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Privacy Policy for the Services offered by Repitched
This statement was translated from German. If there are any discrepancies between the translated version and the German version, the German version shall always apply.
The protection of your personal data is of primary concern for Repitched. Because you must register in order to use all of the Repitched services, we hereby inform you of how your data is protected. This Privacy Policy applies to the services of Repitched and not to websites that appear in search results, web pages that refer to the services of Repitched or websites that are simply displayed as links. Repitched has no control over data or personal information collected by third parties.
This privacy notice explains what information we collect during your visit to our website or when using our applications and how this information is used.
1. Visiting Our Website / Using Our Applications
If you use the services our website provides, our web servers record, for system security purposes, the domain name or IP address of the requesting computer, the file request of the client (file name and URL), the HTTP response code and the website page which referred you to us. This data shall be deleted after each Internet session provided it is not needed for transaction processing (IP address).
Repitched collects and uses personal information from you, where necessary and especially for the use of Repitched's sales tools, so that you can use the website and the services of Repitched. These particular features record the beginning and end of your session and the extent to which you used the services offered on of our site.
Repitched shall handle this information with utmost confidentiality. The transfer of such data for purposes of advertising, market research and user-oriented development of our services will take place only insofar as Repitched creates user profiles using pseudonyms. You are able to contest this type of use of your data. It does not allow us to merge or combine user profiles with information about the bearer of the pseudonym.
In accordance with statutory requirements Repitched may, however, be required to give authorities and courts information about stored data for law enforcement or security purposes and to transmit such data.
2. Cookies
A session cookie is used to optimize our website and to determine which page is to be loaded. These cookies are valid only for the current session, do not contain personal information about you and are in line with the requirements of the Information Society for Determining the Distribution of Advertising Media (IVW).
Cookies are small amounts of data that are stored on your computer. Cookies help recognize sites which you repeatedly visit and help analyze your Internet activities. Personal data is not saved; your Internet usage is analyzed to determine which advertisements you see.
Advertisements of other companies are visible on our Internet site at times. Companies that display these advertisements on our site may employ their own cookies. These cookies have different life spans and can only contain data about you if you have previously entered information on that website.
You can influence the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. It is possible, for example, to accept or refuse cookies generally or on a case by case basis.
In order to fully utilize Repitched, we recommend you to enable the cookies for Repitched.
3. Targeting of Cookies
When you use Repitched's services or visit our site, an anonymous user name and another cookie records your interests: i.e. the type of music (e.g. theme of music) or the frequency of use (number of pages viewed in one day).
Additionally, contents and advertising on the Repitched site are optimized based on certain attributes using a pseudonym user number with the cookie. These include contract status and usage of the products and services offered by CORTUNE, as well as originating country, state and region.
Please note that it is impossible to identify your name, address or any other personal data based on your user number, the cookies used, or your interests. This data is used for the following purposes:
- To insert information and advertisements that match your interests. Our advertisers know neither your name nor your personal interests
- To create anonymous user groups based on interests (clusters)
- For the statistical analysis in order to tailor our offer to the interests of our users.
Your privacy will be respected by Repitched! Therefore we do not disclose your personal data to third parties without your consent!
4. Collection and Use of Information
The main purpose of the collection of personal data is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient and personal customer and user experience. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to our use of your personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide the services and the customer service requested by you
- To settle disputes, collect fees and payments and to resolve issues
- To prevent, detect and investigate potentially prohibited or illegal activities and to enforce the terms and conditions of Repitched
- To adapt, measure and improve our services, content and advertising
- To notify you about our services for targeted marketing purposes, service updates and promotional offers based on your communication preferences.
- To check data for accuracy and to verify it through third parties.
When registering at Repitched you need to specify a user name and password if you, as a music artist, want to use CORTUNE's services in their entirety. To edit your activities reliably and safely, and to provide further support to you, we will need your contract data. Usage data includes the contact information required by Repitched such as address, name, email address, as well as past sales.
The usage data is, for example, for sale, purchase and download history, click streams, logs, page impressions, but only in relation to Repitched services.
No data is stored by Repitched in connection with item recommendations.
Repitched would like to emphasize that in setting up a seller account your personal data shall be collected and used. Repitched treats this information confidentially and only makes this available to third parties if this transmission of data complies with the data protection laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, or if you expressly agree to such disclosure. By order of the competent authorities such as courts and law enforcement authorities, we may, in some cases, disclose information about this data (inventory data), to the extent necessary for the purposes of law enforcement, security or for enforcing regulated claims.
In order to use certain applications (such as JavaScript), you must enter your user name and password yourself in order to access interfaces of external services. In doing so, you agree to the conditions of use of these services.
5. Personalized Product Recommendations
While visiting and using the services of Repitched, product recommendations will be displayed in various places. These are based on the analysis of the pages you visit and your click behavior.
The information collected for the purpose of generating product recommendations is only used on Repitched's website and for the services offered therein. We are only able to recognize your pseudonym; the information from the product recommendations is not linked to your customer data.
This information is only stored under a pseudonym so that you cannot be identified.
6. Change of Use and Contract Data
You can view all of your contract data in your personal admin area. There you can view and change the data which you provided to Repitched at any time. You are required to provide truthful information in order to comply with all tax obligations and to abide by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Repitched maintains a seamless history of the changed usage and contract information in order to reliably be able to identify buyer and seller and for tax purposes. Repitched does this in order to fulfil its own information and documentation obligations to third parties, in particular the authorities and courts.
7. No Disclosure of Personal Data
Repitched does not give your personal information to third parties unless you have given us your express consent. In accordance with statutory requirements, Repitched may, however, be required to give authorities and courts information about stored data for law enforcement or security purposes and to transmit data.
8. Security
In order to protect the data which we collect and process from unauthorized access and abuse, Repitched has implemented extensive technical and organizational security measures which are reviewed at regular intervals and kept up-to-date.
9. Right to Access
As a user of our site you have the right to request information from us about the data stored by us under your person or your pseudonym. The information will only be issued by Repitched electronically and at your express request.
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Data about the users of Repitched's services is erased at the end of the calendar year following the termination of the contract, as long as legislation does not require it to be retained for a longer period of time (e.g. tax-law provisions). Other data will be deleted when there is no longer a specific purpose and provided that legislation does not require the data to be stored for a longer period of time.
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This Privacy Policy will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change. Any change will be announced in advance and published.
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Repitched works with external companies to collect payment for the services which we provide:
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Markets are back in rally mode now that President Trump has managed to strike a deal with Mexico (which the New York Times and other members of the liberal press have dismissed as a fraud).
But without getting into to many of the details, Trump revealed via Twitter on Monday that the two sides had "signed and documented another very important part of the immigration and security deal with Mexico." The details of the plan will be revealed in the "not too distant future".
Now with our new deal, Mexico is doing more for the USA on Illegal Immigration than the Democrats. In fact, the Democrats are doing NOTHING, they want Open Borders,— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2019
which means Illigal Immigration, Drugs and Crime.
We have fully signed and documented another very important part of the Immigration and Security deal with Mexico, one that the U.S. has been asking about getting for many years. It will be revealed in the not too distant future and will need a vote by Mexico's Legislative body!..— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2019
....We do not anticipate a problem with the vote but, if for any reason the approval is not forthcoming, Tariffs will be reinstated!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2019
According to a team of analysts at Goldman Sachs, while the new agreement is better than tariffs, it is not a free lunch for Mexico, which is perhaps why the peso has not held on to the pre-Trump-tariff warning levels...
The agreement will have "fiscal implications, and may over time also have economic, social, security and political implications for the AMLO administration, including..."
Mexico will have to allocate extra budgetary resources for border control and overall migration law and order enforcement.
Mexico committed to grant some work permits and to house, feed, and provide healthcare and education to an unspecified number of migrants seeking asylum in the US that will be returned to Mexico. The Mexican authorities will likely have to set up facilities in the north of the country to accommodate the asylum seekers and to provide for their security (many of the border towns are already dealing with serious violence and security issues).
If, as seems likely, the number of Central American migrants waiting for the adjudication of US asylum claims grows, there is the risk of tensions in Mexican border communities, as this could put pressure on local social services and stretch local governments' capacity to attend to the local and arriving communities. Furthermore, diverting limited security forces and law and order assets to both borders may leave other parts of the country thin and exposed in term of security. Overall, beyond the economic costs, the concession made by the Mexican authorities could also be politically costly for President Lopez Obrador, whose political support base is not particularly engaged on Central America asylum and migration to the US issues.
The tariffs issue is likely not dead, just dormant. If the Mexican authorities fail to adequately enforce the agreement and/or change the situation at the border in a way that is deemed satisfactory for the US, the threat of punitive tariffs, or other actions, could return. In this regard, US Treasury Mnuchin stated that President Trump will "retain authority to impose tariffs if Mexico fails to live up to immigration deal commitments". The risk of a resurgence of the immigration and tariffs issue could increase as the US election dynamics intensify.
Of course, if the New York Times' reporting is accurate, than all of these issues were really laid out months ago, and the tariff debacle was little more than a publicity stunt - a notion that President Trump deeply resents.

