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Converts any web server into a multi-screen server
In today's consumer market there are various video-enabled devices such as smartphones, tablets etc. TVs are now smarter and are called "connected TVs", interconnectivity between TV and smartphone, tablets etc. have now increased. For MSOs, broadcasters and content aggregators, this means that new features need to be added to their legacy & new systems.
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Father Michael's very livelihood was on the line in tonight's gripping Broken episode.
The BBC One drama series continues to entrance viewers as it weaves themes of religion, social unrest and mental health into its portrayal of a northern priest struggling within his own inner-turmoil while trying to counsel others.
Whereas previous episodes dealt with police corruption, sexual abuse, suicide and regressive attitudes towards women within the Catholic church, Tuesday's episode put the spotlight firmly on Father Michael's priestly vows.
Those vows were tested when parishioner Roz Demichelis — played brilliantly by Deadwood's Paula Malcomson — reappeared in his life. In an earlier episode, we'd seen Father Michael talk her down from suicide.
However, Roz remained haunted by her past transgressions (including stealing several thousand pounds) and was still on the verge of suicide, driving Father Michael (Sean Bean) to break his seal of confession in an attempt to save her life.
All the while, Father Michael remained haunted by the abuse he'd suffered at the hands of priest in his own childhood and was helpless to look on as his mother's health rapidly deteriorated.
Paula Malcomson and Sean Bean wowed viewers with their performances:
Tonight's episode was not an easy watch, though:
Although one fan isn't sure she can take another heartbreaking episode:
Broken will return next week (Tuesday, June 27) for its penultimate episode at 9pm on BBC One as Father Michael tries to desperately to keep the peace between two warring neighbours.
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I had full blown anorexia in high school, and am in my mid twenties now, doing a lot better. But, I've been struggling lately with (A LOT) of fear of gaining weight. Whenever I'm stressed out, it gets exponentially worse--I just want to control SOMETHING. It also doesn't help that I'm a terrible cook, and have a hard time feeding myself healthfully while not having to prepare anything complex!
I've always been a competitive runner, and that, ironically helps me not restrict because I can't run a good race if I'm depleted of food. I am diagnosed with/medicated for OCD too, which also helps a lot, but again, the stressful times still get to me!
Any help for not reverting back to bad, restrictive habits when times get stressful?
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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Thousands of people have been left without power after a winter storm moved through the area.
The storm started with freezing rain, which iced over power lines. As the storm progressed, the precipitation changed over to snow, which has brought down trees and power lines across the area.
"I didn't think it was a tree when I heard it. I thought it was in the back yard," Kaydee Ford said.
What she heard was power lines being brought down onto her car. Now, Ford and her roommate are stuck at their Mars home.
"I probably wasn't going to have the day off, but I'm pretty excited now," Stacy Karkins said.
- 'Largest Outage In Our History': Thousands In Butler Co. Expected To Be Without Power Over Weekend
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The generators are running power to many traffic lights, but there's just not enough of them to go around
"The fire departments been busy all night, they've had over 20 calls," Robert Wolmer said.
Most of those calls involved trees on wires, or trees blocking roads.
Robert Wolmer opened a warming center at the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department. It's one of several warming centers across the county.
"Some of our concerns are elderly. As you saw on my map, I was just trying to send someone out there to check on some neighbors in my development," Wolmer said.
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MUNCIE, Ind. – The No. 7 Lewis men's volleyball team had its 11-match winning streak snapped in a five-set loss at No. 15 Ball State University on Saturday. The Flyers fall to 18-5 overall and 9-1 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, while the Cardinals improve to 13-11 and 4-5 in MIVA play.
Lewis was outhit in the match .272-to-.226 and had 53 kills compared with 66 for Ball State. Ryan Coenen led three Flyers in double figures with 23 kills, while Julian Moses and Tyler Mitchem added 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Matt Yoshimoto recorded another double-double with 43 assists and 15 digs, and Michael Simmons had a match-high 17 digs.
Lewis trailed by as many as five on multiple occasions in the opening set, but were never able to get closer than two points in the frame as the Cardinals would go on to win, 25-21, in the frame. Matt Szews had six of the team's 12 kills in the stanza.
In the second set, Ball State came back to take a 23-21 lead. Coenen recorded back-to-back kills to tie it at 23. The Cardinals had three chances to close out the set, but each time Lewis scored to extend the match. Mitchem gave the Flyers their first set point at 27-26 but Ball State extended the match with a kill from Szews. Lewis would go onto win the set 29-27 on a kill from Moses and an error from Siebum.
The Flyers hit .381 in the middle set and led by as many as eight points at 10-2 and after the Cardinals pulled to within four points, Lewis scored nine of the final 13 points to win the set, 25-16. Ball State dominated the fourth set hitting .361 and the Flyers held an early lead in the fifth set, but were unable to maintain it. Lewis got as close as 10-8 on a kill from Coenen but Ball State scored five of the final seven points of the match to win 15-10.
Plainfield East 7, Providence Catholic 0: Jack Crowder was outstanding for the Bengals, as he limited the Celtics to two hits over five innings. Crowder struck out seven in his stint on the mound, while Dylan Sullivan finished things with two innings of one-hit baseball. Crowder and Andrew Hill each had two hits for East (4-0). Hill also had two RBIs.
Lemont 6, T.F. North 4: The Indians picked up their first win of the season by getting off to a quick start, scoring all six of their runs in the first two innings. Anthony Fornero and James Tauer each had two hits for Lemont (1-2).
Plainfield Central wins often in Tennessee: The Wildcats had little trouble in the Wilson County Invitational. They opened with a 16-2 victory over Page (Tennessee) as Jac Lindish had a field day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with eight RBIs. Jake Donahue also was 2-for-2 with four runs scored. They also toppled the school Wilson County by a 14-2 score. Justin Divelbiss had three hits to lead a potent Wildcat offense, while Lindish and Nate Buchan each had home runs. On Saturday, the Wildcats switched venues to Lebanon and kept winning, earning a 4-2 win over Station Camp (Tennessee) in 11 innings. Charlie Bischoff and Daniel Guiliano each had two hits.
Joliet Catholic wins a pair: On Saturday, the Hilltoppers (4-1) breezed to a 14-4, five-inning victory over Yorkville, thanks in large part to an eight-run second inning. Nick Iannantone had four hits, while Danny Allen also chipped in three in support of winning pitcher Mike Gurka. On Friday, JCA edged Neuqua Valley, 6-5, by pushing across two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Christian Knapczyk, Max Cullen and Zak Gould all had two-hit games.
Wilmington 15, Gardner-South Wilmington 2: The Wildcats (3-1) connected for 15 hits to earn the win. Eli Byrd had four hits to lead the varied Wilmington attack, while Justin Walinski picked up the pitching victory. On Friday, Wilmington needed only four hits to cruise to a 13-1 nonconference win over Dwight. Keaton Hopwood had two of the hits for the Wildcats, while Kyle Lewis picked up the win.
Joliet Central 2, Crete-Monee 1: The Steelmen (3-2) got a strong outing from Robert Farrell on the mound and picked up a nonconference victory. Farrell struck out eight over five-plus innings. On Friday, Joliet Central dropped an 8-3 decision to T.F. South as Farrell had two hits in the loss.
Plainfield North 3, Geneva 3: The Tigers were forced to settle for a tie. Eben Heine was strong is his three-inning stint on the mound, striking out seven.
Plainfield North 11, Bolingbrook 3: The Tigers got a four-hit day from Noah Mazza.
Lockport 3, Glenbrook South 1: The Porters used seven different pitchers who combined for 13 strikeouts in improving to 6-0 on the season. Alex Martinez and Collin Woulfe had doubles for Lockport.
Coal City 3, Beecher 0: The Coalers (3-1) leaned on six strong innings from Payton Hutchings (eight strikeouts, three hits allowed) to claim the nonconference victory.
Lincoln-Way East 4, Washington 3: Zack Jurgens smacked two doubles as the Griffins moved to 4-0 on the season.
Plainfield South 7, Downers Grove North 2: The Cougars claimed a nonconference win over the Trojans.
West Aurora 12, Romeoville 2: AJ Cappelletti and Julian Jiminez each had two- hit games for the Spartans, but it wasn't enough.
Lincoln-Way Central 9, Providence 0: Amanda Weyh and Lyndsey Grein combined to strike out 10 batters as the Knights rolled to a nonconference win over the Celtics. Sydra Seville, Weyh, Gianna Niemeier and Torince Muczynski all had two-hit games for the Knights. Muczynski had three RBIs.
Gardner-South Wilmington 18, Donovan 3: Shelby Serena went 4-for-4 with three doubles for the Panthers and she also went the distance in the circle.
Lockport settles for 11th at Marist Invite: The Porters got wins over over Niles Notre Dame, Niles North and the Marist junior varsity squad but lost to St. Charles North and O'Fallon during the 24-team tournament.
St. Francis 8-9, Trinity International 0-0: The No. 23 Saints (10-4, 2-0) opened Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play in a road doubleheader. Leading USF in the opener were Jensen Crenshaw (3-for-3, three RBIs), Lindsey Andrews (two RBIs), Rachel Luckett (2-for-3), Danielle Callahan (2-for-4), Ashley Galason (2-for-3, three runs) and winning pitcher Hannah Vachon, who allowed one hit in five innings. In the second game, the Saints were paced by Paige Egan (3-for-4, two RBIs), Callahan (2-for-4), Galason (2-for-3), Crenshaw (2-for-3, two RBIs) and Hailey Lenth (2-for-3). Winner Madison Tucker allowed one hit, striking out five in four innings.
Lewis 5-3, Truman State 0-4: The Flyers (10-13, 3-2) took a 4-0 lead after two innings in the first game of a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader. Lewis players who hit home runs were Morgan Weber, Cierra Taylor (2-for-4, two RBIs) and Elexi Swartzentruber. Cassie Shaw allowed six hits in seven innings to collect the victory. In the second game, Lewis fell in eight innings as Maddy Beck (2-for-3) and Taylor (2-for-2) were leaders.
Joliet 7-6, Illinois Valley 1-1: The Wolves (4-7) swept the doubleheader. In game one, Andrew Feola improved to 3-0 after throwing five innings where he allowed two hits, no earned runs and struck out out four. Other leaders were Same Andrade (2-for-2) and Cole Alstott (2-for-2, two RBIs). In the second game, Ethan Petric earned his first win of the season throwing a complete game by giving up five hits, allowing one run and striking out two. Gavin Grace was 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI.
St. Francis 5-8, Grand View 1-1: The Saints swept a nonconference doubleheader at Joliet Route 66 Stadium. In the opener, USF (13-11) was led by Michael Quiram (2-for-4, two RBIs) while John Riordan, winner Tyler Dome and Hunter Murawski combined to toss a seven-hitter. In the second game, the Saints scored seven runs in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Top performers in that contest were Jake LaSota (3-for-4, three RBIs) and Dolan Nicholson (2-for-2). Angel Sandoval got the complete-game win, allowing a run on four hits.
Missouri S&T 5-5, Lewis 4-2: The Flyers lost two Great Lakes Valley Conference road games. In the opener. Lewis was led by Brandon Post (2-for-5), Connor Rutherford (2-for-4) and Troy Hajdukovic (2-for-5). In the second game, the Flyers were paced by Post (2-for-3),


