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Call it a severe case of gas--on a cosmic scale.
Data from multiple space observatories show that gas is spewing at very high speed from the supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy some 245 million light-years from Earth.
The discovery comes as a bit of a surprise. While there's nothing odd about "winds" of ionized gas flowing from black holes, the stream of gas is moving away from galaxy NGC 5548 at speeds of up to 5,000 kilometers per second (11 million miles per hour). That's way faster than the galaxy's "persistent" wind, which blows at about 1,000 kilometers a second.
This illustration shows a cloud of material above the supermassive black hole and accretion disk at the center of galaxy NGC 5548. Numerous other filaments twist around the black hole as they are swept away by radiation "winds."
The "clumpy" gas stream changed position in 2013 and is now blocking 90 percent of the black hole's X-ray emissions.
"There are other galaxies with similar streams of gas flowing outward from the direction of its central black hole, but we've never before found evidence that the stream of gas changed its position as dramatically as this one has," Gerard A. Kriss, an associate astronomer at the Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute, said in a written statement "This is the first time we've seen a stream like this move into our line of sight. We got lucky."
The discovery may shed new light on how supermassive black holes interact with their host galaxies, NASA said.
The observational data came from the Hubble Space Telescope and five other space observatories: NASA's Swift, NuSTAR, and Chandra and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL. The observations were made from May 2013 to February 2014, according to Space.com.
A paper describing the discovery was published online June 19 in the journal Science.


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Donald Trump Tells Jimmy Fallon He Wants Kanye West As His Vice President
Donald Trump dropped by 'The Tonight Show' on the momentous day of September 11 and, as was to be expected, his interview with Jimmy Fallon was pretty wild! He even said he might ask Kanye West to be his Vice President. And no, we're not joking.
Donald Trump, 69, infuriated Americans and citizens worldwide when an outrageously offensive tweet of his from Sept. 11, 2013 began to widely circulate on the historic day, two years after the fact in 2015. Later in the day, the republican presidential wannabe stopped by The Tonight Show to chat with Jimmy Fallon all about his, uh, love of country, as well as his desire to have Kanye West as his Vice President.
When Jimmy as "Donald" asked the real Donald if Gary Busey would be his Vice President, the Republican candidate said, "Look, I love Gary — he's fantastic, but more of a Supreme Court Justice, in my opinion. Vice Presidents are very serious jobs, so I'm probably going to go with somebody else. I would say maybe Kanye West." Watch the video above!
Aside from saying he'd love to have Kanye as his running mate, if he becomes to Republican Presidential candidate, Donald discussed what 9/11 means to him. "To me it means bravery," he told Jimmy.
Obviously, he was asked about 9/11 because of his controversial tweet on the tragic day's anniversary in 2013. When the tweet about "haters and losers" started to garner attention on the 14th anniversary, Trump's camp was asked to comment. Their only response was that, "It is from several years ago," and did not provide further explanation.
The tweet, sadly, is not even the most offensive comment which Trump has made (although it is up there). In fact, he makes comments as terrible as his hair so frequently, it's become a sort of internet sensation– one which we have taken part of as well. Anyways, Trump's appearance on Fallon was certainly in keeping with his all important brand, so at least he has got that going for him.
And when asked to elaborate on his feelings for Kanye, he said, "Kanye has been so nice to me. He always says great things about me, so I love Kanye. Kanye is actually a much better person than some people would think."
What did you think of Trump's interview, HollywoodLifers? Is he becoming more likable to you? Should Donald pick Kanye as his running mate?
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What is The Triple Helix?
The Triple Helix is an international student organisation composed of independent chapters in many universities worldwide. It was established as a productive space to discuss and explore the interdisciplinary issues surrounding science, its ethics, applications, threats and potential.
Visit this page for extensive information on the international organisation, its aims and its mission.
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Former director of the WCC Programme on Theological Education has died
29 September 2017
Rt Rev. Dr Samuel Amirtham, an internationally renowned theologian, bishop and ecumenical leader, passed away on 26 September at the age of 85.
Amirtham was a multifaceted and charismatic teacher, pastor, leader, and revolutionary, inspiring and accompanying many lives, from remote villages to universities, to the corridors of power.
Amirtham was director of the Programme on Theological Education and worked at the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1980 to 1990.
Remembering his contribution to the ecumenical movement, Rev. Prof. Dr Dietrich Werner, Senior Advisor for Theology, Ecumenical Education and Research at Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service, said, "During this period, Dr. Amirtham also pioneered important international study processes on spiritual formation in theological education (Iona consultation), the teaching of ecumenics (Bossey Seminar), as well as ecumenical and global learning in European theological education institutions (Herrnhut consultation). He inspired many younger ecumenical scholars during his work in the WCC and in Bossey."
Rev. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, Associate General Secretary for Public Witness and Diakonia, is one of the younger scholars who were introduced to the ecumenical movement as a youth commissioner to the Commission for the Programme on Theological Education in the 1980s.
Over and beyond the leadership he provided to theological education, Amirtham, with Cyris H. S. Moon, pioneered new concepts in teaching ecumenism internationally and also promoted and published, with Rev. Prof. Emeritus Canon J.S. Pobee, innovative approaches for doing theology in their work Theology by the People: Reflections on Doing Theology in Community.
Amirtham was consecrated as the fourth bishop of the South Kerala diocese of the Church of South India (CSI) and led the people of the diocese from 1990 to 1997.
Bishop Amirtham lived out his theology in the way he related to people who are different, said Pobee. "Amirtham guided the thrust on 'theology by the people,' by leading the PTC to pursue programmes regarding theological education by extension, and by fundamentally ensuring the democratization of theological education. Theology could no longer be the monopoly of the selected exclusive few; it is the occupation of the whole people of God."
Rev. Dr Ofelia Ortega Suárez, former president and officer of the WCC, sees herself as a "friend, companion and disciple of this admirable man." She remembers: "My meeting with Samuel Amirtham was a continuous inspiration for my life. Working with him in the theological education programme of the WCC, I was able to receive his wise guidance in understanding and putting into practice the contextual theological education that can bring about transformation and change in our churches and in society. In addition, I discovered in Samuel Amirtham a man capable of dreaming at noon with his eyes wide open, and able to make those dreams come true in actions identified with the suffering of the most impoverished and vulnerable people. He taught us to see the crucified ones as God's favourites."
Ortega continued, "He had this ability not only to remain spiritually open to the new, but also to be able to initiate the new with the support of the younger generations. He worked with us forming, delegating, and always passed the torch to those who were emerging with unparalleled generosity. I have always been struck by the way in which those dreams that helped to build the new were always accompanied by a simple lifestyle, where love for their homeland and the Global South were always the foundation of his theological reflections. To God be the glory! for allowing us to share the friendship and work of this ecumenical leader who today is part of the long list of our ancestors who lived by faith (Hebrews 11: 1)."
A native of Parassala, Kerala, India, Amirtham began his journey of working in the service of the church in 1957. In 1969, he was appointed the first principal of the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary in Madurai. He introduced the gurukulam model of community living at the seminary, where the students and teachers worship together, stay together, grow together, serve and theologize together as one community. He promoted community living and a pilgrim model of learning, which involved students participating in the life of the neighbourhood, in the context of the struggle for survival. He was also dedicated to promoting contextual theological reflections in dialogue with local traditions in the form of creative writing and songs.
Bishop Amirtham believed that the practice of one's faith is a corporate act of all people of God and that it is imperative for the church and Christian life to be relevant and responsive to the needs of the community they live in. He was successful in establishing several charitable institutions for the welfare of the people who are marginalized in society. The Palmyrah Workers Development Society, formed by him in 1977, undertook the task of assisting and accompanying marginalized palmyrah workers and climbers of the South India.
"The WCC and the ecumenical family throughout the world share the grief of this great loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with his life partner and pillar, Lilly Amirtham, and their two children, Arun and Asha, their grandchildren, the wider family and friends and the church. We pray that they are accompanied by the peace and love of our Lord, during this time of bereavement," said the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
"The immense contributions of Rt Rev. Dr Samuel Amirtham for the uplifting of marginalized people, for the growth of the church and the wider ecumenical movement, will remain a great witness to his exemplary leadership and will be a great inspiration for generations to come." concluded Dr Manoj Kurian, Coordinator of WCC-Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance.


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Gareth "Gruff" Jones
I'm Gareth "Gruff" Jones, Gruff being a nickname I picked up in my teens, I am one of the country's leading motorsport artists, specializing in motorcycle racing paintings and prints, from both modern and classic eras.
Because I have been closely involved with motorcycle racing for the last 35 years, I understand what conveys excitement in a motorcycle action painting.
I competed in road racing on short circuits as well as road circuits from 1976-1997 after two years of motorcycle grass-track racing.
