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Paper Dolls have been around my whole life! My original paper dolls were one of my first "craft projects". I remember spending days cutting out cartoons from the Sunday newspaper and pasting the pictures to cardboard to make my own paper dolls. It was rare to find a character that was facing forward to make the perfect paper doll. Then miracle of all miracles, I received my first printed paper doll book!
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I was extremely delighted to get my first paper doll book and I was quite hesitant to put scissors to the paper. The doll was beautiful and her clothes were such pretty, vividly colored and detailed pictures. I was so particular about them being cut out exactly right, that I had my dad help me cut them out just to ensure that I did not accidentally cut off the dress tabs. I had literally years of fun changing my paper dolls clothes and appearance.
Paper Dolls Today
We can still get paper doll books today printed exactly like they were decades ago, which means we can now sit in the floor with our own children or grandchildren and reminisce while we help them cut out their paper doll clothes perfectly. If we are extremely blessed, we might even get to put that first fold in the tab as we dress the paper doll.
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A few stretches to relieve temporomandibular jaw pain include protrusion, retrusion, deviation and opening, as listed by Discovery Dental Centre. Patients should speak with their doctor or dentist before trying any stretches or exercises for TMJ jaw pain.
For protrusion, the patient begins with the jaw relaxed, the tongue behind the front teeth, and the lower and upper teeth slightly apart, as instructed by Discovery Dental Centre. He then exhales while sticking the jaw outward, holds the position for several seconds, and brings the jaw back to the starting position. Patients should repeat this exercise 10 times. For retrusion, the patient starts with the jaw in the same position, but this time he rests the tongue on the floor of the mouth and draws the jaw back, holding for several seconds and repeating 10 times.
Deviation involves moving the jaw left or right as far as possible with the tongue on the floor of the mouth and teeth slightly apart, according to Discovery Dental Centre. After bringing the jaw back to the resting position, the patient should complete a total of 10 repetitions before completing the process in the other direction. For the last stretch, the patient places the tongue behind the front teeth and places fingers on the corners of the jaw to tell when it unhinges. He then opens the jaw as wide as possible, deviating the jaw until it aligns.


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Just six weeks after its formation, Israel's national-unity government is in trouble. The government has failed to reassure Israelis that it can resolve the nation's economic crisis or end its increasingly unpopular occupation of south Lebanon.
When the uneasy marriage of the rightist Likud coalition and the left-leaning Labor Party began, it was touted as the only way to produce a government strong enough to deal with the nation's most urgent problems. But the government's brief honeymoon has already ended in a storm of criticism from the press, economists, and financiers over its efforts to restore the economy.
When the new government took office, inflation was running at about 400 percent, and it took about 380 Israeli shekels to purchase one dollar. Today, the annual projected inflation rate is nearing 1,000 percent, and it takes about 470 shekels to buy a dollar. Another devaluation is expected to be announced soon.
Israelis find that prices of some groceries are marked up twice daily. Merchants run a cash register with one hand and hold an official government price list in the other to show disbelieving customers that the higher prices are legitimate.
The government's announcement Tuesday that it has formed a long-awaited economic plan didn't help matters much. The plan includes a wage-and-price freeze, and a 35 to 40 percent cut in real gross wages compared with what they were in July. Also under the plan, thousands of civil servants would lose their jobs to enable the government to trim an additional $500 million from its $22.5 billion budget beyond the $1 billion in cuts already agreed on.
Israeli economic analysts have scorned the plan, which has yet to be accepted by the Histadrut labor union, which represents most Israeli employees, and by representatives of private employers.
''The government has missed a golden opportunity to set the economy on a path of recovery and stabilization,'' the generally pro-Labor English-language Jerusalem Post editorialized Wednesday. ''It has thereby as well threatened its own future.''
Indeed, there is growing speculation that this government may collapse long before its four-year term expires. The Cabinet often appears divided along party lines; a request from Prime Minister Shimon Peres last week that ministers refrain from criticizing the government publicly was reportedly rejected outright by Likud ministers.
Mr. Peres did not help his troubled government's image Monday when he gave a lackluster speech to the reconvened parliament. He promised that the government would concentrate on restraining inflation and spurring economic growth; he urged Israelis to tighten their belts.
But the next day, the Treasury announced a 24 percent price increase for most subsidized staple foods and fuel. The increase will inevitably lead to an even more inflation, at least temporarily.
The hyperinflation is eroding wages at such a rate that even the indexing of wages to increases in the cost-of-living index is breaking down. For years wage indexing has protected most Israeli wage earners from the effects of inflation.
''If the government were to freeze wages and prices today, we would have an automatic decrease in salaries of 8 to 10 percent already, because the workers' wages have not yet been compensated for inflation this month,'' says Daniel Rosalio, secretary-general of Hevrat Ovdim, the Histadrut's giant industrial holding company.
The Histadrut has said it is willing to make concessions on wages, but only if it is assured that the burden of the economic cuts will be spread among all sectors of the economy.
In foreign policy, the government has been unable to produce any victory that might offset the gloomy domestic picture.
Although there was diplomatic action on south Lebanon last month, Likud Cabinet minister Ariel Sharon sharply criticized statements by Peres that Israel was willing to withdraw completely from south Lebanon and accept an expanded role for United Nations forces there.
In an interview with Israel Radio last week, Mr. Sharon, minister of trade and industry, said he would not accept any withdrawal plan that called for relying on UN forces to protect Israel's northern border from guerrilla attacks. Although no Likud minister has backed his criticisms, Sharon can be expected to continue his attacks on the policies of Peres and Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin on south Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Peres and Mr. Rabin continue to say that Israel will withdraw from south Lebanon; they have moved to liberalize the military government's policies on the West Bank.
The only bright spot for the new government is that Peres did obtain assurances from the Reagan administration two weeks ago that economic aid to Israel would be increased to help during the economic crisis. The Israelis expect the US Congress to grant between $500 million and $1 billion in economic aid in addition to the $1.4 billion in grants already voted for the current fiscal year.
But some Israeli economists have criticized even this achievement, complaining that by immediately turning to the US for help, Peres was tacitly encouraging Israelis to rely on an outside bailout to solve their economic woes.
In addition to its external problems, the new government is also plagued by maneuvering inside the Cabinet among the various factions.
The Likud bloc itself is beset with internal problems: Its Liberal Party members and Herut Party members are at odds, and the Liberal Party has threatened to split from Likud altogether.
All the bickering may be, as one Labor official said, ''just the Cabinet members getting used to each other and seeing how far they can push,'' or it may portend an inability of the government to deal even with issues most Israelis agree must be solved immediately.
''If this government cannot heal the economy and get us out of Lebanon, then there is no purpose for it,'' the Labor official said flatly.
Already, the official said privately, some Labor leaders are hoping that the 13 Liberal Party parliament members will leave the Likud and join Labor. Should that happen, Labor might be able to form a coalition government without the Likud.
''In September, we had to form a national-unity government, because we had no choice. The nation would not have accepted a breakdown of talks between us and the Likud,'' said the official. ''But today the situation is different.''


