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It would be a slight exaggeration to say McCaffrey compares breaking his leg to 9/11 (see about 3:45 in), but he does say the two events are "forever linked together," which—correct us if we're wrong, anyone out there who immediately thinks of Ed McCaffrey's 9/10 broken leg on Monday Night Football every time they think of 9/11—may not be true for anyone but Ed McCaffrey. But solipsistic historical associations aside, this one is a good time: from scenes of Ed McCaffrey miming and rapping early on to random cuts from his many commercials, this video is front-to-back excellence. It appears to be a pitch for his services as a corporate motivator from around 2010 ("I'd love to the chance to speak to your company, motivate your sales staff, kick off your next corporate challenge, or inspire your employees to make health and fitness a priority in their lives!"), so excuse us while we file as an LLC and book Ed McCaffrey.
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CyborgPirateNinja wrote:Ok, I am grabbing dimensions into this too, Just to make it more interesting...
And stick with me for a moment will ya?
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Lets say we have laws of physics we know about.
And he have ones we don't know about.
Are laws of physics created when singularity happens?
And are other dimensions affected too?
The problem with trying to apply our accepted laws of physics to the conditions within a singularity is that all laws of physics are idealized. That is to say they only apply under specific conditions. While this is usually fine since the conditions we apply them to are close enough to those required as to make negligible difference to the final outcome, in the event of a singularity the conditions would be so far removed from anything ever experienced that no laws of physics which we have discovered could be assumed to hold.
I wouldn't say laws of physics are created, since the laws of physics are simply our way of describing things which happen, and would have happened even if we never came up with any laws. However the behavior of a singularity could certainly not be described by any laws of physics which apply to own own world.

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A long-awaited $12 million resurfacing of 4 miles of Route 3 in Braintree and Weymouth will begin next week. Completion in October of 2015 is expected.
BRAINTREE – South Shore drivers have been hoping for a smoother ride on Route 3 through Braintree and Weymouth for a long time – "since before my arrival (as mayor, in 2009)," Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan said.
Now they're finally going to get it, starting Tuesday night, the day after the Labor Day weekend.
Sullivan and state Department of Transportation Secretary Richard Davey announced the $12.1 million project Monday at Braintree Town Hall, not far from where some of the resurfacing will be done.
The work will cover the northbound and southbound lanes of a two-mile section of the highway between the Union Street rotary in Braintree and the Route 18 exit in Weymouth – four miles of roadway in all. The project includes breakdown lanes and improvements to bridges and guardrails, and is scheduled to be finished in October 2015.
But don't get stressed out. All the work will be done from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., weeknights and weekends. Davey said no construction will take place during the morning or evening rush hours.
"Daytime lane closures will be very unlikely," Davey said.
That stretch of Route 3 is one of the most heavily traveled roads in the state, with a total of more than 131,000 vehicles both ways every day. That's a lot of wear and tear, and it has left the pavement "like Swiss cheese," as state Rep. Mark Cusack, D-Braintree, put it, with some lanes repaved and others bumpy.
Sullivan said he, Weymouth Mayor Sue Kay and South Shore legislators have been urging the state to fully resurface the highway for years. Sullivan and Davey said the project will be funded from a 10-year, $19 billion transportation bond bill the state Legislature passed in 2013.
The northbound lanes of the Braintree-Weymouth stretch lead to the Route 3-Interstate 93 interchange. Sullivan said that makes the southbound side "the gateway to the South Shore," with especially heavy weekend traffic.
Between road conditions and patch-up work that closes some lanes, "it makes us the cut-through the capital," he said. "Hopefully this (new) work will leave the highway better able to handle the traffic."
Davey said the work will probably be halted around Thanksgiving and resume in April 2015. Sullivan said town police have already planned overnight detours for exits 17 and 18 with the Department of Transportation and State Police.
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This slow-pitch softball meltdown is unique, in that the rec league season hadn't yet begun. They were trying to pick a uniform color scheme, and four different designs for the Westside Swingers jersey were emailed out. A co-manager sets it up for us:
"This email was Matt's introduction to the team. He was a friend of a new friend who had somehow made the roster. Only one person on the team had ever even met him. His only previous communication was a brief email to our shirt designer that was so nonsensical that she just ignored it. So when she went ahead and emailed the team her designs - and neglected to forward his ideas along for consideration - he was compelled to speak out."
From: Matt [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Westside Swingers Shirts
What's that logo supposed to be? Not to be a downer, but I'm not really a fan of any of those. Is the name "Swingers" supposed to implicate that we randomly fuck others while in a relationship or that we swing baseball bats? If it's the former, then I think that's lame. And if it's the latter, then baseball bats or baseball players should comprise the logo. My initial idea to Liz, which I did not reply all with, suggested a take-off of the vintage padres logo of a monk swinging a baseball bat. I think all these shorts are like takeoffs of university tee shirts. We're not a university but rather a sports team.
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For the record, we could do a priest, a rabbi, rastafarian, or any other politically incorrect figure wildly swinging a bat. I think that'd be a cooler option. If swinging was a big theme here, then perhaps we'd also want a big swinging genitalia on our mascot as well. Just food for thought.
As for colors, I'd suggest some muted colors, like maroon/beige/forest green/wine.
And as for the shirts themselves i'd suggest a 50/50 blend and an 80s fit. These boxy, modern day t-shirts have too much material and are too heavyduty/thick.
My vote is no on all four.
Here, a team member sends out a reply all with one sentence: "Who are you?" Matt responds:
From: Matt [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Westside Swingers Shirts
Public namecalling, not a good first impression. If you all don't like my ideas, you can say so. If you don't like the fact that I can speak bluntly, that's fine too. If Liz was insulted by my comments, she could have said so. I think she's big enough to stand up for herself.