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Here's part of a really old September show - will have to get the rest up later in the weekend - only got through half of it so far.
Now updated for the full 2003 show! :-)
?? - Meet Me On South Street (?)
10cc - Life Is A Minestrone
54-40 - Blame Your Parents
AC/DC - Big Balls
Alabama 3 - Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlife
Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed
Atlanta Rhythym Section - So Into You
Book Of Love - I Touch Roses
Bow Wow Wow - I'm A TV Savage
Box - Crying Out For Love
Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire
Buggles - Living in the Plastic Age
Buzzcocks - I Believe
Clint Eastwood - Do You Feel Lucky?
Counting Crows - The Ghost In You
Country Joe & The Fish - Acid Commercial
Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses
Cure - Caterpillar
Dave Matthews Band - Too Much
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
David Essex - Rock On
David Usher - Black Black Heart
Demics - New York City
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Diodes - Tired Of Waking Up Tired
Dwight Twilley - Sleeping
Dylans - Planet Love
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Filter - Take A Picture
Frank Zappa - Let's Make The Water Turn Black
Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - The Origin Of Love
Humble Pie - 79th Street Blues
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame
Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix - Angel
John Lennon - Instant Karma
k.d. Lang - Miss Chatelaine
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Kinks - Lola
Long John Baldry - Morning Dew
Love & Rockets - Haunted (When The Minutes Drag)
Madness - Michael Caine
Paul Young - Come Back & Stay
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Part I-V)
Placebo - Johnny & Mary
Procol Harum - A Salty Dog
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Science Fiction / Double Feature
Romeo Void - Never Say Never
Rough Trade - Grade B Movie
Roy Buchanan - Hey Joe (Live)
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Sex Bomb Boogie
Spirit - Mr. Skin
Spooky Tooth - Tobacco Road
T.Rex - The Slider
Teenage Head - Wild One
Tim Curry - Birds Of A Feather
Note: tracks above are presented in alphabetical order rather than the order they were played. Anything that couldn't be partially ID'd isn't included.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
September 18, 2003
Here's part of a really old September show - will have to get the rest up later in the weekend - only got through half of it so far.


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Popular Restaurants in Queenstown
Scores of restaurants and bars fill Queenstown; some come and go, others have a deserved reputation for burgers, pizzas or fine dining, with ingredients and dishes spanning the globe. The experience ranges from buffet dinners with-a-view at the top of Skyline Gondola to intimate apres-ski bars and hidden treasures such as The Bunker, ridiculously popular for its innovative modern NZ menu, but almost hidden down a back alley called Cow Lane.
Wine lovers won't be disappointed, with the likes of Grantley's Restaurant offering 250 wines on its menu and winning regular Wine List of the Year awards. Don't miss a drive out along the Gibbston Valley wine route, where cellar doors offer great restaurants.
Most of the town's bars are within a short walk of each other, making bar-hopping easy. Barmuda has a great outdoor courtyard with a huge open fire in winter. Around the corner, Bardeaux has leather armchairs and a laidback vibe, where a relaxed crowd of champagne and beer drinkers mingle.
Our top picks
Les Alpes
16 Church Street
Les Alpes offers food from the alpine Savoy region of France, such as superb ham and cheese platters as entrees, and an excellent traditional raclette, melted cheese poured over potatoes and accompanied by pickles that's just the thing on a wintry night. Leave room for the profiteroles. The interior is uber-cosy in wood and stone, and has live music (usually jazz and blues) on Friday and Saturday nights.
Botswana Butchery
17 Marine Parade
It says much about Queenstown's eclectic dining scene that this carnivore's delight, run by Botswana-born Leungo Lippe, has been wildly popular since it opened in 2008. And rightly so. A chic setting, lake views and a top-notch wine list combine with meat selections prime beef, game, New Zealand lamb to get you licking your fingers. Fish and seafood choices satisfy the light eater. Set menus are good value.
Eat like a local
Joe's Garage
Searle Lane
Want to know where locals go for their morning caffeine fix? Head to Joe's, an American-style roadside cafe with a facade so uninspiring you could pass it by. Inside, it's hipster heaven. The coffee is great, you can have all-day breakfasts that specialise in warm rolls with all manner of fillings, or enjoy lunchtime burgers and salads.
Vudu Cafe & Larder
16 Rees Street
Vudu Cafe is hardly a secret; chances are you won't even get into the main Beach Street venue. If so, try the scaled-down alternative eatery on Rees Street, where a rather pared-down, industrial interior contrasts with a sumptuous choice of pastries, baked items, counter food and satisfying breakfast choices. A favourite hangout among young locals.
Eichardt's Bar
2 Marine Parade
Don't be intimidated by its air of exclusivity: this bar in a petite, private waterfront hotel welcomes non-guests and is just the quiet, cosy spot for a light lunch of seafood chowder, pre-dinner cocktails or wine, or an evening meal of tapas that roams from squid tempura to salted cod croquettes, gazpacho and fried haloumi.


