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Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given says the fans have every right to be upset with their recent form.
Villa crashed out of the FA Cup to ChampionshipMillwall last Friday just a few days after they were humiliated in the Capital One Cup semi-final by League Two Bradford City.
"We've deserved all the criticism that has come our way and we have to take it on the chin," Given told the Express & Star.
"You have to be just as brave when things aren't going well, the results are going against you and you're getting a hammering in the media.
"Losing to Bradford was humiliating really, and probably the worst result in professional football that I've ever been involved in.
"I've always said one of the great things about football is that after a failure you soon get a chance to redeem yourself, but we didn't take that chance on Friday night against Millwall. That defeat has heaped even more misery on us."


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"With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side. Each day I am more and more on my own side." -- Susan Weiss Berry
I have a tendency to get immersed in the challenge of the day. Of course challenges can extend way longer than a day.
During these times, self-care is my mechanism for life balance - even sanity. I'm reminded that sleep is a gift that should never be taken lightly. I appreciate my fur therapist, Andy - taking full advantage of his unconditional love.
I've also decided to continue sharing my musical favorites long after this alphabetical musical intermission has concluded. Along with some encouraging feedback by my readers, I am energized and joyful when working on these "mini-concerts".
Friends and readers, please share your thoughts of songs, artists or theme possibilities with me as I continue to build my virtual jukebox. Today I share some spectacular "S"- songs:
Something Old:
Last week's song from Kitty Wells begged to Release Me, while this week Tammy Wynette urges us to Stand By Your Man.
I am forever grateful to my Mom for giving me her love of these country classics. I feel her approval as she listens from her heavenly perch.
Something New:
Hot off the Oscars' press, Shallow is the winner of 2019 Best Original song. I fell in love with this song when the 2018 adaptation of "A Star Is Born" hit the theaters.
Stop everything you're doing, close your eyes and enjoy the reverie of the unexpectedly sultry duo of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Something Borrowed:
I'm ever grateful to my friend, Verlie, for generously sharing some of her favorite musical artists with me.
The music of Gary B.B. Coleman is borrowed, blue and ever so easy on the ear. Hope you all think so too.
Something Blue:
Etta James has an impressive list of awards and honors - including being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in 1993), the Blues Hall of Fame (in 2001), and the Grammy Hall of Fame (in both 1999 and 2008).
Stormy Weather is my personal favorite of a long list of classics from this Goddess of the Blues.
Until next week, wishing you peace and a song in your heart, mar
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Epidemiological features of West Nile Virus (WNV) disease among children (<18 years of age) reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1999 through 2007 were analyzed and compared with those of adult WNV neuroinvasive disease (WNND), in a study at CDC&P, Fort Collins, CO. Of 1478 pediatric WNV cases reported, 443 (30%) had WNND, 1009 (68%) were classified as WN fever, and 26 (2%) were unclassified. The majority had onset between July and September. Among all cases of WNND reported, only 4% were in children. Of the 443 cases of pediatric WNND, 208 (47%) presented as meningitis, 163 (37%) as encephalitis or meningoencephalitis, 5 (1%) as acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), and 67 (15%) as unspecified WNND. The median age of WNND cases was 12 years. Three patients died. Median annual incidence of WNND was 0.07/100,000 children, in 40 states, primarily in South Dakota, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Of a total 11,081 WNND cases in the US, 4% occurred in children. The proportion classified as WNND was 30% and the same in children (<18 yrs) as in young adults (18-49 yrs). Older adults (>50 yrs) with WNND were more often classified with encephalitis (59%) than meningitis (23%), whereas in children and young adults, meningitis was preponderant (47% and 51%, respectively). [1]
COMMENT. According to the AAP Red Book (2006), the majority of pediatric WNV infections are asymptomatic, 20% have WNF, and <1% develop neuroinvasive disease. Risk of WNND increases with age and is highest in adults >60 years. Patients with WNND present with neck stiffness and headache, typical of aseptic meningitis, mental status changes of encephalitis, movement disorders such as tremor, seizures, or acute flaccid paralysis clinically similar to poliomyelitis or Guillain-Barre syndrome.


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JACKSONVILLE -- October 8, 2002 -- Jacksonville State University shows the largest percentage increase in enrollment this fall among public universities in Alabama, according to a preliminary survey conducted by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE).
JSU experienced a 7.1 percent increase over enrollment last year while, statewide, there was a 2.8 percent increase.
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TdC is an old BarrysWorld member who moved to FreddysHouse when the end of BW occured. Nowadays he spams considerably less, doesn't have sex with Wij and mods the General Forum when he's awake.
TdC used to be a unix nerd but right now he's not really sure if he still likes that. He also enjoys mountain biking, mucking about on the interweb, long and relaxing p00s, drawing stuff for FH, being yoghurted and any woman who comes too close :-)
Recently TdC has been spotted in the DAoC Off Topic forum (written about here, where he conspired to get people he didn't know to post pics of their bottoms scrawled with strange incantations.
ye olden daze
TdC first came to BarrysWorld after he spent a very frustrating evening playing Unreal trying to kill some people who just wouldn't die. Normally one would conclude that this was because Teedles sucks badly at most FPS games, but these guys really...just...wouldn't...die... and very nearly caused TdC to expire by frustration fueled explosive flatulence. So, a day or two after the near-explosion TdC entered something along the lines of "unreal cheats" into a search engine and promptly discovered a thread on BarrysWorld by a bloke called Borg discussing fair play in games in general. Teedles was so glad to have found a haven of like-minded people that he promptly signed up and probably made his greatest forum post ever. Much along the lines of
- Hi! My name is testin_da_cable and I think cheats are lame just like Borg does it's nice here :)
Naturally TdC had no idea what he was letting himself become addicted to. Within a few months he was a crusty shell of his former self, working or sitting at home bathed in the glow of several CRT's. It even came to the point that he changed his work desktop backgrount to a certain shade of green so that his coworkers couldn't tell if he was on the forums or not.
Growing in to the world class spammer he was to become, TdC managed to nudge out TUG, Embattle, Wij and some other people (sorry guys) to become top poster at BW at something like 15000 posts. Naturally the content was pish, but Teedles was proud of his dedicated effort, especially when he got together with his mate Wij and gave rival games emporium Jolt the shock of their life by visiting their forums and racking up a huge amount of posts, friendly banter and upset people using rather nasty words in a very short time. Teedles was amazed to find that the joltsters actually knew who he and Wij were, and seemed to be in awe of the spamming duo's prowess at the keyboard.
TdC mellowed out a bit as he got older, drank less coffee and lessened wacking off to interweb pr0n like a spastic monkey on crack (lies!). He likes to think his posts have improved content-wise (super lies!), and there are moments where he likes to believe that the fact that he and other people, by merely keeping at it and keeping up talking to others, have averted disaster now and then.
Yes, TdC likes playing all kinds of games. Amongst others and in random order he's played: Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Tribes 2, Quake 2, Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, Neverwinter Nights (with the Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark expansions), TES:Morrowind, TES:Oblivion, Battlefield 2, Elite, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Duke Nukem 3d, X2:The Threat, Privateer 2:The Darkening, Red Alert, Civilisation II, Civilization IV, Warhammer:Dawn of War, Dawn of War:Winter Assault and scores of others that failed to make enough of an impression to remember or simply just got forgotten. He still wistfully lusts after Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and is playing Battlefield 2142 and Warhammer:Mark of Chaos badly .
