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The Newport Aquatic Center was founded in 1982 and built in 1987 as a non-profit corporation offering the public unique opportunities in the Olympic water sports of rowing, canoeing, kayaking and outrigger canoe competition.
Our Members: Beginners to Olympians
Paddlers and rowers of every age and level of ability use the NAC to sharpen their skills in rowing, canoeing, outrigger canoeing, and kayaking. Beginners come to improve their physical condition, enjoy the aesthetic and competitive aspects of these sports and intrinsically experience the spirit of the NAC. National Teams from Europe utilize this first class Aquatic Center throughout the year. The NAC hosts a variety of events during the year such as, races and regattas that provide an opportunity to hone competitive skills and several fund-raising events. Rowing and paddling clubs are invited to the regattas hosted by the center and NAC members have the opportunity to travel to races regionally, nationally and internationally. Our master/open rowing, canoe, outrigger canoe and kayak teams have won numerous National Championship titles from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. Collectively, NAC members have won twelve Olympic Gold Medals.
Open to the Public
In addition to the programs for members, the Newport Aquatic Center offers classes to the general public. It is not necessary to be a member to participate, although special discounts do apply. Various classes from local instructors as well as colleges are offered through the center. For businesses and corporations looking for a team building experience, we host outrigger corporate challenge regattas where we bring the excitement of authentic outrigger canoe racing to your company. With the combination of physical, mental and emotional strategies involved, your teams on 6-12 person outrigger canoes will learn important lessons that translate into the competitive world of business. The NAC also offers memberships by the hour for those who want to use kayaks and stand up paddle boards for a leisurely paddle around the bay. Private lessons in all disciplines are also available for those interested in improving their skills or learning new ones.
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NAC/Hovie SUP Festivalis a fund raising event for the Jr. Waterman program at the NAC taking place in October. Please join us as this year's event promises to be the best Stand Up Paddling event in the 3 year history. We have had over 160 racers per year now race through Newport Harbor in one of the west coasts top flat water races.
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The Corporate Challengeis a fund raising event for local youth programs in the community. A series of very spirited 800M Outrigger races. The perfect opportunity for the Outrigger enthusiast, on-going team practice, corporate team building, school team building or family participation. We invite those of all ages to join us in our quest for making our community a better place while enjoying the race and activities of the day.
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SALISBURY, Md. - A fire at a local middle school has been ruled as accidental. According Wicomico County Board of Education, the power went out at Wicomico Middle School the second day in a row, at 11:40 AM. All students and staff were relocated to the gym.
Salisbury Fire Department responded to a fire in the electrical room just before 11:50 AM, on Wednesday. 30 firefighters from three Salisbury fire departments responded to the 1 alarm fire. It took them 20 minutes to control the blaze. Damages are estimated at $30,000. No injuries were reported.
Parents are allowed to pickup their students by signing them out. Students are being held in the gym until regular dismissal time.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office says the fire started in the electrical room, and was accidental. It reportedly started with an electrical short in the 10,000 volt mail switch gear.
WCBOE says that the issue from Wednesday, does appear to be related to Tuesday's power outage, a problem with the equipment. On Wednesday, their Department of Facility Services found that a main service breaker into the school had failed, it appeared that an electrical arc inside the switch panel caused internal damage and resulted in a major amount of smoke inside the electrical closet. This prompted the evacuation of students and staff.
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The shock 2004 European champions satisfy in the relegation for participation in the Soccer World Cup 2014 in Romania. On Friday 15 November 2013, the initial leg in Greece rises about twenty:forty five clock at the Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus. The Greeks are in this recreation Odds World Cup 2014, maybe bare minimum favored, as they have played a extremely powerful qualification.
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That mass protest labored aand proved monumental, with Fifa's hand pretty much pressured into granting Caf (the Confederation of African Football) a slot of its own at the next World Cup. Gladly, Africa clutched the berth in equally palms and justified it. Morocco's Atlas Lions emerged from amid fourteen suitable contestants to decide 2010 brazil world cup team that sole ticket, but not before going via a grueling sequence of 10 qualifiers and in the long run advancing previous Maghrebi rivals Tunisia by way of a fortuitous coin toss. At the World Cup itself, in Mexico, Morocco lost twice - to Peru and West Germany.
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Two weeks into 2013 and I've not blogged, in fact my last blog entry was a month ago. What's happening? Well partly Christmas, New Year and then flu took a lot of my time. Plus, pre-Christmas my writing energies have been going into writing up Xanpan.


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2012-08-16Human Rights Defenders Request Investigation of the Assault on Dachi Tsaguria
Georgian human rights nongovernmental organizations protest assault on the human rights defender Dachi Tsaguria and request immediate investigation of the incident. On August 16, Human Rights Center gave a press-conference on the issue.
2012-08-13Human Rights Center's Press-Conference – Results from the First Stage of Media-Monitoring
Human Rights Center held a press-conference on the topic "Monitoring of Media Coverage of Parliamentary Elections – results of monitoring period June 18-July 29."
2012-08-10"Governments Change but Poverty Stays" Reportage of Humanrights.ge from the Backside Pshavi
Residents of Backside Pshavi feel abandoned from the government. They rarely get interested in political debates and are indifferent about upcoming elections. They believe nothing will change for better regardless who gains majority seats in the new parliament of Georgia.
2012-08-01Free Food Before Elections from CDM
On July 31, leaders of the Christian-Democrat Movement met their supporters brought by mini-buses from various districts of Kakheti region at the Memorial to Great Patriotic War in Gurjaani. After the meeting, the CDM served the gathered people with barbecue, cucumbers, tomatoes, bread and wine.