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The Sewing Divas of River Oaks sew clothing for children. We will be providing clothing for the closet.
However, we would also appreciate your donations of GENTLY USED CLEAN clothing and shoes for this closet that you or your children do not need.
The closet will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 9am till 3pm.
Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.
Please spread the word.
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please visit during the hours shown above.
Info / Questions: 817-732-5885
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Tapeworm And Cats – What Are Tapeworms In Cats
There is nothing worse than a parasite affecting our fluffy friends. Today, I want to walk you through Tapeworm And Cats, to understand this disease and prevent it from happening to our cats. Dr. Katy Nelson, PetMD Veterinary expert, said that "Tapeworm infection can affect cats (as well as many other mammals), typically settling in … Read more


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Remembering the Iconic
by Kavitha Sundralingam
Ask any Singaporean about food, and they'll agree that it is a significant part of our culture. Food plays an important role in our social lives; it not only unites people, but also breaks down cultural barriers. That's how Year 2 Communication Design (CMD) student Hee Ruo Ting, with the help of her course mate Joylene Chai, was inspired to create a piece on local food.
Ruo Ting's creative theme 'Katong Laksa,' won the 2018 Spikes Asia's Student Creative Award for Print. She knew that food would appeal to Singaporeans, and decided to raise awareness on the preservation of certain dishes. Katong Laksa stood relevant from the pioneers to the millennials, and brought about various emotions from the different age groups.
Facing some challenges during her ideation process, Ruo Ting started off by focusing on the colours and nostalgia of Singapore, which eventually led to the topic of food.
Through trial and error, she was determined to craft a piece that would connect strongly with her audience.
"No idea is too crazy to achieve. You just have to keep trying until you are satisfied with what you have," Ruo Ting said.
*The annual Spikes Asia event provides the region's growing creative and advertising industry with a platform to network and exchange ideas, bringing together some of the finest creative thinkers from across the region and around the world.*


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How Different Spiritual Leaders Have Influenced Generations
A common characteristic in spiritual leaders is the ability to help others discover themselves and their main purpose in life. The leaders focus on ensuring their followers have transformed from one production to another, so they become passionate and have moral to follow their leadership skills. Spirituality has been another factor for different movements and much as history is concerned which adds meaning to people's lives.
People continue to live spiritually by following teachings of spiritual leaders through reading books or hearing the sermon so they can have a better understanding on life. Spiritual leaders have heavily influenced the modern times because they had followers who believed in there teachings and sermons. One of the best spiritual leaders is Deepak Chopra captured the world with his book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success which was successful and dominated the New York Times charts.
You can find the right help on your looking for mind and body feeling through the Chopra Foundation while the book will provide you suggestions on how you can become a better person. The less fortunate can testify on how Deepak Chopra has enabled them to become better at practicing fair-trade since he believed that empowerment is the best solution. The Dalai Lama is best known as the reincarnation of Buddha because the modern Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso who devoted his life to travelling the world and teaching people about the best practices.
Brazilian renowned writer Paulo Coelho has written the best book where he appeals to every audience and his book The Alchemist relates to different people and the life they are living. People and the importance of being devoted to the religion and having great virtues like humility and empathy through the teachings and works of Pope Francis who travels the world to help the poor. People only read more the books of spiritual leaders anytime they feel stressed out or unable to take care of different issues in their lives and end up making their lives better and encouraging others.
Living a positive life is a teaching which Rhonda Byrne focuses on because your soul will attract people when you give out positive energy and you should consider living a positive life. The Art of Living Foundation by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar focuses on reducing violence on social media, and he has been advocating for peace around the world for a long time.
James Redfield documented his spiritual practices and has been interested in human spirituality and embarked on a journey to experience spiritual awakening though he studied Taoism and Zen. Leaders who focus on human consciousness like Eckhart Tolle helps people adapt to their life and focus on how they will help people change the way they think about themselves.


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Help Children Overcome Fear of the Dentist
Parents are responsible for introducing their children to dental hygiene and oral health care. Teaching them to brush and floss their teeth every day is one of the first and most important experiences in their young lives, but a lifetime of good oral health care also involves routine visits to the dentist's office. For many children, the first dentist's visit can be disconcerting, surrounded by strangers and not knowing what to expect. To help your children overcome their fear of the dentist, your Cupertino family dentist, Dr. Randall LaFrom, offers these tips to make their first visit less intimidating.
Get an Early Start
The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends bringing your child to the dentist when the first tooth appears, or no later than the first birthday. These initial visits, and subsequent checkups and cleanings, will help children become familiar with the dentist's office, where all of their routine and emergency dental needs are met. At LAFROM DENTISTRY, we encourage our parents to bring their child in for a simple FIRST initial visit where we count their teeth, squirt water into their mouth, let them get comfortable being in the chair and having a light on their mouth.
Keep it Vague
At some point, your child will ask you what the dentist's visit is all about (hopefully, you told your child beforehand that you were going to the dentist). Try not to use too descriptive language or include many details. You may raise more questions, and the answers can seem frightening to an inexperienced child. Also, don't use words like "shot," "hurt," "pain," or "discomfort." Dr. LaFrom and our caring staff will develop a less-threatening vocabulary to help your child through difficult situations.
Do a Dry Run
Nothing teaches better than experience. Experts warn, however, that bringing your child to your own dental visit before he/she has ever visited one isn't a good idea. The sights and sounds, which likely won't be geared towards a child's comfort, can increase fear and anxiety. To lessen your child's curiosity and apprehension, try doing a practice run at home, where you play the dentist. Just make sure to avoid any drill sounds, or introducing any new "instruments" that are unfamiliar.
Learn More with Your Cupertino Family Dentist
To learn more about helping your child through their first dental visit, schedule a visit with Dr. LaFrom by calling your Cupertino family dentist's office today at (408) 996-8595. Located in the 95014 area, we proudly serve patients from Cupertino, Saratoga, Campbell, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Silicon Valley, and the surrounding communities.


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Le Chinatown du Montreal
Le poster of Greece mocking us
Le diner number one. Is this where it all started?
Le skiier in the city
Agata Lorenc
Avec Hadi Madwar!
Le Cimitiere du Mont Royal
Montreal Bagels!
Thrift store
Selfie I posted because I don't look bad
The view on the Ottawa Train
A ghost in the prison hostel
The Ottawa diner, just to give proof that we were there!


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Last time Kim Kardashian West appeared in her husband's music video, she was a butt-naked waxwork.
But she's got a very different role in Kanye West's stunning new visual for Life of Pablo track 'Wolves', which seems to throw some very serious shade at Kim's famous exes Kris Humphries and Ray J.
At several points when a crying Kim appears on screen, Yeezy seethes and even whispers in her ear: "I know it's corny n**gas you wish you could unswallow." Ouch!
If that's not enough proof, Kanye then goes biblical: "Then I said, 'What if Mary was in the club 'fore she met Joseph, around hella thugs. Cover Nori in lambs' wool - we surrounded by the f**kin' wolves!"
All in all, the clip is very Balmain and fashion-forward darling, as Kim and Kanye strut about in monochrome for the seven-minute masterpiece. Sia and Vic Mensa also pop up for their parts in the song.
In their own sporadic cameos throughout the video, Kim and Kanye are wearing their sparkling Met Gala attire - in scenes filmed directly after the May high-society event curated by their now-enemy Taylor Swift.
The couple and their troupe of dancing models were guests at Balmain's Met Gala after-party at the swanky club Gilded Lily.
(Kim Kardashian in 'Wolves' video)
(Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive at Met Gala)
So, it's another strong music video from the greatest living rockstar on the planet (Kanye West, Glastonbury 2015).
Still no sign of that Isle of Skye one, though.
DictionYe: Every single person namechecked by Kanye West on The Life of Pablo, from A to Jay Z
It seems a long time since a Kanye track didn't cause controversy. Most recently, following the intense debate over 'Famous' - featuring the infamous lines "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous" - Kim released a series of Snapchat videos which showed that Taylor and Kanye did discuss the first of those two lines on the phone.
What remains unclear is if the singer also gave Kanye the go-ahead on the following line ("I made that bitch famous").
Taylor says she didn't, and took the Kardashian Wests to task in a stinging statement, saying: "You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called 'that bitch'."
Things escalated quickly, of course, and everybody started taking sides in a pop feud that's still rumbling on.


