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WFP staff brave the frontline
UN World Food Programme (WFP) staff work through gunfire, shells, earthquakes and radiation alerts in the field. The 2012 Awards of Merit, described in WFP's latest edition of the internal magazine 'Pipeline', tell the stories of these courageous workers.
The team in Japan had to work in dangerous and unprecedented conditions when they sent aid to help the country recover from a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
The disaster killed 19,000 people as well as causing terrible damage in the affected areas. WFP immediately launched a special operation deploying more than 30 staff. The Japan team, including one WFP worker, Kohiro Nakal, who relocated to Japan from Darfur to help his home country, then had to deal with unprecedented conditions; the threat of nuclear radiation, the only emergency situation WFP staff are not trained for.
Chief of WFP's Medical Services, Dr. Sergio Arena, told Pipeline it was the first time WFP had to work in a possibly radioactive environment. "Unlike all other WFP emergency situations, we have guidance for guerrilla attacks, malaria, banditry, child-soldier confrontations, nut nothing for radiation and entering a contaminated environment."
"When you have so much uncertainty – your employer says it's safe and the media says it isn't – and when you have kids, a spouse begging you not to go, it's a rather frightening and a tough position to be in. It really shows the bravery and character of the team."
Equally courageous was the WFP team in Libya, which withstood the violence during the uprising against Col. Muammar Gaddafi. At the start of the conflict, Pipeline states that "only a handful of national staff were stationed in Benghazi" to run an operation that trucked food to Sudan and Chad.
The "handful" were five men, who quickly became the front runners of an emergency operation. Ramadan Al Haddad described the uncertainty of the first few days as the uprising gained momentum: "We didn't know what was lying ahead or what to expect – especially with the security situation deteriorating throughout the whole country."
The workers evacuated their families to a safer area and continued alone to hold the humanitarian front. "Our obligation was not only to ensure the safety and protection of our families, but also our warehouses in the port and offices, so we had to leave our loved ones to make sure that WFP food and equipment were safe."
The Pipeline magazine says that the "heroic actions of this team throughout the whole crisis allowed WFP to address humanitarian needs and become the lead agency for providing logistics support to the humanitarian community."
Logistics Officer Matthew Dee said the team were vital in providing aid to the city. "It was through their good relations with all partners on the ground that WFP was able to offload vessels while the city was under attack and secure warehouses for storing food, medical and other humanitarian supplies to help thousands of desperate people trapped by the fighting."
A Sudan team in June last year also evacuated their families, but returned themselves to the front line in order to continue WFP's work. Senior programme assistant Saad yousif walked his children away from the sound of gunfire when fighting broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Kadugli.
There was a larger team based in the area at the time than there had been in Libya, nearly 60 including workers and their families. The staff had to get their families through the fighting to a sub-office where a UN military escort were expected to evacuate them to a compound outside of the city.
However, the escort was still awaiting government clearance and "never arrived." The staff, now dodging heavy shell fire, decided to evacuate themselves, their dependents and a further 50 NGO workers and their families who had sought refuge in the WFP office.
The trip, which according to Pipeline usually takes 15 minutes, took "two terrifying hours," in a 12-vehicle convoy. The internal magazine states that their "risky decision to move everyone despite the fighting saved lives: the Kadugli sub-office was attacked and badly damaged within hours of departure."
Five WFP staff opted to stay behind at the UNMIS compound for three additional weeks. Despite the clear dangers to themselves, they continued to work to maintain food distributions in the area. "These were poor people who couldn't afford a car or a bus to get away," said one of the workers, Ahmed Fadul.


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How to Negotiate a Loan Modification
- July 21, 2009
- Posted by Mcfarlin Law, in Bankruptcy
Can't pay your mortgage? Considering bankruptcy but do not want to lose your house? Times are tough. Millions of Americans are losing their homes but you do not have to one of them. Getting a loan modification can help you lower your mortgage rate and secure you a better rate.
What is a loan modification? To "negotiate" a loan modification means to talk to your lender and negotiate a more favorable payment plan. This usually means lowering your rate or extending the payment plan. There are several steps:
1. Realize that you cannot pay your current mortgage rates
2. Create a income vs. expense worksheet. Include your total income, your household expenses and then calculate how much you can reasonably afford per month to pay mortgage.
3. Write a "letter of hardship" explaining your current financial situation and why you need a loan modification. Lenders do not want you to file for bankruptcy and would rather give you a loan modification. Make sure to emphasize that you can pay off your mortgage if you are given a modification. This will increase your chances of success.
4. Contact the loan modification department of your lending company. Be patient and be nice. There brokers are your key to a modification.
5. Your broker will ask you for your income worksheet and your letter of hardship. Have those ready.
6. Now its negotiation time. Your broker will be working with the bank to see if you can get a modification. At this time, read our "loan modification negotiation tips".
7. Once negotiations have ended the decision will be made. If you failed to secure a loan modification consider contact an attorney to help you negotiate. Qualified attorney have the legal power to aggressively make you a priority to your lender. Beware of unqualified attorneys or so called "loan modification" companies. These companies do not have any more knowledge than you do from reading this article.
Good luck! If you succeed then I can guarantee you that you that paying your mortgage will be a lesser burden.

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text: Holroyd has done a masterly job of cutting down his huge biography to a lively and manageable one-volume life - the definitive Shaw for the general reader and the student. It has verve and pace, the light and shade of his life are emphasized, digressions cut, and Shaw comes over just as much larger than life as he always was, just as contrary, and even more sympathetically and movingly portrayed. This is a dazzling portrait of the man and his age.