Mostly this means that TdC enjoys shooting things with large hand-cannons, but sometimes dabbles in the odd RPG, space-opera or RTS on the side.
On Thursday the 24th of May 2007, TdC played his first ever online game of CSS with Jupitus, Throdgrain, Trem, Dukat and some of the other lads from KEA. During the swearing and bouts of drunken singing he managed to score a 0.3 K/D ratio, meaning that he was dead most of the time, but he had a lot of fun even though the KEA people prolly found him somewhat quiet :-) Most notable event during the games was that TdC was somewhat better than Jupitus ;-)
TdC tend to get a bit pissed off by foolish people in the world who try to blame violent video games for random acts of violence that occur in the world. He sometimes writes about these blamings on his website and usually duplicates his more sarcastic ramblings to the FreddysHouse forums. Also, the foolish people should be aware that TdC plays lots of violent video games and is thus by their reckoning an extremely dangerous individual and shouldn't be messed with too much.
Incidentally, TdC blames all violence in the world on kittens, as everyone knows that kittens are extremely evil death-machines that wish humanity no good at all.
TdC is somewhat active in the FH general community, usually trying to get other people to do stuff they'd normally do just fine without his meddling, expose parts of themselves, be creative or otherwise do communityesque things together. He tends to use competitions to galvanize unsuspecting forumites into swathes of frantic action, most often with a homemade prize waiting at the end of the tunnel for the lucky (debatable) winner. Recently TdC was responsible for the DAoC OT fan-sign competition, won by Ezteq, and a quickie one-off best wikipage competition, once again in the DAoC OT forum which was won jointly by Gamah and old.Tohtori. It is rumored that TdC is plotting more fun and games for the future....
TdC makes the promised prizes himself, using a free image manipulation program called GIMP, but as he's barely started to get on it he's in no way, shape or form good at it :) (as Congax was kind enough to point out in the forums until he heard from old.Tohtori that TdC's pics had certain special properties ;))
Currently TdC is busy (lies) working on designs for things that Freddy may be pimping in the future!
Here's a wee gallery of pics that Teedles has made over the years:
Mountain Biking
Once apon a time in the recent past TdC suffered an accident while biking (one of many) and managed to break his right leg in three places. Dispite vaguely feeling a bit like a lemon, there are now extra metally bits in Teedles' leg making him 101.3% leet. Near the end of 2006 the shiny bits were removed again, with the exception of one screw and TdC has reverted to being merely 100.2% leet. When he's honest TdC admits being scared as hell of the surgeons clamouring to poke him with sharp bits of steel, though his limp has improved slightly since the op. TdC took the titanium bits that the surgeon removed back to his house, and now enjoys freaking people out by touching them with the ti rods.
TdC enjoys building mountain bikes, and has built up several different ones over the years. Currently he owns "only" two, but there are plans to get a road/touring bike thing. One could argue that it may well be that TdC likes to build bikes more than he likes to ride them, but riding is fun too people! Just going up hills is a bit of a pain :/ Currently TdC rides an On-One Scandal, that he has a write-up about on his personal site here and has an North Shore Extreme Bitch, with a write-up here.
Though TdC pretends to be an avid mountainbiker, there are several people on the forums who severely outclass him in many ways (not only biking), amongst others, Will, who goes on trips to the Alps (steep and high, a combination that causes TdC to break out in twitchy scrote syndrome, when applied to mountain biking) and competes in races and stuffs like that.


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A helicopter pilot speaks out about his experiences onboard a number of purse seine tuna fishing vessels operating in the Pacific. His gruesome footage shows how the use of Fish Aggregation Devices is resulting in the bycatch of all sorts of marine life and contributes to the depletion of tuna stocks. Greenpeace is campaigning for more sustainable and less destructive tuna fisheries in the Pacific Ocean.
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When you start nearing retirement age, you start worrying about the value of your investments, and want to maximize your savings, so you can live the lifestyle you deserve after you retire. Most of us believe that a simple 401 K plan will not guarantee the money we need for old age. Many people plan to travel and take on hobbies as soon as they have free time. If you want to maximize your investments in the last ten-fifteen years of your employment, find some tips below.
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
Discover Your Personal Legend
I just finished reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Wow. This is a must read for all artists, and anyone who is on (or wants to be on) their path. The truth and beauty of this book is inspiring and completely life affirming. Look for signs. Follow your intuition. Be brave. Discover your personal legend.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
BTS Video: ODD BRODSKY Egyptian Screening
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Photos from the Egyptian Theater screening
Screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood was simply a dream come true! To be able to play at such an historic and amazing venue was beyond amazing! I designed special water bottles and a custom photo cake for the occasion, and the party was a blast! Our photos got picked up by Monsters and Critics, which was then syndicated on the IMDB newsdesk! A little video recap in the works that will be posted soon. In the meantime here are the photos.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
ODD BRODSKY to be Closing Night Film of 14th Annual Valley Film Festival
The Valley Film Festival on Sunday 12/14 at 5pm. Woo Hoo!! Here's our program page and ticket link!www.valleyfilmfest.com/valleyfilmfest/app/films/1887/
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Kodak, the once mighty American photography company, is hoping for a revival with the launch of Kodak Ektra, a smartphone named after its iconic 1940s rangefinder Ektra camera. It launches in December in the UK and Europe for a substantial £450—far more than the company's debut smartphone the Kodak IM5, which launched at a more wallet-friendly £230 last year.
You do get a wee bit more for your money, though. The Ektra—which is built by manufacturer-for-hire Bullitt—is clad in an artificial "leatherette" material with metal sides, and features a curved grip and dedicated shutter button for a classic camera-like look. There's a large circular lens arrangement on the back to complete the look, but disappointingly the sensor itself is typical small smartphone fare: a 21-megapixel unit from Sony.
So while the Ektra might look the part, it doesn't feature anything as exciting as the 41MP sensor in Nokia's Lumia 1020, or the full-blown zoom lens of Samsung's Galaxy Camera. Instead, there's the usual phase detect autofocus, 6-axis optical image stabilisation, and an f/2.0 lens. HDR and 4K video capture are also supported. The front-facing camera features a 13MP sensor and f/2.2 lens.
In a time where every big smartphone maker is itching to claim it has "the best smartphone camera in the world," such humdrum tech isn't going to get Kodak very far. Still, the company has worked on its own custom camera app, which features a digital "Scene Selection Dial" that lets you switch between portrait, manual, sports, bokeh, night, HDR, panorama, macro, landscape, and film/video modes.
The camera app is tightly integrated with popular photo editing app Snapseed, allowing for swift edits with one tap. There's also a "Super 8" video app that adds vintage-style filters to videos so you can bask in some sweet '70s nostalgia.
The rest of the Ektra is your standard mid-range phone fare, with a Mediatek Helio X-20 SoC—which packs two high-performance 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU cores, eight low power Cortex-A53 cores, and a Mali-T880 GPU—3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage with microSD expansion, and a 5-inch 1080p display. It's chunkier than your average phone, though, at 9.69mm thick. There's also a decent non-removable 3000mAh battery inside. It comes loaded with Android 6.0 and—like the Cat S60 which is also built by Bullitt—is largely a stock Android experience.
