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Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid TV channel, kick-off time, date and odds for Audi Cup final
Liverpool pulled off a stunning result on Tuesday, thrashing Bayern Munich 3-0 to set up a clash with Atletico Madrid in the final of the Audi Cup on Wednesday evening.
Jurgen Klopp's team hammered the Bundesliga champions thanks to goals from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge and will be flying going into the clash with Atletico at the Allianz Arena, Munich.Why Mesut Ozil has been dropped for Germany vs Sweden
The Spanish side reached the final after coming from behind to beat Napoli 2-1 on Tuesday, thanks to goals from Fernando Torres and Luciano Vietto.
When is Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid?
The final of the Audi Cup takes place on Wednesday August 2 with kick-off at 7.30pm.
What TV channel is Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid on?
ITV4 will be showing the game live with coverage starting at 7.15pm.
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Atletico Madrid – 6/4
Liverpool – 17/10
Draw – 12/5
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July 14 – Wigan 1-1 Liverpool (DW Stadium)
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July 22 – Liverpool 2-1 Leicester (Hong Kong, PL Asia Trophy)
July 29 – Hertha BSC 0-3 Liverpool (Olympiastadion)
Aug 1 – Bayern Munich 0-3 Liverpool (Allianz Arena, Audi Cup)
Aug 2 – Atletico Madrid (Allianz Arena, Audi Cup)
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I spent around 300 hkd this year at the local Anime Comic Game convention.
Rm. 1301 vol. 1 and vol.2 – 50 HKD
An Aria novel – 38 HKD
Azumanga 10th Anniversary special edition thick book – 88 HKD
And the special
Aria attic model – 120 HKD
And that's the gem I found. This apparently the top floor of a three floor model of the house where the main character in Aria lives. The character models seen are Athena, Maa-chan and Alice, friends and mentors of the protagonist. The roof is openable, and yes, I can move the characters around. I may also consider stalking the streets of Mong Kok to find the other remaining models, though they might be rather rare since they came with a special Aria magazine that is no longer published.
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Don't tell me you can't survive whatever is going on in your life! Don't tell me you can't do what needs to be done until you look into the eyes of the following child and convince him that his attitude is wrong!
Attitude is everything.
You "can't" do what?
Have you ever seen a more beautiful smile than this one?
The next time you're in a bad mood...maybe you need to remember this. Your attitude toward life defines not only who you are, but the quality of life you will have.
This little boy should be an inspiration to us all!!!
Anything bugging you today? Doesn't seem so bad anymore, does it?
Dear Jesus I ask you to bless this child today. Thank you for his life and his example. Thank you for his parents and their joy in teaching him that nothing is impossible. Bless the entire family I pray.
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The federal Government has approved arms-bearing for the men and officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps following upsurge in violent attacks and killing of some of its operatives during legitimate duties.
This is coming on the sad revelation that the corps has lost over 70 of its personnel in 2016 alone as a result of violent attacks by motorists at the course of duties on highways.
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, made this known on Friday in Abuja at the end of year management strategy session as a way to assess the corps stewardship as well as ensuring effective service delivery.
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Tips for Online Shopping
I wanted to write about this topic for a long time, but it was not until today that when a friend of mine asked me for the site to buy for a good lap top.
This is solely based on my experience. Some of you might have different opinions/tips.
This is solely based on my experience. Some of you might have different opinions/tips.
- I would first research on an item that I m looking for. I would research by going sites like Epinions.com. This site provides reviews along with recommendations from other customers/consumers who have the same product you are looking for. I m not saying that you should totally depend on the consumer reviews, but its a starting point, and you will get some idea on the product.
- After I get some information on the item then I would search for that item on comparison shopping sites. Some of the comparison sites I visit include shopping.com, pricegrabber.com, shopping.yahoo.com, mysimon.com. You can read more on comparison sites on my previous post.
- Once you find the right price, make sure that you read the feedbacks left my customers to the merchant. Selecting the lowest price is not always an good idea. Sometimes, the merchant wants you to call them so that they can convince you to buy other extra stuff such as warranties, and other accessories.
- Please note that the price that appears might not be up to date, so you might want to confirm by calling the merchants.
- Next I would check whether the site is secured or not. There are number of ways to find whether the site is secured or not. You could look for the URL/website address that starts with "https://"
- You can also check for an image that looks like golden "padlock" at the bottom right of your browser, and when you just point your mouse over the lock, then you should be able to see "SSL secured" written.
- If you still feel unsafe then you can always call the seller and ask for other alternatives. Or you could even get information on seller by calling "Better Business Bureau."
Well this is some general tips. I m sure I might have left some out. I will try to add more later.
ps. Shopping.com, and Epinions.com is now part of Ebay.


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- Domestic Staff Attendance Tracking
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To get started, please procure an android tablet (any one in the society having a old tablet can donate 🙂 to be given to security. If there are multiple gates, one tablet per gate is required.
Login to the web portal as a community admin and go to Gatekeeper->Attendance Devices in the left side menu and then click "Add Device". Fill the details, select "Device Type" as "Gatekeeper" and "Add". Repeat this process for as many gates as you have where you want to use Gatekeeper (you can always add more devices later at any point in time).
Now on the tablet that is procured, download and install Gatekeeper by ApnaComplex App from Google Play Store. Login into Gatekeeper using any id having community admin / security front office role. Chose a 4 digit pin after successful login. The App automatically syncs up all service staff and member data from ApnaComplex servers.
As a first step, select "Maintenance Devices" (last icon on the Gatekeeper dashboard). You should the get list of Gatekeeper devices – select the device. This configures the Gatekeeper to be used for Service Staff Movement Tracking. Now, click of Staff Entry / Staff Exit and you can see the list of Staff and record entry/exit.
For Visitor Tracking, you can click on "Visitor Entry" to create a new Visitor Pass and "Visitor Exit" to record the exit of the Visitor.
To configure the list of fields to be captured for Visitor Entry, please go to Complex->Settings -> Gatekeeper Settings on the web portal as a Community Admin and change the default configuration to suit your society's needs.


