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Mai Khao Beach
Mai Khao Beach, the longest in Phuket, still looks in some parts as deserted as it was when I first visited it in 1990. A lot has been built but the beach hasn't yet been covered with umbrellas and food vendors. It might just a question of time, but you can still walk 11 kilometers or more and only meet three fishermen. Of course few properties and resorts were built, such as Sala Phuket, Renaissance Phuket, JW Marriott or Mai Khao Dreams Villas further north, but thankfully, the beach remained mostly untouched.
Mai Khao Beach start at Sirinath National Park, right where Nai Yang Beach ends, and run for eleven kilometers to the very north of the island at Haad Sai Keow beach, close to the bridge. There are few highlights worth mentioning in Mai Khao, excluding those five star resorts.
The National park where locals like to picnic or camp for the week end with kids playing all day in the water, is not very large nor very interesting, but a 200 baht fee is still required at the entrance (or 40 if you are a local or expat). If your plan was just to cross to go to Nai Yang Beach, you better take the other road a bit farther from the airport.
Then our favourite spot is to go watch the planes landing at the very end of the runway of Phuket Airportt. It's a bit of a walk in the sun, but it is very impressive.. and loud. They get really close to the beach as you can see on the photos, and watching these monsters casting their huge shadow on the turquoise water is just amazing. Next to the Phuket Airport is the Splash Jungle Waterpark, recently opened. Decent in size, it probably won't impress you if you are a waterpark fan. Few attractions include sliding down tunnels and spinning funnels, a quite impressive high slider and a pool with artificial waves. Kids love it anyway, but entry fee is rather high.Less known, but worth a photo, is the Mai Khao Temple, Wat Mai Khao.
The temple itself is tucked away from the road and doesn't have any particular architectural interest, but it a hides a little hidden treasure: a small bird sanctuary hidden in the park behind it. Surrounded by a protective wall, a small lake with trees growing in the water is the shelter for a large number of white birds, probably cattle egrets. Since it is quite a strict temple, it's not recommended to just drive through.
Once a year on Mai Khao Beach, during Songkran Festival, you might be lucky to witness the baby turtle release, usually supported by one of the nearby resorts. It is a magic moment and a fun experience to sponsor one of the baby turtles and bring it yourself near the water. Unfortunately, we all know that the chance to see these turtles coming back is quite thin.