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Tropical storm warning issued for South Carolina
Update 4:45 p.m. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the coast of South Carolina from the Savannah River northeast to the Little River Inlet.
A warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours.
National Hurricane Center forecasters said the low pressure system they have been watching has formed into a tropical depression with sustained winds of 35 mph with gusts to 46 mph. A depression becomes a tropical storm when winds measure 39 mph.
The system, which is about 435 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C., is moving west northwest at 13 mph.
Update 4:15 p.m. A tropical storm warning will be issued at 5 p.m. for the South Carolina coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In a special message form the hurricane center, forecasters said advisories will also begin for tropical depression two at 5 p.m.
U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters found maximum flight-level winds of 33 knots or about 38 mph, according to the mission's vortex data message.
Update 3 p.m.: The National Hurricane Center said the low pressure system that is swirling 450 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C., is still on track to become a tropical cyclone today or Saturday.
Forcasters said watches or warnings could be issued this afternoon if the system is upgraded to a tropical depression or storm.
The center kept the 90 percent chance of formation that it issued this morning.
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter flight is investigating the system now to determine how well defined the circulation has become.
The next scheduled forecast is 8 p.m. unless advisories are issued before then.
Previous story: The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of tropical cyclone formation to 90 percent as a low pressure system becomes better organized between Bermuda and the Bahamas.
In a special tropical weather forecast issued this morning, hurricane center meteorologists said the system continues to show signs of development, including a better defined circulation.
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A sub-tropical or tropical storm could develop today or Saturday. Maximum surface wind speeds are 29 mph, according to a NOAA satellite analysis.
A U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system this afternoon to collect more detailed information about the storm.
Forecasters are cautioning that everyone along the coast between Georgia and the Carolinas should keep an eye on this system.
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While a few days ahead of schedule, early tropical development has some precedents.
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This year, Hurricane Alex formed Jan. 14, making it only the second January-born Atlantic hurricane on record.
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Ocean temperatures are at about 80 degrees with light winds that are expected to remain that way into next week.


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October was a very busy month for my fix and flipping business. I sold three fix and flips in October, bought one fix and flip, one more fix and flip is on the market and a couple more will be on the market soon. I had ten fix and flips for a long time and it was nice to finally get some sold, but after buying one in October and another in November I have nine in my inventory. Not only did a lot of buying and selling activity go on in October, but I had more contractor drama.
Fix and flips sold in October
I sold three fix and flips in October, which may be a record for one month. I really needed to sell these properties, because the carrying and repair costs add up with ten fix and flips.
Fix and Flip Sale One
The first property I sold on October 3 and I briefly discussed in my September fix and flip update. I did not make a lot of money on this property after all the money was accounted for, but I made a profit. Here are the rough numbers:
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Bought $125,000
Repairs $25,000
Carrying Costs $17,000
Selling Price $175,000
Profit $10,000
$10,000 is a profit, but much less than I hope for on my flips. There are a couple of reasons I made so little;
- I bought the house for too much money. I did not have many flips at the time and I was in a hurry to buy something.
- I under estimated the repairs. I thought I would spend about $15,000 on the repairs, not $25,000. We ended up putting in a new kitchen, replacing some siding, replacing a bathroom and doing a lot of minor unexpected repairs.
On the plus side I made more than $10,000 because I am a real estate agent and I made a commission when I bought the house and when I sold it. On our profit and loss I did not include those commissions which were $3,750 and $3,500 making my total profit about $17,000.
Fix and Flip Sale Two
The second fix and flip I sold in October was a house I bought in April for $81,200. The house was an estate sale and needed a lot of work, but again needed much more than I was planning on. I was thinking I would spend about $25,000 on the repairs on this home and ended up spending about $40,000. Part of the reason the costs were so high was I used a new contractor who I am sure overcharged me. Not only did he overcharge me, but the inspector for the buyer found a few items that needed to be fixed and my contractor disappeared! He would not answer calls, texts or emails. Here are the numbers:
Purchase Price $81,200
Repairs $40,000
Carrying Costs $15,000
Selling Price $150,000
Profit $13,800
I again saved money on the commissions for this house on the buy and sell side, which were $2,436 and $3,000. My total profit was about $19,000 on this flip,but should have been closer to $30,000 if I had a good contractor on it.
Fix and Flip Sale Three
This flip I bought way back in December of 2013 for $77,187. It took me almost a year to flip this house because of more contractor problems. The first contractor I used did not do a good job; he missed many repairs including a new roof. I listed the home back in July for $139,900 and I got an offer right away, but the contract fell apart due to inspection items. I ended up lowering the price to $132,900 and I got another contract that fell apart due to inspection issues. Instead of making the repairs or lowering the price, I took the home off the market and made the repairs with a different contractor. I then put the home back on the market in September and we got an offer right away that closed in October! I listed and sold the home for more than if I would have made the repairs with the first contract. Here are the numbers:
Purchase price $77,187
Repairs: $24,000
carrying costs $14,000
Selling Price $144,900
Profit $29,713
After factoring in the commission I saved of $2,315 and $2,898 I made about $35,000 on this fix and flip.
Fix and flips bought in October 2014
Since I sold three fix and flips in October I figured I better buy one as well. I got this house under contract in September and closed on it in October. I gave myself 30 days to close, because I knew I needed some other flips to sell before I could buy another property. The house was purchased for $75,000 in a town that rarely sees homes for sale for less than $150,000. The home was first listed for $100,000 and went under contract right away. The contract fell apart and the seller lowered the price to $75,000. I quickly made a low offer of $50,000 to see what the seller would do, because I was not terribly interested in another flip at the time. The seller would not budge from their price and after some thinking I decided that $75,000 was a great price for the home.
The house was another estate sale listed in the MLS and will need a lot of work. The home is a little two story that looks a little like a shack. I plan to rebuild the staircase, add a porch or something to give the house some character and redo the floors and paint everything. The biggest concern is there are some major foundation cracks that will have to be repaired. I figure I could easily spend $30,000 to $40,000 on the repairs, but I think it will be worth over $150,000 when I am done with it. After carrying costs and selling costs that would leave me with a profit of $25,000.
More contractor problems with my fix and flips
I have had a lot of new contractors working on my properties and some have worked out great; others have not. I had a new contractor who worked on the third flip I sold in October and he did a decent job at a good price. I had him start work on another flip that I have, but things did not go so well. His prices started to increase and he did not want to do repairs like replace windows that are a basic job of a contractor! He was taking a long time to respond to my emails, his prices were rising sharply and he didn't seem to keen on my ideas of what should be done. We have parted ways and my brother in law who helped fix up a few properties for my dad and I in the past is now working on that house.
Progress on my other flips
Managing eight to ten flips is not easy; it is really hard getting them repaired in a timely manner. I do have two of my other flips on the market, but they were not listed until November. I have another flip that should be ready in the next week or two and three more flips that are a month to two months out still, but have contractors working on them. I have the two new flips that I have not assigned a contractor to yet. I am starting think maybe wholesaling properties to other investors is a better business model to get houses sold faster! Below is a before and after video of one of my flips on the market.
I am still very busy flipping and I love doing it, but I wish I could sell my houses much quicker. I am also going to change my direct marketing techniques soon, which I will write a new article about.