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Scheelite on Quartz
Several well formed pseudo-octahedrons of scheelite with exceptional luster and a deep gemmy orange color sit on a matrix of clear quartz crystals. The largest scheelite is 4 cm end to end and sits near the top of the specimen. A stunning example of scheelite from Pakistan, yes Pakistan! One of the best and most aesthetic pieces I have seen from this locality!
Price: $6000.00
Location: Garhmun Area, Glgit Skardu, Balistan, Pakistan
Dimensions: 9.7 x 8.6 x 4cm
Size: Small Cabinet
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One of the best essential oils that you can use for skin care is for sure Lavender oil.
Lavender oil for skin is also recommended from natural experts and from dermatologists.
Lavender oil for acne and pimples and other skin ailments
Dermatologists and aromatherapists recommend lavender oil to treat acne and pimples.
If they are caused by a bacterial infection and sebum starts to pile up, you can use products based on lavender to alleviate infection.
At the same time, you will help to regulate excessive sebum production and also reduce scarring on the face.
You can do this by adding a small amount of lavender oil in a skin cream that you use and thus increase the chances of recovery of your skin.
Lavender oil for skin seems very beneficial
How to use lavender oil for face
Antiseptic and antifungal properties that lavender has, make it the perfect for healthy skin care.
It can be used to treat various skin diseases of acne and pimples, wrinkles, psoriasis and other inflammatory diseases.
If you cut your skin or you have sunburn, lavender oil can alleviate the pain and burning sensation and improve the condition of your skin.
It can also be used for removal of small scars.
To ease the pain and improve the healing of burns is enough to put 2-3 drops and you will notice that the redness removed at the exposed place without swelling and pain.
If you have a problem with eczema is enough to use oil of lavender combined with chamomile.
You can also use it if you have a problem with chapped lips.
Apply it to them rub a few drops of lavender oil.
Cleaning the face with lavender oil for skin
To clean your face is enough to mix 6 drops of this oil with 6 drops of geranium oil, 4 drops of lemon juice and 2 drops of tea tree oil.
Drops mix with 1 cup of water and pour into a spray bottle.
This medicine helps a person to be toned and refreshed.
Avoid contact with eyes.
Leave the liquid on the face a few minutes and then gently clean the face.
Face mask of lavender oil
You can make a face mask by adding lavender oil (a few drops) in a mask with honey.
This recipe is made by mixing 2 drops of the lavender essential oil with a one drop of lemon, a drop of essential oil of rose and honey.
Apply the mixture uniformly on the face and neck to get the effect of toning or masks for cleaning.
Keep the mask on your face at least 7 minutes, and then rinse with lukewarm water.
Excellent skin freshener
A simple mixture of lavender essential oil with mineral water can do wonders for your skin.
If you add 10 drops of lavender essential oil in 2 cups of mineral water you will get a good facial refresher.
This is useful especially during the summer months.
It is enough to put the prepared liquid in a bottle with a spray, sprayed on your face and gently massage.
This will help reduce pores and feels good on your skin after washing.
Another face masks that you can use if you have problematic skin
Mix 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 teaspoon of warm water and 3 drops of lavender essential oil.
First dilute honey with warm water and then put lavender essential oil.
NOTE: Lavender oil is not recommended for children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.


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House brewing starter kit is one of the best methods for getting started if you want to make your personal beer. These types of starter kits include DIY instructions that are readable and adhere to. If you're willing to develop a great alcohol utilizing a starter set after that read the following in order to know very well what the entire process entails.
A home brewing starter package includes total equipment and the ingredients you will have to make close to 40 pints of alcohol. A few of these packages likewise incorporate bewing sugar as well as the paddle. Ale enthusiasts all over the world find the Coopers Lager Starter System one of the best available for sale. The reason being the actual beginner package offers from the actual Coopers lager kit to the PET containers with caps.
A typical home brewing starter kit includes a fermentor(30 litres), airlock, faucet, a good adhesive thermomenter, container filler, mixing spoon, bottle brush that is made of plastic, the hydromenter, around 100 crown seals, a hand capper, a sanitizer, dextrose and gentle malt extracts of 500 grams each, concentrate of the brewer�s option for example Morgan�s foreign trade, Beermakers, Morgan�s Australian, Coopers etc) tips, recommendations along with tested recipes.
Ale making beginner kits along with ingredients provide you with all of the fundamental products you will have to help to make your ale even if it's the very first time a person want to get it done. While it is helpful that you simply stay with standard quality recipes at first you will discover that in the future you'll become more self-confident and be able to create the required adjustments and advancements towards the substances of your home made beer. Ultimately it is possible to make a beer that isn't just tasty but one which can fulfill you in most element.
Exactly what you will need to realize regarding making your own first beer would be to start by buying your very own brewing beginner kit. Any good set will have to possess the subsequent add-ons and gear: THE 6 gallon pail with a lid for that fermenting, a 6 gallon bucket (with spigot) for the bottling, a fermentation air lock, an auto siphon, bottle brush, container filler, siphon tube, bottle capper along with caps and a step-by-step manual that is simple to adhere to.
This particular list may be the minimum equipment you will have to begin producing your personal ale at home. However additional items like the hydrometer, thermometer along with a large plastic or stainless steel spoon used for stirring is also necessary.
Home brewing starter system includes all the required points you'll need in the elements, beer bottles, as well as boiling pot to the range, and sanitizers. If you are smart you'll ensure that your own fermenting pail also has a spigot that makes it easy that you should take a test when you need to. That is essential throughout calculating the particular gravity with the hydrometer. This particular faucet will also allow you to move the alcohol very easily towards the secondary fermentor, kegs or containers.


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Blood Sample Collection in Subjects With Pulmonary Nodules or CT Suspicion of Lung Cancer or Pathologically Diagnosed Lung Cancer
The primary objective of this study is to obtain de-identified, clinically characterized, whole blood specimens for use in assessing new biomarkers for the detection of neoplasms of the lung. Subjects will be men and women, 35 years of age and older, with a CT confirmed nodule measuring 6-30 mm.
- Lung Cancer (Diagnosis)
- Eligible Ages
- Over 35 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- All Subjects:
- Subject is male or female, 35 years of age or older.
- Subject has at least one CT confirmed 6-30 mm nodule.
- Subject understands the study procedures and is able to provide informed consent to participate in the study and authorization for release of relevant protected health information to the study Investigator.
Suspicion of Cancer Subjects:
4. Subject has CT suspicion of lung cancer and is scheduled for biopsy or other diagnostic procedure.
Pathologically Confirmed Cancer Subjects:
4. Subject has pathologically confirmed lung cancer and is treatment naïve.
Pulmonary Nodule Subjects:
4. Subject has a recent (within 90 days of enrollment) CT radiological diagnosis of pulmonary nodule(s) without a scheduled biopsy/diagnostic procedure (other than CT or PET/CT).
Exclusion Criteria
- All Subjects
- CT with IV contrast within 1 day [or 24 hours] of blood collection.
- Prior history of cancer within the past 5 years except for non-melanoma skin cancer. For subjects with suspicion of lung cancer who may have a concurrent work-up for another primary cancer, the non-lung cancer primary must be ruled out prior to enrollment.
- Prior removal of the lung, excluding percutaneous lung biopsy.
- Treatment (e.g., surgical resection, radiofrequency ablation) for pulmonary nodules prior to blood sample collection for this trial.
- Individual has a condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his or her ability to provide informed consent, comply with the study protocol, which might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the person at undue risk.
Pathologically Confirmed Cancer Subjects:
6. Biopsy within 7 days prior to blood collection.
7. Unresolved bleeding as a result of biopsy at the time of enrollment.
Study Design
- Phase
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Arm Groups
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|Pulmonary Nodules
|Subject with pulmonary nodules will be enrolled, provide a blood sample and may be followed up to 2 years for nodule resolution. A second blood draw will be collected at 12 months.
|CT Suspicion of Cancer
|Subject with suspicion of lung cancer will provide a blood sample. Diagnostic information will be collected to confirm the final diagnosis.
|Pathologically Confirmed Cancer
|Subject has pathologically confirmed lung cancer and is treatment naïve. Subject will be enrolled and provide a blood sample.
More Details
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- Suspended
- Sponsor
- Exact Sciences Corporation
Study Contact
Detailed Description
Subjects with pulmonary nodules, a suspicion of lung cancer or pathologically confirmed, untreated lung cancer will be enrolled. Blood samples will be collected at enrollment and may be collected at 12 months for subjects with pulmonary nodules. Radiological and pathological data will be collected to confirm a cancer diagnosis or up to 2 years to assess nodule resolution.