2012-08-01Maestro Solidarity Action in Brussels
Georgians, living in Europe, held a Maestro solidarity assembly in front of the European Union's Institutes on July 15. Georgians from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and other European countries participated in the rally. They were holding dish TV- antennas and posters with the following slogans:"Stop Media-Swallower!", "Misha, do not deceive people", "Misha, do not threaten people!", "We deserve a better president", etc.
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Obviously I am not an auto mechanic but I am a Professional Organizer so I feel I can give my advice! LOL! I just recently bought a new car and sold my old, very old 1998 Grand Prix. How sad is that, my car was older than my oldest son?
As I was trying to sell my car I pulled out all of my repair receipts for my car. I only keep certain repair receipts. First of all, most people will assume you are taking care of the car by changing the oil so I do not keep any those receipts. I keep any repair that would have a warranty. Now with that being said, if you go to the same mechanic every time your car is a little temperamental, you can always have them run a report for you to show your car care before you sell your car.
The main reason I would keep the warranty repair receipts is if you buy a set of tires from Firestone or another national tire store your warranty is good at ALL locations. I keep the tire receipts in the actual vehicle. So many times when we are getting our oil changed we will have our tires rotated to keep them newer longer. If you don't have the receipt with you and your are at a new location, they can make it a little difficult. If you have the receipt with you it gets you going faster so you can get out of there!
I keep an auto file in our file cabinet. In the file folder I have a file for my husband's truck, one for my car and our auto insurance. I keep our car titles in our safety deposit box at our bank for safe keeping…hint, hint!
Whether you selling your car or keeping it until it is almost dead like I did, having your receipts in order will help you show that you have taken care of your car and will help you stay on top of any new repairs that may come up. My air conditioner went out while we were on vacation (yes it was parked in the garage…don't ask me!) either way I had the thermostat and other parts still under warranty. My mechanic replaced free of charge while fixing the air conditioner. I didn't save hundreds but every dollar helps!
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A Merry 'Arthur Christmas'
Kat Murphy, Special to MSN Movies
The morning started off grim: It was Sunday, and much too early, with heavy frost icing everything up, including my car. The theater was jam-packed with mommies and daddies and tykes, all of whom apparently lacked bladder control. Then the screen darkened, and a music video unreeled, starring prepubescent elf Justin Bieber, happily bopping around St. Nick's workshop, warbling "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." Just kill me now, I groaned.
But "Arthur Christmas" put all my kvetching to rest. This bright, shiny yuletide gift from Aardman Animation ("Wallace & Gromit") is a joy for the eye, mind and heart -- not to mention funny bone. Opening with a breathtaking sky ride through rolling, snow-covered hills in Cornwall to zero in on the little village of Trelew -- Mimosa Lane, to be precise -- "AC" grabs you up and never lets go. Its 3-D visuals are often dizzying and genuinely magical; you never feel as though you're being beaten about the head with "special" effects that insist on being registered and admired. Everything you see in "Arthur Christmas" is fashioned in the service of telling a story ... brilliantly.
Here's a sly-boots tale that's all about "finding the true meaning of Christmas" while rollicking its tongue-in-cheek way through a dynastic power struggle (three generations of Santa Clauses), the clash between old-school tradition and 21st-century technology, and a clutzy naif's coming of age. So dense is "AC" with fascinating stuff to look at and jokes to laugh at, you won't catch all of it the first time around. (Scripters Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith, who also directs, have written smart and funny for the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen and Steve Coogan.) But who's complaining? Too many movies, animated or not, are so poverty-stricken, visually and every other way, you've got time to look at your watch -- or for the nearest exit.
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A little girl named Gwen lives in the aforementioned Mimosa Lane, and she's written a letter to Santa, containing the message that sets "Arthur Christmas" in motion. No goopy sentimentality here: Gwen's a smart kid who's got some tough questions for Father Christmas, like: How come I can't Google Earth your home in the North Pole? How can you deliver presents to everyone in the world in one night? But Gwen's got faith, too: She believes Santa will bring her that much-wished-for sparkly pink bike for Christmas.
And who can doubt it, given that Santa's Mission: Impossible has been automated, computerized, bureaucratized, even militarized to a fare-thee-well by Steve (Hugh Laurie), the roly-poly guy's eldest son, jonesin' to take over the reins from Dad. Decked out in Christmas-y camo, this jut-jawed, swollen-chested go-getter's a cross between G.I. Joe and Stephen Lang's super-buff general in "Avatar."
Trouble is, Steve's turned into an unfeeling technocrat, Santa Sr.'s a do-nothing figurehead, and the only true believer in the spirit of Christmas is Arthur (James McAvoy), a silly noodle of a boy swallowed up in cheesy Christmas sweaters who can't take a step without creating chaos. His superhero sibling looms over Mission Control, a vast sea of white computer-stations, while sweet Arthur answers Santa's mail in a cozy cubbyhole full of Christmas lights and knickknacks. Oh, yes, there's Grampa Claus (Bill Nighy), a 136-year-old jackanapes who'd like nothing better than to dust off his old sleigh and hitch up a new generation of reindeer, just to show his high-tech grandson a thing or two.
