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Sometimes a book comes along that puts you in a fog. When you put the book down, you can't shake the feeling it gives you. This book was like that, which I will probably remember the rest of my life.
Princess is one of those books which I picked while waiting at the airport and then it took its place on my book shelf. I almost forgot about it when recently, someone mentioned this book and I picked it to read over the weekend – I became enveloped in the heart-wrenching lifestyles of middle-eastern women. This book is a biography of an anonymous Saudi Arabian Princess – who has risked her life to tell the tale of life behind the veil of the title is a direct descendant of the founder of the current Saudi monarchy, and has told her story at great personal risk, according to the author, Jean Sasson.
"The history of our women is buried behind the black veil of secrecy. Neither our births or deaths are made official in any public record. The common emotion expressed at the birth of a female is either sorrow or shame." These sentences describe non-entity of women, lead me to much more shocking crimes against women which, in that society, are not considered to be crimes whatsoever. Some true stories, which show how these incredibly courageous women, can survive in this kind of life, bring the reader to cry and cheer simultaneously. Others, which, sadly, lack the happy ending we could hope for, are gut-wrenching due to the fact that they are horribly true. It's sad that in today's world, some countries still have such an archaic view of women.
The dignity, the souls, and occasionally, the lives of these women are lost throughout the course of the book. The issues that are addressed, such as honor killings, sexual slavery, arranged marriages, and female genital mutilation, all bring to mind the horrors that still exist today. This book describes a culture which treats women like objects of reproduction and servitude. It angers me to believe that women are treated like this in a society ruled by men who fear education and liberation will threaten their pleasure-seeking and hypocritical lifestyles.
The book held me captive as the author described the princess' life – one that I might add that I am glad I am not living. Many young girls dream of being a princess. Well this is a story that debunks the princess of fairy-tales. I realize that I have really got NOTHING to complain about. I can be a single woman, sitting on my recliner in a pair of shorts and sleep-in shirt, reading this book is a right that some women around the world might never have. As I walked to my car to go to work, I thought to myself – How lucky I am to live in a country where I can walk alone, where I can walk with my face exposed, where I can own and drive a car, and have a job. I can love, wholly. I fear no man, I fear nobody. I am truly privileged.
"I waited for my destiny to unfold, a child as helpless as an insect trapped in a wicked web not of it's own making." ~ Sultana, the subject of the novel but an alias name, is truly a symbol of feminine courage and endurance through the struggles women face in the western world every day.
It is very rare that I find a book that moves me, as this one did. Now that I have read this book, I am anxious to learn more about the current state of affairs in Saudi Arabia: Have things improved even the slightest bit in the past 10 years? I am almost afraid to find out.
I could talk about this book for hours and you would still be surprised and horrified when reading it. You will not look at life the same way again. Emotionally hard to read but well worth it.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet former North Korean spy chief Kim Yong Chol in Washington at 11 a.m. EDT to continue their work toward a second Trump-Kim summit, the Associated Press reports.
Also: Kim could drop by the White House and maybe even see President Trump today, U.S. officials told AP.
Worth noting: North Korea is still not trying to give up its nuclear weapons, Reuters reminds us in its preview report. "[T]here has been no indication of any narrowing of differences over U.S. demands that North Korea abandon a nuclear weapons program that threatens the United States or over Pyongyang's demand for a lifting of punishing sanctions."
And North Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrived in Sweden today (AP, separately) for a possible meeting with U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun. Recall that similar talks in Sweden last year preceded the first Trump-Kim summit, which happened about three months later in Singapore.
ICYMI: Review what a decent path toward denuclearization could look like, as well as the overall stakes and likely enormous costs of blundering into war with North Korea in episode 34 of Defense One Radio — featuring Melissa Hanham, Joshua Pollack, Joe Cirincione, Uri Friedman and Jeffrey Lewis.
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Trump's New Missile Policy Relies Heavily on Largely Unproven Technologies // Patrick Tucker: New adversary missiles are to be met by a host of technologies that, by and large, don't exist yet.
Missile Defense Review Calls for Protecting US From Cruise Missiles // Marcus Weisgerber: The long-awaited report calls for technology development, but stops short of calling for the deployment of hypersonic interceptors and space-based lasers.
Trump Tried Partisan Applause Lines Inside the Pentagon. Nobody Applauded. // Kevin Baron: The president uses a missile-defense policy rollout to bash Democrats before the military's senior leaders.
What Lies Beyond America's Deadliest Day in Syria // Kathy Gilsinan: The assault in northern Syria underscores why Trump wants to get out — and why that's going to be difficult.
Global Business Brief // Marcus Weisgerber: The Navy's great-power shopping list; Radar-building robots; The Office meets the Space Force and a bit more.
Welcome to this Friday edition of The D Brief by Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston. #OTD 1911, Eugene Ely landed his Curtiss biplane on the USS Pennsylvania, the first landing of a fixed-wing aircraft on a warship. We're off for MLK Day, so we'll see you on Tuesday. Thanks for reading!
Trump is "giving ISIS new life" by pulling the U.S. out of Syria now, says the man who ran Trump's counter-ISIS war 27 days ago. Brett McGurk, a man who's been in and out of Syria for the past three years, writes this morning in the Washington Post, "The president's decision to leave Syria was made without deliberation, consultation with allies or Congress, assessment of risk, or appreciation of facts."
Some of the false things the commander in chief apparently believes:
- ISIS has been defeated. (Not true.)
- Saudi Arabia has "now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria." (Not true either.)
- U.S. military forces could leave Syria within 30 days, something McGurk calls "logistically impossible."
McGurk's oped reads not unlike his thorough opening remarks at the top of State Department briefings on the ISIS war. He opens reviewing the gains made so far; shifts to word of Trump's desired exit from Syria; pivots to the consequences of that; then lays out some practical considerations given Trump's order.
BLUF right now: "The focus now must be on protecting our military and getting out safely." Read on, here.
Taking the low road. President Trump cited the ongoing partial government shutdown Thursday and revoked the military travel of House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues to NATO HQs in Brussels and then to Afghanistan. That message came via the White House literally moments before Pelosi & Co.'s bus was to depart Washington. Said Sen. Lindsey Graham: "One sophomoric response does not deserve another." Review that last-days-of-the-republic story from CNN, here.
BTW: The White House blew the lid off Pelosi and her team's commercial travel plans, too, her Deputy Chief of Staff, Drew Hammill, said today on Twitter.
Why would Pelosi & Co. care about NATO and Afghanistan? "The United States Congress is a co-equal branch of government in our system of checks and balances," Hammill wrote. "The Congress has a constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight in the war zone where our men and women in uniform are risking their lives every day… In light of the grave threats caused by the President's action, the delegation has decided to postpone the trip so as not to further endanger our troops and security personnel, or the other travelers on the flights." More here.
Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham flew to Ankara, where he met Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan "to discuss the situation in Syria as the United States prepares to withdraw troops," AP reports.
POTUS rolls out missile-defense review at Pentagon. "Trump led off his speech — ostensibly about missile defense — with a rant about border security, the wall, and the government shutdown, criticizing Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.," reports Kevin Baron. "This kind of partisan attack is simply not done at the Pentagon," and the select group of officers assembled for the rollout did not applaud.
Trump misrepresented his administration's strategy. When the president finally turned to the new Missile Defense Review, he said its goal is to stop any missile fired anytime, anywhere, anyplace. But the report itself says it would be impossible to stop, say, a full-on barrage of ICBMs from Russia or China. Budgets and technology — even the space-based lasers and other maybe-in-the-future gear that the report calls for developing — only permit defenses that may be able to ward off limited attacks.
Trump touted the review's recommendation to "reduce bureaucracy" and "streamline" development. How'd that work last time it was tried? "I wrote a report about what happens when you 'streamline' missile defense acquisition and reduce oversight," Union of Concerned Scientists' Laura Grego tweeted. "You construct a poorly-working $67 billion Ground-based Midcourse defense system." Read the report, here.