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The fight against HIV a progress report
Combinations of drugs that block key viral enzymes can reduce the "viral load" in the bloodstream to near-undetectable levels, allowing patients to live healthier, more productive, and longer lives. Yet no medical intervention has been able to flush HIV from the body or—through a vaccine—prevent infection from occurring in the first place.
"It's highly complex, even though it's not a living organism," says Richard D'Aquila, M.D., who directs a new federally funded AIDS Research Center operated jointly by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College in Nashville. "It lends new meaning to the word parasite."
HIV is not "alive" in the sense that carries the instructions necessary to reproduce. Like other viruses, HIV must hijack the reproductive machinery of the cells it infects to make copies of itself. HIV is "sneakier" than many of its viral cousins, however. Through rapid adaptation to its changing environment, the virus rapidly mutates so that some of its progeny can escape the antibodies and anti-viral drugs that otherwise would neutralize it.
Another reason HIV is so hard to stop is that it attacks "helper" T lymphocytes, also called CD4 T cells, a type of white blood cell that "orchestrates" the body's immune response to microbial invaders. CD4 refers to a cell surface receptor to which HIV binds.
Like generals barking out orders to their troops, helper T cells send out chemical signals that "activate" the two major arms of the immune system. In one arm, B cells produce antibodies that can neutralize free-floating microbes and thus prevent them from infecting cells. In the other, cytotoxic T cells secrete a variety of toxic substances to kill cells that have already been infected.
Transmitted across mucosal barriers through sexual contact and by direct blood-to-blood contact, HIV relies primarily on a "Trojan horse" approach to reach its target host cell, the helper T cell.
Somehow HIV escapes digestion by the scavenger cells and is presented intact—and thoroughly infectious—to the helper T cell. It hooks, and fuses with, the cell membrane and pulls itself inside. Then, like others in its family of "retroviruses," it hijacks the cell's reproductive machinery to make new copies of itself. (See "Secrets of a Deadly Virus").
HIV replicates faster in helper T cells that are proliferating. "The virus is so in tune with how our immune system works that it's evolved to thrive in the exact circumstances that the immune system uses to try to beat it back," says D'Aquila.
Eventually, and it may take years, the population of helper T cells declines—some are killed by the virus; others by mechanisms that are not well understood. When the generals are taken out of the action, immune responses gradually become uncoordinated and ineffective even against weak invaders, called "opportunistic" infections, that otherwise would not gain a foothold in the body. The result: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Mutating to survive
HIV is not without its vulnerabilities. There are now more than 20 different drugs or drug combinations that can block the actions of key enzymes necessary for viral replication. More drugs are in development. Resistance is a major problem, however.
Each time HIV copies its genome, on average one error, or mutation, is introduced. Some errors are crippling: the resulting viral particle is no longer infectious. But other mutations enable the virus to hide from the immune defenses that are trying to neutralize it, or become "resistant" to the drugs that try to block it. These are the viruses that survive and thrive—because they are the fittest. "There is almost no end to the ability of the virus to change its genetic structure," says Paul Spearman, M.D., director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Emory University, who is trying to understand the assembly process of the virus in order to develop an effective vaccine against it. "It's definitely the most variable virus that we've ever encountered as a major pathogen."
Not every part of HIV mutates rapidly. Some regions of a viral envelope protein called gp120 are relatively stable or "conserved," though usually hidden from view. Gp120 exists as a trimer, three proteins bound tightly together in a sugar coat. When it binds to the CD4 receptor on the helper T cell, the trimer opens up, allowing further binding to a second "co-receptor" on the cell surface, and exposing the conserved region of the protein. Virus and cell membranes then fuse, allowing the viral contents to be "dumped" into the cell.
It's this more vulnerable part of gp120 that Spearman and his colleagues are targeting. They've begun animal tests of a "pseudo-virion," a fake (and non-infectious) viral particle, consisting of the gp120 trimer attached to the CD4 receptor in such a way that the normally hidden, genetically conserved and less mutable region of the viral receptor is exposed. The hope is that this potential vaccine will generate antibodies that recognize and attach to this viral "Achilles tendon," thereby neutralizing the virus and preventing it from entering its target cell.
Other researchers are exploring ways to boost the effectiveness of cytotoxic T cells. Although HIV does not attack cytotoxic T cells (they bear another type of receptor, called CD8), their ability to rid the body of infected cells declines as the directions from helper T cells weaken.
Some people infected with HIV seem to be able to control the virus for long periods of time—even without drug therapy. "These are people who for whatever reason managed to get the upper hand very early," says Spyros Kalams, M.D., director of the HIV Vaccine Clinical Research Site at Vanderbilt, whose worked helped define the critical interaction between helper and cytotoxic T cells in defending against HIV.
"I don't know why, but everything lined up the right way, and the virus was suppressed to low levels early, before it could do much damage," Kalams says. "We think that helper responses were preserved and they have great (cytotoxic) T cell responses and they're maintaining control."
Thanks to fluorescence-activated cell sorting, Kalams and his colleagues can separate—and study—distinct populations of T cells based on their tendency to proliferate and the fluorescent labels that have been attached to them. "What sort of receptors do they have? How well do they bind (to infected cells)? I'm trying to find the characteristics of each of these cells to see which ones might be the most effective at suppressing HIV replication," he says.
Recognition of the importance of cellular immunity has led to a new avenue of vaccine development—boosting cytotoxic T cell responses. In vaccine studies in animals, these responses do not prevent HIV from infecting cells, but they can slow down the course of the disease. "It is likely that a successful HIV vaccine will have to elicit both antibody and cellular immune responses," Kalams says.
Toward that end, Merck & Co., one of the world's leading vaccine manufacturers, is testing a circular bit of DNA called a "plasmid" that contains a viral gene. The plasmids are injected into muscle. Infected muscle cells are engulfed by the body's border guards, which transcribe and translate the genetic material into pieces of viral protein. The hope is that these antigens will activate cytotoxic T cells to attack HIV-infected cells.
A multi-pronged attack
At the National Institutes of Health, the Vaccine Research Center is developing a two-stage vaccine: a plasmid expressing modified genes that cover about 80 percent of the antigen content of HIV, followed by a booster consisting of the same genes carried in a harmless adenovirus. The genes are carried into cells by the adenovirus where they produce the simulated viral proteins that are processed and presented on their surfaces.
In early studies in animals and uninfected humans, this approach has triggered significant increases in both cytotoxic T cells and helper T cells, says Barney Graham, M.D., chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory and Clinical Trials Core at the NIH Vaccine Research Center.
Combining a variety of HIV antigens into one vaccine may help prevent the virus from sneaking around the body's defenses by changing its highly mutable envelope protein. And it may provide protection against different "clades" or species of the virus. Graham hopes the vaccine may be ready for phase III clinical trials, which will measure its ability to reduce or prevent infection in high-risk individuals, by 2006.
HIV's resilience is due not only to its astounding ability to adapt to its environment. The virus also can hide from the immune system and drug treatment in the DNA of non-dividing T cells. When the cells are activated, years or even decades later, the previously latent virus re-emerges.
Another problem is that cellular proteins called transporters can prevent the drugs from even getting to the virus in the first place. Transporters are designed to keep cells clean, by pumping out toxic materials—but they also can eject anti-retroviral drugs.
Genetic differences in individuals also seem to play a role in the effectiveness of drug therapy, and the severity of side effects.
David Haas, M.D., principal investigator of the Vanderbilt AIDS Clinical Trials Center, and his colleagues have found that African-Americans are six times more likely than Caucasians to have a polymorphism, or genetic variation, that limits the ability of a cellular enzyme to break down a common AIDS drug. The result: higher levels of the drug and a greater frequency of neurocognitive side effects, including mental confusion.
All this makes therapy extremely complicated. Doctors must isolate the virus from their patients, determine its genetic sequence in the laboratory, and pick the drugs that are most likely to inhibit that particular strain of HIV. "It's individualized therapy," says D'Aquila, who helped pioneer HIV sequencing technology and resistance testing. "It's in constant flux. Every couple of months there's some new earth-shaking development."
The good news is that there are a lot of tantalizing leads to follow: natural factors and other compounds that can block HIV inside the cell; advanced technologies that enable scientists to "see" what's going on at the cellular and molecular levels; and new ways of boosting immune responses.
"I have great optimism that with some of the brightest minds of our generation focused on this problem, that we will have an effective AIDS vaccine," Haas says. "I envision one day in the distant future when we have a single pill that treats HIV in almost all people. But … the only way we're going to get to that is with continued, vigorous support of research."
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It's a post-Thanksgiving feast of non sequiturs and tangents with the fantastic Beth Littleford (The Daily Show), with a parade of bad perms, bad boys, and good friends to save us from ourselves.
The JV Club #89: Beth Littleford
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I'd add a touch of Sarah Chalke to the voice recipe.
Listening to your podcast it would be awesome if you ever podcasted your high school friend that got you into being a Goth and listening to the cure. She seems to have a large impact, and would be nice get more insight on this special time in your high school life.
Love Beth! Thank you for this interview.
I just listened to it and am so thrilled I got to be a part of it. Intoxicating… could've gone for hours more. What a great gift this podcast is, Janet!
And further condolence to you and the Hardwicks on your loss…
It is, as usual, exceedingly pleasant (at very least) to gain some insight from your discussions with people whose work I've admired (even if her role in CRAZY STUPID LOVE wasn't large enough), who turn out to be charming and witty and kind enough to share stories with us, the hidden strangers out in the audience. Littleford sounds like the kind of friend it's good to have, even if she belittles herself (if not nearly as viciously as Liz Lemon) jut a little too much. (And as an Alaska-born, I know why extreme weather is nothing to get romantic about…hence my limited sympathy with, for example, the protagonist of INTO THE WILD, and all sympathy for Littleford and her family…) Would that the balance of podcasts was moving away from being stag affairs, but if so, only slowly, so I continue to value your policy here (and Jackie Kashian's relative evenhandedness in guest presentation vs. the big bunches of Just Us Guys still prevalent). Atop the intelligence, apparent breadth of spirit and talent, Littleford has a lovely voice that complements your own, Janet…and reminds me just a bit of Cynthia Stevenson's. (Now there's a useful observation, if true…in case Stevenson needs a shadow looper some day…)
Live music, talking about traveling to Prague and Berlin and other places… I so have to go to Europe again, and see another classical concert, most probably Mozart though Beethoven's my favorite composer… But I absolutely want to go Prague and visit the Estates Theater, where they shot all the concert scenes in Amadeus, and where Mozart himself premiered Don Giovanni two centuries before.
Loved this interview. So honest. So funny. So lovely. Enjoyed the back and forth between Beth and Janet. Also Janet if you ever interview a guy it would be cool to have maybe Guy Branum or Bryan Safi.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur kept alive their hopes of a top four Premier League finish when Roberto Soldado scored the only goal at White Hart Lane to give them a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Cardiff City on Sunday.
Soldado, who has struggled to justify the 30 million euros ($41.43 million) Spurs paid Valencia for his signature last year, finished off a sizzling counter-attack after 28 minutes to score what proved to be the match-winner and lift them on to 53 points from 28 matches although they stay in fifth place.
It was his sixth league goal of the season but only his second from open play with the other four coming from penalties.
Chelsea lead the standings with 63 points, followed by Liverpool and Arsenal on 59 and Manchester City who have 57 and two games in hand on the teams around them.
City were not playing in the league as they beat Sunderland 3-1 at Wembley in the Capital One (League) Cup final to win the first silverware of the domestic season.
The result at White Hart Lane kept Spurs in sight of a Champions League place for next season.
"That's our goal but its huge ask and we are not giving up, we believe we can do it," manager Tim Sherwood told reporters.
"It's tough, we are in the fight, Everton, even Newcastle probably. What we want to do is muck up as many other people's seasons as possible and enhance our own and we are going for it."
The result left Cardiff one point and one place above Fulham at the bottom of the table before the two sides play each other next weekend.
"We made it very hard for them but we just did not have the luck. Steven Caulker hit their bar against his old team and we could have scored others but goals win you matches and we are not scoring," Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.
"We have 10 matches left and I still think we can survive."
The other two games on Sunday ended in a 4-1 win for Aston Villa over Norwich City while Swansea City and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 to give both teams a point in their battles against the drop.
The result left Swansea in 14th place on 29 points, Palace 16th on 27, three points clear of Sunderland who are in 18th place on 24 points.
Although they are in the drop zone along with Cardiff and Fulham, Sunderland have matches in hand on the teams above them.
Norwich, who have only won two matches since the turn of the year and are not out of danger either, took the lead after three minutes at Villa Park when Wes Hoolahan, who Villa wanted to sign in the January transfer window, stabbed home from 10 meters out.
But the game turned on its head in a 16-minute spell when Villa scored four times to preserve manager Paul Lambert's record against his former club since he moved to Villa Park.
"To win games in this league is tough and we've done that so hopefully we can carry on. We're trying to look forward rather than down all the time," Lambert told Sky Sports.
"It's important to keep that belief. They're a young group and need that help sometimes."
Belgium striker Christian Benteke opened the scoring for Villa with a brilliantly executed scissor-kick after 25 minutes before he headed in to make it 2-1 two minutes later.
Leandro Bacuna then struck with a shot that went in off the base of a post after 37 minutes and Villa added a fourth when Sebastien Bassong bundled into his own net four minutes later.
Swansea took the lead against Palace through Jonathan de Guzman after 25 minutes but the visitors equalized when Glenn Murray scored an 83rd minute penalty after Chico Flores was sent off for denying Murray a scoring chance.
Murray had been out for the last eight months with a long-term injury and it was his first Premier League goal.
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Route Ahead's "logical progression"
Here is that "logical progression" for Calgary Transit expansions we reported in Wednesday's Herald:
(if the text in graphic is too small, right click on it and "view image." Hat tip to Transit Camp's Jeremy Barretto for the graphic link)
Broken out into the starting order, it goes like this:1) Southeast LRT: Downtown to Quarry Park, $2.7B (for whole line)2) Existing line extensions: a) South to 210 Avenue S, $180M b) Northeast to 128 Avenue N, $355M c) Rail link from NE/tunnel to airport, $175M3) North-central LRT: Downtown to 16 Avenue N, $2.5B (for whole line)4) SE LRT: To south hospital/ Seton5) Eight Avenue Subway: For current Crowfoot-Somerset line, $800M6) North-central LRT: to Northpointe/Country Hills Boulevard
Better bus service will start earlier in most cases. And not just the new routes stretching out from the core to south of the reservoir, the southeast and to Forest Lawn. There are also crosstown bus lanes envisions: from Mount Royal University to Quarry Park, across 16th Avenue N., and up 52nd Street E. More would follow after this 30-year picture.
And as for the projected timelines, there's hope that the city can build LRT to the hospital sooner than the 2030s. Keep in mind that the west LRT and new Martindale stations were, in the 1990s, expected as 2020/2030 projects. A provincial revenue gusher can speed things up; as can the new tax or revenue-generating that the city hopes be able to wield after it gets a city charter.
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Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent per head on (a) primary and (b) secondary education in (i) the county of Suffolk, excluding Ipswich and (ii) the town of Ipswich in the last 12 months. [4118]
Mr. Timms: The information requested is not collected centrally: our information relates to local education authority areas, such as Suffolk, rather than districts within them.
Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what additional resources her Department will provide for (a) Suffolk county council and (b) Ipswich for education in the next financial year. [4121]
Mr. Timms: Most funding for education in the next financial year will not be known until the autumn when the Local Government Finance Settlement will be announced. Listed are the latest funding allocations for education in Suffolk local education authority for the current financial year. The figures are provisional estimates, as final
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decisions on some funding allocations have yet to be finalised. Allocations can only be given at local education authority level.
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The following revenue grants have been included: DfES contributions to the Standards Fund; Class Size Reduction Grant, School Standards Grant, Education Budget Support Grant and Nursery Education Grant for three-year-olds.
Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to reform mainstream schools admissions policy in England. [4268]
Mr. Timms: We are considering changes to the school admissions framework and plan to consult on detailed proposals.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if the guarantee that school sixth form funding will be maintained in real terms, once learning and skills councils take responsibility for them, will still apply if pupil numbers fall. [4296]
Mr. Ivan Lewis [holding answer 16 July 2001]: Through our Real Terms Guarantee, we are ensuring that no sixth form can lose compared to its 200001 funding levels, provided numbers are maintained. For sixth forms that are reducing in size, the guarantee will be maintained but at a proportionately reduced level. The Learning and Skills Council will use a standard per capita figure for all pupil increases or decreases. The size of the initial per capita adjustment applying in 200203 will be published by the LSC in September.
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action she plans to take in respect of further education colleges which do not award annual pay increases to silver book contract lecturers. [4415]
Margaret Hodge: Further Education colleges are self-governing institutions. The implementation of annual pay awards is a matter for employers and their staff, and is not a matter on which it is appropriate for the Government to intervene. Nevertheless, I can reiterate the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Lifelong Learning on 9 July 2001, Official Report, column 388W, that the additional moneys allocated to FE colleges under the Teaching Pay Initiative are intended to be fairly distributed among all eligible staff.
Mr. Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual standard spending assessment is per pupil for each (a) primary school and
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(b) secondary school pupil in England; and what the comparable figures for pupils in Bedfordshire are for the most recent year for which figures are available. [4714]
Mr. Timms: The table shows for 200102 the Education SSA per primary and secondary pupil for England and Bedfordshire.
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Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of 11-year-olds achieved level 4 or above in the key stage 2 tests for (a) literacy and (b) numeracy in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. [4802]
Mr. Timms: The proportion of 11-year-olds who achieved Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests in 2000 in (a) English was 75 per cent. and (b) mathematics was 72 per cent. Results for 2001 are not yet available. A Press Notice will be released in mid-September announcing national results for 2001.
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the Key Targets for the chief executive of the Army Training and Recruiting Agency for the financial year 200102 are. [4976]
Mr. Ingram: The Chief Executive of the Army Training and Recruiting Agency has been set the following Key Targets for FY 200102.
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Mr. Martlew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the pattern of military low-flying activity in the United Kingdom during the training year 200001. [4977]
Dr. Moonie: The ability to fly fast and low continues to be an essential skill in our armoury of tactics. Training for aircrew to achieve and maintain these skills is vital.
The amount of low-flying training carried out in the UK Low Flying System during the training year April 2000 to March 2001 was the minimum necessary for aircrew to reach and maintain these skills. Hours booked for low-flying training during this period amounted to a small decrease (of 66 hours, or less than 1 per cent.) compared to the previous training year. Since detailed records of hours booked began in 1995, the total overall has reduced by over 36 per cent. (24,360 hours) with fixed wing activity showing the greatest reduction.
The distribution of low-flying training across the UK has not changed significantly. We continue to try and spread it as widely as practicable, but for a variety of operational, geographical and climatic constraints some parts of the country will see more than others.
I have today placed in the Library of the House a paper giving a detailed account of low-flying training in the UK Low-flying System for the period April 2000 to March 2001.
Further copies of the paper can be obtained from the following address:
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Ms Munn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the Key Targets for the chief executive of the Duke of York's Royal Military School for the financial year 200102 are. [4978]
Dr. Moonie: The chief executive of the Duke of York's Military school has been set the following Key Targets for FY 200102.
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"Meeting of the Mines" Minecraft convention accused of scamming attendees
Many Long Island gamers who had been looking forward to a MineCraft convention in Nassau County this weekend say they were victims of a scam.
Lovers of the popular game spent $200 on tickets to the "Meeting of the Mines" convention at the Marriot in Uniondale. Management at the Marriott says it was never booked for the convention.
Matthew Berner, 10, and his father Alan, of Wantagh, recently learned that the convention organizer, Kevin Roman, is under fire for a similar convention that, parents say, failed last weekend in Orlando. Attendees say the games and prizes that were promised by the organizer never materialized, and many demanded a refund.
Berner says he cannot get his money back because he paid more than 45 days in advance using PayPal. He contacted the New York Attorney General's Office to file a complaint. The Florida attorney general reports 20 parents there have already filed complaints.
Attempts by News 12 to reach Roman by phone and email were not successful.
Gamers tell News 12 that "Meeting of the Mines" should not be confused with the annual "Mine-Con" event, which they say is a legitimate MineCraft convention.