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Bermuda's premier speaks to GR about the future of reinsurance on the island
The Bermudian government will do whatever it takes to get more (re)insurers to domicile or return to the island, according to the premier Craig Cannonier.
In an interview with GR, Cannonier said: "Bermuda still is, we believe, the insurance capital of the world. We are a one-stop shop. We have the support mechanisms, great legal framework, to ensure that for reinsurance companies looking for a home the process is made streamlined for them setting up and getting on with what they do, and that's business.
"That is our goal. We provide everything, as well as pink sand and sunshine."
Acknowledging that some firms, including Tokio Millenium Re, have recently left Bermuda for Switzerland, Bermudian finance minister Bob Richards said that these firms were now "reconsidering" their decision.
This was partly due to new Swiss restrictions on executive pay, he explained.
"So yes, some companies have moved, and in life you can't win them all," the minister said. "But, as the premier made reference to, we are on a mission.
"Some chief executives have left completely. But one of our missions is to get the chief executives back on the island, because when they are back on the island it will be beneficial to our economy and our people."
More content will follow from the interview.


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Culture, a constant variable of development
Culture appears very rarely in the State actions plans and it's not always the most visible area in the work agenda of international organizations. Through the experience of creation of musical bands for children in the Antioquia Department in Colombia ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Fred Danilo Palacio Villa
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- Colombia, 28 July 2017
People-centred strategies respecting Human Rights and public health, by Paredes Rosero
UNGASS shall generate a common front facing the new dynamics and realities of the world drug problem. Among Colombia's recommendations, I would like to single out greater flexibility within the conventions' dispositions, providing room for a broad range ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Martha Paredes Rosero
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- Colombia, 14 March 2016
UNGASS 2016: Considerations from the Peruvian experience, by Otárola Peñaranda
The phenomenon of illicit drugs is one of the most urgent public affairs of contemporary politics. There is practically no indifferent State to the narcotic drugs control or the prevention of its consumption. The political field on this theme is now ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Alberto Otárola Peñaranda
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- Peru, 14 March 2016
UNGASS 2016 and the Need to Reform Policies Against Drugs – a FES project, by Niño
Latin America has perhaps been the region most affected by both drug trafficking and the very policies implemented to address it. It has therefore the experience and moral authority to lead the global debate about the need for national and international ...
- Author(s)/Editor(s):
- Catalina Niño
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- Colombia, 14 March 2016
The Challenges of Youth Employment
The employment situation of young people poses a political challenge on a global level, as young people's desires to work and build a life apart from their jobs conflict with the realities of a labour market in which they must deal with high unemployment ...
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- Elizabeth Tinoco
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- Peru, 31 March 2015
Summit Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities of the New Regionalisms
The EU-LAC Foundation and the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), in conjunction with FLACSO and the European External Action Service and Europe Aid, have published Summit Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities of the New Regionalisms as a ...
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- María Salvadora Ortiz
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Review blog featuring romance book reviews, business book reviews, j-pop review, manga reviews, anime reviews, author interviews, non-fiction book reviews, j-drama reviews and ratings with pros and cons.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Relaxing jpop songs
So, I decided to another random article on relaxing jpop songs. Here are some songs that calm my nerves when I need to calm down. Please do not hesitate to post your favourites in the comments.
Maaya Sakamoto- Universe
Maaya Sakamoto's songs can easily be classified as easy listening. Everywhere, kazemachi jet, universe, no fear aisuru koto, platinum.....the list goes on and on. Her voice is soothing and her songs contain strings that give an etheral atmosphere. If you're looking for easy listening songs, Maaya Sakamoto should definitely be on your list.
Universe starts of slowly and picks up with an orchestra in the chorus. The emotions of lonliness, searching and sleep can easily be associated with the song. One of the truly wonderful relaxing songs.
Miki Imai- Pride
Miki Imai is another singer who sings easy listening. Her songs Piece of my wish, ruby, goodbye yesterday, haru no hi, miss you should definitely be tried too. Pride is one of her best selling singles. There is a choir singing in the beginning. Miki Imai takes it from there. The songs doesn't have a prominent chorus but can be enjoyed anyways.
Yui Makino- Tsuki no shijima
Yui Makino has a typical childish, anime singer voice. Many of her songs feature in animes. Tsuki no shijima really stands out in her discography despite the weak chorus because of the calming effect and arrangement. Her other songs like amrita, jasmine, euphoria, undine etc. are also relaxing.
Kanon- Wings to fly ~Tsubasa wo kudasai~
Kanon is one of the rare classical crossover singers in the jpop scene. She is best known for singing Brand new breeze for the la corda anime which I reviewed earlier. Her voice is very uplifting and emotional. She is a soprano so her voice sounds a bit like Sarah Brightman, Hayley Westenra and other classical singers. Wings to fly is a cover of Akai Tori's tusbasa wo kudasai. Kanon has done a wonderful job here.
Sia- Hoshi wo kazoeru yori mo
All those Bokura ga Ita fans might recognize this song. Hoshi wo kazoeru yori mo starts with a touching piano prelude. Sia's airy voice remains same throughout the song. I didn't like Sia's voice very much but the song is great.
Mai Kuraki- I Sing a song for you
Mai Kuraki's ballads like Ashita e kakeru hashi, kaze no la la la, like a star in the night, can't forget your love etc. are relaxing too but I Sing a song for you stands out among them. It is a typical ballad with piano in the background and Mai vocals.
To cut the article short, I have reviewed only one song by each artist. The other songs I have mentioned (by the same artist) are wonderful too and worth a try. Many anime songs fit under relaxing because anime singers usually don't have very powerful voices which reduce the song's water like qualities. Mebae drive, Rythem's songs, Chihiro Onistuka's songs, Akanishi Jin's eternal, Mizu no Akashi, Fields of hope, Shonen Jidai, Yumi Matsutoya's songs etc. fit in the category too. Feel free to suggest any relaxing songs you like.
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Rebecca Kohler's In Living Kohler is a major contender for the Junos' best comedy album prize.
It's about time, hosers. This year, after a hiatus of 33 years, the Juno Awards have reinstated the comedy album category.
Smart move. We continue to produce some of the best comics in the world (even if many, including a few of this year's nominees, have moved to the U.S.), and an album is a handy way to check out a comic's work before he or she become better known.
Separate tracks make it easier for comics to get played on radio (and receive royalties!), and thanks to Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms, it's easier than ever to listen to them.
My favourites of the nominees are from two former Torontonians who are currently based in L.A.
Rebecca Kohler's In Living Kohler (Comedy Records, Rating: NNNNN) captures her live act perfectly. Sharp, urbane and self-aware, Kohler is a self-professed word nerd, so her deconstructions of certain phrases – like "family planning" to describe not wanting to get pregnant, or the gynecologist's entreaty to "scooch down" for a particularly sensitive section of an exam – are dead on.
Her act is funny because of how insightful and honest she is about herself. One joke involves how much easier it is to murder someone rather than break up with them; another is a frank look at why she doesn't like dirty talk in bed.
Kohler's writing is always well-honed, but her delivery is just as strong. She excels at a highly strung, faux sincerity – especially when interacting with audience members – and her impressions of some hapless males (like the dude who keeps checking in to see whether she's "having fun yet") are endearing and, what makes them funnier, accurate.
The title of D.J. Demers's [Indistinct Chatter] (independent, Rating: NNNNN) refers to the subtitle used in movies when people are just talking in the background. It's also a nod to the comic's hearing impairment, which he chronicles with honesty and painfully funny details in the first part of the album.
Whether he's telling a joke about playing a childhood game of broken telephone, his encounter with a particularly sadistic doctor or trying to pick up women in a nightclub while wearing hearing aids that glow in the dark, he's brutally candid and funny.
One of his best bits is about how he misses out on people whispering salacious details about their lives, catching only a few misleading words that he then expounds on.
But he's equally strong with non-deaf jokes, such as his classic bit about how people get quiet after he mentions the word "partner," which cleverly leads to a sharp and satiric joke about gay men and blood donation.
Vancouver's Ivan Decker now lives in L.A., and his nerdy millennial act, showcased in I Wanted To Be A Dinosaur (New Wave Dynamics, Rating: NNNN), should bring him major attention soon.
Decker's honed his underdog persona effectively, deconstructing binge-watching etiquette, analyzing acceptable public transportation behaviour and (in his strongest joke) satirizing gym culture.
He's a sharp observer of ridiculous trends, whether it's the juicing phenomenon or logical errors on The Walking Dead.
Throughout it all, he sticks to the world he knows well, whether it's playing video games or being overwhelmed by the grocery store. I can't wait to see where his material goes.
If the Juno goes to the most Canadian work it'll likely be K Trevor Wilson's Sorry! (A Canadian Album) (Comedy Records, Rating: NNN).
With his slow, methodical delivery energized since he's begun acting more (on Letterkenny and other shows), Wilson expounds on all things Canuck, including the weather in every region, why everyone hates Toronto (where he lives) and how to get directions in small towns.
This isn't the edgiest material; Wilson's cultural touchstones seem very limited (Ninja Turtles, Blade, Footloose), and you can see some particularly laboured punchlines coming from a prairie mile away.
But Wilson has the occasional zinger, like his bit on his adolescent use of socks and his classic closer about taking a shortcut while high.
Vancouver comic Charlie Demers's (no relation to DJ) Fatherland (604 Records, Rating: NNN) sticks to two subjects: first-time fatherhood and Nazis. One joke, he tells us, also involves a Nazi baby.
I've never seen Demers live, but the screechy timbre of his voice resembles nails on a chalkboard.
His material, thankfully, is less grating, though not very challenging. He analyzes racism by looking at various cultures' desserts and tells a story about white supremacists naming their baby Adolf Hitler (not just Adolf).
Jokes about conception and going through a pregnancy with his wife are much stronger, especially with a nice dig about anti-vaxxers.
But the funniest joke comes in the bonus track, in which he cleverly responds to an audience member's statement about "pre-anal" (a mishearing of prenatal) with a spontaneity that's missing from much of the rest of his act.
The Juno Awards will be presented in Vancouver on March 25. See junoawards.ca