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Im more and more convinced that Kerry is going to win decisively in 11 days. I have no hard evidence for this, but its my reading of the many straws in the wind.
Bush, from the power of the incumbency, has stubbornly failed to top 50% in recent memory. Undecideds usually vote 2:1 for the challenger. Theres an unprecedented number of newly registered voters. Pollsters dont (in fact are prohibited by law) survey mobile phone users, who are disproportionately young. The number of traditional Republicans that are declaring for Kerry is becoming remarkable (even The New Republic endorsed Kerry!). The extraordinary energy I saw last February at the Democratic caucus in London hasnt dissipated.
A lot of people will vote for Kerry, but far, far more people will vote to get rid of Bush.
This may just be the product of the echo chamber I inhabit: reading commentators that suit my opinions, sifting for every encouraging sign. But I really think its going to happen.
Contrapositive has produced an incredibly helpful cut-out-and-keep guide to election night, looking at the likely events hour by hour and providing good counsel. A sample:
|58 Electoral Votes in play
|Polls close in Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia. (Some Florida and New Hampshire polling stations close as well.)
|ANALYSIS: If it takes more than a few minutes for the networks to call Indiana or Virginia for Bush, that may bode well for John Kerry.
|And if Daniel Mongianardo or Inez Tenenbaum are able to keep the numbers close in early returns from their respective Senate races in Kentucky and South Carolina, it means the Democrats have a chance of taking over the Senate.
|Having learned from past mistakes, the networks are unlikely to have much to say about the early returns from New Hampshire or Florida. And CONTRAPOSITIVE doesn't expect any reputable news organizations to call the Sunshine State one way or the other till at least 8pm.
|But if word trickles out that John Kerry is ahead in New Hampshire, we may be in for a long evening. By contrast, if Bush pulls ahead in that state, Florida starts to look like a "must" for Kerry.
One of the joys of reading a really good history book is the little nuggets you discover. I loved this quote from Benjamin Wade about Salmon P Chase, Lincoln's Treasury secretary and challenger for the Republican nomination in 1864: "Chase is a good man, but his theology is unsound. He thinks there is a fourth person in the Trinity."
And when did you last meet someone named Salmon? (Topped for me, however, in the Civil War period by Ohio Democrat Clement L Vallandigham. That's on a par with Hugo Z Hackenbush.)


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One of the ways we passed the time on the long drive to Jasper and Banff was to listen to the unabridged audiobook version of Eragon, written by Christopher Paolini.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Movie Review 2007 #71: eXistenZ
It is perhaps a little unusual that I have a soft spot, and consider a comfort movie, this little Indie movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Christopher Eccleston and other roles by indie actors and actresses. Directed by David Cronenberg.
Movie Review 2007 #70: Dangerous Liaisons
The other movie I watched for long lost Pascal was Dangerous Liaisons, starring John Malkovich (again!), Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman.
Movie Review 2007 #69: The Man in the Iron Mask
One of the reasons why I was slow in getting the reviews in was that two of the movies I watched were to help inspire me for that game I sadly crashed and burned out of.
First of these is The Man in the Iron Mask, starring John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Continue reading Movie Review 2007 #69: The Man in the Iron Mask
Board Game Renaissance
MPR: The LoopHole
The Loophole, a blog on Minnesota Public Radio, posits the idea that a Board Game Renaissance is in progress, led by Settlers of Catan.
Certainly, a walk through "The Source" gamestore shows that the board games are getting more and more space at the expense of some RPG stuff. And Catan is a lot of fun as are their ilk, even if I rarely do well in playing them.
Pictures from my Vacation
Pictures from my Vacation are now available:
Paul's Canadian Adventure
Lake Louise
Originally uploaded by Jvstin
This is one of the most photographed lakes in the world, Lake Louise, in Banff National Park. As you can see, it was still partially frozen when we arrived. Victoria Glacier is in the background providing a beautiful backframe for the lake.
Home again, Safe
Home again, safe and sound.


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The former president of Madagascar, deposed and exiled since 2009 in South Africa, Marc Ravalomanana, announced Monday, September 22, 2014 the his imminent return in the island to supporters gathered in his stronghold of Magro Behoririka in Tananarive.
Without specifying the exact date of his return to his native country, Marc Ravalomanana thus insisted that the meeting which took place yesterday morning in Pretoria in South Africa between several members of his delegation and the Troika of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was "satisfactory and conclusive".
"Both parties have agreed to work together to achieve my return in the island", assured the former Malagasy president, Marc Ravalomanana, as reported by the newspaper L'Express of Madagascar.
As a reminder, last August the 34th Summit of the SADC to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe had "urged all Malagasy stakeholders to adhere to the roadmap of the CFDCS and to ensure its full implementation", including article 20 of the roadmap that puts in place the return without any condition of political exiles in Madagascar.


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Hundreds of kids are expected in Detroit's Palmer Park Saturday to learn about fishing. The 16th Annual Detroit Fishing Derby gives kids exposure to a sport not commonly shown to urban kids. Gary Williams started the event back in 1996. He tells WDET's Jerome Vaughn the idea for the event came to him after a near-death experience.
…to the great outdoors.
That was project founder Gary Williams…speaking to WDET's Jerome Vaughn. Registration for the 16th annual Detroit Fishing Derby gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday. Kids should bring their own fishing equipment and live bait to Lake Frances – in Palmer Park.
Interested volunteers can get more information by calling Gary Williams at (313) 917-7084 or the Detroit Recreation Department at (313) 224-1129.


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Frontways, backways, both ways? Basically, this tank goes whichever way you want it to, so feel free to experiment.
This tank is made from soft, lightweight ribbed fabric and has raw edging around the sleeve openings. It has a v-neckline on both sides, but features button detail on only one-- how you wear it is up to you!


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India offers considerable choice in the banking sphere for expatriates and has made notable strides in modernizing banking services in recent years, although a number of exceptional rules sets the nation apart.
The Indian banking sector is made up of a near-equal number of public, private and foreign players. Many leading international banks have established a firm footing in India including HSBC, Barclays, Deustche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank and Standard Chartered, to name but a few.
Indian banks that are permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to provide currency conversion services offer short-term accounts for temporary visitors, known as non-resident ordinary (NRO) rupee current or savings accounts, which are relatively easy to establish. These may formed for a maximum of six months — equal to the maximum tourism visa term. These accounts commonly offer temporary visitors, or expats just off the boat, access to a wide range of banking services, including the use of a debit or credit card, ATMs, checks and Internet and phone banking.
NRO accounts generally require that you pay in at least USD500 each month, with a penalty fee applicable for failure to do so. Funds deposited in these accounts are automatically converted into rupee. When the account is closed, the bank will convert your remaining funds back to your local currency, and allow them to be simply remitted to your home bank account.
Another temporary account option if you would prefer not to regularly pay in income is a Non-Resident External (NRE) account, which does not carry a minimum periodic deposit requirement but requires that you deposit a bulk sum of foreign currency when the account is established.
Other, more permanent accounts include current accounts, which offer very low or no interest but have less or no restrictions on withdrawals. Savings accounts on the other hand offer higher rates of interest but permit a limited number of withdrawals each month.
Higher-interest accounts, called fixed deposits or time-deposit accounts, are considerably more restrictive in terms of withdrawals, and may penalize an account holder for withdrawing funds during a pre-determined "lock-in" period.
QA22 accounts are particularly useful for expats, allowing for funds to be stored in multiple currencies. These accounts often have an added benefit in allowing international ATM withdrawals outside of India.
Identification requirements vary between banks but at a minimum prospective account holders must provide:
Comprehensive requirements in place on banks when establishing different types of accounts, can be found here: https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=82
While some banks allow accounts to be established online, others (more often local banks) will require that you establish an account in-branch.
While the process of establishing an account in India can be relatively cumbersome, after creating your account most banks have online banking services, and some often offer extra perks such as a dedicated relationship manager, and even on-your-doorstep banking services, such as paying in checks.
ATMs are prevalent across India, even in rural areas. According to statistics from the RBI, more than 95,000 ATMs were operational across the nation at the end of March 2012, growth of 28.5 percent year-on-year, and 8,600 were in rural locations.
Due to previous restrictions on the business of international banks, local banks tend to operate a greater number of ATMs across the country. That being said, you can generally make five withdrawals from ATMs operated by banks other than your own in a month without incurring a fee, and fees aren't generally slapped on withdrawals from ATMs operated by your bank.
Credit cards too are widely accepted, and unlike elsewhere you do not need a bank account to establish one.
Sections in FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INDIA:
» Money Transfers for Expats in India
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If you are considering moving to India or are soon to depart, you can find helpful information and advice in the Expat Briefing dedicated Indian section including; details of immigration and visas, Indian forums, Indian event listings and service providers in India.
From your safety to shopping, living in India can yield great benefits as well as occasional drawbacks. Find your feet and stay abreast of the latest developments affecting expats in India with relevant news and up-to-date information.
Working in India can be rewarding as well as stressful, if you don't plan ahead and fulfill any legal requirements. Find out about visas and passports, owning and operating a company in India, and general Indian culture of the labour market.