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Israeli start-ups off to Buffalo for $5 million cash
There are many reasons for firms to come to western New York, says 43 North — like living tax-free for 10 years
Start-ups chosen to participate in the $5 million 43North Business Plan Competition will get free office space, free mentoring services, up to a million dollars in cash and access to investors in exchange for moving to Buffalo, New York.
Companies that set up shop in Buffalo will get a 10-year tax holiday, Andrew J. Pulkrabek, executive director of 43North, said. "Start-ups that are chosen for the program will not have to pay state income tax for 10 years, and neither will their employees," he explained. "As far as I know, we are the only state-sponsored incubator program offering this."
Give a start-up enough money and they will be willing to relocate almost anywhere, even Buffalo. Those who think of Buffalo as a rusty, broken-down, old-industry geriatric town, though, are way behind the times, said Pulkrabek. "Buffalo has completely reinvented itself, and today has a large number of tech companies, like education tech firm Campus Labs and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, which has spun off 13 biotech firms. We're part of the greater Toronto metropolitan area, a 45-minute drive from the city, and a 45-minute plane ride from New York City."
Word of the benefits of Buffalo has not spread, which lead 43North to start a competition to get start-ups from around the world to build a presence in the city. 43North is a non-profit company, sponsored by the State of New York, and the funding for it comes from a program called Buffalo Billion, which was started by Governor Andrew Cuomo to revive business in western New York State.
Eleven companies will be selected for the program, with the top winner getting a million dollars, and the others splitting the balance of the four million. Pulkrabek said that 43North is open to almost any tech idea, including information technology, biotech and advanced manufacturing. Companies can be early stage, with just an idea, or more mature, with a product or service already on the market. "Selection for the program will depend on how good the judges think the idea, product or service is," said Pulkrabek. "We are going to look at their ideas, their business plan and their chances for success."
There are two requirements, Pulkrabek said. "Companies accepted into the program must commit to opening up a facility in Buffalo for at least a year, and they have to sign over 5 percent of their company's equity to 43North," which will become a silent partner with the start-up. "Our hope is that after a year in Buffalo, companies will want to stay."
Buffalo was named one of the ten most affordable cities in the United States last month by Forbes, and it's got plenty of cultural, sports and outdoor activities. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away from the city. If you like snow, Buffalo is the place to be: the AccuWeather website in March named Buffalo as one of America's three snowiest cities. Forbes in 2012 named the city as one of the most dangerous in America, but by 2013 it had dropped off the list. In any event, Pulkrabek, a Minnesota native, is very happy in Buffalo. "It's very livable," he said. "My commute is about ten minutes, and a nice house costs about $100,000 a year."
That's good enough for the 6,000 or so companies that are in the application process to join the program before the May 31 deadline. "This is probably the biggest and most subscribed tech competition ever," said Pulkrabek. "After submissions are closed, the judges will choose about 100 finalists who will go on to the semifinals, and they will present their technology to judges in a live webinar in June." After that, the judges will choose the 11 finalists who will be brought to Buffalo to present their technology in person.
Judges will award the top company the $1 million in cash, as opposed to many other similar competitions, which provide services "valued at" as their prizes. Six runners-up get $500,000 each, with the other four getting $250,000. "Actually, I would consider anyone who gets into the semifinals to be a big winner, regardless of whether or not they get any money," said Pulkrabek. "The semifinals are going to be a major web event, so the companies will all get a lot of publicity, getting the word out to millions of people about what they do."
Although the odds sound steep, Pulkrabek came to Israel this week specifically to encourage Israeli companies to apply. "We've had applicants from 70 countries, but the state sent me out to drum up applicants in just two places — Israel and India," Pulkrabek said. "Israel is especially important to us. We've seen the level of innovation and entrepreneurship in this country, and we want some of that in Buffalo. There's a reason they call this the start-up nation, after all."
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Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Americas after Haiti. About half of its population live in poverty or severe poverty and many people struggle to cover their basic needs of food, housing, health and education.
Although Nicaragua has an abundance of land and natural resources, its dependence on agriculture as the foundation of its economy makes it vulnerable to the impact of extreme weather conditions and unpredictable international food prices.
Nevertheless, Nicaragua is also a nation with a strong spirit, where women play a fundamental role in local development and where young people are committed to working together to build a better future.
CAFOD in Nicaragua
CAFOD is working with partners in Nicaragua to bring about lasting changes in some of the poorest and marginalised areas of the country. Inspired by the strength and vision of local community groups, we are contributing to a range of rural and urban projects that seek to transform people's living conditions and build stronger relationships of solidarity at the grassroots.
Our work includes:
- Housing, water, nutrition and education projects
- Crop growing, livestock, irrigation systems and environmental protection
- Emotional and economic support for women and girls vulnerable to sexual exploitation
- Lobbying and awareness raising to promote good governance and a stronger justice system.
Marjorie van den Bosch left a legacy to CAFOD in her will. Watch this film of members of her family visiting CAFOD projects in Nicaragua.
Before, there were no health services here. Then a piece of land became available to build a health clinic and all of the communities got involved. We are so grateful to you for making this dream come true. Even when I have died, I know this clinic will serve my children and my grandchildren."
Basilia Centeno, one of community leaders involved in building a health clinic in Puntizuela, Nicaragua.


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Season Review 2016/17
Another season completed with the Red Rebels, and the teams' collective desire to catch up to the Glazer's mob is unabating. We continue the chase through this season in League One with the aim of promotion to the Championship, and with the budgets so generously afforded to us, nothing less, in my eyes, is satisfactory.
npower League One (stats)
Another successive title win and promotion! With Mercer our rock at the back, Evans up top and Telford in between, the core which was installed last season only needed minor additions in order to make the step up, and step up is exactly what we did. We didn't make the top spot our own until matchday 37, but only because of the many rescheduled games due to our cup runs. Continue reading FC United – Season Review 2016/17


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text: This handy Gaby storage module in solid pine with its 2 compartments is perfect for storing all your things! Play around with the various options (modules with 2 and 4 compartments are also available online) to create a fashionable, stepped bookcase.Description:3 compartments, 1 with a door.Features:Comes in solid pine in honey stain, white or untreated, ready for painting.Nitrocellulose varnish finish.Your Gaby storage module arrives ready for self-assembly. For the matching desk and other pieces in the Gaby collection see online.Quality:The Gaby solid pine storage module is Quality & Value thanks to the quality of its build and the careful finish.Size:Width: 48cmHeight: 124.5cmDepth: 33cm.Inside measurements of a compartment: W44 x H36 x D32cm.


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Android Certified Application Developer
Our Android Training Course with Java Basics in New York covers
Android application development using the Java programming language
and Eclipse development environment. The course is designed for
people with no experience in Java. The course starts with teaching
students about creating basic java applications and reviewing java
object oriented concepts and then moves on to teaching on creating
Android applications.
This course provides an introduction to the Java language and Android programming wherein students will be able equipped with skills for analyzing, designing, developing and troubleshooting java applications.
Following the knowledge of Java programming, you will build small android applications and widgets and also work on larger applications involving different UI design techniques. The program is 75% hands-on and 25% lectures. While we do provide systems in our lab, we encourage participants to bring in their own laptops so that the assignments taken up in class can be continued at home as well.
The course is ideal for people with no knowledge of Java. No prior knowledge of the Android OS is needed. You can attend the course even if you have no working knowledge of Java to get a basic understanding of Android. While no experience in Java is expected, this course assumes that students have knowledge of some basic programming language such as C or Python.
- Freshers
- Developers
- Programmers
- Business Analysts
- Consultants
- Project Managers
- IT professionals looking for exposure to Java and Android development
Software needed on computer (all are available as open source):
- Eclipse 4.2 or later
- JDK 6, 7 or later
- Android SDK
- Android Eclipse Plug-in
Java Development Course Objectives:
- Understand object oriented programming principles
- Write Java syntax, including declarations, operators, assignments, generics, annotations, enumerations, naming conventions, flow-control structures etc.
- Package and organize Java code into classes and libraries (JARs)
- Use best-practice design patterns when developing Java code
Android Development Course Objectives:
- Develop a grasp of the Android OS architecture
- Understand the application development lifecycle
- Experiment with database to store data locally
- Familiarize with Android's APIs for data storage, retrieval, user preferences, files and content providers
- Identity, analyze and choose tools for Android development including device emulator, profiling tools and IDE
- Construct user interfaces
- Create multi-media android components
- Create an android based application
High Level Course Outline:
- Choose and Install SDK for your Java platform
- Write code by incorporating principles of object oriented programming and java syntax
- Debug swing applications
- Use Eclipse IDE
- Create classes and methods using Java's inheritance concepts
- Create user interfaces and navigation controls
- Android Operation System
- Understanding Android Application Building Blocks
- Working with the Emulator
- Creating User Interface
- Building Custom Views and Layouts
- Introducing the Manifest
- Fragments and Multi-form design
- Views, adaptors and dialogs
- Resource Management and Localization
- Intents and Intent Filters
- Data Storage
- Audio and Video
- Inter process communication with AIDL
- Graphics and events
- Testing Applications
Class Material:
- Students will receive a complete set of reference material including notes and examples.
Progress Pathways:
- Advanced Android Development - 6 days.
Teacher: Student ratio - 1:15
Our Android Development Course with Java Basics in New York fills up quickly. We close the enrollments as soon as we have 15 people registered. To avoid disappointment, we recommend you register as early as possible. You can make the payment by the last day of the class. In case you want to cancel or move to another date, please let us know at least a week in advance so your seat can be assigned to someone else.
Course Modules
1. Introduction to Android Development
This module covers the foundations of developing for the Android Platform. Following a brief discussion of the benefits of developing for the android platform, participants will be taken through setting up the right development environment on their machines. The module covers a brief introduction to Java, Eclipse and the Android SDK.
2. Configuring the Android Development Environment
The importance of configuring the development environment cannot be understated. If the environment is not configured properly, there is high likelihood that the application may not function perfectly. This short module is focused on configuring Java SE, Eclipse IDE and Android's SDK and emulator which mimics the behavior of an actual mobile device.
3. Java Fast Track
The functionality for an application in Android is written in the Java programming language. While mastery of Java is not required and if attempted could take years, we cover the basic essential concepts. The Java programming concepts covered are sufficient to get you started on Android applications development. In addition to Java, you will also learn a little bit about XML which is a mark-up language similar to HTML.
4. Framework for Android Application
This module covers the different components that make up a typical android application and how they are organized (buttons, audio, code, animation, xml, images, text etc.) We draw parallels to how these components are used in Java programming. Participants are also introduced to Android activities which explain how users interact with the system. This module also introduces participants to how an application interacts with the databases such as contact lists.
5. Screen Design Layout
Using Eclipse's graphical layout editor, participants will be able to build UI designs in this module. Devices come with different resolutions and sizes. This module addresses methods to build designs that can adapt to these differences. The module also addresses styling and designing buttons, menus, alert boxes and other controls.
6. Animations and Graphics
This module introduces participants to Android smartphone Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) and how to use images in applications. Participants will also learn how to create icons that can scale based on screen resolutions.
7. Interactivity
In this module, participants will learn how to create an application that can respond to user inputs
in real-time. Participants will learn about event listeners which execute code based on a certain trigger.
Participants will also learn about the touch mode and focus which address navigation between screens on the Android device.