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Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism Winners to Speak
Journalists will talk about reporting from Syria and officially receive their awards
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Journalists C.J. Chivers and Ben Hubbard will discuss their reporting from Syria and be awarded the 2012 Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Northwestern University.
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications event will take place at 4 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Center Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, on the Evanston campus. It is free and open to the public.
The 2012 award calls attention to both reporters' work in Syria, where Hubbard and Chivers put their lives on the line to report on the situation there. Placing the need for accurate, in-depth reporting above their personal safety, they worked for two separate news organizations, reporting on a similar subject and under similar threat. Hubbard wrote for the Associated Press and Chivers for The New York Times. Both currently work for The New York Times.
Chivers and Hubbard went in and out of Syria multiple times in 2012, often traveling by foot and at night in order to avoid detection. They managed to gain the trust of rebel groups and report amidst bombs, bullets and the constant threat of capture. Their articles offer a glimpse into a region most readers are unfamiliar with, and were reported with the utmost accuracy possible in a war-torn country.
"Syria is probably as dangerous or more dangerous than any other country that a winner has reported from," said Medill alumnus Richard Stolley, a former managing editor of Time magazine who is one of three judges for the award. "What was most remarkable was, under these awful conditions, how good their writing and reporting was."
Medill Professor Donna Leff and Medill Board of Advisers member and alumna Ellen Soeteber also judged the 2012 submissions.
Chivers and Hubbard told their stories with feedback from Syrian civilians and rebel groups, offering a first-hand perspective into the brutality of Bashar Assad's presidency. They wrote about survivors, fighters, massacres and refugees.
Hubbard sees his coverage of Syria as helping fill an information void about what is going on in the country. "I have always considered it my job as an Arabic-speaking journalist to try to act like a bridge between the often baffling events taking place in the Arab world and the American or English-language reader," he said.
"It was terrifying to go in, since we didn't have that clear of an idea of what we'd find and were of course worried about getting caught by the government or hit in an attack that was aimed at the rebels," he added. "At the same time, it felt like untilled territory for journalism because there were huge changes going on that very few people had had any access to."
While honored, Chivers said he hopes the award "won't detract from the issues that truly need attention. It "gives me something tangible to show my children, a marker that validates that all the loneliness and dread they have endured during my absences over the years were part of something that served a purpose beyond a mere wage."
"But on other levels, it makes me uncomfortable, because focusing on a journalist and not the subject of the coverage can be a distraction, and because I know that my work is made possible through the help of so many Syrians and Turks whose courage goes unrecognized, and certainly exceeds mine," he added.
The Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism was established in 2003 to honor journalists who display great courage with their reporting. The award goes beyond physical courage, and honors those who display moral, ethical and economic bravery as well. Past winners include journalists who were imprisoned in the Middle East, reported from natural disasters or recounted stories of personal trauma.
In 2011, reporters David Jackson and Gary Marx from the Chicago Tribune won for their in-depth series, "Across the Border, Beyond the Law: Flaws in the justice system help fugitives cross America's borders and avoid capture."
Medill Dean Brad Hamm said Chivers and Hubbard embody the kind of courage the medal exemplifies. "When you see the kind of difficulty that the journalists have in telling these stories you just are amazed by what they go through," Hamm said.


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Gabby Barrett - I Hope
℗ 2019 Warner Music Nashville LLC
I Hope - Single Tracklist:
Her voice is like a brakes screeching for 1000 miles. I don't know how she made it but I have to turn my radio off every time this song comes on. Btw the only reason I'm giving it one star is because it forces me to.
A song you feel, even if you have never dated lol Soo good, vocally and musically!! Way to go team!! Way to go Gabby! #fansinceamericanidol
If you're a country or a pop fan, you'll probably find something to like in this. Lyrically, this song resembles a high-quality pop song, but the rhythm and instrumentals infuse it with a country aesthetic that works perfectly. Well done!
I agree that most, and not just girls, would feel this way after a break up! Lol! I thought it was as good as some of Carrie Underwood or Miranda Lamberts songs!! ❤ I love Carrie Underwood & Miranda Lambert!! Gabby, Cream rises to the top! Good Luck!
people that don't agree are probably the ones who cheat so like..... but love it cuz cheating happens way to often and it's becoming a normal thing so i love this cuz this happened to me when i thought i had my love so yesss
I hope you come out with a better song, because this one with a bad message ain't it. 👎🏻
So fake...tries too hard and doesn't seem genuine. I think she only chose to go country because she couldn't make it in pop.
This isn't a revenge song, it's a please recognize what you did to me song. Sometimes it has to happen to us for us to realize it's bad. Rather than be offended she said "bad things should happen to a man" you should think "she wants the same thing to happen to him that he did to her." And I don't know much about her and the whole "not real country" argument. But this sounds pretty country to me. And I normally don't listen to country. Y'all said the same thing about Taylor Swift and she switched. Then suddenly y'all were crying about how she doesn't do country anymore. Listen to the song if you like it or don't if you don't. Learn the meaning and enjoy it. Sometimes the great things in life are simple.
I love it! It's a reality in life about pain, being hurt. She wants him to see you can't do that because it will turn around and happen to you. Like you think it's cool what you did and it's okay, but then he feels the same pain!
i don't really enjoy the fact that's she wants the female in the song to cheat on who supposedly was her ex lover. even if it's only in the song. little kids like listening to the new "big" songs and they'll become accustomed to cheating. My mother was cheated on by my father and it took years for my mom and her daughters to recover. this is a horrid concept that makes a ache in my heart.
Hey, she sounds like Miley Cyrus to me. I wonder if we could see a video of this song with her band behind her. I thought that maybe Miley Cyrus is helping her out in the background.
Love the emotion in her voice. She's one of my favorite new comers. Can't wait to hear more from her! So far I've bought almost all of her music.
I don't think I could ever wish that on someone. No matter the pain they put me through.
Amazing song. The reason it's labeled as country is bc/ she has twang, but I don't care what genre it is; it's a great song regardless.
This wouldn't sound so bad if it wasn't so over produced. It just sounds like she's shouting through all the layers on the chorus.
I don't mind this song, but it's not country! Gabby, capitalize on your voice. I think your voice is incredible, but you're too pop to follow the country route. You're going in the wrong direction! This sounds like Miley Cyrus. I love your voice, but this song is too overproduced.
I absolutely love and think anyone should buy.... go Gabby you are the best.... keep it lit! 🔥 love highly recommended
After replays and replays on YouTube I was like, wth just buy it already! After hearing this song on the radio following a break up...I was like hell yeah! F him! I hope she cheats 😑