If you all don't want me to play, that's fine. Majority rule makes sense.
When all is said and done you have to be able to look yourself in the mirror. I know I'll be able to.
Let me know what you all decide. Liz, I believe you have my paypal account if you wanna take someone off the waiting list who is less forthright with his opinions.
Matt [REDACTED]
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
Matt then sends an email directly to the co-managers:
From: Matt [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Softball
Just so you know, I didn't appreciate my idea originally not being considered (i.e. Passed along as an option to the group). Instead we had four choices that all came from one place. I'm an attorney and a busy person, just the same as anyone. It's annoying to respond to something and then apparently not even be considered.
Hence perhaps a bit of added looseness to my tongue in that email. Probably shouldn't have been profane if I was, but aside from that I don't feel an apology is warranted.
I'm glad we all learned this wouldn't work out ahead of time.
Matt was kicked off the team before the first game.
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Builder Extensions: Customizations
Extensions are like mini-themes for Builder in that they can have style.css and functions.php files. They can be applied to a specific Layout or to a specific View.
Extension Directory Location
An Extension is a directory located in the Builder Theme - Core directory. An Extension directory typically contains a functions.php file, a style.css file and a corresponding images directory.
For Extension Customizations
If you would like to make any changes to the extension files, copy the extension directory from Builder Theme - Core into the child theme under a directory named extensions.
If your active child theme has an extension with the same directory name as one that exists in Builder, the child theme one will replace the default one provided by Builder. This way child themes can provide their own customizations to the default set provided by Builder.
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/* Name: Example Extension Description: This Extension shows how an Extension can be used. Disable Theme Style: no */ /* CSS */
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- Name - The name of the Extension. If one is not provided, it will be generated from the directory name of the Extension. Thus, an Extension in a directory named "no_dates" would have a name of "No Dates".
- Description - Descriptive information about the Extension that will show when a user selects the Extension for use
- Disable Theme Style - Indicates whether or not the Extension's style.css should override the one provided by the active theme / child theme. If it is set to "no", left blank, or is not in the style.css file, the theme's / child theme's style.css file will be used as normal. If it is set to anything else, any Layout or View that uses the extension will have the theme's / child theme's style.css disabled and the bulk of the styling will come directly from the Extension's style.css file. The presence of this field for a specific Extension is only look for when a Layout or View using that Extension is saved. So, if you have an existing Extension that does not have this feature enabled that is in use and you enable this feature, you will have to go to each Layout and View using the Extension and save them again. This is done to improve performance as the file does not have to be inspected on each page load.
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For this reason, it is recommended to always prefix all Extension functions with "builder_extension_NAME_" where "NAME" is the name of the Extension that is composed of only letters, underscores, and numbers. For example, an Extension named "Compact Posts" would have all of its function names start with "builder_extension_compact_posts_" It does make the function names much longer but it also avoids potential issues that could crash a site.
- It is not possible to override the parent or child theme's template files like index.php, archive.php, single.php, page.php. If any such files are present in an extension, they will simply be ignored.
- When an extension has functions.php, it will be executed (for the page using that extension) after the theme's functions.php has been executed.
- How to Apply an Extension to a Custom Post Type Archive page in iThemes Builder (Forum topic)
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- Introduction
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Not even the promise of cameos by Marvel Comics' Wolverine, Magneto and Psylocke, the forgotten X-Man, can save the repetitive "Deadpool" out for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
The real shame is that the game -- a button-mashing slash-and-shoot action game released a month ago by Activision -- could have been the start of genuinely adult-themed game in the age of next-generation consoles.
The titular character, of course, is the crimson-clad masked assassin known as the "Merc with the mouth" from the pages of "Wolverine" and "X-men," as well as his own comic.
With a cache of swords and guns, tightly-honed martial arts skills, his mutant healing factor and his crass, but sometimes enjoyable frat boy humor, "Deadpool" had the opportunity to introduce adult humor into M-rated video games in a way that has failed to catch on.
Old School games like "Leisure Suit Larry" and "Duke Nukem" have had a difficult time being embraced commercially as parents groups, elected officials and civil libertarians spar over violent and sexual content in games. "Deadpool" could have breached the divide using household name Marvel characters as the conduit.
Unfortunately for Marvel and Activision, the result is a half-baked effort with an awkward control scheme, a subpar skill tree system and so-so graphics. Add in a lame combat challenge missions ala the Batman Arkham series and you have a hollow shell of wasted potential.
The game does have charm. The folks at High Moon Studios know their way around a booby joke, but it's not enough. You'll walk away feeling like other games did what "Deadpool" was trying to do, just better.
Marvel may be All World these days with major Hollywood films based on its characters planned for the next millennia, but "Deadpool" offers up only missed opportunities in what could have been a new age of adult-themed games.
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India 273 for 7 (Tendulkar 76, Gambhir 60) v England
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
The feverish speculation over the nature of the Eden Gardens track finally came to an end as 83-year-old curator Prabhir Mukherjee unveiled a seemingly benign surface, the sort India's batsmen have feasted on at home in recent years. MS Dhoni may not have got the square turner he wanted, but for the third Test in a row he won an important toss, and chose to bat, aware that India had amassed 600-plus scores in the first innings in each of their three previous Kolkata Tests.
Though Sachin Tendulkar shrugged off one of the worst slumps of his career with a resolute 76, it was the visitors' day as a high-quality England attack nipped out seven wickets on a track that gave them little encouragement. Monty Panesar again showed how improved a bowler he is, barely bowling a bad ball all day, James Anderson produced a reverse-swing masterclass, and they were backed up by the large-hearted efforts of a fit-again Steven Finn, who took the place of the ineffectual Stuart Broad.
