but hopefully they're just preseason ones. We need a healthy team (stating the obvious)ReplyDelete
On a scale of 1 - 10, I wonder how upset Coughlin is with all of these setbacks.
- AnonymousAugust 25, 2010 4:34 PM
Can we go ahead and cut Beckum. I hate reading about all the creative ways Gilbride is NOT going to use him. This team is filled with players who remain on the squad and yet bring nothing to the table; Moss, Beckum, Whimper, Michael Johnson, are the top of the listReplyDelete
Beckum is the only hope the Giants have to have an elite TE. Everybody needs to lighten up on himReplyDelete
To be an elite TE, you have to be able to block. Until Beckum shows he can, he is just a 5th WR.ReplyDelete
At this point, I'm fine with his inability to block, just show me SOMETHING worth believing in.ReplyDelete
I'm just Wondering here...like Neil Young looking for his crazy horse, but what is it with Aaron Ross?ReplyDelete
Is he suffering from the "over workout syndrome"...aka Sean Bennetts disease? anyone remember RB Sean Bennett? worked out so hard he could not stay on the field to play due to pulled muscles he got from working out, then running!
Some runner's (Ross is a track star) pull ham's and string's more often than a pork butcher in a smokehouse.
Good point....and thumbs up on the Neil Young reference.ReplyDelete


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Andy Ruffell / 7 years ago
Sony Online Entertainment is going towards converting another of its subscription-based virtual world into a free-to-play MMORPG. After EverQuest and DC Universe Online, now comes the time for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes to follow suit.
SOE's Director of Development, Andy Sites, made the announcement on Friday after thanking the fan base for their support over the last five years.
Going back in time, 2007 marked the launch of the game on PC, however it produced mostly negative reviews with 242,000 copies having been sold initially. Over the following three years the team fought to solve various performance issues which lead to more criticism. In the end, the game's player base was reduced so much that SOE was forced to merge three of its remaining US servers into one during July 2010, reducing the worldwide number of servers to a the single-digit number of two. Although, on a sort of brighter note, last year, after new content and two updates were released, the population began to pick up.
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A VISION YET TO EMERGE - Ninety days of the Modi government
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The prime minister, Narendra Modi, is the best orator in India. He has spent 90 days considering ways forward. He has very few experienced people in his party — Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Ananth Kumar and Rajnath Singh, whose experience as chief minister and later as cabinet minister was very brief. Lacking a majority in the Rajya Sabha is a limitation. Oratory cannot overcome the disadvantage of inadequate talent.
Modi has rightly got an awesome reputation for being a quick learner, a good listener, a quick study, a voracious reader, and a forceful implementer of policies. He had had long experience as chief minister and as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party central committee.
Given the inexperience in his ministry, he had, like a headmaster in a boarding school, laid down rules for his ministers. They are not to talk freely and at will to the media. Their personal staff must not be related or be very close to them. The appointment of their senior officers would be approved by the prime minister's office and the officers should not have worked for the previous United Progressive Alliance government's ministers.
After the early missteps, ministers now are under control. V. K. Singh's criticism of the confirmation by the defence minister of the appointment of the new army chief, or the comment of another Singh in the PMO to the media that the new government would revoke Article 370 that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir were thoughtless. Neither minister has opened his mouth since nor have such missteps been repeated. The home ministry asked that all social media used in government should be in Hindi, forgetting that there are other languages in India. The language issue can haunt this government in the coming months, as the agitation from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar against the Union Public Service Commission has shown.
Modi's Independence Day speech was remarkable for its emotion, personal references, sweep and decisions. But belying his reputation of thinking far ahead, he has not yet appointed people to key ministries. The most important among these are defence and corporate affairs, which are a combined charge of the finance minister. The government's first budget, presented 45 days after taking office, was a turgid bureaucratic dream and seemed to be read for the first time by the minister. It did not signal any major reform, its presentation was pedestrian without a vision for the future. The prime minister has now depicted that vision: emphasis on manufacturing, foreign investment, women, skills development, transcendence of caste and communal differences, emphasis on sanitation, toilets and hygiene, development as a cause to unite the nations of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation, to name some highlights.