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(Archived) Cardiothoracic Surgeon needed in Fort Pierce, FL
Job Description
This Regional Medical Center is seeking an experienced well rounded Board Certified Cardiothoracic surgeon capable of doing complex cases. Some Thoracic cases will also be required.
All of our recruited employed physicians agree to obtain medical staff privileges and take call at our three Treasure Coast Market facilities.
Competitive Salary, corporate style benefits package (Health, Dental, 401K and supplemental insurance), Relocation and Medical Malpractice provided.
Fort Pierce is known as the Sunrise City. As of 2012, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 42,645. It is named after the army installation of Fort Pierce built in the area in 1838 during the Second Seminole War. Fort Pierce was awarded the 2005 City of Excellence Award by the Florida League of Cities for overall excellence in city government and in 2011, Main Street Fort Pierce, Inc. received the Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in downtown.


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CouchDB: 'badmatch' when executing view
I've been playing around with CouchDB again in my annual attempt to capture the links appearing on my twitter stream and I managed to create the following error for myself:
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/twitter_links/_design/cleanup/_view/find_broken_links
{"error":"badmatch","reason":"{\n \"find_broken_links\": {\n \"map\": \"function(doc) { \nvar prefix = doc.actual_link.match(/.*/); \n if(true) { emit(doc.actual_link, null); } }\"\n }\n}"}
It turns out this error is because I've managed to create new line characters in the view while editing it inside CouchDBX. D'oh!
A better way is to edit the view in a text editor and then send it to CouchDB using curl.
The proper way to update a view would be to add a '_rev' property to the body of the JSON document but I find it annoying to go and edit the document so I've just been deleting and then recreating my views.
$ curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:5984/twitter_links/_design/cleanup/
$ curl -X DELETE http://127.0.0.1:5984/twitter_links/_design/cleanup?rev=1-8be14d29f183b61f1ade160badef3f75
$ curl -X PUT http://127.0.0.1:5984/twitter_links/_design/cleanup -d @cleanup.json
I guess there's probably a library somewhere which would encapsulate all that for me but I'm just hacking around at the moment.
It's interesting to to see how you interact differently with a document database compared to what you'd do with a relational one with respect to optimistic concurrency.


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My university is really hot on plagiarism. Not in a fangirly way. In a NEVERYOUMUSTNOTEVERDOTHISNO kind of a way. And don't get me wrong, I'm down with that. Plagiarism = bad. Especially on an English course (yes, I'm doing English, can't you tell?). Thing is, we're not allowed to plagiarise ourselves. Once we've said something in an academic work, never again. It's basically the stuff of Aaron Sorkin's nightmares…
While it amuses me that Sorkin rarely writes an original sentence these days, I think it is interesting to consider how effective recycling old material really is. Sorkin's writing has received great acclaim, most notably for A Few Good Men, The West Wing and The Social Network – Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes flying everywhere (accurate). Big Sorkin fans will no doubt have been aware of the high dosage of "Sorkinisms" that these works contain before the supercut video came along. So, question is: does all this recycling – while great for the planet – truly benefit the respective screenplays?
When Isaac from Sports Night quotes, "I don't always know the right thing to do, Lord, but I think the fact that I want to please you pleases you," does it make it less powerful when Leo from The West Wing does the same thing? Hmm. No. I don't think it does. That said, the prominence of "Gather ye rosebuds…" in The West Wing does undermine its use in The Newsroom for me. If not just because The West Wing's use of any of the dialogue immediately makes it law – it IS the White House after all! The show is too iconic to steal from as often as Sorkin does. Or maybe it didn't fit the characters because they weren't Josh and Donna, and use of the quote is cemented in my head as those characters saying it that way.
If you're a big fan of The West Wing, you associate the words, "I go home when you go home" with Leo and Margaret (IT IS LAW, like I say). When Studio 60 tries to get all up in that, it begins to irritate me. I like Studio 60 but it needed to go further to differentiate itself from The West Wing by delivering memorable dialogue of its own. The Newsroom: take note.
So many fans of The Newsroom have commented on their frustration about the number of comparisons people make between Newsroom characters and West Wing characters. Well, surely Sorkin's to blame for that.
There is a part of me that delights in it. I smile and think, "Oh, Sorkin," as another, "Not for nothing" or "I'm really quite something" is delivered. It calls on memories of a TV series that truly was the crème de la crème. While it's yet to really work for me on The Newsroom, there were certainly points in Studio 60 where cross-referencing made me giddy. That was largely related to casting choices though. He capitalised on something that The West Wing didn't get a chance to: the chemistry between Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford (at least 80% of the appeal of Studio 60). As well as that, in a genius move late in the series, Sorkin opted to have Allison Janney play herself alongside fellow West Wing alum, Timothy Busfield. It goes to show, West Wing callbacks can seriously pay off.
I think The West Wing beautifully showcased the potential of Aaron Sorkin's writing. The simultaneous complexity and simplicity of the dialogue was utterly genius. References to other aspects of the series are fond reminders of the dizzying heights of TV brilliance. Recycled dialogue, however, is often a wasted opportunity for exciting, refreshing new material.
What do you think, though? Besides being an amusing supercut, do you think Sorkin needs to be a little more original in his writing? Or should quoting The West Wing be endlessly encouraged?


