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FORMER EARLY RISER Louise Duffy has been announced as the new lunchtime presenter on Today FM.
Duffy will move from her 5-7am slot to replace Keith 'KC' Cunningham, who announced last month that he would be returning to his home in Cork to be with his family.
Duffy has spent three years as an early morning host and says that she's "delighted" to be moving to the 12pm timeslot.
I love being part of the Today FM team. It's a great place to work, and after three years on early breakfast, I'm so excited about this new challenge and can't wait to getting started.
Duffy will be going head to head with Nicky Byrne, who's been announced as the new mid morning presenter for 2FM.
Yesterday it emerged that Today FM's Communicorp stablemate Phantom 105.2 has laid off around 20 staff members as part of a restructuring plan.
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Arsene Wenger declared that Jack Wilshere is close to being back to his best after Arsenal's Europa League win against Bate Borisov.
Wilshere was excellent in the 4-2 victory in Belarus, where Theo Walcott scored twice, Rob Holding also netted and Olivier Giroud got his 100th Arsenal goal.
And Gunners boss Wenger was full of praise for Wilshere, who set up two of the goals.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Wenger said: "He was outstanding in the first half and he fought to the end. He has shown that he has not lost his quality.
"He is on the way back to his best and he showed that. He has been stopped by injuries and I just pray he is not hampered by any more – then you will see him get stronger."
Having dominated much of the game, Arsenal were much less comfortable in the later stages – but Wenger was nevertheless happy with their display.
"The last 25 minutes were a bit more difficult but overall I'm pleased with the performance," he said.
"We had a team that was a mixture of experienced players and young players and we had good cohesion and played football he way we want to play."


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Daylyt and B Magic, two battle rappers set to match-up against one another at UW's "High Stakes" Battle Rap event, are the subject of a "Face Off" video that has been released.
"Daylyt ain't fuckin' with me, man," B Magic says in the UW face off clip. "That's my son. That's my oldest son. I ain't got no kids for real, but that's my oldest son."
Daylyt, who has stripped during a battle, was asked if he plans on doing any "antics" during this battle.
"This is UW," Day said, before promising to do something called "The Matrix."
Daylyt also said that he is confident that he can win against B Magic.
"I'm placing a million dollar bet on this battle," Daylyt said. "$1 million bet on this battle."
Hollow Da Don and Loaded Lux are also slated to battle at UW's "High Stakes" event.
Recently, Alchemist celebrated B Magic as his favorite of 2013.
"I think B Magic has been my favorite [battler] this year," Alchemist said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. "Some dudes take four bars to get to the punch[line]. They'll set it up and then the fourth you'll be like, 'Woo.' But this dude, every quarter of a bar is a line. He's not setting shit up. He's compacting rhymes in that way…Watch it later, catch it and see how ridiculous it is."
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Article by Ben Miller
I fly around the country frequently and meet a lot of people who use Wi-Fi.
The consensus, I find, is that it's a great technology with a few frustrating things. Sometimes it goes out, sometimes it gets slow, the security is opaque, etc.
The good news is that the positives outweigh the negatives (otherwise people wouldn't use it, right?). The bad news is that direct information on simple config changes that might improve things can be hard to find.
So in an effort to do my part to better humanity (or at least humanity's ability to have Internet access from their sofa), here are five quick config tips that might improve things.
Tip #1: Choose your channels.
No need to rehash what everybody knows about channels 1, 6 and 11. (And if you don't know, just trust me and stick to those channels only.) With this tip I'm talking about two lesser-known things; namely, the flaws in automatic channel selection and the ability to choose your band on some notebooks.
When configuring a large infrastructure of controller-managed APs, it's tempting to use the automatic channel selection function. Don't. At least, don't if you need top performance.
Auto-channel selection is great for quick configs of basic Wi-Fi (like for guests, consultants, web access, etc.), but it almost never works as well as planning your channels manually.
If you leave auto-channel select running, you'll almost certainly end up with adjacent APs on the same channel and lots of interference from power outputs left too high.
On stations, channel selection is quite different. You don't choose your channel on stations unless you're creating a peer-to-peer WLAN without an AP. You can still use channel selection to improve performance on some clients however, by using the Band Preference setting.
Band Preference is configurable on most Broadcom mini-PCIe (internal notebook/tablet) WLAN adapters. Just go to the adapter's advanced properties (Properties > Configure > Advanced) and configure your Band Preference for 5 GHz/802.11a.
The 5 GHz band has more channels and less outside interference, so if you take your station to a WLAN that supports all standards (802.11a/b/g/n), you'll most likely end up on a smoother channel.
Tip #2: Set your SSID, and set it right.
Here's one topic that always seems to cause controversy when I'm teaching a class: the SSID. The problem, as I see it, is that there has been so much conflicting information over the years. First they said hide it; now they say broadcast it. First they said make it like a password; now they say keep it simple. What advice do you listen to?
The most important rule when setting your SSID is to configure it differently from your neighbors. One aspect of the whole SSID concept is to allow two WLANs on the same channel to be separated from each other, so start with that. Beyond that most essential rule, here are a few questions to ask yourself:
- Do I want to allow roaming or do I want users to be able to choose their AP? For roaming to work, the SSID has to be the same on every AP. To allow users to choose their AP, a different SSID must be used on each AP.
- Do I have stations that leave the network? If stations leave the network, don't hide the SSID. When the SSID is hidden, stations must probe for the SSID. For most stations, that means probing whether they are around the network or away from it. You don't want to make stations less secure when they are away from the network, so don't force them to probe by hiding the SSID.
- Do I care if people know my location? Wardriving aggregation website like Wigle.net can be a real nuisance when choosing an SSID. Traditionally the advice was always to configure a unique SSID. The problem is that if you make your SSID too unique, you'll make it really easy for someone to find the location of your home or business by searching for your SSID on a site that aggregates wardriving maps. If you care that people know your location, choose an SSID that is ordinary enough that it won't be the only search result on wardriving sites.
Tip #3: Tweak DTIM settings for better battery life.
Everybody hates a weak battery, but not everybody knows that configuration settings on your AP could improve your battery life.
Most modern (meaning post-802.11b) Wi-Fi devices come with power saving features. Some allow you to reduce the transmission power (an obvious battery boost) and some allow you to choose between 802.11 Power Management and 802.11e Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (a less obvious boost).
To see if your station allows you to make these choices, check your client utility and the adapter's advanced properties (Properties > Configure > Advanced). My advice is to always drop your transmission power to the lowest level possible and to use U-APSD if it's available.
The benefit of 802.11 PM or U-APSD varies from device to device. Specifically, small devices tend to see more battery savings from them. That's because the screen, processor and peripherals of large devices tend to be quite the drain.
The benefit of 802.11 PM or U-APSD also varies from network to network. APs have two config settings — Beacon Period and DTIM Interval — that will affect a station's battery life.
The basic idea is that a higher DTIM Interval and/or Beacon Period will allow your stations to sleep longer. Stations have to wake up for every DTIM beacon, so the product of those two settings tells your station how many milliseconds it can sleep for (e.g., if BP = 100 and DI = 3, your stations are allowed to sleep for up to 300 ms).
The general advice is to raise your DTIM Interval if you want to squeeze a little more battery life out of smaller devices, but do be careful. Broadcast and multicast data get buffered on the AP between DTIM beacons.
If your wireless devices use time-sensitive applications that use a lot of broadcasts or multicasts (like push-to-talk, for example), you may want to stick with the DTIM defaults.
Tip #4: Adjust your RTS and Fragmentation thresholds.
Now, here are two config settings that are almost never changed: Fragmentation Threshold and Request-to-send (RTS) Threshold. They have much in common in that both are generally disabled by default and neither is well understood by most users. Where they diverge is in their usefulness.
Lowering the RTS Threshold (which is typically set to 2346, the maximum 802.11 frame size) causes your device (could be a station or an AP) to use Request-to-send/Clear-to-send (RTS/CTS) whenever it sends data. RTS/CTS sort of sounds like some kind of permission protocol, but it isn't.
It actually is a protocol that clears the channel before data is sent. The RTS clears the area around the transmitter, and the CTS clears the area around the receiver.
Lowering your RTS Threshold will reduce collisions in an area with lots of Wi-Fi on the channel. In apartment complexes, hotels and offices you'll often find more than one AP occupying each channel, and in those cases, RTS/CTS usually helps WLAN performance by eliminating most collisions. RTS/CTS does add overhead to the channel because RTS and CTS frames don't contain data, but in a crowded area it usually helps, not hurts.
Fragmentation is a little bit different from RTS/CTS in that the protocol overhead often causes it to harm the network. The idea with fragmentation is that smaller transmissions will result in better performance if there's lots of interference around.
That can be true, but only in rare cases. Best practice is to only lower your fragmentation threshold if there's significant interference in the area, and even then the results should be tested.
Tip #5: Keep Wi-Fi off when Ethernet is on.
Most Wi-Fi users know that it's best to turn your wireless off when your wired connection is on. On occasion we might forget or we might get lazy, but we know that leaving Wi-Fi on can cause performance problems or security problems (if Internet Sharing is enabled, say).
Many notebooks offer buttons or switches near the keyboard that will quickly disable the Wi-Fi radio. That helps, but you might still want a backup in case users come down with a case of forgetfulness or laziness. Such backups exist.
There are ways to configure software settings that will result in the Wi-Fi radio being disabled automatically any time an Ethernet connection (or in come cases, any network connection) is made.
If you want to be able to turn Wi-Fi off when Ethernet is on for a variety of notebooks, your best bet is to go through wireless client utility. Both the Cisco Secure Services Client (CSSC) and Juniper Odyssey Access Client (OAC) support this function.
The two clients vary in how they handle simultaneous connections (Cisco's disables by default while Juniper's doesn't; Cisco's only disables if Ethernet is available while Juniper's disables if anything besides Wi-Fi is connected), but they are similar in that they can manage any WLAN adapter.
The downside of the CSSC ($60 retail) and OAC ($50 retail) is that they cost money. Prices get lower as you buy large quantities, but if you're just looking to add that type of protection for yourself, it may be more than you want to pay.
For some WLAN adapters, you may have the option to disable Wi-Fi in a similar way without having to pay for a client utility. Broadcom Mini-PCIe wireless adapters typically come with an option to disable the radio whenever a wired connection is detected.
This option doesn't come enabled by default, and it's not in the client. You have to get to the adapter's advanced properties (go to Properties > Configure > Advanced to do so) to enable it — it's called Disable Upon Wired Connect. This setting is great for personal use, but it even works when distributing laptops to users if you enable it when creating an image.
So there you have it; five configuration settings that could improve your Wi-Fi experience. Some of them are a little bit complicated or a little bit technical, but if you need better speeds, battery life, or security, you might want to look into them.
Cross-posted from Global Knowledge