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Hypnosis for Children can be greatly beneficial. They can empower themselves with valuable techniques that they can use to navigate life and to overcome obstacles that they may face on a day to day basis. Once they are attuned to the process it will become a skill for life.
Depression can be devastating, but hypnosis has been known to assist greatly with alleviating and even obliterating depression. That is one nice thing to have in your life. Peace and self esteem combined.
We all have to face the loss of a loved one at some point in our lives. This is a very difficult situation to cope with. There is a way to ease all of the emotional stress that can be caused by death in a family or death of a friend or even a pet.
Although Hypnosis cannot be used as evidence in a court of law, it has been successfully implemented in investigations to assist with obtaining knowledge that the mind might have blocked in some way.
Hypnosis can greatly assist with a nail biting habit. It can also assist with other unwanted behaviours like bed-wetting and self-mutalation.
Self confidence can greatly be improved through the use of Hypnosis and Counselling. With a few adjustments within yourself, you can start to spend some time with that part of you that knows what it wants.
This can be a very sensitive subject for a lot of people and one for which they might not seek assistance due to fear of judgment. Hypnosis can assist with sexual problems only if there is no medical reason for the problem.
Many top sports figures utilises Hypnosis to get the edge they need in their respective sports. It is no longer a secret that the mind plays a huge role in the ability of an athlete's performance.


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DUNLOP VINTAGE TYRES- fitted to this great "vintage LANCHESTER"
DUNLOP VINTAGE TYRES, Michelin and Avon tyres were all used on the Lanchester
This car was originally owned by a family of mill owners.Hence, from the Halifax area of West Yorkshire. The car was bought for the Lady of the house.For this reason, was restored by a West Yorkshire restoration company.Run by the owner and his son John Horsfield http://www.horsfieldsofhalifax.co.uk/projects.htm. The company carry out fantastic restoration jobs. Hence, as well as running a wedding car business.
This short article. Shows the diversity of cars that are booked in for servicing and MOT testing. Accordingly, at Pellon Autocentre. We would like to thank the owners of these cars.Of course, for trusting them with such valuable cars into their care.
The "LANCHESTER" was designed by Mr George Lanchester. Who created an upmarket version of the" BSA ten" from around 1933. They also developed a model of car known as the "Roadrider". Before the beginning of the second World War. Lanchester was later bought out by "BSA". Hence, the owners of Daimler and the Lanchesters were made to take second place to the new Daimler models. Sadly in 1956. Because the last model of the Lanchester known as the sprite was phased out.
The original holding company were facing financial difficulties.The bank called in the companies overdraft.Thus, calling for an immediate seizure of the companies assets. Lanchester cars were then produced at the BSA factory in Sparkbrook a (suburb of Birmingham), and because of this deal was struck to sell the Lanchester business to "BSA". A deal was made in 1931 and Lanchester cars were bought out by BSA for £26,000 a significant amount of money in those days.
Lanchester was now the same company as Daimler and production were transferred to their factory at Radford.
The DUNLOP VINTAGE TYRES were also followed by Avon tyres the "Avon Turbospeed tyres" and also Michelin tyres appeared on the market.
Hi, I would like to introduce myself. I have worked in the Garage and tyre, and I am MD for online battery company www.batteriesontheweb.co.uk. I have worked for a couple of national tyre companies in my younger days. Consequently, I now own a garage and MOT testing centre, here in the UK called Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre. A keen blogger about anything to do with cars and their related products that will help my business. Thus we are members of Point-S and Motor-Codes and are also a Unipart Car Care Centre and of course Tyre-safe.


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WATERBURY -- When Jim Smith sits at the head of the table in the conference room, it's not lost on anyone that his father's gaze is just feet away. Jim Smith became CEO, taking over the position from his father, Harold Webster Smith, who founded Webster Bank.
"The story of Webster goes back to 1935 when a 24-year-old man, my father, Harold Webster Smith, opened First Federal Savings and Loan Corporation of Waterbury on the second floor of the Farrington building in downtown Waterbury in an office that was 11 by 38 feet. He opened it in the Great Depression to buy and build their homes. Borrowed $25,000 from family and friends. The government put in $75,000 to get him started because they wanted to make sure there were construction loans being made," said Smith.
Over the years, the bank evolved into what it is today: a $26 billion dollar commercial bank still headquartered in Waterbury. Although the services may have changed over the years, Jim Smith says the values of this bank have not.
"I'm most proud of the fact that we've been stewards of the values my father laid down, and when I think about what the company has achieved over the time I've been here and even since the day we were founded, to be a big, strong company that can invest in service to its customers and continue to grow, I think that has been a real positive over my 40 years here," said Smith.
That's why he retook an iconic photo, showing him in the same spot his father was decades ago.
"Humble banker, hat in hand, living up to his customers," Smith said as he described the photo of his father.
"I'm standing on the same door stoop in my father's footprints. I call it the footprint photo, with Joe Baltrush's grandson Peter Baltrush," said Smith.
The photo is also up in every office of Webster Bank to remind employees that service to the customer is a top priority, even during stressful times like the Great Recession.
"We were running toward our customers when a lot of other companies may have been running away from their customers. Things like have a moratorium on foreclosures at the end of 2008 because we knew something was wrong and we didn't want our customers to not have the opportunity to renegotiate the terms of their mortgage loans," said Smith.
Smith said the company did the same with its small businesses and continues its commitment to Connecticut, even though the state has its share of financial concerns.
"I think Connecticut's problem at this point is that the growth rate is a little lower than the national rate. That's why if we make the structural changes that are necessary to be able to bend the spending curve and increase revenue because you increase business confidence, we'll be OK," said Smith.
He knows Webster Bank will continue to grow even as he passes the reigns to new CEO John Ciulla. Smith will be the non-executive chair of Webster's board, but won't be in the management team. He says he will miss the relationships he has with each and every Webster banker, but has every confidence in the new leadership team moving forward.
"I wish for John and the team that they continue to transform the company focused on the high priority strategies that we have put in place. What I do know is that whether it's 5, 10 or 20 years from now, that Webster will still be a company that exists to serve its customers," said Smith.