Overall, reports Defense One's Marcus Weisgerber: "The Pentagon is planning to create a missile shield to protect the U.S. from low-flying Russian and Chinese cruise missiles using a mix of interceptors, fighter jets, satellites and radars, the Trump administration announced Thursday."
Bottom line, from Defense One's Patrick Tucker: "Arms watchers have observed China, Russia, and North Korea rapidly developing new missile capabilities. The Trump administration's newly unveiled policy solution to this problem, embodied in the Missile Defense Review released Thursday, is a crash effort to develop tech and hardware solutions that are either less than perfect or so new and experimental as to be almost speculative." Read that, here.
And now for something completely different. Pennsylvania police want to practice DUI stops using actual drunk humans — and you could help. Requirements include "Be willing to drink hard liquor to the point of inebriation," and of course, "Have a sober/responsible party take care and control after the training."
Location: Kutztown Borough Police Department, about an hour and a half northwest of Philadelphia.
Update: Next time, Gadget. Spots filled really fast, the cops said.
Navy Secretary Spencer: "We do have a national debt issue. If we think we're going to get increasing dollars ad infinitum, folks, think again." More from his remarks this week at the 2019 Surface Navy Association symposium, via USNI, here.
UN ceasefire monitors were fired upon yesterday in the Yemeni city of Hodeida, and no one knows exactly who fired the shots. "Thursday's shooting came a day after the Security Council approved sending as many as 75 U.N. monitors to Yemen to strengthen last month's cease-fire agreement for Hodeida," Voice of America reports. "The deal also calls on both sides to withdraw their forces in the city. The deal has generally held, despite occasional skirmishes, but both the rebels and Yemeni government have been slow to fully implement it."
As for Yemeni peace talks, AP reports from Sana'a, "Separately, representatives of Yemen's warring sides met in Jordan for a second day Thursday for talks on implementing a prisoner exchange also agreed to in Sweden." Recall that "In Sweden in December, the two sides agreed to confidence-building measures, including the exchange of thousands of prisoners. But the implementation of that deal has been slow and marred by violence." More here.
One more thing from Yemen: ISIS and al-Qaeda are still trying to kill each other. Oxford University's Elisabeth Kendall has been following those two insurgencies for years on her Twitter feed and has the latest, here.
Across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Somalia, al-Shabaab has reportedly ambushed an Ethiopian military convoy about 60 miles northwest of Mogadishu, near Bur Hacaba, Voice of America's Harun Maruf writes on Twitter. "Al-Shabaab used IEDs followed by heavy attack. Significant casualties have been reported." A few more details here and here.
Thousands more children may have been separated from their families at the Mexican border than the Trump administration has yet said. In December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 2,737 children had been taken from their parents under a policy issued in spring 2018 and scuttled by a federal court in June 2018. But a new report from HHS' inspector general said the separations began months before the new policy was officially announced.
Reminder: As the New York Times reports: "While the policy was framed as a decision to prosecute those who entered the United States illegally, it resulted in thousands of migrant parents spending months in agonized uncertainty, unable to communicate with their children and in many cases not knowing even where the children were."
Credibility gap: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen tweeted on June 18, 2018: "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period."
Pentagon sends new climate-change report to Congress. The Jan. 16 report "matter-of-factly acknowledges that climate change is occurring and has national security implications. It describes specific bases with priority missions that are experiencing impacts, including floods, droughts, wildfires, and thawing permafrost," says a New America blog post.
The think tank's recommendation: "It would be great if Congress would reward the bases that self-reported climate impacts for this report — all of which have important missions — with pride of place for appropriations. Nothing says 'I care' like money."
The likelihood of that: As likely as climate-change denier and SASC Chairman Sen. James Inhofe admitting that he is wrong about humanity's greatest 21st-century challenge.
And finally today: Some weekend reading awaits now that the U.S. Army has released "the U.S. Government's longest and most detailed study of the Iraq conflict thus far." Hat tip to former CFR-er Micah Zenko, who noticed Thursday that the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute released this enormous two-part study of the Iraq war.
- Volume 1: "Invasion – Insurgency – Civil War, 2003-2006"
- Volume 2: "Surge and Withdrawal, 2007-2011"
Background on the project: It took four years and "relied on nearly 30,000 pages of handpicked declassified documents, hundreds of hours of original interviews… [of] President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretaries of Defense Leon Panetta and Robert Gates, Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and every theater commander for the war, among many others."
N.B. The report was completed in 2016, but — as The Wall Street Journal reported in October — Gen. Ray Odierno, who commissioned the report, wasn't pleased with how it portrayed his actions and several other aspects. Last fall, however, Gen. Mark Milley scrapped plans to rewrite sections. That recent history via Task & Purpose.

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Columnist: Painstil, Ebo
After having given thumbs-up by Queen Beatrix, of the Netherlands, for the impressive level of development within the last eight years, president John Kufuor, joined the NPP-Holland branch to boycott a Dinner held in his honour at the Amsterdam City Hall (Stopera) as part of activities marking his state visit. The NPP Holland branch boycotted the Dinner in protest to have been maligned by the Ghana mission and the Ambassador.
Apart from the rather tight illogical programme schedule preceding the Dinner organized by the Mission, in collaboration with the Ghana Council, (COGHAN), President J. A. Kufuor is said to have been very unhappy with his Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Grace Amponsah Ababio, on some pertinent disputes between the NPP-Holland the Ghana mission with respect to organizing the Dinner. It is reported that the Ambassador who had earlier on mutually agreed with the NPP-Holland to celebrate Ghana's Democracy and Development, where Kufour would attended as guest of honour, called off the plan at the last minute without consulting the NPP Executives.
Earlier on, President Kufuor is reported to have been disappointed by the number of Ghanaians who turned up to cheer and welcome his entourage at the Rotterdam airport. When questioned by the foreign minister about the low turnout, Ambassador Dr. Grace Ababio characteristically, failed to render any tangible reason, than the distance between Amsterdam and Rotterdam airport. An explanation needed to be taken with a pinch of salt.
JAK was neither enthused by the complete exclusion of the NPP executives in his programme, as has been the usual practice on such visits nor was he introduced to them. The president also queried why although on a state visit, meant to meet all Ghanaians, there was no arrangement made to interact with his party members especially at a time close to elections in Ghana. It came to light that deliberate moves by the Ambassador and staff, succeeded in thwarting a meeting between NPP-Holland and JAK at the Queens palace. JAK was then advised to boycott the Dinner.
When our source contacted the Chairman of NPP-Holland, Kobby Annan, on phone, he was reluctant to confirm or give us reasons why the president failed to turn up at the Dinner. "It is not a crime to speculate on such issues, but let us curtail the blame game and rather focus on supporting Nana Akuffo Addo, to win the December election that would move Ghana forward." He said, sounding very cool but disappointed at turn of events.
During the state visit, expectations among the Ghanaian community were that of an all inclusive non-partisan participation. But this was not to be, as only persons known in the community, to be NDC Holland activists who with great alacrity lambast the NPP government and Kufuor on local Dutch radios, were assigned major task that brought them in close proximity to the president by the Ghana mission. For example the cultural troupe that perform for the president and her Royal Highness, Queen Beatrix at the Nieuwkerk is own and directed by the wife of the NDC Holland branch chairman in The Netherlands. Meanwhile, Ambassador Amponsah Ababio is burying her head in shame. Section of the community is of the view that the president snubbed them, while others think his absence at the Dinner was lack of optimal organizational failure. The blame game continues till the Ghana Mission in The Hague issues an official explanation to Ghanaians in Holland.
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Srinagar: About two per cent of the electorate voted in the first five hours of polling in 49 wards of urban local bodies in militancy-wracked Kashmir Valley, where elections are being held amid tight security, officials said Wednesday.
Voting for the second of the four-phased elections in the Valley began at 6 am and will end at 4 pm.