I have been a self-employed artist for more than 25 years and since 1998 my daughter, Carolyne, has been working with me.
Some examples of my work are owned by stars past and present. The list includes Valentino Rossi, Joey Dunlop, Chris Walker, Troy Bayliss, Noriyuki Haga and Carl Fogarty to name but a few as well as grassroots racers.
I am able to work from your own photograph or create something more unique from reference shots.
I have a wide selection of bikes and riders available, to date I have painted around 1000 original works. Indeed, some of our most valued customers have taken pleasure in collecting my work over a number of years. Many of my prints are limited editions, usually below 500 in number, and are signed by the riders themselves.
Although I specialize in motorcycles, I have taken other commissions with the added benefit of 'See before you pay'.
Gareth "Gruff" Jones 2/2/1950 to 6/3/2012
To all those who knew Gruff the Artist....
Gruff sadly lost his battle against brain cancer this week and this wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend will be missed by many who's lives he touched. He will live on through his many pieces of artwork that he created with a passion, and with his absolute love of motorcycle racing.
His funeral took place on Friday 16th March 2012 at Wreham and I would like to thank everyone who was kind enough to come and support me.
Thank you,
Carolyne, (Gruff's daughter)
Carolyne will be continuing with Gruff's business, and will see you at the race meetings in 2012.
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Ultimate Customer Solutions is a trading style of SolutionLabs a company owned and run by Duane Hodges-Stubbs and Malcolm Blake. Though mainly a software company they do a lot of back office work for IPC members. A spin off from Roxburghe - a company not fit to hold a licence.
Example "Debt Letter" letter.
Example "Discount Letter" letter.
You may get an interesting "discount" offer which actually asks for more than they are entitled to (if there was a debt in the first place). Not much of a "discount" then.....but all these letters are based on the falsehood that UCS and any debt collector have any influence. They do not. They only get paid if the can con you into paying them.
Example Solicitors letter.
A misleading letter that appears to use a solicitor's headed notepaper. A common practice in the unregulated debt collection industry. Despite referring to pre-action protocol, does not itself follow it. Also UCS cannot instruct solicitors but fail to mention this.....
UCS as CSB Solicitors Since "debt" collectors always have to maintain the sham of their having authority to do something which they can't, they pretend to be other people. This is an example where they claim to be CSB Solicitors.


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Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-74122515471725019072010-11-19T09:21:00.000-08:002010-11-19T09:25:13.384-08:00twig and featherI'll still post to Wind Scraps whenever the right post idea presents itself to me, but these days I'm hanging out regularly at my new site, Twig and Feather. This is where I'm posting my favorite recipes, craft ideas, and homemaking tips. I hope you'll come by and say hello!Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/11/twig-and-feather.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-36449402023759877702010-10-01T19:21:00.000-07:002010-10-01T19:37:04.864-07:00ode to granolaI made a big batch of this for our women's retreat last weekend and have had a few requests for the recipe. Here's a post I wrote four years ago on an August morning when I had a hankering:You start, of course, with a giant bowl of oats.I don't mean "quick cook" oats, either. Those worthless flakes pose no challenge to teeth; they offer no satisfaction. Regular oats. Giant bowl.In a Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/10/ode-to-granola.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-75813283757399014372010-09-08T08:29:00.000-07:002010-09-08T08:53:54.315-07:00today"It is a moment of light surrounded on all sides by darkness and oblivion. In the entire history of the universe, let alone in your own history, there has never been another just like it and there will never be another just like it again. It is the point to which all your yesterdays have been leading since the hour of your birth. It is the point from which all your tomorrows will proceed until Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/09/today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-45725821443761013082010-09-01T15:50:00.000-07:002010-09-01T15:54:20.954-07:00website awardSomeone passed on the word that I love my animals ... a mysterious someone named Mike. So I received notice today that Wind Scraps had been given an award. Here's what they said: "A visitor named Mike submitted your website for our website award and he had some nice things to say about your organization.Our team reviewed your site and found it to promote the ethical treatment of animals as well Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/09/website-award.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-2824305051507710772010-08-01T06:53:00.000-07:002010-08-01T06:58:03.881-07:00the farm in julyHere's a snapshot of July from a few years ago ..."Well, life on the farm is kinda laid baaaaack!"Really? Let's see now. How has my week gone ...Two of our goats, Bambi and Jimmy, had a touch of something or other. Dave gave them a wormer and I gave them two doses of penicillin. It occurs to me now that I'm the family injector. Dave doesn't say, "I need to give the goats (insert: cat, dog ... Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/08/farm-in-july.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-77228267179769842872010-05-29T09:40:00.000-07:002010-05-29T09:43:15.197-07:00handsI spent yesterday with two of my very favorite short people. They're now four, but I remember when they first arrived ...Mark and Taryn's twins are only a month old, and already I have a favorite. It's whichever one I find myself holding.Wednesday night, I held Duncan. We stared at each other all during worship. I don't know what he was thinking during that time; I was marveling at how much he'd Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-spent-yesterday-with-two-of-my-very.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-82528856740907292612010-05-07T09:22:00.000-07:002010-05-07T09:23:10.433-07:00when life was easyTera was cleaning her room not long ago and came downstairs with a bag full of recycling stuff. I almost had her take the bag out and distribute it herself, but at the last minute, I took a peek. And there, tucked behind an empty juice can and a rumpled piece of cardboard, I found my treasures: 21 Kismet score sheets.Kismet is a step up from Yahtzee, in case you don't know. The dice in Kismet areShannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/05/when-life-was-easy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-68867151580961633592010-03-08T17:13:00.000-08:002010-03-08T17:14:34.171-08:00on 'olks and forkheads"Can you make mine 'olky?" Tera asks.She's standing behind me, so she doesn't see my smile."I like 'olky eggs," she adds, for good measure.When will I tell her that eggs have yolks, and not 'olks? Never. Someone else will have to spill the beans, because I cannot bring myself to correct that word.I couldn't correct Zac, either, when he used to refer to his "forkhead." It was just too cute. Sure, Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-olks-and-forkheads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-82361820026823793002010-02-22T11:33:00.000-08:002010-02-22T12:00:12.604-08:00bonhoeffer on "cheap grace"I've been reading a lot of Dietrich Bonhoeffer lately, and I find his thoughts about "cheap grace" to be both timely and much-needed in the church today. It's popular right now to talk about our "freedom in Christ," but so often that phrase is merely a convenient smoke screen behind which people hide so that they can indulge in their secret (or not-so-secret) sin. How we need to get back to one Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/bonhoeffer-on-cheap-grace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-55838636989376887002010-02-19T08:23:00.000-08:002010-02-19T08:23:00.250-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 7)Tonight, 20/20 will air an updated report on Hannah. Please watch! And then, please pray.Emma wouldn't let me hold her, at first.She let me stare at her. She smiled for this picture. She even tolerated the touch of my fingers running through her irresistible curls. But when I reached to take her from Noreen and she found herself in strange arms, she cried.Maybe she'd felt the weight of my gaze Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-12713762169448030282010-02-18T14:28:00.000-08:002010-02-18T14:28:00.084-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 6)The body of Christ is a beautiful thing.I saw glimpses of that beauty in Texas -- testimonies that stood in sharp contrast to the dark injustice of Hannah's ordeal.From the beginning, Pastor Rod and Noreen Carver, along with several other couples, did the dance of court-ordered guardianship for the Overton children. Larry and Hannah--then out on bail awaiting trial--were not allowed to be alone Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-83153539512840262742010-02-18T05:26:00.000-08:002010-02-18T05:26:00.185-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 5)A little knowledge can paralyze you.In one of our early conversations about the retreat, Noreen had shared the story of one of the women in their fellowship--a woman named Linda whose daughter had been murdered five years earlier. I could relate to that situation because we'd gone through that ourselves, and at nearly the same time.Then, just a few days before I left for Texas, Noreen told me Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-83919233838586559832010-02-17T21:25:00.000-08:002010-02-17T21:25:00.438-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 4)After the first session, I came back to my room and found this picture waiting for me in my inbox. My cousin, Tracy Willms, had sent it to me--a memento from my visit last September.That reunion was 26 years in the making. Though much time had passed and we'd walked very different paths, when he called me out of the blue one morning last April, we talked for three hours and caught up on key Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-43623939311408109652010-02-17T05:06:00.000-08:002010-02-17T05:06:00.120-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 3)Pretty much the moment Noreen and I settled on the retreat theme, months earlier, my internal debate began. I remember ending that phone call thinking, How do you speak for four hours on the subject of joy to a roomful of grieving women? They need joy, the optimist in me said.But you can't push them there, the pessimist argued.Would