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Here is the testimonial from the man who came to the event in Amsterdam on the 8th December, whose partner was healed of a blood cancer. Next Ams December 16th www.stuartwilde.com/events/all-other-upcoming-events-with-stuart-wilde/. It's bit long but it's an interesting read nonetheless. Stuart Wilde www.stuartwilde.com
Dear Stuart,
First of all, I would like to begin this email by thanking you from the deepest depths of my heart and soul for the wonderful work you are currently doing. Three years ago, my partner was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) disease. NHL is a type of blood cancer that varies significantly in its severity, from indolent to very aggressive. My partner's medical consultants had told her that she had between ten to fifteen years left to live, and she was told in that crude manner. Needless to say that this put intense strain on her day-to-day living and caused her mental anguish with regards to the future.
My partner came to the healing event in Bath this year and you carried out the healing for her. On returning from the event the very same day, she told me and insisted that she had been cured! As a scientist, I was curious and insisted on seeing proof regarding the claim she was making. Last week, she went for her regular check up with the consultant and was told never to come back! Her NHL has, to put it simply, disappeared and gone.
This has the new consultant baffled. I think the NHL went with her medical records and the previous consultants who also disappeared without a trace. This is also true. Since her recent consultation, two of her former consultants left the hospital and her medical records have gone missing too. Coincidence? Her and I are both eternally grateful to you for what you have done and for what you are currently doing for humanity. I was sent by my partner to go and attend the Amsterdam seminar to personally thank you for what you have done for her. So, I did exactly that.
The seminar in Amsterdam was brilliant and it was an honour to listen to you and Khris talk and share your wisdom, love and vast knowledge. You succinctly and concisely answered my many questions and left me with much more to think about. I am still in Amsterdam going over my notes from the seminar.
I would also like to share something else with regards to your healing. I have suffered from cysts since the age of fifteen and continue to do so. Even yesterday, prior to the Amsterdam seminar and healing , I had cysts located on different parts of my body. I remember walking back from the seminar thinking, I wonder if these cysts will also be cured after receiving healing from Stuart? Well, to my pleasant surprise this morning when I woke up, they had SIGNIFICANTLY reduced, and have now totally disappeared along with my partner's NHL, her medical records and her consultants! Over time, I had learned to live with the cysts, but now I laugh knowing they are just not there. Thank you again Stuart, you really are a living legend bro. They caused me much pain and annoyance for such a long time (nearly twenty years).
Finally, it was an absolute pleasure to attend the Amsterdam seminar and to personally meet you, Khris Krepcik and Tom Lishman. Thank you all once again for making yourselves so accessible and for taking time out to answer my questions too. I look forward to seeing you again. Please could you also kindly thank Khris and Tom from me for sharing their knowledge and wisdom with me.
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No flame intended here, just a friendly request to those posting to this list. It's pretty well accepted on most mailing lists (and I hope it becomes so for this one) that posters don't 'reply' to messages using their mailer's reply button unless they are truly reply to the message in question. The number one reason is that it messes up the 'threading' function of most mailers and this problem usually shows up in the list archives as well.

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Remember when packing, the following things are not allowed:
The Festival and the Hampshire Constabulary are working together to keep crime levels down on the site during the weekend. A small minority of people attending the Festival see it as an opportunity to commit crime, mainly stealing from tents. You can help yourselves by following the below advice:
Remember, there's no way you can make a tent 100% secure so only bring what you absolutely need. Don't be tempted to leave valuables in your vehicle either. Don't challenge people looking through tents - report them to Festival staff or the Police immediately.
There's safety in numbers. Say "hello" to your neighbours to build a community feeling and provide greater security around your tent.
Label your belongings, including your tent, with your postcode. Thieves are after unidentifiable property, so make sure the markings are obvious and indelible. Before you come to the Festival register your property such as mobile phones and cameras for free at www.immobilise.com and help the Police to return stolen items to their rightful owner.
Do this now: on your mobile phone key in *#06# and your unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number will be displayed. Make a note of this number so that if you lose your phone or if it is stolen you can contact your service provider to have the phone immobilised. Whilst on site keep it in a buttoned/zipped pocket, secure bag or use a lanyard to keep it secured to your clothing.
But don't keep all your money, bank cards and valuables together - spread them around in different pockets. Before going to sleep, place them in a plastic bag and hide it in your sleeping bag with you. There will be lockers available on site for rental - please use them!
Searches will be carried out. If you take prescribed medication keep it with you at all times. These types of drugs are often sought by thieves. A drug disruption plan will be in operation again at this year's event. Passive drugs detection dogs will be working during the course of the weekend covering points of entry to the site. Amnesty bins will be provided in advance of these check points to give people the opportunity to surrender illegal substances.
If you are a victim of crime there will be Police Officers and Festival staff on site to whom you can report the incident. Alternatively, call the Hampshire Constabulary on: 101 or 999 in an emergency.
You will find Welfare Tents in the Campsite and in the Arena. Welfare will provide you with information on the site as well as travel. The following services are also provided: counselling, message board, lost property, lost persons, health promotion (general & sexual).
Lost children or people will be taken to the Welfare tent.
If you lost something at the Festival, please visit the Welfare Tent in Electric Ladyland to see if it's been handed in.
After the Festival please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Festimed are the Medical Team for the Festival. They employ a wide range of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and emergency care practitioners.
There are medical facilities all around the site, these include a Hospital, two Walk-In Medical Tents and two pharmacies.
If you have special medical needs (e.g. if you are diabetic or coeliac) and need to bring in prohibited items to the Festival, we can provide you with a letter of authority. Please email us on email@example.com.