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While Pekin ducks originally came to America for use as egg layers and meat birds, the bird's friendly and intelligent nature makes them a popular pet. Males and females look alike as both ducklings and adults, but subtle differences in physical appearance and behavior enable you to tell which is which.
Out of the Egg
Size Matters
After hatching, Pekin ducks of either gender are balls of yellow fluff, but using a measuring tape can give you a clue as to which is male and female. Boys have longer heads and necks than females at hatching, while females have a larger chest width. The differences even out during the first weeks as the ducklings grow, so mark their legs with colored masking tape to easily see which is which. By 37 weeks old, male ducklings are significantly larger than their female counterparts and weighing about a half-pound more.
Vent Sexing
Another way to differentiate sexes during the first week is vent-sexing. The procedure involves turning a duck over and gently extruding the penis of the male through the vent opening. Duckling genitals are easily injured, so have your avian vet or an experienced duck farmer teach you the proper way to vent sex.
Adult Birds
Physical Differences
Although adult Pekin ducks are both pure white with orange legs and beaks, there are a few easy ways to tell males from females. As their adult feathers grow in, males develop a drake feather, a curled feather on the top of their tails. Males temporarily lose this feather when they molt their feathers once a year. A female may grow such a feather only if there are no other males in the flock. An egg-laying female develops small black or brown spots on her bill due to changes in her hormones. Birds without these spots would either be an immature female or a male.
A Different Kind of Sound
As young as 6 weeks old, male and female Pekin ducks make distinct vocalizations. Females make the distinct quack quack sounds associated with ducks and are usually the loudest ducks in the pond. Males make a low, raspy vocalization sometimes accompanied by a slight whistling sound.


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First Samsung Windows Phone 8 will Use I9300 Galaxy S III Hardware
Yes that is Right so do not be shocked, After the long way of Rumors and Leaked Photos and News finally we will see the Great Hero of Samsung very soon, But that is not everything.
Samsung is thinking to Use the Hardware and Design of its coming Hero ( I9300 Galaxy S III ) to make First Samsung Phone with Windows Phone 8 OS, The new coming WP8 device may get the Name ( Samsung Focus S II ) and Here some of its leaked and rumored Features:
- 4.7-inch HD screen.
- Faster dual/quad core processor (depending on region).
- LTE support.
- 12-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
- Dedicated camera button.
- Samsung Cloud Support.
- Improved Photo Studio.
So Where and When to get the Coming Samsung Windows Phone 8?!
For now the rumors said that this model will be available for AT&T - Sprint - Verizon in October and also T-Mobile will get it too but there is no info about the date till now.
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Modern Mona Lisa
Here's one way to get a masterpiece in your home. It's a 7th grade art lesson about creating a modern day Mona Lisa, but we think it'd be neat to see what any age could come up with if shown the original.
Seems like a great weekend activity to us. And if they come out really well, how about framing a few different versions from one child or a series showing each child's version if you have more than one.
View more student's art and find the link to the complete lesson here.


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This intrigues me: Angry Robot Books is starting a new project called "Worldbuilder" that actively encourages fans to create their own derivative works based on the universe of one of their upcoming books, Empire State by Adam Christopher. Once it's up and running, fans of the book will be able to upload their own creations to the official Worldbuilder website under a Creative Commons license. There are also plans for published anthologies based on this material.
The most similar project I can think of is the community of fans that has arisen around Eric Flint's 1632 and its sequels, which emerged out of fan discussions on the Baen Books message boards and has subsequently given rise to a regularly published online collection of new fan-contributed stories from Baen, the Grantville Gazette, as well as several paperback compilations. The Gazettes are overseen by Flint himself and are, if I'm not mistaken, actually considered a canonical part of the 1632 universe. The Worldbuilder project looks like it's going to be somewhat looser- anyone can contribute their fan works to the site, whereas fan-written 1632 stories have to go through a review and approval process and get Flint's imprimatur before appearing in the Gazette- but it would be interesting to see if some of the Worldbuilder material becomes "official."
I would definitely like to see something like this take off. I've seen some very cool examples of storytelling and worldbuilding created through group efforts at somewhat in this vein,* so it's good to see another publisher and published author trying to tap into it. *(E.g.the SCP Foundation or Project LONG STAIR. Or the Cthulhu Mythos, for that matter.)
The book being used, Empire State, seems like a good choice for this sort of thing, since it's apparently a sort of noir superhero story set in a fantasy version of 1920s New York. Established superhero-based settings like the Marvel Universe are comprised of characters and locations created by a number of different authors, and I think the nature of superheroes as characters makes it easier to have multiple characters written by multiple authors, each possessing abilities and having experiences that wouldn't be possible in our world and have possible implications about how the fictional world works, without stepping on each other's toes too much. So Angry Robot is kicking off this project with something especially well-suited to it, which is good.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this goes.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Interesting new project from Angry Robot Books
This intrigues me: Angry Robot Books is starting a new project called "Worldbuilder" that actively encourages fans to create their own derivative works based on the universe of one of their upcoming books, Empire State by Adam Christopher. Once it's up and running, fans of the book will be able to upload their own creations to the official Worldbuilder website under a Creative Commons license. There are also plans for published anthologies based on this material.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Book Review: Gateways, edited by Elizabeth Anne Hull
Pohl is a special author to me. One of the science fiction novels that really made an impression on me as a kid was Pohl's The World at the End of Time, published in 1990. I was exposed to it by sheer chance- my father would often pick up a few books for me when he was out of town on business, he knew I liked science fiction, and on one of his trips it was the most science fictiony-looking book at the airport kiosk on the day he was flying home.
I was blown away by it. It had interstellar space colonization, several human civilizations separated by thousands of years of history, godlike plasma-based beings living in stars that waged war with each other on an unimaginable scale, entire solar systems accelerated to relativistic speeds, trillions of years of the universe's evolution... startling stuff when you're in elementary school and just starting to delve into science fiction. A few years later, I discovered Pohl's classic Gateway, which became one of my favorite books. So I owe Frederik Pohl quite a bit.
Gateways collects over a dozen stories by various science fiction authors, including three novellas by David Brin, Frank M. Robinson, and Cory Doctorow. There are some reprints, but most of the stories are original to this anthology. Each contributor also provides a short remembrance of Pohl after their story, and several other authors who don't have story here, such as Robert Sawyer and Robert Silverberg, share their memories as well. It also contains forward by Elizabeth Anne Hull, the book's editor and Frederik Pohl's wife of nearly three decades.
Stories of note for me included:
Von Neumann's Bug by Phyllis and Alex Eisenstein- Story about a suburban man on present-day Earth who starts experiencing strange events after a tiny, unmanned interstellar explorer crash-lands on present-day earth and takes up residence in his garage while it repairs itself. Very fun and good-natured, and one of my favorites here.
Sleeping Dogs by Joe Haldeman- A former soldier returns to a planet where he fought decades ago in a war he has no memory of, thanks to the memory alteration procedure done to the troops after the campaign was over. with what little he now knows about the planet and the war. Equipped with a drug that can help restore his lost memories if he can expose himself to enough stimuli associated with his forgotten past, he tries to retrace his steps to find out who he was and what he did almost 30 years ago. Very effective and chilling, and Haldeman also does a great job of evoking the setting of the story in a short space.
Gates (Variations) by Larry Niven- The shortest story in the collection, but it still captures the combination of scientifically grounded SF and off-kilter weirdness that I like so much about Niven.
Tales from the Spaceship Geoffrey by James Gunn- Part of an upcoming novel Transcendental. A diverse group of aliens on a journey through space together pass the time by relating their pasts. Gives us an interesting look at several different alien species through the stories included here, and definitely piqued my interest in the novel. I was particularly liked the section narrated by a member of an alien race called the Dorians, which takes the common science fiction trope of a violent, militaristic, ruthlessly aggressive and predatory alien species (think Larry Niven's Kzinti for one of the archetypal examples) and puts an even more disturbing spin on it that grew more chilling the more I thought about it- what if they aren't naturally like that at all?
Virtually, A Cat by Jodie Lynn Nye- Fun, cute story about a man driven to despair while stuck on a two-year interstellar journey without his beloved cats, and the solution one of his crewmates devises to help him. I liked this one a lot; it probably helps that I'm a cat lover, but you don't need to be to enjoy this one.
A Preliminary Assessment of the Drake Equation, Being an Excerpt from the Memories of Star Captain Y.T. Lee By Vernor Vinge- Story about the exploration of the newly discovered planet, in a universe where humanity has developed faster-than-light-travel and found many earthlike worlds across the galaxy but has yet to find evidence of any extraterrestrial life more complex than bacteria. Very nicely combines a cheerful, light-hearted exploration story with some weightier concepts.
Shoresteading by David Brin- Near-future story set on the receding shores of China, after a rise in the sea level caused by global warming has left much of what used to be coastal China underwater. Starts off a bit weak, but it picks up and is dealing with some fairly interesting ideas by the end.
Contributions by authors such as Harry Harrison, Neil Gaiman, Greg Bear, Gene Wolfe, Gregory Benford, and Mike Resnick are also included.
The collection has its hits and misses, but the only story I actively disliked was "The First-Born" by Brian W. Aldiss. It's a dull, unpleasant, pointless journey to nowhere with a repulsively trivializing (seemingly bordering on outright apologism for the perpetrator) portrayal of childhood sexual abuse thrown in for good measure. There's the germ of several potentially interesting subjects for stories here- the possible effects of an alien environment on developing fetuses during an attempt to colonize Mars, a poorly funded and poorly planned colony's struggle to maintain itself, the psychological strains experienced by the colonists in such an environment- but nothing interesting happens with them here. Ugh.
All in all, though, I found Gateways quite enjoyable and would happily recommend it to fans of Frederik Pohl. More generally, I'd also recommend it to other science fiction fans interested in new short fiction, especially if you'd like to read some stories on that are mostly on the more upbeat side of the spectrum.