my illustrations be insensitive? Would my admonitions be too Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-44819275676889441052010-02-16T05:02:00.000-08:002010-02-16T05:02:00.054-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 2)The plan had been to grab a latte after dinner before heading to the resort. I have to point out here that Corpus Christi, population 300,000, has two, count 'em, two Starbucks ... whereas my little town of 30,000, situated as it is in the shadow of Seattle (otherwise known as the birthplace of Starbucks), has nine. For a time, we had ten, but that was back when someone thought it would be wise Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-77067384072153123502010-02-15T11:54:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:53:37.386-08:00hannah overton/cc of the coastlands (part 1)This Friday, February 19th, ABC will run an updated profile on Hannah Overton on 20/20. This woman means a great deal to a great many of us. I hope you'll watch this week ... and I hope you'll pray. Here's part one of a series I wrote after visiting with Hannah's church family, husband and children two years ago: I've traveled to many places and spoken to many groups of women, but I've never Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2010/02/hannah-overtoncc-of-coastlands-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-60913192443365188262009-11-07T15:20:00.000-08:002009-11-07T15:29:35.696-08:00tweetIt would appear that I'm not satisfied spilling all my deep thoughts here and on Facebook. Now I'm also twittering ... or is it tweeting? Here's a link to my page:Let me know if you're twittering/tweeting too.Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/11/tweet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-37808513617193545102009-10-10T23:52:00.000-07:002009-10-11T09:48:07.073-07:00for my stepfather: gone fishin'I'm in Craig, Colorado right now trying to find a way to say good-bye to a man I've loved for 41 years. How does one do that? I don't yet know. But here's a glimpse into why he means so much to me.Apparently, all Oklahomans fish. It's not an optional activity. Even new, gangly-legged transplants are expected to pole-up and do their part. Shortly after our move from my home state to his, my new Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-my-stepfather-gone-fishin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-74043548996507515882009-09-26T15:22:00.000-07:002009-09-26T17:01:49.580-07:00flashesIf this day could be condensed into a few brief, bright flashes; if I could gather a handful of September sun-warmed vignettes and put them in a memory box marked "today," here's what I'd tuck inside:--a flock of white homing pigeons that burst sunward over our neighbor's trees as though sharing one single thought, only to dip left, drop abruptly below sight, and rush skyward again ... winged joyShannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/09/flashes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-27393402389524849002009-08-11T11:58:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:59:27.243-07:00of mice and young menI've been toying with the idea of focusing--at least for awhile--on my little town. I know my profile says I live in Seattle, but that's because I figured I'd lose you if I said Marysville. But now you know the truth. I could probably blog for an entire year about the characters in this town. And up till now, the only reason I haven't done so is because I couldn't choose which story, which Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/08/of-mice-and-young-men.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-66066420917533788372009-07-03T17:07:00.001-07:002009-07-03T17:48:25.180-07:00clingLast year, I thought I'd figure out how to make a movie on my Mac. This was the result. Songs by Brett Williams and Paul Baloche.Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-of-my-favorite-songs-and-few-great.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-42916024935406345812009-06-07T17:51:00.000-07:002009-06-07T17:55:03.293-07:00what is that?Such a good reminder ...Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-is-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-6430763489303289682009-05-29T08:45:00.000-07:002009-05-29T08:46:27.363-07:00good questionMy friend, Shannon Gallatin, sent me this video clip after her husband, Scott, sent it to her this morning. The subject line to his email was: Are women born this way?Good question, Scott. I'd say yes.Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-question.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-35640797522990453792009-05-20T07:54:00.000-07:002009-05-20T10:13:44.311-07:00guest blogger: andy estrada (with help from c.s. lewis)My oldest friend in the world (oldest as in longest-lasting, that is), Andy Estrada, periodically sends me really thought-provoking emails. All the rest of the time he just sends me jokes and funny videos. But yesterday, this came through. It's a quote from C. S. Lewis that I have read and pondered before. I know that elusive "something" that Lewis describes--a hint of something not quite Shannonhttp://email@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/05/guest-blogger-andy-estrada-with-help.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867318.post-13604669496257392562009-04-13T03:13:00.000-07:002009-04-13T03:29:19.532-07:00easter 2009My husband sang this song--one of my very favorites--at our Easter service yesterday. I didn't tell him I brought the camcorder and he didn't notice when I flipped it on and started filming. I'm glad I did.Dave Woodward (accompanied by Jerry Roberts)Shannonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com://windscraps.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-2009.html


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Breaking down the Bills tight ends.
WR Albert Wilson brings some intrigue to the Dolphins offense.
An upcoming book may provide some peeks behind the Patriots curtain.
Will Jets offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates get the most out of QB Sam Darnold?
Which Ravens quarterback will play the most snaps in 2018?
Bengals C Billy Price threw out the first pitch at a Reds game.
Browns WR Jarvis Landry hosted a football camp for kids.
Karl Dunbar has gone from Steelers defensive lineman to Steelers defensive line coach.
Measuring the Texans' expectations for the coming season.
The numbers from 2017 make it easy to see why the Colts built up their offensive line this offseason.
Competition is fierce in the Jaguars defensive line group.
Titans radio announcer Mike Keith lost a mentor and friend when longtime University of Tennessee announcer John Ward died.
When will the Broncos find a permanent naming rights deal for their stadium?
The Chiefs brought in some of their past stars for a youth football camp.
A late-season game against the Steelers could have major implications for the Chargers.
Rookie T Kolton Miller stood out during Raiders workouts.
Retired NFL referee Gene Steratore had some memorable moments in Cowboys games.
Giants QB Eli Manning joined the rest of his family at the Manning Passing Academy.
Is there reason to worry about Eagles CB Sidney Jones' health again this year?
Washington defensive line coach Jim Tomsula said his unit is confident without being arrogant.
LB Roquan Smith will headline a web series devoted to meeting the Bears rookies.
Grading the Lions' receiving corps heading into training camp.
Packers DL Mike Daniels made NFL Media's Top 100 players list for the third year in a row.
Walking down memory lane with the help of Vikings ticket stubs.
At least one person thinks Falcons TE Austin Hooper will make the Pro Bowl this year.
Panthers DT Kawann Short is well paid Tommylee Lewis Jersey , but is he underrated?
The Saints are hosting a 7-on-7 football tournament.
Buccaneers WR Justin Watson draws inspiration from the way his brother deals with cerebral palsy.
Cardinals DE Chandler Jones isn't resting on his laurels.
DT Michael Brockers has enjoyed being around new Rams teammate Ndamukong Suh.
A contract extension leaves little doubt about G Laken Tomlinson's spot in the 49ers starting lineup.
A healthy offseason for WR Tyler Lockett is a good thing for the Seahawks.
The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Rick Dennison after the team finished 29th in offense this season. The team announced the move on Friday. Their running attack fell to sixth after leading the league the past two seasons.
Buffalo's offense topped 300 yards just nine times in 17 games and scored only eight touchdowns in its final seven games. Dennison's play-calling was questioned after Buffalo scored just three points against Jacksonville in the franchise's first playoff game in 18 years.
Dennison wasn't coach Sean McDermott's first choice for the job last offseason – that was former San Diego Chargers coach Mike McCoy. But McCoy took the Green Bay Packers' offensive coordinator job and was fired midseason.
McCoy is expected to be a candidate to join McDermott's staff in Buffalo.
Other possible candidates include former Seattles Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo, former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Rob Cudzinski. Mike Shula Lorenzo Carter Jersey , the former offensive coordinator in Carolina, previously worked with McDermott and Bills general manager Brandon Beane.
McDermott was non-committal when discussing potential coaching staff changes during the season-ending news conference on Tuesday. The coach said any decisions would be his, but Beane would be involved with coordinating possible coaching changes with roster moves this offseason.
"We're building this thing together Jonathan Stewart Jersey ," McDermott said then. "We are aligned philosophically on how we believe it should look and how we believe the building process should basically take shape."
Dennison was criticized for giving quarterback Tyrod Taylor the option to pass on first-and-goal from the 1 instead of handing the ball off to star running back LeSean McCoy in the wild-card game against Jacksonville.
The play resulted in an offensive pass interference penalty on wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and the Bills settled for a field goal in the 10-3 loss.
"There's some calls we want back. That's probably one of them," McDermott said after the game.
Before coming to Buffalo, Dennison was Denver Broncos offensive coordinator for two seasons. He was replaced in Denver by McCoy after coach Gary Kubiak retired.
Dennison was Kubiak's offensive coordinator in Houston from 2010-13 and had a previous stint as the Broncos' offensive coordinator from 2006-08.
The decision to part ways with Dennison also raised questions about the future of Taylor Jerry Rice Jersey , who has one year left on his contract. Taylor's production declined in his third year as a starter and he was benched in favor of rookie Nathan Peterman for a game at the Los Angeles Chargers in November.