It's tough to imagine the Kodak Ektra brand has enough pull these days to lure potential purchasers, particularly as there's little special about the phone's photographic tech. Still, maybe the looks will sell it. After all, if you're going to make a phone these days, might as well make it a niche one.
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Every nation has its bugbears. Ukraine has two: the forced famine orchestrated during Stalin's rule, which killed between four million and seven million people; and the Ukrainian language. Under the Russian empire, it was frequently banned: Catherine the Great put a stop to the use of Ukrainian at one of eastern Europe's most ancient universities, The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Then Peter I banned the printing of books in Ukrainian. Later the Russian Orthodox church took Ukrainian language manuals out of schools. Alexander II forbade the import of books in Ukrainian; Alexander III banned the use of Ukrainian in official institutions.
The list of bans goes on, and it is clear why Ukrainians consider the article in the constitution that makes Ukrainian the country's sole official language their most important achievement since independence. It also goes some way to explaining why on Wednesday hundreds of Ukrainians took to the streets of Kiev to protest against a new law boosting the use of Russian in the country.
Waging a war over a few words might strike some as extreme, especially if you consider that the two languages are closely related, and overlap by about 30% – roughly equivalent to the difference between German and Dutch. But in Ukraine linguistics is a political issue. The Russification of the country that began under the tsars continued under the Soviet regime – more subtly, without open bans. As a result, a little over 50% of Ukraine's population use the state language in their everyday lives. Russian is spoken mainly in the east of the country, where Russians were sent to work in the mines in the 1930s, and the Crimea.
Most anti-Russian feelings in the west of Ukraine can be traced back to historical anti-Soviet feeling. These sentiments have morphed into a general antipathy towards the Russian Federation, which continues to tempt Ukraine into a union of one sort or anotherwhere the economic and political capital would be Moscow.
To this end Russia always supports the political parties in Ukraine which advocate closer ties with Moscow. This is why, just before the Orange revolution in 2004, Vladimir Putin openly backed Ukraine's current president, Viktor Yanukovych, who was promising to make Russian the second state language and strengthen economic and political ties with Russia. The previous president, Leonid Kuchma, had also promised to make Russian the second state language, but once elected he soon realised how popular such a policy would be and quietly put it to one side.
Yanukovych's Party of Regions, originally representing the east and south of the country, has done everything possible to gain control of the Ukrainian-speaking regions of central and western Ukraine. Local councils have been "strengthened" with imported administrators, heads of judiciaries and tax officers from the east. Needless to say, this has not endeared the Party of Regions to those areas.
Things came to a boil on Tuesday when the Rada, Ukraine's parliament, passed a law that raises the status of the Russian language to that of an official "regional language". The reaction in the west was immediate and busloads of protesters, who continue to pour into Kiev, clashed with police reinforced to prevent a repetition of the protests that led to the Orange revolution.
Acting on instructions from the president's administration, Kiev's court banned all forms of protest from 3 to 9 July, to facilitate the legalisation of the parliamentary decision – namely, the signing of the law by the speaker and the president. The opposition has mounted a round-the-clock protest on European Square and in spite of attempts by police to clear the area, the protest continues. And while it is unlikely that we will witness a new Orange revolution, there probably won't be a signed and sealed language law either: in a dramatic twist, the speaker and one of his deputies have handed in their resignation, thus blocking the passing of the bill.
But the politicisation of language in Ukraine will continue. In the future, intellectuals will have to publicly state their position on the matter: there will be pressure to either out yourself as a pro-Russian supporter of the president, or a pro-Ukrainian supporter of the opposition. As it happens, I have always written my novels in Russian, my mother tongue. This means that for the past 15 years I have been under pressure to start writing in Ukrainian. I have refused, even though I am happy with Ukrainian as the sole national language – I just find it easier to write in my mother tongue. For now, I have no desire to become a soldier in this war of words.
Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian novelist and author of Death and the Penguin.


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Swap Interval
Swap Interval is a means of synchronizing the swapping of the front and back frame buffers with vertical blanks: the periods in which the front frame buffer is dispatched for display on the screen.
On Windows, apart from rendering the picture at least twice as fast as the monitor's refresh rate (per the rules of the Sampling Theorem), SwapBuffers() combined with glFinish() is the only method supported on modern hardware to perfectly achieve vertical synchronization (vsync). Double buffering is required. Because SwapBuffers() is a GL command, it must be executed on the same thread that has the GL rendering context. In GLX, you may use the GLX_SGI_video_sync extension instead, without being tied to double buffering.
The term "swap interval" itself refers to the number of v-blank periods that occur before the buffers are swapped. A swap interval of 1 tells the GPU to wait for one v-blank before swapping the front and back buffers. A swap interval of 0 specifies that the GPU should not ever wait for v-blanks, thus performing buffer swaps immediately. Some video drivers may force Swap Interval to 1 or to 0 if specified by the user in the video card's control panel.
Swap Interval is provided via platform-specific extensions.
In Windows
Use the WGL_EXT_swap_control extension to control swap interval. Check both the standard extensions string via glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS) and the WGL-specific extensions string via wglGetExtensionsStringARB() to verify that WGL_EXT_swap_control is actually present.
The extension provides the wglSwapIntervalEXT() function, which directly specifies the swap interval. wglSwapIntervalEXT(1) is used to enable vsync; wglSwapIntervalEXT(0) to disable vsync.
Vertical synchronization
Because SwapBuffers() is a GL command, it has the control to block until it's time for a vertical retrace. Recall that glFinish() not only queues all GL commands, but waits until they have all been executed by the GPU. Thus, a call to SwapBuffers() followed by a call to glFinish() causes the calling CPU thread to block until the back frame buffer has been rendered, swapped to the front, and dispatched for v-blank.
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Use the GLX_SGI_swap_control extension to control swap interval. Check both the standard extensions string via glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS) and the GLX-specific extensions string via glXQueryExtensionsString() to verify that the extension is actually present.
The extension provides glXSwapIntervalSGI(), which also directly specifies the swap interval. glXSwapIntervalSGI(1) is used to enable vsync; glXSwapIntervalSGI(0) to disable vsync.
- Some ATI GLX drivers may report WGL_EXT_swap_control yet actually export glXSwapIntervalSGI.
- Your application's use of swap interval may be overridden by external, driver-specific configuration. For example, forcing Vsync Off in a driver's control panel will prevent Vsync, even if swap interval is set to 1 in your application.
- "My rendered objects lag behind the mouse cursor!" With swap interval set to non-zero, older traditional drivers typically caused the calling thread to block SwapBuffers until the actual buffer swap was completed. In modern drivers, the swap is blocked on the GPU, allowing the application CPU thread to continue execution and even render and enqueue subsequent frames before the first swap occurs. This behavior could cause significant transport delay / latency if the application expects traditional behavior. If the application requires either more deterministic behavior associated with vblank or minimal transport delay, the two following mechanisms can be used. Please note that these mechanisms trade the multi-frame bandwidth advantages of the GL's pipeline for minimized transport delay, thus making your application more sensitive and likely to "stutter" when getting close to frame real-time deadlines.