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Arinaitwe, Akankwasa relish learning chance at ICC High Performance Camp
Wednesday January 16 2019
KAMPALA. At the turn of November, Uganda's cricket walked on egg shells after the nation was stabbed in cold blood, breathing to last place at the ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Oman.
With the changing ICC Associate nations' cycle in line with the ODI World Cup, the Cricket Cranes set-up as well ought to revolve from the long-serving old guards to the new guns. To match that, Uganda Cricket Association CEO Martin Ondeko last month received an invitation for U-19 pair of Zephaniah Arinaitwe and Frank Akankwasa to feature at the ICC High Performance camp in Potchestroom, North West, South Africa from January 14 - February 20.
Having beaten the visa hitches to the Rainbow Nation, Arinaitwe and Akankwasa depart tonight for the priceless experience with other selected talents from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Botswana for the month's camp.
"They have been rewarded for performing consistently over the last 18 months and we would like to further develop them," read part of the letter by ICC Africa's Kuben Pillay.
Primed to be the country's batting lynch-pin, Arinaitwe was thrilled by the selection. "I earned this call through my hard work. I did my job. scoring runs over the last months," said a smiling Arinaitwe prior to departure. "I plan to learn a lot of things and I want to prove to them that I can do what I have learnt. I target to score as many tons, if there are matches to play," added the 17-year-old.
He is in familiar company of Akankwasa. "I hope to learn many things especially my confidence and polish my skills especially batting," stated the all-rounder.
Akankwasa is captain of the Baby Cricket Cranes who have already started preparing for ICC U-19 Africa World Cup Qualifiers scheduled for March this year in Nambia.
Uganda Players:
Frank Akankwasa, Zephaniah Arinaitwe,
Participating Countries:
Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya,
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Hey everyone! Another post on what to get you guy during this Holiday season. If you haven't seen the previous posts on what to get your guy, click here! Looking for something for your lady, clickity ici!
This post is a bit more generalised because it speaks about accessories, and truthfully accessories is a very broad category. I'm going to try to break it down into music, gaming, cases and .. for lack of a better name, others. hahaha.
Ladies like accessories which are shiny and new and pretty to tote around, who said boys didn't either? Most guys seem to have a fascination with gadgets as I mentioned in this post. What better way to enhance the performance or even personalize your favourite gadget than with your own accessories? Headphones are the perfect way to enhance your listening experience and now with all the cool designs on the market, you can stand out with some really cool earwear. If your guy has an mp3 player or iPhone, a great gift would be an iHome where he could listen to his music while charging his device and also use it as a alarmclock.
Our gadgets are our investments, so why not protect them from the elements, if you realise your guy's phone is being subjected to some harshtreatment then you can look into getting him a case. Not only is it affordable, but it'll save him a lot of damage in the long run. The same goes for any case really, laptop cases or bags, for tablet users protective covers or screen protectors work magic and keep your gadgets like new.
What is cooler than having the "best" game console? Having people to play it with! The restraint of most of these systems is that they come with like 2 controllers, and that's not always fun when your guy is hosting a games night or something such. What's better is an extra controller, so why not get your boyfriend one? (he'd love you foreverrr hahaha, but really.. it's a good idea). Plus you could use it as your excuse to spend time bonding with your boyfriend while you both play and you may even end up beating him at his own game.
Random accessories...
Nice pens are nice to remember people by in my opinion because every time you pick it up to write, your boyfriend would think, my thoughtful girlfriend bought this pen for me. ^__^ Wallets, though a typical gift are also very thoughtful and useful. For the utility man who is always fixing something or encountering a situation, I think Swiss Army knivesw are the best gift. It has so many uses and is the perfect accessory, especially when added to keys.
I wasn't sure if to put bags under cases or not, but I'll still mention it, it's a very useful gift especially if the quality is good, because your guy can lug around all the things he needs in it.
Hopefully this post wasn't too long and you did gain some knowledge on good guy "accessories". Until next post!


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Welcome to Episode 17! This episode is part 2 of our look back at SSI's "Pool of Radiance" and the "Gold Box" Games!
- A factory worker describes his battle with his own "Curse of the Azure Bonds"
- Welcome and thoughts on SOE FanFaire.
- Jonathan's personal memories of the GoldBox games.
- Jonathan welcomes Pool of Radiance programmer Brad Myers onto the show! They talk of the creation of Pool of Radiance, a behind-the-scenes look at what went into making it, and some easter eggs in the game you may not have even known were there!
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Episode 17 Discussion Thread
'Dude!' by Checksix
Submitted on 2008-08-11 14:26:48 CST
I've gotta say Jonathan...you host my favorite podcast here on Virginworlds. Partly because of your pod casting style and partly your subject matter.
Way to go man, keep em coming!
'Pools of Greatness' by Seekerpilgrim
Submitted on 2008-08-13 02:45:58 CST
I'm getting spoiled: I've been listening to the VirginWorlds podcast for quite awhile and enjoyed it, but never really thought about trying any of the satellite shows. Yesterday, howerver, I figured I'd give one a shot and listened to the MMOG Nation podcast, where I was pleasantly surprised to really enjoy it, and since Van Hemlock was a guest his podcast was next on my list. I tried yours however, and couldn't help but get caught up in the GoldBox excitement. Is there any way to play these classics on Vista?
(Serious bonus points for mentioning SpellJammer!)
These two positive experiences bode well for ALL of the VirginWorld Collective and I plan try each one, even for games I'm not currently playing.
Thanks again!
'Ditto' by Shawn
Submitted on 2008-08-13 10:07:47 CST
- The interview with Brad Myers was so awesome. How did you land that gig?!? Not only that, but the sound quality was better than most podcast HOSTS have, let alone someone on a call, and his stories were fantastic.
- Your blue-collar Michigan accent always cracks me up. I grew up around very similar blue-collar South Chicago accents
- Thanks for the shout-out for Eve of Adam
- You seriously rock
'*love* ' by Luper
Submitted on 2008-08-13 11:12:19 CST
I havent played Pool of radiance in forever. You always bring back good 'ol memories. Way to go Jonny boy!
You know I'm a total fan girl for you cast. I love the way you organize it. The skit this show was schweeeeet!!!
Can't wait to see you at Fan Faire!! Woot woot!
'Curse of the Azure Bonds!' by Zoso
Submitted on 2008-08-28 11:30:36 CST
Oh, man, bouncing lightning bolts off walls, trying to decide if you could take the hit for the sake of getting mobs twice! Positioning fireballs! Stinking Cloud... I *loved* Curse of the Azure Bonds. Just missed out on Pool of Radiance, but I played Curse of the Azure Bonds to death on an 8086 PC with two 5.25" drives, CGA, swapping disks for every combat... And then upgrading to EGA later, and the amazing ability to change colours of your character icons! But no flesh tones, I think my party ended up black, white, blue, green... Massive thanks to Brad and the team for giving us those games, and to Jonathan for the podcast.