Ever the enemy of old-timey inefficiency, Steve has retired Grandsanta's beloved sleigh in favor of a bright-red knockoff of the Star Trek Enterprise (milk and cookies for biofuel), from which waves of ninja-like elves deliver gifts with precision timing. When, against all odds, one child fails to receive her Christmas gift -- it would be Gwen -- Steve and his weary dad (Jim Broadbent, paradigm of blithering British paterfamilias) write it off as an acceptable glitch in a monstrously successful program.
A world, literally, of wonderful and terrible adventures ensue when the North Pole Expendables -- Arthur, Gramps, his grufty old reindeer missing one antler and wearing a veterinary "cone," a gift-wrapping elf ("Ugly Betty"'s Ashley Jensen) sporting a bleached streak and an eyebrow piercing -- take to the air to deliver Gwen's gift. Animated by irascible egotism, chortling over his bag of old-style skills and tricks, Bill Nighy's ancient Claus is a flat-out hoot. The mad old geezer almost steals the show from callow Arthur, who must bumble and sputter and pratfall his way into full Claus-hood.
Animations can spin like whirligigs with no particular place to go, perpetual motion machines built just to babysit ADD kids. In happy contrast, "Arthur Christmas" delivers small- and large-scale action that's consistently purposeful and focused, graced -- like every element in this heartwarming Christmas fable -- by the gift of intelligent imagination.
Kat Murphy once had the pleasure of writing a book-length comparison of Howard Hawks and Ernest Hemingway, friends and fellow travelers in fiction (Quentin Tarantino reckoned it "cool."). She's reviewed movies in newspapers and magazines (Movietone News, Film Comment, Village Voice, Film West, Steadycam) and on websites (Reel.com, Cinemania.com, Amazon.com). Her writing has been included in book anthologies ("Women and Cinema," "The Myth of the West," "Best American Movie Writing 1998"). During her checkered career, Kat's done everything from writing speeches for Bill Clinton, Jack Lemmon, Harrison Ford, et al., to researching torture-porn movies for a law firm. She adores Bigelow, Breillat and Denis -- and arguing about movies in any and all arenas.
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While the New York Jets traded for Tim Tebow this offseason, he has seldom been used in any sort of useful package this season. Tebow is likely going to request a trade or a straight up release from the Jets, but the question is where will he end up. While there are a number of possible NFL destinations, one landing place for Tebow is the CFL.
Currently the the Montreal Alouettes own the negotiating rights to Tebow in the CFL, and should he be released from the Jets, going north of the boarder to hone his skills a bit might not be the worst option available to Tebow.
With the Broncos last year, Tebow displayed an ability to sort of play quarterback and really play running back. This year with the Jets he got no chances to showcase any sort of improvements he may have made in the offseason. While he could sign with an NFL team, he might be best served by going to Canada to show that he can at least lead a team.
The major knock on Tebow is that he's a quarterback that's not really a quarterback. Tebow wouldn't be the first NFL player to try and revive his career by heading to a different level of football. Kurt Warner played some Arena League football and Ricky Williams headed to Canada before returning to the NFL with the Ravens.
It's still too early in his career to give up on him, but right now he's clearly not cut out for the NFL. That's not to say he won't one day become NFL ready, but he'll need to find a place where he can develop his skills further without wasting his chance to be an NFL quarterback. Fail in the NFL as a starter and it's a long road to recovery. Head to Canada and become a moderate star and you've fast tracked your credibility as a quality player.
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It is not that the physical damage of the hard disk drive only degrades the life performance of the hard disk but also the improper usage of the hard disk will result in the decrement of the life time. The reason for this is that the hard disk drive has the sectors as the low level units that store the information or the data over it.
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Bitcoiners absolutely love their pizza, probably more than Cheetos and Mountain Dew. The first Bitcoin purchase was a pizza (trading Bitcoins for real money for pizza, of course, nobody actually accepts Bitcoin,) and it comes up again and again, along with less appealing food like dried strawberries or frightening beef jerky.
Now you, too, can throw your fake money away for greasy cardboard at the first Bitcoin pizza proxy service. Pay PizzaForCoins.com a stack of digital Pogs and they'll convert it to actual money, call your local Domino's (no good pizza joints allowed,) and order you a pile of cheese and questionable toppings. It will only take an extra twenty or thirty minutes to process the Bitcoin payment and have some random person read and convey your order (maybe even accurately!)
I'm not actually going to try to order a cheap pizza via Buttcoiner, so I'll just assume there's no option to tip your driver.
Stated elsewhere, "[t]he site does not disclose if it is intended to be a profit-earning enterprise." It's Bitcoin, so it's nothing but pure 10% profit!


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Morrill Hall Event By MSU Paranormal Society— April 23, 2012
Before chemistry junior Mary Steinhauer stepped on campus, she knew she wanted to be a Paranormal Society member.
Ever since a friend introduced her to paranormal studies in high school, Steinhauer has had a deep interest in the topic.
Now, after being a member of the club for almost two full years, Steinhauer said she has a better understanding of the paranormal.
And to help other students gain similar understanding, Steinhauer and other members of the Paranormal Society hosted a public investigation of paranormal activity Saturday night in Morrill Hall.
The event, called ParaMorrill Activity, allowed attendees to use the group's equipment to try to find evidence of activity in MSU's oldest building, which according to the group's research was the site of a reported death.
At the event, more than 200 attendees discussed aspects of the paranormal in the Union, then split into three groups to investigate Morrill Hall. Using a video camera, a digital camera, temperature gauges, audio recorders and electromagnetic field detectors, the society led students through different parts of the building, looking for any evidence of activity.