"Only 1.8 per cent of the 2.20 lakh electorate have cast their votes in the first five hours," an official said.
Of the 1.78 lakh voters in 19 wards of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, only 1.3 per cent turned up to exercise their franchise at the heavily fortified polling stations.
Polling was brisker in Bandipora district with 17.4 per cent of 8,300 voters casting their votes by 11.00 am, he said.
The poll percentage in north Kashmir's Sopore and south Kashmir's Anantnag municipal areas was 2.3 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
Polling is going on amidst stringent security arrangements at 544 polling stations across the state and would end at 4 pm.
Over 1,000 candidates – 881 in Jammu division and 148 in Kashmir division – are in the fray for 263 municipal wards in both the divisions.
Sixty-nine wards in the Valley have been won uncontested.
The elections, covering 79 municipal bodies with an electorate of about 17 lakh, are being held in four phases.
A total of 3,372 nominations have been filed for 1,145 wards. The next phases will take place on October 13 and October 16.
The urban local body polls were announced last month. Two major political parties — the National Conference and the PDP — have boycotted the elections accusing the Centre of not taking a firm stand on protection of Article 35-A of the Constitution, which is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court.
In dozens of wards, especially in southern Kashmir, no candidate filed nomination papers.


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Large cystic lesion occpying and expanding the 3rd ventricle and obstructing the foramina of Monro with the shunt tube seen to decompress the ventricles. The cyst contains fluid that is higher than CSF on signal in T1, lower than CSF signal on T2 and hyperintense signal on FLAIR. Another component is seen invaginating into the frontal horn of right lateral ventricle is seen with low signal on FLAIR. Minimal enhancement of cyst wall with no nodules or septations.
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Removal of the cyst was done through a transcallosal approach. Post operatively an acute infarction of the genus of right internal capsule had developed as evident on DWI and ADC. Also there is edema and swelling of the corpus callosum with mild restricted diffusion. Some of the cyst contents are seen at the occipital horn of both lateral ventricles forming CSF/fluid level. The small component within the frontal horn of right lateral ventricle is still seen unaffected.
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Salvaging the 2016 Philadelphia Eagles season is a chore coach Doug Pederson may not have the means to accomplish. That task requires all the players buying in, and obviously not all of them are.
Pederson basically admitted that on Monday when asked if all of his players gave the necessary effort in a 32-14 loss to the Bengals the day before.
"Not everybody, not everybody, and that's the accountability that I talk about," he said. "You know, I hold coaches accountable for that. I hold myself accountable for that because it all starts with me and I pride myself each week to make sure the guys are ready to go. But at the same time, it comes down to a mentality by each individual player. You know, this is a business where we have to be ready to go every single weekend because every team in the league — I mean, there's some teams that are better than others, obviously — but for the most part, anything can happen each weekend."
The Eagles are not just 5-7. They're a dumpster fire, and no one knows how to put it out.
The post-game scene in Cincinnati was revealing too.
Instead of starting his press conference around 15 minutes after the teams walked off the field, like usual, Pederson instead didn't come into the room until 40 minutes after. By the time he was done, all but a handful of players had cleared out of the locker room as if a neutron bomb were detonated.
Among the ones still hanging around were veteran left tackle Jason Peters, who after a loss to Green Bay six days earlier vowed to hold his teammates accountable and make them play with effort and so forth.
"I got nothing for you," he told reporters after this one. "I'm not talking."
The few who did all said the same things: mistakes are mounting and discipline is lacking.
No ideas on how to stop this spectacular collapse, though.
So here are some suggestions, in case they're interested.
• Identify the players who played with less than maximum effort and keep them off the field the rest of the way. There should be no second chances in this case. As long as Pederson is in charge, he should be in charge.
• See what the youngsters can do. There should be more mixed messages. The final four games are to set the stage for 2017 only. Once again, those who want in can get in. Those who want out can get out. Play wide receiver Paul Turner a majority of the snaps. Keep Isaac Seumalo working on the offensive line. Give Steven Means and Bryan Braman some chances to rush the passer. Don't be afraid to use cornerback C.J. Smith on defense. Throw the ball to Trey Burton more than he's been getting it.
• Run the ball, regardless of circumstance, with Wendell Smallwood and Kenjon Barner, two young backs who can use the work. Even had the Eagles trailed 50-0 at halftime of Sunday's game, there was absolutely no excuse for rookie quarterback Carson Wentz to finish with 60 pass attempts.
• Instead of having Wentz work on staying off his back foot, how about having him work a little more on it? After all, as Pederson reminded everyone on Monday, "there's going to be times when you're going to have to throw off your back foot and make throws. That's just the nature." It's doubtful Wentz works on his back-foot throws enough, if at all.
• Blitz. If the cornerback play has deteriorated as much as it looks, then what does it matter if defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz calls a zero blitz every now and then? With seven men in coverage on Sunday, the Eagles couldn't do anything to stop Cincinnati's anemic and one-dimensional offense. Might as well send seven at the quarterback then. There's absolutely no way it can work out any worse than it's been going for them against these last three opponents.
• Ditch the sports science-based plan to lighten up the team's practice load as the season wears on. Sure, it's a great idea for teams that work together. But it has become clear that this team does not. Communication and discipline issues abound. This team needs to work much, much more, not less — even if it means a potential violation of the CBA. Get the work done now, pay the fines later. They can afford it.
Pederson has a monstrous task ahead. How he handles it will go a long way toward how they come back in 2017.
"I implore and I challenge the leaders of the football team to stand up and really not only hold themselves [accountable] but the rest of the team," Pederson said. "Listen, it's not a panic move or anything like that, but just, 'Hey, let's just make sure we're doing things right.' Everybody just do things right, do their jobs, do their assignments, you know, and good things are going to happen.
"Obviously, again, it starts with me, and I've got to make sure that I'm doing it right and I'm holding myself accountable, and as you mentioned earlier with [owner] Jeffrey [Lurie] and [GM] Howie [Roseman], if they're holding me accountable and all that, that's where it starts, and then I relay that message to the assistants and on to the team."
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Three recent paintings were added into a newly created gallery "Sunrise Sunset".
This time, when painting these three landscapes I wanted to stick to a vertical format instead of the "landscape" one.
I think, when the scenery cut into an elongated painting vertically, it allows viewer to add his or her imagination on what could be on the left or right.
The top painting of the Sunset Through The Trees was an inspiration from my friend's photograph. Her family traveled Midwest and she took a picture of a gorgeous view of a vanishing day through the trees' shadows. The silhouettes of the trees like a frame of this artwork, and each section in between like a separate painting that tells the story.
Next painting that I called Bright Sunset has a good mix of yellow and purple that reveal a juicy red… This semi-realistic, semi-abstract painting has a good diagonal composition that competes with the horizon lines and the lines of the wavy waters:
The third painting has somewhat mellow wash of the colors. It is the beginning of the day, a Nature's awakening. It is a gentle Sunrise At The Lake.
A little rustic boat is parked next to the shore. Perhaps a couple of friends or lovers were enjoying a night on isolated island of this still, peaceful lake. Who knows .. I paint a hint; and, the story can be continued by a viewer's imagination:


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Kera Care Shampoo Review!!!
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Kitchen Chemistry // Household Herbs for Lush Kinks & Curls
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Is Your Regimen Cold Weather Ready? // 10 Quick Tips for Maintaining Moisture
September is almost over (and so is the giveaway; only three days left!) and the evenings have gotten notably chilly. It's time to switch out your products and amp up your moisturizing routine to avoid dry, brittle hair. I, for … Continue reading
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Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
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I confess. I peeked at my hair for the first time in over 2 months. Normally, I do my wash day routine and don't even look in the mirror, which is usually fogged up anyway. Now that I think about it, I haven't had my hair out all at once since starting this challenge. I digress. I took down my twisted halo style to install a different updo for the next week or two and I had a moment of weakness and ran to the mirror. O… M… G… It looked way bigger than I remembered (I took pictures, but they just don't seem to do it justice, imo), even with shrinkage. I stretched a piece in the back to check length and discovered my hair had just passed BSL (right under the bra strap).