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Travelling with kids – How Is It Possible? (Advice Clinic)
Travelling with kids – how is it possible? That's the question I'm most frequently asked when people are considering if they can jet off to far flung places. And my answer is 'why wouldn't you be able to?'
Ok, so you can't just shove your life's belongings on the roof-rack of your vintage VW Beetle and see how far it takes you. Those days are in your past and maybe in your future too, but they're not for right now.
Right now you need to pack the Calpol, get the Guinea Pigs looked after and pack a bazillion wet wipes. But does that mean your wanderlust needs to take a backseat? Hell no. Just do it a bit differently.
For me, I waited until my youngest was 6 until we started doing long-haul because – well frankly, she was just deeply unpleasant on planes before then. Still the only child I'm aware of that was about to be taped to her seat mid-flight if she didn't stop tantrumming and screaming! My eldest, however, was a dream to travel with and until no2 came along some six years later, travelled with us long haul with no tantrums from age 2. It's all down to the individual child and only you know when they're ready. If they're not ready – don't do it. It's deeply unpleasant for everyone involved, not least of all you.
Plan, Plan and Plan Some More
I involve the kids in every holiday that we plan. Make them do a bit of research and get them to choose a few activities they'd like to do. That way, they're invested from the get go. We create a wall chart which is based on a map and starts with everything we're going to do … we add Post-its and Photos once we get going. I'll show you our current one, although we haven't reached the 'adding photos' stage yet…
Then I create a mammoth spreadsheet – I do love a list! A row for each day and three major columns which contain travel, accommodation and activities. Those major columns then break into two sub columns – one for the written details of each category and another for the cost.
Staying Amiable
The biggest things to factor in when travelling with kids is how long yours will stay amiable. Climbing a volcano for six hours might suit one in a hundred five year olds, but if yours are like mine – they'll do a couple of hours before meltdown starts.
So look for the places where you can get there quickly. Explore mountains by cable car, then spend their amiable time walking around at the top. After all, that's the gist of the experience for most people. And so on. Museums will be good for a couple of hours but unless you've bred Stephen Hawkins Jnr, eight hours is pushing it. Doing lots of little bite sized adventures is the way to go. Keep their minds active and switch it up. A cultural hour or two followed by an energy-consuming romp.
Eating Abroad
And don't fret the holiday food. In very unfamiliar cuisine areas, kids can be quite intimidated. Rather than let them go hungry and make the entire day miserable, give them the donut for breakfast. They'll burn it off and besides, no-one's watching!
If you're one for insisting that they have green algae-enriched rye bread for brekkie and organic hummus for supper, then maybe you could relax the rules for the holiday? If you can't see yourself doing that, then maybe wait a few years to start tripping.
Accommodating Your Needs
Use travel forums to understand the accommodation that you are booking, especially if you have very young children or if your family has extra needs such as wheelchair access. There is always someone willing to give advice. Don't be afraid to ask. But please – when you come back – help that community in return by writing reviews or answering others' questions.
I'll do another post another day for 'Top Tips' whilst travelling because we've got lots of those. How to pack for multi-stop, multi-climate holidays. What to buy locally, etc.
For now – I'll just finish with saying that if you can afford to do it, make the decision to travel. To travel is to live, feel, see. There's no guarantee of a tomorrow for any single one of us. Do what you can while you can.
Live and let travel 🙂
If you'd like to go on one of our trips, why not try our Trip Diaries – a post each day from where we go.
Or you could try our Trip Overviews – an overview of what we thought of each trip.
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Two months after letting advertisers prolong their movies to 60 seconds, Instagram is granting the same privilege to regular customers. Whereas it's debatable as to how comparable-looking the Mi Pocket book Pro and the MacBook Professional are (naming convention apart), Xiaomi wasn't precisely serving to by dedicating a keynote slide to mocking the dearth of mainstream ports on Apple's machine.
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Two months after letting advertisers lengthen their movies to 60 seconds, Instagram is granting the identical privilege to common customers. In the past, laptops missing a separate graphics processor were restricted of their utility for gaming and professional purposes involving 3D graphics, however the capabilities of CPU-built-in graphics have converged with the low-finish of devoted graphics processors prior to now few years.
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We're long accustomed to the hybrid Floor Professional line however we're also seeing the third iteration of the company's powerful and classy Floor Laptop computer The 15-inch version packs an AMD Ryzen CPU, however the thirteen-inch is no slouch thanks to its 10th-gen Ice Lake chip, the better to compete with machines just like the XPS thirteen To see how the smaller Surface Laptop computer stacks up towards among the main 13-inch machines on the market, try the table below and read our fingers-on whilst you wait for our full evaluation of the new pc later this year.
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Finger Eleven Announces Western Canadian Tour
With the release of their long-awaited sixth studio album, Five Crooked Lines, under their belts, Finger Eleven is ready to road-test the new songs for their Canadian fans. Kicking off on October 20 in Winnipeg, the group will make their way across Western Canada through the fall.
"I'm excited to reconnect with our Canadian fans and share the new material with them," says Scott Anderson (vocals) about the forthcoming tour. "I'm hoping old school fans of the band feel good about the new record. Some of you have grown up with us and our goal was to reward your loyalty with a great record and a new live show that will make you proud."
The group will also be teaming up with presenting radio stations and media partners to launch an opening act contest for select dates. Local bands will have the opportunity to submit their music to the band for the chance of performing as the opening act at the Finger Eleven show in their hometown. Stay tuned for more details on the contest and how to enter!
Five Crooked Lines was released on July 31 via The Bicycle Music Company/Concord, and is the band's first offering in five years.
October 20 – Winnipeg, MB – The Oak
October 21 – Regina, SK – The Pump
October 22 – Saskatoon, SK – O'Brian's Event Centre
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October 24 – Grande Prairie, AB – Better Than Fred's
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October 30 – Vancouver, BC – Hard Rock Casino
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Asheville Catholic School has support programs designed to assist each student in reaching his or her full potential. Services are offered in several areas as described below.
Learning Support Program
The Learning Support Program addresses learning issues by providing support at three levels: student, teacher, and parent. The goals of the Program are:
- To assist the family and school community in identification of students needing additional educational support. These needs include mild learning disabilities, learning concerns, and attention disorders.
- To provide support to reinforce regular classroom instruction for students who are appropriately placed in a mainstreamed learning environment.
- To consult with teachers in providing appropriate and successful instruction to students in the mainstreamed environment who can be successful in the Diocese of Charlotte system. Student Educational and Accommodation Plans may be provided for students with diagnosed learning concerns.
- To support parents who are seeking information, support, and/or services for their child who requires additional assistance (Learning Support Assistance, assessment/evaluation/treatment by community professionals, alternative school placement).
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Asheville Catholic has a full academic support department consisting of a full time academic support teacher who assists student in reading and math, as well as two part-time Orton-Gillingham trained teachers for students who face the challenges of dyslexia.
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Asheville Catholic School offers a weekly Middle School Study Hall. Students have the opportunity to work on their math skills, review the week's lessons, and prepare for upcoming tests and quizzes. Students are also welcome to work on homework or study for other subjects during this time. There are no fees for this program.
Throughout the school year, our school counselor works with children individually and in small groups. Through these services, academic and social interventions are provided to help students move toward academic success.