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Galvantula @ Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder
- Bug Buzz
- Thunder Wave
- Sticky Web
Galvantula is a very good leader. It can use sticky web to lower speed whoever is on the ground. If the opponent is faster or a dragondance user (and things like that), it use thunder wave first. Thunder hits pretty hard, and Bug buzz can bypass substitutes
Espeon @ Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Dazzling Gleam
- Stored Power
- Psychic
If the opponent is gonna put some entry hazards on my team (or status moves), Espeon can deal with that. Then i set up with Calm mind, kill everything with Stored Power. Psychic for some threats if there are not enough Calm mind for Stored Power. Dazzling Gleam deals with Dragon, Dark.
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Mach Punch
- Leech Seed
- Rock Tomb
Breloom is scary because of Spore. Leech seed is very helpful to get full health if stealth rock is on (focus sash will not be wasted). Hit hard with Mach punch + Technician and Rock tomb is for things like rayquaza.
Meloetta @ Assault Vest
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 SpA / 92 SpD / 164 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam
- Focus Blast
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
Dont know why people tend to forget that Meloetta is a Normal-type pokemon (Meloetta is on the field and Marshadow sets up SD then Shadow Sneak). Assault vest gives Meloetta 500+ base Spd and then she can stop a bunch of special attackers. Dazzling gleam - Dragon, Dark, Fighting. Focus "miss" - Steel, Rock, Ice, Dark. Shadow ball - Ghost (Marshadow)
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Iron Head
- Fire Punch
- Drain Punch
- Body Slam
When there is no threats left on the opponent team, Jirachi will just sweep them all with Iron Head. Fire Punch is for things like Ferrothorn, Drain Punch is for Chansey, Blissey (and HP), Body slam is for things that is still faster than Jirachi
Shaymin-Sky @ Choice Specs
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Earth Power
- Seed Flare
- Healing Wish
And the ace of the team is Shaymin-Sky. It can hit huge damage with Air Slash (get 'em flinched), Seed Flare is for some scary things like Kyogre and Earth Power is for Groundon (also Heatran). Healing wish is the last option for some dangerous situations
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AUSTIN - The Texas Youth Commission removed 197 male inmates confinedat the Coke County Juvenile Justice Center in Bronte and transferred them to other facilities on Oct. 2.
Recent audits of the facility, near San Angelo, operated by theprivate firm GEO Group Inc. raised concerns about the safety andwelfare of inmates.
On Oct. 1, TYC acting executive director Dimitria Pope determined the facility was in an advanced state of disrepair, that programming and rehabilitation efforts were not being pursued, and the overall healthand safety of the youth housed there were in jeopardy. She ordered the transfer of the youths.
The state canceled its $8 million annual contract with GEO Group and an investigation has begun.
Disaster declaration
is approved
President George W. Bush on Oct. 3 approved a federal disaster declaration for Bexar, Harris, Jones, Kendall, Medina and Taylor counties to help address severe flooding and wind damage caused by Tropical Storm Erin.
The declaration covers damages incurred Aug. 14-20, when a foot or more of rainfall was recorded in portions of the state, contributing to six deaths, plus road closures, flooded homes and more than 100 high-water rescues.
Gov. Rick Perry on Oct. 3 said individuals and families who are not covered by insurance can apply for financial assistance, temporary housing, tax relief, legal services, crisis counseling and unemployment assistance.
President vetoes
kids' health bill
President Bush on Oct. 3 carried through on his promise to veto legislation he said would be too costly and would have made health coverage available to families that are not needy enough.
The federal SCHIP bill was crafted to increase funding for state children's health insurance programs and expand it to cover more families that make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but still cannot afford health insurance.
Funding for SCHIP under the vetoed bill would have totaled $35 billion over five years. The president has an alternative plan that would increase current funding by $5 billion over five years.
Members of the U.S. House are counting votes to see if there are enough to override Bush's veto.
Texas ranks lowest among the 50 states in making health care available to its poorer citizens.
Texas awards first
wind leases
The Texas General Land Office on Oct. 2 awarded the first four bid leases for offshore wind power in U.S. history.
"The Texas Wind Rush is on, and the pioneers are staking their claims," Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said.
The leases, awarded to Louisiana-based Wind Energy Systems
Technology, allow work to begin on the construction of meteorological testing towers on the tracts.
Once the wind farms are operational, the lessee will pay the state's Permanent School Fund a minimum of $132 million over the 30-year life of the leases.
Nutrition programs
move to TDA
USDA nutrition programs formerly administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission moved to the Texas Department of Agriculture effective Oct. 1.
Now the TDA administers the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program for private and faith-based schools, Summer Food Service Program, Special Milk Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Food Distribution Program, Commodity Supplemental Food Program and the Texas Commodity Assistance Program.
Online sex offenders
are arrested
Investigators with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's Cyber Crimes and Fugitive Units arrested 14 convicted sex offenders who illegally created profiles on the Web site MySpace.com. After receiving a subpoena from Attorney General Abbott earlier this year, MySpace.com provided investigators with a list of registered sex offenders who use the site.
Registration deadline is upon us Oct. 9 is the voter registration deadline for the Nov. 6 election.
Registration applications are available at www.sos.state.tx.us, the secretary of state's Web site.
Also, voters may register at county voter registrar's offices, and most libraries, post offices and high schools.


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In June, champion jockey Gary Stahlbaum, a winner of 1,759 career races, was named the 2016 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.
The coveted Gomez Award is given to the person, Canadian-born, Canadian-raised or regular rider in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to the sport.
It is bittersweet, but fitting, that Stahlbaum is honoured with an award named for his friend and colleague, the late, great Gomez who tragically perished following complications from a three-horse accident in the running of the 1980 Canadian Oaks.
"I won the Oaks with Par Excellance the day Gomez went down and he didn't make it," recalled Stahlbaum. "I remember the press asking me afterward about the Oaks and all I could say was that it was nice to win the race, but I was only worried that the man on the track wasn't going to make it."
The classy Toronto native sports an impressive résumé that features a Sovereign Award (1980) as Canada's top rider, just shy of 120 lifetime stakes triumphs, including 16 graded, and close to $20 million in purse earnings.
Stahlbaum, who retired in 1998, was quick to share the accolades with his friend, and former agent, top Woodbine trainer, Reade Baker.
"Reade should be winning this award with me. He's the one who found all those horses and put me on them," said Stahlbaum. "All I did was ride them. Reade has become a great trainer and he's a very good person."
Baker looks back fondly on his association with a rider who won stakes races across North America aboard household names like Hall of Fame champion Afleet.
"Gary was a very good rider. It was the golden age of riders with Robin Platts, Richard Grubb, Sandy Hawley and Avelino Gomez," said Baker. "He rode with a group of Hall of Fame riders who won races all over the world. It was very tough competition and he stayed right with them.
"He was able to adapt, which made him a good rider. And he seemed to win an abnormal amount of stakes races," continued Baker. "But, you know, fillies, colts, long, short, turf or dirt; it didn't matter, he could win."
Stahlbaum may not have won the most races each season, but he did have a knack for winning the big one. "We don't want to win all the races, we just wanted to win all the money," he joked.
Baker believes that Stahlbaum's best ride came in the 1987 Pennsylvania Derby when Afleet was taken on by Arlington Classic winner Lost Code.
"Gary was on the lead and Lost Code just shot by on the final turn," recalled Baker. "Ninety-nine per cent of the time, the jock would go on with them, they don't like to give up the lead around the turn. But, Gary let them go by and had enough confidence in his horse that he could come and get them and beat them. And he did. You don't see that every day."
Afleet took the Pennsylvania Derby by 2 ½-lengths. What seemed heroic to Baker was simply second nature to Stahlbaum.
"When I was a bug boy in Florida, I rode with Walter Blum and Bobby Ussery. I was around great riders and they taught me to ride my own horse, and not ride anybody else's," said Stahlbaum. "If the horse wants to go, let him go, but don't send him. Let them be where they want to be naturally and they'll have a little something left for you. I kept that in my mind all the time when I was riding. Don't send, don't take back, just let them run where they want to and when you ask, they'll be there for you."
Baker used a similar technique one Fort Erie morning, in 1977, when he came asking for his rider to come to work only to find Stahlbaum too under the weather to ride.
"We used to live beside each other in Fort Erie and I managed to get him up to go to the races. He was too sick to work horses, so I took him to the jock's room to rest," said Baker. "When I called him at 11:30 to tell him I had to take him off his horses he said, 'I think I'll ride anyway. I think we have some chances today.' He won six races that day, which may seem like no big deal, but he only had six mounts on the card. We broke a record that day that had stood for 20 years."
Stahlbaum tells a slightly different version of the record-setting afternoon.
"The first horse I won on that day was Mini Tutu for Bonnie Bolton. We were going out at the time and, well…I felt obligated to ride the horse," laughed Stahlbaum. "That horse won, and then the next one won and so I just went along with it. I was pretty sick that day but we ended up six-for-six. Reade was right to get me up."
Stahlbaum's list of memorable horses includes the star-studded quartet of champion fillies, Bessarabian, Rainbow Connection, Eternal Search and One From Heaven.
But, if you ask him to name a favourite, he admits to having an affinity for a pair of stakes winners he rode for trainer Jimmy Roberts.
"I rode a horse named Buck Mountain for Jimmy and we won the Swynford at Woodbine," recalled Stahlbaum. "We took that horse to New York to run in the Youthful and I thought we were doing well until Affirmed and Alydar ran by me. Turning for home I thought, look at this, we're going to get the cash."
Buck Mountain finished a respectable fourth in the Youthful keeping Alydar one spot behind him. Affirmed and Alydar would go on to become great rivals with Affirmed winning the U.S. Triple Crown in 1978.
"Tango King was another good one for Jimmy. At five-eighths of a mile he was a stake horse, but if you went an inch further he was a $5,000 claimer. How could he devaluate that far in one jump?!" joked Stahlbaum, who is enjoying his retirement living in the east end of Toronto.
There is no devaluating Stahlbaum's accomplishments on the track and as fitting as it is to see him named the 2016 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award winner, Baker believes another honour should be under serious consideration for the veteran rider.
"Gary was a professional. He rode his first horse in the first race for $5,000 claiming just as hard as he rode the stakes horses," started Baker. "I think he deserves Hall of Fame recognition and I hope the committee will take a real hard look at him."
"Gary was a very good rider. It was the golden age of riders with Robin Platts, Richard Grubb, Sandy Hawley and Avelino Gomez. It was very tough competition and he stayed right with them."