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Actress, a student, facing charges
Updated 7:20 am, Tuesday, February 21, 2012
TROY — A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student with small parts in several movies was charged Saturday with allegedly backing her vehicle into a university security officer, city police said Monday.
RPI Public Safety Sgt. Peter Patti responded at 12:30 a.m. Saturday to 71 Albright Court, an on-campus address, to assist at a medical call. When three people left the rear of the building, Patti asked for identification. Two complied, but Paris J. Scott, a senior at RPI, refused, police said.
Scott, 22, of 1999 Burdett Ave., ignored repeated requests to provide ID, police said.
Scott has acted in seven movies, according to the IMDb website. She played the role of Stacy in "Johnson Family Christmas Dinner."
Patti was standing at the rear of Scott's vehicle taking down license plate information when she allegedly backed into him, striking both his legs, police said.
The sergeant ordered Scott to stop, but she drove off, police said. Scott was stopped by city police in the area of Fulton and Fourth streets.
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Scott was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, improper signalling and unsafe backing, police said. She was released on an appearance ticket and will be arraigned Tuesday in city court.
Patti was treated for his injuries.
"We are aware of the incident. It's a very serious matter," said Mark Marchand, a RPI spokesman.
Scott will be subject to the RPI student judicial review process, Marchand said. The university is cooperating with the police investigation.
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Striking Distance (1993)
Action, Crime, Mystery1993 Year 102 Mins 5.8 Imdb
Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
Movie Information
- Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Released: 17 September 1993
- Imdb Rating: 5.8
- Runtime: 102 Mins.
- Writer: Rowdy Herrington, Marty Kaplan
- Director: Rowdy Herrington
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina


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to accept the things I cannot change;
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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Drug use widespread in Australian sport
Australia's top crime body has just completed a twelve month investigation, finding drug use to be widespread in major Australian sporting codes. The abuse is thought to be fed by organised crime, with criminals using drugs as a gateway to match fixing. To discuss these revelations Jim spoke with Australia's Sports Minister, Kate Lundy.


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1939 American Railroad Travel Poster
I worked as a visual manager in a department store in Florida, and this was hanging in the men's department. When the directors of visual decided to go with a different direction, they started selling off the antiques to visual managers, whoever wanted to buy them. So I called my manager one day and said, "I like this poster and I'd like to buy it. How much would it cost?" He came up with the figure $37, and so I bought it, put it in my car and brought it home.
The poster was done in 1939, and it was designed by Leslie Ragan. He was born in Iowa, he studied in Iowa, he studied a little bit in Chicago at the Art Institute. He made his fame, really, working both for the government during the Second World War, designing war posters, and also, primarily, he was the poster designer for the New York Central Railroad.
In 1939, both in California, in San Francisco, and in New York, there were two great World's Fairs taking place. And this poster is advertising traveling through America to see the two World's Fairs. The image itself, I think, is a paean to the beauties of America, the visual splendor, not just of the United States, but of Canada and Mexico as well. Both Canadian and Mexican railroads are being advertised. This just epitomizes the fantastic visual splendor of the Americas, human, natural and structural. Near to you on the poster, there's a little stamp. That's actually a museum stamp. Some German museum would have acquired this poster, and that's their stamp and their inventory number, which we often see on posters. I'm not specifically sure what museum it is. I've seen this poster twice before, but there's something about this poster that is singularly different from the other two that I saw. Up top, it says, "See America," in the middle it says, "Railroads of the United States, Canada and Mexico," on the bottom, what I've never seen before is this, is in the German language.
And all other copies of the poster that I've seen, the bottom bit has also been in English, saying, "Visit the World's Fairs in New York and California."
Oh, wow.
Now, what this tells us is this poster, advertising American railroads, was distributed all over the world and would have been overprinted in the languages of that country. So we have to assume that it exists also in French, probably exists in Spanish, and we know now definitively that it exists in the German language. At auction, I would estimate this piece between $7,000 and $10,000.
Wow! That's fantastic.
The difference in the language doesn't make a difference in the price. It just adds to the story and it adds to the history of the poster.
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Context is key: Listen carefully. Most of our experts will give appraisal values in context. For example, you'll often hear them say what an item is worth "at auction," or "retail," or "for insurance purposes" (replacement value). Retail prices are different from wholesale prices. Often an auctioneer will talk about what she knows best: the auction market. A shop owner will usually talk about what he knows best: the retail price he'd place on the object in his shop. And though there are no hard and fast rules, an object's auction price can often be half its retail value; yet for other objects, an auction price could be higher than retail. As a rule, however, retail and insurance/replacement values are about the same.
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Industry : Retail, Wholesale & Commercial Trade
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Job Location : Sanliurfa
Nationality : Turkish
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We are looking for a talented Marketing Executive to undertake marketing projects for the benefit of our company. You will organize creative campaigns and promotional events that can make a difference for our company's success according to trends and customer requirements.
The ideal candidate will be passionate for the "art" of marketing and will have an abundance of ideas for building efficient strategies. He/she must bring forth a strong arsenal of techniques and methods to promote our products, services and public image.
The goal is to reach out to the market and cultivate the customer's interest in our products and services in ways that strengthen our reputation and facilitate our continuous growth.
Conceive and develop efficient and intuitive marketing strategies
Organize and oversee advertising/communication campaigns (social media, TV etc.), exhibitions and promotional events
Conduct market research and analysis to evaluate trends, brand awareness and competition ventures
Initiate and control surveys to assess customer requirements and dedication
Write copy for diverse marketing distributions (brochures, press releases, website material etc.)
Maintain relationships with media vendors and publishers to ensure collaboration in promotional activities
Monitor progress of campaigns using various metrics and submit reports of performance
Collaborate with managers in preparing budgets and monitoring expenses
- Proven experience as marketing executive or similar role
- Good understanding of market research techniques, data analysis and statistics methods
- Thorough knowledge of strategic planning principles and marketing best practices
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A cutting-edge facility has been the host of numerous international and local conventions, meetings, social gathering, concerts and fairs. This is what the Philippine International Convention Center or PICC is known of. It is situated in the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City, Philippines minutes away from Coconut Palace, Aliw Theater and Folk Arts Theater.
The PICC made history as the first international convention center in Asia and led other countries to build their own convention center. It was constructed from November 1974 to September 1976 with Presidential Decree No. 520 authorizing Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to construct the building. It was designed by a Filipino National Artist in Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin, the same artist who designed the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Bukidnon among many other striking structures. The Philippine International Convention Center was formally opened last September 5, 1976.
The PICC has more than 70,000 square meters of floor area and a wide range of facilities that can accommodate almost any gatherings of any size. It is also considered as an architectural landmark and instituted itself as one of the versatile event area in the Asia-Pacific Region. PICC provides advance conferencing equipments and facilities that would cater international, regional Asia and local events. It has also been the venue for annual Awards Night of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) from its inception up to the present.
PICC has been divided into 5 building modules which are the Delegation Building, Secretariat Building, Plenary Hall, Reception Hall and The Forum. Each of these building modules is spacious enough and can be transformed into different kinds of setting for any special events. The Delegation Building is a five-story building which houses 12 meeting rooms, 2 new banquet halls, and 2 corporate boardrooms. The three-story Secretariat Building is located at the Southern end of the PICC complex and houses more meeting rooms, banquet halls, media center among many others. The Plenary Hall is the most awe-inspiring of the 5 building modules which can conveniently hold up to 4,000 people and well-equipped with dressing rooms and VIP lounge. The Reception Hall can accommodate 2, 500 people for a sit-down dinner or 5,000 people for a cocktail party. Lastly, The Forum is a multipurpose facility with spaces that can be redesigned to suit the organizer's needs and can hold up 3,000 people.
As a whole, PICC is the perfect place to hold any special events (foreign and local) since it is strategically located in Pasay, nearby Manila, minutes away from Ninoy Aquino International Airport and close to hotels and shopping malls. It has spacious parking areas that can accommodate up to 400 vehicles, medical clinic, ATM and bank services. PICC is well-secured with closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) with round the clock security guards, bomb-sniffing canines and metal detectors.
For more information you can visit the PICC's official website http://www.picc.gov.ph/.