As a skeptic of the paranormal, physiology freshman Marisa Martini decided to attend the investigation to see if she could get her own glimpse of the haunting.
"I didn't really see or feel anything during (the investigation)," Martini said. "But it was cool to learn more about the paranormal, even though I don't really believe in it."
Steinhauer is one of about 30 students in the Paranormal Society who investigate paranormal activity in the Lansing area, as well as spread knowledge and promote discussion about the topic of the paranormal.
Although Dane Dario, the society's president and a social relations and policy, psychology and religious studies senior, never had a paranormal experience before joining the group, he said he always has been interested in researching the topic. Now, Dario has been involved in the group's investigations of paranormal activity in different areas of campus and Lansing.
"You see paranormal investigations on TV shows, but when you actually go do it yourself, it's so much different," he said.
The Paranormal Society gets contacted to do investigations in homes where the residents believe they are being haunted by a spirit, Dario said.
"We're not trying to prove something," he said. "We're trying to disprove something is there. If we think that there is a haunting, then we tell our clients and ask them what they want us to do from there."
And sometimes, the evidence they find is personal.
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Resource directory for EDs, self harm, depression and suicide
The following is a (by no means exhaustive) quick reference quick to resources and help I've mentioned at various times on this blog and in IDNHAED. For future reference, this directory can be found on my front page (below the IDNHAED comic directory). Please feel free to submit any other resources you come across via my Askbox.
Stay well and look after yourself <3
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IMAlive - online chat for people contemplating suicide who aren't up to talking on the phone - Please note, I'm currently investigating this service, as I have received word that they may be affiliated with extreme religious groups. If you have any information on this, please contact me.
Crisischat.org - online chat for people contemplating suicide who aren't up to talking on the phone
Suicide support phone lines in various countries
Alternative strategies to avoid self harm
More coping strategies for self harm
A printable list of copies strategies for self harm
Coping strategies when triggered to binge or starve
Useful reading list for ED sufferers (not extensive)
Confronting someone you love about their ED
Helping someone with an eating disorder - online brochures
The Thoughts Room - a tool for discharging pent up emotional energy through text


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I find the most revealing lore not in the Gilneans' history, but their design aesthetic.
I wonder how many people have noticed the whole Victorian quality of Gilneas-- the architecture of the buildings, omnipresent English rain, the moors, rose arbors, British accents, tailcoats, tophats, monocles and lace. I almost expected to see Sherlock Holmes or Jack-the-Ripper references leaping out at me.
And I imagine that these Gilneans, being so Victorianesque, must have a healthy sense of sophistication, cultural superiority, civic pride, duty and self-control-- like Dr. Jekyll.
So can you imagine how they must feel when they find themselves mutating into fantasy versions of Mr. Hyde?


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Hometown: Natick, Massachusetts. TFT Credit(s): Asst. Costume Designer (The Fall 2011 Season: Bedspread & Firework). Isabella is a senior at Fordham University. While majoring in English, she actively explores the many wonders the theatrical and cinematic arts have to offer. At Fordham, she has performed in T.O.P.'s (Theatrical Outreach Program) productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, The Crucible, Tartuffe, along with a selection of student directed short films. Isabella has also filled the post of production assistant for several student produced/directed films and webisodes. She is in the midst of writing a play of her own making and co-writing a short screenplay with one of her dear friends; both are of the comic persuasion.
Hometown: San Rafael, California. TFT Credit(s): Playwright (Drinks/ The Sincerest Form). Natalie is a playwright, pop culture blogger, and aspiring comic book writer who returned to the city of her birth to attend NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Her concentration from Gallatin is Serialized Storytelling and Internet Culture, which means her work draws from influences as disparate as Nietzsche and Joss Whedon. Playwright credits include Twits (Gallatin Theatre Troupe), Osawatomie, Kansas (Gallatin Arts Festival/dir. Amara Dieter), and Spock Nudes (Tip My Cup's 24-Hour Theater Festival/dir. Gamaliel Valle Rosa). By day, Natalie's the Associate Editor at celebrity/entertainment site Crushable and a contributor for the sci-fi/fantasy blog Tor.com. She also co-writes the webcomic Leftovers, a weekly horror-comedy about a ragtag NYC food truck crew battling zombies and bringing food to apocalypse survivors. She has interned with the New York Neo Futurists and oversaw the social media outreach for the Lucrece Project's multimedia performance Prometheus [Mediated]. Natalie is working on a new play about fandom, drawing on her experiences in early-'00s cult fandoms that brought their TV shows back. Follow her on Twitter and Tumblr!
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An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
Ever been frustrated by the wait at your doctor's office?
This is the overflow of the patient waiting area at the maternity unit in Oruchinga refugee camp – our first stop today. The general family practice line was just as long. In January of this year Oruchinga had only about 5,000 refugees. The influx of the Congolese since has driven the population upwards of 20,000 refugees. Here's a sample of what we saw there:
Infant malaria testing.
Wound dressing.
And more cute kids :)
After Oruchenga, we headed next door to the oldest and largest refugee center in Uganda – NAKIVALE. Nakivale has been around so long they stopped calling it a "camp" and now call it a "resettlement." It was formed in 1959, I believe, and families that stay build huts instead of staying in tents. New generations of refugees are born in this camp. I asked if the refugees still want to go back to their homelands, or if at this point they were rooted in Uganda. I was told yes, some wish to return home. Apparently many refugees tried to return to Congo when the warring stabilized last year, but were forced again to flee to Uganda when fighting resurged. There are approx 89,000 living in Nakivale right now, from Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, etc.