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The Achilles' heel of the equity release industry has always been the issue of perceived cost. Despite our consistent success and growth over the last few years, the entire market is still regularly written off as an "expensive last resort". Unfortunately, when it comes down to it – regardless of the safeguards, special features and new products launched in recent times – things like interest rates remain the bottom line for many of our customers, and equity release is always going to have higher rates than the normal mortgage market. And herein lies the problem: lifetime mortgages and normal mortgages are different.
If we are ever going to reach the mainstream, our focus must be to make lifetime mortgages more respected in isolation. The reality is that our products are very different to those offered in the traditional mortgage market, so obviously things like interest rates will differ. However, we are still struggling to show that direct comparison between the interest rates on equity release products and normal mortgages are mostly unhelpful.
What's more, after a solid period of lifetime mortgage rates sliding downwards, many lenders are now increasing their rates, so comparisons become even more damaging. According to research from Moneyfacts, six of 11 equity release lenders have upped their rates in the last quarter, and although interest rates are still relatively low (a record-setting low average of 5.03% was reached in July this year), the average has crept back up to 5.1%.
So, with interest rates climbing, we must try and stop people comparing mortgages and lifetime mortgages like-for-like. To do this we need to make people look at equity release through a new lens. A lens where people look beyond the bottom line of interest rates and view equity release as a stand-alone option with numerous safeguards. This will take time and teamwork, of course, but once we get across the right message, we will take our industry into a whole new level of success.
Ultimately, when lifetime mortgages demand no immediate repayment, and normal mortgages do, fair cost comparison is extremely difficult. Of course, over the years customers will build up more interest to eventually repay, but it is frustrating that the way our customers repay is consistently ignored and often misunderstood. Once we stop ignoring this fact and more people understand that comparing the cost of equity release and normal mortgages directly is not that simple, we will be moving in the right direction.
Overall, equity release interest rates will never be on a level with traditional mortgages – but that's not the point. 5% versus 1% is a large gap, and I feel people will continue to point to this as the main reason why lifetime mortgages are expensive, but the truth is that equity release is a unique retirement finance option, with an equally unique repayment structure.
All in all, it is very difficult to compare equity release to anything else on the market. There are no options that can deliver the same as the lifetime mortgage, and direct comparison tends to muddy the water rather than bringing any real clarity. And clarity is what customers need, as retirement finance is a confusing enough place already.
Hopefully, as equity release continues to grow and improve, we will reach a more nuanced environment where the lifetime mortgage can be viewed as an individual choice that can help thousands of older homeowners. I know this may be some way off, as we are still just a small niche in the broader mortgage market, but let's punch above our weight. Equity release today is completely unrecognisable from the industry of the 1980's and 90's, so who's to say that in the future that we can't cast off the shackles of the "expensive last resort". It may be a while yet, but I for one am confident that equity release is here to stay and the landscape will change once again.
Andrea Rozario is chief corporate officer at Bower Retirement


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|Red vs. Blue Episode
|"RvB Throwdown"
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| September 18, 2016 (sponsors)
September 19, 2016 (RT users)
September 25, 2016 (public)
|Running time
|Jeremy Dooley
|Jeremy Dooley
Red vs. Blue Season 14
RvB Throwdown is a special crossover episode of Red vs. Blue and Rooster Teeth's musical rap series Rooster Teeth Throwdown. It is the twentieth episode of Red vs. Blue: Season 14. It aired on September 18, 2016 for sponsors, September 19th, 2016 for Rooster Teeth site users, and September 25, 2016 for the general public.
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Sarge and Church take part in a rap battle, that also has a special appearance by Felix and Locus.
Vic: Since the beginning, a single question has plagued the minds of Red Vs. Blue fans everywhere. No it's not "Do you ever wonder why we're here?", God knows we've run that one into the ground. Nope. The question is simple: Red Team or Blue Team? Well, clearly there's only one logical way to settle this: a battle of wits... and rhymes. * the words "RvB Throwdown" appear onscreen* Word to your mothers!
Cut to Sarge inside of a recording booth, with Church on the other.
Sarge: Hey there! Hey there recording guy! What's the order of this? This rap battle?
Church: Hey! Hey guys, is he going first or am I going first?
Sarge: Does it go him then me then me then him then me then him me?
Church: It's Red Vs. Blue, so he should go first, he's Red.
Sarge: Or does it go me him him me him him me me me me me him?
Church: "It's the fight of the ages, Red Vs. Blue, by the end of this battle you'll finally see *gibberish*-" What is that? Is that a sentence? Why do we let an Achievement Hunter write this stuff?
Sarge: When do I get my bling? The Warthog needs spinners!
Church: Who's going first in this thing, am I going first? Alright let's do this.
Announcer: IT'S TIME FOR A ROOSTER TEETH THROWDOWN! LEONARD CHURCH VERSUS SARGE! RAPPERS READY? THROWDOWN!
It's the fight of the ages, Red Vs. Blue
Or it would be if anybody cared about you
By the end of this battle you'll finally see
Leader of a real team ain't as easy as it seems to be
You're trying to mold three wimps into men
I run the suit of the biggest badass there's ever been
Your shotgun's primed for a war you've been storming up
But back away my laser face has started warming up
Hate the people on your team you can barely control them
Got your ass kicked by freelancers Sarge, while I owned them
The Director a machine, you're a cadencing schmuck
Can't rap against a ghost, so BOO you motherfuck
My story's what fans and critics adore
I'll sum up yours in one word "snore"
This is all getting real, bitch, this isn't a game
All they call you is Sarge, that's not even a name
Your rap is finally over the fat lady said
I'll kick your ass three times with a left, right, left
Sarge isn't a name, it's superiority
Unlike yours my team respects enough to bury dead me
You got rhymes more fruity than a strawberry Yoo-Hoo
I'll rip you so hard your whole team will go "Blue hoo"
You say you're a leader, oh man that's a riot
This sergeant's loading up to kick you straight in the privates
Red wins, Blue sucks, that's how it's always ended
Wipe this scum from the earth, as God intended
So death to the Blues on that beautiful day
Rotting up like roadkill on a lonely highway
And one day we'll stand around a tattered Blue flag
Stepping on the necks of you broken battered dirtbags
Nothing you can say can stand up to me
So drop, bluetard, and give me infinity
That's cute, look at you, you're thinking you're still relevant
Since Reconstruction hit you're completely insignificant
You're an old has-been who's still trying to prove
He's just as good as he was back in 1952
God damn, I really died for this war?
You're the only one caring about this motherfucking score
If I actually tried, you'd be down in one go
Also Brown-nose, Rust Boat, Wide Load and Delano
Red sucks, deal with it, and let me just remind you that
It's because of me RvB went past season three
You stepped up to a game you can't play
Church is in session so maybe you should stop and pray
Your days are numbered you scruffy nerf herder
I've got a brain full of beats and a boner for murder
A case of blue like yours calls for proper medication
Got a shotgun full of pills for your insubordination
Glory to the Red Team and extra glory to me
I need a proper victory, so who's in charge of confetti?
You're an old computer program with a virus maybe
I'll wipe your hard drive clean with the treads on my Chupababy
We're just better, that's not gonna change
So take a step closer into face stabbing range
Your fall's a matter of "when", not a matter of "if"
My second shell is for you, I'm saving the first for Grif
Oh put away the threats and the knuckle cracks
I told you to stay out of this
Dude, just relax
These guys wanna fight, and hey, we're supporting it
But now we're chiming in on the rhyme
How unfortunate
See we're just better in every way
What you've done in your life, I've done in a day
We're perfectly crafted, cunning killing machines
The two baddest of the mercenary space marines
I'm a supreme know-it-all when it comes to a knife
Close range combat's how I live my life
Then couple me up with an invisible dread
By the time you see me you're already dead
How'd you both get teams following your command
When you can count your IQ on a single hand
I can't believe this fake battle's caused this much fuss
Cause the way I see it
You're just practice for us
Call me Epsilon, the Alpha, and the Director online
RvB is just the tale that my life story designed
When I powered Tucker's suit my tale came to an end
I know that's hard to explain to a dude with no friends!
Friends don't make you smile in this battle-scarred Hell
What made me smile was watching you dissolve yourself
But you did your damned best, so don't take it too hard
But it's time to suck it Blue, you just got Sarged.
- Church asks "Why did we let Achievement Hunter write this stuff?", referencing the Achievement Hunter division of Rooster Teeth. The writer for the episode, Jeremy Dooley, is presently one of the six primary members of Achievement Hunter.
- Jeremy had originally written much of this material for a video released on July 3, 2014. On YouTube, it can be found on his channel Achievements4Idiots, under the title Epic Rap Battles of Rooster Teeth #11. Jeremy voices all the characters in that version, which contains verses from Tucker and Simmons instead of Felix and Locus.
- This episode was aired alongside "Club" at the RvB Panel at RTX 2016.
- A third Rooster Teeth Throwdown was released on October 31, 2016. This throwdown features Joel Heyman, and Caboose. The video is a Google Play and iTunes exclusive, which can be found here.
- Sarge calling Church a "scruffy nerf herder" is a reference to Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.