My hair seems to have rapidly caught up to where it would have been had I not been lazy about my genie locs. That being said, I really dig protective styling now. I've discovered some cute styles that are quick and simple (and y'all know I love quick and simple), PS-ing has shaved at least 30 min off the time it takes me to get ready to go out, my hair stays moisturized longer, and I have also shortened the actual washing process of my hair to under 2 hours simply by finger detangling with oil (and water pressure) and leaving my hair in plaits through the whole thing (even moisturizing and sealing). Oh but this will definitely continue beyond the challenge. I hereby resolve to wear my hair out only once in a blue moon and on special occasions.
I'm ecstatic!! But being up all day and night Friday, not going to bed until 8 or 9 AM and losing a day to not waking up until 5:26 PM Saturday has taken its toll on my internal clock. Just as everyone else was finishing up their day, I felt like mine had just started. I was ready for breakfast and "news" (internet buzz) while others ate dinner and had drinks. Here it is 4:04 AM and I'm just now getting sleepy. Here's a quick pic of my hair wrapped up for bed. I'm bunning my hair (sans Marley hair, I'm proud to say) for the better part of winter.
To make up for my laziness, I'll throw in some fro shots from earlier today… or yesterday…? I need to go to bed. Clearly. Anyway, excuse the leftover product. It was still a little wet from re-moisturizing in the shower.
DIY// Headwrap Experiment
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This experimental wrap was inspired by the way the old T-shirt I used to dry my hair in my Wash Day video looked. It's different, but I think I like it.
Hair Survival Guide For the Bitter Cold
The weather is steadily getting colder and Winter is approaching, which means the holidays are near. Between all the hustle and bustle of making groceries, gift shopping, parties, gift wrapping, traveling, cooking, and making room for incoming relatives, where does that leave your hair??
It's no secret that the colder months, depending on where you live, can be brutal on the skin, leaving it dry, cracked, and itchy, but it can also be drying for your scalp. Here in Tennessee, the weather from mid October on has left our area a dry winter wonderland for the past 6 years or so (something I'm not used to, being that I'm from New Orleans, LA) so it has been imperative that my regimen change up along with the seasons.
Here's a quick guide to help you cope:
1. Shampoo
If you shampoo once a week or more, this part is for you. If, however, you're the type who shampoos biweekly, monthly, or not at all, skip to the next section. Of course, it's important to keep your scalp clean, but cold weather tends to be extremely dry, stripping the moisture right out of your already chronically dry hair (thanks nature). Shampoo alone can strip your hair of natural oils so during the colder months, cut down shampooing to about every two weeks or as needed. Alternatively, you can co-wash or switch to ACV rinses to break up dirt on your scalp.
2. Deep Condition
In order to boost the moisture level of your hair, deep conditioning regularly is recommended to counteract the cold, dry air drawing the moisture out of your hair. Deep conditioning also helps to improve elasticity and strengthen the hair.
3. Moisturize
Moisturizing during cold weather is crucial. This is the time to consider using heavier moisturizers (thick creams and butters) and/or oils in order to lock in moisture. If you are going to use lighter moisturizers, you may have to moisturize more often, depending on how dry the weather is. Using humectants, products that draw moisture into the hair, is another good way to keep hair moisturize. The humectants will draw any moisture from the air into your hair.
4. Steam
Since your hair will be thirsting for moisture, take a shower without a shower cap to maximize the amount of steam getting to your hair. Alternatively, you can put on a shower cap and allow the extra body heat generated by the steamy shower to help moisturize your hair.
5. Clothing
Clothing brushing against the ends of our hair can cause breakage in any weather, but cold weather is bad enough all on its own without adding to the usual threats of breakage. Clothing items such as wool scarves, coats, and sweaters can brush against your hair and cause splits. If your hair is long enough to graze your shoulders, it would be beneficial to either wear your hair in a style that is off of your shoulders or put your hair up in a silk or satin scarf or bonnet and/or put a hat on. if you really can't stand to put your hair up, opt for draping a silk or satin scarf around your neck or folding it into the collar of your coat instead of using a scarf of another material.
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With government scrambling to fund a R50.8bn revenue shortfall in the current financial year and negative GDP per capita growth, it is widely expected that further credit rating downgrades will follow in the early part of 2018.
Moody's, the only major agency to still assign an investment-grade rating to South Africa's local currency government debt, is forecast to downgrade the country to junk shortly following finance minister Malusi Gigaba's National Budget statement in February, likely triggering significant capital outflows.
Political uncertainty and the likelihood of further downgrades illustrate the need for investors to have a well-diversified portfolio.
Market volatility offers opportunities, and cherry-picking companies that have fallen cyclically and are showing signs of recovering to retest prior highs may be a more lucrative long-term investment strategy to adopt for 2018 than betting on the big rand-hedge stocks.
My stock picks for 2018 are:
Kumba Iron Ore – BUY
A star performer on the JSE in 2017, I believe Kumba still has room to run on the back of continued solid demand from China, which will largely support global prices for the steelmaking material in 2018, and the premium Kumba demands for its quality ore.
Kumba has been surging since breaching major resistance at 23 130c/share in October.
The monthly chart shows further upside potential with Kumba returning to its all-time high at 62 000c/share in 2018. Gains through 38 350c/share would present another good buying opportunity. It is currently trading at around 36 969c/share*.
MTN Group – BUY
A new management team at MTN has been hard at work to restore investor confidence after a massive regulatory fine in Nigeria in 2015 highlighted governance concerns at the group.
At the time, a drop in the oil price and unfavourable currency movements also weighed on its performance in Iran and Nigeria, two major markets.
As the dust settles, MTN seems undervalued relative to rival Vodacom, and the charts are showing upside potential over the medium to long term. A move through 13 500c/share should see MTN recover losses towards 15 650c/share.
Increase positions above 15 650c/share as gains to the 21 110c/share resistance level would be possible. It is currently trading at around 13 173c/share.
Sasol – BUY
Still range-bound between 34 655c/share and 50 000c/share since 2015, petrochemical giant Sasol is forming rising bottoms within its huge sideways pattern – a sign of increasing buying appetite.
A recovery in the Brent crude oil prices and a relatively weak rand helps to boost performance, while its decision to scrap plans for a greenfield multi-billion-dollar gas-to-liquids plant in the US has helped to provide investor certainty.
A good buying opportunity would be presented above 44 775c/share, with potential gains to 50 000c/share.
Increase positions aggressively above that level as the all-time high at 65 300c/share could be retested and even exceeded. It is currently trading at around 42 216c/share.
Barloworld – BUY
Industrial group Barloworld, which has seen its share price recover significantly over the past two years, said in November that it is making good progress with its strategy to fix and optimise existing businesses, particularly in its logistics division.
On the charts Barloworld has breached the neckline of a long-term inverted head-and-shoulders pattern, confirming a positive breakout above 13 910c/share.
Go long above that level, as the target of the pattern is situated at 22 160c/share. It is currently trading at around 15 291c/share.
Hyprop Investments – BUY
Hyprop Investments is a leading specialist retail property real estate investment trust (REIT), with its shopping centre portfolio in SA including Canal Walk in Cape Town, and Rosebank Mall, Hyde Park Corner and Clearwater Mall in Johannesburg.
It also has exposure to Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria, and south-eastern Europe (Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria).
Currently testing a significant support trendline dated back to March 2011, a move above 11 590c/share would end its medium-term bear trend and commence upward impetus towards 12 675c/share.
Increase positions above that level as the all-time high at 14 295c/share could then be tested.
Refrain from going long below 10 200c/share (the long-term support trendline would be breached below that level) and downside could extend to 6 630c/share. It is currently trading at around 10 400c/share.