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Step 4. Your action may disturb nesting bald eagles. If you would like further assistance in determining whether bald eagles may be disturbed, contact your local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office.
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ROME (Sep. 17)
Dr. Sergio Piperno, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, deplored today the fact that West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who arrived here yesterday for consultations with Italian officials, was accompanied by Dr. Hans Globke, his State Secretary.
Dr. Piperno, in a statement to the press, said that Dr. Globke had been accused of collaboration with Nazism, particularly in writing a commentary on the Nazi Nuremberg racial laws.
Asserting that the results of a West German government inquiry into the charges had never been published and that the charges had not been denied, the Italian Jewish leader conceded that the Adenauer Government was trying to repair the "material damages" created by the Nazi regime. However, he added, punishment of Nazi collaborators or at least their elimination from high and influential public offices was still more important.


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Control Your Squawking Bird
ArticleThursday 09 December 2010
All pet birds will make noise at some point. If your bird is constantly squawking however, something is wrong. The bird noise may be habitual and for no apparent reason, if this is the case, behaviour modification may be the answer to the bird squawking. One of the easiest ways to cut down on the bird noises is by providing the bird with lots of attention and psychological enrichment. This guide outlines how to stop a bird squawking. %%AFC-ADVERT%%
How to Stop a Bird Squawking
- Your first step in stopping your bird squawking is to eliminate any potential health problems as these could be the cause of the incessant bird noises. Take your bird to a vet for a thorough check up.
- Try to avoid as much stress as possible for the bird as this can lead to excessive bird noise. Try to stay calm around them and avoid loud noises. One thing sure to stress the bird is if a cat can see him and stare at him. You can try to stop the bird squawking by moving its cage to another room where he can't see out of the windows at people walking past.
- Once you have ruled out health problems and stress related issues, you can start to address the bird noises. The first step is to completely ignore the bird squawking. Stay in the room but continue doing exactly what you are doing until the bird is quiet.
- When the bird noises have stopped for a while, give the bird plenty of attention and treats so that it knows if it stays quiet, it will be rewarded. You can give the bird its favourite toy to play with. Try to avoid being loud with the rewards as this may encourage the bird to join in.
- Bird noises are completely natural for a bird so it is important that they are allowed to make noise at certain times. Encouraging the bird to sing by singing yourself is a good way of allowing the bird to make noise. If the bird is making lots of noise without being encouraged, ignore it but reward bird squawking when he is encouraged to.
- Clicker training can be a very good way of controlling bird noises. Encouraging the bird to do tricks or other behaviours is a good way for the bird to get your attention without squawking.
- When you are trying to control bird squawking, it is important not to get angry with the bird and hit it or the cage. This will only make the bird noise worse.