The England bowling was relentless, and were helped by the wastefulness of the India batsmen. At least three wickets were gifted away on a pitch that didn't provide any alarming turn or bounce. Virender Sehwag was run-out after a schoolboy error, Gautam Gambhir played a loose cut after getting set and Yuvraj Singh gifted a catch to cover.
In contrast, Sachin Tendulkar looked determined to break his run of low scores. Walking in 15 minutes before lunch, he was extremely watchful to begin with, happy to play out the unyielding Panesar, who had dismissed him both times in the Mumbai Test. Panesar was in the middle of a marathon 21-over spell in which he varied his flight and pace, and bowled the odd ball with the scrambled seam, all without bowling any hit-me deliveries.
The runs dried up, and at the other end Finn and Anderson were getting the ball to swerve just a bit to worry Tendulkar outside off. Even when the ball was little more than 40 overs old, Anderson was getting the ball to reverse, highlighted by a dramatically indipping yorker to Tendulkar. The sustained pressure from both ends got the wicket of Virat Kohli, who nicked to second slip on 6 to extend his poor run in this series. There could have been further reward if Yuvraj had been given lbw when he was caught in front by an inducker from Anderson on nought. India would have been 136 for 5 if that appeal went England's way.
Instead, an increasingly fluent Tendulkar and a positive Yuvraj brought some stability to the innings. Though there were a few trademark Tendulkar strokes before tea, including an effortless backfoot punch down the ground for four, he was at his best in the final session. The first ball after the break was glanced to fine leg for four to bring up his first Test half-century since the New Year's Test in Sydney, a milestone which would have had his legions of fans dancing for joy, just like Harbhajan Singh was in the dressing room. Over the next hour there were paddle-sweeps, a punch over point and a cover drive reminiscent of his pomp. Thoughts of a first Test century in nearly two years were brushed aside by the nagging Anderson, though, who induced an edge to keeper with Tendulkar on 76.
Before Tendulkar, it was Gambhir who held the innings together with his second successive half-century. It wasn't his most fluent performance - he was beaten several times early on and edged a few - but he was far more assured once Panesar came on as early as the eighth over. The footwork was more certain, and the tendency to be fidgety that he has repeatedly shown against the quicks reduced. Panesar was greeted with a slap past cover in the first over, and was launched over mid-on in his next.
Early on, Sehwag was looking comfortable, untroubled by the defensive fields England set for him and India rattled along at more than 4.5 an over. Then came a moment of madness. Sehwag played what looked like the shot of the session, a fluid whip towards midwicket; Samit Patel, often the butt of jokes about his weight, sprinted across from deep-square leg to make a tumbling stop and Finn was on hand to rifle the ball back accurately. There was plenty of time for three, but both batsmen had dawdled the first two, and though Gambhir screamed 'no,no' while looking at the fielder, Sehwag started to hare back for the third, and it was too late to turn back.
That immediately brought down the scoring rate, with only seven coming off the next six overs. With the ball not doing much, Gambhir and Pujara calmly set about building the innings. However, with lunch approaching, Pujara misjudged the length of a Panesar arm ball and stayed back, only to miss the ball which hit the middle of the stumps. Panesar was whistling and dancing in celebration, knowing well the importance of the wicket of India's form batsman of this series.
With the old ball reverse-swinging prodigiously, the new ball was delayed till the 87th over, and it produced dividends almost immediately. MS Dhoni and R Ashwin had been together for about an hour, looking to safely take India through to stumps but Anderson cleaned up Ashwin for 21.
India would have been mighty pleased when they ended the first day on the square turner in Mumbai on 266 for 6. On a far less testing surface in Kolkata, the first-day total of 273 for 7 will be far less satisfying.


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Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne called it a load off the team's shoulders that quarterback Andrew Luck agreed to a deal this week.
That would seem evident without any comment for Wayne, but there's a practical reason why the veteran wideout is happy to know that Luck won't miss a second of camp because of the contract. He and Luck haven't spent much time working together since the Colts made the Stanford product the first overall pick in April as Luck was marooned in Palo Alto waiting for the school year to end.
Luck and Wayne got together with Colts receivers Donnie Avery and Griff Whalen in Miami recently, but Wayne knows that they still have plenty of work to do between now and the start of the regular season.
"It's going to take some time," Wayne said, via the Indianapolis Star. "It was only a few days, so we'll just take it one day at a time and we'll go from there. That's why we have training camp. Hopefully in training camp, we can get some chemistry going and everything will be all right."
Even with Luck there from day one, it will probably take longer than training camp for Luck, Wayne and the rest of the Colts offense to get totally in sync. Getting there before the year is out and laying the foundation for future seasons is what's significant as the Colts begin this new phase in franchise history.


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Saturday June 8, 2019
The historic ESME Women's Block Party is the highlight of Boston Pride and home to the largest lesbian dance party in New England.
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Carolina Hurricanes prospect Sergey Tolchinsky is, at least for the time being, playing in the Ontario Hockey League for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. We say "for the time being" because, well, did you see that shot?
Tolchinsky pulled this move out last night against the Sarnia Sting as the Sting were making a change. Tolchinsky races after the puck from mid-ice, gets himself a breakaway shot, and does not disappoint.
I had to watch it a dozen times—"had to"—just to do the mental gymnastics to properly describe it, but I think it is a half-spin-o-rama, with a behind-the-back-through-the-legs finish. He even got a little Gatorade bottle pop out of it. Just nasty.