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Accustomed to requirement specification, need verifications for brand production etc.
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Monday, January 26, 2004
Clark Finally Gets Asked the Money Questions
Democracy Now's Jeremy Scahill finally managed to ask General Wesley Clark about the bombing of civilian infrastructure in Yugoslavia. Here's an excerpt, but anyone who thinks of Clark as an antiwar candidate should read the whole transcript
On the bombing of Radio Television Serbia:
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I want to answer this fellow. Because the truth was that that -- first of all, we gave warnings to Milosevic that that was going to be struck. I personally called the CNN reporter and had it set up so that it would be leaked, and Milosevic knew. He had the warning because after he got the warning, he actually ordered the western journalists to report there as a way of showing us his power, and we had done it deliberately to sort of get him accustomed to the fact that he better start evacuating it. There were actually six people who were killed, as I recall.
JEREMY SCAHILL: There were 16.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I recall six.
JEREMY SCAHILL: I was there at the time and I knew the families. They do hold Milosevic accountable and they also hold you accountable, sir.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: They were ordered to stay there.
JEREMY SCAHILL: And you think a media outlet is a legitimate target?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: No, but when it is used as command and control, it is. But then
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: What I said is, we would give them the warnings. It was part of the command and control systems. It was approved as a legitimate target under the laws of land warfare and went through the U.S. Government. That was the basis on which we struck. We actually called the bombers back one time, because there was still -- it was still unclear to us that we weren't absolutely certain. What we know is that Milosevic ordered them to stay there, and it was wrong, but I was doing my duty, and I have been looked at by the law, so -- I mean, I respect Amnesty International. I think they're a good organization, but --
JEREMY SCAHILL: But do you feel any remorse for the killing of civilians that you essentially were overseeing?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Yes, I do.
On the cluster bombing of the Nis marketplace:
JEREMY SCAHILL: And what about the bombing of the Nis marketplace with cluster bombs, shredding human beings.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: It was terrible, but you know in that instance, if we had got the same incident, there was a cluster bomb that opened prematurely. It was an accident. And every one of these incidents was fully investigated. All of the material from the Yugoslavian government was given to the International Criminal Tribunal, plus as the NATO commander, I made a full report to the International Criminal Tribunal. It was all investigated. The pilots who did it, nobody could have felt worse than the pilots who did it. And I got a letter from a man in Serbia who said you killed my granddaughter on a schoolyard at Nis. I know how he must have felt. And I felt so helpless about it. Every night before I let those bombs go, I prayed we wouldn't kill innocent people. But unfortunately, when you are at war, terrible things happen, even when you don't want them to. You can't imagine what those pilots felt like in those convoys when they struck the convoys. You remember the convoys?
On the bombing of Gurdulica and the Gurdulica bridge:
JEREMY SCAHILL: In Gurdulica were the 72 Albanians were killed.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: In that place, too. And they had flown over it a couple of times. You know, we just -- we were trying to establish some kind of communications on the ground with the Albanians. The Serbs were on the nets, and they were jamming all of the communications, and they were doing imitative communications deception. And nobody could get the truth about it. We saw the Serb vehicles around the place. And I didn't make the decision, but they were following orders on my command. And it was looked at, and so forth. The decision was made as a legitimate target. It turned out that they had been ordered to stay in there by the Serbs. The Serbs were surrounding the place to keep them penned in. It was horrible. You never forget stuff like that. That's why when this government has used force as it has, it makes me so angry. Because these people in the White House don't understand -- you don't use force except as a last, last, last resort.
JEREMY SCAHILL: On April 12th you targeted a passenger train, and then you showed a video that was sped up at three time the speed. Why?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I think -- first of all, the passenger train was not targeted. The pilot's instructions were to go after a bridge, and not the train. He felt, as he launched that missile, that all of a sudden at the very last minute, the train suddenly came into his field of view. I showed the tape. I did not know that the tape was accelerated. I don't think it was three times. I think it was one-and-a-half times. Whatever it was, it was going faster than the actual speed. It made it look like it was --
JEREMY SCAHILL: But the Supreme Allied Commander, you are ultimately responsible for all of the information that came out.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: That's true. I was.
JEREMY SCAHILL: What the actual in real-time speed showed is that the pilot actually moved the target so that it would hit the train.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Well, I don't have that information.


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Dish Women's Network: Liaison Launch
As the DISH Women's Network continues to grow and foster member's connections, we are excited to announce the recent launch of our Meridian Liaison program! The goals of the Liaison program include increasing member engagement, growing membership and male involvement, and facilitating feedback between various departments and the greater organization. Through networking, education and career-development, our driving force is to empower women at DISH to become leaders.
The 23 DISH Liaisons will be the main points of contact between individual departments and the network. These representatives work to engage new employees, promote awareness, encourage participation in events, and represent their department's suggested events, speakers and other involvement opportunities. Throughout the year, the Network organizes a multitude of events, including Leader Series, Networking, Book Clubs, Education Trainings and Community Involvement. We want to ensure that the information is disseminated to you and your department in a timely fashion, and we want to hear from you!
As you may become more involved in the Network, we encourage you to reach out to your Liaison to ask questions, provide feedback and foster new connections within- and outside of- your departments. To meet your liaison, check out the team here. We look forward to seeing new and old faces at upcoming events, and thank you for your help in achieving our goals!
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The founder of 'A WIZE Films' production company, Annette Uwizeye, is one of the few women working in Rwanda's nascent film industry. The South Africa-educated 31-year-old discovered her passion for the arts while pursuing a degree in Auditing and Accounting at the University of South Africa.
In an interview with Women Today, the eloquent and open-minded Annette narrates how she switched from a career that many consider 'safe', to embrace her true passion.
"My dad is an accountant by profession. One would think that numbers come naturally in my family but in my final year, I struggled and wasn't really focused. I asked myself if I could settle as an auditor because my family thought it was the most promising career. I repeated my final year three times due to retakes and eventually my dad decided to transfer me to another school. It was either that, or think things through back at home," the Kenyan-born narrates.
"I was drawn to the art but was not sure on whether to do theatre or film. I'm glad that Rwanda Cinema Centre opened doors for me. I had to take a course in film but wasn't sure whether my dad would pay for it. But there was something in me that would just not let go. I applied to a film school in South Africa and fortunately, after the interview I was accepted," she explains.
"One thing that cemented my desire to change career direction was taking a trip down memory lane. I was just six years old and a lady saw me drawing and sketching funny things and when she asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, easily, I said I wanted to be an artist. Paulo Coelho's book The Alchemist, says that as you grow up, the child in you has the purest sense of what you ought to be," she reveals.
She further said you should always look back into your childhood because it holds the answer to who you are and what you want to be.
"Things don't happen by coincidence, once you identify your path and purpose in life, things fall into place. For example, a typo in my admission letter to film school indicating tuition fees for a year was only R7000 an approximate $1000, this easily prompted my family to once again sponsor my tuition for a film degree, but 6 months later we discovered that everyone else was paying R17,000 – the first digit had been omitted and there was no turning back," She narrates.
She has written, directed and produced several projects in South Africa and Rwanda. Other than co-producing the award- winning TV show, the M-Net Edit (Emerging Dynamics in Television) 2010 competition, she has also produced many of the MTN Rwanda commercials that aired last year.
She is currently working on a film called 'Uwera',due to be released next year.
On the subject of overcoming challenges she said, "There is this term called servant leadership. In leading teams, you inspire individuals to achieve the best and maintain a level of professionalism. You lead a team not to dominate but to collaborate. We also make sure that we pay people fairly and on time. These are things I have come to learn and appreciate just by observing my role models."
This year, she founded A WIZE Films and partnered with Moukhtar Omar Sibomana, who is also passionate about film.
"At A WIZE Films, we describe ourselves as 'story-mongers'. We are here to trade stories. Our slogan is, "Bring the World to Rwanda and take Rwanda to the World." Our aim is to create entertaining and heartening content for film and television. I believe film is a tool for inspiring change, mirrors society and cultural exchange," Annette explains.
The filmmaker advised women to embrace their true calling.
"It's okay to be scared; we all get scared at some point. Through my journey, I hesitated at times but you need to trust that if you're in the right path, things will work out, so have some faith. Acknowledge your talent and passion because no one will do it for you; one baby step at a time," Annette adds.
She also said that women in Rwanda, who have succeeded in different fields, need to tell their story to inspire others.
"A platform showcasing women achievers would really encourage young women to venture into various fields. Women need to believe that they can do anything, not just in business but life in general," she explains.
The funny and outgoing filmmaker is still single but to sweep her off her feet, candidates need to have at least five qualities.
"He should be God fearing, family oriented, passionate about what he does, a Rwandan, and taller than 5ft 11 inches," she laughs.