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I remember a time I thought McRoberts and Joel Anthony would never be gone. lol
I remember a time I thought McRoberts and Joel Anthony would never be gone. lol
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Reasonably, the one move I see happening is moving Whiteside for a big wing player who also has a bad contract. Some of these guys are better than others and would require an extra sweetener, like a draft pick. Some of these teams already have a center, so it would have to be a trade involving 3 teams. One of these guys can become something with some HEAT Culture in their life.
Nicolas Batum
Allen Crabbe
Evan Turner
Chandler Parsons
Otto Porter
Harrison Barnes
Carmelo Anthony
Just fantasy situation
Dragic , Whiteside , j Rich and 2019 first for Leonard and Mills
Resign Ellington
Sign Bron
Ellington/Waiters(6th man)
Hassan Whiteside
OUT: Whiteside
IN: Fournier
Reason: Add additional wing scoring, saves $7M money and gets younger
Lineup: Dragic / Fournier / Richardson / JJ / Bam
OUT: 1st round pick (Milwaukee 2019) + Dudley (expiring)
IN: Whiteside
Reason: Assuming they cannot win the draft and get Ayton, they settle for Bagley and get a real Center to man the middle and build a solid lineup with their core. They use cap space to take on the extra salary.
Lineup: Payton / Booker / Jackson / Bagley / Whiteside
OUT: Fournier
IN: 1st round pick (Milwaukee 2019) + Dudley (expiring)
Reason: Start the rebuild by shedding a long term contract for an expiring contract and getting a draft pick. Also S&T Gordon to another team along with sending out Vucevic for another pick.
Lineup: Full tank
Lillard might be the guy to come to Miami though. Fantasy: I wish Devon Booker would demand a trade to Miami. He is the perfect young player to build around. If not, Giannis haha. Both are studs.
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What team would Whiteside makes sense for?
Same for Tyler Johnson.
What teams can use those guys and would make sense for them to trade for?
We all know about Milwaukee, maybe Portland for Whiteside. What about TJ?
Any interest in Paul Millsap? He has a really big contract and missed a lot of games due to injury. Which probably makes him available.
Who says no?
Hassan Whiteside & Tyler Johnson
Otto Porter & Ian Mahinmi
I would prefer Gortat and his expiring contract over Mahinmi, but I don't think Washington would go for that.
Goran Dragic
Hassan Whiteside
Tyler Johnson
TJ Warren
Brandon Knight
Tyson Chandler (expiring contract)
Jared Dudley (expiring contract)
First thing is Miami is not trading Dragic back to Phoenix. That makes 0% sense.
Second, Phoenix just won the lottery and will no doubt in my mind take Ayton and have no need whatsoever for Whiteside.
Lastly, I'd only do TJ for Knight straight up as an upside gamble (hoping Knight can salvage his career) and to save roughly $5M in the deal over the next 2 seasons. TJ will be coming off thumb surgery and Knight didn't play at all last season due to a torn ACL.
Nurkic > Whiteside..... simply for the fact that he's way younger and a better passer. They can also better control his next contract since he will be a restricted free agent. With Whiteside they could be trading for a 1yr rental (if he opts out) and a headcase disgruntled player who wants touches.
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The Board of Directors met on July 1 and July 3 in Washington, D.C. at the Representative Assembly.
NEA Directors and IEA Officers: Joyce Bailey, Eric Brown, Kathi Griffin, Jim Grimes, Al Llorens, Rainy Kaplan, Cinda Klickna, Gladys Marquez, Tom Tully, Kari Vanderjack, Alex Wallace and David Watts
Items discussed:
The Board elected
Kizzy Nicholas (PA) and Carol Bauer (VA) to the NEA Fund Board
Linda Estrada (TX) to the Member Benefits Board
David Watts (IL) and Tim Sheehan (MA) to the Internal Concerns Committee
An update on the New Educator Engagement, Recruitments and Supports Campaign was provided.
The Board approved the Strategic Plan and Budget to send to the Representative Assembly.