All of these people are served by just 4 health clinics. And we visited them all. In one day. (This is an accomplishment for anyone familiar with the roads in SW Uganda during rainy season!)
There was a ton of great work taking place at each spot…
Distributing deworming pills & vitamin A
Diagnosing a child with fever-like symptoms
The nurses running the medicine dispensary
Treating infants with Malara
Treating people of all ages with Malaria.
And along the way…
we met up with my gang – Robin Hood, Little John, & the Friar (right, left, center),
and this very strong little girl. I love her dress (she'll grow into it in a few years).
The clinics are small compounds staffed by around 15 health workers and ever day they treat an average of 150-200 patients (per clinic). At one clinic an average of 100 women give birth per month. That's more than 3 per day. And there's only one delivery bed at that clinic! That is also hundreds of women who would be extremely vulnerable to common life-threatening complications without these health clinics. The staff do an incredible job, improvising and pouring themselves out to address the needs of the people of Nakivale.
We drove from Kisoro this morning along a dizzying and rutted mountain road for 4 hours to reach Matanda, another transit camp for Congolees refugees who have crossed the into Uganda. The influx of refugees here (it's north of Kisoro) has been very sudden, due to new fighting that's broken out between rebel groups just across the border. Again, the UNHCR runs the camp and asked MTI to run the health clinic. Since it's Saturday, there wasn't much activity at the health clinic. Debbie and I toured the camp a bit, gaining a steady following of kiddos yelling "muzungu!"
(This girl was hilarious. She had ATTITUDE and a BRIGHT smile, though she wouldn't show it on camera)
Before leaving, we met with a representative of the Office of the Ugandan Prime Minister. He sang the praises of the medical volunteers MTI has been sending to run the clinic. "They are up at 6am to start work, and at 5pm –they're still there!" Made me so proud of and grateful for the mission-oriented volunteers who apply tremendous work ethic and passion to their service – both here in Uganda and in MTI's programs around the world. What they do really is amazing.
The drive from the camp to our guest house in Mbarara was another 4 hours, but we didn't notice… we were too busy spotting baboons, antelope, buffalo and… ELEPHANTS!! Lots of them! Aaaamazing. I love Uganda. Even if the power did go dark while I was showering tonight, haha. One more piece of the adventure…
What a day! We left Mbarara early this morning and took another 4 hour drive up to the mountains of Kisoro (bordering Congo). Our destination was a UNHCR transit center for refugees who have fled the warring just across the border. There are currently about 2,500 refugees in Kisoro – almost all are women and children – and we're told at times there have been 10,000 here at once. They're escaping what experts have called the deadliest conflict since WWII, which is ongoing in their homeland.
UNHCR asked Medical Teams International (MTI) to run the health clinic in Kisoro, a small building which sees on average 180-200 patients each day. I spent most of the afternoon in the antenatal care room listening to the stories of women who fled while pregnant. Most ran alone – without their husbands – with some of their children in tow.
Ana, volunteer midwife with MTI, is here from Alaska for a month to support MTI's Ugandan midwife, Patricia. They explained to me that they instituted a new policy today of requiring a pregnancy test for any woman who comes to the clinic claiming to be in her first trimester. The reason is that they are finding many of the refugee women THINK they are pregnant – but Ana and Patricia can't feel the child. It turns out the stress of the conflict caused many women to stop menstruating for several months, so they assumed they were pregnant though they are not. Can you imagine the stress of running (literally, RUNNING – I asked) from militias while trying to protect your children?
All day there was a long line of women who actually were pregnant and in need of a midwife. Janet (her full name was not English-friendly so they shortened if for me) arrived here five days ago, all by herself. She had a husband in Congo, but when they ran they were separated so she doesn't know where he is, if he found safety, or if he was forced to join the rebel army. She is very pregnant, and when she ran she could only manage to take one child with her. She left her other child with her grandmother, who was too old and weak to run. Now, at twenty-one years old, she is a refugee – a single mom with another on the way. Ana gave Janet a thorough check up, necessary vaccinations and supplements, and counseled her on steps to take to make sure her child is born healthy.
Another pregnant girl that came in the room looked like she was 12 years old! She wasn't, she was twenty. But she was TINY, likely due to malnutrition and stunting. Like Janet, she had left her husband behind and crossed into Uganda with her two children. (When I asked our staff why most refugees were women and children, I was told it's because many men join the fighting). Her small stature forced her to have c-sections for her first two births, and she'll no doubt have to have a third. Ana and Patricia prescribed her the supplements she needed and worked with her to ensure that when it comes time to give birth, she'll have the professional medical attention she needs.
In two other rooms at the clinic, two more MTI volunteers from the US examined patients with all sorts of medical needs. One woman who came in today told us she was raped 6 weeks ago before crossing the border. Today she tested positive for HIV. Women are used as weapons of war in Congo.
Pray for these people, and the seemingly out-of-control situation in Congo. We heard many, many other stories today… I also got lots of photos of children smiling, laughing, teasing and striking poses while their mothers rolled their eyes :) I pray they have a bright future.
I'm going to go set up my mosquito net now so I can wash off this 98% deet before my skin melts. No, 98% is not excessive ;)
PS: Amidst the constant rotation of patients, one of our Ugandan volunteer's phone started ringing. "Call Me Maybe" was the ringtone…made me feel at home.