But the government's actions till now have not made it different from its predecessor. The retrospective taxation that harmed India's image for investors was not abandoned. In interviews, the finance minister has signalled that retrospective taxation is not BJP policy. An entrepreneur fund with Rs 10,000 crore was a good move, and it is to be hoped that it will be run independently, not by bureaucrats and politicians. This was not made explicit. The prime minister's emphasis on large-scale manufacturing did not give the necessary primacy to the stimulation of small-scale and cottage industries, the quickest and most promising of employment generators. While foreign direct investment caps were raised, the government did not allow management control for foreign investors over joint enterprises. If high technology defence manufacture is to be based in India, this is necessary. After all, Indians who work in such enterprises will absorb the technology. In any case, once the manufacturing is on Indian soil, it is Indian. Some of the taxation measures were backward and contrary to the BJP's promise that taxes would not be raised for industry: for example, the dividend distribution tax, debt mutual funds.
With the dearth of ministerial talent in the BJP, if it is not to become a prisoner of the bureaucracy like the UPA, it must induct many experts into government. This is what Manmohan Singh as finance minister did in his first two months. (He also slept in the office since he had a budget to present in a month. It was a pathbreaking budget. Jaitley does not even have economic advisors who share the Modi vision. Modi could have ignored political affiliations and, for instance, re-inducted the Aadhar chief to implement and apply the system, especially in the direct cash benefit transfer, an important ingredient of any attempt to control expenditures. It could then be speeded up. Modi was rumoured to have had E. Sreedharan (Mr Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro) in mind for the railway ministry. But instead the government gave railways to a regular politician.
To be effective we need administrative reform. We must ensure individual accountability, severe penalties for government servants for misbehaviour, incentives for performers, the laying down of target outcomes for each officer and measuring officers on their achievement. Recommendations of the administrative reforms commissions and of police commissions on restructuring and compensating the police forces could have been implemented. No legislation is required. The intelligence agencies need better coordination and leadership. So far, Modi has only encouraged the bureaucracy to be free and frank and to be at work in time, and laid down 19 other general rules but there is no basic administrative reform. He has begun implementing Debroys's 20-year-old report on amending or deleting old laws, and to use the Manish Sabharwal recommendations on wording of labour laws. So something is happening on some fronts.
There are however, other emerging concerns about this government. The Congress had an active extra-constitutional authority in Sonia Gandhi, appointing all senior bureaucrats and every minister, and controlling and passing on all major decisions. It is clear that the new government has this in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. All major ministerial appointments and decisions are approved by the RSS. The RSS stopped the government in its inclination to move forward in considering the introduction of genetically modified seeds for food crops, said by Modi to be important for increasing production. Bt cotton has made Gujarat rich. Then again, the new Gujarat government has made Dinanath Batra's books into reading for school children, with antediluvian stories about India's ancient achievements in science and technology. There is talk of a few RSS functionaries being inducted into ministries. All this is in contrast to our expectation that Modi, like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, would be too independent to allow himself to be ruled by an external agency, the RSS. One can only hope that he is biding his time and will be his own man and act according to his intellect and not the RSS influence.
This government's Hindi-centric attitudes led to a bad compromise with agitating 'students' against the UPSC examination system. It devalues tests for admission to India's 'steel frame'. The agitation really targets tests in English and basic analytical skills. It opens the door to a revival of the anti-Hindi agitation that almost tore the country apart a few decades ago. This government is overwhelmingly Hindi-speaking. It strikes no chords, especially in South India. The government quickly withdrew a tactless home ministry directive that all officers must use Hindi in social media. Modi's I-day speech gave no hint of how he plans to bring the country back together and uphold the integrity and independence of the UPSC. With the Hindi dominance, we can expect agitations to increase in the pro-Hindi stance. Reactions will follow in non-Hindi states.
Three months of the Modi government signals capture by the RSS, bureaucracy and the Hindi heartlands. Modi's I-day speech depicts a holistic new vision. It is not clear how it will be implemented.


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By Dustin Rowles | Film | September 29, 2006 |
Author's Note: To extract a miniscule amount of amusement from its sorry subject, the review below liberally employs a whimsical conceit; the apparent vitriol inherent in this particular approach should be taken no more seriously than the film itself — that is, not at all. If a traditional review of a Jon Heder flick is something you'd prefer, however, go check out Joel Siegel instead — I'm sure he thinks Scoundrels was a "delightful romp."