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One of the biggest disruptions for enterprise organisations and CIOs in the last decade has been the impact of the consumerisation of IT, while a more recent trend has been the acknowledgement among C-level leaders of the war for talent and empowering their frontline employees as part of their innovation agendas.
At this CIO UK Big Conversation event, hosted with partners Google Chrome Enterprise, on Wednesday 11 September at the London EDITION we will discuss how CIOs and technology executives are tackling these challenges by empowering frontline workforces with cloud-enabled technology suites.
The shop window to your organisation in many organisations, an expert panel will discuss how cloud-enabled end-user technology can make sure your organisation doesn't get left behind, and how empowering an organisation's frontline workforce can form a significant part of improving the customer experience and ultimately your company's bottom line.
The panel will also discuss skills shortages, recruitment and retention - and how a secure, collaborative suite of tools can help improve motivation, attract top talent and reduce churn. As organisations balance the challenges of optimisation and innovation, we will also share case studies about enabling bottom-up innovation by empowering frontline workers to improve any organisation's operations.
Topics to be discussed at this CIO UK Big Conversation panel include:
- Improving end-user technology so your organisation doesn't get left behind
- How empowering your frontline workforce can improve customer experience, and the bottom line
- Security by design while empowering your workforce at the edge
- How improving the employee experience of frontline workers can improve motivation and retention
- Collaboration platforms, process optimisation and bottom-up innovation
Register for the CIO Big Conversation event here
7.00pm - 7.30pm - Networking drinks and canapes
7.30pm - 7.35pm - Introduction from Edward Qualtrough, Editor, CIO UK
7.35pm - 7.55pm - Unlock the potential of your frontline workers - Michael Wheeler Wyatt - Head of Chrome Enterprise (EMEA), Google Chrome
7.55pm - 8.55pm - CIO Q&A and panel debate
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9.00pm onwards - Networking drinks and close
Michael Wyatt, Head of Chrome Enterprise EMEA, Google
Michael Wyatt has been at Google for 5 years and started driving Android into the Enterprise - after success in this Go To Market role he then moved on to the head up the drive into the workplace for ChromeOS. His experience spans Cloud Solutions, PC's, Networking, Software, Apps, Mobile Devices and MiddleWare, He has successfully founded and sold 2 IT start-up companies and regularly delivers keynote presentations and participate in panel discussions across EMEA. He now runs the go to market for Chrome across EMEA - digital Transformation, Growth and Productivity across EMEA He is also a Google Artist in Residence.
Edward Qualtrough, Editor of CIO UK
Edward is the Editor of CIO UK and has a particular interest covering digital strategy, leadership, enterprise culture, and diversity. Previously the CIO UK Online Editor, Edward meets regularly with Chief Information Officers and other business technology executives to discuss C-level issues and keep on top of industry trends and disruptive threats.


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After a short absence, David Beckham has finally returned to the England squad to face Brazil and Estonia. Following my last post about bringing Beckham back, Steve McClaren has finally had to give in to Beckham's superb form of late.
Many congratulations to my former colleage who set up the site Bringbackbeckham.com – he (and thousands others) finally got their wish.
I am one of the lucky ones who will be at the England v Brazil game and am looking forward to what should be a great game. Beckham starts of the right with the skilled trio of of Gerrard, Lampard and Cole next to him. Not forgetting of course that Owen makes his long awaited retrun to the England fold also.
There are still question marks over Beckham's England future after his move to LA, but let's just savour the next two games and take it one step at a time.


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A board member of HSBC has prompted outrage by suggesting that pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong should wait as long as emancipated slaves in the U.S. did for the right to vote.
Laura Cha, a board member of HSBC Holdings, who is also a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council and the chairwoman of the city's Financial Services Development Council, as well as a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress, or NPC, in Beijing, made the comments at an event in Paris, according to a report from Hong Kong's Standard newspaper.
"American slaves were liberated in 1861 but did not get voting rights until 107 years later, so why can't Hong Kong wait for a while?"
According to local website Coconuts, Cha added: "My American Democrat friend said that he actually wanted to vote for Hilary [Clinton], but she lost in the preliminary elections, so he was forced to elect Barack Obama. So the democratic systems in the U.S., the U.K., and other Western countries' democracies all screen [their candidates]."
At the time of writing, a petition on Change.org denouncing Cha's remarks had attracted just under 5,000 signatures. The petition says that it was "distasteful and insensitive [of Cha] to compare the voting rights of average, natural-born citizens of Hong Kong to the path of voting rights of slavery." The document also calls on Cha to apologize for her remarks.
Asian blog EJInsight reported that Cha also defended Hong Kong police's use of tear gas against protesters, saying that it was the simplest and most peaceful deterrent, and that it was commonly used in many countries.
HSBC's Asia Pacific chief Peter Wong declined to comment on her remarks while the Financial Services Development Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to a report from Reuters.
Cha is not the first member of Hong Kong's political establishment to make controversial remarks while discussing the city's nascent pro-democracy movement.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying caused controversy in an interview with several media outlets when he suggested that allowing full democracy in the city would allow poorer people to dominate the vote in the city, leading to more populist policies.
"If it's entirely a numbers game and numeric representation, then obviously you would be talking to half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than U.S. $1,800 a month… Then you would end up with that kind of politics and policies," Leung said, in an interview with Western media outlets earlier this month.
In August, the NPC handed down a ruling, which dictated that candidates who wished to stand in the 2017 elections for the post of Hong Kong's chief executive would have to be approved by a nominating committee, which is widely seen as being stacked with pro-Beijing members. Since then, thousands of protesters have blocked off major roads in three areas of the city, including a six-lane highway outside of the Hong Kong government headquarters.