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The Main Event: They will tie the knot Dec. 11 at Lerone's hometown Seventh-day Adventist church in Longwood, Fla.
How They Met: At church. "I learned her name was Lerone and asked for the spelling to be sure I would remember the next time I saw her, and I hoped and prayed there'd be a next time."
First Impressions: "He looked so young I thought he was in high school!"
First Date: P.F. Chang's. "I forgot to mention an item I wanted for an appetizer, and Murray sprinted after the waiter to let him know what I wanted. I thought that was sweet."
How He Proposed: Over Skype. She was visiting her family in Florida for the holidays, and he was in Maryland, but he wanted her to be with her family when he proposed. She recorded herself saying yes and emailed him the next morning.
Pet Names: "Leronet" and "Leroniquet" for her; "Murrinet" for him.
When She Knew: "When he didn't run for the hills when I introduced him to my classical techno music collection."


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Laptop scheme courts North American consumers
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative is launching a 'Give 1 Get 1' scheme in North America, encouraging individuals to buy two of their low-cost laptops — one for their own child and one for a child in the developing world.
OLPC hopes that the programme, open for two weeks from 12 November, will stimulate interest in their initiative in both developing and Western countries.
The non-profit OLPC aims to provide low-cost computers for education in developing countries. Its XO computer, previously dubbed the '$100 laptop', currently costs more than that, with OLPC hoping that mass production will drive down the cost.
"The goal now is to get purchase orders from governments," OLPC spokesperson Jackie Lustig told SciDev.Net.
OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte has said orders so far have been "disappointing", with promised orders from Brazil and Nigeria failing to materialise, according to the BBC.
Under the 'Give 1 Get 1' scheme, customers pay US$399 for two XO laptops, receiving one whilst another is delivered to a child in the developing world.
Focus groups carried out by OLPC suggest that the XO laptop could prove popular in Canada and the United States.
"The kids loved them because it's the first time a laptop is designed specifically for a child," says Lustig.
The computer addresses the needs of children in developing countries, featuring, for example, a high resolution screen which can be read in full sunlight.
But the OLPC initiative itself is still facing criticism.
Tim Unwin, founder of the Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Collective, which aims to encourage the appropriate and sustainable use of ICT for development, said the scheme was "fundamentally flawed".
While Unwin commends the technology behind the XO laptop, he sees it as "a technological solution in search of a problem".
Unwin says the lack of training for teachers and the widespread shortage of internet connectivity in many developing countries are major issues neglected by the OLPC. "You need to have an integrated strategy rather than just giving a laptop per child," he says.He adds that newer technologies may be more appropriate to the developing world. "The convergence of laptops and mobile phones is going to change the rules of the game. There are people already making digital devices much cheaper than the OLPC."


text: The very intriguing and somewhat confusing puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo is now available for pre-order via the PlayStation Network. The game is set to launch through the PSN on August 14. Those who pre-order receive a free PS3 theme. The game is being developed by Minority and it is said that the story is influenced by team lead and creative director Vander Caballero's childhood experiences with his alcoholic father. You can see this theme come to life in the recently released launch trailer below as well at the E3 trailer further down. Minority describes the game as follows: Papo & Yo is the story of a young boy, Quico, and his best friend, Monster. Monster is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn't scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs. The minute he sees one hop by, he'll scarf it down and fly into a violent, frog-induced rage where no one, including Quico, is safe. And yet, Quico loves his Monster and wants to save him. As Quico, players will build their friendship with Monster by solving puzzles together and adventuring through a magical, surrealist world. Players will need to learn to use Monster's emotions, both good and bad, to their advantage if they want to complete their search for a cure and save their pal. stars Further Reading Modder enables The Last of Us' hidden s Nab the PS4 Persona 5 theme before it's 10 games that will guarantee a bone-chilling 9 of the wackiest, uncomfortable gaming contr Here's how to enable 2-step verificatio GameFans Podcast #10: NinTENdo, enRaged, does Auto-load comments: Off On View comments (0)


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In sports tournaments or competitions, teams or individuals want to win it all, but if that doesn't happen, finishing in the top three is usually not so bad. If you do finish in the top three, you usually walk away with some type of recognition and something bronze worth placing on your shelves at home. […]


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The AGM of St. Patricks National School Parents Association will be held on Tuesday, September 17, at 8pm. All parents/guardians are requested to attend.
Parish Lotto
There was no jackpot winner on Tuesday, September 3, when the numbers were 3, 7, 10 and 13. Three players matched 3 numbers and won €35 each. The Jackpot will be €1,400 for our next draw on Tuesday, September 17.
Progressive 25
Winners on Thursday, September 5, were: Chas Keane and John O'Dwyer; Kieran Browne and Dick McGrath; Tess Maher and Paul McGrath; Mary McCormack and Michael Holohan. New players are always welcome to our 25 card game on Thursday nights.
CLCG Naomh Pádraig Minor Hurling: Our minor hurlers were defeated by Ballyneale on Friday evening in Mullinahone and so ended our championship involvement for this year at minor level. We thank the players for the time and effort they put into the championships this year. Thanks also to selectors Tomás McCormack and Jimmy O Brien who trained the minors this year. U12 & 16 Hurling - On Sunday, September 15, our u12 hurlers play Ballyneale in Anner Park Cloneen at 12noon. Also on Sunday our u16 hurlers are in the South Tipperary semi finals: 11.30am Cahir v Carrick Davins, 1pm Anner Gaels v Kilsheelan. Extra time to be played if needed. Charge at gate. On Saturday week last three of our players were in action for the Co. Tipperary under 16 Hurling teams. Aidan Buckley and Conor Clancy were members of the County A team that reached the final of the Tipperary Supporters Club All Ireland Final only to suffer a last minute defeat at the hands of Kilkenny. Cathal Mahoney was a member of the Co. B team that also reached their final but were defeated by Cork.
St Patrick's Ladies GAA Club U10s and U12s: Our annual u10 and 12 girls' football Parish League will take place on Saturday, September 21, from 2pm in Anner Park Cloneen. Best of luck to all the girls taking part!
Junior Team: The best of luck to our junior ladies team, captained by Roisin Horan as they take on the Aherlow B ladies team in the Junior D Cup Final this Thursday at 8pm.
Gaelic for Others: Congratulations to our G4O ladies team who play in Croke Park on All Ireland Ladies Final Day - Sunday, September 29. One of six teams from all over the country and the only team from Tipperary.


