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Thaksin Shinawatra is not the cause of Thailand's current ills. The confusing muddle is the symptom of a more fundamental cause.
That Yingluck was the subject of a "Buddhist" ritual at a temple in Chiang Mai to end her "bad luck" illustrates another symptom, as did her claim to be defending democracy.
The ritual relegates Buddhism to the status of a superstitious cult, as does the existence of the Thammagai monks. Yingluck Shinawatra is not the victim of bad luck but her political incompetence and total lack of understanding of democracy.
It is this lack of understanding and abuse of both Buddhism and democracy that have taken the country to its present parlous state, where it has not even the legal right to representation at an Asean meeting.
The huge potential of Thailand has been suppressed for decades through lack of a comprehensive education system. Had all Thais, rich and poor alike, been taught the real principles passed down to us by Lord Buddha, plus the workings of the system of government known as democracy, we would have an enlightened nation. Thais would know political stability and how to live in peace regardless of the colour of their shirts.
There is no quick fix for the current situation. No compromise can be achieved between indoctrinated misunderstanding and the truth. Only the truth, understood through an objective, reasoning education system for all, will turn Thailand into the Buddhist democracy it should be, one admired around the globe. The potential is there – it just needs the will.
JC Wilcox


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What does Kelby's story make you think about and feel? What are the sources of Kelby's strength and optimism? How is she able to face the bullying she endures with such determination? Why are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth so often singled out for bullying and harassment in middle and high school? How does bullying reflect larger societal conflicts and attitudes?
What does Kelby's story make you think about and feel? What are the sources of Kelby's strength and optimism? How is she able to face the bullying she endures with such determination? Why are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth so often singled out for bullying and harassment in middle and high school? How does bullying reflect larger societal conflicts and attitudes?
4/18/2012 10:23:48 pm
it makes me feel nothing. I dont know any of his strenghts and optimism. LGBT people are different or inhuman, in the eyes of the "Normal" people, so they are already singled out as inhuman or subhuman. This affects societal conflicts and attitudes to where LGBT people are non-trusting, civil wars, or suicidal decision making.
4/18/2012 10:27:15 pm
Kelby's story makes me think about all the judgemental people in the world. She was being beat physically and hurt mentally, but through it all she stood up for herself and faced her mentors by herself. I think she was so determined to face her mentors because she has a strong mindset and self confidence.Young lgbt's usually get singled out in middleschool and highschool because of bullying.
Tammy 1st pd
4/18/2012 10:34:23 pm
I thought that Kelby was very brave for coming out as gay. I think the source of her strength and optimism comes from her supporting friends and family. She is able to face the bullying she endures with such determination because of the students and adults who are like her, gay. LGBT youth so often singled out for bullying and harassment in middle and high school because they're different, and those bullies are immature.
Kaitlynn 1st pd.
4/18/2012 10:39:31 pm
It makes me feel that people should respect people for who they want to be. She shouldn't have to deal with people making fun of her or anything cause it's not like she's the only one who's like that, they could have many other people just like her. That was one of the biggest things people use to get made fun of honestly i don't know why but i know it was one of the biggest things. Bulling reflects larger societal conflicts by a lot of people killing themselfs and doing crazy stuff just because of stupid people making fun of them or doing anything to do to make people commit sucicide.
4/18/2012 10:40:21 pm
This story makes me think about how much people get bullyed for being bi-sexual,gay,or lesbians. She encourges this by ignoring all the bullying thats happening to her and she was fighting for it.People get bullyedalot by being all this stuff because they think its funny when its not. It hurts alot of people who are gay, bi, or lesbian.
4/18/2012 10:41:08 pm
stephanie 1st pd
4/18/2012 10:41:15 pm
I feel like they have no reason to tease her just because she's gay it's none of their business. Even though she was getting picked on and made fun of she still went to school and still didnt let the kids get to her. She has her friends to help her out and she is an honor student. One of the main reasons why LGBT teens get teased so much is because they are not like everyone else and they seem gross and odd to people. Bulling happens everywhere and to anyone and most violence comes out of bulling either from the bully or the victim.
Ashanti 1st period
4/18/2012 10:41:24 pm
I think that people who are bisexual are just confused about what they really want, but i dont have a problem with them. LGBT people are single out, because people think that just because they are LGBT they would want to try and get with them. Also, because they would feel uncomfortable. For example; if a boy likes boys, then if they go by a boy that isnt gay then the non would want to get away as soon as possible.
1st myles
4/18/2012 10:43:29 pm
this story makes me think about gays and how they are treated, and it makes me feel that gays should be treated the same as everyone else.she has good strength because she doesnt care what they do to her.she's able to face bullying because she dosnt care what they think or do.the LGBT gets bullied because they are different from everyone else.bullying reflects on people because they feel bad about the people.
mia paige 1st period
4/18/2012 10:43:41 pm
Kelby's story makes me think that she is a brave person. Her strength to keep moving on comes from school and standing up to her billies. She is able to keep moving on even when she is getting bullied because she wants to finish school in honors. In the world today bulling is bad and not many people tollarate it.