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The State of the World: Explaining U.S. Strategy
The fall of the Soviet Union ended the European epoch, the period in which European power dominated the world. It left the United States as the only global power, something for which it was culturally and institutionally unprepared. Since the end of World War II, the United States had defined its foreign policy in terms of its confrontation with the Soviet Union. Virtually everything it did around the world in some fashion related to this confrontation. The fall of the Soviet Union simultaneously freed the United States from a dangerous confrontation and eliminated the focus of its foreign policy. READ MORE
The Curse of China's Identity Fixation
As China's leadership prepares for its transition to the fifth generation, a fixation on identity and core interests is a troubling sign for U.S. ties. READ MORE
The State of the World: Germany's Strategy
The idea of Germany having an independent national strategy runs counter to everything that Germany has wanted to be since World War II and everything the world has wanted from Germany. In a way, the entire structure of modern Europe was created to take advantage of Germany's economic dynamism while avoiding the threat of German domination. In writing about German strategy, I am raising the possibility that the basic structure of Western Europe since World War II and of Europe as a whole since 1991 is coming to a close. READ MORE
BRICS leaders gather for summit
Leaders of the fast-growing BRICS nations have gathered to discuss how to combine their powers better. But questions over whether they can resolve their differences linger. READ MORE
Reality of the Eurasian Economic Space
Formally Russian Eurasian idea occurred in 1921 when there was issued an assembly of articles "Exodus to the West" and united emigrants-intellectuals (N.S. Trubetskoj, G.V. Frolovski, P.P.Suvchinski). In this assembly the thinkers suggested the concept of Eurasia. READ MORE
How Italy May Yet Save Europe… Really
The European sovereign debt crisis reached its apex when global financial markets began considering the possibility that a large euro zone economy — Italy, Spain, or both — could become another Greece, resulting in the dissolution of the single currency. By November 2011, the spread between the yields of 10-year Italian and German bonds was so great that Italy had to pay interest rates well above 7 percent on its long-term debt, a clearly unsustainable level. This marked a political turning point. But while Italy was once seen as a primary cause of the euro crisis, it could now be poised to be part of the solution. READ MORE
Hungary's Prime Minister Bites the Hand that Feeds Him
On March 15, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stood before nearly 100,000 of his fellow countrymen in Budapest and declared, "Hungarians will not live as foreigners dictate." Drawing an explicit connection between the European Union, which Hungary enthusiastically joined in 2004, and the Soviet Union, which brutally crushed a Hungarian revolt in 1956, Orbán said, "We are more than familiar with the character of unsolicited comradely assistance, even if it comes wearing a finely tailored suit and not a uniform with shoulder patches." READ MORE
"Pro-Romanian" President of Moldova
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Nazarbaev supports antinuclear attitude of Obama
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Future of U.S.-Azerbaijani Relations
The strong relations between Azerbaijan and the United States are very important for both countries' national and energy security. Both countries need to understand the importance of cooperation and need to take action to reinforce relations with each other. READ MORE
Recalibrating the U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
The protests in Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Quran confiscated from detainees at Bagram Airfield have led to more than two dozen deaths, and have severely — perhaps even permanently — undermined the United States' determined efforts to win hearts and minds in the country. The killing of NATO troops by members of Afghanistan's security forces, or militants in their uniforms, is a dangerous new trend, and one that severely complicates relations between international security forces and their local hosts. It may now be time to consider new strategies by which to achieve U.S. and Western goals in Afghanistan. READ MORE
The State of the World: Assessing China's Strategy
Simply put, China has three core strategic interests. READ MORE
Rising Gas Consumption Reveals Structural Problems in Turkey's Energy Policies
Heavy winter conditions have strained natural gas supplies in Turkey, shedding critical light on the country's over reliance on hydrocarbons. Due to the record increases in household consumption and electricity demand, which coincided with interruptions in gas imports from Iran and Azerbaijan, concerns were raised as to whether Ankara's current contracts meet its actual demand, and how this will affect its future energy policies. READ MORE
Seoul Summit: A View From Moscow
International nuclear agency IAEA should play central role READ MORE
Nazarbayev-Obama meeting in Seoul to further strengthen strategic partnership between the U.S. and Kazakhstan, ambassador Idrissov
The upcoming high-level meeting of Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Barack Obama at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul will further strengthen the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States, according to Erlan Idrissov, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the U.S. READ MORE
What Putin Means for Washington
Washington had four years with the young, agreeable Dmitri Medvedev as its principal Russian interlocutor. But last week's election confirmed that soon U.S. diplomats will once again be dealing directly with Vladimir Putin. What does Putin's return mean for Russian foreign policy, and how should Washington adjust its own approach now that Putin, rather than Medvedev, will be sitting across the table? READ MORE
Gazprom Chases China as Europe Demand Falters: Russia Overnight
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Enhancement of Baku-Tbilisi-Ankara Axis Rapidly Minimizes the Influence of Russian in Transcaucasia
Another splash of Anti-Russian propaganda of Georgian President during the visit to Baku on March 7th is mainly related to the attempt to revive, lead the foreign political concepts of Georgia out of the crisis which has lasted since August 2008. This during the talk with the reporter of IA REGNUM was stated by the expert on regional issues David Arutiunov, commenting on the declaration of Saakashvili that Russia has no future as it is still building the past. READ MORE
Russia's Inevitable Customs Union in Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan has officially applied to become the next member of the Russia-led Customs Union, an institution designed to entrench Russia's economic and political influence in its former Soviet territory. Although joining the union will harm the Kyrgyz economy in many respects, not joining could motivate Russia to use any of the several levers it has in Kyrgyzstan. Other Central Asian countries are watching Kyrgyzstan carefully, as its membership in the Customs Union likely will lead to their eventual membership. READ MORE
Building with BRICs in 2012
Investors hurt by last year's market turmoil have enjoyed an encouraging turnaround, with many of the worst performing asset classes from 2011 having pivoted to become the standout performers of the new year. Such has been the case with emerging markets. READ MORE
Kyrgyzstan: A Look at Central Asia's Drug War
The volume of narcotics flowing out of Afghanistan to Central Asia and Russia appears to have decreased slightly over the past year. But the stockpile of opiates that traffickers already have on hand is sufficient to supply users in Central Asia and Russia for 15 years, according to a leading drug-control expert in Kyrgyzstan. READ MORE
US-Russia 'reset' gets a boost with Russian offer of airbase
Russia has made an unprecedented offer that indicates a desire to improve ties ahead of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. READ MORE
Kazakhstan's Next Stage of Development
Kazakhstan's parliamentary election for the lower house (Majilis) held last month reflects the start of a new phase in its development based on broader parliamentary pluralism, economic diversification and the gradual introduction of competitive elements into the political system. The country is committed to reducing its dependence on raw materials exports and developing the conditions to accelerate the growth of the non-resource sector, in particular, competitive small and medium enterprises. This in turn requires the expansion of a middle class with a greater voice in the country's development and a stake in successful institutional reform. READ MORE