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Samuel Eto'o has claimed Jose Mourinho was the decisive factor in his move to Chelsea.
The 32-year-old agreed a one-year deal at Stamford Bridge last summer after spending the previous two seasons as the highest-paid player in world football at Anzhi Makhachkala.
Prior to that, the striker was part of the Inter Milan side that won the treble in 2010 with Mourinho at the helm.
And while Eto'o took a considerable wage drop to move to west London he admitted the opportunity to link up with his former boss was not one he could pass up.
The Cameroonian told Le Monde: "Every great player who had a career like I had would have gone to a club like Chelsea.
"Mourinho weighed on my decision to come around 80 per cent because I had worked with him at Inter Milan.
"Jose had already allowed me to make a good choice in the summer of 2009. This went extremely well. We had a fantastic team and we practically won everything."
Since signing for the Blues, Eto'o has scored eight times, including a memorable hat-trick against Manchester United last month.
He was again chosen to lead the line in the win over Manchester City on Monday, as Chelsea dragged themselves back into the Premier League title race.
And the 32-year-old is determined to lift the trophy in May to cap off his illustrious career.
He added: "I had the chance to play in Spain, we won.
"I had the chance to play in Italy, we won. And I hope that, thanks to God, I will also win a title in England. And I think my career will be complete."


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our mission
- Cluster of Students (Saddleback Church's Student Worship Ministry -aka- COS) exists to empower students – as musicians, worshipers and followers of Christ – to grow in their gifts, so they may honor God and help lead others into His presence.
- The ministry is dedicated to equip students in Jr. High and High School, to serve their peers with their musical gifts.
- COS encourages excellence. As Christians, we are called to do everything to the best of our ability. It is not our goal to show off or try to impress, but it's important that we train in such a way that we can give God our very best as an act of worship.
our staff
Christopher 'TAFFY' Tafalla is the Worship Director for Jr. High/High School at Lake Forest Saddleback Church and the Regional campuses. He is the husband of the infamous Swiss-German beauty, Sue, and the father of three brilliant kids, Léa, Gio, and Paxton. He has been pastoring students at Saddleback for over 15 years. He is dedicated to loving J E S U S, his family, his students, and rice.
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McKenna "McCountry" Yeskin is the Student Worship Ministry Coordinator. She grew up through Cluster of Students as a junior high and high school student. A few fun facts about her: Country music is her favorite. She always sneezes in threes. She loves students and worship, A LOT! Be sure to give her a high five when you see her!


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Jake Bugg, oh how I couldn't bloody wait to see young Jakey Bugg do his thing at Paradiso. I mean here was a singer/songwriter, and well hyped guitarist, on display at "my church" ready to make me believe that there is a god.....a guitar god that is.
Am I being a little dramatic? Well maybe just a tad, but the fact is that Jake had played a sold out show here last tour, and this time would be no different. In fact he, the cheeky little Bugger (pun intended) had sold out two nights back to back at one of the greatest rock venues in Europe....Paradiso, Amsterdam.


text: This is a very funny and on-going game between forums all over the net. Someone says ONE word and another person says a word. So it would look something like this: Me: I person 2: went me: to person 3: kill person 4: the me: mayor Thats pretty much it. BTW, The sentence cant stop. Ill go first Mexico


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(AP) Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr
Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition under CEO Marissa Mayer, as she tries to attract more traffic and advertising to the Internet company's website.
The technology news site All Things D is reporting that Yahoo's board will meet Sunday night to consider whether to approve a proposed $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, a popular online service for sharing stories, photos and other content.
The report from All Things D cited anonymous sources.
If Yahoo's board signs off on the deal, it could be announced Monday.
In an invitation sent Friday, Yahoo Inc. promised to unveil "something special" Monday evening in New York. The event is being held in a Times Squares lounge located about two miles away from Tumblr's headquarters.
Mayer will be there to make the announcement.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is promising to unveil "something special" Monday in New York as she tries to attract more traffic and advertising to the Internet company.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., company gave no further details Friday other than that Mayer will be discussing a product. Reporters are being invited to attend the 5 p.m. event at a lounge located in New York's Times Square.
Mayer has been emphasizing the need for better mobile applications and more video since she became Yahoo's CEO 10 months ago after helping to build Google into the Internet's most powerful company during a 13-year career working there.
The invitations to Monday's event were sent out amid speculation that Yahoo might form a partnership or buy a stake in Tumblr, a content-sharing service that has become a popular application for mobile devices.
The Tumblr talk was spurred by a post on the technology site All Things D, which reported Mayer has been in discussions about a possible deal with Tumblr CEO David Karp, who started the service in 2007. Citing anonymous sources close to the situation, All Things said Yahoo might even buy Tumblr for as much as $1 billion.
Tumblr is based in New York, about two miles from where Mayer is making her announcement.
Yahoo Inc. has won over investors under Mayer, even though the company's revenue is still barely growing even as advertisers are spending more money on the Internet. Yahoo's stock price has risen 69 percent under Mayer's leadership.
Yahoo's stock closed down 6 cents at $26.52 on Friday.