Danny C 1st pd
4/18/2012 10:43:48 pm
When I read this story about Kelby I thought it was wrong for the teachers to turn a blind eye at her because she came out as gay. It was wrong when she was beaten down by boys between classes. It was wrong for them to her cause she came as gay. Just let her be she knows what she is her brain nd she knows what god made her as.
4/18/2012 10:45:16 pm
Kelby's story made me think about how many judgmental people there are in the world. Kelby had the strength, courage, and mindset to stand up for herself no matter the physical and mental abuse she's been through. Gays usually get bullied at a young age because nobody understands how gays feel.
4/18/2012 10:46:46 pm
I think its a shame how cruel people can be about something that has nothing to do with them. Its very good she as the courage to act and go back to school,standing her ground. She knows what she has to do in life and shes not letting simple bullies getting in the way of what she wants to do in life. People bully LGBTs because they are differnt than them. Thats not fair because,we are all different in are own way.
jeanmark 1st
4/18/2012 10:47:51 pm
this story makes me feel like she's being discriminated because what ever she does is her business.one thing i noticed is that she feels unwelcome at church then if thats the case that not a truthful church that teaches well abuot support and love.shes able to keep on moving through life becuase of all the other children and adults alike.its this way because their is always this one person that feels that gay person is too different.soon they end up feeling un wanted and they do something about it.
Eugene 1 period
4/18/2012 10:52:08 pm
They should't call people gay if th're not.
4/18/2012 10:56:05 pm
its really ashame im embarressed that singles bully the LGBT if you are bullied on what you want to be then what is the world becoming to now and days you can't just be single out by what you do to make you fell happy.i think all LGBT students are singled out because they are different and the one that are not LGBT have nothing to do with their lives and want to make everyone else's life bad are they're either going through something and is doing it to make their selves fell better. it gets worse when more than one person do it because in middle and high school some kids still have immature minds
1st shaun
4/18/2012 10:58:49 pm
I show some sympathy for Kelby because it really is wrong to discriminate a person because of their sexual orientation. If you call yourself their friend you wouldn't give a dam what they were. And if you really cared about them you would have told all those who oppose to back up. So i cheer Kelby on and it dont make me gay. But it's her life and her decision at the end of the day, bottom line.
Myesha Jones 3rd block
4/19/2012 01:17:08 am
Kelby's story made me feel bad because no one should be bullyed about who or what they like.Something that made her strong was her moving to another town and saying that she was going to stand up for her self.She is able to get threw bullying because she wen tback to school and was not going to let nobody bully her anymore.They are bullyed because some people that think they anybody should be gay etc.Bullying makes people angry and made and maybe wound up and killing themself or they're bullyer.
Samantha 3pd.
4/19/2012 01:23:54 am
I Feel For Kelby And I Am Very Proud Of Her For Faceing The People That Bully Her Instead Of Moving Like Her Parents Wanted To . People Who Like The Same Sex Often Get Bullied Because It Is UnNatural To Like The Same Sex . Everyone Deserves Love Even If It Might Be With The Same Sex .
Elizabeth 3rd
4/19/2012 01:24:09 am
Kelby's situation makes me feel very bad for this little girl people shouldn't call her names because it's not her fault. Children have problems that make us turn a certain way for their situation. The way she faces this situation is her friends help her out with her situation she moves Schools. Then comes back in the fall and their still Bullying her but her friends is helping her with this. Bullying is wrong and shouldn't go on in School or at home it's very wrong for people to get bullied like they do. These bullying situations are wrong and should be reported to the police immediately.
marcus hughes
4/19/2012 01:24:34 am
When I read Kelby's story I feel that people should let a person be gay if they want to and they should still respect them.Shelby's optimism was to go back to school, face his bullies and graduate with honors to show that you can be gay and still graduate at the same time.She is determined to ignore them and intend to press on with her education. They are often bullied,because straight people see them as scary people.Bullying effets society by teens commiting suicide and people carrying about what people say about them.
akiya 3rd period
4/19/2012 01:26:47 am
Kelbys story makes me think that just cause your different dosent mean that you have to be tessed or bullyed about it.Her story makes me feel angery because they just started judgeing her instead of getting to know whats going on.I think they single out because people feel that is something that should be handled in there homes
4/19/2012 01:27:27 am
Well when I heard about that this girl was gay I can't say that i was shocked because some people are gay but when someone is gay I could still be here friend.