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IntroductionBorn in Berlin in 1886, the lawyer and gentleman Erich Salomon, managed to gain entry to legal processes and, above all, conferences with leading statesmen, as a photojournalist. He moved confidently and, at the same, inconspicuously, within this part of society and could, almost on an equal level, document their proceedings, barterings and haggling from a close distance. He did this soundlessly, through his eloquent photographs. Solomon visualized the daily events of a dramatic era, which it seemed so inevitably had to end in catastrophe, as they sealed his own fate as a Jew. In anticipation, Solomon emigrated to the Netherlands in 1933, where he was later denounced during the German occupation and murdered along with his wife and youngest son in Auschwitz. However, his photographs set standards beyond his death. His pictures alone, of over-tired and sleeping politicians taken after nightly sessions, have a non-defamatory elegance. They preserve a respectful ethos, exemplary for many serious photojournalists of the next generation. In his honor, the Dr. Erich Salomon Prize has been awarded by the German Photographic Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie) since 1971, as an award particularly for serious photojournalism.Bio
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Maggie's awesome mid-life up and quit her job went to Europe for two months road trip
Posted on October 23, 2008 by maggiewilliams
Last summer I up and quit my job, probably not the brightest thing I've ever done considering the current economic climate, but I really needed a break, so I'm taking the rest of '08 off.
The first thing I did was take a solo two month road trip through Europe, something I'd wanted to do for a long time and I figured this is the time.
I flew into Paris, where I picked up my car and visited the places listed below. Staying mostly in hostels, I shared wonderful times with people I had just met, had some neat adventures, explored beautiful places, got exercise, and rejuvenated my soul.
Scroll down to see the links to each day's post. I hope you enjoy, please feel free to leave comments or questions.
July 21, 2009 – I've just released the book version of this trip in hard copy or PDF formats:
Cheers, Maggie
My stops along the way:
Daily Journal entries and pictures:
July 29 – Just getting here – Lynden, WA USA to Paris, France
July 30 – My walk through Paris – Paris, France
July 31 – Ah Versailles – Paris France
Aug 1 – Picked up my car – Paris to Dinan, France
Aug 2 – Kicking myself – Dinan to Mont Saint Michel to Sainte-Mère-Eglise, to Cherbourg, France
Aug 3 – A sea of 9,387 white crosses – Cherbourg to Normandy to Vernon, France
Aug 4 – It sounds like this – Vernon, France
Aug 5 – It's hard not to hit them – Giverny, France to Brugge, België
Aug 6 – As luck would have it, today is Wednesday – Brugge, België
Aug 7 – Well, that's no dog – Brugge to Bruxelles to Malmedy, België
Aug 8 – $9.25 USD per gallon – Malmedy, België to Bacharach, Deutschland
Aug 9 – An easy evening at the castle – Bacharach, St. Goar, the Mosul River, Deutschland
Aug 10 – Good on ya Hans – Bacharach, down the Rhine to Heidelberg & the Castle Road, Rothenburg, Deutschland
Aug 11 – Invisible cows – Rothenburg to Schwangau, Deutschland
Aug 12 – The hills are alive – Schwangau to The Zugzpitze, Deutschland to Salzburg, Österreich
Aug 13 – I guess I'm not going to town tonight – Salzburg, Österreich
Aug 14 – Anticipation – Salzburg to Hallstatt, Österreich
Aug 15 – Overdosed – Hallstatt, Österreich
Aug 16 – Time to say goodbye – Hallstatt to Zell Am See, Österreich to Appenzell, Schweiz
Aug 17 – Fell down an Alp today – Appenzell to Gimmelwald, Schweiz
Aug 18 – Avalanche – Gimmelwald, Schweiz
Aug 19 – We just wanted to get down – Gimmelwald, Schweiz (Lautebrunnen, Schtekleberg, Kleine Scheidegg, Jungfrau)
Aug 20 – That horse must have mad cow – Gimmelwald to Ballenberg, Schweiz to Chamonix, France
Aug 21 – Blue skies & Hell's Angels – Chamonix to Aix-en-Provence, France
Aug 22 – Culture – Aix-en-Provence, France
Aug 23 – 36° C – Avignon, Pont du Gard, France
Aug 24 – I kicked their ass – Aix-en-Provence to Cannes, France to Monaco, to Lago di Como, Italia
Aug 25 – I'm the one with mad cow – Menaggio and Bellagio, Italia
Aug 26 – No bad smell – Lago di Como to Venezia, Italia
Aug 27 – Bella – Venezia, Italia
Aug 28 – As if it were an afterthought – Venizia to the Dolomite Mountains, Italia
Aug 29, 30 – Up my nose – Agordo in the Dolomite Mountains to Roma, Italia
Aug 31 – I gotsta get outa this place – Roma, Italia
Sep 1 – 2 of 2 – Roma to Manarola in The Cinque Terre in the Liguria region, Italia (northwest Mediterranean coast of Italia)
Sep 2 – Don't these people know what I just did? – Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italia
Sep 3, 4 – Somebody has to do it – Manarola to Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italia
Sep 5 – …three seconds flat, she was still screaming – Vernazza, Italia
Sep 6, 7 – Days like this are why I did trip – The Cinque Terre, Italia to Bourg en Bresse, France to Colmar in the Alsace region of France
Sep 8 – The Black Forest isn't really black – Colmar, France to Baden Baden, Deutschland
Sep 9 – Lady Day – Baden Baden, Deutschland
Sep 10 – A really happy frog face – Baden Baden, Deutschland
Sep 11 – I like a little bit of privacy when being spanked thank you very much – Baden Baden, Deutschland
Sep 12 – It was my honor – Baden Baden, Deutschland to Verdun, France to Magney-le-Hongre, France
Sep 13, 14, 15 – That damn song – Magne-le-Hongre, France
Sep 16, 17 – Ought to be a real page turner – Magne-le-Hongre, France
Sep 18 – Going home – Paris, France to Lynden, Washington, USA
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Some places I stayed, some things I did, some places I saw:
Berggasthaus Äescher, the cliff house on Eben Alp near Appenzell Switzerland
Champ du Renard B & B in Vernon, France
Esther's Guest House in Gimmelwald, Switzerland
Gasthof Simony in Hallstatt, Austria
Gästehaus Raidel (hotel) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Hotel Marina Piccola in Manarola, Italy (Cinque Terre)
The Nightwatchman of Rothenburg
Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Claude Monet's House and gardens in Giverny, France
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria
Berggasthaus Aescher in the Swiss Alps
The Zugspitze in Bavaria
Ballenberg, a Swiss open air museum
The Shilthorn, above Mürren, Switzerland
Pont du Gard, the ancient Roman aqueduct in southern France
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Paris is truly among the world's most enticing cities. With a particular attention to preserving its historical value, it's a place that is busy yet never feels frantic. This short piece describes the iconic city, dropping subtle hints at the beginning and revealing more details as it progresses, until it finally reveals the name at the very end. This article demonstrates:
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Not your typical big city. Typically there's noise. Too much noise. Horns are blaring, sirens screaming, people shouting, tempers flaring. But not here. Normally, graffiti and mounds of trash meet your every step. But not here. Here it's clean.
No specific names or details are given in this paragraph, only generalities.
As you saunter along the river that winds through the city, all the sights, sounds, and smells greet you. Birds fly above. People shop along the sidewalks purchasing trinkets and souvenirs to remember their wonderful time. The outdoor cafes are filled to the brim with customers. The waiter brings a fresh basket of bread to the table, and the patrons smile with delight as they bite into the warm food. Boats drift peacefully by with the national blue-white-and-red flag fluttering in the cool breeze. Church bells, as from times long past, ring in the clear noon air. The aroma of fresh-crafted baguettes wafts from a nearby bakery to greet your nose.
In this next paragraph, names are beginning to be inserted. Nothing too revealing, but enough that an assumption can be formulated.
As you walk, you can't help but notice the amount of care and attention that has been given to the city's architecture. Its grandeur has been preserved for so many years. Why, even the statue of Joan of Arc has been recently cleaned. And the music! Such music! Close by, a man is playing Le Vie En Rose on the accordion. So typical of this untypical big city. Crowds gather to watch an artist hard at work on the pavement. Using simple chalk, a man can create a masterpiece on the sidewalk—the sidewalk! Da Vinci would probably have never painted his famous lady on the sidewalk. And yet people stop to take pictures and admire the artist's talent. When it's done, it might depict the city's most iconic structure.
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Of course, any visit here must include a fresh turkey-on-baguette sandwich from Paul. If the day is nice, some Orangina may complete the delectable ensemble. With these in hand, you sit down on a park bench. People greet you with "Bon jour, Monsieur." While enjoying the perfect weather, you watch the pigeons flapping about, or the children sailing boats in the fountain. The man who owns the boats is old, most likely retired. Quite content is he in his life of simplicity. The aged wrinkles reveal a life of hardship; now he sails boats.
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Peter Heller stopped by Amazon's Seattle campus for lunch last week, to talk about his fantastic first novel, The Dog Stars, which our editors picked as one of our Best Books of the Month for August. Peter's actually a much happier guy than he apears in the photo below, holding up the coaster we asked him to sign. (Peter's response, when I shared this mugshot with him: "Looks like I just knocked off a 7-11 and proud of it.")
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Pablo Neruda, Selected Poems, the one edited by Kerrigan; Hemingway's In Our Time; The Four Quartets by Eliot; Huck Finn; One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese, translated by Kenneth Rexroth. For extra credit: The Bible. You can't beat the poetry and the stories.
Book that changed your life, was so important, made you want to be a writer?
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What's your most memorable author moment?
That's easy. I was flying my little Cessna back from a week fishing with an old friend in Northern Montana last October. The aspen were gold on the ridges, the red sun was just rising over the Rattlesnakes and my phone rang. I could feel the vibration in my pocket. I pulled it out and stuck it in between my ear and my headset. The voice on the other end had to yell. It said, "Knopf loves The Dog Stars! They want to buy it!" It was my agent in Manhattan. I let out a rebel yell. My first novel. Knopf. I pushed on the yoke and lost like five hundred feet in sheer exuberance.
What talent would you like to have?
I'd like to sing. Sing like Elvis. Like Etta James. Raise goosebumps. Always wanted to. We have a joke in our family: The Heller Family Singers. Want to empty out an entire county in like ten minutes?
What are you obsessed with, stressed about, psyched about now?
I love the sea. I just want to be near it, in it. Why I love to surf. Catching the wave is just cream. I love being out on the water early in the morning with the turtles and dolphins and the sun rising. Also to fish. When I can't go to the ocean I go to a little creek that flows out of a wilderness in western Colorado and spend the evening wading up it, casting, catching dinner if I'm lucky. Smell the pines, the cold stones, maybe see a bear trundling up the bank or a kingfisher.
Sometimes I get stressed because I can't spend enough time with the people I love, Mom, the nieces, sister, Pop, Pa, the close friends that are like family, my wife. I'd like to live five lives. Also I pray that the fiction gods will be good to me and let me write something true and useful and maybe beautiful.
What's your most prized possession?
A heavy, chipped, mustard colored mug Nancy made for us when Kim and I got married. Nancy was one of my dearest friends and she died way too young. I drink my coffee out of it every morning and it has like a ceremonial, almost sacred weight. It reminds me of generosity and loving without expectation, trying to do that.
Author crush?
You know, I could just never get over Pablo Neruda. The bigness, the warmth, the fun of it. If you mean crush like romantic crush, it would be Beryl Markham. West with the Night floored me.
What's next for you?
I'm working on two books of poetry—one a long narrative poem, and the other a group of poems told in several voices at once, kind of choral. And I'm halfway through the next novel. Once you start making it all up there's no going back. You realize that as a non-fiction writer and a journalist, that's what you really wanted to do all along.
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The Riverside Theatre is excited to announce a fantastic new programme of events, performances and exhibitions this Autumn alongside a newly refurbished cafe/ bar area.
Make sure to pop in and pick up a season brochure and take in one of the free gallery exhibitions; Esther O'Kelly's Song of the Sea (running until October 28) and Emma Berkery's Reflections & Considerations (November 6 – December 22).
There is strong comedic line-up planned in the Riverside's new comedy/variety club with a whole range of hilarious acts including George Firehorse and his Complete History of the Beatles, Sort Of (September 27), internet sensations Farmer Michael and Kathleen's Taepot Tour (October 6), idiot man-child Paul Currie (October 18),a Joe Rooney and Pat McDonnell double bill from Father Ted fame (December 12) and Micky Bartlett returning from Edinburgh Fringe success with his show Typical (November 15).
The comedy is set to continue on stage with Conal Gallen's hilarious new play How's Your Father? (September 29) and David Hull promotions Dirty Dusty (October 4) starring May McFetridge as one of three elderly cleaning ladies that decide to set up an adult telephone line! Other highlights of the drama programme will include a gripping production of tWuthering Heights (October 11), John B Keane's The Matchmaker (November 3), Centre Stage Theatre Company's Luther (November 1) commemorating the 500th anniversary of a world shattering cry for Church reform and an atmospheric one-woman show Christmas Gothic (November 23).
The Christmas show Ali Baba & the Naughty Thieves is a must for your family, school or youth group to add to their festive calendar of events (December 4-9). It promises to be an 'Arabian Night' to remember with colourful costumes and lots of audience participation. Other family friendly shows this season include nursery rhyme classic Humpty Dumpty (October 28) and for all budding mini-scientists, Science Magic (November 11).
As always there will be music events to suit all tastes at the Riverside; The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh (September 30) celebrating 40 years of the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. A celebration of the music of Johnny Cash in Cash Returns (October 7) and if you love the music of Van Morrison do not miss Celtic Soul (October 14) Country fans can enjoy The Outlaw Country Show (November 4), Friends in Low Places: The Garth Brooks Story (November 17) Legends of American Country (November 30) and much more.
Strictly Come Dancing fans are in for a treat, as the stars from the BBC's hit TV series, Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus, treat us to an evening of breath-taking dance routines and costumes (November 9). Dance fans can also witness the outstanding Spanish flamenco ballet of the Vicente Renero Compania de Danza (November 14) and Ballet Ireland's moving adaptation of Romeo & Juliet (November 7).
For more information and full events listings visit: www.riversidetheatre.org.uk or call Box Office on 028 7012 3123.