Woolworths – BUY
Clothing and food retailer Woolworths, long a stock market darling, has had a tough two years, with the market remaining unimpressed with its efforts to turn around David Jones in Australia, bought in 2014.
But it's in times like this when investors are despondent and the share price has plummeted (by almost 50%) that Woolworths becomes an interesting opportunity. Attractive levels would be above 6 785c/share, with potential upside to 7 812c/share.
Increase positions above that level. Further gains through 8 700c/share could see Woolworths recoup all its losses to its all-time high at 10 800c/share. It is currently trading at around 5 835c/share.
*All stock prices provided by IRESS at the time of updating on 18 December 2017.
Moxima Gama has been rated as one of the top five technical analysts in South Africa. She has been a technical analyst for 10 years, working for BJM, Noah Financial Innovation and Standard Bank.
This is an updated version of an article that originally appeared in the 14 December - 17 January edition of finweek. Buy and download the magazine here.


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"Off the beaten track" vacations are often associated with budget travel. However, you don't have to give up luxury travel to enjoy unconventional exploration! Today's luxury travel market is quickly expanding. There are endless options for unique trips in places not commonly associated with high-end lifestyles. Ready to take a break from Paris, New York, and the Caribbean? Here are some of the world's most incredible off-the-beaten-track luxury vacation ideas.
Although luxury safari vacations have long been a favourite of heads of state, they have not quite gained the popularity they deserve. After all, they don't sound particularly posh—you generally sleep in tree houses or tents in the middle of the African bush!
However, these are some of the most ornate treehouses and tents you'll ever encounter. In some safari lodges, you'll even find top-notch chefs on staff. Want to throw in a private air safari? You can do that, too! A few of our favourite luxury safari options are Scenic Air Safari in Kenya, Ngorongoro National Park in Tanzania, and Sanctuary Chief's Camp in Botswana.
Bedouin Resort
Dubai is old hat as far as upscale getaways go, but fortunately, you don't have to limit yourself to the city when vacationing in the UAE. Take yourself far into the desert for a pampered weekend in the Arab world! When you stay at El Maha resort, you'll be surrounded by the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. Relax in your own private oasis as you gaze out over the endless windswept dunes of the desert. If El Maha isn't your speed, there are many similar options throughout the UAE.
Although yurts are taking the travel world by storm, they were virtually unheard of just a few years ago. These traditional Mongolian tents have spread from Asia to every corner of the world, and they come in all amenity levels. Elite travellers will be happy to know that some of yurt vacation packages are just as posh as any luxury resort! For example, Rockwater Secret Cove Resort in British Columbia offers not only whale-watching opportunities just outside your tent flap but also bubble baths and a wet bar inside your yurt.
Airbnb has recently made castle vacations easy to access. It's quite easy to find palace rentals fit for a queen or king in virtually every corner of Europe. However, if you want to get off the beaten path, you can opt for a royal luxe vacation in one of Europe's lesser-known regions. Rent a historic castle on the coast of Poland, or relax deep in the heart of Germany's Black Forest.
If you're bored with the all-inclusive resort routine, why not make different travel plans this year? Escape the usual high-end vacations with a departure from the normal! Any of these unique yet luxe vacation ideas will be sure to satisfy your thirst for adventure.
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Bare It All or Not at All?
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Event: Friday Seminar: "Human-environment Synergies in Driving Late Quaternary Megafaunal Extinctions in South America"
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Speaker: Dr. Emily Lindsey, University of California, Berkeley
For decades a debate has raged over the relative contributions of human activities and environmental change in driving the extinction of most of earth's large mammals near the end of the last ice age. Recent research by our group in South America draws on archaeological, paleontological, paleoclimatological, quantitative modeling, and geochemical studies in order to investigate how these extinctions progressed through space and time across the continent. These studies reveal complex synergistic interactions between climatic and anthropogenic pressures, and highlight the need for integrating multiple regional-scale analyses in order to understand how large-scale extinction events transpired in the past, and how they are likely to proceed in the context of ongoing climate change and growing human impacts today.


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Sharpen your look with these 6 Montréal barber shops
Blair Dohey
If looking good is half the battle, then Montréal barbers are a man's best friend when it comes to sharpening our look. From taming the toughest beards at retro neighbourhood salons to trimming unruly hair at top men's spas, here's a list of great barber shops in Montréal that make looking good look effortless.
MNZ.RUUM - Barbier Urbain
A stylishly refined, urban barber shop for the modern man. A one-stop-shop for a great haircut and beard trim, this shop goes a step further, offering relaxing charcoal facials that leave your skin feeling rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. From the second you sink into one of their soft leather chairs (with a cold brew in hand), it's time to take a load off while one of MNZ.RUUM's skilled barbers take care of creating your next look.
Maison Privée
Edgy and next-level cool, this is the barber shop for the guy who isn't afraid to get a little loud. Infused with a hip-hop soundtrack and featuring a growing number of shops in and around Montréal, Maison Privée sets the tone for the bad boy in us all who wants everyone to know that part of feeling great is looking good.
The Cloakroom Barber
A cool, hidden bar, a made-to-measure clothing store and an excellent barber shop puts The Cloakroom Barber among the best barber shops in Montréal's downtown core. Relax with a cocktail while your follicle needs are met with razor-sharp precision, all in a setting that evokes the coolest private clubs of Montréal's past. You will leave this barber shop looking like a VIP.
MANTELIER Soins O Masculin
Combining a barber shop and men's spa makes MANTELIER Soins O Masculin an excellent option for anyone looking to truly take some time to pamper themselves. Offering an expert haircut and beard trim in a distinguished shop, MANTELIER is for the man who understands the importance of a textured trim and appreciates quality. Taking your time to get that look just right pays off when heads are turning.
An opulently unapologetic barber shop that features top notch service in a trend setting atmosphere, making looking cool easier than anywhere else. Notorious, located in the popular Saint-Henri neighbourhood, offers services such as cuts, beard sculpting facials and more for the modern gentleman.
La Chapelle
Classic never goes out of style, which is why La Chapelle on Rachel Street on the Plateau is worth checking out. Old school is new again in this small barber shop (with some hilarious social savvy media to boot) that puts emphasis on quality and service over the fancy bells and whistles. This is simply a great cut and trim in a friendly and familiar setting.
Blair Dohey, writer
Blair Dohey is a Canadian writer and blogger who relentlessly tracks down the coolest things to do and see in Montréal and loves discovering amazing restaurants and bars in the city. When he's not writing about his travels through Montréal, you'll probably find him sitting at a bar, chatting with friends and laughing at his own jokes.
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Not bad. :) There's just a few jagged lines on one of Lacus's fingers. Great job! :) +fav
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This is a vector of Lacus and Cagalli, I finallied finished it, i'm goin to use this for my art project at school, Lacus took about 4 hours, why the hair, her hair has always been a problem for me, and i hated that, but i still did it, Lacus still had sparkles on her, but they looked really bad, so i didn't put them there, and haro, well lets say he's been alittle crooked from bouncing alot :P, hmm and thats all i guess, hope you guys like it, ja-ne
Please look at the full version, its better then the thumbnail
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soujiokita Mar 10, 2006
EvilDragonBlade Mar 10, 2006
Great colors. Quite lazy to nuke a credit to fully review this. Great job on both of them! Cagali's hairband? must be painful :). Hope to see more other than gundam chars :).
fluke Mar 10, 2006
Ahhhh you strike again! Great job, looks awesome, I like the fact that there are no lines it's all just shapes. Looks better that way I think. Beautiful colors too I might add. Definetly going in the downloads folder, keep up the great work!
ladykaze Mar 10, 2006
Yup, u had done it again! This is awesome. Keep up the good work!