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March 10, 2002
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Santa Clara University women's crew dropped its first dual match of the Spring 2002 season to Sacramento State Saturday at the CSUS Aquatics Center.
Sacramento State's varsity eight finished the windy 2,000-meter course with a time of 7:06.4, followed by the Hornets' second varsity eight boat (7:19.3) and Santa Clara (7:46.5).
In the varsity four, the Hornets crossed the finish line with a time of 8:43.2, followed by Santa Clara "A" (8:53.0) and Santa Clara "B" (9:12.6). The Broncos (7:56.3) were victorious in the novice eight, beating the Hornets by 2.7 seconds (7:59.0).
Santa Clara will race again Sunday at Lake Natoma near Sacramento, taking on UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara.
Saturday's Dual Meet Results
Women's Varsity Eight
1. Sacramento State "A" 7:06.4
2. Sacramento State "B" 7:19.3
3. Santa Clara 7:46.5
Women's Varsity Four
1. Sacramento State 8:43.2
2. Santa Clara "A" 8:53.0
3. Santa Clara "B" 9:12.6
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1. Santa Clara 7:56.3
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The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program issues Permits to Construct and Permits to Operate to facilities that intend to emplace fluids into the subsurface by means of an injection well. The regulations set forth specific requirements for controlling underground injection in the state and include provisions for:
An injection well is any excavation that is cored, bored, drilled, jetted, dug or otherwise constructed, the depth of which is greater than its largest surface dimension used to inject fluids into the subsurface. An injection well may also be any dug hole with a depth that is greater than the largest surface dimension. Also included are improved sinkholes or subsurface fluid distribution systems.
Class I: These are wells used to inject industrial disposal wastes, sewage and other non-hazardous or non-radioactive wastes generated by municipalities, and wells used by generators of hazardous waste. These wells are prohibited in the state.
Class II: Wells used to inject fluids which are brought to the surface in connection with conventional oil or natural gas production. These fluids may be commingled with waste waters from gas plants which are an integral part of production operations, unless those waters are classified as a hazardous waste at the time of injection. This class also includes wells used for enhanced recovery of oil or natural gas and for storage of hydrocarbons which are liquid at standard temperature and pressure. These wells are authorized by a permit issued by the Department. This permit must be obtained from the Department prior to petroleum exploration and/or production. There are no known wells of this class in the state at this time.
Class III: These are wells that use injection for the extraction of minerals. These wells include but are not limited to: mining of sulfur by the Frasch process; in-situ production of uranium or other metals; solution mining of salts or potash; in-situ recovery of lignite, coal, tar sands, and oil shale. These wells are authorized by a permit from the Department. A mining permit issued by the Department may be necessary before mineral extraction is initiated. There are no known wells of this class in the state.
Class IV: This Class applies to injection wells used to dispose of hazardous or radioactive waste within the subsurface or groundwater. This Class includes those injection wells used by generators of hazardous or radioactive wastes, owners or operators of hazardous waste management facilities or owners or operators of radioactive waste disposal sites. These wells are prohibited in the state.
Class V.A.: These are wells not included in Classes I, II, III, IV, and V.B. This includes but is not limited to drainage wells used to drain storm runoff into a subsurface formation; recharge wells used to replenish water in an aquifer; salt-water intrusion barrier wells; subsidence control wells (not used for the purpose of oil or natural gas production) used to inject fluids into a non-oil or gas producing zone to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with the overdraft of fresh water; sand backfill or other backfill wells used to inject a mixture of water and sand, mill tailings or other solids into mined-out portions of subsurface mines; injection wells associated with the recovery of geothermal energy of heating, aquaculture or production of electric power; injection wells used in experimental technologies; natural gas storage well; corrective action wells used to inject groundwater associated with aquifer remediation; septic system wells used to inject the wastes or effluent from a multiple dwelling, business establishment, community, or regional business establishment septic tank.
The following Class V.A. injection wells are prohibited in the state:
This UIC restriction does not apply to single family residential cesspools nor to non-residential cesspools which receive sanitary waste and have the capacity to serve fewer than 20 persons per day.
Class V.B.: These wells are used to return to the supply aquifer the water that has passed through a non-contact system. This includes, but is not limited to: heat pump return flow wells; cooling water return flow wells. This Class is authorized by rule which means the user must comply with all the requirements of the UIC program, but is not required to obtain a permit from the Department. Certain exceptions are listed in the regulations. The majority of the injection wells permitted to date in the state have been Class V.A. wells used for aquifer remediation. These wells utilize technologies such as air sparging, in-situ oxidation, and enhanced bioremediation. In addition, a small number of permits have been issued for aquifer storage/recovery injection wells to supplement drinking water supplies.


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We live on a canal, well more on the edge of a canal, on land, not actually in it…..and I love to sit outside just watching and listening to life over on the other side. The footpath across the water is pretty busy and these days the majority of traffic seems to be runners. I reckon a runner flies past every 5 minutes, some huffing and puffing, others lightly gliding and many in groups chatting loudly. I love watching and whenever I see them I alway get a pang of jealousy that it's not me running along, even if I've ran that day! Is this weird? I thought this was a normal feeling that all runner's experience! I just truly love running, actually we have a love and hate relationship but there's way more loving than hating.
So these simple corn and chia based bars are a celebration of my morning jog in the form of a pre-run energy boost. Because…….apparently, chia will boost my performance so naturally I'm in. I believe anything plant based will increase both performance and recovery but I do love a good theory and there does seem to be some interesting chia data out there. So, chia seeds = faster running, increased stamina+ quicker recovery times. Good job I love these little treasures.
I first read about the running and chia connection in the book 'Born to Run', which runner or not is a fascinating insight into the Tarahumara tribe and the powerful effects of food on performance, specifically chia seeds – a runner's good friend. The Tarahumara people from northwestern part of Mexico are famous for their impressive long distance running abilities and chia seeds mainly in a liquid form formed a significant part of their diets. To me this is bigger than 'running and chia seeds' but highlights more generally just how powerful food can be and what a radical effect it can have on our performance and day to day wellbeing. It was 'Born to Run' that first spiked my interest in chia and how plant food in general could in fact help me perform better – aka, a sub 3 marathon. Shame this was after I'd run a couple of marathons…….but now i'm kinda tempted to run another as part of my plant food effects on running performance curiosity. An experiment of sorts.
Well maybe but you don't need to be a runner to enjoy some good, clean plant powered snackage so in the meantime i'll enjoy these gluten free, dairy free, chia studded energy bars inspired by No Meat Athlete's pinole recipe. They have a soft and bendy texture that and holds together well in a chia + corn bar sandwich, definitely good snacking material for when you're on the go.
Chia + corn bars are the perfect canvas for nut butters, jams, fruit or dipped in sticky syrup. Great as post or pre workout fuel for some light but nutritious energy.
What's your workout fuel of choice?
Chia + corn bars
1 cup organic corn meal
1/3 cup chia seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons maple syrup /agave
Water (enough to create an oatmeal consistency)
1. Preheat oven to 175 ºC. Toast the cornmeal for 10 minutes until fragrant. Combine with the chia, salt, cinnamon and maple syrup. Add the water until an oatmeal consistency is achieved.
2. Pour into a greased 8″ x 12″ baking tin and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
3. Slice and store for up to a week. Top with copious amounts of nut butter.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Being in physical motion: active fish in the aquarium.
- adj. Functioning or capable of functioning.
- adj. Marked by energetic activity; busy: active stock and bond markets; spent an active day sightseeing.
- adj. Involving or requiring physical exertion and energy: an active workout at the gym.
- adj. Being in a state of action; not quiescent: active hostilities along the border.
- adj. Erupting or liable to erupt; not dormant: an active volcano.
- adj. Marked by or involving direct participation: took an active interest in politics; played an active role on the committee.
- adj. Currently in use or effect: an active membership.
- adj. Openly acknowledged or expressed: an active dislike of the new neighbors.
- adj. Producing an intended action or effect: active ingredients.
- adj. Grammar Indicating that the subject of the sentence is performing or causing the action expressed by the verb. Used of a verb form or voice.
- adj. Grammar Expressing action rather than a state of being. Used of verbs such as run, speak, and move.
- adj. Producing profit, interest, or dividends: active accounts; active stocks.
- adj. Electronics Being a source of electrical energy, as a generator.
- adj. Electronics Capable of converting or amplifying voltages or currents, as a diode or transistor.
- adj. Being on full military duty and receiving full pay.
- n. Grammar The active voice.
- n. Grammar A construction or form in the active voice.
- n. A participating member of an organization: union actives.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; — opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
- adj. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- adj. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; — opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct.
- adj. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; — opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
- adj. Requiring or implying action or exertion; — opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- adj. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; — opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- adj. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- adj. Implying or producing rapid action.
- adj. Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
- adj. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- adj. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- adj. (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner
- n. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
passive, that receives; ; the powers of the mind.
- adj. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
- adj. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to
quiescent, dormant, or extinct
- adj. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to
dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert
- adj. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentaryor to tranquil
- adj. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to
speculativeor theoretical.
- adj. Brisk; lively.
- adj. Implying or producing rapid action
- adj.
- adj. Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- adj. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- adj. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the power or property of acting; tending to cause change or communicate action or motion; capable of exerting influence: opposed to passive: as, attraction is an active power.
- Specifically In medicine, acting quickly; producing immediate effects: as, active remedies or treatment.
- Having the power of quick motion, or disposition to move with speed; nimble; lively; brisk; agile: as, an active animal.
- Busy; constantly engaged in action; acting with vigor and assiduity: opposed to dull, slow, or indolent: as, an active officer; also to sedentary: as, an active life.
- In a state of action; marked by movement or operation; in actual progress or motion; not quiescent, dormant, or suspended: as, to take active proceedings against an offender; to engage in active hostilities.
- Hence In com., marked by quickness or frequency; brisk; lively; coming or moving freely or abundantly: as, an active trade or demand for goods; active freights or stocks. Requiring action or exertion; practical; operative; producing real effects: opposed to speculative: as, the active duties of life; the active powers of the mind.
- In grammar, signifying the performance and not the endurance of an action: opposed to passive.
- Reid uses the term to denote the will, appetites, affections, etc.; but that use has been generally condemned.
- The state of having a place on the active list, under full pay: used in contradistinction to being on the retired list, under reduced pay.
- Active regards either mind or body; there is no sinister sense of the word. The activity may be merely for its own sake. Active is opposed to lazy, inert, or quiescent: an active mind, life, person.
- Busy is active about something that is supposed to be useful. As applied to disposition, the word has acquired a bad sense, that of meddlesome: a busybody; he is too busy about others' affairs. An officious person is one whose efforts to be active or busy for others' benefit come, through his lack of judgment, to be regarded as annoying or intrusive. See impertinent.
- In psychology, representative of a type of character whose dominant characteristic is a natural and constantly renewed tendency to action.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. disposed to take action or effectuate change
- adj. in operation
- n. a person who is a participating member of an organization
- adj. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- adj. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- adj. characterized by energetic activity
- adj. engaged in full-time work
- adj. taking part in an activity
- n. chemical agent capable of activity
- adj. tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- adj. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- adj. exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- adj. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
- adj. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- n. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
- adj. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- adj. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
The Conjugation of an active verb, is styled the _active voice_; and that of a passive verb, the _passive voice_.
If, however, the disadvantages of lingering under a broken constitution, and of being able to devote to this subject only a small portion of his time, snatched from the active pursuits of a business life, (_active_ as far as his imperfect health permits him to be,) are any apology for its defects, he hopes that the candid will set down the apology to his credit.
_What practical difference ought it to make if_, instead of saying naively that 'I' am active now in delivering this address, I say that _a wider thinker is active_, or that _certain ideas are active_, or that _certain nerve-cells are active_, in producing the result?
A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy
Less active imaginations than that of the Irish peasant would be worked on so as to conclude that some means more _active_ than sickness or old age were had recourse to, for the purpose of lessening the taxes on land, by getting rid of the poor.
The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States.
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And we may add -- that Cæsar was constitutionally, as well as by accident of position, too much a man of the world, had too powerful a leaning to the virtues of active life, was governed by too partial a sympathy with the whole class of _active_ forces in human nature, as contradistinguished from those which tend to contemplative purposes, under any circumstances, to have become a profound believer, or a steadfast reposer of his fears and anxieties, in religious influences.
The term active covers both proactive AND reactive behavior.
There's Always a First Time… | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Facebook appears to be using the term "active" as a euphemism for "engaged" rather than how many users are actually going to its site every month.
Since calling off a cease-fire in February, the PKK has adopted what it calls an "active defense" stance, which allows its fighters to defend themselves if they feel threatened.
"The 35-year-old first lady's central mission," we're told, "is to change the mind-set of six million Syrians under eighteen, encourage them to engage in what she calls 'active citizenship.'"