Danny Nickelson 3rd Period
4/19/2012 02:03:02 am
Kelby's situation makes me feel bad.The sources of Kelby's strength and optimism comes from
Xavier Leon
4/19/2012 02:03:30 am
I don't hang with gay people but, I don't have nothing against them. I think that the people are wrong. I think that people should just leave gay people alone. Like what do you gain from bullying a person anyways. I think people have to come up with something new to counter-act bullying.
keshon leonard
4/19/2012 03:39:20 am
Kelby story makes me feel sorry for her beacuase everyone makes fun of her because she's gay.That she is determined to make the honor roll and graduate.She doesn't have a consious as they say because she doesnt care.I dont know why because they just stand out to everyone else.When bullying take over the public thats when killing start to happen
Tatiyana 4th period
4/19/2012 03:45:03 am
Kelby story makes me think about why other gay people are scared to let the world know that they are gay because of the what people going to think of them. I can't say I know how she feel but I understand what she going threw. It got to where they started calling Kelby's friends gay. I think Kelby is a strong person , because she had a chance to leave her neighborhood and move somewhere else but she decided to stay and deal with the bullying.
4/19/2012 03:50:10 am
Her story makes me feel sad that she really is not welcome in church really cause she is gay the is som bulls***.The sources of her strength are her friends.Cause she is a strong person and self minded person.Lesbians and Gays are treated different cause they are not the same as everyone else.Bullying reflects cause they are being treated like crap.
cody 4th
4/19/2012 03:51:02 am
her story makes me feel shocked because she is a human like everybody else and should not be judged on her decision.she walks through the hall and does not pay mind to anybody .they are bullied because people know they cant stand up for themselves. bulling can lead to violence or people killing themselves for no reason.
sheldon 4th period
4/19/2012 03:54:31 am
It makes me think that people getting beat up over there gender is very usually because boys like to hit girls and when a gay girl aasks like a boy they willl hit them.Her parents offering to move to another town and determination.She endures it by hanging with students and adults alike.They were bullied and and single out ecause they were different from everybody else and do things that the same gender do not like.Because it leads to other conflicts and worse conflicts
Alexus 4th period.
4/19/2012 03:58:13 am
Her story upsets me. Atleast she has friends though, that's probably what helps her get through everything. I don't know how she's able to endure everything she's been through, but I respect her for it. Gays, lesbians, trans-genders, and bisexuals are often singled out because people don't like them. They don't like how they act, look, ect. Bullying effects attutides, because people feel like they are no longer able to act like theirself because they're being judged by what they like.
Alissa 4th period
4/19/2012 04:11:05 am
Stereotypical people probably have been bullied before in their life. Her strength and determination of wanting to graduate with honors sprung her through.She endures this because she doesn't care about what people think about her; she's strong. LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth so often singled out because they're different, they like different things, and they probably dress different. Bullying makes people depressed and probably make them think about suicide.
Arthur 4th pd
4/19/2012 04:13:27 am
Kelby's story makes me think about how they feel about what just happened and when will it stop.The sources of Kelby's strength's and optimism is her determination that is challenged all year.She is able to face the bullying because she is letting them push her to do better.LGBT youth is often singled out because they stand out.It reflect larger societal conflicts and attitudes because it's making others harm people and themselves.
Mosie 4th
4/19/2012 04:13:55 am
1.well really i don't care for her because she choose to like the same sex2.she just try to fight what she wants to believe in3.they are doing something wrong and disgusting4.bullying makes people depressed and lower self es time it makes people do crazy things
4/19/2012 04:18:11 am
Reading Kelby's story made me think about how rude, mean, and heartless how people are. It made me feel kinda mad. The sources of Kelby's strength and optimism is herself and how she feels about herself. She has faith and belief in herself. She has determination to graduate with honors and all. Despite what others say, she's not gonna run away from her problems. She stands up to them instead. I think she was able to face the bullying she endures with such determination because she had a small group of friends by her side. She probably was tired of it all and her way of handeling it was show no mercy to their "humor" or "entertainment". LGBT youth are so often singled out for bullying and harassment in middle and high school because their still young and most of them don't really know any better. People are always quick to judge and talk about others and bully others just to feel better about themselves. Bullying does reflect larger societal conflicts and attitudes in this world because bullying always cause problems. Everyday people gets bullied. Some even committ suicide over getting bullied. Bullying is the main problem.
Felecia 4th pd
4/19/2012 04:19:39 am
its wrong that people are getting bullying for being LGBT. its their choice if they want to be whatever, whatnot. but people choose to bully other people to make them feel good, or just because they are not the same as them. and its often that people are hanging by themselves because other people is not accepting them as who they are. thats why they are always singled out.