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what i find funny is that eljay or kahi still haven't responded to this message. I'd love some acknowledgement for this amazing discovery on my part. i got this book from this thing in elementary/primary school called a toy fair where people would bring in their toys they don't want anymore and they would donate the toys to the school to sell them for money for a fundraiser or something. So when the students got to go to the toy fair to buy stuff they liked my friend saw this book and he was like "Hey, you like bionicle, here's a bionicle book" and i bought it. and to keep this post on topic heres my theory: Kahi went back in time and told my friend to get me to buy that book so that i could prove eljay wrong in the future.
Hey guys, so my brothers were watching Odd Squad the other day and there was this character named Miss O. Say it out loud. Who does that sound like? Miss O, Misso, Miso, Meso. @Mesonak is a PBS kids tv star.
That's What I did!@Mesonak How many GBs?
TTV did indeeed work for Lego, but when Bionicle was cancelled, they were fired, explaining the lack of Lego content in the podcasts.I still dont like that
Chronicler is @Calebmar12's dupe account.
It gained sentience, travelled back in time and infiltrated the Message Boards as a mod.
The pieces are all there, you just have too put them together.
I can't tell you everything right now, they are after me, I have to go...
@EvilLobsterKing recently went missing for unknown reasons. Only one picture of his kidnapper has been found
This seems pretty far fetched IMO.
That is exactly what makes it a good conspiracy theory...
This isn't an amazing discovery on your part. I own the book. My 11-year-old cousin who misses Hero Factory has the book. They probably own the book. You ain't special for finding the book.
There's also the Bionicle Encyclopedias, which likely have the same pronunciation you have (I haven't checked in a while), Bionicle: the Game and the Bionicle Introspective, which use Loo-wah, and finally Bionicle: Mask of Light, the 2015 animations, and Bionicle: Journey to One, which all use Lee-wah. Since most people see the widely-broadcast visual media (approved by LEGO!) first, they go off of it.
(Note: The only sources that use Lay-wah are written by Farshtey. He didn't create Bionicle, as much as people pretend,)
We could have discussions for years about name pronunciations, and we already have, and your "discovery" doesn't change anything.
There was some irony/sarcasm in my post lol, but I still feel that the pronunciation written by Farshtey is the most accurate and the one we should listen to.
As I said, Farshtey didn't create these characters or names. The first thing he did in Bionicle was write a script for the first comic and it stuck. Don't get me wrong, I like Fashtey and his books, but I don't think everything that comes out of his mouth should be treated like holy scripture. We could just as easily go for Merlin P. Mann's pronunciation; they have about equal say in Bionicle's initial development (read: zero).
There was a fair amount of hostility in my initial post because I take issue with braggarts that consider that their discovery of common knowledge deserves special attention. It wasn't meant as a personal attack, it's just that I take issue with that way of thinking.
If you want to stick with Greg's LAYwah, go right ahead. I'm not going to stop you; nobody will. I'm just saying that there are equally valid reasons why people are conditioned to use different pronunciations.
(If people really want to argue name pronunciations, they should go to the Avatar fan community. While I myself am not a member, I know they have just as many names with ambiguous pronunciations and there are battles between them.)
I'm on
I'm with the Bionicle narrator.
There aren't many with that preference. Interesting.
@AceGreenLegend Well here's the deal. For one thing, G2 was a mess with that stuff, so do with it what you will. Secondly, I was younger when i posted that, and most definitely more braggingly (is that a word?). I apologize on behalf of my younger self for ticking you off, but my opinion still stands. LAYwah for the win, but you can still say LEEwah if you want.
Doesn't mean I agree with you though
@Deo4508 I wasn't attacking your opinion. I was just saying that you didn't deserve any honor for "disproving" Eljay because that is common knowledge and there are equally legitimate reasons that others would have their stances. Despite what others may think, I have no problem with others having opinions that don't align with mine - I appreciate civil discussion without name-calling or bias. It was just a matter of you placing your fact-based opinion on a shelf above someone else's fact-based opinion and expecting credit.
LAYwah, LEEwah, LOOwah. It doesn't matter in the end, especially in a message board where everything is communicated by text. As long as we can all coexist peacefully, fully cognizant of the strengths and weaknesses of our opinions, we can decide whatever we want. I'm not here to change your mind - I just want to make it so everyone understands each other respectfully.
@AceGreenLegend Absolutely
Well I know the fact that All the Podcast members are in fact Kaiju!
I know for a fact that TTV is actually the split personality of @John_Smith after @Chronicler Interogated him.
Why is Meso highlighted when he hasn't posted in the topic?
What is happening here?!
What the.....!Are me and @Mesonak the same person? Dr. Mesonak and Mr. Zero?