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We are pregnant again! After the business in February, we waited a couple of cycles and then got back on the horse (so to speak :).
I said to the Geege that we had thought of all the reasons why having our three kids close together was a great idea, so we should "leave it in the lap of the gods". My feeling was that it would never be as "bad" as it was going to be – the boys are only getting older and the gap wider.
Somehow it still surprises me how fertile was actually are! After all those years of pathetic irregular menstrual cycles all my life, I really didn't think that I could just "get pregnant". Even after we have had three unplanned pregnancies (trailor trash), I still had a fear that we might not be able to conceive.
I was worried that the miscarriage might have caused some problems (the list of possible risks they run through when they prep you for the D and C is very scary!).
Anyway, I need not have had any concerns because we got pregnant straight away.
We waited until 8 weeks before I went to see the doctor. That was a funny event in itself because I had to take the boys and because we had to wait for awhile, they were pretty feral when we finally got in to see the doctor. They were quite a handful!
My doctor was excited (but quietly horrified) when I told her I had done a home pregnancy test and we were pregnant again! I think she thinks I am a sucker for punishment. She arranged all the usual blood tests and ultrasound referrals.
I asked her if she thought I should have an early ultrasound because of the miscarriage, but she didn't think it was necessary. But "what if I am having twins or something", I asked. She said, "what will you do differently if you find out now or at 12 weeks?". I said "it might give me more time to arrange my trip to the nuthouse!". She laughed and said to come in to see her if I have any strange symptoms.
I didn't need to go in to see her. I went to the ultrasound with the Geege on 9th July, 2008. I was feeling very nervous about it. The last ultrasound that I had been to was most unpleasant and I was just hoping that there was something there. Something with a heart beat and appropriate structure for a 12 week old foetus.
We walked in to the ultrasound room after a long wait (I hadn't even been able to hold in the 2 glasses of water I had to have!). The lady introduced herself, slapped some gel on my abdomen and the ultrasound wand, and put the ultrasound to my belly. Up popped an image I will never forget.
Not one, but TWO, little foetuses were clear to see up on the screen. We are having twins! The Geege and I laughed hysterically for a bit. I cried I had laughed so much. Then a brief feeling of panic overcame me. Then fear that they would be okay (both passed the nuccal translucency test with flying colours). And now the adventure really begins… four children under four!
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The level of poverty in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is among the highest in the Middle East and North Africa. Poverty in the Palestinian self-rule areas places them among some of the lowest income countries in the world, on a par with states such as Nicaragua, Ghana and Vietnam, according to a Haaretz report Sunday citing a World Bank recent report.
The World Bank and the Palestinian National Poverty Commission are currently involved in compiling a report on the level of poverty in the PA areas; the World Bank last week published a "Poverty Note" ahead of the completion of the final document.
The two organizations did not only use the level of economic development in Palestine, namely the GNP and GDP, to measure income per capita, but also the PPP - Purchasing Power Parity, said the report.
It added that the Palestinian territories have a relatively high income per head when compared to other countries in the region. But because their economy is so closely tied to the Israeli economy as well as the fact that their price index is on a par with Israel's, the poverty rate there is higher than in Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, according to the report.
Out of the six countries the PA areas were compared with, only Egypt and Yemen have a higher poverty rate than the territories: The reason for Egypt's poverty lies in the unequal distribution of wealth, while Yemen consistently suffers low income per capita.
In 1998, 20.3 percent of Palestinians residing in the territories lived below the poverty line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, this was something of an improvement compared with 1996 (23.6 percent) and 1997 (22.5 percent). The 1998 figure is nonetheless higher than Algeria's for the corresponding year, 15.1 percent (Algeria has a income per capita similar to that of the territories), Tunisia with 13 percent, and Jordan and Morocco with 7.5 percent respectively.
The Gaza Strip is twice as poor as the West Bank, said the study, with poverty rates of 33 percent and 14.5 percent respectively. The same is also true in absolute terms - the number of poor people living in the Gaza Strip is double that living in the West Bank since Gaza has twice the population the West Bank has.
The report in progress adopts the Palestinian National Poverty Commission's definition of poverty in its 1998 report, which defines a poor person as someone who cannot purchase a basket of basic food goods, clothing and housing as well as other basic needs such as medical attention, transportation and education. A household comprising two adults and four children was defined as poor if its basic consumption in 1998 was lower than $4,600, or $765 per head annually - almost $2 a day per head.
The report's authors note that Middle East and North African states traditionally have low poverty rates because of certain informal "safety nets" such as a relatively high standard of education, a close knit family that offers support and that lives together as an extended unit. Therefore, the high poverty rate in the PA areas is all the more shocking and warrants the conclusion that the rate of economic growth is actually much lower than is usually believed.
The report gives as much attention to absolute poverty as it does to "the perception of relative poverty" i.e. the number of people living for less than that which is considered adequate, given the level of average incomes. The relative poverty is probably higher in the West Bank and Gaza, states the report, than in most other countries, due to these territories' degree of integration with a high-income country, Israel. Prices in Israel are lower that in the United States by 10 percent; in other Middle East and North African states, prices are lower by half those in the United States. The report does stress that the high poverty rate in Palestine is not a result of or even influenced by the second cause of poverty, namely an unequal division of wealth – Albawaba.com
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Yahoo announced it will be encrypting its data and move to encrypting data in its features, namely Yahoo Messenger, according to a report.
Yahoo said it had been encrypting its data centers since March 31, but that it also plans to ad more encryption to its services such as Yahoo Messenger in the next few months. Now users can use an encrypted version of Yahoo News, Sports and Finance.