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The Tips & Tricks That Every Guy Should Know–Will You Give Her Next Level Orgasms Tonight?
When it comes to sex advice for her pleasure, you've probably seen it all:
"Pay attention to her breath…"
"Focus on foreplay…"
"Make love to her…"
All great concepts–but also a little too vague to actually be useful.
So much sex advice out there is well-intended, but misses the mark when it comes to being super specific and helpful.
Well, not anymore.
Thanks to a recent interview with Babeland's leading sex educator and other experts, we finally have some real answers as to what really turns a woman on between the sheets.
So today I'm going to share 5 of the best tips we can give you–the things that will turn her on fast and lead to multiple, mind-blowing orgasms.
Ready to dive in? 😉
Beginning with tip #1:
1) Engage Her #1 Sex Organ (Not What You Think!)
Did you know that a woman's most stimulating sex organ is… between her ears???
Yup, that's right. It's her brain.
Here's why:
For a woman, the process of getting turned on starts–and ends–with her brain.
In order to feel aroused, she has to be "in the moment," and thinking about something sexual.
And I'm not just talking about porn, either. Often, it takes complicated scenarios for a woman to feel truly turned on.
(Think about 50 Shades of Grey. One of the main reasons it was so popular with women was because it followed a sexual storyline.)
So how can you do this quickly & easily when you're with a woman?
It's simple:
Experiment with roleplay.
You don't have to go all out with costumes and complicated scenarios, but it's important to set up a storyline.
Will you be the teacher, and she's your naughty student?
Or maybe she's a doctor, and you're in need of a "checkup"…?
Whatever the case, choose something that both you and her will enjoy, then go from there. 🙂
2) Explore Her Entire Clit
Most men assume that a woman's clitoris is that "pea-sized" bulge of flesh above her vagina.
This is partially true… however, it's not the whole story.
In reality, the clitoris is actually shaped like a wishbone, and extends down on either side of her vagina beneath her skin.
So what?
So, yes, the fleshy patch up top may be the most sensitive part of her clit–but that doesn't mean you should ignore the rest.
Try sliding your fingers (or tongue) down either side of her vagina while you stimulate the top of her clit. Or you could even make a "V" shape with your fingers and experiment with that.
Whichever way you do it, just make sure to pay attention to the entire clit for maximum pleasure.
3) Go Slow
Yeah, this tip might sound a little vague… but it really isn't.
A lot of guys tend to rush the sexual experience as soon as the clothes come off. And for most women, this is a pretty big turn-off.
The thing is, most women aren't great at communicating what they want between the sheets. So she'll probably just bottle it up, and wait for some better sex to come along.
But what if you just can't help yourself? What if you have to have her as soon as you see her naked?
Instead of spending 5 minutes on foreplay, then 10 minutes doing the deed (which is pretty average)–try focusing on every part of her body.
Kiss her neck (this is a HUGE erogenous zone for most women)…
Trace your fingers down her stomach…
Touch her upper thighs and the area behind her knees (super sensitive)…
Don't be afraid to explore!
Because women tend to take longer to both a) get turned on, and b) have an orgasm, this will help her get as aroused as she needs before you start having sex. Plus, it'll practically double the odds that she has an orgasm with you during sex.
It's a win-win.
4) Try New Things
This next tip is important for guys with all levels of sexual experience.
A lot of guys have a "routine" with their foreplay techniques and the positions they use.
For the guys who are single, this might work "OK" most of the time… but if it's a woman you've slept with more than once, she's going to want to experience some variety.
Because whenever you try something new with someone else, there's a sense of fear and anticipation. This gets the adrenaline pumping through your blood, and that feeling is quite similar to being turned on.
(See where I'm going with this?)
So when she feels this, she may actually start getting more turned on as a result!
And so will you. 😉
You don't have to do anything crazy–we're not talking Standing 69 or anything like that–but if you tend to start with missionary, have her get on top and ride you first (for example).
Or if you always have sex in a bed, try getting busy on your couch! Or your kitchen…
The shower…
The possibilities are endless.
Which brings to my favorite tip in this list–this is one that I think every guy can benefit from (even if you're super experienced):
5) The "Pornstar Secret" to Satisfy Her Sexual Cravings
What's a pornstar's #1 turn-on?
Is it a big d**k…?
A guy who can last for hours & hours…?
Or maybe it's big muscles & a brawny physique…?
We sat down with 3 of the industry's leading female pornstars to get the answer… (including Briana Banks!)… and boy, they didn't hold ANYTHING back.
As it turns out, these pornstars agree that their #1 turn-on is a guy who has this ONE thing… and it's probably not what you think. 😉
You can check out the full interview for yourself right here (NSFW! lol):
Click Here to Discover the "Pornstar Secret" to Satisfy Her Sexual Cravings Right Now…