The quarterback change backfired after Peterman threw five interceptions in the first half of a 54-24 loss.
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Major League Baseball said Wednesday that Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader will be required to go through sensitivity training after years-old racist and homophobic tweets of his resurfaced during the All-Star Game. MLB announced the commissioner's office would require Hader to participate in diversity and inclusion initiatives in addition to the sensitivity training. In a statement Ryan Smith Jersey , Brewers general manager David Stearns said the team will continue to work through the issue with Hader.
Several of Hader's tweets from 2011 and 2012 came to light Tuesday night while Hader was pitching in the All-Star Game. Hader learned of the situation when he left the game. He apologized and took responsibility for the tweets, saying they did not reflect his values or the person he is now.
"During last night's game we became aware of Mr. Hader's unacceptable social media comments in years past and have since been in communication with the Brewers regarding our shared concerns," MLB said in a statement. "After the game, Mr. Hader took the necessary step of expressing remorse for his highly offensive and hurtful language, which fails to represent the values of our game and our expectations for all those who are a part of it."
The 24-year-old Hader said he did not "vividly" remember the tweets.
"Being 17 years old, you make stupid decisions and mistakes," Hader said Tuesday night. "I was in high school. We're still learning who we are in high school. You live and you learn. This mistake won't happen again."
Stearns said the Brewers were in contact with Hader, who is "fully aware of the severity of the situation related to his social media comments Christian Okoye Jersey , regardless of the timeline of his posts."
"His comments are inexcusable, and he is taking full responsibility for the consequences of his actions," Stearns said. "In no way do these sentiments reflect the views of the Brewers organization or our community."
Stearns said those who have come to know Hader believe the sentiments in the tweets do not represent his beliefs, calling him a good teammate and contributor to the Brewers in every way. Hader has a 1.50 ERA in 31 appearances and made the All-Star Game in just his second major league season.
Hader spoke with Brewers teammate Lorenzo Cain after the All-Star Game. Cain said he expects the team to accept Hader's present-day statements and move on.
"At the end of the day, you've got to give people a second chance," Cain said. "You've got to forgive people. For me, it's over and done with. He said it. It got out there. I'm moving on from it."
On Twitter Wednesday, Brewers All-Star Jesus Aguilar expressed his support for Hader in a couple of posts.
"He made a mistake 7 years ago. He admitted Chris Carson Jersey , he apologized and most important: He learned from it," Aguilar tweeted. "Regarding accusations of racism: I'm Venezuelan and with the skin color that I have, can tell you that it is a lie. Obviously he's not racist. He's a great player and a better person. Great teammate."
Hader, who grew up in Millersville, Maryland, outside the state capital of Annapolis, apologized when he spoke to reporters after the All-Star Game.
"There's no excuse for what was said," Hader said. "I'm deeply sorry for what I've said and what's been going on."
Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker will have surgery on his right ankle in the next few days Jordan Mills Jersey , and Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel said the Titans will decide if the veteran might be able to return later this season.
The Titans placed Walker on injured reserve Monday and signed tight end MyCole Pruitt off Houston's practice squad.
"Disappointing because he puts a lot into it," Vrabel said of Walker's injury. "He plays hard, been a productive player for us and somebody that I was excited to coach and be with. But hopefully, we'll see where he's at after surgery and re-evaluate his potential return."
Walker was hurt with 3:33 left in the Titans' 27-20 loss in Miami when Dolphins safety T.J. McDonald tackled him at the end of a 15-yard reception. Walker was carted off after having his right ankle wrapped in an air cast.
No tight end has had more catches than Walker's 356 receptions between 2013 and 2017. Walker, 34, signed an extension through 2020 in training camp . He was the Pro Bowl MVP in January and has been quarterback Marcus Mariota's favorite target the past three seasons.
The rest of the Titans' tight end group includes Jonnu Smith, a third-round pick out of Florida International in 2017, eight-year veteran Luke Stocker who has started 58 of his 84 career games Tavon Young Jersey , and Anthony Firkser who spent last season on Kansas City's practice squad.
Combined, the trio has 56 career receptions and will be replacing a veteran who led the Titans with 74 catches last season alone.
Vrabel, who spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach with Houston, saw the 6-foot-2, 245-pound Pruitt on the Texans' practice squad. Pruitt has 12 catches for 102 yards in stops with Minnesota and Chicago before arriving in Houston out of Southern Illinois.
"Being able to see him on the practice squad last year and see what he did in Houston in his time there practicing against us and some of the stuff that he did was excited to be able to get him and tell (general manager) Jon (Robinson) that this is somebody that we think can help us," Vrabel said.
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BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox will try to complete a three-game sweep of the slumping Baltimore Orioles when the two teams meet for a Wednesday matinee at Oriole Park.
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Sale has lost his last three starts. He pitched well against the White Sox on Friday in his last start, allowing one run on six hits in eight innings — with 10 strikeouts — but still took the loss as Chicago scored a 1-0 victory.
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The Orioles are struggling on offense right now, a big reason the team has lost six in a row and 13 of their last 15 games.
Ramirez will be called up from Triple-A Norfolk as the Orioles placed Andrew Cashner on the disabled list Tuesday due to a lower back strain. They also brought up relief pitcher Donnie Hart from Norfolk.
Cashner had been scheduled to start Wednesday's game but Ramirez instead will get his first chance to pitch in the majors.
The Red Sox also will have Mookie Betts in the lineup. Betts had been out since May 26 with a left abdominal strain before being surprisingly activated before Monday's 2-0 victory.
He went 1-for-5 and manager Alex Cora took him out after the top of the 11th inning so Betts would not be pushed too much on his first day back.
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"He was going to play two out of three anyway," Cora said before Tuesday's game. "Yesterday we extended him a little bit. He'll start tomorrow."
Betts also leads the major league All-Star Game voting as the Red Sox likely will have a few players on the American League team.
The Orioles' best chance for that game will be Manny Machado, who returned to the Baltimore lineup Tuesday after missing a game due to an illness.
Baltimore ran into the same problems Tuesday that have plagued its lineup all season – an inability to score without homers and not being able to get the big hit at the right time.
The Orioles went just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 baserunners overall. There were just too many missed chances once again.
Baltimore has just a .227 team batting average after the Tuesday loss — and it won't get any easier in the series finale with Sale starting and the solid bullpen waiting behind him.
"You've got a guy like Sale starting tomorrow," Orioles manager Buck Showalter told the media afterward. "They feel pretty confident about their bullpen. They've got eight of them down there."
Game One of the Stanley Cup Final had a little bit of everything. And it had a lot of Mark Davis.
The Raiders owner took his trademark hairstyle to rink side in Las Vegas for the first game of the best-of-seven series that will determine the champions of hockey and the new custodians of the Stanley Cup. And Davis isn't a Johnny-Come-Lately; he attended the team's regular-season home opener Willie Snead IV Jersey , and he has supported the franchise throughout its inaugural season.
Davis will soon be taking his own team to Las Vegas, and he has to be inspired by the support that the hockey team enjoys, with a standing-room-only crowd in the arena and thousands more outside. If the folks in Vegas will do that for a brand-new hockey team, they'll likely do the same for one of the most iconic brands in football.
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping that a well-rested and inspired rookie pitcher will lead them to success in Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants.
Left-hander Caleb Ferguson will make his third career start Steven Nelson Jersey , pitching opposite Giants right-hander Chris Stratton, but it will be his first outing where he will get a minute to catch his breath and ease into his surroundings.
Before his major league debut on June 6, and his follow-up effort Tuesday, Ferguson had to scramble to catch a flight and then take the mound for the Dodgers. This time around, Ferguson has done all of his between-start routine with the major league club, and even got a bonus assignment this week.
Ferguson was able to get an up-close-and-personal look at Clayton Kershaw's most recent rehab bullpen session. It was a multi-pronged effort to not only let Ferguson watch a pitcher he looks up to, but to get an in-depth view at one of the hardest workers in the game.
"Even for Caleb to sit in on Clayton's pen (Friday) and to sit in on Rich (Hill's on Saturday) and not have to fly in make a start then fly out and come back in, he will get to assimilate with our guys," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "I think there is a benefit to that."
Ferguson (0-0, 9.53) lasted just 1 2/3 innings of his debut at Pittsburgh and then went four innings Tuesday against the Rangers. He has given up a combined six runs, but the Dodgers offense has scored a combined 21 runs in his two outings so at least he is getting elite run support.
Stratton (7-4 Randall Cobb Jersey , 4.56) has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last four starts, but he is facing a Dodgers lineup that has hit 34 home runs in June alone. The right-hander will have to face a trio of left-handed hitters in Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Joc Pederson who have been productive of late.