Let me demonstrate the premise behind School of Scoundrels by way of illustration: A few days ago, a reader took umbrage with my (ironic) characterization of the men of Jackass and suggested that I seemed "like one of those kids who always got picked last in gym class." To the author of that insightful comment, I say this: Do you think you're the first plebeian douchebag to suggest that a movie critic was picked last in PE? Do you even think you're the first to suggest as much to me? Where did you pick up that insult — some two-bit refrigerator-repair school where everyone recycles 1950s putdowns? Are you kidding me? If you're going to hurl insults, at least have a little panache, a touch of invective. And really, who the hell cares where I was picked in gym class, and what does it have to do with Jackass? For the record, I was picked in the middle of the pack, between the jocks and the special-ed kids, who at least had a genetic excuse for their mild retardation. But I'm happy for you, sir, that you were the type of guy who got picked first in ninth-grade volleyball. Do you put that on your résumé now? Is that how you got your job in the stockroom at Circuit City? Is your gym-placement tattooed on your arm, somewhere underneath your short-sleeved dress shirt, so you don't forget it? Were you also the star pupil of your shop class, because that might get you a job in woodworking, which is at least unionized, you insipid prat. So far as I can tell, the selection process in junior-high gym class is not particularly determinative of one's success in life and, besides, it seems wholly beside the point when we're talking about a film in which one of the leads has a dildo launched into his anus.
You see, School of Scoundrels is about the kind of dweebs picked last in gym class and how they rise up against their aggressors. More accurately, however, it's about the guys who got picked first in class and then stumble through the rest of their lives as schlubby used-car salesmen thinking that it somehow mattered. And in the spirit of that premise, I choose to rise up against an aggressively shitty movie. School of Scoundrels is, in fact, the worst kind of film: the kind that promises angry, vengeful Sandlerian outbursts and delivers decaffeinated platitudes. The kind that casts subversives like Sarah Silverman and David Cross to bring in folks like myself and then relegates them to meaningless, humor-free, bit parts. And the kind of film that looks to make use of Billy Bob Thornton's bitter crustiness and then gives him an unspectacular role with all the bite of a infant suckling on a pacifier (in other words, a Jeff Daniels part).
And listen, Billy Bob — what happened, man? You used to make the occasional great film: Sling Blade, The Apostle, Monster's Ball, or even Friday Night Lights. And then you were cast in Bad Santa (great role, by the way) and now all you do are mean-spirited, crusty, old, drunken shitbags? You're a little too young to resign yourself to the late Walter Matthau's roles, aren't you? And if you're actually going to take them, at least find a script that gives you something to work with, for God's sake — not films penned by the guy behind freakin' Starsky and Hutch. And for the love of baby Jesus: Don't star in movies that poorly attempt to rip off the premise behind Rushmore and then take the Bill Murray role — you're not Bill fucking Murray.
And minus the crumpled bicycle, that's exactly what School for Scoundrels is: It's about a mentor, Dr. P (Thornton) who teaches his students how to be an asshole and wear sunglasses inside, which is somehow supposed to get them laid. You see, Roger (Jon Heder) is Dr. P's star pupil, who shines in the paintball exercise by shooting the big scary wildebeest (Michael Clarke Duncan) before he anally rapes his classmates (Todd Louiso, Horatio Sanz, and Matt Walsh). And, obviously a student who would deign to prevent involuntary anal sex is a man to be reckoned with, so Dr. P challenges Roger by going after the woman he is in love with, Amanda (Jacinda Barrett — who has all the charm of a naked bracelet). And from there, the competition for Amanda theoretically escalates, if you consider shooting tennis balls at each other's groins, spray-painting a dog, or towing away someone's car to be "escalation." (I consider them pranks below even the members of Alpha Kappa Lambda).