PhoenixNox Mar 10, 2006
you should really make better use of the curves you can do with the pen tool, but still its a great vector.
adek Mar 10, 2006
great job!
xianghua Mar 11, 2006
So beautiful! I love this picture of Cagalli and Lacus! The vector looks perfect to me^_^
Keep up the good work!
WingsofFreedom Mar 11, 2006
i was half done...guess you beat me to it!hehe
love your this vector!
but no fancy bg today huh?
aw well!
thats ok^^
strawberrt Mar 11, 2006
ooo so pretty! how can you use this as a school project?
asan Mar 11, 2006
they are beautiful!
Lenne Mar 12, 2006
Excellent work,they both look beautiful XD
moonescape Mar 15, 2006
Wow! They both look beautiful! I'm surprised how you can vector because I can't! XD Well I'm surprised how well you did it!
ToriTori Mar 15, 2006
aww.. wow.. your getting so good atvectoring now.. lol good job and keep up the good work.. hehehe ;]
paintmearainbow Mar 18, 2006
Wow! Lovely vector of Lacus and Cagalli(: Both of them look really beautiful^^
Great job! -adds to fave-
ayane-heine Mar 19, 2006
yeah.. as usual.. wonderful vectoring... not much flaws found except for some tiny whiny curvey lines on their fingers.. ^_^'
great job done.. :D
keep up with your goodie job.. ^^b
Rikkablurhound Mar 19, 2006
its really pretty....
Must be hard to vector cagalli, since the feathers are all around...
Lacus is all right^^
really pretty
RionCuzco Mar 22, 2006
Cagalli is very cute.
Full Version is really better than the Thumnail . ^ ^
Wendeline Apr 08, 2006
cagalli's dress is rily preety, oh and also cagalli herself ;p
midnightLOVERS Apr 08, 2006
this is gorgeous. this is beautiful. this is lovely. this is a must have on my fav list and its going there right now [add to favorite] *click click* hehehe
thingperson Apr 10, 2006
Oh i really like this one this is very cute and i love there dresses and the way they look is so cute.
CronoCDT Apr 30, 2006
very nice pic, love the colors, thanks a lot for sharing
ORANGE-RANGE Banned Member Jun 01, 2006
hey you dont mind if i use this for someting? I'll credit you.Lemme know k?
see ya
jelane016 Jun 01, 2006
nice coloring it cute so are their clothes
Chem Jun 16, 2006
Grat image. Lacus and Cagalli are awesome.
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Fran O'Sullivan writes in the NZ Herald:
If the Greens are intent on becoming a mainstream political party with sufficient cachet to be a credible Government partner they should persuade Metiria Turei to join Russel Norman in resigning. Norman's resignation – announced with a great deal of dignity yesterday – has switched the focus to Turei.
Norman is by far the stronger of the two co-leaders. He is the one who publicly pulled the Greens back from the brink of being marginalised by running a far Left economic agenda instead of leveraging their valuable green political brand.
Norman led the change away from some of the more disruptive policies that neither the party's main prospective political partner Labour, nor National would really have a bar of. At the 2014 election the Greens did roll out some interesting policies particularly with innovation: 1000 new tertiary places for students of engineering, mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences; $1 billion of new funding for R&D. They got it that innovation was "one of the best ways to add value to our exports, raise wages, and better protect the natural world we love".
And frankly this is an area where New Zealand still needs a great deal more focus and urgency. Unfortunately for Norman – and Turei – the policy changes came too late to build a groundswell of support. The Greens didn't achieve a strong enough focus on their own brand, instead wandering too much away from the centre line they need to occupy if they want to have an influence on a future government by getting into bed with either of the two main parties.
And there just hasn't been enough policy consistency in place for long enough for a new image to bed down.
If Turei remains the senior co-captain of the Greens it will be harder to get that image change embedded.
Fran(k)ly speaking Turei is toxic and batshit crazy. The Green party will never be taken seriously while they have an ex-McGillicuddy Serious Party, larping, ukelele playing anarchist as it's co-leader.
At the recent Ratana meeting, she launched a stinging attack on John Key who was at Davos, claiming his view of New Zealand's history was "warped, outrageous and deeply offensive" and that he was a prime example of what the "ignorant, uneducated Pakeha" economist Gareth Morgan had talked about.
Ratana was not the place for deeply gratuitous point-scoring.
Neither did her witterings enhance the Green brand.
Nor did she do her party any good at all with her savaging of Key in Parliament over lending support to the fight against Isis, claiming that through intelligence gathering NZ was part of the American war effort.
Turei's view is the Green party stands for peace and freedom.
But she doesn't seem to understand that sometimes other nations' militaries do have to come to the defence of other threatened peoples to ensure that peace and freedom is secured.
Turei's personal brand is associated with oppositional politics.
She is just plain weird and toxic…Turei, not O'Sullivan (she's bitter).
Many centrist voters would vote for a true Greens platform if they were sure it wasn't going to be accompanied by the resurfacing of Alliance-style policies. Arguably that won't happen until the Greens elect a modern politician whose focus is square in the mainstream – like Julie Ann Genter – to a leadership role.
Genter has built a strong constituency in Auckland which is starting to transcend party lines. She's a credible commentator on transport and could easily take a ministerial role in a future government if the Greens get serious about getting into power.
I said as much earlier.
Turei yesterday claimed that Norman's resignation was a vote of confidence in her as co-leader.
Certainly his resignation letter, which he read to yesterday's meeting of the Greens' caucus, contained the obligatory nod to Turei: "Together we have built a true political force that serves New Zealanders well and offers genuine choice and leadership on the issues that matter. I know that you will carry this work on with a new male co-leader."
Norman has the demands of a young family to contend with. It makes sense for him to step down at the party's meeting in May. A test of the Greens' seriousness in pursuing power will be if Turei follows him out the door.
Turei is disingenuous…the Greens constitution precludes Kevin Hague rolling her, they need a male and a female co-leader. When Hague confronted Russel Norman he was armed with the popularity of the membership plus the rumours swirling around Wellington, as well as the lack-lustre election result, but he could only attempt to tip out Norman.
Turei's beans are coming and it won;t be long after Kevin Hague wins the popular vote amongst members to take the reins of the party.
– NZ Herald
As much at home writing editorials as being the subject of them, Cam has won awards, including the Canon Media Award for his work on the Len Brown/Bevan Chuang story. When he's not creating the news, he tends to be in it, with protagonists using the courts, media and social media to deliver financial as well as death threats.
They say that news is something that someone, somewhere, wants kept quiet. Cam Slater doesn't do quiet and, as a result, he is a polarising, controversial but highly effective journalist who takes no prisoners.
He is fearless in his pursuit of a story.
Love him or loathe him, you can't ignore him.
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Chalkboard For City | The 'One-Man Team' Edition
By the time the single-term Champions arrive at The Lane tomorrow it'll have been a whole ten days since our semi-tragic parp-parp-whoops exit from the Europa League. In that period, Arsenal and Everton will have played thrice and Chelsea and City on two occasions. These things rarely boil down to the machinations of a diary, of course, but with just five points betwixt 6th and 3rd even the smallest scheduling advantage could be crucial for the teams involved. It's all about the little things, as I'm often told by the good lady- with no regard for my self-esteem whatsoever.
As well as giving a rest to the world-weary lambs who were put through the extra-time ringer in Switzerland last week, the enforced sabbatical has allowed a sizable hunk of downtime for the recuperating trio of Defoe, Lennon and multi-award nominee, Gareth Bale. While risking all three from the start would be a dick move in the extreme, the noise from the camps is that all are in contention. Here's some of that noise now, in the form of words:
"All of them are in with a chance of making selection."
"Gazza has been training for the last two days with the team and on his own since the beginning of the week."
"He has made good progress from the beginning of the week to training with the team, so definitely will be up for selection."
"We recognise the impact he has had for us. With the run that he is on it can have that factor.
"It is good having key players around and players who have been decisive, especially in this last part of the season is always inspirational for everyone. It's good to have him back"
Phew! Well this team picks itself:
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Loving these.