He figures to be up for the challenge after guiding the Giants to a 10-4 record in his starts this season. In his outing Tuesday at Miami, Stratton was just the second Giants pitcher since May 6 to last at least seven innings, but he still took the loss in a 3-1 defeat. It was his sixth quality start of the season.
The Giants are currently 3-6 on a three-city road trip that ends Sunday. And while a return home is ahead, better health could be coming soon, although third baseman Evan Longoria figures to be out at least a month with a fractured left hand.
First baseman Brandon Belt was activated Saturday, while pitchers Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija could be back soon.
"Our biggest issue has been trying to stay healthy," manager Bruce Bochy said, according to mlb.com.
Madison Bumgarner made his third start since coming off the disabled list Saturday and allowed three runs on five hits in six innings of a 3-1 loss. It marked the 11th straight time in Los Angeles the Giants scored two runs or less, according to STATS Inc.
Matt Kemp and Enrique Hernandez homered for the Dodgers — who will go for the series sweep on Sunday — while Alex Wood allowed a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Minnesota Twins signed first-round draft pick Trevor Larnach just one day before Major League Baseball's deadline. For both sides Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey , the delay was well worth the wait. There were no contentious contract negotiations in the way, only a College World Series championship for Larnach with Oregon State.
"We figured it would go to the end, because I thought Oregon State was the best team I saw all spring," Twins scouting director Sean Johnson said. "They were really built to win that series, so we knew it would take a while."
Larnach's standard minor league deal, signed on Thursday afternoon, came with a $2.55 million signing bonus. The slot value set by MLB for the 20th overall selection was $3.12 million, so the Twins put some of that savings toward signing other players in their draft class.
Larnach, a corner outfielder who hit .327 with 17 home runs and 65 RBIs this season for the Beavers, batted .417 with five doubles, nine RBIs and 10 runs scored in eight games at the College World Series. His two-run homer in the ninth inning against Arkansas helped Oregon State stave off elimination in the second game of the finals Doug Flutie Jersey , and the Beavers went on to win the decisive third game the following night.
"I would say it's probably the closest thing you are going to get to playing here in the big leagues," Larnach said as he toured Target Field for the first time before the Twins played Baltimore on Thursday night. "There are a lot of people at every game. You start playing some SEC teams, and you start hearing them pretty well. It's all part of it. It's a wonderful experience, and I wish I could re-live some of it, but you know there are better times ahead."
The Twins said the 21-year-old Larnach will report to rookie-level Elizabethton of the Appalachian League.
"It's good to have him in the fold," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "I told him to enjoy the experience. I couldn't really relate to him what it was like to sign at this particular point in my life because it was 40-some years ago, but it was nice for him and his parents to come in and have a chance to talk with them."
Johnson was on a scouting trip in North Carolina, dining at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant with Twins vice president of player personnel Mike Radcliff, when they saw Larnach's dramatic home run. They weren't exactly sweating the timing of the signing.
"Twenty seconds before he hit the home run, I'm like, `If he hits a home run here to give them the lead Raekwon McMillan Jersey , we can wait another day,"' Johnson recalled. "Right on cue, he hit it. That was the first time I celebrated in a Cheesecake Factory. That was pretty cool. That was a fun moment to watch."
For Larnach, too, of course.
"My experience at Oregon State, man, it's pretty unbelievable. I can't put that into words," he said. "I can't thank my family at Oregon State enough for what they've done for me. I'm always going to come back to them and say hi and give them my love and just give back to them as much as I can, because they've developed me not only as ballplayer but as a person, and that's what they promised when I got there."
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GLENDALE B.J. Goodson Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have one of the best wide receivers to play the game but, beyond Larry Fitzgerald, the position is a major question mark for the team under first-year coach Steve Wilks.
The names of those competing for playing time and/or just a spot on the 53-man roster are hardly that familiar: Brice Butler, J.J. Nelson, Chad Williams, Greg Little, Christian Kirk and Trent Sherfield, among others.
Underrated is a good word to describe the group, the coach said.
"I think that's exactly the point, just because (of) the perception that there's not any big-time there that we don't have good players," Wilks said after the Cardinals sweated through an outdoor practice Friday.
The receivers on the roster Reggie Ragland Jersey , he said, are better than outsiders might think.
Fitzgerald had another banner season a year ago, finishing second in the league and tying a franchise record with 109 receptions for 1,156 yards as he climbed to No. 3 on the NFL lists for career receptions and yards receiving. At 34, he was the oldest player in league history to catch at least 100 passes in a season.
But nobody else caught more than 33 for the 2017 Cardinals and no other wide receiver more than 31. Add the departure of the Browns — Jaron and John (no relation) — via free agency and there wasn't a lot left at the position when Wilks and new offensive coordinator Mike McCoy took over.
Nelson and Williams are holdovers, Butler signed as a free agent, Little hasn't played in an NFL game since 2015 and Kirk was Arizona's second-round draft pick out of Texas A&M. Sherfield is an undrafted rookie from Vanderbilt who has shown promise early in camp.
Like his coach, Butler believes the group is far better than people realize.
"There's not a lot of household names, you can say that," he said, "but we've got big talent in the room."
Butler caught 15 passes for a career-best 317 yards and three touchdowns for the Dallas Cowboys last season and sees the current situation as a big opportunity.
"I've just got to do what I've got to do Ty Montgomery Jersey , man," he said. "It's training camp. It's about doing the grind day in and day out."
Nelson might be the biggest big-play threat in the group. Exceedingly fast, his 509 yards receiving (on 29 catches) were second on the team a year ago.
"He can take the top off, as you guys have seen the last couple of days," Wilks said.
But Nelson's career has been plagued by inconsistency.
Williams has been working with the first team often as he enters his second year following a difficult rookie season.
The former third-round pick out of Grambling State also has big-time speed but played in only six games as a rookie, catching three passes for 31 yards.
"I feel like I'm way more advanced than I was last year, way smarter," Williams said. "It's an opportunity for me to really get it going."
The dynamic Kirk figures prominently in the Cardinals' plans, both as a receiver and kick returner.
"The one thing that I love about him is his motor," Wilks said. "Of course he's a good player. He's smart and all that stuff. That's the reason why we drafted him, but a lot of times you really don't know what you get until they actually get here and they start going through their routine. This guy goes full speed on every play Kyler Fackrell Jersey , every play."
Little, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 220 pounds, "has done some great things" in a comeback attempt that Wilks said might be the player's last chance after bouncing from team to team following a standout rookie season in 2011, when he caught 61 passes for 709 yards for Cincinnati.
"Once you separate Larry, everything else is wide open," Wilks said. "Everybody's fighting for that position. Those guys are really competing hard. … It's going to be interesting to see how things shape out once preseason hits."
It's probably too soon to panic, but one of the Steelers young offensive stars has been dealing with a knee problem.
Via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, Steelers wide receiver聽JuJu Smith-Schuster has been limited with what he called a "frustrating" knee injury. He said he expected to be fine by the start of training camp, however.
"Just something that's been bothering me over time," Smith-Schuster said. "Kind of just adds up and lets me know, 'Yo Cris Carter Jersey , I need to get it checked out.' We got it checked out."
He wouldn't get into any detail about his condition, but admitted it was difficult not being fully involved. He hasn't done any team drills in OTAs or minicamp.
"Once I'm able to run out there and put on the pads and be with my guys, it's like the whole game changes," he said. "It's like I never left."
The 21-year-old was a revelation last year, the youngest player to ever total more than 1,000 yards (including 917 receiving yards) with eight touchdowns. and with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders this offseason, it's that much more important to have him up and running.
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While marriage and opening a joint bank account often happen together – as indeed they did in my case – how do know if opening a joint account is the right thing for your relationship?
My husband and I signed on the two dotted lines after a 'whirlwind' seven-year romance – and we've never looked back. Joint bills, joint savings and joint goals, resulting in more money working for us collectively over the longer term.
My parents, however, still prefer the 'his, hers and ours' approach; they maintain separate savings and in a lot of respects, goals. In fact, they pool their money only for household expenses – into a specific 'bills' account. It works fine for them.
The thing is, what's good for you and your relationship may not be right for another couple. But there is research to indicate the average experience and some vital steps to keep you and your money safe.
All in, or toe in?
Supposedly, the more you are prepared to pool your cash with your partner, the happier your life together will be. If you keep 5 per cent or less of your income to yourself, for your own discretionary spending, you'll be more contented than had you kept your money separate. And if you pool 80 per cent of your money, you'll be more loved up than had you only submitted 70 per cent.
Or so says a US study by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton, published in their book Happy Money. The conclusion was that sharing reinforces trust.
In reality, these results may represent selection bias more than anything else: you may be more willing to get financially hitched if you're happier in your relationship in the first place.