The premise itself — as recycled as it is — at least has some comedic potential, but no one bothers to mine it here, because that might actually require effort. I suppose that director Todd Phillips thought that casting Jon Heder to recreate his Napoleon Dynamite doofus — right down to the tacky gym shorts — would be "Awesome!" but, really, it's just kind of lame — Heder just stands around and expects us to laugh at his teeth, I guess. And really? Horatio Sanz? Being fat, in and of itself, isn't funny, is it? Because, so far as I can tell, that's all that Sanz has going for him. And if that's all it takes to make it nine years on SNL, then I suppose I ought to start my Morgan Spurlock diet soon.
And of course, Ben Stiller is in the movie just long enough to get his goddamn face in the trailers and sell a few tickets, but c'mon: There's nothing inherently amusing about a silly moustache and greasy extensions if you don't do something with it, and Stiller spends his four minutes of screen time flipping through a scrapbook or driving. Hell, when you can't even exploit Ben Stiller's limited talents for self -abuse, then what's the fucking point of having him your movie? The least you can do is have the man randomly take a mallet to his balls — it's not funny, but at least it's something.
Listen: School of Scoundrels is dumb, people. Motherfucking dumb. Stupid, pointless, and a waste of two hours that could've been better spent contemplating why you were never picked first in gym class. And what's worse is that it doesn't even try to be funny and fail at it, it just stands around like an unfinished outline waiting to be filled in. Seriously, it looks like someone filmed dress rehearsal and the studios sent it off to the printers in hopes of soaking a few more dollars out of Jon Heder before his 15 minutes ran out. Unfortunately, it looks like they were too late.
Dustin Rowles is the publisher of Pajiba. He lives in a blue house with his wife in a hippie colony/college town in upstate New York. You may email him, or leave a comment below.
It All Boils Down to Ninth-Grade Gym Class, Doesn't It?
School for Scoundrels / Dustin Rowles


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The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. –1 Corinthians 15:26
The Sunday School teacher gave two strikingly opposite descriptions of two men. One man's name was Goliath. He was a Philistine. He was a tremendously terrifying warrior—the best of the best among the army of the Philistines. He was a mountain of a man. His armor was impressive. He possessed an arrogant confidence. This is the guy all the kids love to think about and the one we indirectly encourage many of them to be like.
However, the teacher moved to describe another "man." This other man's name was David. He was the son of Jesse from the tribe of Judah. He was a shepherd boy, the youngest of his brothers. He was armed with only a slingshot and a few stones. Yet, he also exhibited a confidence, a vibrantly humble and dependent confidence in "the living God" (1 Sam. 17:26). He was fearlessly confident in Yahweh (v. 37). He was a Savior. He was not the savior Israel wanted, but he was the savior Israel needed.
Similarly, we all face a gigantic enemy. His name is Death. In the words of Jeremiah, "For death has come through our windows, has entered our palaces, to kill off the children–no longer to be outside! And the young men–no longer on the streets!" (Jer. 9:21). Death haunts every human. Regardless of race, language, culture, time, gender, or worldview, death relentlessly pursues us all. We can do nothing to control it. We can do nothing to avoid it.
Despite the various rungs on the ladder of life on which we all stand—some higher, some lower—death crushes the ladder itself and we all lie together in the rubble of death's blow. In his book on the death and resurrection of Jesus, Captivated, Thabiti Anyabwile writes, "We deserve death because of our sin, but we hate it because of life."
Death is a valiant enemy, one that for thousands of years has destroyed even the strongest and most noble of mankind. Death does not discriminate. The 90 year-old woman dies warm in her bed and the 10 year-old child dies cold in the street. And much like Israel, we all stand before this dark enemy with sheer dread. Who among us will go out to face this conquering devil?
Enter: Jesus. Jesus was the son of Joseph and Mary. Like David, he was born in Judah, in Bethlehem. He was a carpenter, an ordinary guy. He was not wealthy and in his adulthood had no place to call home. Yet, there was something unique about this ordinary Judean. Jesus was the Son of God. He carried with him divine authority. And he showed himself to be the long-awaited Messiah. However, he was not the Messiah, not the Savior Israel or we want, but he is exactly the kind of Savior we need. Indeed, he is the only Savior.
Jesus is the greater David who conquers the enemies of his people. He is the hero we wouldn't expect, but just the hero we need. He is called the one "who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2 Tim. 1:10). Jesus conquered death once for all, but he did so by succumbing to death itself. Death forever died the day Jesus died. Through suffering, Jesus ensured suffering's eternal defeat. When Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead three days later he delivered death a blow far greater than death itself gives. In Christ alone we see death's demise and the restoration of all things.