"Our goal is to encrypt our entire platform for all users at all time, by default," Alex Stamos, Yahoo's chief information security officer wrote in the company blog.
Stamos told reporters that recent reports of government monitoring spurred the company to more security measures, according to The Verge.
"The impetus for the huge push is obviously government revelations," Stamos said. "The side effect is that the protections we're putting in place protect in a lot of different scenarios."


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Compiled by Allison Moomey | KF16 & KF17 | Bénin
KF17 fellows have now made their way into the field, which means new workplaces, new countries, and new cultures for us all. Even more importantly it means fascinating new blog posts from every corner of the globe for you.
Check out this week's posts and join fellows as they observe microfinance in action in Palestine, share about a great new partner in Cameroon, visit a village bank in Peru, and adjust to life in Togo. Then continue reading to learn about a cricket-raising business in Indonesia, microsavings in Mozambique, Senegalese politics, an apartment search in Mongolia, and a loan officer training in the Philippines.
Microfinance in Palestine: Some things are the same, some things are different
Philip Issa | KF17 | Palestine
Journey with Philip as he visits three diverse borrowers and reports on their challenges and successes. You'll meet a young father with a new business, an experienced barber, and a mechanic not far from the Israeli separation border.
New Kids on the Block: Meet ACEP Cameroun
Natalie Sherman | KF 17 | Cameroun
Learn about the exciting new partnership between ACEP (Kiva's newest Pilot Partner) in Yaoudé, Cameroon. Natalie shares about ACEP's innovative product as a result of the Kiva partnership: microloans for single mothers with small businesses in urban areas.
Out of Cusco: Day in the life of a loan officer
Carrie Nguyen | KF17 | Peru
Venture out of the city to a village bank with Carrie and a loan officer in Peru. She details the challenges of bringing more than a dozen micro-borrowers together for a loan disbursal meeting and the role of the loan officer in navigating those challenges.
Lomé La Belle
Michael Slattery | KF17 |Togo
Join Michael as he explores the culture, food, and his new home in Lomé, Togo and ponders such academic questions as "Is it better to be able to proactively plan slow growth instead of having to reactively adapt to fast(er) growth?"
On avian appetites and accidental entrepreneurs…
Heather Sullivan | KF 17 | Indonesia
Heather shows you the world of cricket "agriculture" in Indonesia and explains how the popularity of songbirds fuels demand for this unique product.
Microsavings in Mozambique: How MFIs can help clients save
Micaela Browning | KF17 | Mozambique
As Hluvuku-ADSEMA, one of Kiva's partners, waits on the approval of a voluntary savings program, Micaela explains the different types of savings accounts offered by microfinance institutions and weighs the pros and cons of each, while sharing personal stories of clients who can benefit from voluntary accounts.
Some Politics with your Rice and Fish?
David Suk| KF 17 | Senegal
At an interesting time in Senegal's political history, David shares his colleagues' concerns, opinions, and hopes for the country's future.
Common sense in Mongolia: An evolving definition
Jon Hiebert | KF 17 | Mongolia
Head out on an apartment search with Jon in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where he successfully manages to find a place with limited language ability and knowledge of Mongolian culture.
"Training Day": Denzel's Got Nothing on These Filipino Loan Officers
Jamie Greenthal | KF 17 | Philippines
Jamie conducts his first training on Kiva policies (which naturally includes a teambuilding dance) and shares some of the impressively insightful questions asked by the loan officer trainees.
Additional posts from the past month:
Karibu Kenya: Strathmore Facilitates Connections
Connecting in New Orleans: Saints, Daiquiris & Mardi Gras
Dollarization in Ecuador, where 1 = 1
An Ordinary Borrower Visit: The Reality of Microfinance in Honduras
First Day as a Kiva Fellow in Cambodia
From One City to Another: A New Yorker in Tagbilaran
Preservation Hall
Kiva Puts its 17th Class of Fellows on the Map!
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EVENT: San Francisco Marathon 2011
EVENT DATE: Jul 31, 2011
LET S ERASE THE STIGMA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION wrote -
Let's race against stigma!
Let's Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation (LETS) is a charity for children and a positive force for early education and prevention that saves kids today from tomorrow's issues: issues like bullying, teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, self-harm, substance abuse, and the fear of talking to adults about things that matter. Just as a marathon or half marathon is a very long race, LETS youth are also on a difficult race: to erase the stigma of mental illness. Let's invite kids to talk openly and without stigma today, again tomorrow, and even more later. Let's talk every day! And now that we're talking...let's run!
If you join Team LETS SF Marathon 2011 and raise at least $300, LETS Educational Foundation will reimburse your race registration fee. We'll also be so stoked to cheer for you as a teammate!
We have a story to share.
It was a bright winter-day on December 17, 2001, but the memory of that day has been clouded by the tragic suicide of a young sophomore from Santa Rosa High School. A shining star of her cross country team, Marissa was full of drive to excel but never forgot to cheer for her teammates. While her friends and family saw a beautiful young woman with a brilliant future, Marissa couldn't imagine a life beyond the darkness of depression, which not even her closest friends knew. Marissa took her own life at the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, where Team LETS will run at the San Francisco Marathon to give youth like Marissa a voice. No one can be certain that Marissa's life would have been different had she felt comfortable opening up to her friends about her depression, but it's certain that all youth need a safe place without stigma when they are struggling with mental illness―whether it's their own, a family member's, or a friend's.
Let's help kids talk.