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Those outside of the educational field often have questions regarding professional development. Most people think teachers don't work in the summer or after the school bell rings, which is far from the truth! Many educators use the summer months or their evening hours to complete professional development classes. By understanding more about professional development you can share a common language and build trusting relationships with school districts and individual educators.
What it is: Educators call professional development by different names: PD, workshops, inservice, continuing education, or even training. They are basically all the same. These classes provide credits that can be used for recertification, "step-up" credits (meaning teachers can make more money), or they can even earn college credits that can be used for advanced degrees.
States and school districts have yearly professional development requirements. Most of the classes teachers take fall within these main categories.
What it is NOT: Professional development should not be isolated learning. Teachers love "take aways" or ideas to incorporate into their teaching. It's also important that there be ongoing support after classes or courses that will help teachers ensure they're properly integrating the new ideas and strategies they've learned into their practice.
By understanding a little more about professional development you may want to consider offering classes to help build strong relationships with educators and ensure successful production implementation. First, you need to understand the school structure and who decides which classes are approved for professional development credits. Next, understand the needs of adult learners. Lastly, know how you will incorporate your products into professional development.
Many schools have professional development time built into their yearly schedules. On early release days, teachers are given time for vision teams, inservice, PLC, and record keeping. With weekly early out schedules, teachers are given these opportunities for learning and growth within their districts. Recently, our district moved to a different decision making model. All of our teachers are assigned to a vision team. We meet monthly (on one of the early out days) and discuss various concerns and needs of the district. The names of our teams include Management/Safety, Technology, Instruction, and Assessment. The chair and co-chair of each team serve on the Leadership team. Within the Leadership team, bigger decisions are made, but the information will be shared with all teachers through the individual vision team. Many schools are moving to this model so that teachers have a voice in the decision making process. All of this adds to the continued professional development of the staff.
Adult learners have their own set of expectations. The acronym "STUDENT" will help explain these differences.
Did you know that teachers spend on average of $468 of their own money on school supplies? Even though we hate to see school supplies on the shelves in mid July because it means that the start of the school year is approaching fast, it's a helpful reprieve because they are often offered at a fraction of the cost. Teachers love good deals! You can hook customers by offering more than products, integrate them into quality professional development opportunities to introduce educators to how they can use your products to support their practice.
Professional development sessions should lead to change or improve teaching and learning. After attending, teachers begin implementing new ideas; which is the rationale behind professional development. By offering professional development classes along with your products, you can be the key to unlock learning which will also foster your relationships with schools and individuals.
Now that you have learned a little more about professional development, how does it change your view of how your products can support teaching and learning?
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(CBS) — Activists are defending a controversial anti-violence program, launched by Governor Quinn, saying despite recent criticism, the program has done more good than bad.
WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports critics have raised questions about the finances and management of the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative. The latest allegation, by the Sun Times, charges that seven percent of more than $2 million allocated for the West Garfield Park neighborhood, apparently went into the pocket of circuit court clerk Dorothy Brown's husband.


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Extend an existing exercise trail path to the west to the West Baltimore MARC Station/Baltimore LINC hub and east to the Martin Luther King Boulevard/University of Maryland/Downtown. The path with extensions would be about 1.4 miles. The trail would could be used for recreation as well as a commuting trail connecting neighborhoods with downtown and the MARC/Bus hub. (February 5, 2018)


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3 Day Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs 3
There is no better way to start a Monday than boarding Australia's number 1 Livaboard and making your way out to The Great Barrier Reef!
14 excited divers boarded Spirit of Freedom and headed out to Norman Reef, Troppos for their first few dives of The Cod Hole Trip! A little taste of whats in store for the next 3 days.
That evening we left the outer reefs of Cairns behind and headed up north to the Ribbon Reefs. Starting off at RR#3, Steves Bommie and then up to RR#5 for Crack A Jack! The pinnacles around the Ribbon Reefs are beaming with all sorts of life, big and small as they congregate around these structures before making their way to the bigger parts of the reef. Then we enjoyed a nice dive at Coral Princess Gardens, with great visibility up on RR#9. Then a short steam over to Challenger Bay for our afternoon and night dive, where the Reef Sharks really came out and showed what this area is all about. A very exciting and crazy night dive, not to be forgotten too quickly for our guests, its not every dive you come face to face with very hungry hunting Sharks and GTs.
A peaceful evening spent moored up was great to catch up on some sleep; with everyone well rested we awoke on Wednesday morning to kick things off at Pixie Pinnacle, then onto Lighthouse Bommie! Sea Snakes, Eagle Rays, Turtles, Barracuda, Parrot Fish, Sharks, Schooling Jacks and much much more! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND OUR MORNING! We then headed on up to RR#10 to jump on in at The Cod Hole; we were greeted by 2 of our favorite potato chips… THE POTATO COD! Our awesome divers got lucky with an up close and personal, maybe somewhat intimate experience with them as they swam around munching on the pilchards! We spent our last dive here too, with great visibility and conditions to finish off the end of our 3 day Cod Hole Trip.
Onwards to Lizard Island where we enjoyed some well deserved beers and watched the sunset over the horizon. It has been a wonderful time with many great dives and plenty of fun in our underwater world.
Thank you to our awesome divers for a great trip, we hope to see you again, blowing bubbles soon!
No Troubles… Just Bubbles!
Lucy Hutchinson
Trip Director


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Marketing Campaigns email designs determine how the content of your Single Send or Automation emails will be built and displayed to your recipients. Email designs also serve as a quick starting point for future emails by saving you time from having to rebuild your email's layout. Consequently, designs allow you to reuse content and maintain brand consistency across all of your email marketing efforts.
We provide a collection of pre-built, responsive designs that you may begin using and customizing immediately, or you can create your own template from scratch. These are found in your Design Library.
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Developers can use the POST /campaigns API to programmatically upload a design that you can then go in and edit using the Marketing Campaigns application.
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To edit a design:
From the left-hand navigation, select Design Library, and then click My Email Designs.
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Leeds City Museum Café
Take a break in the café at Leeds City Museum and enjoy a lovely cup of tea, a spot of lunch or slice of cake.
Our bright and airy café is the perfect place to relax with friends and family. A casual play area is also available to use for families to enjoy when visiting us.


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Tolerance is right up there with being a good person when it comes to being human.
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This dutiful, responsible mood that has overtaken you has gone on for far too long, and you've decided that enough is finally enough. You're going to have some serious fun, and you're going to have it now! Whichever companion you invite along for the ride will be far beyond delighted. Feel free to say anything you might otherwise be hesitant about.