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"The Vehicle" - A Diversion from College Studying
Fall of 1966: Six college students put in $15 each to buy a '56 Chevy. David MacQuown and I were the driving force and designers. We cut off the body and then shortened the wheelbase by 42" (leaving a 12" driveshaft). What fun thrashing it through the woods and streams and doing donuts in the sawdust at the church retreat property near Sandy Lake, PA.Read More


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McLane Stadium Tours begin inside Bruiser's Locker Room at McLane Stadium, which is located on the east side of the stadium between Gate C and the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Ticket Office. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour.
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Tyler, the Creator returns with his fourth studio album, 'Flower Boy.' Arguably, 'Flower Boy' is the rapper's best work to date.
Tyler, the Creator has made a name for himself as one of the most polarizing musicians of recent times. Arguably, the best way to take the rapper/producer is with a "grain of salt." Why? He is one of the rawest in the game, always offending somebody. Even with his penchant for controversy, he is quite talented and has dropped some good albums. His fourth studio album, Flower Boy is arguably his crowning achievement. Here are the Top 5 songs from Flower Boy.
No. 1: "Who Dat Boy"
"Who Dat Boy" represents scum f**k Tyler, the Creator. After eerie, malicious production, he jumps right into unapologetic rhymes. He wants to ensure that everybody knows exactly who he is. He's on autopilot. He gets help though, courtesy of A$AP Rocky, who kills the second verse. Upping the ante, they join forces on the final verse. Chocked full of twisted, cocky, and confident rhymes, "Who Dat Boy" concludes fittingly.
No. 2: "I Ain't Got Time!"
"I Ain't Got Time!" is one of the catchiest and fiercest songs of the rapper's career. Fittingly, it follows "Boredom" in the album sequence. If it seemed like Tyler, the Creator had lost some edge, it returns full-fledged on "I Ain't Got Time!" The production is superb, while he is clearly on autopilot. Still, there's an unexpected lyric that raises eyebrows and not because of its toughness:
"Next line will have them like 'whoa' / I've been kissing white boys since 2004."
No. 3: "911 / Mr. Lonely"
Two-part song "911 / Mr. Lonely" has a lot going on. "911" ends up being smoother than "Mr. Lonely." He's assisted by Steve Lacy, Ann of the North, Syd, and Frank Ocean on "911," yet, remains the star. On the first verse in particular, he delivers some killer pop culture references and wordplay. "Mr. Lonely" goes harder, with different friends assisting him on the intro – A$AP Rocky and ScHoolboy Q. He characterizes himself, following the intro.
"They say the loudest in the room is weak / That's what they assume, but I disagree / I say the loudest in the room / Is prolly the loneliest one in the room (that's me)."
This is certainly deeper than what we usually hear from Tyler for sure.
No. 4: "Pothole"
Jaden Smith joins the action on "Pothole," dropping the hook. Another hot one, the production is smooth (save for the drums). Even so, Tyler, the Creator drops some nimble rhymes that perfectly complement the jazz-soul backdrop. Essentially, he's not about to let bumps in the road – potholes – hold him back or divert him from a successful path. A gem.
No. 5: "Boredom"
Aside from production duties, Rex Orange County, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Anna of the North handle vocal duties at the beginning of "Boredom." The bulk of the vocals are handled by Rex Orange County. Over the course of an intro, hook, and verse, they set up boredom as a contradiction: "Find some time / Find some time to do something." Tyler, the Creator finally enters the fold on the second verse, getting down to business as usual. He is, indeed bored, by his own admission. Eventually, Tyler, joined by the supporting cast close things out. It's no rush, as the jazzy, lush, production work isn't shortchanged over the five-and-a-half-minute duration.
Final Thoughts
So, how does Flower Boy stack up? By far, this is the best album that Tyler, the Creator has released. That's high praise considering his discography, but it feels like the unapologetic rapper has allowed himself to dig deeper. He never misses the mark.
Gems: "Who Dat Boy," "Pothole," "Garden Shed," "Boredom," "I Ain't Got Time!" & "911 / Mr. Lonely,"


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Off The Beaten Path
Alaska Tour & Travel specializes in custom vacation packages to Alaska's most spectacular destinations. Consequently, much of the content you will find on our web site does tend to focus on Alaska's most popular travel destinations such as Anchorage, Denali National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward and Whittier. At the same time, we recognize that Alaska is a big place with many, many destinations to explore. Over the years we have added product for many of our favorite smaller destinations like Homer, Valdez, Cooper Landing and Talkeetna. For those of you looking for even more information on many of Alaska's communities that are perhaps just a bit off the beaten path, you will certainly want to keep reading. We recently completed a project adding 60 pages of all new content to AlaskaTravel.com for many of Alaska's smaller communities, as well as additional Alaska national and state parks. Continue reading for a full list of cities and parks.
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Walang papeles, walang takot! (No papers, no fear)
My name is Stephanie. I come from a line of hardworking people.
As a result of the poverty my parents experienced in the Philippines, our family moved to the Marshall Islands in waves in order to be closer to the chance of coming to America. One year after naturalizing as Marshallese citizens, 9/11 forced my family to leave the country because they stopped shipping food and water.
Since then, we have been living in this country under expired visitor's visas. I have lived half of my life dealing with the stresses and anxieties I share with my family knowing that everything we have worked hard for in this country can be easily taken away.
My status is a result of what America has done to the countries I have called home. My family has been displaced here based on the exploitation of our resources and people. I have experienced the harsh reality of a country that refuses to treat me as human no matter how much I give it the love that I can't even give myself.
How can my mom or dad remember to spend time to show they love me when they have forgotten to love themselves in a system that treats them as second class citizens, when they manage 2-3 jobs with few to no benefits and racist and abusive bosses, when they dedicate their entire lives to working because that is the only way they know how to love in this country?
What I want is freedom. Freedom from a system that ranks us in order and does not see us for our human qualities and complexities. That wants to categorize us as good versus bad immigrants, Dreamer versus undocumented workers and parents, rather than humans fighting for the right to live with all the citizens of this country that are, themselves, descendants of unwelcomed immigrants.
I come from a family that heals this country. My family cares for your elderly, your young, your sick. We are in the restaurants and kitchens that provide you with sustenance to live. We fight for liberation for all people, even those who deny us our own freedom.
I am here fighting for my family's right and all our families across racial lines to be included in immigration reform. I am here because I refuse to let the current immigration hierarchy divide us!
Walang papeles, walang takot! (No papers, no fear in Tagalog). My name is Stephanie. We stand undocumented, unafraid and undivided.
Stephanie Camba is an organizer with the Immigrant Youth Justice League, and a spoken word artist with Elephant Rebellion. She uses her art and actions to promote policy and change for the people. She read this coming out story at the fourth annual National Coming Out of the Shadows rally on March 10th, 2013 in Chicago.