LETS is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to erasing the stigma of mental illness by funding and developing educational programs, mentoring opportunities, and research possibilities designed to empower youth to change the perception of mental illness. Your donation will go directly to support Empowered Minds Erasing the Stigma: a free program for schools in partnership with Minding Your Mind Foundation that features dynamic young adult speakers leading successful lives while coping with mental illness; followed by an invitation for schools to begin their own LETS Clubs where students can discuss stigma, learn about mental health, plan and lead their own stigma-erasing projects, and provide peer-to-peer education in their communities.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens, and most teen hospitalizations are the result of a suicide attempt; but only three out of ten individuals with mental illness seek help. We invite you to join Team LETS, a community phenomenon that empowers young people to foster awareness and hope instead of stigma!
Let's make a difference together.
Please support our exciting race for kids by running with Team LETS in the San Francisco Marathon on July 31, 2011 or sharing a donation. Help us remember Marissa Imirie by giving kids a voice to talk about mental illness and erase the stigma, one conversation at a time.


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Game's top glove to catch Gibby with fans' votes
This offseason's early defensive awards have been handed out to a mix of some familiar faces and a few new ones. A few human highlight reels kept on playing, and others joined the fray for what could become the first of many honors.
On one hand, there's Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons, both of whom won their first Gold Glove and Fielding Bible awards. On the other, there's Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who just won his sixth straight National League Gold Glove Award
This offseason's early defensive awards have been handed out to a mix of some familiar faces and a few new ones. A few human highlight reels kept on playing, and others joined the fray for what could become the first of many honors.
On one hand, there's Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons, both of whom won their first Gold Glove and Fielding Bible awards. On the other, there's Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who just won his sixth straight National League Gold Glove Award
"This guy has the ability to go out there and do some things that nobody has ever done," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of Molina. "And I think he realizes that and it's pretty unique."
Molina won the GIBBY in 2012, giving him a chance to become the first player to win it in consecutive years since Jim Edmonds did so in 2003-04. But he's up against some stiff competition, including young infielders Machado and Simmons, who are coming off two of the best defensive seasons in history according to the advanced metrics.
There's plenty of room for both the old and new school when handing out those awards, as the Fielding Bible picks a winner at each position and the Gold Gloves do the same for each league. That's not the case with the GIBBYs, however, as there will only be one Defensive Player of the Year -- and fans can help decide who it's going to be in 2013.
The other nominees are Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino and second baseman Dustin Pedroia, Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, Mets center fielder Juan Lagares, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez, Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney, D-backs right fielder Gerardo Parra and Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.
Major League Baseball's A-listers will take home 2013 GIBBY trophies -- the ultimate honors of the industry's awards season -- based on votes by media, front-office personnel, MLB alumni, fans at MLB.com and the Society for American Baseball Research.
This year's GIBBY Awards feature nominees in 22 categories. Individual honors will go to the MLB MVP, in addition to the year's best starting pitcher, hitter, closer, setup man, rookie, breakout hitter, breakout pitcher, comeback player, defensive player, manager, executive and postseason performer.
GIBBY trophies also will be awarded for the year's top play, storyline, hitting performance, pitching performance, oddity, walk-off, Cut4 topic, regular-season moment and postseason moment, from MLB.com's Must C highlight reels.
In the past five years, fans have cast more than 50 million votes across the various GIBBY categories, none of which was restricted to individual League affiliation. Fan voting runs through Dec. 1.
Winners will be presented their GIBBY trophies at the MLB.com Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards extravaganza during the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla.
Some of the nominees have already earned some hardware this offseason due to their defensive prowess. Widely regarded as the game's best catcher, Molina received his sixth Fielding Bible Award. Machado became the first Orioles third baseman to win a Gold Glove since Brooks Robinson in 1975, as he was worth 32 runs above the average player according to Total Zone Runs.
Simmons has played in only 206 Major League games, but he put together an historically great season on defense. The 41 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) credited to Simmons this year ranks as the highest total recorded by a shortstop since the metric was first used in 2003 and nearly 30 more than any other big-league shortstop in 2013.
"It's an honor," Simmons said when accepting his Gold Glove Award on ESPN2. "I've always been praised growing up. But to do it on the biggest stage is the biggest of honors."
Pedroia also won both a Gold Glove and Fielding Bible Award after arguably his finest defensive season, leading all second basemen with 15 DRS and finished second among AL second baseman with a .993 fielding percentage. His teammate, Victorino, recently won his fourth Gold Glove Award after leading the AL with 24 DRS in right field.
Iglesias and Lagares didn't factor into the early awards voting, but both turned out to be pleasant surprises at their respective positions this season. Gomez and Parra, meanwhile, both won Fielding Bible and NL Gold Glove Awards, with Gomez becoming the first Milwaukee player to earn a Gold Glove since Robin Yount did so as a shortstop in 1982.
There's an argument to be made for two NL second basemen, too. Phillips won his fourth Gold Glove Award in a close race against Barney. The Cubs second baseman had the more impressive fielding percentage and advanced statistics, but Phillips has become known for making exciting plays and his overall excellent defensive work.
Rounding out the field are Longoria, Arenado and Tulowitzki. Longoria was an AL Gold Glove Award finalist at third base, where he logged a 14.6 Ultimate Zone Rating and .972 fielding percentage and saved 12 runs. Arenado became only the 10th rookie to win a Gold Glove, and he credited his teammate Tulowitzki -- a two-time Gold Glove winner himself -- for his success.
"He's helped me a lot along the way, so that's pretty nice of him," Arenado said recently. "He's done so much for me."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry.