"Boy, that escalated quickly… I mean, that really got out of hand fast."–Ron Burgundy
I was completely blown away by the turn-around against City and I think we have to give a huge wodge of credit to our manager; the handsome, young, fuzzy faced, sparkly eyed trickster that is AVB. He saw what needed to be done, rearranged the team and made effective substitutions at the right time. Now, with City out of the way, our run-in looks a lot kinder.
Wigan away
Southampton home
Chelsea away
Stoke away
Sunderland home
Both Arsenal and Chelsea have Man U in their run-in and we only need to beat one of them to a top four spot. It's in our hands again. This could be a bloody great end to the season.
Am I right in saying that if Spurs win all five we guarantee third?
Arse with 63 points and 4 games to go so 75 points is tops
Chavs with 62 points and 5 games to go so 77 points is tops
Spurs with 61 points and 5 games to go so 76 points is tops
Of course we play Chelsea, so if we win out we are above them and the Arse. Assuming also that City don't crater. Maybe 2nd is reachable?
I think there's a decent chance that United will take 2 or 3 points off of both Chelsea and United. If we beat Chelsea and grab 3 more wins we should be on for fourth or even third.
Remember that Giroud is suspended for 3 of the 4 remaining Arsenals games (they're appealing against his red though so that could change – let's assume, for now, he's out), so Arsenal's main goal scorer will miss the majority of their run-in. That will seriously handicap them.
The key will be winning the four games we have against teams in the lower half of the league. If we manage that, even a draw against Chelsea should be enough because we only need one of the two teams currently above us to have a wobble.
Giroud's ban was upheld, so that does weaken their attack–not by much, as I think he isn't that good, but every bit helps. They can still throw Walnut, the German and Worf up front–again, not really frightening, but they do have options
Don't hatch your chickens before they count.
or some such.
Loving the site upgraded graphics wise Fox.
Glossier than Dulux.
Don't think I'm not still keeping an eye on you.
Agreed, premature poultry planning precedes painful post plotting perturbitude (it's a word because I say so).
That said, it's nice to dream. At least it is now in our hands – we don't need others to slip up if we take the points we should from the games remaining. If Manchester United can do us a favour too – Fergie says he wants the points record so why not? – then we could have a great end to the season.
At present 2 points up on the catastrophic disaster of last season:
last season 33 games 59 points
this season 33 games 61 points
Got 10 points from final 5 games last season:
Final total last season 69 points
Final total this season ?? points


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Health Benefits of Drumstick
In Ancient times, drumstick (moringa) tree was used to cure more than 300 diseases by the Ayurvedic practitioners. Our ancestors consumed every part of Moringa tree including seed pods (drumstick), leaves, seeds, fruits. In the year 2008, Drumstick tree was named as "PLANT OF THE YEAR" by National institution of health (NIH). Benefits of drumsticks are as follows: –
1. Liver Health – Moringa protects the liver, it contains high concentration of polyphenols that protect the liver against oxidation, toxicity and damage. It can reduce liver damage and fibrosis and reverse oxidation in the liver.
2. Heart Health – Different studies shows that drumstick have cardio-protective effects due to their antioxidant and anti-peroxidative properties.
3. Immune System – Moringa has high content of vitamin A and C, which are very essential for healthy immune functions. Moringa have shown significant immune – boosting properties as they offer protection from infections and conditions caused by pathogens and toxins.
4. Manage Diabetes – Drumsticks are very important for diabetic patients as they are helpful to reduce the high blood sugar levels. Drumsticks are also known to enhance the gall bladder functions, which in turn is helpful in lowering blood sugar.
5. Digestive health – Moringa contains glucosinolates which have strong anti-bacterial properties, especially against the H. pylori bacterium. Moringa prevents from diarrhea, dysentery, colitis, gastritis and peptic stomach ulcers.
6. Stronger Bones – Drumstick promotes a healthy bone structure due to the presence of high amount of calcium that helps to build stronger bones, but also prevents the loss of bone density.
7. Purifying blood – Drumstick act as an antibiotic agent, which possess blood purifying properties.
8. Detoxification – Moringa has a high content of isothiocyanates, which trigger the formation of detoxification enzymes in the body. Isothiocyanates induce the formation of GST (Glutathione S-transferase). GST is a detoxification enzyme that offers protection from oxidative stress as well as chronic inflammation.
Drumsticks are loaded with valuable vitamins, minerals and proteins. Drumstick can be added in pulses, sambar or in the form of soup. Drumstick leaves are also abundant with a variety of health benefits. They are used for multi-purpose treatment of health-related ailments.


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FCB: The 'French Martini'
Regular readers will know about my distaste for calling anything other than gin + vermouth a 'martini', especially any drink that is fruity and colored. But I suppose concession must be made for the market popularity of such stuff – usually because they are sweet and often mask the taste of the original spirit. The so-called French Martini is one such example. It is a drink that was apparently 'invented' by the Chambord company to popularize the liqueur of the same name (actually, the full name of the liqueur is a mouthful, Chambord Liqueur Royale de France), which is light alcohol raspberry liqueur from France.
The reason I tried this cocktail is that I was gifted a bottle of the liqueur recently and apparently it is to be consumed in six months before it goes bad. Being risk-averse, I am trying to finish it off in six weeks. I have previously made a rum based cocktail – 'Popping the Cherry' 😉 – so now its turn for a shaken drink. Also, with a slight variation – which involves muddled limes – from most internet recipes, the usual sweetness of the drink can be compensated for with a bit of tangy kick.
And since I do not fancy calling this a martini, I renamed it – and pardon my French – Le Rouge Royale
- 2 parts Vodka (preferably Ciroc)
- 1 part Chambord liqueur
- 0.5 part Pineapple Juice
- 1 lime
As is usual with limes, first roll them on the table-top for a few seconds and then cut into small pieces (taking out the white pith and seeds). Place about 3/4th of a lime in the glass portion of a Boston shaker. Muddle with a 5-6 strokes (too much muddling will release the oils in the lime skin making the drink too bitter). Add cracked ice and the rest of the ingredients. Shake for 20 seconds. Strain into a pre-chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.
(do experiment with the sourness by adding more or less lime).
Also, for no reason other than perhaps nervousness mixed with excited anticipation, I am letting it slip that later tonite I will be trying my hand at bartending semi-professionally (ie. outside the circle of parties with regular friends) for the first time. And it happens to be at a hen's night ! Wish me luck.
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Will try it sometime. And good luck for the party and we demand a synopsis of the "fun" stuff 😉
how do you say MARTINI in french


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Grivita, the story of a miraculous survival
On Wednesday (2.10.2013), VIER PFOTEN team responded to a call from a lady living in the Railway Central Station area in Bucharest, who knew the friendly dog living around the block and being fed by the locals. By a miracle, the dog survived to a horrible attack with a heavy object, that completely sectioned her superior jaw and fractured her mandible. Our vets gave her the first aid, and took her to a radiology clinic to evaluate the damage.
The dog received professional treatment on Friday 4th October from a veterinary team led by Dr. Iustin Girea from the Ortovet Clinic, and our vets Anca Tomescu and Ovidiu Rosu. Her wounds were cleaned to lessen the risk of infection, and the broken bones of the lower jaw were operated on and fixed.
She's ok now, she can eat and drink water, and the inflammation reduced significantly. , Grivita was transferred on Thursday (10.10.2013) from the clinic Ortovet to Speranta Shelter, where she received a lovely yellow paddock inside a special closed facility. In spite her trauma and the gravity of the case, the dog has a positive tonus, and her health evolution is good. She can eat canned food by herself, she's very happy to be pet and she wags her tail every time when she's called. In two weeks, she'll be operated again. The vets will try to fix her respiratory system, in order to breath also on the nose, not only on her mouth.