United States and Great Britain: an essential relationship
The alliance between our countries is a partnership of the heart – we count on each other and the world counts on that alliance READ MORE
Fragile Turkey's claim to become the leader of a fragile region
In Turkey, where the military was one of the main factors of national stability since the times of Kemal Ataturk, the arrest of a former commander of Armed Forces Ilker Bashbut has been extended. In the Ergenekon case where more than one hundred suspects have been taken into custody, he was accused on allegations of plotting a coup against the R.T.Erdogan government. READ MORE
Kazakhstan-UN cooperation to be enhanced and brought to a new level - Akmaral Arystanbekova
March 2012 marks 20 years of Kazakhstan's membership in the UN, Kazakhstan Ambassador and First Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Akmaral Arystanbekova has shared her memories of the historical moment of Kazakhstan's accession to the United Nations in an interview with Kazinform. READ MORE
How to Read the British State Visit
Interviewee: Charles A. Kupchan, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow, CFR
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Putin's Return to Kremlin Could Boost Eurasian Union Project
A meeting of the prime ministers of CIS member states at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg in October, where Putin triumphantly announced an agreement to form a free-trade zone after years of fruitless negotiations. READ MORE
The Dead-end of "Carrot and Stick"
The story of nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea demonstratively shows that the course of a nuclear bomb development is more significant for North Korea elite than its use for blackmailing of international community. It is explained with routed and regenerated idea with power transition of that in modern world nuclear weapon is the only comprehensive guarantee of non-intervention of foreign forces into domestic political processes in the country. And the stories of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya have probably only deepened North Korean authorities within this idea. READ MORE
China sacrifices economic growth to slay inflation dragon
If inflation is a dragon that must be slain, China's Premier Wen Jiabao has shown he is willing to sacrifice a part of the country's most vital asset to do so – growth. READ MORE
See you in Sukhumi
Viewed from the side it would seem that the issue of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is now closed for business, and what happened cannot be undone. Georgians however did not abandon hope. In the New Year message, President Saakashvili proposed to his fellow countrymen to greet with a greeting "See you in Sukhumi," following the model of ancient Israeli, greeting with the New Year greeting, "See you in Jerusalem." READ MORE
U.S. weighing steep nuclear arms cuts
The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, the Associated Press has learned. READ MORE
The Way Forward: Sixty years from the accession of Greece and Turkey to NATO
The 60th anniversary of the accession of Greece and Turkey to NATO comes at a critical juncture that once again underscores their strategic importance for the Alliance. At the peak of the Cold War, both countries' geographical position at the underbelly of the Soviet Union rendered them an indispensable part of NATO's strategic planning, a fact that had dictated their accession in the first place. Together they operated as a natural embankment against any possible Soviet advancement towards the Eastern Mediterranean and the oil rich Middle East, safeguarding at the same time unhindered maritime communication lines. NATO Headquarters and allied installations located there, in close proximity to the USSR, enhanced the reliability of the Alliance's response to a possible Soviet threat. READ MORE
Armenia Gears Up for New Nuclear Plant Construction
Armenia's government seems to be pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to replace the aging nuclear power station at Metsamor, with a new plant meeting modern safety standards. Having secured Moscow's support for and participation in the project, the government is now actively looking for other foreign investors that would finance at least half of its construction worth an estimated $4.5 billion. READ MORE
NATO's Central Asian interests
The Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan) have entered a period of serious challenges related to the situation in Afghanistan. READ MORE
Kazakhstan's Socio-Economic Modernization Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev addressed the people of Kazakhstan with a statement titled "Socio-economic Modernization: the Main Vector of Kazakhstan's Development." In what now resembles an American state-of-the-union address, Nazarbayev outlined ten main priorities that will shape the country's development in the next decade. Some of these priorities feed on the long-standing agenda of promoting a more diversified, innovative and industrialized economy able to compete in the globalizing world. Others reflect the lessons learned from recent events and the need to better tackle domestic socio-economic challenges that are also increasingly a function of fragile global conditions. READ MORE
Eastern Partnership Policy
The Eastern Partnership Policy was officially launched in 2009 following the initiative of the Swedish and Polish foreign ministers Carl Bildt and Radoslaw Sikorski, and was supposed to become the main factor shaping the relationship between the EU and its Eastern neighbors, and contribute to the establishment of a sound EU neighborhood space. However, the 2010 disorders in Belarus, political events in Ukraine and misunderstandings between the EU and Eastern neighbors not only displayed the unbalanced approach of the EU toward Eastern Partnership Policy but also different interpretation of the concept of partnership in both sides. Inconsiderable EU's economic potential, ineffective democracy in ensuring human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the problem of the cost/benefit ratio of Eastern Partnership Policy – all the above issues have raised serious doubts on whether this policy could be considered a true partnership. READ MORE
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Countries of Central Asia deserve reparations from Russia and international community for damage to water resources during the Soviet times, U.S. scholar says
As a legal heir to the former Soviet Union, Russia should feel responsible for the serious damage to the water resources in Central Asia inflicted by huge irrigation projects during the Soviet era, according to a renowned U.S. expert on the region, reported Silk Road Newsline. READ MORE
Saakashvili Meets Aliyev in Baku
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A significant gas find offshore has propelled hopes for brighter future in the Mediterranean. For the Republic of Cyprus, it came as a blessing amid the deteriorating Eurozone crisis. The rating agencies had downgraded the Greek-populated southern part of the island four times in 2011 to its current Standard & Poor's rating of BB- because of unhealthy links with the defaulting Greek financial system. READ MORE
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Russia's Influence in Breakaway Territories in the Region
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The United States strongly supports the idea of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. At the same time, Washington strongly opposes meeting of Pakistan's needs in energy resources by constructing pipeline to purchase "blue fuel" from Iran, ITAR-TASS quotes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying on Wednesday. READ MORE
Ablyazov Sentenced to Prison in UK for Contempt of Court
The fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling $5 billion from Kazakhstan's BTA bank, was sentenced on February 16 to 22 months in prison for failing to disclose his assets and lying under oath to the High Court of England and Wales. Justice Nigel Teare concluded that Ablyazov had breached a court-ordered freeze on his assets, presented "untrue" evidence about property ownership and provided evidence "with the intention of interfering with or impeding the course of justice." The Justice qualified Ablyazov's breaches as "deliberate" and "substantial," describing his conduct as "brazen." The court has issued arrest warrants, but lawyers of BTA bank believe that Ablyazov, who failed to appear at the hearing in London, may have already fled England (Financial Times, The Guardian, Press Association, February 16). READ MORE
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Natural-Gas Glut Could Bypass Europe
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Moscow said on Friday in response to Georgia's unilateral lift of visa requirements for Russian citizens, that it was ready to reciprocate, but called on Tbilisi to revise its law on occupied territories. READ MORE
What Can America Win From War?