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Single Guest Rooms
Single Guest rooms are ordinary only in name. With plush furnishings, colourful patterns and quirky fixtures, the décor is maritime-inspired with a chic twist. The view is over Vesturbaer neighborhood, the West side of Reykjavik.
Amenities: Single bed, telephone, flat screen TV, WiFi wireless internet, hairdryer, mini fridge and safe.


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America is riding a one-way bus to Flavortown.
"Listen, there's only like four openings left in the job market in this country, and I'm not getting left behind because I didn't do enough resume optimization."
"The union representative also strongly urged the purchase of 2-liters of Coca-Cola, Sierra Mist, and Hi-C Tropical Punch for each party."
"A second location is already being planned atop the heap of Fleetwood Mac CD's forming 100 yards away."
"What are we going to do about it? Well, first of all, stay out of the tunnels. We cannot stress enough how horny these Super Bats are."
A Fed article by Sappho.
ANTH4001: HE'S GOT YOUR EYES: BASTARD CHILDREN AND BEYOND: Topics covered will include: burner phones, child support, contraceptive methods, and Zoloft.
At press time, a similar ceremony is being planned for the namesake of Uris Deli; the infamous New York railroad tycoon, Uris J. Deli.
"The tradition of shiny-headed baldness among our sandwich makers is a long and storied one at Milano Market."


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Indianapolis-based Duke-Realty Corp. has purchased a 405,915 sq. ft. distribution facility in Bolingbrook, Ill., for an undisclosed price. Commonwealth Edison, an electric utility that serves much of the Chicago area, was the seller of the property. Rosemont, Ill.-based Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler Inc. represented both parties in the sale. After closing the transaction, Duke leased the entire building to Guinness Beer.
Located on 44 acres, the building, which served as an excess parts facility for Commonwealth, is located near Interstate 55 and Midway Airport, and features 35 ft. clear ceiling heights. Renovations will include 37 new docks and an early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinkler system. Duke also plans to build two speculative warehouses on the site as market conditions warrant.


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Eminem Is Still Thinking About Kevin Federline On His New Single
Here's his new single, "Berzerk."
Aren't we all? you're thinking. (No.) Fine, so Kevin Federline is perhaps not the most current D-List celebrity that Eminem could work into his new single, but it's okay: He name-checks the Kardashians, too. (It has not been a great week for poor Khloe.) "Berzerk," the first single off the upcoming MMLP2, is produced by couch enthusiast Rick Rubin and will probably remind you of some other, earlier white-rapper protégés of his. We're covering all nostalgic bases here.


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The search is continuing in the waters off Clinton for a missing passenger from the ferry M/V Cathlamet, Coast Guard officials said early Monday.
A person went overboard from the Cathlamet while it was approaching Clinton late Sunday night, sometime before 11 p.m., and Coast Guard vessels and aircraft were called to the scene from Seattle and Port Angeles to look for the missing traveler. Fire departments from South Whidbey and Camano Island also responded.
The search has been unsuccessful so far.
"People have searched all night. We are still searching," said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Chandler.
An MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from the Coast Guard's Air Station Port Angeles was used overnight to look for the missing person, and Chandler said the aircraft returned to Port Angeles when the fog set in.
The helicopter is expected to return this morning when weather conditions improve.
A 45-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Seattle was also used in the search, and also returned to its home base when visibility became poor overnight. The Seattle crew was relieved by the Coast Guard Cutter Wahoo, a coastal patrol boat homeported in Port Angeles, which arrived in the waters off Whidbey Island at approximately 3 a.m. Monday.
Chandler said the search was not suspended overnight, and that personnel have remained on-scene to continue the operation.
The search will continue Monday, he said.