4/19/2012 04:19:56 am
Kelby's Story makes me feel bad for her because people shouldnt be judged because they like the opposite sex or treated differently .Her sources are going back to school in the fall . shes going to show her classmates shes not afraid , shes gunna show them shes strong .LGBT youth is so singled out for bullying because some people find it disgusting to like the same sex so 9 out of 10 your gunna get made fun of in middle school & none of the kids are mature to know its wrong to tease people because of who they are.It changes peoples attitude because some people dislike how different people are , so they be mean .
roneika 4th period
4/19/2012 04:29:18 am
Kelby's story make me think ain't nothing wrong being gay a lot of people is gay. It make me feel sad because she said ahe ain't welcome at a church or nothing esle. By facing the bully Kelby could say ain't nothing wrong being gay if I want be gay then I could. Bullying reflect lager sociatal conflict and attitudes because the bully causes problems and when someone talk about them they want get mad.
harold 1st
4/19/2012 07:50:07 am
kelby's story really made me think it made no sense that all these people got together on this one girl.i believe she has a hole lot of heart to go back to school.i think its cause there different.an it would just grow and grow.
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How Does a Citizen Facilitation Centre Work?
Citizen Facilitation Centres (CFCs) have been established in all the 24 Wards of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), so as to give Civic Services to the Citizens quickly and easily. Citizen Facilitation Centres are situated on the ground floor of the Ward Office and are under the control of the Assistant Commissioner and the supervised by the Office Superintendent.
At the Citizens Facilitation Centres, one can apply for Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, and various types of licences such as Trade Licences, Hoarding and Advertising Permits, Permission for cutting and trimming of trees, registration of Shops & Establishments, and various others.
Complaints by citizens regarding civic facilities can also be lodged at the CFC.
Various payments can also be made through a"One Window System". Payments can be made in cash or even by cheque for bills of all departments, such as charges for all types of licenses, deposits, charges for Mandap, permission and water charges, among others.
The timing of the Helpdesk in the CFC for submitting applications of Birth and Death Certificates and format A & B of Shops and Establishment Dept. is from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
In the CFC, official papers, letters, and references from the public and by documents received by post are received and acknowledged by the Dispatch Section. Their working hours are from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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Thursday 9th August
The 2018 schedule is now available
Click on "Schedule" and when the page comes up click on the words underneath each picture to get the schedule or the entry form for that section. Don't click on the picture.
We are delighted to welcome Chris and Robin' Cooke as our Presidents for 2018 and look forward to working closely with them.
A message from our Presidents
It is no secret that Christopher, his sister Penny and brother William went to the Old School, Guilsfield and lived very close by but Christopher and I did not return to Welshpool and Guilsfield until 1973.
Our time renovating and farming at Llanerch Frochwel in the eighties involved an enormously and much valued community life – that of Maesmawr and Guilsfield.
Many treasured memories and lessons learnt, Christopher and I now live on the other side of the village at Lower Varchoel. We have three children and six grandchildren who all enjoy coming to the area when they can.
Our retirement involves gardening, farming, church, family and many old friends – and even older cars in the garage – in this glorious setting that is home and we have always been great supporters of Guilsfield Show.
We are both very honoured to be this year's Show Presidents
Robin' Cooke
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The Heart is a Nursery for Hope by Elaine Reardon is a small collection poetry. Reardon combines an interesting mix of spirituality, life, seasons, and hope in her poems. From the cold of winter to the hot spring in Mexico, the poetry will take a reader on a journey. The poetry is written in free verse and holds a level of maturity and a natural flow.
Like what changes the heart
what charges iron to rust
can't be removed easily
~ Canning Jars
The topics vary in the collection but all the poems are well grounded. The poems tie in well together whether Reardon is writing about the depths of winter or an old toaster. Reardon writes with reflection but the depth of the poems is within the grasp of the recreational reader. A nice and easy to read collection that misses all the expected cliches and triteness one usually sees in these collections. Well done.


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The 5 Most Touching Lines From Jay-Z's 'Glory' Track
When Jay-Z released his track "Glory" last Monday, it was hard to suppress the "awws" after hearing the heartfelt dedication to his baby girl Blue Ivy Carter. Hov shows everyone a softer, more emotional side of himself. On the track, he opens up about Blue and the hardships he and Bey faced in conceiving her. The three-minute and forty-two second long track is laced with more than a few tearjerkers. Here are five lines from "Glory" that might have you reaching for your tissue box! -- Jazmine Gray
1. Line: "Baby I paint the sky blue, my greatest creation was you."
What makes it touching: From the very beginning, Jay directly mentions baby Blue. As a multi-platinum selling artist with fourteen Grammys under his belt, he still feels his greatest creation is his daughter.
2. Line: "False alarms and false starts all made better by the sound of your heart."
What makes it touching: This is his first allusion to Bey's problems with not being able to conceive but the birth of Blue resolved the pain he previously felt.