Our first morning in Kampala. We had breakfast at our hotel with three nurses who have been working as Medical Teams International volunteers in Uganda for the past month. They were working in Nakivale helping the refugees there from several countries (Debbie and I will visit there in a few days). One has been on around a dozen trips with MTI, and her first was to Kosovo in 98/99. They all have kids, most grown, and reminded me of my own mom. Speaking of, Mother, you neglected to tell me how gorgeous Uganda is!!! Perhaps it's because we're here on the tail end of the rainy season, but it's the greenest place I've ever seen! And we got a good look because this morning's drive from Kampala to Mbarara took 4 hours. Allan, our amazing MTI Uganda staffer, took our hands to pray for a safe journey before we left. He was our tour guide, narrating the history and sights as we drove along, seeing Uganda for the first time.
Zebra sighting…
PS: I saw a sign on a little hut that said "Molly's Place" – miss you!
After 26 hours of travel from PDX, via Amsterdam and Nairobi, the wheels of our last plane finally touched down in Uganda. Debbie and I stood in the aisle with the other passengers, and made quick work trying to spruce ourselves up as best as possible so as not to embarrass the Medical Teams Uganda staffer who will be waiting at arrivals (cover up the chocolate sauce I spilled on Debbie's pants and that sort of thing).
This excited process was interrupted by the announcement from a fellow passenger (a passenger, mind you – not the flight attendant) that we are in fact NOT in Uganda, after all. Surprise! We landed back in Nairobi. The news trickled to the back of the plane, in the fashion of the game of "Telephone". The entire plane started laughing (very impressive response!).
Fifteen minutes and still no announcement from the captain or flight attendants. Finally a passenger reports that the flight attendant told him we turned around because of bad WEATHER, and were going to wait in Nairobi until it clears up…
On our second try, we made it to Entebbe, then took a drive under beautiful 2am stars to Kampala. It's good to be here!
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Hello. It's very nice to meet you :)
This is where I'll be working for the next few months. I'd say it's a nice, clean, and organized place… but it's really not.
Hi, Madlen! I'm Denni Fallon; it's nice to meet you! I'm an intern at the moment; aspiring journalist, and all that.
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Remember when we were kids and you'd say "I love this" and some smart-alec would respond, "then why don't you marry it?" So when I said, "I love this custard French toast at Nopa," the next thought that came to my mind was "I could marry it." It's that good.
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Whew: Historic Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions Live On (In American Taxpayer Relief Act)
"When the ball fell in Times Square on New Year's Eve, the $5,120,000 [estate and gift tax] exemptions were reduced to $1,000,000, and the maximum transfer tax rate was increased from 35% to 55%. The portability function expired, so a surviving spouse could no longer use a deceased spouse's unused exemption… Fortunately, the [American Taxpayer Relief] Act made these changes short-lived." (Holland & Knight)
Phew – that was a close call… On January 1, 2013 – the proverbial 11th hour – Congress put together a "fiscal cliff" plan that restored the historically high $5,120,000 estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax exemption (among other things).
What's the specific impact of the American Taxpayer Relief Act on the estate and gift tax liability of individual taxpayers and their families? Five observations:
1. You can give it all away without fear:
"Those who thought they missed the window of opportunity to take advantage of the $5,120,000 exemption with pre-2013 gifts have been given a second chance… Therefore, anyone who did not previously take advantage of the $5,120,000 gift tax exemption should still consider doing so; those who did take advantage of the exemption with pre-2013 gifts should consider whether it makes sense to top-off such gifts with the increased exemption available in 2013." (Holland & Knight)
2. You can use the unused portion of your spouse's exemption:
"… the 2012 Act makes the concept of estate tax exemption 'portability' permanent. Introduced into law in 2010, portability of exemption permits a surviving spouse to apply the unused estate tax exemption of the first spouse to die to the surviving spouse's own lifetime or testamentary transfers. (Historically, the first spouse's unused exemption would have been lost if the first spouse had not created an estate plan designed to use it.)" (Ropes & Gray)
3. You'll pay more for transfers not covered by the exemption:
"On December 31, 2012, the estate, gift, and GST tax rate applicable to nonexempt transfers was 35%. As of January 1, 2013, those rates increased to 40%… families. Had Congress not acted, the gift, estate and GST tax laws would have reverted to the 2001 rules: a $1,000,000 exemption per donor/decedent and a 55% maximum rate." (Lowenstein Sandler)
4. You can only use the exemption once:
"The $5 Million credit may be used either to shelter lifetime gifts from the gift tax or to shelter assets passing at death from estate tax. The amount used during lifetime will directly reduce the amount available to shelter assets passing at death." (Greenberg Glusker)
5. You now know what to expect:
"Taxpayers now have some reasonable estate tax expectations for the foreseeable future so they won't be paralyzed by 'what Congress might do in the future'." (Sheehan Phinney)
The updates:
- The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: What It Means for You - Holland & Knight LLP
- The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: A (Mostly) Happy New Year for the Estate, Gift and GST Taxes - Ropes & Gray LLP
- Estate Planning Update 2013: Back From The Brink - Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends $5 Million Estate and Gift Tax Credit and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption, but Increases Tax Rate to 40% - Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
- Thank Congress If You Made Significant Year-End Gifts - Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA
Further reading:
- Last-Minute Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal Reached - Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Duane Morris LLP
- Important New Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act - Morgan Lewis
- New Year's Day Federal Tax Legislation - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Duane Morris LLP
- Fiscal Cliff Tax Changes - Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Saved from the Fiscal Cliff - Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- 'Fiscal Cliff' Resolution Includes Several Tax Changes - Warner Norcross & Judd
- Fiscal cliff avoided — what it means for you - Saul Ewing LLP
- Fiscal Cliff Deferred As Congress Finally Acts - Loeb & Loeb LLP
- Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Ropes & Gray LLP
- Fiscal Cliff Averted: Estate, Gift And GST Tax Changes - Pierce Atwood LLP
- The Permanent (For Now) Fiscal Cliff Compromise of 2012 - Pepper Hamilton LLP
- President Obama Signs "Fiscal Cliff" Legislation into Law – BakerHostetler
- We Avoided the Cliff! Now What? - Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP
- Temporary 'Fiscal Cliff' Solution Yields Important Tax Changes - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- President Signs American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
- Taxpayer Relief Act Brings Assortment of Changes - Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Tax Law Blog: Estate and Gift Law Tax Aspects of Fiscal Cliff Legislation - Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C.