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All of Garrett County is considered a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone). This certification qualifies businesses for preferential status in competition for federal government contracts. A Small Business Administration decision gives HUBZone-based businesses equal standing with minority-owned businesses.
What are the Federal contracting opportunities for HUBZone businesses?
- 3% of all federal prime contract dollars is targeted to HUBZone businesses. HUBZone contracting government-wide in FY2012 was in excess of $8 billion.
- Set-aside awards
- Sole source awards
- 10% price evaluation preference (PEP) in full and open contract competitions
- Subcontracting opportunities
What are the HUBZone eligibility requirements?
- Principal office located in a HUBZone
- At least 35% of employees must reside in a HUBZone
- Small by SBA standards for selected NAICS codes
- Ownership and control by at least 51% of U.S. citizens
What is the HUBZone application process and how long does it take?
Complete applications are finalized in about 90 days. It may take more or less time depending on the specifics of the application. The application timeline provides a more specific breakdown.
The Application Guide is a valuable tool for businesses wanting to know what the online application will require, and the Document Request Checklist will help ensure all required documentation is submitted with the application.
Businesses interested in applying for HUBZone certification may wish to view the following HUBZone Primers:
- The HUBZone Primer: Eligibility and Certification Requirements
- HUBZone Mini-Primer #1: Understanding HUBZone Designations
- HUBZone Mini-Primer #2: Principal Office and 35% Employee Residency Requirements
Useful Links:
- HUBZone Quick Facts
- HUBZone Program Fact Sheet
- HUBZone Contracting With the Federal Government Fact Sheet
- HUBZone Frequently Asked Questions
- Understanding the HUBZone Program
- Applying for the HUBZone Program
- Maintaining the HUBZone Certification
- Understanding the Federal Marketplace
- Top 10 Lists for Contracting
- HUBZone Contractors' National Council
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Electric vehicle discount scheme attracts 2 000 applicants in Germany
Germany's new discount scheme to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles has been used by almost 2,000 people since its introduction on 1 July 2016.
A third of the buyers have purchased BMW models, a German government agency said on Thursday.
The scheme is similar to those established in other European countries to spur electric car sales. German applicants receive a €4,000 (£3,390) discount off electric car sales, while buyers of plug-in hybrid vehicles a discount of €3,000.
Prior to its introduction, German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said: "With this, I believe we will be able to give a boost to quickly move the number of vehicles [sales] to a considerable level."
Since its introduction, 1,791 buyers of electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles have applied for the discounts and 581 of them were buyers of BMW models - notably its i3 electric car - the BAFA economic affairs and export control agency said.
BMW has pioneered the production of such cars in Germany and offers more models than other carmakers.
Germany's largest domestic carmaker Volkswagen has also announced plans to move away from the production of diesel vehicles and focus instead on electric vehicles in order to restore its corporate reputation, damaged by the emission cheating scandal.
Only 154 applications were received for discounts on Volkswagen models. There were also 444 applications from buyers of Renault models, BAFA said.
The total €1.2bn cost of the incentives is being shared equally between the German government and carmakers, with a goal of selling around 400,000 electric cars in Europe's biggest car market.
Out of the 45 million cars on German roads, only about 50,000 are purely battery-powered vehicles or plug-in hybrids.
The incentive scheme expires at the end of June 2019. BAFA said 1,194 requests for the discounts on electric cars and 597 requests for plug-in hybrid discounts have been submitted, adding that a third of all requests were filed on behalf of companies.
The UK government made £30m available to bus operators and local authorities last month in order to boost the take up of cleaner, greener vehicles, including electric, hybrid, hydrogen and biomethane buses.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif.- With half the basketball season down, Meagan Fulps looks to finish out her last season here on the Mission campus on a good note. Recently, in the last game against Gonzaga, Fulps (MF) moved into ninth place all-time in points at Santa Clara. Along with this new accomplishment, Meagan Fulps has had an impressive career here for the Broncos, including setting the SCU record for free throws made, WCC All-Freshman Team, and top freshman scorer in the WCC.
So far the Broncos are 9-6 this season with 14 more games to go until they head off to the WCC tournament.
SCB: How does it feel to be about half way through your senior season here for the Broncos?
MF: I cannot even believe half of my senior year is over. It's incredible how fast time flies and it's saddening to think the end is nearing. Yet, there are so many games left to be played and I want nothing more than ending on a high note.
MF: It feels great to have accomplished something like this, but that was not a goal and is not a focus of mine. I don't like to set personal numerical goals, I just want to be a leader and captain my team can depend on day in and day out.
MF: The season has gone well. We have put ourselves in a good place in conference. There were definitely games that we should have won and played better during, but overall we are in a good position and playing good basketball. Defensively we need to improve, specifically contesting shooters, forcing baseline, being up the line, 40 minutes of intensity, etc. These are things we work on everyday in practice and hopefully those good habits roll over into our future games.
MF: I think something I have improved on over the years is slowing down and playing composed. Coach use to call me "mighty mouse on steroids" because I was always going fast. I've learned to control and adjust my speed depending on the situation.
MF: We have made so many memories over the years its very hard to pin point the best. But when thinking back I always am drawn to our run in Vegas freshman year. We didn't have a good season, but we went to Vegas as the last seed and made some noise. We upset San Diego at the buzzer and then cruised passed Portland! I was injured at time but those games were so fun. I almost passed out from screaming so much. It just goes to show you any team can beat any team on any given day.
MF: I will do whatever it takes to finish off this season on a high note. There is nothing I want more than for this team to finally reach its full potential. Every year I feel like we have fallen short and I will do anything to not let that happen this year. Everyday I plan on giving a 100% and doing whatever is needed by this team. I want to leave Santa Clara a better place than what it was before I came.


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Because you just picked up a follow from the @PharrellHat Twitter account and're looking to celebrate, here are eight spots to do it at, all of which opened this month and are almost guaranteed to make you happy, happy, happy, happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Get Your Boba Tea Fix in Italian Ice Form
Ace Hotel (click here for address and deets)
The hipster hotel chain's opened up a new location Downtown in a super-unique building that used to be the original United Artists office. It's kind of an all-in-one location: there's a beautiful, old theater booking edgy acts like Spiritualized, a rough-edged restaurant called LA Chapter that's based on a fave NY spot, and an absolutely stunning rooftop bar creatively named... Upstairs.
Bonefish Grill (click here for address and deets)
This award-winning chain somehow avoided LA until now -- its first local location just opened in Northridge. Two must-orders: shrimp w/ edamame hummus and mahi topped w/ lobster thermidor.
Gracias Madre (click here for address and deets)
West Hollywood
From the peeps behind the ultra-healthy Cafe Gratitude (keep reading! seriously!) comes this Mexican taqueria with 100+ mezcals and tequilas (TOLD YOU!), to pair with still-kinda-healthy (but still delicious) grub like mole enchiladas and stoneground masa tamales.
El Nosh (click here for deets)
Multiple Locations
Que tal? This new truck from restaurateurs Eric Greenspan and Roberto Trevino is a Jewish-Mexican take on a taco truck, with dishes like yucca latke w/ mango creme and a smoked salmon and cream cheese quesadilla. Oy vey!
Vaucluse (click here for address and deets)
Hollywood Hills
This Australian-themed barstaurant (in a space that used to be Charlie Chaplin's home!) is doing all sortsa Dundee-approved deliciousness, from double-cut Australian lamb chops w/ sweet potato and blackberry sauce to daily happy hour specials like two-for-one beers and $5 mini-pizzas on Tuesdays from 4-7pm.
Herringbone (click here for address and deets)
West Hollywood
As we mentioned in our story about every single Top Cheffer who is running restaurants in LA, this place is awesome. Go there.
The Palihouse (click here for address and deets)
West Hollywood
The 6yr-old hotel/restaurant's gotten a total reboot with a new interior (more lounge seating! Banquettes!!) and more importantly, a totally rejiggered menu. Meanwhile, a former Fig chef's totally killing it with sticky ribs w/ spicy tomato chutney, and beef braised in ginger beer with roasted kohlrabi.
The Forum (click here for address and deets)
No, this isn't a new restaurant or bar, but since you're not the boss of us, we're gonna include it anyway... mostly because it's a $100 million re-do of the iconic former home of the Lakers. The Forum's been remade into the United States' biggest indoor concert venue, with totally redone acoustics, upholstered seats (!!!), and stellar food from local, awesome vendors like CoolHaus, Bludso's, and Cole's. Also, yes, they took out the bathroom trough, so, $100 million well-spent!
1. Ace Hotel Los Angeles933 S Broadway, Los Angeles
2. Bonefish Grill9301 Tampa Ave, Northridge
3. Gracias Madre8905 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood
4. Vaucluse8210 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
5. Palihouse Hotel Santa Monica1001 Third St, Santa Monica
6. The Forum3900 W Manchester Blvd, Los Angeles
7. Herringbone8440 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
Designed into the renovated and historic United Artists building, this hotel incorporates elements of its glorious past into a minimalist, art deco-inspired finish. Use one of the minimalist rooms at this hipster haven (located in the grand old former United Artists building) as a home base for a weekend living it up Downtown. Springing for one of the larger rooms either gets the use of a turntable with records chosen by the folks at Amoeba or an acoustic Martin guitar. (Sadly, you'll have to leave it all behind when you check out.)
Bonefish is committed to using quality and responsibly caught fish in order to keep the menu fresh and exciting. Their dishes are bursting with flavor and color, just the way nature intended.
You'll say gracias to this madre of a vegan restaurant when you taste chilaquiles, enchiladas, pozole, and other Mexican-inspired dishes made with organic, plant-based ingredients. No matter how much you live and die for carne asada, you'll find Gracias Madre's meat-free creations (coconut bacon, flash-fried cauliflower) beyond satisfying. Plus, no outdoor space in WeHo feels so quintessentially Californian.
The latest trend to hit LA? Modern Australian cuisine. Enter Vaucluse, with a menu that draws inspiration from American, Australian, Asian, and Mediterranean culinary traditions. That Aussie-inspired food will pair perfectly with MLB's opening day, when you head to Vancluse to watch the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks down under on March 22-23.
The Santa Monica outpost of the trend-forward WeHo hotel is a luxurious beachfront respite.
The Forum is an iconic event space in Inglewood which has hosted everything from All-Star games, concerts and even the 1984 Olympic Basketball matches. It has since been rebranded and now hosts all sorts of big concerts and music festivals.
This West Hollywood locale of this La Jolla favorite is doling out delicious seafood entrees, strong 'tails, and an awesome crowd.