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On Monday we will find out whether the school tax supporters' worst nightmare will come true. Will U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings begin working against the proposed additional 1 percent sales tax for education?
The Miramar Democrat is an icon in the black community with a fiery, magnetic stump style reminiscent of a tent preacher. Just the thought of him campaigning against the Sept. 19 tax referendum gives the tax supporters the willies.
One reason Hastings would oppose the tax is that a number of his black constituents are against it.
Another reason is that Superintendent Frank Petruzielo attacked Hastings at a League of Womens Voters meeting last month.
Petruzielo singled out Hastings as not helping Broward get enough education money from Washington. Hastings is actually one of the backers for education money, for instance repeatedly voting last year for a $427 million school improvements bill, which provided money for extra math and English classes.
But the superintendent was lashing out at Hastings because his congressional aide Art Kennedy is one of the leaders of the anti-tax campaign.
So on Monday, Petruzielo will be meeting with Hastings, trying to talk the congressman out of opposing the tax. Hastings will be looking for an apology. Not Eight But Seven
Democratic Party committee members, who will vote on Tuesday whether to support the tax, are being sent leaflets by tax opponents claiming Petruzielo has eight secretaries. Wrong. He has seven, which he shares with two other administrators.
But that's more than neighboring counties. According to his 1995-96 budget request, Petruzielo's private office has three clerks, four secretaries, a $101,915 executive assistant and a $73,037 administrative assistant.
The superintendent in Palm Beach has one secretary or clerk. In Dade he has three.
Regardless of the leaflets, Democrats are expected to throw their support - and campaign organization - behind the tax.


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Grief. Loss. Sadness. Misery. Sorrow. Pain. Heartache. Torment. Mourning. I don't care what you call it, it sucks. I don't think anyone can truly, fully, love or appreciate a person until they are gone, which also sucks by the way. We all hear the sayings, "Life is short, live each day as if it were your last, if you love someone let them know, you'll never know how long you'll have them." The list could go on forever. What doesn't however is life, love, friendships, precious moments in time that end all too soon.
Yes, I am in a bit of a melancholy mood this evening. I'm missing my Grams. I miss my Papa. I miss my Aunt Marianne. I miss Aunt Mickey. I miss the relatives I've heard stories about and never had the pleasure of meeting thanks to cancer or drunk driving accidents, heart attacks, or old age. I am missing the friendships that have faded, the dreams we used to have. No matter what you want to call grief or loss it all hurts the same.
The other morning I woke up in my bed and had a moment of confusion. Where was I? For a moment I almost felt like I was in my old twin bed at my parents' home, in the room I shared with my sister. Then realization hit me that I was in my bed in Gram's house. Then another realization hit. Gram is gone and this is now my house, although, it will always be theirs in a sense. This home was their love and their dream. I'm honored to be a part of it. Still, that one little moment kicked my mourning back into the present. I will grieve for the ones I've lost for the rest of my life. It never really ends. Some days will be better than others. Some days will be pretty grim.
Loss is hard. When someone comes into your life and changes it, or helps to mold you into the person you are meant to be, they leave a mark. They become a part of you. My family will always be a part of me whether they are the ones who are still living and breathing or the ones who have passed on. The friendships I've cultivated and lost have formed me, for better or worse. The men I have chosen to give my affection to, while they may not always have known the extent of my feelings, they are a part of me, including the loss of them. Letting go is painful.
I remember when my ex and I broke up, as I was sobbing and a mess, my father asked me, "Does it hurt?" In that moment, I was shocked he would ask such a silly question. Obviously, it hurt. Were the tears on my cheeks, the swollen puffy face, the snotting, sobbing mess in front of him not enough proof? Luckily, I only answered with, "Yes." His answer struck a chord in me and I am still so thankful I answered him simply and without sarcasm or attitude. He said, "Then it was real."
Only if we love someone can we be hurt by their absence. Right now, I am taking stock of my losses, saying prayers of thanks for being in my life at all, and trying to move forward. I am attempting to focus on the good times and let the bad memories simply vanish into the sunset. After all, when it is all said and done, who wants to hold onto the negative? So that is my evening as I drink some wine and reminisce, missing all the people I've loved and lost.


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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Yellin' About Yellen
With his insistence on touting unscientific online polls and his apparent conviction that he "won" Monday's Presidential debate, Donald Drumpf could be said to be living in a bubble. But could he also profit from one?
And is that why he's attacking Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve Board now?
Anyone who watched the debate heard Drumpf repeat his accusation that the Fed is "doing political things" by not raising interest rates. (He's so articulate!) And Pundit World probably thought, wow — whatever happened to the age-old tradition of keeping the Fed outside the bounds of partisan bickering?
But here's something more puzzling: Drumpf has praised the Fed in the recent past. So is this just another case of insecure Donald attacking a powerful woman? What's going on here?
We have a theory: As a (we assume) wealthy man with no ethics or scruples, Drumpf has placed a big bet on higher interest rates, and he's just drooling to cash in.
He could have bought interest rate futures or US dollar futures, or he could have sold other currencies that would decline if US rates increase. He could be amassing cash to swoop in like a vulture on highly leveraged luxury properties that would suffer from higher rates. Of course, he won't tell us any of this, will he?
If Donald Drumpf could brag about making money off the collapse of the 2008-2009 real estate bubble, why shouldn't he be planning to profit off the 2016 Fed bubble? We cats demand answers, which we'll never get. So we HISS.
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Bill Hemmer Say Congressional Prayer Caucus Is Awesome
Reported by Priscilla - November 4, 2011 -
"God" is very important to the GOP right. Who cares about unemployment, cuts to education/police/fire personnel due to budget constraints, a widening income inequality, foreclosures. There are more important priorities. Congress had to take and make the time to reaffirm America's godly motto "In God We Trust," as a result of a congressional vote taken earlier this week. Yesterday, alleged Fox "news" anchor, Bill Hemmer, positively gushed Fox News Christian anchor fellowship (cept for Chris Wallace and Greta are there any other kinds of Fox anchors?) with Congressiona GOP Rep. Tom Price, a member of the Congressional Prayer Caucus. Price was there to defend God's BFF's from the anti-God president who, in the words of the Fox video title, "mocked" the congress for voting for the motto resolution when they should be focused on jobs and the economy. Hemmer did his trademark glowing smile as he lobbed softballs and let Price promote the newest right wing meme.
Price claimed that the motto thing was to "remind" President Obama that "In God We Trust" is the national motto and not "E Pluribus Unum." The Prayer Caucus is very concerned about how nasty secularists are trying to take "God" away from God loving Merkins. According to the Prayer Caucus website, President Obama, in a speech given in the scary Muslim country of Indonesia, said that the national motto was "E Pluribus Unum." (Actually, the speech said "our motto" - not "national motto" but whatever). Not mentioned by Price is that "E Plurius Unum" is on the National Seal of the US and considered the "de-facto" motto of the country until "In God We Trust" was adopted in 1956, during a surge of God frenzy which also resulted in the insertion of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and the trusting God jargon on all money.
But you didn't hear any of that from Price who spent most of the time peddling the new GOP right wing narrative about how the House has sent 15 bills to the Senate where they are still pending. What was really priceless, though, was Bill Hemmer's initial comment to Price about the Prayer Caucus which about which he thinks that "if there's any caucus to be in on the hill, that would bring you the best."
Comment: Thank God our congress, inspired by its Prayer Caucus, has its priorities in the right place.