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Here's some comics I've been meaning to make you aware of:
Dogbert testifying before Congress
XKCD: Correlation vs causation
Thinkin' Lincoln: Relationship goals
Thinkin' Lincoln: Ernest Shackleton, Charles Darwin, and Amelia Earhart discuss their favorite Ninja Turtle while Pythagoras has an interdimensional geometry battle with the Bermuda Triangle.
quantz.com: Hand phones!
Here's a visual visualization of Toccata and Fugue, which is amazing for seeing all the notes being played, timing, and duration, etc:
And here's some German dude playing that awesome German song on an authentic German organ. The first time I watched this, I was certain that thug standing behind the organist was going to kill him if he played a wrong note!
Welp, that catches me up on about 4 months worth of things I've been itching to blog about. See you in July with another batch!


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The problemMy partner and I were having problems so we had a month apart. We decided we were still in love, so he moved back in. But during a row, he told me he'd slept with another woman. He says that if a couple split up they're free to see other people. I can't forgive him.
The adviceIt sounds like you didn't agree any guidelines for this 'space' that you wanted. Sadly, this is a common situation. It's like that episode of Friends when Ross and Rachel were 'on a break' from each other, and he slept with another girl. That took years to sort out!
In your case, you expected your guy to spend the time apart thinking about your relationship. But he assumed he could date other women - and sleep with them.
But what's done is done. There's no point going over this. It's more important to find out if your relationship has a future.
Things were clearly going badly before, or you two wouldn't have wanted some space. And soon after you got back together - even before you knew about the other woman - you'd started quarrelling again.
So things don't look great. Still, there's a chance you can rescue your relationship if you have some sessions with an experienced Relate counsellor. Find your nearest branch on www.relate.org.uk.
One last thing: if there's any danger that your partner may have picked up an STD (sexual infection) from the other woman, you should both visit your local genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic. Ring your nearest hospital to find out where it is.
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A while back, Jaye of Artquiltmaker fame tweeted a link to a video on Quilters Newsletter called Meet Judy Martin. And we all know about how I feel about Judy Martin's designs, so I got sucked in and it resulted in a purchase of two more books by Judy Martin. One of those books was her 2007 book, Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book.
Warning: Watching the video resulted in my purchasing two books. Reading Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book resulted in my ordering two more books. Also, if you watch the video, neither of the quilts hanging in the video are actually in this book, but they are in her upcoming book that will be available in the fall. (Yeah, I'm sure I'll be reviewing that one also because her site gives a sneak peak at the quilts in that book and, of course, I love many of them. Seriously, I could probably only make her patterns for the rest of my life and be content and not bored.)
Back to this particular book. If you are ever going to make a Log Cabin quilt (or a log cabin border), you need this book. I don't think there is one aspect of making Log Cabin blocks and their close relatives that Judy doesn't cover. She even recommends efficient ways to store your logs of different lengths once you cut them! Yep, I can see that my stash is all going to be cut into logs. (Later.) She also tells you everything you need to know to make accurate, beautiful and creative Log Cabin blocks and other blocks made with logs of varying sizes. (By the way, if you think Log Cabin quilts can only be Barn Raising or Sunshine and Shadows settings, check out one of my older posts – Amazing Log Cabin Quilts.)
So, yes, I strongly recommend this book. And, yes, I am probably going to make some of these quilts, especially since I want to start using up fabric. As for you folks,
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I've just completed the third semester of nursing school, and I'm back with some more little things I've learned, in no particular order.
On Maternity: The nurses in the maternity ward think they have the best job in the whole hospital! And there's something to their opinion: the overwhelming majority of their patients are fundamentally well. No other part of the hospital can claim that.
On Level of Consciousness: It is not normal to sleep through a blood sugar check.
We All Need the Duhpartment of Research: Yes, sometimes we do need scientific proof of what seems to be perfectly obvious. That's because sometimes the perfectly obvious gets proven right, and sometimes it gets proven wrong.
On the Passage of Time: It's just as well I didn't study back in the 80s or 90s. I might be one of those nurses who say things like "We've always done it this way!"
Sometimes Questions are Opportunities: When you can't easily find that somebody has answered your question, there is room for you to run a study and find the answers for others.
On the NICU: When I arrived in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, I was prepared for a depressing day. Instead, I found the tiniest humans showing fierce fighting spirit and overcoming the odds every day, with help from extremely caring nurses… and of course a lot of equipment. It turned out to be a highly satisfying experience where I felt like I made a difference.
Preemies Need Coffee!: Well, not really. But a bit of caffeine does help them breathe better.
Magnetic: There is such a thing as a Magnet Hospital. Such hospitals are supposed to "promote excellence in nursing and healthcare." Sounds very buzzword compliant, doesn't it? However, it turns out that such hospitals do have lower mortality rates and brings in more revenue than it costs to attain. That last bit is why you're likely to see more of them in the future.
And that just about wraps it up for my third semester of nursing school. Stay tuned for the final edition at the end of June!