But there's no denying two separate accounts and one shared one represents a half-way house between all in and all out-of-bounds (the latter of which, incidentally, makes for an easy exit).
Just bear in mind it can accentuate any income disparity. If one person earns significantly more than the other, they'll feel none too good if the other enjoys excessive treats, for example.
In any case…
Get on the same financial page
A big part of cosy coupledom – and one that is seldom considered at the outset – is having a similar money mode. And this goes doubly if you're going to share it.
Before making the decision to merge financial lives, you need to determine whether together you are a meeting of the money minds. But you also need to determine if the matching modes are going to set you up for shared success, because Relationships Australia reports that money worries are a "major cause" of partnership breakdown and divorce.
"Unresolved financial issues can lead to blame, anger, stress and intimacy problems in relationships," it warns on its website.
From the get-go you should know the following about your partner:
- Are they a sensible spender?
- Can they stick to a budget?
- Can they prioritise precious shared goals over fleeting consumer temptations?
- Even more seriously, does your loved one come with financial baggage such as defaults on their credit history, which could stop you getting loans in the future?
- Or do they already have debts, about which you know nothing? So-called STDs – or sexually transmitted debts – could equally prevent you getting approved for credit in the future. They could also quickly become a 'joint responsibility' to repay, which could create resentment.
You should also maintain access to an emergency fund of at least three months' salary, whether separate or joint.
And don't forget the other party to a joint savings account is totally within their rights to empty it. And your co-signatory on a joint credit account is totally at will to run it up. You need to trust your partner implicitly – even their likely actions if you were to break up.
Keep safe and secure
There is a way to jump financially into a relationship, but still retain a bit of control – a joint savings account with a "both to operate" proviso.
That quite literally means you need a signature from both partners to withdraw money. This may give you a level of comfort at the outset, before you're prepared to jump in boots and all and authorise access for either party. Just be aware it can be a bit of rigmarole if you need to get at savings fast and your partner can't get there or arrange it.
Another product you might consider is a credit card that allows additional cardholders. But it's vital to be aware this is not strictly a joint account and that the original cardholder is the one liable for any debt. As such, this is a big step.
A further safety point about joint bank accounts: should you tragically lose your loved one, you will still retain access to all the shared money, and so may not have to deal with financial trauma on top of the emotional one.
Finally, a secret or side account is an effective way to surreptitiously hedge your relationship bets. It doesn't demonstrate great trust, though.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon is an independent commentator and educator who presents her Smart Money Start presentation in high schools around Australia.


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In this brilliant and unique autobiography Lizzie Armitstead takes the reader to the heart of the most demanding of endurance sports and the challenges faced by one of its most gifted competitors: from sexism and the fight for equality, to doping and the incredible sacrifices and self-belief required to self-coach herself to world titles.
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His much expected thriller 'Puriyaadha Pudhir' is all set to decorate the screens from Pongal, declares J Satish kumar of JSK Film Corporation.
The successful duo Vijay Sethupathi and JSK Satish Kumar join hands for the fifth time through Puriyaadha Pudhir.
"As the audience gear up on a fresh year and festive mode, it becomes a natural responsibility of the film industry to cater to their requirements in terms of content-oriented entertainment. Vijay Sethupathi's connectivity with the native audience goes well with a Pongal release. The audience can be rest assured of an entertainment in 'Puriyaadha Pudhir' that will set the mode for the rest of the year," says J Satish Kumar.
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Some science should be sheltered from humanity, ledt only for those responsible enough to use it. There are numerous unknown implications that could severely damage man kind as a whole if it is harnessed in such a way as to wage war or hurt innocents. In the end it is up to the jury/judge to decide.
No, superconductor physicist Xiaoxing Xi should not have been arrested. Superconductor physicist Xiaoxing Xi was arrested at the height of his career because the United States government believed that he was sharing proprietary information with China. Xiaoxing Xi is a citizen of China who was living in the United States while doing physics work. Some of his knowledge was bound to be put to use in China.
Though economic espionage and trade secrets theft are among the primary threats facing the United States, and China is involved in many of them. Yet a number of cases have also been improperly targeted. President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, have vowed in an agreement not to target each other's companies.
I think the federal prosecutors who supervised this case are even more blame worthy than the FBI for ruining this man's career and reputation. He should sue the US government for violations of his civil right as US citizen. This is clearly an intimidation, discrimination and oppression of USA federal government against an ethnic minority.
Xiaoxing Xi, a physicist specializing in superconductor research, was arrested in 2015 when the US government misunderstood research schematics Xi sent to colleagues in China. The Department of Justice believed that the schematics were related to superconductor research. However, the schematics were for a collaborative invention with the recipient. The Department of Justice dropped charges when they realized their mistake. However, they should not have immediately arrested Xi without confirming their evidence.


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Parowan Gap Dinosaur FootprintsTrail is a 0.4 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Parowan, Utah that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and rock climbing and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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wheelchair friendly
kid friendly
rock climbing
This area is covered with trails for both hiking and off road adventures
Sorry, found it unremarkable.
Easy enough of a walk to see it.
Easy walk through an area with dinosaur footprints. East footprint has a market nearby. Because I was looking for a depression in the rock I almost missed them. The footprints are raised out of the rock. Very interesting
My whole family enjoyed seeing the petroglyphs and the dinosaur tracks.
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Just a few mile West of Parowuan Utah, a great little stop along a dirt road which was once part of the old Spanish Trail. This site is now fenced with a discriptive sign about Rock Art, Black basalt rock gives a nice contrast to petroglyph images which are displayed after the native Americans etched images into the desert varnish. Many counting and Astrolonomical images are displayed, not really a desigated hiking trail, but an interesting prehistoric site. The dirt road makes a great hike with open scenery and very little automobile activity.


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Which one of these laptops do you think would be the best?
Sony Vaio VGN-N21E/W or ACER AS9303WSM?
the sony would be by far the best but maybe a bit dearer, acer make a ok laptop but sony rocks, they are the best windows based laptop made i think, i recently got a sony vaio vgn fe31m and it is so fast and a huge hard drive, they are more reliable than most. of course this is only my opinion
Sony products are designed with better components that any other brand, but you should realize that they can breakdown just like any other computer, if the prize is not an issue to you go for the vaio. I have an acer aspire 5100, and i´m more than satisfied with this notebook, they´re just great.


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9.00am Ballet class
3.00pm Audition
12.00pm Hip-hop practice
8.00pm Hip-hop show
10.30am Skateboard practice
5.00pm Coffee shop meet up
7.00am Gymnastics practice
5.00am Wake up
11.00pm Sleep
Yes, this is a typical Saturday for me. I'm Bella but you probably don't know me as Bella. You might know me as Isabella, the ballerina, Isa, the hip-hop super star, Issy, the skater girl with added attitude or Is, the gymnastics champion for four years running.
My typical day was very busy and normally very stressful, but that was the way I liked it. It was 5 o'clock which meant I had to go and meet the skater guys at the coffee shop. I grabbed a black helmet, a baggy My Chemical Romance tee-shirt, pulled on some baggy boy's jeans and black converse all stars. This was Issy.
Issy was the girl who didn't care, the one who listened to heavy metal, old rock and loved nothing but to skateboard and drink black coffee. If Isabella's dance coach found out about Issy, Isabella would dance no more.
I grabbed my skateboard and skated off to Starbucks. When I got there my skater friends were already there. I smiled and walked over to the coffee counter ordering a simple black coffee with a hazelnut syrup shot. Once I got it I walked over to everyone and sat down.
"So what are we talking about now?" I asked taking a huge gulp of coffee.
"Issy! We thought you weren't gonna show." Raz said. Raz was the leader, very cute guy with semi long black hair and deep green eyes.
"Me? Not show? Whatever dude, have you been on the drugs again?" I raised my left eyebrow while smiling. He laughed and slapped my palm.
"Where have you been Issy? We've missed you! Oh we're planning to go see Mindless Self Indulgence next month, you in?" A grin grew over my face.
"A Mindless Self Indulgence concert would be nothing without Issy." I held up my hands pretending I was someone of utmost importance. Beebee shoved me slightly making everyone including me laugh.
"So how long you got Issy? You better not ditch us, we were thinking of going skating for a bit." Beebee said hopefully.
"As long as I'm back before seven Renee is fine with it." I grinned as we all chugged our coffee and flew out of the door.
We got to the skate park. I grabbed Raz's CD player and put in a mix CD of rock music. Starting off with Shut Me Up by Mindless Self Indulgence. As soon as the song started I started skating on the quarter pipe.
The bass, the rock
The mic, the treble
I like my coffee black
Just like my metal
I continued to do tricks, after a while Beebee joined in doing a kind of tag team skateboarding routine.