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Author Profile
Steven Hill
Steven Hill is a US-based journalist and author of seven books including The Startup Illusion: How the Internet Economy Threatens Our Welfare, (in German) Raw Deal: How the "Uber Economy" and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers, Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope for an Insecure Age, Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve and 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy. His articles and interviews have appeared in media around the world, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg Business, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Die Zeit, Handelsblatt, Le Monde, BBC, NPR, Democracy Now, C-Span, Los Angeles Times, Wired, Fast Company, Forbes. Politico, Salon and many others. Mr. Hill was recently a journalist in residence at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, and is a former senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington DC and was the 2016 Holtzbrinck fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He is a co-founder of FairVote. Contact him at http://www.Steven-Hill.com and @StevenHill1776.
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"Not that way."
The dark-haired village girl gasps and spins about, looking desperately around with obvious fear in her eyes. "What— what way?" she chokes out.
"The way you're going," Desta says impatiently, hanging from a tree branch for a second before dropping to the ground next to the other girl.
The villager jumps back with a yelp, and then sighs in relief when she sees the speaker is a girl her own age. Taking in the visitor for a couple seconds, though, her eyes widen in wonder. "You— you're the demon girl, aren't you?" she blurts out.
Desta scowls ferociously, and the other girl shrinks back. "Yeah, so what if I am?" she demands. "You're still gonna get lost if you go that way."
"Oh. Um. Thanks." The stranger swings her basket a couple times in a nervous motion while the two size each other up. "I'm Felda," she finally introduces herself after a few seconds. Then she blushes. "And I'm… I'm sorry about the demon girl thing. That's just what my mama says."
The blonde girl shrugs. "I'm Desta," she replies.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! What're you doing?"
"I'm just combing it, Desta. Honest. Don't you never comb your hair? It's like a rat's nest."
Desta jerks free, leaving a knot of hair in the comb, strands dangling down to Felda's knees. She twists around into a crouch and scowls at the other girl. "Course it gets combed," she retorts, putting a hand up to rub her head where the hair had pulled free. "Alima combs it every day."
Felda's mouth pulls to the side in a skeptical smile. "Every day?"
"Yeah. Every night before I go to bed. And it don't hurt like what you were doing."
Felda pulls the knot of hair out of the comb and holds it up so the breeze can carry it away. "You mean your hair gets tangled like that in less than a day? How can Alima comb it without hurting you? I hardly did anything." She lies down on the blanket, head propped up with one hand.
Desta shrugs, relaxing back to sit cross-legged on the ground. She takes a piece of bread from Felda's basket and looks out over the cultivated fields that roll away from where they sit at the forest's edge. "I dunno. She just does."
Felda giggles. "Haven't you ever… I mean… why don't you braid it?"
"Braid it?" Desta frowns. "What for? That'd take time."
"Not any longer than Alima untangling it every night," her friend points out, sitting back up. "It'll keep your hair neater, and make it wavy and pretty. Let me show you. I'll be careful. Promise…"
"It don't look real… tasty…" Madan says, looking doubtfully at the leathery purple creature the size of a large dog that lay in a jumble of broken branches at the edge of a bush. He's a stout boy with the brown, rough, plain appearance the clearly marked him as peasant.
Two arrows jut from the creature's side, one broken from its fall. Madan pokes it lightly with a booted foot, and the feelers wave feebly, little grasping claws clicking together for a few brief seconds before the creature becomes still again. "My Da's startin' to wonder why I always bring back weird critters like this."
Desta crouches nearby in the long grass of the clearing, staring into the forest and slowly shredding a strip of curling bark. "You don't always get weird stuff. Just last week you got a deer. And don't forget the mess of rabbits t'other day."
"Them 'rabbits' had fangs, ya know."
She snorts. "They looked enough like rabbits. And there's no way to tell if you can eat 'em till you try." She falls silent while Madan pulls the unbroken arrow from the carcass, becoming still with a listening look coming over her face. Tossing aside the bark, she stands and picks up the purple thing by the legs with no regard for the claws. "Look, if you don't want it, I'll take it. I'll bet Alima can cook it up. But we gotta go. There's something… coming. I dunno what, but it's bigger than this thing. Lots bigger."
"How is it Alima lets you wander in the forest alone? My Mama says it's dangerous. Is it 'cause you're a demon girl?" Felda's voice is languid in the afternoon heat that presses down even through the deep shade of the lone tree where the two girls lounge.
Desta frowns at the last question, becoming still for a few seconds before sitting up to toss a bread crust into the pond for the ducks to enjoy. "Do I look like a demon?" she says, looking at Felda. "I've seen some 'o them demons, and they don't look nothing like us."
"How come they don't attack you then?"
The blonde girl shrugs, gaze drawn back to the dark line of the forest, barely visible over the swell of the field and the waving wheat. It felt strange to be away from the cool dimness of Arden. Felda had begged and wheedled, but only convinced Desta to leave the familiar sanctuary with the prospect of visiting the grand old tree that still stood by the edge of the pond.
"I dunno," she replies after a while, taking a handful of berries from the basket she had brought to the picnic. "Maybe it's 'cause I live there. Or I don't smell good. Or maybe Alima did something. Doesn't matter, anyway. I stay away from them."
Felda opens one eye to regard her friend's frowning face and decides to change the subject. "Those berries are real nice," she says. "Could you show me where to get some to take to Mama?"
Desta shakes her head and lies back, popping the little orange fruits in her mouth one at a time. "I could bring you some, if you want, but you can't get 'em yourself. It'd be too dangerous," she says as she chews.
"How come? How'd you get 'em then?"
"Huh. Well, I am a demon girl, ain't I?"
"We'll catch up again in a couple days, then?" Desta leans against a large tree at the edge of the woods, squinting up at a bird high above. Looked like a hawk.
"Nope. I'll be at the festival, remember? I told you before," Madan stops a few steps away in the sunlight and turns to look back, hitching his bag higher on his shoulder.
"Oh, yeah…" She frowns a little. "I forgot."
"No you didn't," Madan says. "You're just mad."
Desta looks at him instead of the bird. "Huh? Mad?"
"Yeah," he says. "Mad. 'Cause you're not going to the festival."
She snorts. "You're crazy. I don't care none about your festival." Pulling a dead leaf from the trunk of the tree, she begins folding it into halves, smaller and smaller, listening to the crackling noise it makes as she bends it. He doesn't answer right away, and they both stand in silence for a couple minutes, not looking at each other.
Shifting from one foot to the other, he finally says, "You could come, if you wanted."
Dropping the mangled leaf, Desta looks at him. "You know why I can't," she says.
"You're being silly," he answers. "Everyone'll be busy having fun. No one'll even notice you're there."
She shakes her head. "That's not how it works. But you go have fun, 'kay?" Turning, she moves back into the shelter of the forest.
"You can't hide in there forever, ya know," Madan calls after her.
"Who says?" her voice floats back.
Shaking his head with a sigh, he turns and walks along the narrow track back towards his village. His parents would be happy with his take today. But in spite of his bold words, he knew he still wouldn't tell them that he had help when he hunted. And he realized Desta knew that.
Desta huddles in the crook between the roots of a massive tree, gasping for breath and trying not to; every breath hurt, and big breaths hurt more. She peeks under her hand at a ragged, bloody gash. Alima always said not to panic, that panic didn't do anything useful. But it was hard not to panic when she'd never hurt this much or felt her own bloody ribs before. The tiny clearing is a mess of blood and ichor, and she needed to leave before the scavangers arrived. But first, she had to get her breath back and find the strength to stand. The cut on her side was the worst wound, but not the only one, and her heart was slow in calming after her first real brush with death.
Now that she could look back on it, it hadn't really been the best idea, this coming out here and taking on the demon herself. Back at the edge of the forest, fresh with learning of Felda's death, it had seemed the natural thing to do. Once she tracked the creature down, though… things got more complicated. She turns her mind away from those thoughts, trying to focus on something more useful, like how to get home to Alima. Night was falling, and though there was little chance she'd get lost, there was a long trip through the snowy cold ahead of her.
She looks at her hand again, already becoming a pale blur in the deepening darkness, and the idea trickles through a brain frozen by bloodlust and terror that she ought to heal up enough to move so she can head home. Closing her eyes and sitting back, she reaches in her mind to the place where the idea of her body hovered. It wasn't something she usually thought about consciously; it was something that was just sort of… there. Now she brought the idea to mind of what her body should look like, rather than the bruised and bloody form she currently had. As she feels the changes begin to move through her, she relaxes and calms even more. She'd never healed something so bad before, so she didn't work too quickly, but some part of her brain could recognize that this also would come easier with practice.
Opening her eyes again at last, she finds herself in the blackness of an overcast forest night. It was a time when she would not normally be out, the dangerous night of a hungry winter. Alima would be worried. Desta uses one of the roots nearby to lever herself to her feet. It takes a few seconds for a strange weakness to pass, but then her legs steady beneath her. Looking one last time at the clearing, she can see very little, and anyway, the tickle in her mind tells her it is time to leave.
As she wearily trudges home through the chill snowy night, the realization slowly dawns on her that she had just killed something for… what? Not for food like with Madan, or for its pelt as some of the village hunters did. She had killed it because… 'Cause it needed killin'. That was it. It had preyed on her friend, and would likely have preyed on others. She had done it. Herself. And she had survived.
Desta's boots click against cobbles as she walks the noisy streets of Kingsbridge. It's an unfamiliar and grating sound to her ears, but practicality dictated that boots were best when traveling the streets of the city. She frowns to herself, picking up the pace, the quicker to reach her destination. Julian had sent her to the city several times in the past weeks on the most trivial of errands, or so she would say. It was almost as though he was just making an excuse for her to go into the city. The thought brings a grimace, knowing that the Prince wanted her to be familiar and comfortable with more than just the comforting scape of Arden and the countryside. Necessary, perhaps, but still unpleasant.
A glut of people around a fruit stand slow traffic in the narrow side street, and Desta looks about for a way through, fighting back the familiar claustrophobia that the press of people evokes. Before she can move on her way, though, she feels a hand brush her body in a most… strange way. But though her brain is slow to process the sensation, her reactions are quicker. A hand shoots out automatically and catches the arm to which the groping hand is attached, and she turns with a scowl on her face.
In front of her is a chest, forcing her to look up where she finds the rough though reasonably attractive face of a man whose smile is completely unworried that she had caught him trying to lift her purse. She lets go of the arm, which he then raises so he can pat her cheek with a condescending smile. An involuntary step backwards away from his rough caress is hampered by the press of people still crowded in the street, and so she is forced to stand firm, swatting his hand away from her with a forceful swing of her arm.
"Keep that hand to yourself if you don't want to lose it," she states in a flat voice.
"Aw, don't be so uptight, sweetie. What'cha gonna do about it?"
"Give you this one chance to walk away," Desta replies. She stares up into his eyes with no emotion in her face.
"Ha! I don't— Oof!" The rest of his statement is interrupted by her attack, breath whooshing from his chest from a sharp punch to the stomach. Yet, even punctuated by a few surprised shrieks from bystanders moving quickly out of the way, the fight is notable only for its brevity. Taken by surprise at her speed, skill, and willingness to take the initiative, he didn't have much opportunity to counter. Within several seconds the young man is on the ground, groaning with pain from cracked ribs and a broken arm, blood trickling from his nose.
Desta waits a few seconds to make sure he stays down. She straightens her shirt then, and pulls a piece of silver from her pouch. She flips it his way, and it lands on his chest. "For a healer's services. Be more polite next time." Turning, she walks off with a click of her boots, the startled gawkers moving out the way as quickly as possible.