- Burr Alert: The Other Side Of The "Fiscal Cliff" - Burr & Forman
- Washington Watch: House GOP Leadership and the 'Fiscal Cliff' - McDermott Will & Emery
- Fiscal Cliff Averted? Time Will Tell, But Here Are The Details Of The 2013 Tax Laws - Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. -
- Key Provisions Of The American Taxpayer Relief Act - Charles "Chuck" Rubin
- Gift and Estate Tax Changes in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- Post-Fiscal Cliff: What the New American Taxpayer Relief Act Does and Does Not Do - Holland & Knight LLP .
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The foundation of Sci-MX 100% Ultrageen Whey Protein is a blend of the finest quality micro-filtered whey isolate and concentrate for faster increases in muscle size and strength.
Modern sports nutrition research has revealed ways of making whey protein even more effective, which is why Sci-MX have included the breakthrough enzyme Aminogen. Clinical research has shown Aminogen to increase BCAA retention by 250%, nitrogen levels in muscle by 32% and overall amino-acid plasma levels by 100%. This could aid deep muscle-tissue recovery and stimulate rapid muscle development.
Vit-MX-Build, a specially formulated blend of zinc, magnesium, vitamins B6 and B3, are also included in the Sci-MX 100% Ultrageen Whey Protein formula as key elements in protein metabolism and cell division. This synergy of science-proven muscle building ingredients makes Sci-MX 100% Ultrageen Whey Protein the premium choice for regular gym users, serious athletes and bodybuilders.
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Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of young children.
Prepare & Use
Add 2 rounded scoops to approximately 300ml of cool water. Stir directly in a glass with a fork or use a hand-held shaker for about 30 seconds.
Have 2 to 3 servings daily between meals and before and after training.
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Sci-MX Nutrition LLP, Unit 1, The iO Centre, Gloucester Business Park, Hurricane Road, Brockworth, GL3 4AQ, UK. T: +44(0)1452 656010 E: email@example.com W: www.sci-mx.co.uk
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Recycling Information
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Other Information
Contents packed by weight, some settling may occur.
Allergen Information
May Contain Eggs, Contains Gluten, Contains Lactose, Contains Milk, May Contain Nuts, May Contain Peanuts, May Contain Soya\Soybeans
100% Hydro-XFD90™ Whey Protein Complex (Whey Protein Blend including Whey Protein Isolate*, Hydrolysed Whey Protein*, Whey Protein Concentrate*, Glutamine Peptides), Glycine, Cocoa Powder, Flavouring, Guar Gum (Stabiliser), Sodium Chloride, Acesulfame Potassium (Sweetener), Xanthan Gum (Stabiliser), *Sources of Lactose and Milk Protein
Nutritional Data
|Typical Values
|per 100g
|Per 45g Serving (2 level scoops)
|Hydro-XFD90 Whey Complex
|Total BCAAs* provided:
|(of which leucine*)
|(of which isoleucine*)
|(of which valine*)
|Total glutamine provided:
|(of which glutamine peptides)
|(of which glutamic acid)
|*Branched chain amino acids
|1558kJ / 373kcal
|701kJ / 168kcal
|Protein (on dry matter)
|Carbohydrates (sugars)
|8.5g (4.4g)
|3.8g (2g)
|Fat (saturates)
|5.8g (3.2g)
|2.6g (1.4g)
Customer Reviews
06 May 2014
My favourite whey
I prefer the taste of this to "Whey Better" and mixes into a thicker shake-like drink. Whey Better is a bit too runny for me. No fuss to mix - just chuck it in a shaker and drink. No bloating either. On the other hand it does contain an artificial sweetener if that worries you.
13 April 2012
You get what you pay for
Poor chocolate taste and not very good texture.
Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear you were not 100% happy with this whey protein. We will pass on your feedback to our supplier as soon as possible.
14 February 2012
Great taste and good value
I always bought another brand but this one is just as nice and cheaper. Glad I changed. Makes a great tasting shake with lots of goodness.
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Agreed, Potion sickness esentially made it so Alchemist would have to reroll their trade skills. Not to mention all the alchemist stones (which they just introduced in the last content patch), I mean come on it didnt make sense. Healers would essentially be crippled and progression would slow to a crawl. What might be capable of happening is Alchemist Stones making the character immune to Poison Sickness, then alchemists will have reason to retain the skill. Their economy would be reduced to the level of engineers.
Alchemy is one of the few professions that guarantees you'll be making money throughout the entirety of the game, from people starting end-game all the way through the end. Wish my tailoring or enchanting professions had that kind of longevity and money-making potential.