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Green Earth Awakening 2018 : Dance of Life and Death
A warm welcome! | Image © Steve Jackson 2015
Wednesday 12 — Sunday 16 September 2018.
What is it
The Green Earth Awakening is an intimate, late summer gathering to explore engaged Buddhism, community living, land skills and creative responses to forging social resilience. To bring together Buddhists, activists and anyone drawn to exploring the skills required to reach our collective potential. An Off-grid, drug and alcohol-free, temporary community where creativity can weave and connections can deepen. Expect the opportunity to network and collaborate through discourse, movement, music, play and fireside story and song.
In turbulent times how do we find the motivation and inner resources to effect positive change without reacting from anxiety, fear and anger? The principles taught by the Buddha are of benefit to those seeking effective and sustained social transformation.
Through talks, group discussion and practical workshops we will explore the skills available to us for stepping out into the world with our intentions sustained and resourced.
We have hosted a platform for groups and speakers such as D.A.N.C.E, Eco-dharma, Ecological Land Co-op, Radical Routes, Earth First!, Land Workers Alliance, The Tyndall Centre, Mindfulness4Change, Wetheuncivilised plus community groups, facilitators, eco-psychologists, activists, permaculture teachers, climate scientists.
The profits from this event will go towards funding the Buddhafield Charity and supporting groups, networks and individuals engaged in ecological and social resistance.
What Happens?
The Green Earth Awakening is a camping event for up to 500 people in the beautiful Blackdown Hills. Hot shower and sauna facilities are available on site for a small charge.
Each day will follow a timetable of meditation, bodywork, workshops and talks with evening music, ritual, open mic all included in the price. The crafts will run drop in spaces throughout the week and some will ask for a donation to cover their material costs. The healing area will offer an array of bodywork and healing through the week and the kid's area will provide free workshops and play.
The Buddhafield Cafe and Outer Regions Cafe will be the main food vendors. A meal pass can be purchased online that will cover all meals from Wednesday dinner through to Sunday lunch at the Buddhafield Cafe. Individual meals can also be bought from either Cafe throughout the days.
This is a camping event in late summer so come prepared with all you might need such as a torch, tent, sleeping bag, roll mat, warm clothes and waterproof shoes. A watch is helpful to get to workshops on time. A gong will be rung 10 minutes before the start of each session.
Our Forest School leader has written a letter for parents wanting to apply for absence during term time. Download and print this document to accompany a personal letter to your child's teacher.You could consider volunteering with the GEA Steward Crew.
We post updates to the programme as they emerge, but if you still have questions, contact us about the GEA.
If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Lila Watson, Aboriginal Activist, 1970s
This year's Theme: Dance of Life and Death
The Buddhafield theme for 2018 is, Dance of Life and Death. Death can bring deep sorrow and grief. As the Buddha showed, all human lives are touched by loss. The paradox of the dance of life is that it is also the dance of death. Life is so precious because we have such limited time on this earth. How do we honour our grief and sorrow, whilst allowing it to permeate our lives in a positive way, encouraging us to transform ourselves? This season, we will be celebrating our relationships, coming into community, turning towards death and celebrating the joy of life, together, supported by our beautiful earth.
"Magical, re-inspiring, inspirational"
"My favourite event of the year"
"You have created for so many people - a chance to remember who they are"
This was my first time at GEA. I went there together with Bristol DANCE, which gave me a great base to explore the Festival from. And I think the word 'exploration' sums up my festival experience quite nicely. Being inspired by the talks, challenged in the workshops, deeply moved by the ceremony for extinct animals or trying out new things like Qi Gong, a Puja or Moon salutation, all these together with meeting some amazing people made this an experience that has echoed throughout the last months and I hope will continue to do so until GEA 2017 next September."
Birgit Muller
A proportion of GEA budget will be given to support groups, networks and individuals engaged in ecological and social resistance. We will be supporting those who dedicate themselves to promoting the rights of all life, now and for future generations.
The following talks were given at The Green Earth Awakening in 2017,
- Vishvapani: Can We Create a Mindful Society?,
- Vajrapriya: The Path of Simplicity,
- Vajrapriya: The Path of Simplicity. Video on Vimeo.
- Ratnadeva: Dead or Alive? Animism - an Ancient Story for Modern Times. Video on Vimeo.
The following talks were given at The Green Earth Awakening in 2016,
- Satish Kumar: Buddha the First Ecologist,
- Guhyapati: Transformative Groups for Fugitive Equilibrium,
- Alex Swain: Embodied Dharma: Love, Politics and Integrated Engagement,
- Kamalamani: Choosing Childlessness and Cherishing Life,


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Co-Creating Our Future on Planet Earth
That didn't take long: following the worst Russian airplane disaster in history, the question everyone was asking is who is responsible. Moments ago we may have gotten the answer.
A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the group said in a statement circulated by supporters on Twitter.
Below is the full statement from a group alleging to speak on behalf of Islamic State, posted on their affiliate site, translated by the Guardian's Jahd Khalil. It offers no evidence that the group brought down the plane, apart from their word.
Breaking: Downing of Russian airplane, killing of more than 220 Russian crusaders on board.
Soldiers of the Caliphate were able to bring down a Russian plane above Sinai Province with at least 220 Russian crusaders aboard.
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Tonight's Concert Picks: GZA at Electric Factory, Lockets at Boot and Saddle, Dads at The Barbary and more
Wu-Tang Clan's GZA will bring his raw lyricism to the Electric Factory stage tonight. After a six-year break, the emcee will release his new space-themed album Dark Matter this year. Watch the rapper preview his new album at the University of Toronto below and get tickets here.