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Without question, shippers are feeling the dual pinch of rapidly-inflating trucking rates and rapidly deflating capacity. These two things are also causing unpleasant side effects of increased congestion and record delays. This four-for-four is the wrong perfect score to have. RIM is doing everything within our power to mitigate and alleviate all of these things to the best of our ability. While we are working with our carrier partners to inform, educate and provide additional transparency at forecasting demand, we want to ensure that our shippers understand fully understand what is driving these factors as well and what they can do to help.
Five factors impacting the current driver status:
#1: Panama Canal expansion.
Depending upon the location of your distribution center, origin or delivery point, you may or may not have noticed the impact of the opening of the third set of locks on the Panama Canal. Larger vessels are now able to make their way on an all-water service into the USEC and these larger vessels filled with imported cargo from Asia take longer to unload and are causing congestion and longer gate waiting times. Because of this increased congestion, drivers who could make multiple roundtrips per day are making only one. Limited free time for chassis and import containers play a key role in an increased decline in productivity.
#2: Consumption in the USA is on the rise.
Across a variety of industries, the overall rate of consumption in the USA is on the rise. Housing is rebounding as is general construction and waste, fuel and agricultural drivers are in demand. Imports are outstripping exports which means that the supply of export containers becomes constrained. Finally, look to the skies where a decline in air freight capacity is creating choking points at airlines to recover and deliver cargo.
#3: Available wheels are in short supply.
The issue of containers and wheels has always been one of supply and demand. Right now there are surpluses at ports and acute deficiencies at inland rail depots. ELD requirements are a factor here because deliveries that used to be done in a day, say from Chicago to Davenport, are now becoming multi-day deliveries. This translates into chassis being out longer and not being available in pools.
#4: Regulatory environment impacting driver numbers.
Of all the things that will potentially take the longest to remediate and solve, the acute shortage of drivers will be the worst. For shippers, this won't be solved overnight and will likely lead to higher costs because people aren't willing to work as truck drivers.
The reality for drivers is:
- In 2016, the industry lost 36,500 drivers and in 2017, another 50,000.
- The demand is for 98,000 new drivers annually.
- Today's average driver is 55 years old and in 2000, drivers were retiring at 56. The pay for drivers today is equivalent to 2006 wages with higher costs of living and fuel.
- There are environmental demands for newer equipment that drivers do not have the money to buy and drivers are choosing to leave rather than update.
#5: What's a perfect storm without weather?
Think of the weather we've had in the past several years. Last year not one, but two major hurricanes struck the US mainland. The Gulf Coast was hit on either side of the water leading to FEMA and other companies taking available trucking capacity out of the market to move first relief supplies and then construction materials and needed commodities into affected areas. We have also seen storms strike from Texas through the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic – places not equipped to treat roads for severe winter storms. And those who are equipped – the snowfall totals from storms required days of plowing to reopen highways and local roads.
Conclusion: At RIM, we have been discussing a number of ways internally to mitigate these external factors that are beyond your control and ours. We are choosing routings more carefully and ask all our customers for the greatest amount of flexibility for the receipt of inbound cargo and the greatest amount of notice for the loading of outbound cargo.
For more information, contact your RIM representative for solutions that can work for your company.


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Bowden's 'Hue 1968': How one battle changed minds about Vietnam
It's incredible today that someone can be a camera-toting tourist in Vietnam, where a war lasted 20 years, killed 3 million people (58,000 of them U.S. soldiers) and left scars across America that may never heal.
Perhaps the single-most significant event of that long war was the 1968 Tet Offensive, a series of surprise attacks by Communist North Vietnamese forces to overthrow the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government.
The attacks came as U.S. officials were telling the public — growing impatient that the war had slowed to a stalemate — that the end was in sight.
Fighting took place across South Vietnam and the invaders were driven out within a few days. But the worst was in the city of Hue, where the North was defeated after nearly a month of vicious urban combat.
But while the Americans could claim a military victory, the public back home questioned official assurances and began doubting the war was winnable. The anti-war movement gained prominence.
It's these military and public-opinion tipping points that Mark Bowden examines in his meticulously analytical and multiperspective book Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam (Atlantic Monthly Press, 610 pp., **** out of four stars).
Bowden, who wrote Black Hawk Down, the best-selling account of the 1993 battle between U.S. Army Rangers and Somali militia, spent five years researching the Tet invasion. He conducted more than 50 interviews with Vietnamese and Americans who engaged in combat and with others who were reporting on it.
Hue is Bowden's first combat-related work since Black Hawk Down. Filmmakers Michael Mann and Michael De Luca plan to develop a TV miniseries based on Bowden's new book.
Of Hue and Vietnam, Bowden writes:
"…the Battle of Hue is a microcosm for the entire conflict. With nearly half a century of hindsight, Hue deserves to be widely remembered as the single bloodiest battle of the war, one of its defining moments, and one of the most intense urban combat battles in American history."
The author uses eyewitness accounts from both sides to guide us through the invasion and its aftermath. The story puts readers inside Marine and Army battalions and the clandestine teams of Northern invaders.
Bowden provides compelling insight into the North's infiltration of South Vietnamese society and to the North's planning and execution of the incursion — and how the South's failure to support the invasion helped defeat it. He details events leading to the invasion and the American military's reaction — the initial disbelief and denial of commanding officers and the heroism, suffering and deaths of those at the front.
The author also takes care to point out that news stories were more accurate than official U.S. accounts, and how the pessimistic broadcast of respected CBS newsman Walter Cronkite helped change public opinion against the war.
The U.S. began withdrawing troops in 1969. Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to the Communists in 1975. The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations in 1995. The nation is still Communist, but, like China, has relaxed somewhat to attract international investment.
In America, despite shelves of books written about the war, Vietnam eludes understanding. Bowden's excellent Hue 1968, however, gives us the clearest picture yet of what happened in Vietnam and in Hue, where today tourists casually shoot pictures where murderous shots once were fired.