A lot of people expressed intention to adopt Grivitza. She's a very positive and kind creature, very happy to be pet in spite what happened to her. The police opened an investigation to find the perpetrator. The vet team was conducted by Dr Iustin Girea, from Ortovet clinic, and our vets Anca Tomescu and Ovidiu Rosu.


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Imagine your family struck oil—what would you do? A&E's new reality series Lone Star Lady attempts to answer this question in the most realistic (read: boring) way.
The "wacky family hijinks" reality show format is an easy sell. You have pre-existing relationships which, unless something tragic happens, will be permanent. Idiosyncrasies will probably arrive pre-loaded, all the action could take place in one location (the family home), and most people in the audience should be able to identify with the concept of family. However, if you want the "reality" portion of the show to work, there needs to be at least one genuine moment in an episode. Lone Star Lady does not pass that test.
Rochelle Carnes is the titular mom of a family who struck oil and is now filthy rich. The family hasn't let their new-found wealth go to their heads1, but maybe life could be a little easier in their small Texas town. I suppose this could be a reality version of the Beverly Hillbillies, but that wouldn't be fair to the 1960s sitcom. Every situation is contrived, the children know there are cameras following them around, and none of the conversations happening between the participants come across as genuine.
To say Lone Star Lady is a waste of your time is an understatement. It is shows like this that cause people to get all high and mighty, tsk tsking that "reality television is fake." Unlike Leah Remini's show, which operates within its genre, Lone Star Lady bumbles around causing the viewer to wonder "who the ef cares?" Rochelle is the only person on the show who has a personality, but she isn't bringing much else to the table. Compare this to a show like Kim of Queens, which also features a big personality that gets applied to usable skills. THAT'S an interesting show. This is not.
- except for the wacky grandma who wanders around in a fur coat. Yeah, that happened. ↵


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Going on a vacation to. . .
The Great Wall has been on my list of MUST-SEE'S in life for a really long time. With the Beijing Olympics and all the Travel Channel specials about China lately my hunger to go there has only increased, but it has always been there!
The things I fantasize most about seeing in China and could NOT miss for the world include some of the following:
-The Great Wall of course! Also Beijing and the Forbidden City!
-I am dying to see the Leshan Buddha, the largest Buddha in the world! This would be a breathtaking experience!
-I watched a Travel Channel show called Passport to China and saw the host, Samantha Brown, go to an amazing panda reserve where she actually got to HOLD and CUDDLE with a baby panda! I will never rest until I get to hold a panda bear too!!!
-The Chinese New Year celebration! If I'm going on this dream trip someday, I'd better do it right all the way!
I have traveled in Asia before, in Thailand and Cambodia, and it was some of the most fascinating traveling I have ever done in my life. I'll have to do some posts about those places, because they were life-changing. I get SO excited just thinking about going to China.
I vow to myself and to all my blog readers that I WILL see and experience all these things someday!


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As a child reading the story, the bit we all focused on was Rapunzel being in the tower and sneaking her prince in while she falls in love before being banished by the evil witch: the stuff of drama and romance. As a more mature understanding, it is quite a complex story and there are more illicit and darker undertones. In many variations of Rapunzel, she is banished because she has become pregnant herself, which is how the witch or Dame Gothel figure finds out about the nimble-footed prince. It is as much about desire, sexuality and fertility as it is about princes and princesses and good conquering evil. But before this section of the tale, is the beginning whereby Rapunzel leaves her parents, which before I had never given much of a second thought to. Of course, it is just a fairy tale and has no basis in reality, but it is powerful the notion of parents giving up their child in any form, fictitious or otherwise. As I watched, I thought and reflected as a mother on how it might be to have my only child snatched by a sorceress (as you do). A lump rose in my throat-as a parent who has been through NICU I know all too well about separation and the fear that you may never get your happy ending. The idea that I might have lost the sunshine in my life made my pulse race and my thoughts strayed to real life parents who for many assorted reasons have either been separated from or lost their children.
The studio was warm and the dance was entrancing and emotive, and I happily sat with the camcorder in the corner when my manager walked in. She came over and said in a low voice.
"Your childminder has just rang; she's concerned about Wriggles."
My childminder never rings.
She has only rung about once before in over a year she has looked after Wriggles. She has a remarkably high threshold for sick or cross babies and is full of common sense and does not take things like this lightly. She will exhaust every avenue before ringing.
My little world suddenly slowed down and came to an abrupt stop.
Wriggles had had one her "moments" again. No one is quite sure what causes them, but every now and then she will get horrendous and prolonged coughing fits out of nowhere and become very breathless and chesty sounding. You can audibly hear copious amounts of secretions rattling around (mostly transmitted upper respiratory although they can also be lower respiratory too, particularly in her right lung which is the most scarred) and her breathing becomes very rapid with recession. Sometimes if she makes herself sick, they pass quicker but this is by no means a given, and it is usual for them to last several hours at a time. Although they have some similarities with asthma attacks, doctors are confident that it is not asthma. To me they seem to be connected to sleeping or feeding and the doctors have said it may be a side effect of reflux and chronic lung disease that hopefully she will grow out of in time. It could also be as her airways are still very narrow as a result of prematurity that any catarrh can block them very easily.
I left as quickly as I could, losing one sock in the process (later located in handbag: no idea how). Wriggles was calming when I got to her but still very chesty and breathing fast. She had not been able to take any fluids to help because of the coughing and chestiness and as I was nearer to the doctors than hospital I decided to cross my fingers and take her there and hope it was the right decision. Luckily it was, and we got to see a doctor who has seen these episodes before with Wriggles. It was beginning to pass after about two hours by the time we saw him: typical! He was very understanding though and found an ear infection and catarrh as well as advising use of inhalers and antibiotics for the next few days. Panic over... We returned home via the supermarket with some ice cream as a treat.
Wriggles went off to bed with some persuasion and I let out a long breath. Compared to some of Wriggles' escapades it was so minor. But there is nothing like reawakening fear to put you on high alert and dredge up memories and anxiety. Having seen some pretty horrible sights of Wriggles being on the edge that are burnt into my memory, every tiny and slightest threat brings them back to the forefront. Do I think that Wriggles having an increased work of breathing for a few hours will send us to Intensive Care? No, I do not. I know what merits an ambulance and an emergency and what merits scanning the shelves at Boots. I don't automatically assume that every single infection is life threatening. But living with memories is a curse as well as a blessing. Because for a split second, fear overpowers love and knowledge and you realise that you cannot ultimately protect your child from everything, try as you might. And that, is scary.


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Officers made a traffic stop in the N. 100 block of 4th Street. A male passenger jumped from the vehicle and ran. He was later charged with evading arrest.A burglary report was made in the 400 block of 9th Avenue. The homeowner found that someone had entered the home, but nothing was taken.
The theft of a cell phone was reported in the 2100 block of 2nd Avenue.
Officers arrested a male on an outstanding felony warrant in the 500 block of 3rd Street.
A counterfeit $100 bill was passed at Allsup's in the 900 block of 8th Street.
An assault was reported in the 2700 block of 5th Avenue. A male was arrested and transported to jail.
Officers made a traffic stop in the N. 200 block of 23rd Street. The vehicle was searched and marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found. The driver was issued citations and released.
Officers responded to the N. 300 block of 15th Street on a theft of alcohol.
Officers were dispatched to 3rd Avenue and 11th Street in reference to a suspicious male walking. Officers located the man and he was found to be injured from falling, and he was also intoxicated. He was treated for his injuries, and he was transported to jail for Public Intoxication.
Officers made a traffic stop in the 300 block of 11th Street. The driver was arrested for DWI and DWLI.
Crash Summary
There were five reportable crashes last week. The crashes were due to unsafe backing, failing to yield right of way and following too close.
There have been several burglaries reported recently. A suspect was located and arrested for a burglary on 5th Street, but there are other burglaries that are still under investigation.
(Please contact Canyon Police at (806) 655-5005 if you have any information to report.)