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Brussels: Ukraine, Russia and the European Union sat down on Friday for a first round of talks intended to reassure Moscow on the consequences of tighter trade links between Kiev and Brussels.
Late last month, Ukraine and the EU signed a long-delayed Association Agreement -- the very deal whose last-minute refusal last year by then president Viktor Yanukovych plunged the country into chaos.
The agreement opens up Ukraine to EU imports. Moscow worries this will also allow cheap European products to flood into Russia, which has its own free-trade deal with Kiev.
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said the parties agreed to address Russia`s concerns at a high level over the coming weeks, with a new ministerial meeting set for September 12.
"All parties agreed to engage in this process in good faith," De Gucht said after the talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klymkin and Russia`s Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev.
After the meeting, Ulyukayev said the association deal carried "dangers for the Russian economy," but that the parties had agreed on a framework for more talks.
Moscow has announced trade measures against Kiev, including a ban on dairy imports, since the EU deal was signed amid ongoing battles between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the restive east.
Brussels has also brokered talks over a bitter gas-price dispute between Kiev and Moscow that has threatened to stop the flow of energy from Russia to the EU.
Separately today, Brussels slapped a travel ban and asset freeze on 11 people allegedly linked to the violence in eastern Ukraine, bringing the total number of people on the EU`s sanctions blacklist to 72.


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Hi Kitty, I too have asthma that got very bad this summer. Had all the lung function tests and it showed my asthma was not under control. I was using albuterol every day 4 X a day, 2 puffs each time. It is not good to take albuterol every day. You should see a pulmonologist to determine the right med for you. Yes albuterol makes some people jittery. I have it for my rescue inhaler but only when I get a bad attack. And it doesn't make me jittery. Xopenex may be the right rescue inhaler for you. I tried it but it didn't work for me. Everyone is different. If you are haviing serious asthma problems you need to be on a long term inhaler. My dr. gave me smybicort and since I started using it I have not had any bad attacks and have not had to use my albuterol.So my best advice is to see your PCP first and then determine if you need a pulmonolgist and lung function tests. Let us know how you are doing.
Hi Kitty, Sorry to hear you are feeling so poorly. Did a dr. diagnose you with bronchitis? If not and you think you have it you should go to the dr. because you may need an antibiotic. You don't want to get pneumonia so I would go to the dr. to get checked out. Do you have a fever? Usually if you have bronchitis you cough up a lot of yellowish phlem. Also, 3 bouts of bronchitis last winter added to my asthma becoming so bad so I wouldn't wait for 3 weeks to see a dr, I would get in as soon as possible. Hope you will feel better soon. Post and let us know how you are doing. Take good care of yourself!
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Like most households, pasta is always a hit in this house and we eat it at least twice a week.
As Phil works late nights, i like quick, easy meals that i can make when he gets home and fresh pasta is perfect for those nights.
Giovanni Rana Pasta is Italy's most loved fresh pasta and it's now available to buy across Europe.
I was sent some of their delicious fresh filled pastas to try.
First up, from the Simply Italian Tortelloni range, i tried Italian Cured Ham and Cheese. It was simple to cook, simply pop into a pan of boiling water for a few minutes, drain and then serve with butter and a little cheese. I then tried the Gorgonzola PDO Cheese and Walnuts Ravioli from the Italian Indulgence range, again just a few minutes in some boiling water and it was cooked.
The pasta was well filled and tasty, it couldn't have been simpler or faster to cook and while i served mine the simple way with a little butter and cheese you can also add a fresh sauce or use some of the delicious recipes on the Giovanni Rana website.