The bass, the rock
The mic, the treble
I like my coffee black
Just like my metal
I took a rest as Beebee did her exceptional stunts. If that girl wanted to, she could probably tour with the worlds greatest skateboarders.
I can't wait for you to fck me up
In a minute, minute
In a fckin' minute
I started doing acting stupid like a cheerleader cheering Beebee on. Everyone laughed as I did, but surprisingly it didn't put Beebee off.
I can't wait for you to fck me up
In a minute, minute
In a second
Raz tagged in now. He was brilliant. He had taught me how to skate, he didn't know about Isabella, Isa or Is. He just thought my family were overprotective.
I can't wait for you to shut me up
And make me hip like bad ss
I can't wait for you to shut me up
Shut it up
I started cheering Raz on, not realizing I'd put him off and he fell off his board.
I can't wait for you to shut me up
And make me hip like bad ss
I can't wait for you to shut me up
Shut it up
Beebee cut the music as we all rushed to see if Raz was ok.
"Raz? Come on dude this seriously isn't funny. Wake up!" I was shaking him violently, trying to wake him up.
"We should get him to the hospital, he's bleeding." Davey said. Davey was the smart one out of all of us, we usually didn't listen to him but at times like this we did.
We all helped by skating there, Davey and Kyle put Raz's arms around their necks, put his feet on a skateboard and skated next to him. We had done this before and it surprisingly always worked.
When we got to the hospital I walked up to the receptionist. "Skateboarding accident again." I blushed slightly.
"Issy, how many times is it this month?" Sally asked. We had been in so many times I knew all of the staff.
"Only about ten." She raised her eyebrow. "Ok twenty four. But please can you help Raz?"
"What happened?" She asked as she paged someone.
"Well I was messing around, you know pretending to be a cheerleader and cheering them on. When I was cheering Beebee on she just continued on with her stunts, but when I started he got distracted and fell off his board, I didn't mean for it to happen!" I had started rambling.
"I'm guessing this is the famous Issy I've heard so much about." I turned around and laid eyes on the hottest doctor I've ever seen. "This is my first day working here and already I've heard so much about the skating gang. I was hoping not to meet you so quickly though."
"Issy this is Dr. Cullen. He just started here." Sally said as Dr. Cullen checked over the still unconscious Raz.
"Carlisle!" Someone ran through the door. My mouth fell open as I looked at him. He was cute, hot, gorgeous and beautiful all rolled into one. His bronze hair went perfectly with his golden eyes. "Carlisle, Esme told me you wanted this." He handed Dr. Cullen a brief case.
"Thanks Edward, now I have to get back to helping Raz." Dr. Cullen continued to check Raz.
"By the way, I'm going out tonight. Hope you don't mind." Edward said subtly.
"Where are you going?" Carlisle asked casually.
"There's a hip-hop dance show downtown and I was going to check it out." My eyes went wide and I walked over to the guys starting to talk to them, making sure this Edward didn't see me.
"Dudes I've gotta get home. I just remembered Renee is going out and I don't have my key. Keep me updated with Raz ok?" With that I dropped my skateboard on the floor and skated home.
Now it was time for the transformation into Isa.
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In yoga, we talk about setting intentions for our practice. The aim of the intention is to bring attention and awareness to a virtue, a quality, which you would like to cultivate, and the goal is to also bring this intention off the mat and in to the world. Intentions can be things like gratitude, patience, love, being present in the moment or being open to receive guidance and love.
So on Monday when my "yoga week" started I thought; right, time to set an intention, my intention will be "I am open to creativity and inspiration, I am ready to receive".
Then I went to a yoga class in the morning and the teacher said "In my practice this morning, the thought of letting go kept coming up, so we are going to focus on that today", which we did, but my intention was still "I'm open, I'm ready to receive".
Now, I believe that all things are connected, and I believe in signs. If something keeps popping up that I take notice of, I feel like I'm noticing this for a reason and that it's worth paying attention to.
Later in the afternoon I went to another yoga class. (Because I bought one of those discount cards to the Yoga Barn and with only two days left in Bali I still had four classes on the card). In the beginning of this second class, the teacher said, "So today, we're going to focus on letting go".
Okay, so letting go is a common intention, but so is "staying present" or "open up to receive". But having heard "letting go" twice now, I thought, there must be something to this, there must be something that I'm holding on to and need to let go of. Because how will you be able to receive if you are holding on to old stuff? So I started thinking, "what will I have to let go of, in order to be able to receive creativity and inspiration?"
Immediately things started to pop up: I need to let go of my fear of failure, I need to let go of my attachment to getting "likes" on social media, I need to let go of trying to do things "the right way", of trying to make things "perfect", I need to let go of expectation, of the fear of doing things the "wrong way".
So this is my intention "I'm letting go of fear and expectation".
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YouTube is pretty good at regulating explicit content but there is still an awful lot of adult or violent footage available for inquisitive minds to find. Therefore it makes sense that Google, a family-friendly organisation, is reported to be developing a new version of YouTube specifically designed for children aged 10 years and below. According to sources, Google has reached out to both developers, and creators of child-friendly content, in a bid to gauge potential interest in the project.
YouTube does have a parental control feature, Safety Mode, currently in place which hides content deemed inappropriate by other users but with so many pre-teen children owning mobile devices (and getting savvier at search by the day), a completely new site would offer a whole new level of control for parents. It is unclear whether a kid-friendly YouTube would carry advertising, but the option for creators, like the Fine Bros whose web-series 'Kids React' can generate views in the millions per video, not to be able to monetize their content seems highly unlikely.


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Remembrance Day is not about the war and or for what we have lost, but if we talk about the ideals and for that for which we stand for. The day is majorly about paying respect to one's past but more than anything else, to present gratitude to all those who have served us. On this day, we all try to honor those who have fought for this country and for our freedom; it's really very hard to search these words which can express what they have been made us available for us by their sacrifices.
So rather, turning our back for all those who have come before us, someone can heal a nation; others are just making us know that there are numerous impossible events that had just occurred. The day marks the end of the World War one which ended exactly at 11am 11/11/1918. And since that time, it has almost become a custom to keep a two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember all the people who have sacrificed their lives in the wars. Most of the countries do also celebrate Remembrance Sunday each year, which falls on every second Sunday in the month of November. Most of the people do celebrate the day as usual ceremonies at the war memorials, churches, cenotaphs throughout the Nation.
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Most of the Royal Families and other top politicians put up an assembly at The Cenotaph in the Whitehall, London, for a memorial service. The anniversary is made to remember all the legendary people who have sacrificed their lives in wars, not just in the World War One.
The Remembrance Day also includes the World War Two, the Gulf War, the Falklands War, and conflicts that occur in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
Here mentioned some of the important quotes that clearly justify the purpose of the Remembrance Day.
- To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.
- Escape as it was not our goal as it was so unrealistic. What all we wanted was to simply survive, to live for long enough and tell the world what had actually happened in the Buchenwald.
- Our hopes are too high. Our faith is in the people who are great. Our courage is so strong. And our dreams for this country will never ever die.
- A nation cannot be saved & must not be saved because of an afterthought or from the considerations for a cost-benefit. As the moral fire burns within us, the lessons of Holocaust will never ever be learned.
- Praising makes it lost as the remembrance dear.
- Six million of the people live in our hearts. We are their eyes who remember us. We are their voice that cries out. The dreadful scenes flow from their dead eyes to our open ones. And these scenes will ever be remembered that exactly as happened.
- A man's country is not a particular area of land, rivers of mountains, and woods, but it is principle; and our patriotism is loyalty to this principle.
- You should try and learn some of my philosophy. You can think only of the past as this remembrance will surely give you pleasure.
- The brave never die, though they can sleep in dust: Their courage will cross a thousand living men.
- A hero is someone who gives his or her life for something bigger than oneself.
- The brave men whether living and dead, who once struggled here, have consecrated it, far above the poor power to simply add or detract. The world will simply little note, nor long remember what we can say here, but it can never be forgotten what they did here.
- We were actually preparing not for Peace only, but for Eternal Peace.
- There was about us the halo of some of the divine mission. We were bent especially on doing great, permanent, and noble things.
- Most men do remember all their obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made up of sour by the remembrance and by the vain silent.
Why do we hold a two-minute silence?
The first silence was observed in Britain for two minutes and it was held on 11 November 1919 and this was the time when King George V has asked the masses to observe a silence at exactly 11am. This was the same year after the end of World War I. The king has made this request with the idea that the thoughts of the country men may be concentrated on the remembrance of these glorious dead. Remembrance has become a part of the British modern life, heritage, and culture. It has emerged as an important feature of the public calendar with each passing year when you are in public, at formal or informal Remembrance events that take place throughout the UK.