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Originally Posted by callmetim: The only time you lose is when you quit trying...
You need to protect your cheddar, kick the scripts (just weed man, why is that so hard), and find a good woman. And stop feeling so damn sorry for yourself with all them poor person starving over in Somalia.
Sorry excuse for a degenerate if you ask me
im 30. the last 10 years, 5 have been sober in AA, 5 have been off the wagon.
the last time i got sober i was 25. i got hooked up with up a job as a janitor.12.00 hr .. cleaning toilets, hey detox .. dude garbage - go clean it. i didn't miss one day or show up late for 2 years. i took one week vacation to a nice spot each year.
then .. i got benefits, a raise .. 45k lots of bennies/time off, easier job ... etc ... made a few investments .... built my bank account up to $200,000.00
invested 150,000.00 of it. right away pretty much.
fell off the wagon.
28. credit card. dirty hustling abilities. drinking. went to vegas twice. drugs. perc 30's. cocaine. drinking. drinking. drugs. gambling.
not wise.
now ... i'm 30. i do not like the lifestyle that i have created. i liked it a lot better when it was simple. after a high like that there is obv a depression price to pay when you crash. sucks. i hate the way i feel. i hate the things i do. it makes me hate the person that i am.
only answer.
is the worst answer for a guy like me. NO NOTHING.no gambling, no drinking, no drugs, no booking, no dealing, no friggin nothing. get your friggin headout of your behind. be a man. be honest. go to aa. get sober.
Originally Posted by amd: I drank 4 cans of beer during the football game last night and I puked 2 hours after my 4th beer was gone. Normal? I'd pretty much call myself a box. How the darn does your liver handle all that garbage? Fellas want to come over for beer and pizza all the time and I'm the only Melvin who's drinking a Coca Cola with my Pizza.....tastes good. Skoal feels even better on a full belly.....relaxing. In any event, best wishes to you
much appreciatted amd
i agree .... but i need to stop everything. believe me i dont WANT to but i know im a better person when i do ... and i feel better about myself. thanks for stopping by
Originally Posted by Biscuiteater1: Whoa Whoa Whoa i dont see the need to give up friggin
no no no ... friggin goes into slot #1
Originally Posted by Degenerate: It's been a couple years since I have been into adding friends on here and I see it hasn't gotten any easier! Maybe you have to confirm my request. I got one from you but can't. Not a big deal when I see its worked out ill hit you up.
i like this place ... even though i wont be betting. i'll be around.
bol man if youre going through this ... it sucks!
... i might. sometimes i like to talk on the internet about this garbage. easier to be honest.
[Quote: Originally Posted by scsiegel89] god damn man, I'm 22 and what you wrote sounds like the path I'm going down. I appreciate the insight because I'd like to try and not end up where you have (no offense brother). I appreciate your wisdom and posting this [/Quote
np man ... i saw that you hit me up ... im going to an aa meeting at 11 ... i'll send you a pm later in the day.
Originally Posted by Messier-11: ya you need to find some new positive addictions to fill your time with like exercising, reading, etc
picking up 2 books today. funny you said that.
exercising would hel as well ... thanks mess
Originally Posted by Messier-11: try the art of racing in the rain......greag book for a dog guy
i will as a matter of fact ... just put it my phone because i have garbage for brains.
thanks mess hope all is well with you
just got back from my first aa meeting in 2 years or longer. felt good to be back and be honest.
Originally Posted by ad1260: Good luck buddy...you will get through it
thanks my friend. i have hope.
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Senior BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan elected as Lok Sabha Speaker
June 6, 2014 - New Delhi
Senior BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan on Friday was elected as Speaker of Lok Sabha and is the second woman after Meira Kumar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed her name while Congress Parliamentary Party leader Mallikharjun Kharge and others seconded it. The other parties that proposed are AIADMK's M. Thambidurai, Trinamool Congress Sudip Bandopadhyay and Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Sumitra Mahajan (72), an eight time MP from Indore and representing Indore since 1989 and she was a minister of State in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999- 2004.
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On 11 Apr 2005 11:25:33 -0700, "Sean" <seanm555_at_comcast.net> wrote:
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>We just upgraded our systems from 8.1.7 to 22.214.171.124. A particular
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>Using sqlplus I can read the column (Has data like 'This is test data')
>Using Oracle 220.127.116.11 client driver and Microsoft ADO 2.1, I only get
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If you don't have issues on a client PC with good ol plain sql*plus, it's Microsoft ADO. Apart from that 184.108.40.206 is not exactly the most recent version, and the ADO driver may be simply incompatible with 9i.
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With a small break from working on this painting...I am back at it. The weather here in Morrill, Maine has been very cold...and frankly I don't do cold well. I also see a slowing down of my working time...just taking care of the horses and walking the dogs takes so much time and effort. And then there are all the clothes I have to put on to stay warm..........zheesh....Tuscany here I come!
So , I have gone in and refined the lines of the horse with charcoal and planned where I want the hay piles and some more shadows. The lines need to be correct as the proportions are so skewed from this angle. I went in with more of my purple and blue for the shadows. And yes, I went in with Black! I use black........more on that later.
I will let this now sit and dry for 24 hours and get back working on a commission that I want to get done.
I will do that after I get dressed and clean stalls...........and walk the dogs ...etc etc...........
Monday, January 26, 2009
Loft Series Part Two
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
From The Loft Series On Going
This morning I had a chance to get this painting really going. This is a view of our Cob mare Trevillion Victoria as seen from our loft, as I sat on the hay piled up to the high loft window. The sun was drenching the new fallen snow with purple and blue shadows thrown by the forest trees that fence our mares' winter paddock. It all begged to be painted!
I started this painting on a burgundy toned ground that I applied to the already gessoed canvas ..and sketched the mare with white pastel to get my composition correct. Then I started the painting with casein....
With Ultramarine Blue Deep and Shiva Violet, I figured out where I wanted my blue and purple shadows. The casein then needed to dry and that takes a while..so I worked on my newsletter and made some calls to clients...then back I went over the casein with acrylic...Titanium white....and the acrylic always picks up some of then casein ..blending and creating a glaze that I couldn't get with straight casein. The acrylic drys quickly and creates a skin over the casein...so for the next phase I won't be picking up so much of the dark blue and purple of the casein.
At this point the paint is mixing with the toned background and the casein... and so starts this 30 x 40" canvas for the "From The Loft" series.
The other two paintings in this series can been seen on my website in the Equine and Domestic Animals Collection . While this Loft painting dries, about 24 hours, I will be working on a commission that is all casein.....and it will be handled differently.
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Labels: acrylic paint, From The Loft Series, horse paintings, Mixed media paintings, Shiva Casein paints
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Two In The Snow
After a weekend of snow, yesterday was spent shoveling [yes, yet again] and digging out. I was left with the job as my husband had to head to work. At least that is what he said!
Our JRT and PWC pups are really dwarfed by the walls of snow left by our plow guy. But they are having fun looking for squirrel holes and deer tracks in the paths we have especially plowed for the pooches.
I did get some time to get some sketches done between shoveling events and back and forth's to the barn and horses. A graphite of a young buck seen in our back woods is almost done...and will be a painting at some point! I have also started a BIG casein for my "From The Loft" series. These paintings are being done with a mixed media of casein, acrylic, and charcoal. I guess I will post "In Progress" shots of the new one as I go. You asked for it...I always want to keep you happy!!