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Sams_Dog wrote:Wow, if not for the black and gold on this site I would be SURE that this was a NY Rangers discussion board. "GET THAT VETERAN! GET THIS VETERAN! TRADE THE YOUNG GUYS!! WHO CARES??!! THEY CAN'T PLAY!! THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!" Roberts is 40 years old guys. He will be doing card shows and playing golf when the Penguins are the favorite to win the Cup in two of three years. A second round pick, sure. One of our top (if not THE TOP) defensive prospect? NO F'N WAY!
Guerin is 36 and is one year removed from scoring 13 GOALS IN 70 GAMES. I am not interested in seeing us give up a good young player and a #1 pick for him ever. And either of these guys could (and probably will) walk after this season. I hope these rumors are false. My opinion of Shero would drop considerably if they aren't.
The Penguins are not going to win the Cup this year and making deals as if they are would be DUMB. In two years we will be kicking ourselves that we let a guy like Welch go fo a 40 year old rent-a-player.
The Penguins could very much use PLAYOFF REVENUE. For some reason, a lot of people think this habitual money-losing franchise is suddenly very solvent. It's not! I know attendance is up but the Pens are still going to finish in the red without some home playoff games.
When it comes time for next year and maybe upgrading the roster, it would be nice to have finished on the + side bottom-line for one of the few times in the last 2 decades plus.
Welch is expendable. The Pens have that style of d-man already in the NHL and also in the AHL for that matter. 40 year old rental players can help you have a good playoff run, especially if they bring something to the lineup that is lacking previously.
I'm all for bringing guys like Roberts and Guerin on board, even if they both turn out to be rentals. It's a second season once the playoffs start and either/both bring some of the power forward aspects to the Pens that is missing. If it means giving up a low #1 pick, Ryan Malone and even Wlech, sounds great to me. 3rd liners like Malone aren't difficult to replace and low #1 draft picks don't mean a lot on a team that is having a major youth movement already.


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Nay to DRM!
When my old mother (cue violins) got a new laptop to replace her ancient, irreparably busted PC, do you think her favourite DOS game would run on XP?
Of course not.
Not because of the game itself (the demo version worked), but because of the fscking CD copy-protection.
I certainly learned my lesson and haven't shelled out for any copy-protected SW for my PC, or my mum's, since.


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NORTH AMERICA: 'Heaven Is For Real' Edges Out 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' for First Again on Wednesday
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Sony reports that Heaven Is for Real added another $1.87 million to its haul on Wednesday, representing a 23 percent drop from Tuesday and 49 percent from its opening Wednesday last week. The hit faith-based film has tallied $36.35 million domestically so far, 6 percent ahead of the 8-day total of Son of God.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier dropped 20 percent from Tuesday to $1.77 million yesterday, also giving it a 50 percent week-to-week decline. The sequel's 20-day domestic total is $207.1 million, 19 percent ahead of where Thor: The Dark World stood at the same point.
Rio 2 earned $1.51 million yesterday, off 22 percent from Tuesday and 50 percent from Wednesday of last week. With $81.2 million in the bank so far, the animated sequel's 13-day gross is 7 percent behind the pace of its 2011 predecessor.
Warner Bros. reports that Transcendence posted $0.76 million yesterday, off 26 percent from Tuesday. The sci-fi flick has taken in $13.68 million through 6 days, 26 percent less than 2011's Source Code in the same time frame.
Disneynature's Bears claimed $0.61 million on Wednesday for a 35 percent decline from is Earth Day boost on Tuesday. The flick's 6-day total is $6.97 million, or about 46 percent less than the 6-day start of 2012's Chimpanzee.
Last but not least, A Haunted House 2 slid 27 percent from Tuesday to bring in $0.45 million yesterday. Having taken in $10.58 million so far, the sequel is behind the pace of its 2013 predecessor by 49 percent.
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ōNo man in his senses believes that the present location [is] to be permanent. It is in one corner of the state -- away from all lines of travel, possessing neither the advantages of railroads, navigable rivers nor telegraphs.ö
The commissioners had high hopes for a grand capital city in the midst of open prairie near Salt Creek. In addition to the construction of a new capitol building, they planned for a state prison, mental asylum, and university, none of which existed in the newly-organized state. To bolster confidence, the men all risked their own money and built imposing homes, exhibiting some of the finest architecture in the state at the time. The Thomas P. Kennard House is the only one of these houses that still remains. Today, visitors can tour the house as a way to gain a deeper understanding of Lincoln's early years and an appreciation for those whose vision shaped its development.
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Getting Started: Inquiry Question
Setting the Stage: Historical ContextLocating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
Visual Evidence: Images
Putting It All Together: Activities
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This lesson is based on the historic Thomas P. Kennard House (Nebraska Statehood Memorial) in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is among the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Celebs tremble as stalkerQuest takes off
Call for star spotter map site to be shut down
New York celebrities are quaking in their collective Ugg boots at the launch of gossip mongers Gawker.com's new Gawker Stalker site.
The site allows Manhattan star spotters to instantly post up the location and description of their targets on a Google steet map, according to the Daily Mail's foreign service. Critics are concerned that the precious stars might be mobbed everywhere they go. Unlikely-dubbed star agent Ken Sunshine, whose clients include Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck, fumed that the Gawker site is "outrageous".
Gawker editor Jessica Coen rejected Mr Sunshine's argument, chillingly warning: "If people are truly intent on doing some sort of sick harm to a certain celebrity that information for finding them is already out there."
Among the latest spots are learning difficulties-exploiting gagsmith Adam Sandler heading to the gym on the Upper West Side, and camel-larynxed gangsta rap artiste Jah Rule hopping out of his bimmer with entourage in tow. Riveting.