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The Sun:
Amy trashes a top hotel room — AMY WINEHOUSE prepared for the Brit Awards by causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to her hotel room. — The mucky star has been living in the luxury London hotel since leaving rehab nearly two weeks ago and has refused to let in the cleaners.
Discussion: Yeeeah!, Hot Momma Gossip, The Superficial, MollyGood and celebglitz.com-main_feed
Daily Mail:
Double take: Demi Moore and daughter Rumer Willis get a lookalike makeover — With their matching gowns, kohled eyes and red lipstick, they could easily be mistaken for sisters. — On closer inspection, however, the striking duo in question is Demi Moore and her 19-year-old daughter Rumer Willis.
Discussion: Stupid Celebrities Gossip, Celebrity Baby Blog, Bitten and Bound and CelebWarship
Hepatitis Scare Hits Ashton, Demi and Madonna
Hepatitis Scare Hits Ashton, Demi and Madonna
Discussion: Fatback Media, Hollywood Offender, iVillage and Lifeline Live
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Rumer Willis Knocks Down Dominos
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Ashton Kutcher's Birthday Party Was Diseased
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EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Welcome Twins! — It's double the baby joy for Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony: They're the proud new parents of twins, a boy and a girl, Lopez's manager tells PEOPLE exclusively. — The babies were born early Friday in Long Island …
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Melody / The Pop Culture Junkie: Babies Makes Four!
Michael K / Dlisted: But What Are Their Names?
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Joy A / poponthepop.blogspot.com: Jennifer Lopez Twin Baby Pictures, Jennifer Lopez's Son and Daughter Are Cuties
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FListed Says / F-Listed: J. Lo & Skeletor's Spawns Are Finally Here
Bethany Lye / People.com:
Marc Anthony's Sister 'Ecstatic' Over Jennifer Lopez Baby News
Marc Anthony's Sister 'Ecstatic' Over Jennifer Lopez Baby News
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Daily Mail:
Is that really you, Ricky Martin? Singer's pop star looks begin to fade — For years he enjoyed life as one of the world's most lusted after singers, but Ricky Martin's polished pop star looks appear to be slipping away. — The Cup Of Life performer was almost unrecognisable as he walked …
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Cord Jefferson / MollyGood: RICKY MARTIN IS AT LAST GOOD LOOKING
Cops: Ne-Yo Was Driving CRAZY! — TMZ has learned that R&B singer Ne-Yo, aka Shaffer Smith, was popped on Feb. 19 while driving through Cobb County, Georgia. That's so sick! — Ne-Yo was arrested for reckless driving and for not having a valid license. — Maybe he was rushing to the Hair Club for Men.
Whitney / MollyGood: ANOTHER SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE?
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Aleksandar Tomovic / OHLALA Mag: LINKALICIOUS // 02.22.08 — :: Hello Dolly, back with "Jesus & Gravity"
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Now That's Good 'Sex' — OMG! Brace yourself kiddies …
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"ANGELINA JOLIE SEDUCED ME" — Please wait for the page to load before clicking on the photos. — In a recent interview, Misty Cooper, 36, has revealed for the first time, her on-set fling with actress Angelina Jolie. — At the time, Misty Cooper was working as an assistant to a producer …
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Dakota Fanning: A Child Star No More — Um, has someone been slipping us copious amounts of Lunesta without our knowledge? (We're on to you, Mr. Lufti.) We saw these photos of Dakota Fanning and couldn't quite figure out where we misplaced the last several years. — Little Miss Fanning turns fourteen tomorrow.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Brooke Mueller Calls Denise Richards' Reality Show "Exploitative" — Charlie Sheen and his fiancee Brooke Mueller won't be watching Denise Richards' upcoming E! reality show. — "Charlie and I both think it's exploitative and not good," Mueller, 29, told Usmagazine.com at an Elle magazine gifting suite in L.A. yesterday.
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Meg / Bitten and Bound:
Paris Hilton Shows Her Hairy Armpit! — Paris Hilton has a 5 o'clock shadow and it's not on her face. The dancing diva is caught in the act of waving her arms - as she is prone to doing while busting a move. It looks like the pampered celeb forgot her grooming on this occasion …
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First Look: Channing Tatum Is Duke — We have another first look for you. This time, we have your first look at Channing Tatum as Duke. Duke was in the same scene we showed you earlier with Sienna Miller but we're going to keep the details to ourselves as it's a major spoiler, so we apologize.
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Aleksandar Tomovic / OHLALA Mag: FIRST LOOK AT CHANNING TATUM AS DUKE!
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Rihanna and Chris Brown Kiss — Rihanna and Chris Brown insist they're just pals, but their PDA gives them away! — The pair have long remained coy about the nature of their relationship. "We're just friends... We hang out," Brown, 18, said at a Grammys after-party on Feb. 10.
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Jonas Brothers: We Are All Virgins — The Jonas Brothers have vowed to abstain from sex until marriage. — The popular band of brothers wear purity rings as "promises to ourselves and to God that we'll stay pure till marriage," Joe, 18, tells Details magazine in their March issue.
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Jennifer Cady / E! Online: Jonas Brothers Make the Teen Star Purity Promise
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Bush Heads for G8 With Malaria Relief, Nod to Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC, July 1, 2005 (ENS) - President George W. Bush will arrive in Scotland next week for the annual meeting of the G8, the eight wealthiest nations in the world, bearing gifts of increased funding to fight malaria in Africa and a new recognition of global warming.
The summit July 6 to 8 is focused on the agenda set by G8 host British Prime Minister Tony Blair - lifting Africa's burden of poverty and curbing climate change.
"We know that the surface of the Earth is warmer, and that an increase in greenhouse gases caused by humans is contributing to the problem," states a White House fact sheet prepared for the G8 Summit and issued Thursday. This statement represents a new recognition for the Bush administration, which in the past has questioned the reality of global warming.
Still, a draft of the G8 plan to address climate change leaked to the media two weeks ago did not acknowledge that the Earth is warming. Enclosed in square brackets, which mean that unanimous agreement has not been reached, was the statement, "[Our world is warming.]".
Outlining his G8 strategy in Washington on Thursday, the President pledged $1.2 billion over the next five years to battle malaria in Africa.
"Next week at the G8," he said, "I will urge developed countries and private foundations to join in a broad, aggressive campaign to cut the mortality rate for malaria across Africa in half."
Dr. Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), immediately welcomed the new U.S. pledge. "This initiative provides a timely and substantial boost to the global effort against malaria," he said. "Malaria casts a terrible shadow across the African continent. It kills more than one million people every year, most of them children."
In addition to the cost in human lives, the yearly economic loss due to malaria worldwide is about $12 billion, accounting for a crippling 1.3 percent annual loss in GDP growth in African countries.
With the approval of Congress, the $1.2 billion will be used to prevent and treat malaria in targeted sub-Saharan African countries where the mosquito borne disease is endemic.
In 2006, the first year of spending, $30 million will launch the initiative in Tanzania, Uganda, and Angola to provide indoor spraying, long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, and effective new combination drugs to treat malaria, the President explained.
In 2007, $135 million is earmarked to expand work in those three countries and to launch the program in more countries.
In 2008, the spending will increase to $300 million to continue work in those countries already selected and to launch efforts in additional countries.
In 2009, another $300 million will be spent, and in 2010, funding will be increased to $500 million, with a goal of benefiting a total of 175 million people.
"In addition, the Gates Foundation of Seattle is supporting a major effort to control malaria in Zambia," said the President. "We've had a long tradition of public-private action. I'm grateful to have this strong partner in a good cause."
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, committed $35 million to support malaria programs with other partners in Zambia.
Patty Stonesifer, co-chair and president of the foundation established by the Microsoft executive, said the fight against malaria can only be won by by combining forces and working together with the WHO, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Bank, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and other donors and impacted nations.
In addition, Marathon Oil Corporation with Noble Energy, Inc. and other partners have committed $8.3 million for Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, near a major offshore gas field, where a gas and chemicals industry is in development.
President Bush said Africa is "so much more than the sum of its problems," and the continent now stands "on the threshold of great advances" after years of colonization and Marxism and racism.
The President pledged other funding for education, to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic, to support peacekeeping in Sudan, and $55 million over three years to promote women's justice and empowerment in four African nations - a total of about $900 million each year for Africa.
Chad Dobson, Oxfam America's policy director, called the pledges "a welcome first step." Saying the President's announcement creates momentum that is needed as governments go into the G8 summit, Dobson called for still more spending to assist Africa.
"It is widely calculated that $25 billion is needed annually for Africa," he said, "so we hope the announcement today is just the beginning of a much bigger U.S. commitment to fighting poverty."
Debt cancellation for African countries is high on the G8 agenda. "With the leadership of Great Britain and the United States," Bush said, "the G8 countries are urging cancellation of $40 billion in debt owed by 18 of the world's poorest nations, including 14 nations in Africa."
For the first time, Bush linked environmental protection with the eradication of poverty in Africa.
"Overcoming extreme poverty goes hand-in-hand with improving the environment," he said. "Stagnant economies are one of the greatest environmental threats in our world. People who lack food and shelter and sanitation cannot be expected to preserve the environment at the expense of their own survival."
The President quoted the late Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi who spoke of "poverty and need as the greatest polluters."
"The long-term answer to environmental challenges," he said, "is the rapid, sustained economic progress of poor nations."
Bush said the best way to help nations develop while at the same time limiting pollution and improving public health is "to promote technologies for generating energy that are clean, affordable and secure."
"At this moment," Bush said, "about two billion people have no access to any form of modern energy. Blocking that access would condemn them to permanent poverty, disease, high infant mortality, polluted water and polluted air."
Bush said in the past three years the United States has helped developing countries adopt new energy sources, "from cleaner use of coal to hydrogen vehicles, to solar and wind power, to the production of clean-burning methane, to less-polluting power plants."
A fact sheet issued by the White House Thursday, said that among the principles guiding the administration at the G8 is the recognition that, "Climate change is a serious long-term issue, requiring sustained action over many generations by both developed and developing countries. Developing innovative technologies that are cleaner and more efficient is the key to addressing our climate challenge."
"We know that the surface of the Earth is warmer, and that an increase in greenhouse gases caused by humans is contributing to the problem," the White House fact sheet states. "Though there have been past disagreements about the best way to address this issue, we are acting to help developing countries adopt new energy sources."
In the short term, both in the United States and elsewhere, these are: hybrid or clean diesel vehicles, clean coal, energy efficiency, a renewable fuels standard, nuclear plant relicensing, enhanced oil recovery, biological sequestration, the Methane to Markets program, the management of federal facilities for energy efficiency, fuel economy standards, wind and solar tax incentives, two voluntary federal climate programs, and a smart transportation program.
The medium term plan, covering the period from 2010 to 2020, adds advanced nuclear power, and geologic carbon sequestration.
The long term plan is based on hydrogen fuel, a low emissions coal powered generating technology, zero energy homes and buildings, bioenergy systems, and fourth generation nuclear fission and nuclear fusion power. The United States is one of six governments that have partnered to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in France that is expected to generate electricity by mid-century.
Large corporations are "calling for urgent global action to combat climate change," said Travis Engen, the president and CEO of the multinational aluminum giant. Speaking June 9, Engen endorsed a package of recommendations from 23 corporations presented to Prime Minister Blair.
In January, Blair recruited a group of international business leaders to form the G8 Climate Change Roundtable at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Prime Minister asked the group to share with him their perspectives and expertise ahead of theG8 Summit.
The group identified a Framework for Action that will allow G8 governments and the private sector "to collectively force a change in the pace and scale of climate change mitigation," said Engen.
The action items include development of low carbon technologies and of a market-based framework extending to 2030, which is flexible, global in scope and sets clearly defined limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The business plan addresses climate change "as part of an overall sustainable development agenda."
The Group of Eight includes: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
View two new films prepared by the UK for the summit - one on Africa and the other on climate change. Click here to view.