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We are probably at the most crucial week in this whole Brexit mess ever since the saga first kicked-off more than 3 years ago. It's therefore no wonder to see an excess of volatility in the Sterling as the market keeps re-adjusting to the positive expectations of a deal, which so far has resulted in a tsunami of buy-side pressure as momentum, algo traders pile into longs while at a more macro level, corporate and commercial hedges are unwound and market makers remove tight interval offers amid rising imp vols. It's going to come down to the wire whether or not the UK can pull enough strings to make this new proposed deal happen. There are still a lot of unknowns and the arithmetic for the UK PM to gaer enough support from MPs, let alone to get the final blessing from the EU, is certainly a tall order. The next 2 days in the Pound won't be for the fainthearted type, that's a given. Elsewhere, the Yen remains under pressure as optimism that a Brexit can finally happen builds up. The Kiwi and the Canadian Dollar were notable under performers too, as the RBNZ deputy goveor Geoff Bascand threw a curve ball by noting reasonable prospect for the cash rate going lower. The US Dollar, which has been on a downward trend since early October, kept that directional bias intact as US retail sales disappointed (first decline in seven months). The Euro, on Brexit groovy vibes, alongside the Aussie, boosted by a strong jobs report, were the out performers, joining the King of Forex this week (GBP).
The indices show the performance of a particular currency vs G8 FX. An educational video on how to interpret these indices can be found in the Global Prime's Research section.
* The Information is gathered after scanning top publications including the FT, WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, ForexLive, Institutional Bank Research reports.
The groovy mood around a potential Brexit deal keeps underpinning the Pound and to a lesser extend the Euro as the UK govement bus the midnight oil trying to gather enough support from MPs even if the arithmetic suggests it will be a tall order to get an agreement through.
EU officials have reiterated that for the Commission to evaluate a new Brexit proposal that satisfies all the predetermined requirement as it relates to the Irish border, it would have to be submitted by tonight UK time, but there are no signs of that happening yet. The BBC cited a govement source noting that there will be "no deal tonight".
During Wednesday, the top European Union negotiator on Brexit, Mr. Baier, said to have told EU commissioners that he is optimistic of getting a deal done today, according to RTE political editor, Tony Connelly, while highlighting that outstanding issues were to be resolved.
In today's speech in the 1933 committee, UK PM Johnson told backbench MPs that 'we are almost there', repeating that the UK will leave the EU on October 31, no matter what. Varies MPs, including ERG leader Steve Baker who said a 'deal sounds like it could be tolerable', appear to see enough merit on the progress made so far to lean towards an endorsement of the deal, although one unshakable condition must be that there is a legal text that backs it up.
As a reminder to readers, there will be an extraordinary vote on the new proposed Brexit deal on Saturday, which is very unlikely to meet the above required steps of making a legal text available, but instead we may end up with just a political declaration of intent. What this means, which is something Germany has already waed, an extension may be inevitable beyond Oct 31st, even if it's just a formality to finalize the drafting of the legal text.
A report by RTE confirmed, according to as many as 4 different European sources, that the DUP has agreed on the major sticking points to a deal, which was a comment immediately denied by the DUP leader Arlene Foster, who replied that chatter was 'talking nonsense' as talks continue, adding that "needs to be a sensible deal which unionists and nationalists can support."
French President Macron was reportedly saying that "a Brexit agreement is being finalized" even if at this point the chances of a deal depends on getting the support from the DUP and perhaps also a few Tory MPs who may disagree should the agreement no longer represent the political will for a commitment that includes continuing tariff free trade between the UK and The EU. Meanwhile, Germany's Chancellor Merkel said 'we are in the last meters in negotiations'.
Staying with Germany, there has been reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party may be more flexible to accept fiscal stimulus should the economic recession deepens. Any news that may reinforce the notion of Germany's balanced budget is a EUR positive driver.
While the Brexit news have totally eclipsed the US-China trade negotiations, be mindful that the ironing out of the Phase One details continue, with further deputy-level trade talks eyed this week. According to Fox Business reporter Edward Lawrence, "Deputy Level Chinese trade meetings will happen this week. We expect one more call between the heads of the US & Chinese trade teams. Then possible meetings in mid-November. The Administration pushing to have a final "Phase One" deal on paper by Mid-November."
The Fed's Beige Book, which tends to be a barometer of where the Fed sees the overall economic activity, saw a downgrade by noting that the economy expanded at slight-to-modest pace. Businesses see expansion continuing, but many have cut outlook. Districts in south and west were more upbeat that midwest and great plains. Some districts suggested persistent trade tensions and slower global growth weighed on activity. Most expect economic expansion to continue; however many lowered their outlooks for growth in the coming 6-12 months. Wages rose moderately in most districts, with upwards pressure noted for lower-skill workers.
NZ Q3 CPI stood at 0.7% q/q vs 0.6% exp and 1.5% y/y vs 1.4%. While the logic is that the RBNZ won't be as compelled to ease on higher inflation, Reserve Bank of New Zealand deputy goveor Geoff Bascand threw a curve ball to the optimism, noting that NZ remains vulnerable to exteal shocks, hence lower rate may still be needed to achieve objectives. He added that "sees lower rates being here for some time", with reasonable prospect the cash rate going lower."
The Canadian Sept CPI came at +1.9% y/y vs +2.1% expected, while the CPI m/m stood at -0.4% vs -0.2% expected, putting downward pressure on the Canadian Dollar. The headline number was clearly underwhelming but the core numbers were borderline in respecting the BOC inflationary mandate, which makes the initial negative reaction slightly overdone as it may not alter the neutral policy stance by the BOC, especially on the back of last week's blockbuster jobs report out of Canada. The major drag was a 10.0% y/y fall in gasoline prices.
The US September advance retail sales came much worse-than-expected at -0.3% vs +0.3% expected, which represents the first drop in seven months. The USD was taken to the woodshed after the poor reading as odds of a Fed rate cut in Oct 31st now increase.
Source: Forexfactory
The indices show the performance of a particular currency vs G8 FX. An educational video on how to interpret these indices can be found in the Global Prime's Research section.
The EUR index has found a new base above its prior resistance, with dips so far bought as larger pools of liquidity become now available above the most recent bracket. The structure of the market is clearly bullish in the hourly, with leeway until the next level of daily resistance, even if much of today's price action will depend on the Brexit negotiations.
The GBP index continues to charge higher in a constructive bullish stepping formation where recent levels of support drew a lot of attention to join the bid, to the extent that the index has broken above a key level of daily demand. Technically, the market remains a buy on dips, but any wrong Brexit-related headline could see a sudden change of flows.
The USD index is breaking below a level of daily support where rich liquidity to buy the USD may be found even if the market structure suggests the pressure may continue to the downside. There is certainly room for the USD to keep depreciating until faced with the next level of horizontal support, which is found around 0.3% below the current price.
The CAD index has pulled back all the way to a critical level of support in the hourly chart, where a rich pool of liquidity in various CAD pairs may be available. Since the departure of the tested swing low did achieve a full extension to visit the opposing high, one would think that structurally wise enough merit has been achieved for demand to retu around these levels.
The NZD index broke a key level of daily demand, which was a riskier proposition to consider as we were trading against the dominant long term trend. The decisive breakout of support went for a deep extension lower before a sharp retracement to test a pool of offers as represented by the hourly resistance line in green. From here, sellers are aiming to retake control.
The AUD index has seen a ferocious rebound as liquidity was withdrawn from the market on a better-than-expected AUD jobs report, leading to a retest of a supply pocket in the hourly, perfectly aligned with the intersection of the baseline, hence creating a confluence for sellers to exploit. So far, the price has stopped on its tracks around this level of resistance.
The JPY index is on a clear bearish trend, with the consumption of a daily demand level now setting the stage for a fresh cycle low with plenty of downside room as per the void available. Any rebound should be seen as a sell-side opportunity all else equal. The flows could see a sudden change on any upset coming from China trade negotiations but most importantly this week, on whether or not a new Brexit deal is achieved.
The CHF index is trading back and forth without a particular direction in the last few days, even if the underlying trend remains down, so we should interpret the current seesawing price action as acceptance at lower levels. This means that the risk is still skewed towards the downside, with the latest rebound earlier in the week sold in eaest before the current consolidation.


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Dennis A. Ndububa
President, Society for Gastroenterology & Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN)
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the new and improved website of the Society for Gastroenterology & Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN). The society has recorded an impressive growth since its inauguration almost 12 years ago. Our membership parades an array of health professionals with a common interest in the advancement of research, care and treatment of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders. Our members can be found in virtually all the Teaching and Specialist Hospitals across the country. Professional and specialist sub-groups have emerged for an effective realization of the society's goals. These sub-groups are Physicians, Surgeons, Pathologists, Interventional Radiologists and Nurses. They now organize parallel sessions on relevant topical issues during our annual scientific meetings.
Important milestones have been achieved since the inception of the society. The society floated its journal, Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (NJGH), a year into its founding and it is currently in the 11th year of publication. SOGHIN now has Guidelines on the management and care of Chronic Hepatitis B & C, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Dyspepsia and Colo-Rectal Cancer. These guidelines will be available on this website for easy access to members and other health care practitioners and policy makers. Through its participation in the Technical Working Group on Viral Hepatitis of the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, SOGHIN was also able to assist in the preparation and publication of the National Guidelines for the Prevention, Treatment and Care of Viral Hepatitis in Nigeria.
In 2012, the society successfully hosted a meeting of African & Middle East Association of Gastroenterology (AMAGE), a regional affiliate of the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) in Tinapa, Calabar, Nigeria, for the first time in sub-Sahara Africa. A few years later, WGO established an Endoscopy Training Centre in Lagos to be run by our society in conjunction with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). SOGHIN members belong to the African Network for Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases, a forum initiated by illustrious Gastroenterologists of Africa in diaspora (based mainly in the United States) to help build capacity in the fields of Gastroenterology & Hepatology especially in sub-Sahara Africa.
We have been having fruitful working relationships and joint programmes with international organizations who share common interests with us. Examples are the South African Gastroenterology Foundation (SAGF), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). This SOGHIN website will no doubt serve as an interface with these organizations and WGO as well.
It is hoped that members will avail themselves with the opportunities provided by this website to read SOGHIN updates, conference proceedings and schedules, upload articles for NJGH and make payments for SOGHIN annual membership dues and conference fees among others. Suggestions are welcome for further improvement of the features and services offered by this website. You are welcome, once again, to our world, our world of digestive diseases care.