3. Line: "The most beautifulest thing in this world is daddy's little girl."
What makes it touching: Blue, merely a day old at the time, had already captured her father's heart.
4. Line: "Last time the miscarriage was so tragic, we was afraid you'd disappear, but nah, baby, you magic."
What makes it touching: Jay reveals that Bey had a miscarriage prior to Blue, and lets us in on the couple's personal experiences and fears of Blue not surviving. That alone evokes quite a few emotions. Also calling baby Blue "magic" because of it might just open up the tear ducts.
5. Line: "You're a child of destiny, you're the child of my destiny. You're my child with the child from Destiny's Child, that's a hell of a recipe"
What makes it touching: This line not only makes reference to Blue or Jay-Z but also ties in Momma Bey by labeling Blue the child of his destiny with the "child from Destiny's child." With that kind of a "recipe," it's sort of hard not to be touched.


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'I Managed To Tick All The Right Boxes That Day!' – Soumyodeep Basu (99.17%iler In SNAP 2016) On Cracking The SNAP – SIBM Bengaluru
Meet Soumyodeep Basu, a first-year MBA student at SIBM Bengaluru. Born in Kolkata and brought up in Mumbai, he completed his graduation in Civil engineering from the University of Mumbai in 2015. After having worked for some time in the construction sector, he decided to pursue his higher studies and opted for an MBA. He appeared for SNAP in which he scored 99.17%ile. He is currently in the second semester of his MBA and wishes to take up Marketing as his specialisation in his second year.
Did your educational background help you during your test prep? Did it help you in the subsequent rounds (GE-PI-WAT)?
To a large extent, yes. Being an engineer, tackling quant, DI and LR weren't that difficult for me after some practice. Although in the subsequent rounds of GE-PI-WAT it didn't really matter since most of the topics were either abstract or on current affairs.
What was your strong/weak section and what was your overall test-taking strategy?
I was good in the logical reasoning section and moderate to good in quants and verbal. Since the GK section in SNAP 2016 was based entirely on current affairs, it gave me an upper hand as I had been following the news for the last few months. Keeping the time and speed factor in mind, I focused on mental calculations.
What was your strategy for individual sections (Quant/Verbal/Data Interpretation/General Awareness/Reading Comprehension)?
I started with the general awareness section since it takes the least possible time-either you know it or you just don't. And trust me, this section is the real game changer in SNAP. I then moved to the verbal and RC section followed by the LR and DI section where I spent some considerable time since it had a higher weightage. For DI, when you have large numbers in place, it is important to take rough approximations to save up time. In quant, I just aimed at maximizing my accuracy and avoiding silly mistakes.
What do you think you did right during test prep? What was it that you did right on test day?
Just remember that the more you solve, the better you'll get. I focused on this principle throughout my test prep and solved as many questions as I could. Giving mocks was something which was very important as I not only got accustomed to the test structure but it helped me analyse where I was going wrong. On test day, I went with a cool mind and played to my strengths. My strategy was to solve the easier questions first with the maximum accuracy and then move on to the tougher ones. I'll suggest to always have a strategy in place but also be ready to tinker your plan on the d-day.
How did you prepare for the group discussion? What was the topic and how did you tackle the GD round?
I started my GD preparation once I was done with all the competitive exams. The best way to go about it is to read all the important happenings occurred in the past one year. Topics ranging from politics, economics, technology, sports etc. are a must, though, most of the GDs that I faced had abstract topics. I also gave a few mock GDs which helped my confidence. The topic that I had in my SIBM B GD was "Science vs Religion". Such topics give you the freedom to think out of the box and also test your presence of mind wherein you need to get the best possible points in place and not go overboard.
What resources did you use to refer while preparing for the essay writing?
I used to read The Hindu Editorials and any good article that I came across on the net since I wasn't really into reading novels. Mostly, the essay topics that I got were abstract. In SIBM B as well, our GD topic itself was our essay topic.
How was the interview experience like? What was your preparation strategy and how did the interview turn out to be?
My interview experience in SIBM B was very good. Since I had given quite a few interviews in other B-schools as well, I wasn't really nervous about the process and was confident about my chances. One needs to be well prepared for the general HR questions in a b-school. Questions like "Tell me something about yourself", "Why MBA?", "Why this B-school" sounds pretty generic but need a well-structured answer. One needs to be thorough with their profile since most of the times that is where the interview revolves around. In my interview, I was asked questions about my work-ex, some tricky riddles and on current affairs. I think I managed to tick all the right boxes that day!


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1. Consistency
Which Jaguars team will show up on Sunday? We've seen several versions of the Jaguars through the first half of the season. The team that plays close to it's talent level showed up in London, against Green Bay and last week in Kansas City. In the other games the Jaguars went through long stretches of listless, non-production. That's why every time you think they might get on a roll they end up with disappointment.