And then I am also working on works to be shown this summer in Saratoga, NY..at Equidae Gallery.I have been asked to do a casein demonstration there too during the show...and I have a show coming up in Lexington too in May...more on that later!
This day is a special day...my radio will be tuned into the inauguration of our new president Obama. I am sure every one will be watching this historic event.
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Labels: arcylic, casein, charcoal, Deer drawings, Garphite sketches, JRT, mixed media, NY. Equidae Gallery, PWC, Saratoga, Shiva Casein paints
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Jack Russell On Watch
Here in Morrill, Maine it is bitter cold today. I guess this cold has blanketed the North East. I threw more hay out for the horses, and the dogs only go out for short time..an in and out... and I am spending the day in the studio where the sun beats in.
This morning I did this 6 x 8" casein of our JRT ..she likes to look tough and alert! What I see, when she is surrounded by snow, are the shadows and the play of color on the snow. She is SO BIG and brave in her own mind. But she IS a cutey, that's for sure!
I painted this work on a toned board that I prepared and I let the background show through the paint as I glazed and scumbling....I like the effect it makes.
I will be putting this small painting on my website and it is available for purchase.
Time for a cup a joe....hot and steamy!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Three Dancers
This new figurative painting, "The Three Dancers", just came off the easel. It can also be seen on my website in a larger format. When I lived in Rome, Italy I used to go to the theatre and watch the ballet practises and sketch. I could watch dancers all day and never be bored. I was never a dancer myself other than a few years of tap as a child.....but I appreciate the dedication of the dancer.
This painting was done from several photos given to be by an artist friend of mine...along with permission to paint what I wanted. I pulled them together and this is the scene I invented. This is a 14 x 11" painting.
Evening is closing in here at Cob Cottage........so I am headed down to the barn with the dogs. Snow coming and more cold weather.
This painting was done from several photos given to be by an artist friend of mine...along with permission to paint what I wanted. I pulled them together and this is the scene I invented. This is a 14 x 11" painting.
Evening is closing in here at Cob Cottage........so I am headed down to the barn with the dogs. Snow coming and more cold weather.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Start Of A New Day Done - Really
Here is a close up of the subject of the finished casein "Start Of A New Day", 18 x 18" on canvas. I put the last brush strokes on it today. [ I promised myself that I did!!] And the rest of the day was spent trying to fix my router for my DSL. It seems to be working now. I will keep my fingers crossed.
I also have several sketches I have worked up for a couple of new paintings.
But I do want to get back to doing some more of my family images / mixed media work. Some of the work done so far can be seen on my website in the Figurative Collection. It is a stretch from doing equine art, but I am feeling the pull to get back to that. This work has me playing with acrylics and casein mixed with some collage thrown in for good measure.
In the meantime I will be getting my thoughts together about what is happening to me this year, artistically and career wise. Good things are happening.....but I still have a hard time getting all my "ducks in a row".......paddling like crazy under the water....but skimming along it seems on the top!!
Heh...I am still afloat!!! and that is great!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Wet Paint Or Almost Finished
With the icy rain and snow coming down outside, today is a great day to get some painting done and I am hoping to finish off this 18 x18" casein on canvas today. This is how it stands so far...and I am close to finishing. SO I consider my time in the studio a success today. Time well spent!
This scene of a young eventer starting out on a new morning ..her whole world in front of her...limitless horizons... methaphorically speaks to me of the new year ahead...!
Earlier I did the stalls, walked the dogs and then put the horses back into their stalls with hay, and I think they appreciated it. The snow was building up on their backs and starting to ice.....warm dry stalls are preferred, I am sure!
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Labels: casein painting, Eventing, horse paintings
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thank You From CorgiAid
A big thank you from CorgiAid to Lynne
for the purchase of "Just Sitting There"
in the Canine Art Guild's Helping Paws Virtual Art
show to benefit various dog rescues.
And the neat thing is that the entire cost of this little gem of a painting [If I can say so my self] has been donated to CorgiAid to help them with their rescue program.
Addie [my Corgi] and Nell [my JRT] and I thank you all for helping Corgi's across the nation!!
Go CorgiAid!!!
And the neat thing is that the entire cost of this little gem of a painting [If I can say so my self] has been donated to CorgiAid to help them with their rescue program.
Addie [my Corgi] and Nell [my JRT] and I thank you all for helping Corgi's across the nation!!
Go CorgiAid!!!
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Catch Me If You Can
After trying to get this painting shot in a manner that does it justice..I am going with the best shot I have at the moment. This 5 x 7 casein on canvas on board, Titled "Catch Me" is available and may be put on my website at some point....when I get a "round to-it". Let this be another lesson for me [and I keep having to relearn this!] that varnished caseins are very hard to photograph! This scene is a view of our Cob colt as a weanling...and he often gave me this view when I went out to catch him from the pasture where he was turned out with our geldings. Legacy was a sweety...but like most Cobs...opinioned. He has turned out to be a great boy..super driving Cob and is campaigned by Mary Gray for the Gorman's.
I am working on getting my "news" together and will soon be sending out the latest from Cob Cottage. Last year was a stellar year for me in spite of 'myself'! Already 2009 plans of passing that!
Stay tuned!!
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Labels: Carrige Driving, casein paintings, Cob Cottage Studio, horse portraits, Mary Gray, Sec D welsh Cob
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August 10, 2008
Data at Odds Delays Scheme
By BRISTOW, Robyn
A proposed multimillion-dollar irrigation scheme in North Canterbury has been delayed.The scheme is based on Lake Sumner and the south branch of the Hurunui River.
Newly-appointed Hurunui community water development project manager Amanda Loeffen said there were "significant inconsistencies" in hydrology data collected on the Hurunui River.
These meant the project, which is proposed to irrigate 40,000ha of farmland in the Hurunui and upper Waipara catchments, would pause for three months while conflicting figures were evaluated.
She said the "remarkable differences" arose from different models used to collect data for the project - the Canterbury Strategic Water Study and Environment Canterbury's natural resources regional plan.
This had led to different assumptions being made about demand, reliability and viability of flow and storage capacity, she said.
The project has been overseen by Enterprise North Canterbury (ENC), the economic development arm of the Waimakariri and Hurunui district councils.
David Viles, who heads the project, said ENC was disengaging from the project.
The project is estimated to have a $120 million economic impact on the district annually once fully operational.
"ENC is stepping back because its role was to stimulate, facilitate and liberate the project and let it happen," he said.
A study had shown it was feasible and it could now proceed under its own management of a farmers' trust, Ngai Tahu Properties, MainPower and the owner of Eskhead Station.
The project plans to manage the existing fluctuations in Lake Sumner through a gate system, and to dam the south branch of the river if it was established there was a need for more water.
Loeffen and Viles said a conservation order for the upper reaches of the river, Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner, sought by conservation and recreational groups, would not stymie the project.
(c) 2008 Press, The; Christchurch, New Zealand. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.