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Democrats look set to hold Virginia's governorship after an ugly race, which has been seen as a political cardiogram of the US a year after President Trump's election.
Ralph Northam has beaten Republican Ed Gillespie after a campaign marked by tussles on immigration and Confederate statues.
Mr Gillespie rarely invoked the Republican president's name, though he tried to harness Mr Trump's populism.
The race could be a bellwether of next year's midterm congressional elections.
Mr Northam, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, was the front-runner though opinion polls had narrowed in the closing stretch, jangling Democratic nerves.
He and Mr Gillespie, a Washington lobbyist and former Republican party chairman, were vying to replace popular Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat.
Democrats have been craving something to celebrate after defeat in four congressional special elections this year, despite a groundswell of grassroots opposition to President Trump.
The contest was the most closely watched out of a series of state and local races nationwide on Tuesday.
In New Jersey, Democrat Phil Murphy looks set to comfortably win the race to succeed unpopular Republican governor Chris Christie.
Virginia voters also made history by electing their first transgender state legislator.
Danica Roem, 32, ousted a pro-Trump incumbent Republican.
The swing state of Virginia has been trending Democratic in recent elections.
Virginians voted twice for former President Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton carried the state by more than five percentage points last year.
Mr Gillespie, 56, had accused Mr Northam, 58, of failing to curb gang violence and seeking to tear down statues honouring Civil War, pro-slavery secessionists.
Mr Northam was seen as an anaemic campaigner after a series of flip-flops.
Progressive supporters were outraged after he reversed stance to say he would oppose an attempt by any Virginia city to provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
The Democrat offered to work with Mr Trump after previously calling him "a narcissistic maniac".
Mr Northam also vowed to lead efforts to remove Confederate statues, only to say later that he would leave the decision to local authorities.
The Northam camp was further embarrassed by a racially charged advert, released by a group supporting his candidacy.
It showed a white man in a pickup truck with a Confederate flag and a Gillespie sticker chasing down minority children.
The ad was quickly taken down after Mr Gillespie seized on it as proof that Democrats think all Republicans are racists.
Mr Gillespie, meanwhile, was accused of ducking questions about Mr Trump's controversies.
He did not campaign with Mr Trump, nor did he flaunt the president's tweeted endorsement.
Mr Trump, whose base is made up of white voters without university degrees, is not broadly popular in Virginia, according to opinion polls.
Well-educated urban professionals from the Washington suburbs to Richmond and the Chesapeake Bay have been building a stronghold for Democrats in the state.


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Amity Cecile is a teenage human girl who was always there sneaking around when Shadow the hedgehog attacked anyone in Central City. She believes that Shadow was only misunderstood and actually lonely the entire time. She later became one of the only three female members of Team Shadow.
Amity is a 15 year old girl with white hair and brown eyes. She usually puts her hair in a ponytail with a pink hair ribbon. On her debut game, she was usually seen wearing a black hat and a black leather jacket, also wearing a long sleeve school shirt and a forest green skirt. On her feet, she has gary socks with tan sneakers with red laces.
Amity is very sensitive, always shedding tears whenever she sees Shadow in pain or hurt real bad and will do anything to destroy whoever hurts him like that. She can be very nice and kind to characters such as Sonic and Knuckles but to villains, Amity can always start deadly furys.
Amity's father was a musclar G.U.N agent nicknamed "Thunder Brute" because of how skillful he was using weapons that shocked the enemies, he died when Amity was one year old, killed by a stranger who was later excuted.
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Amity is a very skillful gun shooter, always never missing one target, She also is a good fighter who managed to killed half the members of the S.U.N Commanders.
Amity's most touching weakness is looking at Shadow when he's about to attack or when he kills someone, which gives her the feeling of thinking that he's really lonely and hiding his true feelings