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It looked beautiful to my careless eyes. It really did. I started lying because I wanted to keep this pattern. I traced my fingers over the zig-zag lines, protruding and scaling. I looked at it with a keen interest. This work had been created out of a calm fury. Yes. Calm Fury. I wasn't restless or undecided. I had made up my mind and now all I needed to do was draw lines. I was successful and that's all that matters. I held on to it day and night, feeling the lines grow old with every passing second. I would have to do them again.What was that you said? You don't understand what I'm saying? Ohh, well, it will seem clearer in a bit. Have a little patience. I had to draw new lines. So I did. I had promised I would stop drawing lines because it was evident that I couldn't do them well. I sat there in the black metal chair looking at the new lines. Seems like I was getting worse at it instead of better. My grip was more firm this time but the lines were nearly non-existent. I stopped drawing. I just sat there, blank. Devoid of images and colours I sat there unmoving. She just sat there, like a wax statue with tears rolling down her cheeks. That was the most unanimated response ever. She was smiling and concerned. How can these two emotions or attitudes go together? I just sat there, devoid of understanding, itching to draw more lines. But I realized I am no good at it. But that doesn't mean I should stop. I'm gonna go keep these in my room. Would you like to play something? I think I nodded. She left to get the games and I still sat there like a wax statue. I looked at the empty corner on my table. Never mind. We played that game where you have to get four continuous coins in a row. You know, you drop the coins in this standing thing and try to get four coins horizontally, vertically or diagonally. I think I won twice, or once. So did she. I forgot about my patterns. See? I'm lying again. Of course I didn't forget them. They are with me always. They can talk. I'm sure they can talk. I just don't understand. I should stop trying to talk if it seems to make no difference. Whether I talk, or smile, or exist, it is not going to make a difference. I will still just be that girl who happened. No one ever remembers 'that girl who happened' because that's how it is. I have been there so long that I have taken it upon myself personalize that space. The lines. The lines are calling out. It is in this space that I draw. I draw till I get my desired result. I still have no idea how the perfect end result would look like. But I am hoping to get there. In recent days I have been pushed into this space by unspoken words and useless thoughts. These lines that I have just drawn have no meaning, no story, no life.
It wasn't unbearably hot yet. But I could feel the sweat under my armpits. Ugh, so much for taking a bath. Every effect has a cause. Or there is no effect without a cause. "It follows that those who say that everything is good are talking foolishly: what they should say is that everything is for the best." Tout est bien. Tout est au mieux. I can hear my mind laughing. It is laughing. It is asking the cause of these lines. The cause of these lines is the tool used to draw them. Simple. Ha. Haha. Hahaha. Hahahaha. Right. Makes sense. Tick tock goes the clock. Why is that? Now that is because of the machinery inside it.Tiny circular wedges going round and round and round. But not like a merry-go round. I need to draw more lines. I decide to be more precise and controlled this time. I fold my legs in front of me so that I can support the drawing space. I neatly etch the lines, drawing over the same one over and over again, making sure it is visible to my careless eye. I quietly draw two lines, next to each other, parallelly. Parallelly. Sounds weird does it not. Parallelly. Too many l's to pronounce. I watch the lines. The near parallel lines.
It stopped hurting a while back. A long time ago. So long ago that I cannot remember. When I had built my first fortress. It was a disaster. How was I to know how to build a fortress? It crumbled when the waters touched its base. It didn't flood, the water just touched the base. I stopped building walls for a while after that. I roamed around drinking in the pleasures that everyone else was enjoying. Not me. Never me. Never. Me. Nev. Er. Me. Ne. Ver. Me. Neverme. Sounds like Naomi does it not? Hmm. So what? My drawing space is mine. No one can tell me how to use it. She took away my most coveted tool. The Pepsi can. It so simple with the pepsi can. Tear it in half and your tool is ready. The metal is so thin that you can make designs on the edges. My favourite was the mountains. The mountains drew lines. The second time was bad. The mountains turned into plateaus. Plateaus are no fun. The pin is a nice tool. The General Administrator badge had a pin behind it. Parallelly I drew the lines. For the first time, on the third drawing, I saw the rich, red colour oozing out. It was beautiful. Three sets of parallel lines. Three. Th.Ree.
The rich red blood oozed out of the parallelly drawn lines.
But it stopped. Everything stops eventually. The other lines look like stitches. Yes, stitches. I do not know why they look like stitches. But I like those too. They are all fading. The lines are fading. I do not have my drawing tools. I guess I will have to find a new one. Find a new one. New one. New. One. Just One.


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OSAKA lenses. What are they?greenspun.com : LUSENET : Large format photography : One Thread
Looking for a long lens for my 4x5, I have seen this brand mentioned a few times. They have in particular a light 500 gr 4 elements 500 mm f9.5 with a 300 mm bellows extension costing $ 920. Any opinion?
-- Paul Schilliger (email@example.com), February 20, 2000
It may be a Congo lens. They make a 500mm/F9.5. Here is thier site: http://www.cosmonet.org/~congo/index_e.html. One of our club members uses a 150mm Congo, and the images seem just fine.
-- Ron Shaw (email@example.com), February 22, 2000.
Thanks, Ron. The web site is worth visiting. I was bodered though by the conception of the lens I was interested for. It is very proeminent, perhaps 12 cm from the board and this makes me fear for shutter vibrations. Shan't I? Any user of this lens out there?
-- Paul Schilliger (firstname.lastname@example.com), February 22, 2000.
Bromwell deals in Osaka lenses. Don't know if they are the same as Congo though. DJ
-- N Dhananjay (firstname.lastname@example.com), February 22, 2000.
Both Osaka and Congo (Yamazaki Optical Co.) lenses are tessar type lenses. I have a Congo 180 f/6.3 in a seiko shutter & it's fairly sharp. If you are considering a tessar lens, watch the coverage ~ that's the main drawback. I don't believe they are both from the same manufacturer in Japan.
-- Ted Brownlee (firstname.lastname@example.com), February 22, 2000.
After visiting the Congo Yamazaki Optical web site, I sent an email to them and was very kindly answered by Mr. Yamazaki himself. In a first answer he told me they where the makers of the OSAKA line of lenses. Then, answering a more specific question on the 500 mm and possibility of purchasing directly in Japan, I thought this would interest some of you, as I have found older threads on the same topic. Here is Mr. Yamazaki reply to me.
Thank you very much for your interest in our products.
500mm tele lens used to be F 8 full open aperture mounted on a big heavy number 3 shutter.
Abour 10 years ago,we have changed the design to the present one with F9.5 full open aperture mounted on a number 1 shutter.
The former is monolayer coated and has a image circle of 210mm, while the latter is multilayer coated and has a 160mm circle. As far as I remember,there is no F8 Osaka brand. Probably,the "210mm" you found is erroneously stated. You can easily tell which by the shutter, No.3 or No.1.
We are selling directly to an user. The shipping is by E.M.S.mail,a rapid air parcel. The payment is by bank transfer to our account in advance. If you let us know your address,we will let you know the total amount including shipping charge.
Thank you and awaiting to hear from you again. Keizo Yamazaki Yamasaki Optical Co.,Ltd. email@example.com
-- Paul Schilliger (email@example.com), February 26, 2000.
I always thought that my Osaka lenses were made by Congo. I have a 120mm f/6.8 tessar and a 400mm f/8 telephoto Both give superb results. Very sharp, but not much movement possible. The 400mm infinity focuses at about 240mm extention. I find this lens to be very useful. The image quality I get from these lens compare with what I get from my Nikkor and Rodenstock lens.
-- Leroy Beal (email@example.com), February 26, 2000.


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Saturday, October 28, 2006
A visit to A.C. Moore
Paid a visit to A.C. Moore today and brought more cotton yarn and a Leisure Arts crochet book dishcloths. I have 16 dishcloths to go and I don't want to use the same 2 patterns over and over so I now have 16 designs to choose from to finish my dishcloth project. I will start on another set tonight. We went to Costco today too and I really love the place but I can tell that prices are going up even in Costco, the last time I brought a 5 liter bottle of Olive Oil it was about $19.95 or so and now its $25.00 it is still a good price when you consider the fact that less than a liter can cost $6.95 and up in the grocery store. Still we brought some very nice Salmon fillets and Catfish. The next time I go I am going to get a leg of lamb, I really like lamb. I have kept to my promise and I have not worked on my Crochet Lace Shells Afghan or Crazy Stitch Afghan. The Crazy stitch is 95% finished and Crochet Lace Shells 50% but since they are not gifts I can finish them anytime. I hope Hobby Lobby has a 40% off any one item so that I can start buying the yarn for my next afghan project. The project I want to start calls for TLC Essentials 9 skeins by Coats & Clark this yarn at Hobby Lobby is $2.99 per skein so it would take 9 trips to the store, you can only use the coupon one time a day. This means that it will take 2 month's I think to get the yarn because I don't think Hobby Lobby runs the coupon but once a month. I wish it was 40% off you purchase price. I think they would sale a lot more if people could get 40% off the entire purchase. Well off to make another dishcloth. Happy Crocheting and Knitting.
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Is heading to President Obama's desk for enaction:
Its about time! Republican objections to this law are just absurd. Under the previous Supreme Court decision, a company need only keep the discrimination secret for 180 days and they had successfully run out the clock. I'm not sure if there will be a flood of lawsuits because of this or not. But, if there are, so what? As Barbara Mikulski said, companies have a very easy way to avoid it; don't discriminate. If you have two people doing the same job with the same tenure, pay them the same rate. Its that simple.