"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident. … I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies." READ MORE
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Mikheil Saakashvili has not that many associates, with whom he started reforms in 2003. Fellows-in-arms leave Georgian President for opposition. They turn from friends into rivals. And often into irreconcilable enemies. Georgi Baramidze – is an exception of this rule of Georgian policy. READ MORE
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It is well-known that the aggressive foreign policy of Iran's clerical regime makes Central Asian governments uneasy. Most obviously, Iran and its Caspian neighbors have a longstanding dispute over Tehran's expansive claims to offshore energy resources. In addition, the Central Asian states have repeatedly rejected Tehran's application to elevate its observer status within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to that of a full member. Furthermore, they have limited educational and cultural exchanges with Iranians that could give Tehran opportunities to proselytize radical versions of Islam in Central Asia. READ MORE
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Slovenia and Greece aid snow-covered Montenegro
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President Islam Karimov Meets with UK Defense Secretary
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The international community, with the UN at the forefront, should keep human rights and disarmament at the top of its agenda, while Kazakhstan stands ready to help in every way it can. Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov delivered this message as he spoke at the meetings of the UN Human Rights Council and the Disarmament Conference in Geneva on February 27 and 28. READ MORE
Turkish, Azerbaijani, Iranian FMs to gather for tripartite meeting
The Turkish, Azerbaijani and Iranian foreign ministers are planning to meet on March 7 in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan as part of a series of meetings regularly held between the three states. READ MORE
India Military Modernized With China In Mind
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's. READ MORE
Serbia's long march into the EU
Serbia has resolved some long standing differences with its former province of Kosovo, bringing it a crucial step closer to EU candidate status. A decision is expected this week. READ MORE
Global Insights: U.S. Must Strengthen Ties With Azerbaijan
This month marks the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the post-Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, a country that is currently playing a vital role in sustaining NATO forces in Afghanistan, supporting Georgia and other U.S. friends in Eurasia, and helping to moderate Iranian and Russian ambitions in the energy-rich Caspian Basin region. But Washington needs to prioritize its ties with Baku to strengthen the partnership and to make sure that Azerbaijan and its fragile neighbors in the geopolitically vital South Caucasus region remain strong and stable. READ MORE
What Ails Europe?
Things are terrible here, as unemployment soars past 13 percent. Things are even worse in Greece, Ireland, and arguably in Spain, and Europe as a whole appears to be sliding back into recession. READ MORE
Kazakhstan, UK Sign Accord on Transit to Afghanstan
This week's visit to Astana by British Secretary of Defence Philip Hammond resulted in the signing of an agreement guaranteeing the transit of British military property and personnel across the territory of Kazakhstan. READ MORE
Russia Completing Baltic Pipeline System Construction, Reducing Druzhba Pipeline Flow
Russia is set to start crude oil exports through the Baltic Pipeline System's second trunkline, BPS-2, with its Ust-Luga maritime terminal at the Russian end of the Baltic Sea. The BPS-1 trunkline is already operating since 2009 with its Primorsk maritime terminal. The oil is shipped on tankers via the Baltic Sea and North Sea to European consumer countries along that route, with Rotterdam as a major final destination. READ MORE
EU to support delimitation of borders in Ferghana Valley
The European Union will support the delimitation of borders in the Ferghana Valley, which is located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, CA-News was told in the EU mission in Dushanbe on Monday. READ MORE
Uzbekistan's Quest for Oi Aral Seal May Weaken Kazakhstan's Position in the Caspian
As a part of its incessant attempts to consolidate its presence in the energy sector of Central Asia, on January 17, the board of executives of the Russian company, Lukoil, endorsed the purchase by its daughter company, Lukoil Overseas, of 6.6 percent of shares in transnational Aral Sea Operating Company. The Aral Sea Operating Company was set up in 2006 to explore and develop Uzbekistan's oil and gas fields in the Aral Sea on a Product Sharing Agreement basis. With the additional acquisition, Russian shares in the transnational Aral project joined by Uzbekistan's Uzneftegaz national holding, Chinese CNPC International, South Korean KNOC Aral and Russian Lukoil Company totals 26.6 percent. The 6.6 percent of shares purchased by Lukoil earlier belonged to Malaysian Petronas Company, which abandoned the project in 2011. READ MORE
EU withdraws ambassadors from Belarus
The EU and Belarus have made tit-for-tat withdrawals of ambassadors in an escalating row over the EU's use of sanctions to punish Minsk's human rights record. READ MORE


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Citigroup analyst Jim Suva put together a list of seven companies Apple could buy with its vast cash hoard. The idea seems more thought exercise than anything else, prompted by Trump administration plans to reduce taxes on corporate profits earned overseas.
Under that plan, profits earned overseas would be taxed at 10%, rather than 35%, making it significantly easier for multinationals like Apple to bring that money into the U.S. Apple has more than $200 billion in cash overseas. Wall Street and investors would be more keen on Apple putting that capital to work if it was inside the U.S.
Accordingly, Mr. Suva spent some time thinking about who Apple might buy. Let's take a look at the list.
Apple Could Buy These 7 Companies
Here's the full list, with percentage changes (courtesy of Forbes) that Apple would pull the trigger.
- Netflix: 40%
- Disney: 25%
- Electronic Arts: 10%
- Activision: 10%
- Take-Two: 10%
- Tesla: 5%
- Hulu: 0%
It's a fine list, sort of. But you'll note that Mr. Suva assigned markedly low percentages for any one of them. That's a safe bet if you're concerned about being judged when apple doesn't buy any of them. But, it's also a sober analysis. Apple's biggest acquisition to date was Beats, at a mere $3 billion. Buying any of the companies in that list was represent a major departure for Apple.
Still, content is king, and Netflix has long seemed a natural acquisition target for Apple. The same goes for Disney. The content assets of either company could be put to excellent use making Apple TV, iOS, and Apple Music more of an entertainment destination.
Personally, I'm ho-hum on the rest of the list. I don't think Apple has much interest in buying game developers (EA, Activision, Take-Two), and Hulu is owned by companies who are very uninterested in having their content owned by Apple.
Tesla? Meh
Tesla is a great company, but Tesla is Elon Musk. And Elon Musk has his sights set on solar energy and conquering a little thing called space. He's not expressed any interest in the consumer electronics space that makes Apple Apple. And the big reality is that any acquisition involving Tesla would likely result in Elon Musk taking over or departing the resulting company.
And since Tesla's value is predicated on Elon Musk, unless Tim Cook was shopping for his replacement and Elon Musk were willing to be that replacement, Apple won't buy Tesla. Period. Elon Musk is sort of a living corporate poison pill.
Cool Story, Bro
Apple will want to do something with its cash, but I don't think it would buy five of these companies under any circumstances. The other two are tiny maybes.
Instead, Apple seems more likely to increase its share buyback program and/or dividends. Apple could also spend billions building up U.S. manufacturing capabilities and buying a lot of other small companies.
*In the interest of full disclosure, the author holds a tiny, almost insignificant share in AAPL stock that was not an influence in the creation of this article.


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With spring oh-so-near on the horizon, we've got warm weather layers on the brain, and there's really no layer we love more than a solid trench coat. It's quite possibly the most timelessly chic wardrobe staple out there, but rest assured—there are still myriad ways to rock it. Case in point: Both Emma Stone and Alexa Chung stepped out in their Burberry beauties, both looking super-polished but decidedly different.
Alexa's look couldn't be more classic. Her traditional trench is paired with an elegant LBD, black sandals, a matching black clutch, and an essential red lip. The draping of the jacket is key here—it adds that perfect touch of fancy that makes it appropriate for a special occasion.
Emma, on the other hand, is rocking the off-duty trench. Paired with easy skinny jeans, a white button-down, and black heels, she's set for anything from a casual workday to weekend brunch. The black trim adds a little interest, too.
So, which look is your favorite? Make sure to vote below, and don't forget to tell us your go-to trench styling tips in the comments!