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Since its earliest times, the Italian tradition of violin making has been able to take credit not only for the classical perfection of an Antonio Stradivari but also for the wild mastery of a Guarneri del Gesù. And to this day, it can still seem as if some Italian instruments emphasise their outstanding musical qualities by means of their charming originality and a casualness in the details of their craftsmanship. This particular Italian violin appears to belong to this tradition as well. It was made in 1953 by Luigi Agostinelli in Gubbio and bears its original signed label. Slightly asymmetrically arranged sound holes, purfling that was clearly applied with haste, highly interesting woods and a strong scroll rich in character all indicate the style of an artist who knew how to emphasise his own priorities. The luminous and bright golden yellow oil varnish is striking in its loveliness and it alone would draw the eye to this instrument with its large personality. As is fitting for good Italian violins, the crowning glory of this perfectly preserved, hand-crafted Luigi Agostinelli violin is its sound, which is warm, bright, brilliant and Italian in its expression.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Very few babies and children treated for coughs or respiratory illnesses have pertussis, a highly contagious childhood disease also known as whooping cough, Swiss researchers have found.
The findings should reassure doctors they aren't overlooking or misdiagnosing the illness, which is known for a distinctive-sounding and uncontrollable cough.
In conducting the study, Drs. Ulrich Heininger and Marie-Anne Burckhardt, of University Children's Hospital in Basel, analyzed nose and throat swabs from 1,059 infants, children and teens treated for a cough over the course of one year.
The investigators tested the swabs for respiratory viruses as well as Bordetella bacteria, including Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis -- both of which can cause pertussis.
The study, published in the August issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, revealed that rates of Bordetella infection were low: just 2 percent of the patients were positive for B. pertussis and 0.5 percent were positive for B. parapertussis. The rates were low even among children whose doctor actually suspected pertussis and ordered a test for Bordetella.
In addition, the rates of Bordetella infection were low among children with confirmed respiratory viral infections, the study authors noted in a journal news release. Of 268 patients who tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus (a common respiratory infection in infants) only one child was also infected with Bordetella.
The study also found no link between respiratory viruses in children and their risk for Bordetella infection. The researchers cautioned, however, children with respiratory viruses could still be infected with Bordetella, although concurring infections are probably just coincidental.
The authors also pointed out that the study is limited by the fact that it was carried out in just one year when there were no pertussis outbreaks.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on whooping cough.


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Looking for love is a journey. For the very young, that can be a quick trip, thanks to a huge pool of possibilities. For the rest of us, it's more like an expedition, with lots of baggage to lug around.
My itinerary included a stop at an online dating superstore. One particular "match" remains unforgettable — despite the passage of time and an eventual long-term relationship with a great woman.
After an initial digital encounter and a bit of back and forth via the dating site, we exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet.
Our first date in a Pasadena restaurant was a little awkward. I tried to focus on our conversation, but her other, more obvious qualities — those most prized by the shallow, superficial man — were distracting. She was very attractive, very smart and, from the look of things, financially very comfortable — a serious triple threat, so much so that I wondered if I was even in the right league from the get-go.
But I kept it together and applied myself to getting to know her.
She had a big-time government job and an accomplished physician father who raced sailboats and christened his favorite with her name. She volunteered at KCRW-FM. I held my own with stories about the big newspaper where I worked and the best beaches in Costa Rica, providing enough humor to make her smile. Often. Which, of course, just melted me.
We had a drink or two at the bar and then moved to a table, had dinner and laughed a lot. There was plenty of terrain to cover but no hurry to cover it all during our first encounter. She was interesting and interested — all you could ask in a first date.
Winding down a first date, though, is always tricky. As I struggled to come up with something clever to say, she announced suddenly, "I think we should do this again."
I couldn't have said it better myself, and probably wouldn't have.
For the next few days, I tried not to give in to my urgency to call her. We both were pretty busy, I told myself, and I was able to get her out of my mind enough to at least function.
Finally, after some more witty email and a phone call, we got together again. She was a dancer and loved the arts, so we punched our ticket at a few galleries.
Talking about art is the Rorschach inkblot of conversation. You never know what's going to pop into your head when you look at a painting. But I did my best to keep up and even worked in some lame art humor I'd overheard at an opening in Santa Monica.
We had a late lunch/early dinner, and things went well. There was a lot to like, and I felt there was definitely some chemistry between us. A long spell of overcast and fog seemed to be clearing. The sun was peeking through.
But that was it.
I never saw her again.
Phone calls and emails went nowhere. I checked to see that my voice mail was still working. I checked with my Internet provider. I replayed the tapes in my head to see if I'd forgotten that she told me she was going to Iceland or Patagonia or somewhere.
No. She'd just dropped off the radar.
Finally, after a couple of weeks, an email landed in my inbox. It started off with the three words no one likes to hear from a potential love interest, "I'm sorry but …"
Everyone knows dating can be brutal. There is no standard set of rules and regulations that governs the process, especially online dating, with its skewed playing field. The game is never over because it never runs out of players making newer and more spectacular plays.
I decided to read the rest of the email anyway, bracing for the brushoff. But this was no ordinary rejection. I was kicked clear out of the gene pool.
With what seemed genuine sincerity, she apologized for not getting back to me. She said she had been trying for a very long time to find the right person to love because she really wanted to have a child. But she just hadn't found that person.
She wasn't with someone else, she wrote. She was pregnant, and had just found out. And was very happy about it.
Her journey ended, apparently, with conception. The timeline and insufficient, viable physical contact meant I played no role in the transaction.
I was honored to be a part of her donor search, I guess, but clearly I wasn't her type — or her child's.
Moody is a Los Angeles Times editorial artist.
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