"That's what we were hoping," Gus Bradley said this week. "Build upon and rise above. Keep pushing that standard of where we're going. I think the whole team needs to feel it. Offense, defense, special teams. I felt like that this week, that we made great strides there."
2. Bortles
Notice I didn't say "Bortles accuracy" or "Bortles turnovers" but just "Bortles." Because it's all of it when it comes to being a quarterback. He's a shadow of what he was last year. He showed some improvement against Kansas City but still isn't playing or acting like a winning quarterback in the NFL. It's as if the network broadcasts are focusing on Blake after every play just in case he jumps up and down like a middle school student when things don't go right.
3. Defense
Last week the Jaguars defense held Kansas City to a 1 for 13 conversion rate on third down, their best performance this year. They unveiled a couple of new exotic blitzes against the Chiefs that either got to Nick Foles or pressured him in to throwing it before he wanted to. Brock Osweiler is much like Foles in that he doesn't have the mobility some other quarterbacks have so you know where he'll be. Stuff the run, pressure the quarterback and perhaps create some turnovers of your own gives the Jaguars a chance a winning.
4. Salute to Service
While it's not part of the game, it is part of being at the game and the NFL's Salute to Service week is especially important in Jacksonville. With our long military tradition, any Jacksonville sports team should recognize how important the men and women who serve are to our culture. The team sent players to Mayport to bowl with some families on Monday night and to NAS Jax on Tuesday as well. Wednesday they invited some Navy families to the stadium to play video games. Gus Bradley has his own connection to the Navy through his family.
"My dad passed away a couple years ago, but he was in the Navy so I think it's always something big in our family as we reflect back to it and my uncles," he explained. "We have a lot of cousins that were involved in it. I think when you take this time there's things that resonate that you look back at that brings up memories or conversations with them. And then just to live in Jacksonville, all the servicemen and women that are here in this city, it's a privilege to get to know them and see them at some of our practices and training camp. That's what I think makes Jacksonville so special. We live here and kind of relate to some family members."


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This is a guest post by friend and fitness expert Craig Ballantyne. Grab a FREE copy of his workout program –> Turbulence Training Workout
Craig has pointed out an issue in Men's Health magazine that comes down on elliptical machines hard when used for exercises and fat loss. And I have to agree.
This is the article Craig refers to… on page 52 of the December, 2008 issue, Men's Health warns, "Never trust elliptical machines".
Get Off the Elliptical Machines For Fat Loss
Now I know elliptical machines are often the only option for people with bad knees, but if your knees are healthy, think twice before using the elliptical machine for these three reasons.
They quote a study that found elliptical machines over-estimated the number of calories burned in a workout by 31%!
So if your "elliptical cardio workout" burned 400 calories, the truth is you really burned closer to only 300 calories.
Second, later in the Dec. issue, Men's Health magazine interviewed Biggest Loser contestant Ed Brantley. Ed lost 73 pounds on the show, but had this to say about elliptical machines, "I hated the elliptical. It was too easy, I didn't feel like I was doing anything."
Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself.
But that's EXACTLY why elliptical machines are so popular…
You see, the third reason elliptical machines are inferior for fat loss is because they fail my "human nature" test.
Put it this way…
Take 100 people and put them in a gym with 100 treadmills and 100 elliptical machines.
Tell them they have to exercise for 30 minutes at a hard pace, and they have the choice to use either the treadmill or the elliptical.
Guess where 90% of folks are going?
The elliptical!
Because it is human nature to take the EASY WAY out. And that is why elliptical machines are so busy at the gym and you rarely see anyone doing intervals on a treadmill or bodyweight circuits in the corner of the gym.
Often I see folks using the elliptical machine only to say they "worked out", but without getting any REAL work done.
So if you are stuck at a fat loss plateau, and you've been counting on the elliptical machine to help you out, then forget it.
To burn fat and get more out of your workouts, do interval training outside, on a bike or treadmill, or with kettlebell exercises or bodyweight circuits.
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These are all better options in your fight against the fat,
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KSA Events presents the 2016 KSA Events Kick Off Classic from August 24 – 27, 2016 on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Sports is a individuals enterprise, so we're searching for ways to use know-how to additional have interaction with folks," mentioned John Abbamondi, vice chairman of the NBA's Team Marketing & Business Operations division. The committee had submitted its recommendations to Supreme Court in January 2016. The Doug Gottlieb Show Simulcast every weekday from three-6 PM ET that includes national sports talk, headlines, and interviews with present and former sports icons.
Shashank Manohar-he was lately elected as President of BCCI to switch Jagmohan Dalmiya who died in September 2015. ESPN Wide World of Sports welcomes the United States Specialty Sports Association for the Elite Baseball World Series. Sports information needs to incorporate not simply occasions and highlights, but also match evaluations, expert opinions, present rankings of various gamers and teams related to varied sports.