Therefore, in the death and resurrection of Jesus we see both life and death. Jesus grants us what death takes and grants death what it so loves to give. The only true and lasting hope in the face of death is the hope we find in Jesus, the greater David who died not only to give his people life, but to destroy death. As Anyabwile puts it, "Though we see people still dying, a time fast approaches when the experience of death will be done away with."
So, as you see death and face death, do so with real sorrow and real joy. Real Christlike sorrow because we hate that which robs life (John 11:35). Real Christ-empowered joy because by his death and resurrection, Jesus achieved eternal victory over death. Death, my friends, is done.
When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:"Death is swallowed up in victory.""O death, where is your victory?O death, where is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:54-55)
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:14).


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Some of The Byre's favourite makers have been busy producing new pieces for Deck The Halls: Paul Cardew has continued the embossed theme he has used on his highly popular decorations to make some stunning new vases.
Jill Holland has made some delightful and delicate porcelain tree decorations, and mosaic artist Georgie Bruce has created some stunning "Paisley" wall pieces.
Glass artist Roberta Ayles is showing her work at The Byre for the first time with these stunning tea light holders – also available in green and in blue; beautiful additions to any festive dining table.


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Jon Heyman of SI.com had the following to say in a post to his Daily Scoop.
The Mets' minor-league system looks a lot better now than most realized last year, when so-called experts rated it near the bottom. Those ratings will need to be re-evaluated now that five young Mets looked very good or better this spring. Left-hander Jon Niese will be the fifth starter (one scout said, "He won't be No. 5 for long."), shortstop Ruben Tejada will start the year with the Mets and supremely-talented right-hander Jenrry Mejia may make it as a reliever. GM Omar Minaya was determined not to take Mejia to start the spring, but the momentum seems to be swinging the other way. Plus, Fernando Martinez re-established his value as a bright young outfield prospect and first baseman Ike Davis looked terrific, especially at bat. It's too late to give ex-Mets exec Tony Bernazard his job back, but if removing his shirt and being impolite once or twice were his only faults, firing him seems like a bad call now.
Ironically, it was Jon Heyman who kept reminding us that we didn't have the chips for a Roy Halladay deal and made countless jokes at the Mets expense this offseason.
Still, it's nice to see Heyman come around.


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The Supreme Court of Texas has upheld a 2007 law requiring $5 "entrance fee" tax on Texas strip clubs that many call a "pole tax". The law was apparently put on hold by lawsuits in the courts representing 169 strip clubs across Texas that are being charged the tax to fund sexual violence programs or other government business, even though a link between strip clubs and violence against women has never been established by any credible studies or crime statistics. The new tax just appears to be a new source of revenue for government on one hand and a new way for government to curtail and hurt adult entertainment businesses financially.
Lawyers on behalf of the Texas strip clubs had hoped the Texas Supreme Court, which is comprised entirely of conservative judges would leave their personal political or religious views aside and accept the legal argument that this entrance fee tax legislation was aimed solely at curtailing First Amendment rights for perfectly legal businesses that trade in legal entertainment. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court might be the next step as the adult entertainment industry might try to prevent new taxes further depressing an industry that's already suffering from the bad economy with many businesses already folding. Some Texas clubs are already charging as much as a $20 cover charge right now, which may only increase as a result of the new tax paid to government.
Government looks for a new ways to raise revenue and begins to experiment with unfair new sin taxes leveled at some businesses that government thinks are undesirable to begin with for moral reasons. While government and law should be entirely secular, the unfortunate fact is some legislators and judges sometimes use law to write their personal moral and religious views into law more than anything else.
Strip clubs are legal entertainment in Texas and most of the United States local communities as well. But, that hardly stops legislators from dreaming up new ways to hurt those businesses, thinking up new big time sissyass ways to keep customers out. Legally, legislators can't close a legally run business, so legal nonsense to hurt those businesses results instead as legislators use their political offices to soapbox their own personal religious or moral views. The concept of of separation of church and state means nothing to many legislators these days.