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text: Julia Matveev is a lecturer in German Literature and Culture at the University of Haifa, at the Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature and at the Center for German and European Studies. She earned her Ph.D. degree in German Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2000 for her dissertation on "Movement as Means of Expression in the Cinematographic Prose of Peter Handke". It is a work concerned with contemporary German literature and philosophy of language, with particular emphasis on the connection between literature and film. In the period between 2000 and 2008 she taught courses on contemporary German Literature and Film in the German department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as courses on literary theory in the department of Comparative Literature. Her research includes among other projects a project on the relation between narrative and identity in the context of contemporary migrant literature in Germany and German-speaking countries, set against the background of the contemporary discussions on European identity in the age of globalization.


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Priyanka Chopra has courted fresh controversy after calling Sikkim a state 'troubled with insurgency' in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017. Her comment came after the worldwide premiere of her home production Pahuna, a film which talks about refugee crises through the eyes of two Nepalese children.
Pahuna, directed by Pakhi Tyrewala, is the story of two Nepalese children who are displaced because of conflict.
In her interview to ET Canada, Priyanka spoke about how Pahuna was a ground-breaking achievement. She said that it was the first film to come out of Sikkim.
"Sikkim is a small state in the North-east of India which never had a film industry or anyone who made films from the region. This is the first film ever that's come out of that region, because it's very troubled with insurgency and troubling situations," she said in the interview.
After massive outrage on social media, the Baywatch actor tendered an apology to Ugen Gyatso, the tourism minister of Sikkim in which she said she was aware that Sikkim was an 'incredible host nation to so many refugees'.
This is what her letter to the tourism ministry reads:
"I'm sorry I have to write to you under these circumstances.. but I needed to clarify my stance in regards to the situation which has arisen due to a comment of mine during an interview for my film Pahuna, which was misunderstood.
As you are aware, I hold the Government and the people of Sikkim in high regard and have in addition to Pahuna been looking to tell more great stories from Sikkim.
From the moment I heard the script of Pahuna, I knew I wanted to share this story with the world. It is important to me because no one else was willing to take a chance on a film like this, that deals with the refugee crises which is an issue that is being dealt with across the world as it is being in Sikkim.. Pahuna is a film that brings a message of hope and positivity.
My comment, made during an interview at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival 2017, where Pahuna made its worldwide debut, was misconstrued. I was talking about the Sikkimese film industry and also the subject of the film, where I mentioned how Sikkim was grappling with the refugee situation caused by insurgencies.. I had meant by the 'neighbouring countries' .. I am fully aware that Sikkim is an incredible host nation (sic) to so many refugees and our film shows exactly that through the children's point of view...
I understand that the statement I made in the interview was open to interpretation. I should have been clearer with my intention. We've made a beautiful film that would not have been possible without the support of the government and people of Sikkim. In no way did I intend to offend or hurt anyone's sentiments and for that I apologise.
I appreciate all the support you have shown me and my team and I wanted to clear the misunderstanding with you directly."
Ugen Gyatso had sought an apology from Priyanka after he got to know about the interview. Priyanka's mother Madhu Chopra too apologised to the minister over phone, Gyatso told India Today Television.
WATCH: Priyanka trolled for calling Sikkim insurgency-hit state, apologises


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Outside of the Spokane area, the Tri-Cities has one of the largest Eastern Washington University alumni bases there is.
But the school hasn't made a strong effort to connect with that Tri-Cities base for a while, especially when it comes to athletics.
That may be changing.
Last Thursday, EWU had a fundraising dinner at the Richland home of Rich and Celia Gentz, and then an alumni golf tournament at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland on Friday.
Everyone involved is calling it a success.
"The reception (Thursday night) was as good an event as I've seen anywhere," said EWU men's basketball coach Jim Hayford.
Ken Halpin, EWU's Associated Athletic Director, said he hopes this is the first in a long run of events in the Tri-Cities.That would be fine with EWU head football coach Beau Baldwin, who led the Eagles to a national title in 2010, as well as back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships the last two seasons.
The Eagles are expected to have another big season on the gridiron.
"What we've done in the last two years — go 15-1 in the Big Sky Conference and win back-to-back Big Sky championships — that was harder with a bullseye on our backs than the 2010 national title run," Baldwins told the Herald in the Horn Rapids clubhouse.
The Eagles lost in the FCS semifinals last year, and with all-star quarterback Vernon Adams and standout receiver Cooper Kupp returning, expectations for another title run are high.
"I don't totally base ourselves on end results," said Baldwin. "I get it about the Big Sky championships and national championship. But if our guys go out and bust their ass for one another, do well in the classroom, and work together to be a team, that'll make me happy.
"We have to grind it out. Expectations are high, but it's about taking care of the process."
Baldwin said two Tri-Citians will be going into training camp as projected starters: linebacker Miquiyah Zamora and offensive lineman Aaron Neary.
"Miquiyah is doing a good job," said Baldwin of the former Chiawana High star. "He continues to improve in the classroom. He's got a competitive edge. He wants to be great, and I expect great things from him."
As for Neary, a Hanford High graduate, "Aaron is going to be a great one. He hasn't had enough snaps because he's had to play behind a lot of seniors. But from what he's shown us, I believe the sky is the limit for Aaron. He can be one of the great offensive lineman at Eastern Washington University. He's got the tools? Absolutely. But he's got to earn it."
Meanwhile, Hayford has the men's basketball program on the rise, going 10-10 in the Big Sky last season (15-16 overall)."We finally have a team of maturity," he said. "Last year we had no seniors, and we finally got to .500 in league play. The second year was really hard. We had all freshmen and sophomores. I think we're ready to make the turn."
He's not the only one who thinks that.
"I think my bosses are happy because I just got a new five-year contract," he said.
The stability in the program is there, Hayford said.
"There is just a whole lot of momentum at Eastern," he said.
Hayford isn't afraid to schedule anyone either. Last season, the Eagles visited eventual NCAA champ UConn. This coming season, he expects to visit Indiana and play the Washington Huskies.
And after witnessing the Tri-Cities event, Hayford was thinking about his team's schedule again.
"To come down here and have such a great turnout was impressive," said Hayford. "I'd like to see us play a home game here eventually."
New EWU women's soccer coach Chad Bodnar also took a break to play golf and mix with alums and boosters.
The Pasco High School graduate has been busy getting ready for his first season with the Eagles.
"We came in and made quite a few changes in the program," said Bodnar. "The recruiting class is good for the fall."
The Eagles have struggled in the win-loss department the last few years. That's why EWU signed Bodnar, who was running both the men's and women's programs at Walla Walla Community College and was the director of the Three Rivers Soccer Program in the Tri-Cities.
He understands what's ahead of him and his team.
"It takes a while to build a program," Bodnar said. "I'm not a guy who likes to lose, and I don't sleep well when that happens. We want to win right away, but I'm realistic at where we're at. But I'm also competitive."
He thinks it won't take long to win. It starts with changing old attitudes — like losing was OK.
"It's been a different culture," Bodnar said. "Changing that culture has been the biggest obstacle. It's a process. I think we can get there soon. I want to try to match what the football program is doing."
Over 100 alumni, EWU coaches and staff attended the Thursday night dinner. Baldwin said that Hanford grad Joe Douglas and Kamiakin grad Joe Hunt have both left the program. The Eagles will open the 2014 season well before the rest of the college football world with an Aug. 23 home game against FCS rival Sam Houston State. Tri-Cities EWU alumni are planning to charter a bus to Cheney for the game. ESPN GameDay is also expected to be there. Because of the early season start, football camp will also start early, with freshmen reporting to Cheney on July 29 and veterans showing up the next day.