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Aside from the price break, the BD570 hasn't changed much from the BD390. Yes, the BD570 doesn't have 7.1 analog-audio outputs, but it still includes NetCast streaming services--such as including Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and Picasa--built-in Wi-Fi, and it has an excellent image quality.
What has changed is that the competition has caught up; nearly every manufacturer is offering a Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi and Netflix at this price in 2010. Also, 3D Blu-ray looming on the horizon and the BD570 isn't compatible with the format; Sony is promising a firmware upgrade this summer for its competing BDP-S570.
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What is sore throat?
A sore throat is a feeling in which one feels a stinging sensation. It is an inflammation, redness and swelling in the throat.
The throat feels irritated, hard and it may hurt when you swallow things. When the soreness become severe, it may even be difficult to swallow the saliva.
Sore throat can be either acute or chronic. An acute sore throat will heal within a few days (3 to 7 days), while a chronic sore throat may take a lot longer.
Chronic sore throat could be due to some serious underlying medical conditions and may need immediate medical attention.
According to an estimate by the National Center for Health Statistics, there around 62 million cases of chronic sore throat each year that require medical attention!
According NHS UK, the bacteria or virus that causes sore throat is normally caught from someone who already has them. It could be through coughing, sneezing and speaking.
Causes of sore throat
There are many causes of sore throat. The most common of these causes is cold, virus, bugs and bacteria. If the throat has a bacterial infection, it may become painful and one may feel very tired.
Bacterial infection is often accompanied with fever, headache and fatigue. Most commonly it is the cause of bacterial or viral infection due to common cold.
90 to 95% of sore throat is the cause of viruses, and there are more than 200 viruses causing the ailment.
There are also some non-infectious causes. Hay fever is one of the most general among the non-infectious causes. It is an allergic reaction to pollen or spores and may make the throat sore.
Other non-infectious causes include: irritation from smoking, irritation from alcohol, gastro-esophageal reflux etc.
Symptoms that accompany a sore throat
- Inflammation in throat
- Cough
- Headache
- Running Nose
- Fever
Using Honey as a treatment for sore throat
The anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial property of honey has a very good effect on healing sore throats. If you have honey at home, it should be the first step to grab the jar and take a tablespoon.
It soothes the inflammation and kills bacteria causing infection. It is said that professional singers take honey to sooth their throats and vocal cords before performance.
Top 10 easy ways to use honey to fight cold and sore throat
Here are some easy home remedies while using honey for sore throat. You can combine a few or just stick to one your like.
- Just take a tablespoon of honey and let it slowly trickle down the throat. The best choice is organic, raw or manuka honey.
- Add one spoon of honey into warm water. Squeeze a fresh lemon into it. Sip it slowly. You may repeat it several times a day.
- Take a pinch of salt in warm water and gargle. Then take a tablespoon of honey and mix with it with the solution and sip it.
- Mix 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar into 3 tablespoon of honey. Gargle several times a day, especially before going to bed.
- Mix 1/4 cup of honey and apple cider vinegar to make syrup. Take 2 tablespoon of this syrup every 2 to 4 hours.
- Put the kettle on and once the water boils, pour it into a cup. Put some green tea leaves and a tablespoon of honey into the cup. Cover the cup and leave for 10 minutes. Drink the tea slowly. Green tea and honey both have anti-oxidants and the combination works wonders.
- Grate a piece of ginger root and put it in a cup, squeeze a lemon in to it and add honey and hot water. Leave it for 5 minutes and enjoy.
- Take a tablespoon of honey and add fresh lemon juice. Hold the spoon over the stove till it is going to bubble. Let it cool down and drink it.
- Mix an equal amount of raw honey and extra virgin olive oil. Take twice a day.
- Mix black pepper into a tablespoon of honey and warm it in the microwave and then take it.
Other home remedies for sore throat
- Simply gargle with sea salt several times a day. Do not forget to gargle before going to bed at night.
- Drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated and the throat moist.
- For immediate relief suck ice pops. It helps to sooth the soreness and inflammation.
- Zinc lozenges work great in sore throats.
- Take 2 tablespoons of extra virgin oil. It is anti-inflammatory and its anti-oxidant properties help relieve the inflammation.
Do I need to see the doctor?
Generally, you do not need to see a doctor for a sore throat. It may go away within three to seven days and heal on its own. If you take the home remedies, you make it heal faster.
However, in some cases there may be a serious problem behind the apparent sore throat. For example, if your throat does not respond to medication or does not heal within a few days, you should see your doctor.
Sometimes, the infection may get severe and spread to other areas, in which case, your doctor might prescribe antibiotics to fight infection. In rare cases, it could be a serious problem such as sever sinus infection and cancer.
Did you use any sore throat remedy? If you have, share you experience with others by leaving a reply. You can also share this page with others on twitter, Facebook etc.


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Common signs of Type 2 diabetes in both women and men include increased thirst, blurry vision, increased urination, weight changes and fatigue, states WebMD. Women may also experience an increase in vaginal infections.
Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes usually occur gradually and may or may not be noticed, according to WebMD. Oftentimes the disease is diagnosed when blood work is done to search for causes of vague symptoms, such as fatigue.
Those at risk of developing diabetes include people who are overweight, those who have a family history of diabetes and women with a history of gestational diabetes during pregnancy, WebMD reports. Individuals who have high blood pressure and high cholesterol are also at a greater risk of developing diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease, reports the American Diabetes Association. It occurs when the body develops insulin resistance and is unable to effectively use insulin, which is produced by the pancreas. Diabetes can be controlled through lifestyle adjustments, including changes in diet and exercise, but if these measures don't keep blood sugar levels within a normal range, medications such as metformin or insulin may be necessary to control diabetes. Left untreated, diabetes can lead to kidney failure, blindness, the loss of limbs and even death.