There have been 28 completely different sports on this system for the Beijing Games, which was lowered to 26 for London when Baseball and Softball were dropped from the program. The Saina Nehwal-led Indian ladies's badminton team created historical past Thursday by ensuring their first ever bronze medal end at the World Women's Team Championship for the Uber Cup being played on the Siri Fort Sports Complex here. The 73rd Senior National Squash Championship was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 12 July to 17 July 2016. The Sand Dollar/Whitlow Invitational is a first-class ladies's and men's aggressive gymnastics competition which is held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex annually. Fans of Gottlieb's radio show take pleasure in a quick, highly-opinionated program that challenges and engages sports audiences nationwide.
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What does a 'good body' mean to you?
Buzzfeed has taken to the streets of America to ask just that. And the results are, by and large, pretty heart-warming.
See: VBO – The Body-Positive Trend Sweeping The Internet
Participants were handed a whiteboard and a black marker, and asked to draw their perfect body. One girl drew a man, with a very clear six-pack, saying: 'The most important part to me is good abs.'
Another woman chose to draw another girl, saying 'I think curvy bodies can be pretty hot', whilst one of the male participants simply whipped off his own shirt saying 'you don't need to draw it' as he looked straight into the camera.
Got to love the confidence, eh?
See: Why You Should Totally Embrace Your Thighbrows
Possibly our favourite response came from a lady that simply drew a grin, stating 'I'm just going to draw a big smile.'
After the street test, Buzzfeed then spoke to a series of experts and body campaigners, asking them the very same question.
Noelle, a medical doctor, turned directly to the healthy aspect. Natch.
Giving a very well-rounded response, she said that a good body was 'one that pays equal attention to all aspects of self… Mind, body and spirit.'
In terms of the physical side of things, Noelle listed BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol, as measures of a good body, but she was quick to point out that numbers can vary from patient to patient. She pointed out that someone with a lot of muscle, for example, may have a slightly skewed BMI.
So, every body really is different.
Meghan, a body-positive blogger, was very clear about her answer to what makes a good body. She quickly stated: 'I immediately think all bodies are good bodies.'
She then went on to explain, 'the idea of waking up everyday and being frustrated or upset or depressed because my body isn't a 'good body', it just seems like such a waste.'
'A good body is complicated and a good body is flawed.'
Finally, Buzzfeed spoke to Angela, who is a trainer and athlete. She believes that 'a good body is a strong and healthy body.'
Angela explains that this can mean something different for everyone: 'A strong, good body has different shapes and sizes… it's not about the size jeans you are.'
We're sure you've heard the phrase 'every body is beautiful', and Buzzfeed took this ethos back onto the streets to ask if they agreed. Refreshingly, every single person said YES.
All the experts were in agreement that it's all about your mindset, and that you should start by loving yourself and your body.
So. What does a good body mean to you?
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Study: A piece of cheese a day could keep the doctor away
Do you love cheese? Well, maybe you don't have to feel so bad about that.
Research suggests eating a small slice of cheese, a matchbox size amount, every day could actually slash your risk of heart disease by 14 percent.
The Chinese study also found that that same portion could lower the risk of stroke by ten percent. Oh, and there's also an acid that can help prevent clogging of the arteries.
Cheese may have gotten a bad rap in the past, but even prior studies show that a little cheese can't hurt. A team of international researchers at Reading University showed in April that eating dairy does not raise the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.
So, more cheese please? Don't mind if I do.
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When a veterinarian performs a physical exam, part of the examination includes checking the weight and body condition score, or BCS.
The value of this number is that it allows veterinary staff to judge how lean or heavy a pet is compared with her frame or body type. This number is important to track, because when it goes up, it can help you and your vet identify your pet�s risk for developing heart disease, arthritis and cancer. High BCS numbers are associated with many hormone imbalances, including diabetes, Cushing�s disease and low thyroid function.
When the number trends lower, vets know to be on the lookout for certain types of cancer, bowel, liver and kidney disorders and hyperthyroidism.
There are two numbering systems for body condition scoring: 1-5 and 1-9. In both systems, the middle numbers, 3/5 and 5/9, indicate ideal weight, while the lower numbers, 1 or 2/5 or 1-4/9, indicate leaner bodies with too little body fat for good health. Higher numbers, 4 or 5/5 and 6-9/9, indicate increased body fat.
In dogs, owners should be able to feel the ribs just behind the shoulder blades. The ribs should not be visible. If you cannot feel the ribs, your pet is probably too heavy. In cats, the first location for fat to accumulate is between the back legs. If you cannot feel a cat�s ribs, there is significantly more fat than the cats with �swinging belly pouches� and, consequently, a higher BCS.