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Kicking off the Pulitzer Center project
I've landed in Monrovia, resisting the temptation to become even the cutest kid's mom, and I'm about to dive into an overpacked month of reporting with the unparalleled Glenna Gordon. Our project page went live at the Pulitzer Center today, and you read all about what we're doing here…here. There's also a load of useful additional resources, so go get your Liberia on.
Meanwhile, I'll keep blogging here, and we'll both be blogging on the Pulitzer Center's Untold Stories blog, which also has some great work from a bunch of other amazing reporters flinging themselves around the globe.
Hope you'll follow us, here or there or everywhere, and let us know what you think.
October 19, 2009 3:01 am
Hi Jina!!
My name is Grace, and I was one of the students that you spoke to when you came to Ms. Pierce's class.
I just want to first off tell you how much I enjoyed hearing you talk about your travels, and your different experiences in Africa ).
Secondly I talked to Ms. Pierce and she said that I should post something on your blog about a seminar that I attended this past Saturday.
I went to a private seminar that only about twenty people attended. The speaker's name was Kimmie Weeks.
I don't know if you have heard of him or not, but he is from Liberia and he has done many great things for child soldiers and the less fortunate in his home country of Liberia.
He told us of his story about growing up in a war-torn country with the rebels attacking and killing people, and how he survived it while many others died by either getting killed or of diseases.
I 'll send you more on him soon!
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Afghan progress
I have finished all the pieces for my afghan, and now have to put them together. I am having a problem deciding what color to whip them together with, but think I am going to end up using the ecru. The instructions just say to whip stitch or slipstitch them together, but they are all different colors, so the stitching is going to stand out. Usually I have outlined the pieces in one color before putting them together, so this is my first time with this issue. I started crocheting them together, but didn't like the look of them, so I have taken them back apart and will try whip stitching tomorrow. So close, and yet sooooo far.
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Yesterday was a great first day to The Open. I must admit that I wasn't surprised by any of those that did well, but there were some that surprised me among those that didn't impress.
I was disappointed with Lee Westwood's start. It's such a shame for him, because I know how much he wants to win this. It was a great day for Tiger Woods, however – he played beautifully all day – and Adam Scott also played well.
Westwood was not alone in having a bad day, though. Phil Mickelson joined him, as did Justin Rose. I'd expected them both to play well. They had the perfect day with which to play some good golf, but it just didn't happen for them.
The weather was good for all concerned, so it was a very easy opening day – you can only really be affected by the weather if it's bad.
For Westwood, it's a case of needing to get his head down and to just keep going. We all know how great he can be – you only have to look at the amount of Championships he's won – but it's just eluding him at the moment.
Paul Lawrie was magnificent; what a great story his could be. Coming here, he was very disappointed to have missed the cut last week during the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart – he would have loved to have played well there – but the two days he had off at the weekend have done him the power of good. This week might just be the right week for him to perform.
The same goes for Nicolas Colsaert. Both he and Lawrie are vying for Ryder Cup places. It's been an excellent start for them both but they've been superb all year.
Woods's start didn't surprise me. I was very pleased to see the way he played tactically – that was key to his great play.
But again, the weather remains so pertinent. It's a great start for the boys that are up there, but for those that aren't it's going to be a struggle to catch up. The weather could yet help though, and can still make this unpredictable. There are many involved who could win still this great event.
Sam Torrance OBE is a multiple Ryder Cup-winning golfer and media commentator. He has won 21 European Tour titles in a career spanning 40 years and famously sank the putt that clinched victory for Europe in the 1985 Ryder Cup. Follow him on Twitter @torrancesam
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Take that!May 22, 2007
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Twining my friend.
I have read nearly every word you have written on your blog(s). Even the unpunctuated stuff at the beginning.
The constant struggle between your knowledge of Muslim extremism, and your belief in diversity and multiculturalism is facinating.
Previously I have had nothing constructive to say here, I mostly disagree.
Yesterday however, a Mr "'Super'duper" chose to comment in IG's place. He defined what we both despise about the police service; Diversity as a promotional tool or political lever. Not as a cure to injustice.
Since this is your field of expertise, I will follow your lead. But he seems to have accidentally confirmed a lot of what you have been saying all along.
As to the monkey… I would be grouchy too if I had Serendip for company!by Joe. P May 23, 2007 at 3:59 am
Oh very good indeed Mr P. Myself and a couple of other chaps do try and encourage Mr twining by entering into debate with him and his chum Mr Serendib as you probably know, but they do get somewhat testy at times, taking comments and good old fashioned argument a mite too personally at times. I'm glad that there are others out there as well. Chin chin, time for tiffin! (Sorry, terribly colonial I know it must seem, but one gets into habits, and anyway at my age, what does it matter)? Made entirely of rubber you say? GGGRRRRRRR!by Rowley Birkin QC May 23, 2007 at 8:02 am
Joe P, I am now lost, are you complementing something I have said? Wow, I am not being sarcastic, just wondering what it is that I have said that has struck a cord. Who has confirmed what?
Serendib is an OK person, give him a chance, yeah. As for you Mr QC and your tiffin, enjoy it while you can. I don't think I am taking you personally. I just hope to God you are not CPS.by Twining says: May 23, 2007 at 5:47 pm
You have said that the field of diversity within the police service is dominated by career minded officers who care more about their next promotion than the problems they are payed to solve. I hope I haven't misinterpreted you on this.
A perfect and unapologetic example of such an officer posted on IG's site the other day. That, to me, vindicates a lot of what you have been saying.
Your writing is massively improved as well, I no longer get the impression that your head is about to explode with rage.
You also seem to have acquired a troll of the highest quality in the form of the Right Honourable Mr Birkin QC, pure class. You should cherish him.
You are an authoritative advocate of the views you hold. It makes interesting reading for me as they are not views that tend to appear on other police blogs. They are however views that are integral to the current running of the police service as a whole, and as such they need to be heard.
So it is with some regret that I humbly submit to you that they are in fact unmitigated hogwash.by Joe. P May 24, 2007 at 2:39 am
Dear Joe P,
I am not sure whether I am meant to thank you for the compliment that my views are 'integral to the current running of the police service' or whether I am supposed to be offended that you consider that they are also 'unmitigated hogwash'. Whatever the intention, I go for the former and thank you for the compliment. Lets face it all views to someone out there are 'unmitigated hogwash'.by Serendib May 24, 2007 at 8:04 am