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President Museveni's claim that there is no proposal for amendment of the Constitution to do away with the upper presidential age limit has been exposed after several NRM groups came up in support of the proposal.
Asked to comment on manoeuvres to change article 102(b) of the constitution, Museveni told journalists at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Wednesday, that this was diversionary talk as there was no such proposal, adding that he was too busy to discuss it.
However, while Museveni was at pains to distance himself from the manoeuvring, hundreds of NRM activists were busy, in his name, raising their voices in support of the controversial bid.
On Tuesday, the president's private secretary for political affairs, David Mafabi, addressed a group of NRM youth leaders at Kati Kati restaurant in Kampala and urged them to boldly popularize the age limit removal.
The youths passed a resolution urging President Museveni to allow wide consultations by NRM members on whether age should be used to lock out potential presidential candidates. The resolution was read by Phoebe Namulindwa, a youth leader from Luweero.
Asked about this meeting, President Museveni said NRM has been provoked by undisciplined groups opposed to the proposal, hence the reaction. The meeting was also attended by 11 MPs including Peter Ogwang (Usuk), Simeo Nsubuga (Kassanda South), Mwine Mpaka (Youth Western), Esther Anyakun (Nakapiripirit Woman), Andrew Kaluya (Kigulu South) and Col Fred Mwesigye (Nyabushozi).
Others were Nelson Lufafa (Butembe), Moses Angudulu (Terego West), Isaac Mulindwa Ssozi (Lugazi Municipality), Mourine Osoru (Arua Woman), Juliet Kinyamatama (Rakai Woman) plus the NRM flag bearer in the Kibanda North by-election, Taban Idi Amin.
At Seascallop restaurant in Kamwokya, Kampala, yesterday, a group of youths named Organising for Action (OFA) launched a campaign for the removal of the 75-year presidential age limit. They displayed a placard with the words, "Age limit is discrimination: Let people decide leaders of their choice."
Earlier, at Kampala Central NRM offices on Mukwano mall, Kyaggwe road, the party's publicity secretaries from Buganda region launched a similar campaign to popularize the removal of the presidential age limit to allow President Museveni to contest again in 2021 when he will have turned 76, and thus ineligible.
The constitution caps the upper presidential age at 75 years, standing in the way of Museveni or his supporters who wish to see him extend his rule beyond 2021 when his current term expires.
As groups within NRM fall over themselves to champion the cause, even as the official structures remain quiet, opposition groups and civil society organisations have begun to actively organise to defeat the move.
However, while NRM meetings go on unabated, Democratic Party president general Norbert Mao was yesterday arrested as he attempted to address people at the Constitution Square in Kampala about the proposed pieces of legislation on land and a presidential candidate's age.
Mao, whose campaign against land and age limit changes is dubbed "K'ogikwatako" (Should you dare touch it), was arrested yesterday morning together with about 13 party members.
The group was attempting to access the Constitution Square to collect signatures from Ugandans in support of their cause. Mao said on his Facebook page: "Arrested for launching campaign against land and age limit amendments. Our spirits and resolve are strong. The police should not mishandle our people who are constitutionally mandated to exercise their rights. Ugandans, join us in the struggle."
Meanwhile, MPs opposed to the move, including some ruling party legislators, have formed a forum to campaign against both constitutional changes. The forum, similar to the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO), a grouping of young MPs that were outspoken against the 2005 lifting of presidential term limits, was formed after consultative meetings held at parliament and at a private office along Ssemawatwa road in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb.
Chaired by Butambala MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, the forum is scheduled to launch its countrywide campaign today, Friday, in Masaka. Named the Parliamentary Forum on Constitution and Human Rights, the forum's members are working closely with some civil society groups (CSOs) as well as religious organizations.
At parliament, it is coordinated by Shadow Minister for Internal Affairs Muwanga Kivumbi and Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba (Ndorwa East).
"We have agreed to work together as different forces and it is not surprising that NRM MPs have joined [us] because people in NRM have the biggest chunks of land and are likely to be more affected by the amendment," one of the promoters told The Observer.
Last week, government tabled a bill to amend Article 26 of Constitution, aiming to enable government to take possession of private land for infrastructure projects where the landowner rejects the compensation offered by the government valuer. The bill has since drawn bi-partisan opposition in parliament.
"The amendment on land is going to fail like it did during the CA [Constituent Assembly] and during the 6th and 7th parliaments because no MP can come out and support such a law. It is going to terribly fail," said Opposition Chief Whip Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda (Kira Municipality).
Interviewed yesterday, the minister of state for Housing Dr Chris Baryomunsi, admitted that some NRM MPs are opposed to the proposed amendment on land but added that nevertheless the government is doing everything to get it through.
"It [the amendment] is facing three challenges; it has been grossly misunderstood because they are tagging it to the amendment of the age limit, others are stubbornly misunderstanding it because of politics, while some believe that if it fails [to pass], the age limit bill will also fail," Baryomunsi said.
Indeed lumping up of the two proposed changes is bound to cause problems for their promoters, especially with regard to NRM MPs who might be open to the age amendment idea but can't dare face their people on the land question.
The forum's campaign is to be launched during two public rallies in Bukoto East and Masaka municipality today (Friday) before it is rolled out across the country.
"When any bill is tabled on the floor of the House, we are duty-bound as MPs to go and consult the public," Winnie Kiiza, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, told journalists yesterday.
"Ugandans need to know that Museveni wants to own your land as he prepares to make himself president forever," Kiiza said.
While Kiiza insisted that the campaign they are launching in Masaka is strictly about land, several other opposition MPs told The Observer that the push to remove the presidential age limit cannot be ignored. Commenting on Museveni's remarks to the effect that there is no age limit proposal, Kiiza said the president can't be trusted.
"Museveni is a liar, he has lied on so many occasions and shouldn't be taken seriously," she said.
According to our sources, on Saturday at State House Entebbe, President Museveni is expected to meet with some lawmakers promoting the removal of the age limit.
On the same day, local government leaders have a meeting at Namboole stadium during which lifting of the age limit is likely to come up, possibly as a petition to the ruling party organs.
Civil society voices concerns over age limit, land amendmentA consortium of 21 civil society organisations has today joined the chorus of Ugandans opposed the move by government to push for a constitutional amendment on land acquisition and the removal of presidential age limit.


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If so, we would really appreciate it if you would complete our brief ten-question survey, (takes about 2 minutes).
Link to Survey: City of Ruston Short Term Rentals Survey
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The direct registration is over and we got teams from over 20 countries!!!
There are still some preliminaries to take place but we are confident that this year we get more teams than ever.
Have a look at the map (Singapore, India, Nepal are not depicted)
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The Teaser is here!
Plancks 2017 Teaser from Patrick Schiffmann on Vimeo.
Victoria Martin speaks at symposium
Victoria Martin is a particle physicist currently working at the CERN LHC to find out more about the Higgs boson during her sabbatical. Normally she workes as a reader at the university of Edinburgh organising courses and lectures on Particle Physics for 4th and 5th grade students. (Source: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/victoria-martin)
If you'd like to learn more about her, watch this video in which she describes how she came to be a particle physicist working on the Higgs boson:
Registration opened!
The registration for PLANCKS 2017 opened on November 15.
Please use the following form to register.
Visit of PLANCKS 2016 in Bucharest
PLANCKS 2016. The third time for some of us at the PLANCKS Symposium. This time in Bucharest, Romania. From the OC 2017 Gerhard and Alexander visited the symposium to get some insights.
This year the opening symposium was split up to two days. On the first evening Ph.D. Nicolae Zamfir und Ph.D. Traian Dascalu had a presentation on the research topics of the University of Bucharest. In the morning of the second day Prof. Ph.D. Stefan Antohe und Prof. Ph.D. Sune Svanberg continued with the symposium.
After a short lunch break the teams were sent to separate rooms. This year the competition was set up in a school. Every team had a whole classroom for themselves, giving them the place and opportunity for doing some yoga between hard problems to refocus again. In the evening all participants and organizers went to the Quantum Club and discussed the problems of the competition over some drinks.
The award ceremony was set up the next day in the aula of the university. The winner was the team Charles' Angels from Czech Republic followed by Smoluchowski's team from Poland and smh tbh fam from Czech Republic.
So far, this was the official program. At night instead of sleeping, Gerhard and Alexander had meetings with the OC 2016 and organizers from the years before. They got useful hints what in the previous years worked well and what could have done better. In addition they set up a survey for the participants to get some feedback. From this they could see that the participants were enjoying the competition and got an idea who should speak on the opening symposium in Graz.
All in all Gerhard and Alex used this opportunity well to prepare themselves for PLANCKS 2017 and brought all the new gathered knowledge back to Graz.
How Graz got the bid
It was May 2015, Alex had just participated in the PLANCKS competition in Leiden and took the spirit, the enthusiasm with him to enlighten us. It didn't take long to convince us that organizing such a great PLANCKS competition would be awesome. So we started to gather, ask people, basically to set up a core organizing team.
The first aim to realize PLANCKS 2017 in Graz was obviously getting the bid, so we started preparing our presentation. It was clear that I – as the president – would do the presentation at the IAPS AGM since most of the team unfortunately didn't participate at the ICPS, though some loyal members (Alex and Patrick) attended the meeting via livestream.
ICPS in Zagreb was great – meeting so many dear friends, having such inspiring lectures and joyful parties (just think of the nation's party 🙂 ) It was so nice to be here again and a shining example for how we want to organize PLANCKS in Graz in 2017.
Presentation time: I think we (Patrick Lainer – Austria's long served HONC (head of national committee – supported me)) did well. There was some confusion about the actual competition date, since we assumed begin of June better apt, but finally as it is now, we set the competition to happen at the end of May. In the end we could win the trust of the assembly and got the bid.
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Learn more about PLANCKS by reading this interesting article:


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In 1854 C F Newman purchased 68 acres within the Park and named it Water Gully, where he pioneered a nursery. At the height of it's operation the property covered 469 acres, with extensive glass and hot houses. By 1889, stock included 500,000 fruit trees, 100,000 orange trees, 100,000 vines, 300 varieties of orchids and 600 varieties of roses. A retail outlet established in rundle Street marketed produce to Australia and overseas. Newman was killed when he fell from his horse while returning from a council meeting in 1899. His family carried on the business until 1913, when two major storms caused extensive damage, from which the nursery never fully recovered. In 1925 F C Newman left Water Gully and commenced a new nursery at Tea Tree Gully which still operates today specialising in Camellias.
Further Reading:Remnant horticultural plants at the site of the former Newman's Nursery, 1854–1932 by R.L. Taplin and D.E. SymonValleys of Stone: The Archaeology and History of Adelaide's Hills Face. Edited by P.A. Smith, F.D. Pate and R. Martin, 2006. Chapter 18. Two Nineteenth Century Nurseries of the Adelaide Hills by S PiddockHistoric sites and landscapes, Stonyfell to Tea Tree Gully. Edited by P.A. Smith, S Piddock and F.D. Pate