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By Mark Plaatjes, RPT
Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammation and/or microtearing of the plantar fascia or the long plantar ligament in the foot. It is one of the most common running injuries and it can be one of the most difficult to treat. Plantar fasciitis is a complex injury that needs to be treated correctly and quickly, otherwise it can hang around for a long time, remain painful and limit the ability to run or walk without discomfort.
The most common thing to understand about plantar fasciitis is that it is most commonly a stretch injury. The stretch is most often caused by excessive pronation. It can also be stretched by having a forefoot varus (the angling or inverted position of the bones in the front of the foot relative to the heel) or the Morton's Toe condition (in which the second toe is longer than the big toe). The plantar fascia, together with the iliotibial band, are two of the most important shock absorbers in the body. Due to inadequate cushioning, some people who have rigid high-arched feet get plantar fasciitis. People who have have lost the fat pad under their calcaneus can also get plantar fasciitis because of a lack of adequate cushioning.
Excessively tight gastroc-soleus muscle complex can also stress the plantar fascia due to a shared calcaneal insertion with the plantar fascia. It is crucial to determine what of the elements mentioned before are the cause of the plantar fascia in order to treat it successfully. Treatment of the plantar fascia consists of proper shoe selection, custom orthotics or over-the-counter inserts and physical therapy, plus ice, heat, stretching the calf muscles and anti-inflammatories.
There are several other diagnoses than can be confused with plantar fasciitis:
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome: Medial-calcaneal nerve irritation can cause pain in the rear of the foot
- Flexor digitorum brevis muscular strain: This muscle parallels the plantar fasciitis from the heel to the midfoot under the arch and the painful session of a strain can often seem like plantar fasciitis.
- A calcaneal heel spur: These bony outgrowths from the heel—often caused by by calcium deposits that develop from ill-fitting shoes—can create rear-foot irritation.
- Referral from the lumbar spin: A dull or shooting pain that extends through the sciatic nerve can create pain in the heel.
Plantar fasciitis is a complex injury that needs to be treated correctly and quickly, otherwise it can hang around for a long time, remain painful and limit the ability to run or walk without discomfort.
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4.4 of 64 reviews
80% recommend this product
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I use this whenever I put makeup on and it really does what it says! Such a perfect size for travel and on the go make up!
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Good for pores
I find this product to be too silicone-based and doesn't work all over the face for my dry skin however I do like to use it around the nose and cheeks to fill in pores.
MattifiesThis is a nice primer to mattify oily skin. A small amount is all you need. It feels lightweight.
Perfect for larger poresI use this whenever I put makeup on and it really does what it says! Such a perfect size for travel and on the go make up!
legendaryI have been using this since 2016. Very good product to blur my large pores. Love it. Better value in bigger bottle if you can afford it
Prefer POREfessional Face Primerverified purchaserThis primer was ok. It worked to matte areas of the face but didn't create a smooth base like the POREfessional face primer.
Love it!I hide my wrinkles behind this primer too and it appears all fine after makeup. It is great to apply on oily skin before makeup and my makeup remains so smooth and nice.
Great!I have pretty large pores and I love using this as foundation lays so well on top. Its so beautiful.
Fills in poresGood at filling in pores although I have noticed a huge difference in my oiliness.
Fills in poresGood at filling in pores although I have noticed a huge difference in my oiliness.
perfect for travellingthis primer is the perfect size for travelling! it can fit into any makeup bag or hand bag. it is amazing, it makes you skin feel very soft and allows the makeup to blend out flawlessly on top. Definitely recommend!
BENEFITUsed this under my makeup. Helps to fill in the pores on my skin
Lovely product!Very nice primer, I have pretty large pores and I love using this as foundation lays so well on top.
AverageI suggest buying mini first to see if you like it before going for full size. I have on/off days with this product. Personally it doesn't sit well around my nose area and leaves pores there very exposed still but this may be due to fact I have very oily skin.
Smooth makeup applicationIt is very good to be applied on an oily skin before makeup and the makeup application after using this is so smooth and nice. I hide my wrinkles behind this primer too and it appears all fine after makeup.
i dont get the hypeI dont really get it! it just makes my makeup peel and I dont find it does anything to my pores
Benefit Porefessional Matte RescueThis is my holy grail primer. I've been disappointed by so many products after hearing hype but this is not one of those times this product is everything it's cracked up to be.
Good for poresI find this product to be too silicone-based and doesn't work all over the face for my dry skin however I do like to use it around the nose and cheeks to fill in pores.
Worth to tryUsed this under my foundation. Helps to fill in the pores on my skin and it's non-drying
Just another primerI have very oily skin and feel like I've tried everything to combat it. This is yet another primer I've tried and and another primer I'm not in love with. You need to work quick with this product as it dries quickly. Decent primer, just didn't see amazing results compared to other ones I've tried!
Great for pores onlyYou can not use this as an all over primer. it will separate on the skin. I have oily combo skin and i love using this on my t zone to fill pores and stop oil. This size is perfect for handbag
bad for skinHas adverse effects on skin. doesn't really do anything good for the real layers of your skin - just a temporary smoothing effect which is nothing phenomenal. It is quite an average and slippery primer.
Best primer for oily skinI use this product everyday under foundation. Best product for oily skin and fills in your pores and appears so smooth on the skin!
i use this everyday!i love this primer it really helps to fill in those pores! for a matte smooth look!
Does the job!!I actually purchased this a while ago and wasn't too crazy about it. I have oily skin and visable pores around my nose and I'm prone to breakouts with most pore filling primers as they contain silicon which clogs the pores. But I ran out of my usual primer (hourglass mineral veil) so grabbed this quickly and oh my god was I impressed! It made my skin look absolutely flawless and I didn't get oily ...Read More
Love itWorks amazing! You don't need a lot at a time so it lasts forever. Definitely a go to.
Not badThis product works nicely as a smoother, it also does a good job of taming oils. However, I did find that it didn't do much in correcting my pores unfortunately.
I don't feel like it hold my oilI don't feel like this do anything on my skin to keep it matte. it does feel good when applying it as it is refreshing and make my skin matte, but ti doesn't keep my skin matte the whole day
A pretty amazing productI find this really helps mattify my oily skin. It feels great on the skin and lasts a full day. It's well priced too. I recommend it for people with oily skin.
Great on your skinYou don't need to use much of this product. As a little goes a long way.. even just using this product your skin feels so soft..
Keeps me more matte than others I've triedI like this product, it definitely keeps me more matte than other primers I've tried. It is comfortable on my skin and my makeup goes on nicely! I'd definitely buy it again!
Great matte primer, never changing.I have very oily skin and large pores on my nose and cheeks, and to be honest, this is the first time I have tried using a primer...and boy does it make a difference!
I have had no problem with the movement of my foundation or my pores looking exposed at all...I am never wearing makeup without this primer again! love it.
The matte finish works well with oily skin, and added bo...Read More
Great product, not for meI was honestly shocked at how well this just blurred all the pores and lines on my face it was truly magic. My skin is dry so I prefer something a bit more hydrating, but if my skin is looking extra garbage or if you don't need the hydration this is perfect
Controls shine very wellAfter only a couple of uses I really like this product. I have combination skin and always seem to suffer from t-zone shine regardless of the primer or foundation I use. A small amount of this product seems to spread well, and it definitely works to eliminate my shine under my foundation so I will definitely continue to use.
Amazing! Loved the formulaI do not generally like to use primers but ever since I have tried this product on before applying makeup, my pores have appeared airbrushed. It is especially helpful for my oily skin and does not let my makeup crease. This makes my makeup sit on so well and is totally worth the purchase. Would buy it again.
Love this product, will buy again!I haven't had much success with primers in the past but this one is AMAZING. I have combination/oily skin and this product prevented any oil breakthrough for most of the night (in the middle of summer). I will be buying this again.
Foundation sticks on my nose, finally!This was bought accidentally, I meant to get the porefessional original, however this is BEST at using on my nose before foundation, every single foundation is usually REPELLED on my nose, I don't have oily skin. This was a fantastic mistake
Matte Poreless and longlasting!I tried this product in the hopes that it would keep my oils at bay, provide a smooth base for my foundation and improve my foundations longevity and it totally delivered!
It smooths every bump out and give my foundation the perfect surface to stick to, I find it improves the longevity of my foundation by a few hours and ensures it doesn't wear patchy. My T zone stays oil free for so much lo...Read More
Makeup SaviourThis product is my holy grail, I have oily skin and this makes my makeup stay on all day and helps keep my oils away. Also found that when using this my foundation doesn't move when i wear my glasses !
Actually worth the price.I'm always sceptical with higher end products which cost so much for so little. Especially when there are so many good quality products that are very affordable, however this primer is definitely worth the price. A little goes a long way and it provides a fantastic base for your makeup, in fact I can wear this by itself to provide a matte finish all day long.
I have also found it doesn't bl...Read More
EffectiveI have tried a lot of primers, but this one takes the cake! I have oily skin and large pores. This primer really does work and keeps my skin relatively decent for the day. I'm into my second tube. A little goes a long way, and this one tube lasts forever!
A good primer but not a lot of pore-fillingPorefessional certainly helps bind makeup to the oily spots on your skin, however I found this a hindrance as it resulted in patches of thicker makeup where i had applied the primer. Applying to the entire face obviously made it remain even-looking all day, however is certainly not cost-effective.
In terms of the ability to hide pores, I found it actually did the opposite - making all...Read More
Best thing for oily skinI have oily skin and I have been looking for a long time for a primer that will actually help keep my make-up on. I only recently this product because of the reviews on this page and I've found that it definitely lives up to the hype. My make-up is staying on all day and it's matte & even. A tiny amount covers my whole face and leaves it feeling soft and smooth.
Skin made matteThis primer certainly works to make your skin matte however doesn't smooth the skin. It isn't a long wear product. I like wearing this without make up as it takes away any oiliness from moisturisers.
Good productThis hides my pores and makes makeup last longer. Doesn't irritate sensitive skin. I bought this is the mini size. I love how Benefit products are available in mini's. I only wear makeup 2-3 times per month so buying full size products seems a bit pointless.
Great Product!I have very oily & acne prone skin, this stuff keeps my skin looking matte all day when applied underneath the pore perfection primer!
NahAs someone prone to blackheads, I'm all about trying to keep my pores clear of gunk rather than filling them with poly-filla (which is what this felt like). This is essentially a spackle for your pores full of propanediol, silica and silicones. There's no niacinamide or salicylic acid or anything that might help to keep your pores clear or control oil once you've filled them with this stuff.
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Vanished poresThis is such a thick creamy and smooth primer. It completely blurs out all imperfections and pores and makeup applies so beautifully on top. I am obsessed
Not the best mattifying primerI have oily combination skin where a lot of foundations separate in my t-zone. I didn't find this primer to be that mattifying. I still got just as oily throughout the day. It does make the skin feel nice and foundation go on nicely but didn't increase longevity for me
Another hit from BenefitAnother flawless product. Does what it says it will - blurs pores and leaves skin smooth and perfect blank canvas for foundation. Can even wear without foundation to leave an airbrushed finish. Admittedly I don't have huge pores - but works great for me.
amazinggreat product, does what it says it does, highly recommend
Pore pore go awayLove this gem! I hate my pores but I'm stuck with them. This makes my pores go away and I love using it all over my face too.
Amazing!I absolutely love this stuff! I have super oily skin and this keeps me matte all day!
Amazing- love the gel formulaI was introduced to this product by a make up artist and purchased it straight away and I haven't looked back. it's definitely a product that does what it claims to do and helps with coverage of pores and also combats oil.
You only need a tiny bit. I have had mine for months now and have barely noticed anything gone out of the tube.
SurprisingI don't normally believe in or like 'matte' products, but a travel size of this is great for travel. I went to Bali and tropical north Queensland with this - both times is worked great in the humidity and was by best friend in not turning into a sloppy mess. Would recommend for this reason.
the original is betterto be honest i jumped on this primer when it came out and had so much hope for it. unfortunately it didn't work for me, despite its promise to cover pores. i have oily skin and large pores. i have used smashbox and hourglass primers before, but the original benefit primer still works best for me.
1 star less than real rating as benefit is not cruelty free :(A gimmick, don/'t purchase. Just go for the original porefessional. Matte rescue does not live up to its claim.
Best primer for oily skin!I have very oily skin - I have tried various primers and nothing compares to this. By end of day my foundation still looks matte with no shine. Definitely recommend!
Life changing for this oily girl!I have extremely oily, acne prone skin. I used to have to check how oily I looked throughout the day to blot and apply more powder. This product has changed all that! I'm still surprised when I look in the mirror hours after doing my makeup and it still looks good. Now I look fresh, sometimes a little dewy, but not oily. I highly recommend it! It has not caused any breakouts.
DisappointedI have oily skin and have large pores around my nose and I was looking for a matte primer that would help my makeup last all day. Unfortunately it hasn't help my makeup from melting off my face during the day compared with not using a primer at all. It doesn't seem to help that much with the appearance of my pores either. On the plus side, the product does have a nice fragrance, feels nice and lig...Read More
MatteThis is a great product, does what it says it does, highly recommend
Works great!I have very oily, sensitive skin, and I love this primer. Its texture is thick and creamy and it applies very smooth. My makeup applies beautifully when I use it, reducing the appearance of my pores and creating a blurred effect. Can't live without it.
Smoother application and longer wearI find my foundation lasts longer and applies easier when I use this primer. Definitely recommend!
I love this product!Using this before my primer and foundation has really helped my skin and makeup look flawless all day long! My skin is naturally oily and with using this product after my moisturiser, my make up has stayed on and keep my T zone under wraps! Thankyou!!
LOVEI have oily skin and this keeps me matte all day
Perfect size for a trial or the handbagGreat little product - slightly more expensive than some other products but Benefit has the reputation and quality to match. Definitely try this size if you're not sure whether the product is right for you. Does the job of mattifying and improving skin's appearance extremely well.
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