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The day has evolved out of the Armistice Day, which is marked on the same day. The first Armistice Day was observed at the Buckingham Palace, with the commencement of King George V who hosted a Banquet in Honor of the President of the French Republic in the evening hours on 10 November 1919. And the first Armistice Day was held on the grounds of the Buckingham Palace on the following morning.
The day of Remembrance in many of the Commonwealth countries includes the sounding of "Last Post", which is followed by the period of silence, then by the sounding of "Reveille" and the "The Rouse". And the day is finished with the recitation of "Ode of Remembrance". The Services of the day also include wreaths that are offered to honor the national anthems.
Respecting the legends and paying them a tribute is one of the purposes of this Day. What services we offer on this day is nothing if we compare it to the services that these soldiers and glorious men have done for their Countrymen. Our offerings are just a bit of their sacrifices.


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shrewd, shrew
When we say someone is shrewd, we are saying that they are clever, astute, and exhibit a practical intelligence and insight, but this was not always so. Some seven hundred years ago, a shrewd person was an evil or malicious one.
The adjective schreued appears around the year 1300 and was first applied to wicked people, malicious acts, unruly children, and ill-behaved animals. An early use can be found in the version of the romance Bevis of Hampton found in the Auchinleck manuscript (Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, MS Advocates 19.2.1):
Þar was a Lombard in þe toun þat was scherewed & feloun.
(There was a Lombard in the town who was shrewd and wicked.)
The adjective comes from the noun shreue, the same as our modern shrew, which in turn comes from the Old English screawa. The adjective shrewd is one of a number of such adjectives based on animals. Both crabbed and dogged date from about the same time. Some species of shrew are venomous, and in the Middle Ages the characteristic led to associating the small animal with evil things. The entry for the word in Thomas Elyot's 1542 Latin Dictionary, the Bibliotheca Eliotæ, expresses this belief:
Mus Arancus, a kynde of myse called a shrew, whyche yf it goo ouer a beastes backe, he shall be lame in the chyne [i.e., spine].
(Mus arancus is not the modern taxonomic classification of the shrew. Shrews are not rodents and not in the genus Mus, or mouse, but rather the common or Eurasian shrew is Sorex araneus.)
Similarly, an evil or villainous persons could be called a shreue. Line 287 of the thirteenth century poem The Owl and the Nightingale reads:
Ne lust me wit þe screwen chide.
(I do not wish to argue with scoundrels.)
By the end of the fourteenth century, shrewd was also being used to describe a person, especially a woman, who was a scold or a nag, as in the title of Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. In his epilogue to The Merchant's Tale, written around 1395, Geoffrey Chaucer has the host say (IV (E), 2427–28):
I have a wyf, though that she povre be,
But of hir tonge, a labbyng shrewe is she.
(I have a wife, though she poor be,
But in her tongue, a blabbing shrew is she.)
The modern sense of shrewd meaning "clever" did not appear until the first part of the sixteenth century, and then it still retained something of an unsavory connotation. This sense's first citation in the Oxford English Dictionary, from some time before 1520, is "serpently shrewd." But over time it lost the negative connotation and now being shrewd is a positive attribute.
"shrewed, adj.," "shrew, n.1," "shrew, n.2," Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989.
"shreued (adj.)," Middle English Dictionary, University of Michigan, 2001.
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UCL Engineering staff and students star in a series of films produced by ITN for the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). The films, part of the "Engineering Around Us' series. demonstrate the innovative teaching and groundbreaking research that comes out of UCL Engineering.
The first of these videos talks about our Integrated Engineering Programme and features interviews with Professor John Mitchell (Vice Dean, Education) and Emanuela Tilley (Director, Integrated Engineering Programme.
The second video, produced with UCL Computer Science shows our groundbreaking work on augmented reality, 3D Modelling, and human-computer interaction.
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Kyoto Killed?
The New York Times leads and Wall Street Journal tops its world-wide newsbox with suggestions from a top aide to Russian President Putin that Moscow won't ratify the Kyoto treaty on global-warming gases. If Russia pulls out, the treaty would be effectively killed since it needs either Russia's or the U.S.'s signature in order to become binding. The White House pulled its support in 2001. The Washington Post leads with news that the White House has reversed policy and will allow a U.S. citizen captured fighting in Afghanistan, Yasser Hamdi, access to a lawyer. The Pentagon said the decision, which comes as the U.S. was required to file a briefing on the case with the Supreme Court, "should not be treated as a precedent." USA Today leads with the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that police can break down the front door of a suspected drug dealer 15 seconds to 20 seconds after knocking. The judges said the 20-second rule doesn't necessarily apply to non-drug searches. "Police seeking a stolen piano may be able to spend more time to make sure they really need a battering ram," wrote Justice Souter. The Los Angeles Times leads with word that California's major workers-comp insurer will roll back rates only slightly next year. California workers-comp's premiums are twice the national average, and Gov. Schwarzenegger has said that businesses are leaving the state because of them.
Unlike the NYT, the WSJ says up high that Russia hasn't necessarily settled on pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol. The aide who made the comment, a longtime opponent of the treaty, said Russia won't sign the Kyoto Protocol "in its current form." And after he made the comment, the Journal notes, a Russian government spokesman said Putin hasn't made a decision yet. Unnamed U.S. officials told the WSJ that they don't expect him to decide until after his re-election bid in March.
The NYT notes in the second half of its Kyoto article that the Bush administration has been lobbying countries to reject the pact.
The Post says on Page One that the U.S. is going to let five Iraqi political parties, mostly exile groups, create an 850-man militia to combat guerrillas. An independent member of the Governing Council said the move is a bad idea: "We should be dissolving militias, not finding ways to legitimize them."
Everybody briefly mentions inside that another G.I. was killed yesterday in Iraq.
A Post piece stuffed on page A22 says that while President Bush has talked lots about bringing democracy to the Middle East, his follow-through has consisted mostly of "gentle nudging." The WP notices that when Secretary of State Powell was in Tunisia this week, he praised the "excellent partnership" between the two countries and said he is "great admirer of Tunisia and the progress that it has seen under President [Zine Abidine] Ben Ali." Ali has been president for 16 years and was last elected in 1999 with 99.44 percent of the vote.
The Journal says the military has been remarkably slow to recognize its need for translators and ramp up training: "Bottom line," said one internal Army report, "the U.S. Army doesn't have a fraction of the linguists required." Meanwhile the Post reminds that the military has discharged 37 linguists because they're gay (the linguists, not the military).
The NYT fronts word that the administrator who runs Medicare, and who was deeply involved in drafting the recently passed drug bill, is about to step down and has long been the "object of a bidding war" by five firms that have clients affected by the bill. The administrator, Thomas Scully, says he received a waiver from a federal ethics committee that allowed him to continue working on the bill while he was chatting with potential employers. The Times says well beyond the jump (21st paragraph), "No one has suggested that Mr. Scully took any position in return for a job offer. In some cases, he took positions contrary to those of the lobbyists with whom he was discussing employment." Indeed, a Post piece from two weeks ago quotes Scully bashing a part of the bill as big a corporate giveaway.
The NYT fronts a piece saying that education gains in Houston are far less than they've been made out to be by the White House, which used Texas' system as model for the federal No Child Left Behind Act. There have been questions about Houston's supposed gains before, but the Times digs into the data. It concludes that according to national tests, "More than half of [Houston students] either remained in the same place or lost ground in reading and math."
The WP fronts and NYT reefers word that the Bush administration is leaning toward loosening proposed mercury regulations. The revised proposal calls for a market-based "cap and trade" program rather than the mandatory reductions the Clinton administration had planned. A CDC study recently concluded that 8 percent of child-bearing age women have unsafe levels of mercury in their blood. And the head of a bipartisan association of state environmental officials called the new plan, "an insult to public health and the environment." The LAT has a slightly different take: "EPA CHIEF PLEDGES DRIVE TO CLEAN AIR."


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The Black Stars 'B' of Ghana defeated their Guinean counterparts by 2-0 in their first Group A game of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations at Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Thursday.
Second half goals from Stephen Sarfo and Kwame Kizito saw the host Nation run away with all three maximum points.
Berekum Chelsea's Sarfo scored the first goal when a cross from the right by Felix Addo was turned home by the chest of Stephen Sarfo from four yards.
Seven minutes later the Black Stars did find their second goal after two substitutes combined when Razak Patrick headed a right wing cross back into the path of Kwame Kizito and he duly headed home from close range, 2-0.
In the 84th minute Guinea nearly pulled a goal back when a spectacular 30-yard free-kick from Seydouba Camara struck the woodwork and bounced away from danger.
Ghana now top group A with three points and will face Mali on Saturday in the next game.