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Two-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin star in this hilarious look at marriage, divorce and everything in between. With a thriving Santa Barbara bakeshop, a new romance heating-up, and her divorce finally behind her, Jane Adler has her life all figured out – until she finds herself trapped between the perfect new beau and her philandering ex-husband who's determined to win her back. When opposites attract all over again, will love be sweeter the second time around? It's… complicated!
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June 26, 2017
Huntsville, AL to Montgomery, AL
Family! It's so good to hear that you are all doing so well! I love hearing about everything! I sure hope your week has been as eventful as it has been here in Alabama. This week was pretty bomb! So to start out, this week we weren't able to get a hold of one of our investigators for about the past week and a half. We stopped by at all different times of the day but she never answered. So we decided we would give it one last shot. (It reminded me a lot of what happened in Lorna with our investigator Irma.) But anyways, we went and knocked on her door and she answered! Super cool!! We talked to her for a minute and we were able to get another return appointment with her. We asked her if she read in the Book of Mormon while we were gone, and she said Yes! "I'M SO HAPPY I'M GONNA DIEEEEE!!!!" We both got super super happy and just couldn't wipe the smiles of our faces! She is just the greatest.Her name is Patricia.
Every year the Madison and Huntsville Alabama Stakes put together a "Celebrate America" concert. They work together with the people from the US Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville and put together a spectacular concert for the community. We were able to bring a Less Active and it was such a great experience. They had all of the people that had served in the different areas of the US Army stand up and be recognized. They asked for anyone that had served in the Air Force and 1 person in the audience stood up. He was about 5' 2" with snow white hair, and could barely get out of his seat. In all about 500 people that were in the audience saw him. Everyone went right to their feet and gave him a standing ovation. I started to tear up. It was such a spectacular experience. I'm so thankful for those that have served our country and for their shining examples. I am beyond grateful for each and everyone of the them. I have really become grateful for their service as I have been here in Alabama. They really are amazing.
Well, my stay in Huntsville has come to another end! I didn't think that I'd get a second chance to serve here, but it has been a great one. This week I'm getting transferred to Montgomery. I'm super excited. And for those of you that know how close Elder Devereaux and I are we will be right next to each other! So we are super pumped for that! ha! I've loved being here in Huntsville, but I'm ready for the next adventure. It'll be a good one!
Well that's about it for the wee.! Thank you all for your love and support that you show me! I really appreciate each and every one of you! I know this is His work and I'm so grateful to be spending my time bringing others to Christ. Love you all! Have a great week and Keep Smiling!
Strength and Honor
-Elder Noah Featherstone
|We were visiting someone up on the Tennessee/Alabama Border. So here's State Line Rd. But we were at about 100% percent humidity so the camera was kind of struggling! haha!
Elders Smith, Lee, Lewis, and I reppin' the Umbrellas after a Thunderstorm.
Hermano Bahena and his 2 kids Sam, and Noah. Those kids are hysterical! They never stop "Messin' like Sasquatch."


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So I've decided to start another weekly post. I'm going to call it "Kudos to You" and it's basically going to be a kudos tribute to one person each week. It could be somebody as obvious as my mom, or as random as the dude at Wal-mart who let me check out in front of him when he observed my crying kid, the erratic tic in my left eye, and the small amount of items in my cart :) So tune in on Tuesdays for my thanks, appreciation, and kudos to those who absolutely deserve it!
Till then,
Slow Day: Week 26
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News, Current Affairs, Politics, Media, Sport, Entertainment and Life in General from Ireland
Full video interview with Pat Kenny at the bottom of this article.
The news today that legendary RTE broadcaster Pat Kenny is to leave the state broadcaster after 41 years is a major shock to the Irish broadcasting landscape. The shock move by Irelands Independent Talk radio station Newstalk106-108fm is a massive coup for the station and will be a huge boost to listening and earning potential for the station. Kenny will anchor a new current affairs magazine and news show from 10am until 12.30pm from the 2nd of September.
Pat Kenny joined RTÉ as a part-time radio announcer in 1972. He moved quickly into broadcasting and later presented 'Today Tonight' winning a Jacob's award in 1986 for his three radio programmes: 'Saturday View', 'The Kenny Report' and 'The Outside Track'. Following the 1988 'Eurovision Song Contest', which he co-hosted with Michelle Rocca, he presented a number of chat shows, including 'Kenny Live'. He took over as host for 'The Late Late Show' from Gay Byrne in 1999 which he continued to present for the following ten years.
In 2009 he was announced as the presenter of current affairs debate programme 'The Frontline', moving in January 2013 as one of the presenting team of current affairs programme 'Prime Time'. Pat Kenny has been a presenter on RTÉ Radio 1 on his morning current affairs programme 'Today with Pat Kenny' since the 1980s, and has won multiple awards across his career.
Welcoming Pat to Newstalk, Station Editor, Garrett Harte said: "Pat Kenny's arrival marks a significant milestone for Newstalk and reflects our long-term commitment to the development of independent radio, in Ireland. Pat is one of Ireland's most respected broadcasters with an outstanding pedigree in quality journalism. His addition to the Newstalk team will greatly add to our on-air offering and is a further demonstration of the ambition of this station. I am delighted to welcome him to Newstalk."
The move will greatly enhance Newstalks reputation and profile and will surely attract the interest of sponsors and advertisers to the station, however much Kenny is due to be paid may well be recouped to some degree in the earning potential the broadcaster will bring to the station. Listeners are very loyal and many throughout the country are reluctant to switch from the state broadcaster after years of dedication to the state provider, however the lure of Pat Kenny may prove too strong for many and it will be interesting to see the impact the move will have over the next few JNLR listenership books.
The JNLR figures are the bible of the radio industry and the main determiner in the choices of advertisers at to where to advertise their products. Currently Today with Pat Kenny on RTE has a listenership of 328,000 which increased by 3,000 in the last JNLR book, he is moving to a timeslot in Newstalk that is currently presented by Something Happens singer, Tom Dunne, that has a listenership of in the region of 55,000. Kenny will be expected to significantly increase that figure and it expected that many will follow him from RTE. Newstalk has not revealed what will happen to Tom Dunne, but it has stated he will remain with the station but they have not revealed in what capacity or if he is to be offered a new programme.
What Kenny is being paid is unknown and because Newstalk is a commercial independent station it will not be obliged to release those figures, but we can presume his wage will be substantial as he earned €630,000 in 2011, €729,604 in 2009 and €950,976 in 2008 with RTE. At the moment it seems he will no longer be broadcasting on TV and surely now there is an opening for Independent TV station TV3 to swoop in and offer a new television programme to the 65 year old.
Pat Kenny in a press release today said, "Like many of my colleagues, I have always regarded Newstalk as a valuable source of news and comment. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of Newstalk and to be part of a new team where, hopefully, my experience will also add value. I am relishing the challenge ahead and looking forward to a new chapter in my career, with the world of independent broadcasting, helping to develop Newstalk into the talk radio of choice for listeners countrywide."
Responding to the decision of Kenny to leave the station, RTÉ Director General Noel Curran said: 'Pat has made a huge contribution to RTÉ over many years on both television and radio. Always meticulously prepared, he is a broadcaster of real talent, range and integrity. I have worked with Pat as a Producer of both his Current Affairs and his Entertainment series and I know the range of his talent. Pat Kenny's contract with RTÉ expired earlier this year and we have been aware for some time that he had an offer from commercial radio. Through lengthy negotiations every effort was made to retain Pat's services but unfortunately we could not come to an agreement. I would like to wish Pat the very best for the future and I would like to thank him, both personally and as Director General for his contribution to broadcasting on RTÉ. We must all now look ahead to refreshing our Radio 1 Schedule, on the back of the very strong JNLR figures last week.'
Although the move is a major boost for Newstalk, it will cause major headaches for RTE, who will now need to reschuffle their schedule, the choices they make will be highly significant for the state broadcaster. Music promoter, Louis Walsh, speaking on The Mooney Show today on RTE suggested that legendary Irish broadcaster, Gay Byrne, should be the person to replace Pat Kenny, and re-establish himself on the slot he previously held. Byrne is currently presenting a music programme on RTE's Lyric FM, and if they could convince him to move back to RTE Radio 1, it could be the answer to all their problems. It is probably more likely that someone like Miriam O'Callaghan, one of Kennys co-presenters on the current affairs TV programme, Primetime, would be the most likely replacement, and it would address the lack of female broadcasters in primetime slots on the national broadcaster. O'Callaghan has been standing in for John Murray on his 9am to 10am programme on RTE for the past few months. Others in the running to take over from Kenny are Aine Lawlor, Audrey Carville, Ryan Tubridy, Today FM's Matt Cooper. However, the latest favourite with the bookies, Claire Byrne, who is being tipped in this mornings papers and social media circles to be the successor to Pat Kenny, seems to be out in front and appears to be the most likely person to take over the slot.
Whatever the fallout from Kenny's decision to move to Newstalk, it will be a massive change to the broadcasting landscape and could be the cataylst that sees Newstalk become a real and significant challenger to the state broadcaster. September traditionally sees scheduling changes announced and Newstalk appear to have caught RTE on the hop, the state broadcaster will now have to react decisively and quickly to counter Newstalks check mate move. We can expect massive marketing and publicity campaigns by both organisations to win the battle of the mid morning market. It will take time for Newstalk to realise the listenership increase, but it is not inconceivable that the independent broadcaster could achieve a tripling of its mid morning audience by September of 2014 and RTE could face a decimation of it's mid morning listenership similiar to that suffered by 2fm after the passing of Gerry Ryan. The Irish radio landscape is facing very interesting times over the next year or so.
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For the past week, I have been working on this cross stitch from WeeLittleStitches. All of the patterns are amazing!
Here it is, Futurama:
The pattern is *free*, so yay! You can find it here. Now, poor Hermes did not make it into the final product. I'm stitching with a deadline!
This is the largest cross stitch project I have done so far, and it dragged on forever! So many different colors of thread (some of which were actually the recommended colors) and ends to weave in. I finished and stared at it for a good few minutes and then realized 1) the Professor didn't have any shoes, and 2) The top row of Amy's jumpsuit didn't have the second leg of the stitch. After grappling with my inner lazy, I pulled the thread back out and fixed those two spots.
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Fixer Upper's star Chip and Joanna Gaines announced a big news on Tuesday evening that they are expecting baby no. 5.
The couple announced on Instagram with a playful photo.
"Gaines party of 7..(If you're still confused.. WE ARE PREGNANT)," he wrote.
Chip and Joanna already parents of four kids, Drake-12, Ella-11, Duke-9 and Emmie kay-7.
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It's easy to notice Washington D.C. native Kokayi's love of electro-pop, soul and psych-rock to convey his messages. But don't sleep on the rhymes: The veteran MC blazed a trail in the city before rapping was fashionable, traveling the world with his Opus Akoben crew and teaching aspiring rappers how to freestyle. On this new track "Birdus Ghetti," Kokayi bemoans the concept of police helicopters (or "ghetto birds," as they're often called). "I hate them joints," he says. "Not that they aren't doing their job, but the big light, it's mad late and they're hunting. It's the antithesis of the early bird getting the worm proverb." The song, with its bouncy synths and country rock flair, is the lively opener of Kokayi's forthcoming album, Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Country).
Though the album carries broad themes -- racial injustice and lovelorn angst, among other things -- Kokayi wants people to have fun with the music. "My sincere hope is that folks party to it, find their favorite song and sing along, then have the lightbulb go off once they figure out what the song is speaking to."
Pro Deo et Patria is out Sept. 21. Stream "Birdus Ghetti" below:


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… APC kicks
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter, has kicked against the decision of Governor Nyesom Wike to hurriedly inaugurate members of the caretaker committees in 22 of the state's 23 local government areas, contrary to the order of the National Industrial Court (NIC), sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The NIC earlier gave an order restraining Wike from dissolving the 22 Rivers councils, pending the determination of the suit filed by the chairmen.
Rivers APC, through its Chairman, Chief Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, Friday in Port Harcourt, insisted that the setting up and Wike's Thursday night's inauguration in Government House, Port Harcourt of the caretaker committee members were illegal.
The Rivers Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Felix Obuah, however, described as a step in the right direction, the dissolution of the 22 councils, through a ruling of the Federal High Court (FHC), Port Harcourt, presided over by Justice Lambo Akanbi, including the screening of the caretaker committee members by the state's lawmakers and their inauguration by Wike around 10 p.m. on the same Thursday.
The tenure of the chairman and councillors of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers state will expire next year and not affected by the dissolution.
Prior to Thursday morning's sitting of the FHC, there was an explosion at the premises of the FHC, which led to pandemonium, with the people around scampering to safety, but no life was lost, while Justice Akanbi still went ahead to deliver the ruling.
Wike immediately sent names of members of caretaker committees for the 22 LGAs to the state's House of Assembly, led by Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani and they were quickly screened by the 32 lawmakers, consisting of 31 PDP and one APC members.
The chairmen of the dissolved councils, under the aegis of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Rivers chapter, which has as its chairman, Chimbiko Iche Akarolo, of the Port Harcourt City LG Council, on Thursday, after Justice Akanbi's ruling, proceeded to the National Industrial Court in Yenagoa, where they obtained an order of stay of execution, restraining Wike from implementing their sack, but was ignored by the Rivers governor.
Rivers APC said: "Wike, last (Thursday) night, appointed and sworn in caretaker committees for 22 Local Government Councils in Rivers State, presumably based on the illegal pronouncements of Federal High Court One, sitting in Port Harcourt and presided over by Justice Lambo Akanbi.
"The APC will like to unequivocally state that the ruling by Justice Akanbi on Thursday was illegal and, to that extent, unacceptable to the party. Our rejection of the illegal ruling is based on facts.
"On April 29, 2015, Justice Akanbi acknowledged that he was on notice that the jurisdiction of his court was on appeal by counsel to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Rivers State Government and therefore adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely), pending the outcome of the appeal at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt. Consequently, all parties retreated to wait for the decision of the Court of Appeal, fixed for October 12, 2015, for which all parties are already on hearing notice.
"The application to join by the APC, which Justice Akanbi turned down, was appealed and that appeal is still pending at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt. There is a subsisting court order in suit number: NICN/YEN/26/2015 by the National Industrial Court, Yenagoa, preventing the Rivers Governor and other parties from undertaking any action to dissolve the 22 councils and/or remove the chairmen and councilors from office. Both courts have co-ordinate jurisdiction.
"Justice Akanbi cannot reverse his earlier decision to adjourn sine die and reopen the matter without the Court of Appeal dispensing with the matter of jurisdiction before it and other pending appeals, followed by service of hearing notice to all parties in the matter.
"Based on these facts, the APC rejects the illegal ruling, purportedly given by Justice Akanbi dissolving local government councils in Rivers State. We urge the council chairmen, councilors and members to reject and not to recognise anyone parading himself/herself/themselves as caretaker chairmen and members in the 22 local government councils."
The APC in Rivers also called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase; the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS); the new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Chris Okey Ezike; and all other security agencies to be on notice to continue to provide security for the duly-elected chairmen and councilors, as the only legitimate persons in charge of the 23 local councils of Rivers state (all the 23 LG chairmen belong to the APC), which it said would prevent APC members across the state from being forced to resort to self help.
It will be recalled that the sacked members of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Rivers chapter, recently accused Justice Akanbi at a news conference in Port Harcourt, of being bribed by Wike, a former Minister of State for Education and Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi, to ensure their removal from office.
The Rivers ALGON members also sent a petition against Justice Akanbi to the National Judicial Council (NJC), calling for his dismissal for unethical conduct and corruption.