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ALLENDALE -- A year ago, Grand Valley State University baseball coach Steve Lyon and his wife, Sandy, packed their bags for a special trip to a remote tropical island where the simple pleasures in life -- things like clean water, electricity and having enough food to eat -- are never taken for granted.
He and his wife spent a week in Cuba last November.
The Lyons took part in a relief trip sponsored by First Hand Aid, a Grand Rapids-based charitable organization responsible for providing much-needed medical aid and supplies to residents of Cuba.
The 57-year-old coach, who approached school administrators almost 2 1/2 years ago about taking his team to the impoverished island nation of 11 million people for a series of exhibition games, wanted to see for himself what conditions were like in a place where both Communist rule and baseball are religion.
"It was my first trip anywhere besides Canada or Mexico," Lyon said. "My wife and I went to Havana for one week and stayed with a family there. We were treated fantastic. Life is very, very basic there. No extravagant things. Most people there don't own automobiles or televisions or computers, but they're happy.
"We just wanted to find out if people were interested in having our team there."
He found out the common language of baseball conquers all cultural barriers.
Lyon took a couple dozen baseballs and some gloves with him to distribute to children, who often play baseball in the streets. The overwhelming reaction to the equipment clinched in his mind the need to return to the island with his entire team, to feel the passion for baseball there.
The final approval for the trip, running Jan. 3-9, 2012, came through in August.
It involved a tedious process neither Lyon nor GVSU athletic director Tim Selgo was ever confident of being resolved. Start to finish, it took more than two years from the time the school applied to the Cuban government and got its approval to getting clearance from the U.S. government, which still doesn't permit direct travel from the U.S. mainland to Cuba, to proceed with the plan to take the team there.
"Our government denied it at first," Lyon said. "We had permission from the Cuban government relatively quickly. We had to redo our itinerary twice (for the U.S. Treasury Dept.) before we got this athletic license from our government."
The return trip in January includes two different traveling parties.
The team departs for Cuba on a separate athletic license and a second group from GVSU's administration that includes school president Thomas J. Haas, vice president for university relations Matthew McLogan, professor Carol Sanchez, Selgo, Lyon and their spouses will be part of a volunteer congregation. The Lakers will play games against Cuban opponents and participate in humanitarian efforts as well.
"I'm so excited for our student-athletes. There haven't been many people who've done this," Selgo said of being only the second U.S. college baseball team to be approved for a trip to Cuba. "We're going to give our kids a cultural and educational experience they'll never forget. I'm sure it'll be worth it."
The players must attend three seminars to prepare for the trip.
"I think it'll be the experience of a lifetime for this team," said Marc Bohland, co-founder of First Hand Aid and owner of the Kopper Top restaurant, 638 Stocking Ave. NW, in Grand Rapids, who is coordinating the trip.
"It'll be good for them to be cultural ambassadors."
The baseball team is boarding a bus from Grand Rapids to Toronto and then is scheduled to catch a direct flight to Havana. All of the travel restrictions and logistical hurdles that had to be cleared are part of a long, difficult, process that will amount to the trip of a lifetime, Lyon insisted.
"On our first trip there, I had some baseballs and gloves in the trunk of my rental car," he said. "I started to get them out and, all of a sudden, we were surrounded. The adults, as well as the children, were begging for equipment for the game they love. It's by far their No. 1 sport. It's not even close.
"They play baseball everywhere. They play it in the streets. I think it'll be good four our guys to see that."
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Not sure if require is the word. The word is need. And the answer is YES.
Look for the gigantic yellow door.
Some people call it TOTS, but this is taking it a little too far.
As a general rule, we keep magic as far away from our restaurant as possible.
The best part is the finger in the top of the frame.
That doesn't seem like a very good deal, but we'll check with the business people.
Pics or it didn't happen.
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We already told you. You're just not model material.
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Mr. Chairman,
The central problem we face today is how to ensure protect global growth in a situation where markets have become very nervous about debt sustainability, especially in some countries in the Eurozone. Concerns about debt sustainability normally suggest a need for fiscal contraction. But circumstances are not normal. The recovery is still fragile and private demand in the industrialized countries is likely to remain weak. Contractionary policies, if followed by many industrialized countries simultaneously, could provoke a double dip recession. This would have very negative effects on developing countries, and on the prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
I recognize that there are uncertainties and it is difficult to strike the right balance. But on the whole, I feel the risks of destabilizing the recovery are too great. We have a much greater risk of deflation than inflation. We must, therefore, give primacy to consolidating the recovery, while also taking measured steps to deal with sovereign debt problems.
This calls for careful coordination of policies among the G-20. It is precisely for this purpose that we agreed in Pittsburgh to work on a Framework to deliver strong and sustainable growth. The outcome of Phase I of this process, which is now before us, sheds valuable light on the policy responses needed in different groups of countries.
Fiscal consolidation must obviously have high priority in those advanced deficit countries that are experiencing exceptional fiscal stress and where markets have signaled serious concern. However, other advanced countries should opt for a much more calibrated exit from stimulus. We should adopt a carefully differentiated approach, reflecting the circumstances of individual countries.
The time phasing of fiscal action is also important. Markets may well be reassured by credible steps by major industrialized countries, which impact the fiscal deficit significantly over time, even if the immediate impact is more limited.
Developing countries need to rebalance their strategies to rely less upon exports and more on domestic demand. In many developing countries, this is best done through increased investment directed to infrastructure. This will sustain growth in the short run by offsetting the contractionary effect of lower exports. It will also increase growth potential in the medium term, by addressing the supply side constraints.
Aiming at higher levels of investment despite lower export growth is likely to generate larger current account deficits. This will help rebalance global demand, but it requires an environment in which the higher current account deficits of developing countries can be financed. This requires an expansion in both multilateral and private capital flows.
Growth in developing countries would be greatly helped if threats of new protectionist measures in industrialized countries are firmly resisted and existing barriers to trade, especially those affecting developing countries, are reduced. In this context, a successful completion of the Doha Development Round is imperative.
Finally, Mr. Chairman, let me comment briefly on how we in India are handling the situation. Thanks to an effective fiscal and monetary stimulus, we were able to contain the effect of the global crisis on our economy. After growing at 9 percent for four years before the crisis, our economy averaged about 7 percent growth in last two years. We expect to grow by 8.5 percent in 2010-11 and we hope to go back to 9 percent by 2011-12.
This is an ambitious goal and we recognize that we have much to do to achieve it. We are taking steps to reverse the fiscal stimulus we had introduced to deal with the crisis. To this end we have outlined a medium term plan to halve the fiscal deficit by 2013-14.
We are giving a strong push to investment in infrastructure, relying on private public partnership as much as possible to reduce the burden on scarce public resources.
We have a sound and well regulated financial sector which was not affected by the crisis. We will persevere with implementing financial sector reforms to support rapid and inclusive growth in the real economy, and also to increase systemic stability in the financial sector.
Thank you.
June 27, 2010


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I'll probably spend some time trying to play catch-up over what I've wanted to share the last few months, but will probably skip things too.
For now, I'll just share yesterday. Fourth of July.
As we prepare for our days, I sometimes wonder am I doing enough to prepare my heart.
This has long been one of my favorite holidays. Some of it for what it represents.
This year though, things are different. The wonderful mountain home is no longer in our family so the gathering place is gone. Circumstances unfolded so that it didn't work for us to be together.
We still take time to thank the many that have sacrificed for us.
We thank God for the ways He has blessed our family and our nation.
We give thanks.
We started our day with a trip to a $1 movie - Hugo. It was a wonderful film. Our day was a lazy one. Smoke bombs and sparklers. Then a trip to Kenan stadium to watch fireworks. It wasn't the memories that we've made in the past, but new memories for today. No matter what happens, life still goes on. We still have much to be thankful for even in the midst of trials and troubles.
I'm thankful for so much. I'm thankful that through good times and bad, God is close and in control and good.
With a thankful heart,