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Scion believes that cars today should not just be performance oriented, but look exceptionally great. This is why they have come up with the new Scion tC Release Series 9.0 that not just has the potential power, but stunning appearance as well. The new two tone styling factor has been well received by the audience and looks spectacularly good. To make this happen, Scion joined hands with Jeremy Lookofsky of Cartel Customs and have ensured that the limited edition version offers the best exteriors on any sports coupe. Scion further announced that they will produce only 2000 such vehicles that will have the unique vibrant magma orange and black exterior.
Apart from the distinguished colors, Scion tC Release Series 9.0 will also have performance parts like a center exhaust, Smart Key with Push Button Start, black finish alloy wheels, gloss black finish side mirrors and door handles, Release Series badge mirror cover, TRD lowering springs, high profile rear spoiler and Cartel logo floor and cargo mats and orange front seat belts. The engine will be mated with six speed manual transmission or a six speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters and Dynamic Rev Management Technology. The vehicle will be priced at $23,190 for manual transmission and $24,340 for the automatic version.
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Medliminal, a medical bill review company that offers clients focused, innovative and cost-saving solutions through cutting-edge technology, has officially partnered with the Washington Nationals. The Medliminal team emphasizes the importance of strategic partnerships and is very excited for this year's baseball season.
The partnership will include Medliminal signage and trademarks around the Washington Nationals stadium as well as Club 24 season tickets. "Our partnership with the Washington Nationals is something we've been working on for a while," said Elise Baker, Director of Marketing, Medliminal. "The Nats offer many strategic pros, whether it's the exposure for the Medliminal brand or the positioning it allows Medliminal within the community. There are a lot of surprises and game-day experiences that we're so excited for fans to see. Stay up to date with our social media!"


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Dr. Stephen D. Smith, Finci-Viterbi Endowed Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation, is committed to making the testimony of survivors of the Holocaust and of other crimes against humanity a compelling voice for education and action.
An adjunct Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California, he is a theologian by training.
Smith founded the UK Holocaust Centre in England and cofounded the Aegis Trust for the prevention of crimes against humanity and genocide. He was also the inaugural Chairman of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, which runs the National Holocaust Memorial Day in the United Kingdom. Smith was the project director responsible for the creation of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in Rwanda and trustee of the South Africa Holocaust and Genocide Foundation.
Smith has produced several documentary films. These include The Last Goodbye, an award-winning, virtual-reality film that transports viewers inside the Nazi death camp Majdanek, and The Girl and The Picture, an award-winning documentary that centers on a survivor of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in China.
Smith, who holds the UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education, lectures widely on issues relating to his expertise. His publications include Never Again! Yet Again!: A Personal Struggle with the Holocaust and Genocide. In recognition of his work, Smith has become a member of the Order of the British Empire and received the Interfaith Gold Medallion. He also holds two honorary doctorates, Honorary Doctor of Letters from Nottingham Trent University and Honorary Doctor of Laws from University of Leicester.


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Hostel facility tie-up
WIT has a girls hostel tie up with the institute affiliation to Uttarakahnd technical university which is exclusively for girls
Each room is furnished with beds, mattress, study table chair, cupboard, curtain mirror. These are spacious lawn within the hostel campus for the students to play different games.
There is a 24X7 fresh filtered water supplies in the hostel. The maintenance staff take care of cleanliness lending to rooms and repairing any malfunctioning of sanitary system & electrical system.
Key Facilities of hostel includes
- 24×7 fresh filtered water
- Laundry services
- Dispensary & first-aid facility
- Mess serves nutritious and hygienically cooked food.
- Common room offers a TV with satellite reception
- Security guards & warden availability.
The college has a well furnished and hygienic canteen which provides healthy and nutritious food to the students.
Mess is designed spacious, open and structural to create amiable and home like atmosphere by providing nutritious healthy cooking in most hygienic way. The schedule is planned weekly according to the vegetarian and non vagetarian taste for students.
The University provides bus facility from hostels for the students. The spacious bus can carry around 50 students at a time and moves from hostel to college. This helps in students to inculcate punctuality .
The Medical aid facility is also given to the students. The ambulance service is ready 24X7 is case of any emergency. The college is tied up with leading hospitals for major treatments of its ailing students.
ATM Facility
The students of the WIT have given the facility of mobile ATM and bank in the university campus. The Bank of Baroda bank and ATM enables the student, withdraw or deposit money easily.
All staff at one place, no need to search randomly & to buy expensive books this is the importance of library it has more than what a student expects the issuing of books and materials as well as returning of books & materials were managed systematically.
in reference section of library Dictionaries, encyclopaedia, projects, reports, syllabus, research / conference paper are easily available to the students. The students can sit and study in library as it is spacious and provides suitable environment to learn.Library has 2014 books of CSE, 1635 books of ECE, 1386 books of EE, 1965 books of ME and 1172 books of civil. Each branch has more than 60 titles which helps the students to refer and gain knowledge.


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Tech, finance and admin roles requiring experience and qualifications are some of the most in-demand jobs in the UK, according to a new Glassdoor report.
Of the 10 most-searched-for roles in the UK in June, nine pay above the average national gross salary.
At the same time, job seekers are also looking for roles where they can use specialist technology skills, with searches for Java, Python, .net, SQL and Linux prominent during June 2019.
READ MORE: These are the most searched for jobs in the world in 2019
These skills are often self-taught or learned outside of traditional education, demonstrating the desire among job seekers to up-skill themselves to qualify for some of these demanding roles.
Project manager is the UK's most in-demand job currently, with a salary of about £41,808 a year. It made Glassdoor's Best Jobs in the UK 2019 list earlier this year, coming in at number 14 with a satisfaction rating of 4.6 out of five.
Here are the top 10:
Business analyst is currently the second-most desirable role in the UK. It has an average annual salary of £39,127, and came 10th on the list of best jobs, with a satisfaction score 3.8.
READ MORE: Here's the most disproportionately popular job in every state
Data scientist is at the third spot with a salary of £46,665, and has a job satisfaction rating of four out of five.
Software engineer, which pays about £41,100 a year, came fourth, and appeared on the list of best jobs in the UK at number 18, with a satisfaction rating of 3.5.
Mechanical engineer, with a salary of £33,765, fills out the top five.
READ MORE: 7 jobs to consider based on your personality
Accountant (pay £36,171 a year), graphic designer (£25,543), software designer (£35,247) and data analyst (£30,323) all appear further down.
Executive assistant, which comes with a salary of £39,163, just makes the top 10.
While these are the most in-demand jobs, Brits explore more than just job descriptions before applying for a role. A company's culture and values are just as important to Brits as salary when it comes to job satisfaction.


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Port: Ningbo Port,Shanghai Port,As You Required
Heavy Duty Gas Welding Cutting Outfit
Capable of cutting up to 1/2" (12.7mm) or 6" (152.4mm) with optional tips.
It welds up to 1/4" (6.4mm) or 1.25" (31.8mm) with optional nozzles.
| Applicable gas
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| High-volume cutting and welding
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| Welding up to 1/8" (3.2mm) plate
Cutting up to 3/4"(19.1mm) plate
| Heavy duty regulator
Forged full brass body with durability
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| Oxygen inlet
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|1-101 #1
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| Goggles
| 5#green
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| 25'×1/4"(7.5m×6.4mm) with flame retardancy
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| 80mm/100mm
| Wrench
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If you order 1,000 pcs, we can use your own branding.
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Ningbo United Tools Co., Ltd is a professional manufacturer and exporter of welding & cutting equipment and accessories. We have been exporting for 10 years, providing our tools to customers all over the world.
Quality, the most important point in sales, is our emphasis in production. Our factory has passed the ISO system, and our products are CE approved. And we do production testing and delivery testing to guarantee the quality and safety of the products in use.
Price, the second important point in sales, is our emphasis in market. Our factory estimates all the quotation based on production cost. We seek for long term cooperation with our customers with low profit. Customer's market decides our market.
After sales, also the same important in sales, is our emphasis in service. Our factory guarantees that if any question in use of product, we'd let our sales and engineers help you to solve. If any quality problem of product in one year, we'd provide free repair for non artificial damage. If any inferior quality product, we'd send you spares in next order. And we'd send you spare parts in case that damage caused in transportation.
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Hurricane Football Headed to County Final, Again!
November 20, 2018
After a successful previous season winning the LIC, the Hurricane's boys' football team has made it to playoffs and they are more determined than ever to take the title of 'Long Island Champions' for their second consecutive year.
The boys have been working very hard this year to make it this far. They train hard and take football very seriously. First year head coach Coach Schaumloffel said, "We train four days a week, all summer long once school gets out in June."
After a successful game and winning LIC's last year the boys are off to a fantastic season winning the first two games of playoffs against Comsewogue and Kings Park. Senior captain, quarterback Clarke Lewis said," I feel we made it this far because of all the offseason work we put in and how we are in better shape than a lot of the teams we play. I feel our coaches properly prepare us every week to win each week."
Even with all of that training, they went away to a camp in upstate NY for five days in August to get ready for this season and they feel that they have worked hard to get the plays that they have. With all of this training and preparing to make it this far the team has good leaders to keep them focused.
Senior Liam McIntyre said, "Being a captain on this team means a lot to me… being a captain of any team is tough because you have a lot of responsibilities, but the guys I'm with make it fun and it's even better when you just keep winning."
This year many athletes have improved their game and stepped up. McIntyre said, "I think everyone stepped up a lot, but a few guys in particular that have made a huge impact are Jesse & Jaden AlfanoStJohn, Brandyn Conti, and Jack Gilbride."
Next up for the team is the county final on Saturday, November 17th at 4pm at Stony Brook.