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For those with Crohn's disease, deciding what to eat each day can be challenging. Many foods that are considered nutritious staples in most people's diets can cause the intestines of those with Crohn's—most often the small intestine—to become inflamed. According to WebMD, this makes it "hard to digest and absorb key nutrients from food," which can lead to issues such as malnutrition, diarrhea and lack of appetite.
Fortunately, there are certain other foods that are easy on the digestive system and can help to soothe these symptoms when they occur. Here is a list of seven foods that those with Crohn's disease should consider eating as part of their regular diet or while experiencing flare-ups.
Almond Milk
As many people with Crohn's disease also suffer from lactose intolerance, dairy alternatives such as almond milk can be a good source of nutrients. Oftentimes, this plant-based milk is fortified with calcium, offering as much as regular milk. It typically contains vitamin D and E as well, and unsweetened varieties are particularly low in calories.


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Traffic delays in Jupiter on Toney Penna and Maplewood
Staff Writer
Palm Beach Post
Expect backups on Toney Penna Drive and Maplewood Drive for the next few weeks.
Swale improvements are being done to improve drainage on the roadways.
The drainage work includes:
* Toney Penna Drive from Central Boulevard to Orange Drive – under construction
* Maplewood Drive from Indian Creek Parkway to Indiantown Road – under construction
* Old Dixie Highway from Datura St. to Center Street – Start June, 2014
The $358,000 job is being done by Lake Worth-based Rosso Site Development.


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Ewha Womans University was founded in May, 1886 by Mary F. Scranton. She opened the school in her house in Jeong-dong with only one student. The first student was Kim, a high-ranking official's concubine, but she left three months later. The first permanent student was a girl (Kkon-nim) from the street whose mother had typhus; and her second student was an orphan. In 1887, King Gojong named the school "Ehwa Haktang" or "pear blossom." In the evenings, the school was the boarding home for the children and on Sundays, the children went to church in nearby Jeongdong Methodist Church.
In 1910, a 4-year college course was established but in 1943 during the Japanese colonial rule, the school was deprived of its name "Ewha" and was downgraded to a 1-year course institute. In 1935, Ewha College was relocated to the current Sinchon campus.
In 1946, one year after the nation's liberation, Ewha became the first four-year university to be officially accredited by the government. In the 1950s, Ewha boldly introduced disciplines considered unsuitable for women at the time, such as medicine, law, science and journalism.
Currently Ewha Womans University is one of the top ten universities in Korea.
The campus is very beautiful, modern and well-kept. On the campus you can find the Ewha Museum, rest areas, lots of grass and a football field. Ewha Campus center is quite amazing. It is located underground from the B-6 floor to the first floor. See picture below.
How to get to Ewha Womans Unicersity:
Take line to Ewha Womans University station and leave exit 2 or 3 and continue walking straight until you reach the university.
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Ocean Colour Scene support Teenage Cancer Trust
16 Nov 2018
The Birmingham band will then be embarking on a number of Christmas shows across the country from the end of November to support a new 4 track EP, their first in 7 years.
Pretty Green is pleased to announce, that to celebrate the upcoming Ocean Colour Scene Christmas tour, they will be hosting some intimate solo sets with Simon Fowler. The acoustic sets will be across 3 stores at the end of November:
- Pretty Green, Leeds - Thursday 22nd November- 7pm
- Pretty Green, Glasgow - Friday 23rd November-7pm
- Pretty Green, Birmingham - Wednesday 28th November 7pm
The gigs will be in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, with donations made on the evenings going towards the charity. To find out more about Teenage Cancer Trust's work, or to make a donation, visit www.teenagecancertrust.org
For your chance to win a pair of tickets
Enter your email address in the box below and your preferred location to watch the gig
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In addition, and to further support Teenage Cancer Trust, we have three signed Ocean Colour Scene prints each being auctioned with a copy of the Ocean Colour Scene Soul Driver book signed by the authors. The auction will begin on Thursday 22nd November at 6pm.
Its been 7 years since any new material has been released and OCS are pleased to announce they have recorded 4 new tracks for an EP.
The 4 Track EP is due for release on 16th November 2018, it will be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
A 10" Vinyl is exclusive to the tour with limited amount on sale.
All Tracks were recorded and produced by Steve Cradock at Kundalini Studios in South Devon.
Track listing
1 : Another Bard May Chant
2 : Be With You
3 : Because You're Mine
4 : Standing In The Place That You Used To Do
'Standing In The Place That You Used To Do' was part of a poem Paul Weller sent to Steve and it has manifested into a song


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It's FRIDAY!!! YIPPEE!
Sharon came over, bringing with her a bottle of wine, so if my grammar is a little offish blame Sharon.
Sean and Chas' fighter fishes have amazingly cool tanks now with Tobago-esque interior decor: coral, shells and sea fans that we brought back in the truck have been washed and arranged for the benefit of the fishies.
Kermit the Flying Crapaud is absolutely thrilled with his new holiday residences. He said that aquariums sure beat toilets for aesthetic appeal, and he enjoys the company of the fishes. I told him that he was definitely NOT invited to live there, but he posed seductively against the glass, showing off his creamy belly and turquoise blue toes, and I caved.
I told him he could stay.
What am I to do? Kermit is a long-standing member of the family. How can I tell him his place is in the toilet? And you know what? I am really happy that he's not there, waiting for me, in the dark of night. My toilet is frog-free (for now) and that makes me happy.
Sharon has a frog too, and she says her frog is bigger than mine. I will forgive her because she is drunk. Her frog is starring on facebook. He is such a Diva.
If I had a blog that wasn't read by everyone I know, family, and the guys who work with Sean, I would tell you what else we talked about. Does anyone else have this problem? Am I drink? Drunk? I mean?
Stephanie is learning to drive. It MAY be time to move to Dubai.
Mikey is spending the night. He and Sam are squeezed into the top bunk, which is a single, while Max is spread out below on the double. I don't know why, who can fathom the logic of boys?? They are whispering noisily. I hopped into bed with them to read them a story, and realised that Mikey is not little any more. I will not be snuggling with him, that's for sure. When did this happen? How dare he? Aren't I the one who cleaned his vomit up from all over the wall, toys, bunk bed (the same bed!), window, floor and games? Didn't I rock him and snuggle him to sleep? Haven't I held him and comforted him when he cried? Who is this huge tall person?
The boys are all growing up so fast. They are becoming great young men. I am so proud of them all!
I am going to make them ALL wash, vacuum, wipe and CLEAN my car tomorrow. Child labour, I love it. My pardon-my-french car is finally officially for sale. I placed an ad which will run from Sunday in the "Express": PBP Peugot SW 307, seven seater, defective transmission. TT $35,000. Call 759 7181.
A refurbished transmission can be had for 14 to 16 thou, so it is not a bad deal. The power steering pump is new, with a five-year warranty, and the tire release cable and stuff is also new. I had the car serviced last month. The car has done plenty of mileage, but it is comfortable and roomy, and pretty reliable.
I would like to get something smaller, and more economical gas-wise. Japanese. Now that Sean has a BIG truck, and we hardly see Issa any more, I definitely can down-size. My car before this one was a little hatchback with a zippy manual transmission. I loved it. I will stick with automatic for now though, probably. I will see what is on the market, but Sean will have to make the final decision since he is the expert mechanic-type sexy helicopter guy.