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Video games, iPods, cell phones, texting, TV watching, bad behavior - that's the profile that some people attribute to today's teens. Some fit that stereotype, but most don't.
Video games, iPods, cell phones, texting, TV watching, bad behavior - that's the profile that some people attribute to today's teens. Some fit that stereotype, but most don't.
The problem is that good behavior doesn't always get the press that bad behavior does. Take a look at some teens making a difference. It may change the way you look at kids 18 and under.
Mimi Ausland
Not many people, let alone teens or tweens, can say that they started a website to feed hungry companion animals at a local shelter. But Mimi Ausland, a 12-year-old from Bend, Oregon, who volunteered at the shelter, can say she did - successfully.
Ausland first got the idea from the Free Rice site, where every question you answer correctly donates 10 grains of rice to the World Food Program to help end hunger. Instead of rice, she selected kibble for cats and dogs. Every day two questions are posted - one about cats and one about dogs. When you answer, correctly or incorrectly, you donate 10 pieces of kibble to each animal.
According to her website, Ausland launched freekibble on April 1, 2008. By May 14, she had collected 240 pounds of food, which she delivered to her local shelter, the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Her first donation was enough to feed 456 dogs for one day. As of January 4, 2010, freekibble and freekibblekat, have raised over 285,000 pounds (142 tons) of kibble to be shared among 13 shelters across the U.S. It's no wonder she was a 2008 ASPCA Humane Award Winner for her efforts.
Sally O'Brien
As an 18-year-old senior at Upper Arlington High School, Sally O'Brien has a busy schedule. She takes classes, tutors other students, is the copy editor for her high school yearbook and design editor for the school's literary arts magazine. She also works three days a week in a local restaurant. But that doesn't stop her from volunteering at school and in the community. "Volunteering is a
two-way street," O'Brien explained. "No matter how much I give, I get something in return."
Her list of volunteer projects is extensive - at school she is involved with school musicals Peer Collaboration, Respect Yourself, the Honor Flight Club, and is a camp counselor for sixth graders at Big Brothers Big Sisters' Camp Oty'Okwa. She volunteers every summer at Upper Arlington's Safety Town, just as she has done since sixth grade - working with children ages 5 and 6. "I've worked in the office, been a teacher's assistant and an outside supervisor," said O'Brien. "I've learned so much. They've taught me as much as I've taught them. I'm better at working with people. I see things from their point of view. I've learned not to take things so seriously and the importance of going out and helping people."
She and her friends also help walk dogs at the Capital Area Humane Society. "We can walk dogs and hang out together," O'Brien said. Her involvement with dogs doesn't end there. She and her family have been raising puppies for Pilot Dogs since 2001. They've raised seven puppies so far - keeping each for a year. "We all help out in watching, socializing and training," she said. "My parents played a big role in this. They have taught me that I have the resources to go out and help people and influence the community. I have the time. And I still have time to hang out with my friends. I can still do what I want to do, so why not?"
Erin O'Brien
Erin O'Brien is a 16-year-old junior at Upper Arlington High School and is Sally's sister. Erin also is community-oriented and involved in many of the same organizations as Sally, but also marches to her own drummer. Erin has donated her hair to Locks of Love - to donate, hair must be 10 inches long or longer. "I've always hated getting my hair cut," O'Brien said. "When I was 11 years old it was down to my hips. I've done it three times and I plan to keep doing it."
She also is a part of the Link Crew at school, helping the freshmen adjust to being in high school, has directed the local middle school's annual musical, is involved in Respect Yourself and has been a camp counselor for sixth graders at Camp Oty'Okwa. "The whole sixth grade goes," O'Brien said. "The whole goal is to be positive role models. They may not know how to act in a new environment. We share the entire camp experience." She's learned from the campers, too, she said. "They've taught me the value of looking at someone else's perspective. And to just let go and have fun."
Since the sixth grade, O'Brien has spent her summers at Safety Town. Currently she's a teacher's aide, helping kids with crafts and teaching them songs. She also teaches traffic safety and how to be a safe pedestrian. And what has she learned? "I've developed new people skills and communication skills interacting with kids, their parents and the officers. It's getting me ready for an adult job and the interviews." O'Brien's goal is to study communications and maybe work in public relations. "I enjoy working with a lot of people," she said, and Safety Town has probably helped me realize that."
O'Brien's advice for teens who wish to volunteer but can't decide what to do is to try the Humane Society. "It's very popular. It's easy to clean up cages and walk dogs. Find your talents and your skill to make a difference. Figure out what you are good at and what you enjoy. Do you like sports? How about the Special Olympics? Helping kids? Find a school that can use your help. There's something for all kinds of interests."
Eryn Dalton Powell
Winner of a Columbus 2009 Jefferson Award for public service, and creator of Eryn's Healing Arts website, Eryn Dalton Powell has a lot of life knowledge at age 14. Diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA) at a young age, Powell has spent plenty of time at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The idea for her first toy drive was born when she was hospitalized while receiving treatment for SCA. "It can be pretty painful," she said. "The blood cells get clogged in the veins. I tried to distract myself from the pain - I did some drawings and made some cards."
The gift cart that offers patients arts and crafts, toys, notebooks and stuffed animals, was a help. "People donate the items," she said. "It made me feel better that someone was thinking about me."
Powell started her toy drive with her classmates, who were excited about helping out. Her first drive was such a success that she's made it an annual event, even getting help from the Chicago Symphony and teachers at her school.
The idea for her website came when her mother noticed her drawings and made cards from them. Powell now sells the cards on her site as a fundraiser. Her goal? To help and educate others with SCA.
"A lot of people don't even know they have the disease. A 16-year-old had a stroke and then she was diagnosed." She also just wants to help others. "If someone else could feel better about anything - I want to do something to help them. Helping other people makes me happy. I just love it."
Powell has other plans for her website - like creating a calendar from the photos she loves to take. But they will have to wait. Because of SCA, she missed a lot of school this year and has a lot of homework to catch up on. But that won't keep her down. "I like the feel of accomplishment," she said. "But at the same time, I still feel like I can still do more. I'm really, really happy, but I know I can keep on going."
Marguerite Marsh is a freelance writer and winner of the Ohio Public Images 2008 Print Journalism Award of Excellence for her Columbus Parent article "Motherhood Redefined and Transformed by Treacher Collins Syndrome." She writes about health and wellness, families, relationships and pets. Her blog, Heavy Petting, is on ColumbusParent.com.


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"Last games of Spain were defensive wars, but here we have a situation in which I think this margin is too low. Hungary have no chances to get through, so I expect that Spanish are going to trash them. Last 5 head to head games ended over 51.5, and the reason was the same almost every time – Spain got on big difference, what in most cases means a lot of easy goals and less care in defense. Latest h2h results are 34-25, 30-24, 24-24, 33-22, 28-22, 29-24, 32-27 and most recent game ended 27-25. Real margin here in my opinion should be 53.5 goals."