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Growing Sustainable Food in Your Back Yard: Phase 1, June 3 - 7, 1-5pm
Be a part of the green revolution by learning to grow tasty food without using chemicals. We will look into what makes healthy soil, how to plant different seeds and how to include bees and good insects in the garden. Everything we will do is hands-on and low technology so that each student can replicate what they learn! Great for any person considering a career in the agriculture field or who just want to know what goes into producing food. You can also take the phase 2 class to learn more and harvest the seeds that you planted during the phase 1 camp.


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Glucosamine Sulfate vs. Glucosamine Hydrochloride – What You Need To Know
Glucosamine is a natural occurring chemical compound in the body and is often used in joint supplements to relieve joint pain caused by arthritis. Glucosamine levels fall as you age and this can lead to a slow breakdown of the joint compounds. Glucosamine is important because it contributes to cartilage formation and joint lubrication. When shopping for the right joint supplement, you'll often come across glucosamine, which generally takes two forms: glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride. What are the differences between the two and what do they mean to you? We outline what you need to know as it pertains to choosing the right joint supplement.
Glucosamine Sulfate
Glucosamine sulfate is the most common type of glucosamine found on the market and is the one most studied in animal and human trials. Glucosamine sulfate is taken from the shells of shellfish and can also be made in a lab. The body uses glucosamine sulfate to make a variety of other chemicals that are used in the construction of cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and a thick fluid that is found around the joints. Taking a supplement with glucosamine sulfate could increase the cartilage or fluid around the joints and/or stop or slow the breakdown of these substances.
Glucosamine sulfate is stabilized with sodium chloride, also known as table salt. The sulfate part of glucosamine sulfate is the most important component. Sulfur is necessary for building and repairing cartilage. Glucosamine sulfate has been shown to work as well or better than some non-prescription pain medications, and is said to improve movement and pain levels. Another advantage of glucosamine sulfate is that there is some evidence that shows that using this component in a joint supplement may actually keep joint problems from progressing.
Many times sulfur and sulfa are confused, but these elements are not the same thing. Allergies to drugs containing sulfa are very common, worrying some people about sulfur in joint supplement products. However, sulfa drugs combine sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen, and allergies are triggered by the actions of the molecule, not by the sulfur. It is actually impossible to have an allergy to sulfur. Sulfur is a chemical element found in sulfites, sulfates, and sulfa drugs. It is an indispensable element needed for the functions of the human body.
Glucosamine Hydrochloride
Glucosamine hydrochloride has less evidence available showing its effectiveness. It is also found in the shells of shellfish. Unlike Glucosamine sulfate, it lacks the sulfate component, which is needed by the body to produce and maintain cartilage. Glucosamine hydrochloride is more concentrated than the sulfate version and contains significantly less sodium. Glucosamine hydrochloride is often times combined with chondroitin in hopes for better results, but this is not currently supported by findings in trails and research.
Differences Between The Two
Both glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride are found in joint supplements that help reduce pain, inflammation, and increase joint health. The major differences between to the two are:
1. Glucosamine sulfate contains the sulfur required for building and repairing cartilage, while glucosamine hydrochloride does not.
2. The research on glucosamine hydrochloride is not substantial, while glucosamine sulfate has been clinically shown to improve joint health.
Studies suggest that glucosamine may work in treating and slowing the progression of osteoarthritis and other joint issues. As you shop for a joint supplement it's crucial to know what types of ingredients are included. At Flexcin we hand pick our components based on efficacy and quality. Our ingredient choices are based on years of research and the constant evolution of our unique formula.
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I'm on board with the notion that, on the surface, the attention-getting "Smiley Face" gang homicide theory being discussed by four seasoned homicide investigators trying to solve hundreds of drowning deaths in this country, seems incredibly wild and unbelievable.
Are we to believe that for years, groups or cells across the country have been operating on the dark web with a mission to kill smart, successful, good-looking, popular young men? And the killers paint a smiley face near the scene where the bodies are discovered, pumping their chests, so to speak?
These retired investigators have spent a lot of time looking into this theory. Most of the drowning deaths reportedly happened after a night of heavy drinking by the victims and were ruled accidental. But the investigators, who are putting their years of experience and credibility on the line, believe medical examiners and law enforcement departments were too quick to rule out homicide.
The investigators are hitting a brick wall with the FBI. The first goal would be to examine the cases they've researched and determine if they should be reclassified as homicides. The next step would be to look for the killers.
Why do these cases warrant a second look? I see several reasons. In many of these cases, the victims had GHB in their systems – the date rape drug. This would render the victim unconscious. While endogenous concentrations of GHB can be found post mortem, the amount found in the victims, according to the investigators, suggests foul play.
Second, the detectives who have researched these cases have spent many years as homicide investigators, have a passion for finding the truth and have made promises to the parents of these young men who have died. They have not waned in their years of attempts to get federal law enforcement to assign some resources to this theory.
Third, if there is some beyond quirky, underground, dark group of individuals who have made a game of taking the lives of young productive citizens, at what could be an alarming rate, they must be found, and they must be stopped.
A second look. As a parent of a son who was on a successful social, athletic, educational and career track, who died in a fashion not consistent with his typical behavior, would that be too much to ask? I see no harm in taking a second look.


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Yeah. That's right it's Photo Friday time again. It has been a crazy few days.
We have visitors here from the U. S. of A., so that means we are riding the roads and showing off the beauty of Paraguay. We had Paraguayan visitors from our last town come down for the weekend (same weekend as U.S. guests arrived). Whew. Our little house was busting at the seams, but that's all stories for another post.
Buckle your digital-tour-bus seat belts–we are on our way.
Chips and a Coke are the quintessential snack. What if you bundle those goodies together to make it easy to carry to the register? A lot of times when there is a sale at the grocery store here, they just use postal tape and stick the items together, making use of incentives to sell things.
I am no fashion guru. I know, a stunner, right? This moisturizer is called (big letters) Snail Slobber. Underneath the name is its byline description which says it contains snail snot or mucus and various other things. Maybe I'm just out of touch with the world of Health and Beauty Aids, but is that common? Would it not be cheaper just to find snails and rub them on your face? You could keep them as pets and have an endless supply.
This is the line of kids waiting to get in for their delicious meal. The church we are attending sponsors a private school and a soup kitchen in a less fortunate area near us. Each day they provide a solid education to 85 kids (expanding hopefully to 350). They also feed about 125 a couple of times a day. We go periodically to serve the food and help clean up. Ok. fine, I go to play with the kids. There. I said it. Ya' happy?
I told you we have visitors this week. We decided to take an afternoon and visit the ruins of the Jesuit Reductions near our home. This is the entry way to the basilica at Jesús de Tavarangué. It was founded in 1685. It is surreal to to see these buildings–a silent testament to the days gone by–and watch the parrots dance in the sky above like nothing has changed. We also visited the much larger La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná.
Finally, this is my wife. Many of you know she was hit by a car and shattered her femur in February, 2011, just after my open-heart surgery. She was asked what she wanted for her birthday by her mom, and she said an inflatable kayak.
She has been itching to get out and get some exercise. Running or biking isn't possible now so this was a great option. This Sunday she was transferring from the boat to the landing and slipped. She sat down in 6 inches of water. After her "EWW! Wet fanny!" moment she put her hand down to stand up and tore the ligament that holds her thumb in joint. The fix for this is surgical repair. We thank God it was her left hand because she is right-handed and uses her right for walking with the cane. Please remember her in prayer. The local doctor wanted to do the work at the ER but she didn't want to ruin the visit with our family. We will be traveling about 3 1/2 hours to the airport then heading about 6 hours to visit the surgeon who did the work on her leg. She will have some tests to verify and then the procedure fix it.
There ya go; Photo Friday. This one took a turn for the melancholy at the end, sorry about that. I appreciate your constant support in the comments, on Twitter, the Facebook likes and otherwise. Have a great weekend.
Which photo is your favorite out of these?