I love a guy who talks carbouretors.
I would love to sell the car before I leave in May. That way I can forget about it till I get back. And when I get back, I can think about getting another car.
I am falling asleep. Tomorrow, visitors will come to visit. I am going to make lasagne. It will be fun!
This website was invented many years ago, when the author kept coming across interesting things in pockets whilst doing laundry. Like small, terrified reptiles. Blogging about raising children in the rainforest, moving them to the UK and watching them leave home one by one to have their own adventures has gradually been replaced by a return to grownup life for their mother, Nan Sheppard, who is an anthropologist, writer and public international law consultant.
Saturday, 19 April 2008
3 comments:
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- 19/04/2008, 18:29
- Candygirlflies said...
Hey. Wake up.
I still want to know what else you and Sharon talked about...
xo CGF
- 20/04/2008, 02:12
- Nan Sheppard said...
Well, we talked about... Nope, I ain't tellin'!
But we weren't trading cookie recipes!
- 20/04/2008, 03:59
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This is not an appointment. There may be a wait when you arrive. It is the quickest way to be next for your car service. Online check-in lets you add your car and name to the list at Crown Honda of Southpoint. After you've checked in online, you arrive at the dealership and chances are, you'll be near the top of the list.
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Factors to Consider when Hiring Cleaning Services for Pool Decks and Patios
For your homestead, cleaning should be done constantly to maintain that aesthetic beauty of places such as patios, pool decks and pool tiles. To scrub off algae growth and other substances on such surface or clean off calcium products, there are cleaning chemicals that were formed for such specific functions. Environment conservation should come first, for that reason any product that will cause any negative effect to the environment should be avoided at all costs. The ecosystem surrounding a beautiful pool at the backyard of your house could be so fragile such that some small alteration or introduction of toxic substances could be so detrimental. A professional cleaner will know how to avoid such incidences by choosing environment friendly techniques. The following are some of the elements that will help you qualify a most suited cleaner to help with the cleaning work.
The cleaner should be in possession of the right certifications as required by the standing laws of land. Licenses are first prove of authenticity of a service provider and this is where clients develop trust towards the provider. Any business dealings carried out without proper licensing is illegal and can attract huge fines. Furthermore, being involved in unregistered business activity will mean that you may not be able to make any future claim legally since the contract will be nullified.
Yet another important factor, which is a determinant to many, is the cost that needs to be met for the service. In the long run, you may end up saving a great deal of expenses if you choose those harmonized package service deals. If you are considering renting their services for considerable length of time, go for those discounted deals. Many cleaning service providers tend to extend harmonized packages basing on the time period for the job contract. For conclusive price against service comparison, it is recommended that you let an adequate number of providers quote their prices on various services.
It is your duty to check on the aptitude of the provider you are vetting in terms of technical skills and number of successful job operations like yours. It takes time and constant practice to fine tune someone's skills. Those that have been successfully operating in such a competitive industry and have stood the test of time can be depended to deliver. It is not enough to assess the qualification documents showing that the individual being vetted went through the pertinent vocational training, but you also need to check on the past cleaning activities. Satisfactory services build up reputation of a service provider in the market.
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Lorraine Chase was born on 16 July, 1951 in Deptford, United Kingdom, is a Model, actress. At 69 years old, Lorraine Chase height is 5 ft 7 in (172.0 cm).
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In January and November 2019, she appeared as a patient in Holby City. 21 years previously, in 1998, Chase had appeared as a different character in Holby City's sister drama series Casualty.
In August 2018, Chase took part in Celebs on the Farm, and was eliminated on day 7.
In 2017, Chase joined fellow celebrities Simon Callow, Nigel Havers, and Debbie McGee in the Channel 5 show Celebrity Carry on Barging.
In May 2015, she starred in the LGBT short feature Heavens To Betsy, described as a "queer re-imagined fairy-tale".
In December 2014, Chase appeared on the Christmas special of Pointless Celebrities, partnered with Christopher Biggins.
In September 2013, Chase returned to reprise her role of Steph Forsythe in Emmerdale, returning for the funeral of long running character Alan Turner, played by Richard Thorp.
In February 2013, Chase appeared and was interviewed on the breakfast television show Daybreak.
Since leaving Emmerdale, Chase appeared in episodes of My Family (2007) and Doctors (2009). In 2010, she took part in the "Soap Star Special" edition of the Channel 4 series Come Dine with Me. In 2011, she was a contestant on the ITV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! which aired in late 2011. She was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the jungle on 27 November 2011, finishing in ninth place overall.
In 2002, Chase joined the cast of the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing Steph Stokes. Executive producer Steve Frost chose her to play the mother of Sheree Murphy's character, Tricia Dingle due to their physical resemblance.
Following this, Chase made sporadic appearances on television as herself on light entertainment series such as The Bob Monkhouse Show and Surprise, Surprise, though she did not continue her television acting career until the late 1990s when she appeared in episodes of Casualty and The Bill. In 2000, she had a recurring role in the TV series Lock, Stock... (based on the 1998 feature film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels).
The same year, Chase began her most prominent role in the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf, in which she co-starred with John Standing. The Other 'Arf ran for four series until 1984, after which Chase appeared in the less successful 1984 TV sitcom Lame Ducks.
In 1980, she appeared in the ITV children's television programme Worzel Gummidge, as the character Dolly Clothes-Peg. Dolly tried to woo the hapless scarecrow Worzel, played by Jon Pertwee, but he spurned her in favour of his unrequited love affair with Aunt Sally, played by Una Stubbs.
From 1979, Chase was a recurring guest on the BBC quiz show Blankety Blank, hosted by Terry Wogan and later on Les Dawson.
Chase's film credits include the 1979 Charles Bronson film Love and Bullets, and the low budget 2002 film Living in Hope.
She was an interview guest on Parkinson in 1979, on an episode also featuring Kenneth Williams. She was a guest panellist on Loose Women in October 2012, to celebrate 40 years of Emmerdale.
After initially working as a model, Chase came to public attention in the mid 1970s when she began appearing in television adverts for Campari. The comical adverts were filmed in exotic locations with Chase having drinks with an elegant, sophisticated gentleman suitor played by Jeremy Clyde. Upon his romantic question "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?", Chase would declare in her full cockney accent "Nah, Luton Airport!" The line became something of a catchphrase and inspired the 1979 hit record "Luton Airport" by Cats U.K. Contrary to public belief, Chase was not involved with the record in any way, though she did make a novelty record of her own in 1979, entitled "It's Nice 'Ere, Innit" (also based on a line from another one of her Campari ads). However, this was unsuccessful. In 2009, the Campari ad featuring Chase was placed 41st in Channel 4's 100 Greatest TV Adverts.
As well as her various television credits, Chase has also appeared in a variety of stage productions, including pantomime, comedy and drama. Her first acting role following her Campari advertisements in the 1970s was in a play, The Undertaking, starring Kenneth Williams. Since then she has appeared in stage productions of Pygmalion, Little Shop of Horrors, Me and My Girl, Tea For Two, and Run For Your Wife. In 2007, she toured the UK in a production of the thriller Dead Guilty.
Lorraine Chase (born 16 July 1951) is an English actress and former model. She became well known for her strong cockney accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career. She is best known for playing the role of Steph Stokes in ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2002 to 2006.