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Getting The Most Out Of Your Computer
When you think of the words "optimization" and "maintenance", you probably think of the kinds of things that computer nerds do in their free time, or the stuff you have to pay tech people to do for you to make sure your computer is easy to use, as fast as possible, and as safe as possible. That's not always true though; many computer optimization techniques can be done from the safety of your own home (as opposed to the terrible dangerous and expensive world of GeekSquad), and without much more than a dollar. Probably even less than that. Maybe even free.
It's amazing what you can accomplish with a little research, isn't it? Check out all the useful links below...
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The first thing anyone does when they get their computer is, obviously, turn it on. But what do you do when ten different applications try to run upon start-up and it slows everything down? Easy: You've gotta shut that stuff off to make sure it doesn't bog you down in the future. Here's how.
Staying Clean and Optimized with MacJanitor
Many people don't know this, but Mac computers are actually built to be left on all the time, and they run cleaning processes during the wee hours of the morning that make sure stuff doesn't get too cluttered. If you're someone who shuts down their computer at night, you'll want a nifty tool called Mac Janitor that can run these processes whenever you see fit, and make sure your computer stays in tip-top shape.
Cleaning Up With Defragmenting
When your computer installs something of a larger file size- say, 5GB- often times there isn't 5GB of free space all in one spot on your hard drive. More than likely the 5GB it needs is broken into many different parts of the hard drive, so your computer naturally just breaks up the file and leaves it that way for reading later. No big deal- until it happens many times, after which it takes significantly longer to read files. To fix this problem, you need to run a "defragmentation", which is exactly what this article will describe to you.
Speeding Things Up By Cleaning the Cache
When you look at something online or go to a website, your computer saves the location- URL title, icon, etc- onto your hard drive for quicker access later. This is generally really useful, but sometimes these folders of icons and history (or "caches") get really large in size, and that's when you'll want to clean them out. Here's how to do that.
Truly Remove Applications and Components
On most computer, when you "remove" an application, you didn't actually "remove" it completely. There are still bits and pieces of it left over that stay hidden on your computer for months, or even years, until you get a new hard drive. There is, however, a better way to uninstall such things, covered in this useful article.
Uncovering the Myths of Mac Maintenance
When cleaning out and organizing your Mac (as you will be using this guide), there are many myths that you'll want to try. Some are true, and some aren't, but it's important to distinguish between them so you don't waste precious time doing unnecessary tasks.
Beyond the performance aspect of laptop speed comes the speed with which you can control it- and that's hindered by having too many files. Here are some tips on cleaning up your desktop using nothing more than the abilities already built into your Mac.
Tidying Your Desktop With Software
If you're the type of person who doesn't like doing things by themselves, then you'll love this article. Cleaning your desktop off can certainly be a hassle, and in a lot of respects it's not even worth your time (sort of). But what if there were applications meant to do it for you? Well, there are, and you can find them all in this article about cheating your way out of cleaning.
Changing Icon and Folder Appearances
Another part of navigating your computer is knowing how to find certain things, and when all the file folder look exactly the same, how are you supposed to tell the difference between "Applications","Programs", and "Utilities"? Well, there is an easier way: Changing how the icons of your folders look, and it's as easy as 1-2-3.
I think it's safe to say that 99.9% of computer owners also actively use an e-mail account, and if it takes you a long time to go through those old files just to find something to copy into another program, you're certainly not using your computer at its optimum ability. Here's how to keep those files clean to help both you and your computer navigate everything faster.
Macs come with a lot of great organization software preloaded into them, one of which is the brilliantly simple Address Book. If you've been keeping track of contacts for a long time, and not gone through the trouble of properly organizing them, your computer is going to have a hard time searching through them, and ultimately it will slow you down. Here's how to remedy that in a few easy steps.
Last but certainly not least in the set of articles about organization is your general folder organization. This one isn't so much for the computer itself as it is for you, but it is remarkably helpful. Simple tips on making sure your music gets into the music folder, documents go where they should, and everything else stays in quick-access so you never miss a step.
When you set preferences of an application- such as allowing Pages to auto-bulletin- the computer saves that information in a preference file. But what if you want Pages to stop auto-numberings things, because it's driving you insane? Well, then you'll need to delete those preference files. Here's how.
Media Woes: Working With Video
One of the things that OS X doesn't do all that well is handle a lot of different video types. Thankfully, there is some great freeware software you can get that will fill this whole in the Mac architecture once and for all, allowing you to properly play "weird" files like .AVI, .FLV, and more.
The first and most important function a computer fulfills is that of its word processing, and if you can't do that effectively, you really can't do all that much. I use it daily, all the writers and editors here at BrightHub use it daily, and ultimately, you'll need an application that suits your needs perfectly. Here's a list of the best, all for Mac.
When your hard drive is getting too full, too corrupted, or just too cluttered for your brain, there is only one thing to do: Wipe it clean. It's a sad thing to do (and make sure you back it up first!), but sometimes it's necessary, and it's certainly useful to know how to do in any case. This step-by-step guide will ensure that when the time comes- and it will come- you don't goof anything up too badly.
If you don't want to totally clear your hard drive, but just want to permanently erase some files (and we mean permanently), then you can do what's referred to as a "file shredding". Similar to spies in movies shredding important documents, this act will make sure no one gets their hands on a certain file that you need to make sure stays safe.
Putting Terminal to Work For You
A lesser-used function of Macs is the Terminal application, which is a nice, old-school command prompt which can do quite a few things. Some of these things are useful, while others are just a little bit of a hassle- you'll just need to know exactly what you type in to get the best results.
Using Time Machine To Stay Safe
Intel Macs these days have something that is totally brilliant built into them- an application called "Time Machine". What this does is periodically saves the state of your hard drive so that if it crashes or becomes corrupted, you can just "go back in time" and turn your computer into the state it was in at another time. A simpler time. It's like a magic photo album that you can travel into, only for your computer.
Last, but certainly not least, is the function that can totally and completely save your Mac if things go wrong. Even if you're one of those people who thinks "It's a Mac. It'll never break." Believe you me; it's much better safe than sorry in these cases. Can you imagine what would happen if you lost everything on your computer right now, and couldn't reinstall the OS? It's not a pretty sight, so here's how to back up that install disk, which is pretty much a failsafe in case anything truly nasty gets into your computer.
- All articles and information are from BrightHub sources.


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5 Reasons Social Media Is Not Working for You
Everybody is on social media now. OK, that is a slight exaggeration. Only 2 billionof the planet's 7.2 billion people have active social media accounts. What is even more incredible is that there are almost 1.7 billion active mobile social users now.
Strictly from a business opportunity standpoint, I would like to say, "wow!" How and where else can you reach almost a third of the earth's population so easily, so cheaply and so personally? It is a marketer's dream and, if you are doing it right, you should be using social media marketing to dominate your market.


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Diversity is the chief informant of a creative force and one of the most beautiful things we get to experience. However, many industries and companies have not yet recognized diversity as a powerful strength and a central reality that inform our understanding and stewardship. Lovaganza Entertainment Franchise is one of the few companies in the entertainment industries that goes beyond recognizing diversity, and celebrate different aspects of various cultures. Lovangaza is passionate about going deep into different cultures and inspire that the world' understanding that we are a multicultural society.
Lovaganza has earned a reputation of using unique methods and talents in staging events and making films that are dedicated to different cultures recognition. Already, Lovaganza industry has plans for events and shows that goes beyond 2020. Their website on CelebMafia provides detailed information on what they offer in each event.
They host their auditorium equipped with screens that feature unique aspect ratio, which allows the audience to enjoy a superior cinematic experience. Unlike typical films that are released by Hollywood, Lovaganza films are well designed to inspire the audience as well as entertain. Moreover, they focus on spreading awareness regarding different standards that define beauty, thus making every culture feel valued.
Lovaganza also features non-profit sections that give people opportunity to make donations. The Lovaganza Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life among the vulnerable populations. The foundation majorly focuses on addressing world hunger, in particular, children hunger. The organization is using entertainment to raise fund targeted to meet their goal of eradicating by the year 2035.
The foundation was established in 2010 by J.F. Gagnon and Genevieve Gagnon, who are both entertainers sharing same life mission. Their mission is to eradicate Child Hunger. Over the last years, they have collaborated with governments, other organizations, celebrities, and private companies from all over the world in raising the fund and awareness for this noble cause.
Besides, they have been traveling around the world doing research, directing and producing documentaries, and shooting film footage that will inspire people to act. They have set to release the first documentary of Lovaganza convoy in 2018. In the past, many have tried to eradicate the childhood hunger in the planet, but most efforts have not been successful due to lack of a cohesive and long-term plan. Lovaganza foundation has put long-term intends to provide all children in the world with clean drinking water and food.
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