They'll have to reroll new trades because they'll be reduced to the level of engineers? It's not like people are giong to stop buying pots altogether. And there's still flasks and elixirs, and metagems... Stop overreacting, you'd be fine even with the debuff.
As much as I hate Potion Sickness, putting it in and making alchemists immune to it would simply ensure that every raider was an alchemist, much like leatherworking and the haste drums currently.
It's simply a bad idea. Consumables are NOT required for raid content unless you undergear the encounter. Once you have dropped that boss a few times and gotten gear off him, the load lightens. When you have farmed him for months on end, consumables are completely useless and you've moved on to higher content. Consumables are what give you the ability to down the boss the first time, not to keep downing him when you have the gear to farm him.
"Consumables are NOT required for raid content unless you undergear the encounter."
No, consumables are required for raid content unless you overgear the encounter... blizzard admits to balancing the content around having the gear from the instance before it plus as many consumables you can fit in your mouth.
"Do you actually read the posts or just start foaming at the mouth and respond to the very first thing you see?"
"Consumables are NOT required for raid content unless you undergear the encounter." - What you said
"Consumables are required for raid content unless you overgear the encounter." - What I said
If you don't see the difference, then you're an idiot.
And if you can't tell the difference between two comments that are functionally the same with different words, you should get off your high horse.


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Happy, Healthy New Year's Celebration at the Cafe of Life Marin
Thursday, January 9, 2014, 6:30 PM
465 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley
Join us for a Healthy New Year's celebration at the Cafe of Life. Jump
start your health and wellness goals for 2014 and get a healthy start
to the New Year!
Cafe of Life Marin
Date: Thursday January 9th, 2014
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 465 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
All are welcome. Healthy fare and beverages will be provided, along with raffle prizes, health certificates and special offers available to support your health and wellness in 2014.
Visit our website for more information: http://cafeoflifemarin.com/
Jesse Brewster & Stefanie Keys
Thursday, January 9, 2014, 8:00 PM
Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave. Mill Valley
San Francisco Based singer/songwriter and guitarist Jesse Brewster's sound fuses a Rock/Americana style he describes as "Tom Petty and Lynyrd Skynyrd get into a bar room brawl with Neil Young and John Mayer." Stefanie Keys blends her own brand of folk, rock, and soul. Keys' strong songs and powerful performance embody the spirit of a true front woman. As a singer-songwriter, she unleashes the power of her soulful voice and reveals her vulnerable side too.
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Singer/Satirist Roy Zimmerman returns to Mill Valley to inspire and entertain.
Dedicated to playing for "the most progressive people in the least
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
take the stairs...
I guess in my naive youth, I thought soap operas had proprietary reign over people falling down elevator shafts. Apparently not, as this is the second (yeah, second) time in recent months I've heard about someone falling down an elevator shaft, or at least that's what a dinner companion claimed. He might have just been blowing me off, but that's one hell of an excuse for being late.
How exactly does one fall down an elevator shaft? Because if I was standing on the 86th Floor of the Spotswood Media Corp. Building and pushed the button summoning the elevator (or rather, had Tucker, my Rhodes Scholar, J. Crew model assistant push it for me) and the doors opened, I would not trustingly step my Manolo-clad foot into a sea of darkness and filthy cables, assuming that perhaps the carpet, lights, wood paneling and uniformed elevator operator, Mr. Honeycutt were all under construction. "Oh, Tucker, cancel my Friday reservation at Spruce as Oprah's in town and she detests their mixed field gree ... AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It's got to take a certain concentrated obliviousness to blindly march right into a black hole to certain death, much less on a holiday weekend when poor Tucker and I wouldn't be found for 6 whole days, our lifeless but finally entwined bodies ignored while you assholes scarf down your turkey with cheap beer and football you pretend to care about.
Anyway, be careful out there kids. And perhaps look before you leap...
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Back in the day, there was a really good episode of LA Law where Leland's girlfriend took a header down the elevator shaft exactly the way you described.
- sfmike said...
This story just gets juicier with every detail. Forget the Christmas Tiger Rampage or the Canaria Prieto dogs that tore apart the poor lesbian lacrosse coach in Russian Hill.
The elevator victim, it seems, was a militant Zionist, a militant gay, a militant vegetarian, a militant bicyclist, and there are probably a few more subcultures that have yet to come to the surface. He had been taking Arab language courses for the last three years in the House of Shields Building on the 7th floor, but they canceled the class right before Thanksgiving but didn't bother telling him. The perfidy only increases from there.
Now amongst all those groups I figure he must have crossed paths with a few serious fellow loons, and one of them "helped" him over the security door and down the seven stories of the elevator shaft. And of course the police really have no intention of calling this anything but a suicide because it would actually entail working. Plus, with a list of suspects from the various people this character must have pissed off over the years, it would be Epic Agatha Christie, literally a cast of hundreds.
When you get out of rehab, you need to find the real killer.
- LB said...
This morning a friend told me about a woman who fell down the stairs on Friday, cracked her head on the wall on her way down, and wasn't found until Monday, dead.
Don't take the stairs, either. Or at least take a buddy.
- Karyn said...
Oh - the LA Law episode that your mom refereced was the BEST!
Hey whats up? Girl you are brilliant! Hope all is good at the corner PH unit.Pismo beach treated me good and the surf pumped. I am still being lazy hanging in the bay area , back to Pismo this weekend and maybe back to reality next week. What the fuck is reality any way? Take care girl you are way coooool!