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On Aug. 20, 2009, Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill released convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Basset ali Megrahi, on the grounds that the former Libyan intelligence officer had less than three months to live. Megrahi, who had served eight years of a "life" sentence for the murder of 270 people, left Scotland stooped and frail, but landed on a Tripoli tarmac looking rather chipper.
Seven months later, Seif al-Islam Khadafy proclaimed that Megrahi's health was "greatly improved." Megrahi's father told the Daily Telegraph, "I think that the sick are not just cured by medicine, but also having a high morale and a sense of freedom, and these were not available to Abdel Basset in prison."
More than two years after his release, Megrahi is still alive, and he's still playing near death. In August, CNN reporter Nic Robertson went to Megrahi's sprawling Tripoli villa. Robertson noted Megrahi clearly had been "paid off handsomely" for his years in prison. Robertson reported that Megrahi was "apparently in a coma" and "apparently at death's door."
Watch the amazing exclusive report here.
But then there was a miracle. On Oct. 3, Megrahi was able give an interview to Reuters.
Quoth Megrahi: "The West exaggerated my name. Please leave me alone. I only have a few more days, weeks or months."
Sound familiar?
On Thursday, Wolf Blitzer asked Ali Aujali, Libya's National Transitional Council Ambassador to the United States if the new government would return Megrahi to Scotland or hand him over to American authorities for questioning. Here's his answer:
Well, Wolf, you know that Megrahi, he's a very sick man. He's living with oxygen beside his bed. I think the thing this may be Americans and the Libyans and the justice want for him that if he has any information that he can give to help us to establish how the Lockerbie bombing was made during the Gadhafi's in power. But apart from that, I believe that the American families, they have more compassion and they are — do understand the situation and the Libyans societies also and the traditions and I don't think that they will be seeking for Megrahi to go back to Scotland or to be captured by other, you know, countries, you know, for more trials. I think what we need, that we need how this has been made — or how this was done, you know, if he has any useful information. But if — I saw the last photo of him. He's a very sick man.
Aujali is right. Americans are compassionate. That's why victims' families have worked to make sure that others never forget what happened in 1988 and to bring the perpetrator before a court. Every day that Megrahi lives in his Tripoli villa with his Lambourghini is a day that his victims did not live to see. The man never should have been released from prison. He served less than two weeks per victim. He belongs behind bars.


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Can someone help me with this...TIA
Let G be a group which satisfies the following property:
Whenever x,y,z are elements of G such that xy=yz, then x=z.
Prove that G must be Abelian.
I don't even know how to start. TIA...
According to Wikipedia, an Abelian group is a group (G,*) such that a*b = b*a for all a,b in G.
now we are told that , for any in G
this means that we can write, or alternatively, . Which is the exact definition of an Abelian Group.
don't take my word for it though, wait until the experts get here