Approximately one-third of all pet dogs and cats are significantly overweight or obese. Pets now receive processed pet foods with lots of carbohydrates, in addition to all the human snack foods their owners share. Many pets also receive several treats daily from all family members. Some of my clients admit that their pets eat more treats and snacks than actual food, because they cannot resist their pet�s begging.
Many of these pets are owned by very health-conscious individuals who watch their diets, exercise and weight. Unfortunately, many owners lack awareness of their pet�s ideal weight and are often shocked to hear that their pets are heavier than they should be. In addition, many pets are malnourished and obese. Owners often unknowingly worsen their pet�s malnutrition when they simply reduce their pet�s food to help with weight loss. Malnutrition can occur in obese pets who do not receive enough vitamins, healthy fats, protein and minerals.
On the opposite end of the BCS system, pets that have too little body fat can decline quickly as they age. Many cats rapidly lose body condition after the reaching 10 to 12 years of age. When this happens, previously undetected arthritis can become a serious problem, as muscles weaken so much that pets struggle to get around and use the litter box.
The first step to helping your pet achieve an ideal weight and better nutrition is to learn to evaluate his body condition score and talk with your vet about his BCS and how he can achieve his ideal weight.
Pet owners can learn how to evaluate body condition. Do an online search for canine and feline body condition scoring charts. Compare pictures of fat distribution with your own pet�s body. Afterward, schedule a visit with your vet to discuss his score and a plan to get him to his ideal weight, while improving his nutrition and health.
If your pet is overweight, do not try a starvation diet. If you are already feeding less than half the recommended amount of food to your pet, do not cut his food amount. This will make your pet feel unsatisfied, vitamin- and mineral-deprived. Just as with humans, when pets start receiving fewer calories their metabolic rate goes down and they stop losing weight.
In pets with high or low body condition scores, I recommend checking blood work prior to changing diet. Basic blood, thyroid and parasite screening can help your vet identify medical conditions, such as Cushing�s disease, diabetes, and hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, that can impact appetite and weight control.
In cases in which blood work is abnormal, such as cases of hypothyroidism, correcting hormone levels should precede diet and exercise programs.
As an example, one of my patients named Bridgette, weighed 54 pounds. After identifying and treating her hypothyroid condition, I prescribed a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. My staff and I also started getting Bridgette exercise in the underwater treadmill. This form of exercise helped Bridgette lose weight without aggravating her arthritis. She now weighs 27 pounds and has maintained that weight for two years.
If your pet is not at her ideal weight, talk to your veterinarian about how to improve her health through better nutrition, safe exercise programs, such underwater treadmill conditioning, and supplements that support overall health, during weight loss.
Dr. Cynthia Maro is a veterinarian at the Ellwood Animal Hospital in Ellwood City and the Chippewa Animal Hospital in Chippewa Township. She writes a biweekly column on pet care and health issues. If you have a topic you�d like to have addressed, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Gingerman, recently hooked on mountain biking thanks to Machoman's visit
to California, reports to the
guys back there at Chain Reaction about the pleasures and politics of
mountain biking at Bukit Timah.
Timah Nature Reserve is one of just two urban rainforests in the whole
world. (I still don't know what the other one is.)
not a lot of park space in Singapore for all the people here, so it is
more like a city park than wilderness. There is a parking lot and
lots of signs everywhere. At 3 p.m. Sunday, it is full of people.
direct cyclists to the Mountain Biking Trail. It is even called
that, and signs on the main road direct visitors to it. (The bike
symbol on the signs shows a cruiser bike with a chainguard, though, and
not a real mountain bike.) At the trailhead, hikers are warned to
consider using the other trails instead and to be careful of the cyclists.
There are other trails just for hiking. On the one hand, you'd think
with park facilities scarce in Singapore and the number of cyclists
relatively small, there wouldn't be any accommodation for mountain bikers,
since Bay Area parks with much more space argue about this constantly.
On the other hand, Singaporeans are used to sharing limited space, and so
designating a trail as mainly for mountain bikers is a reasonable
compromise for everybody involved. From what I understand, the
National Parks and SACA work out plans for the mountain bike trails, and
volunteers help to maintain and improve it. In July, the direction
of the trail will change for a few months, a move worked out by the park
and cyclists to make it seem like there is more variety in mountain biking
trails in Singapore than is actually the case.
on the topic of signs, there is one descent with yellow warning signs.
"DEAD SLOW" was my favorite, but "ACCIDENT PRONE AREA"
is close. I didn't think the descent was worse than the others on
the trail, but there were at least eight signs warning that it was coming
up, mainly because construction equipment crosses the trail.
equipment? Yes, the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE to the locals) marks
the boundary of the park, and you can hear the traffic from the trail
(though you can't see it thanks to vegetation and grade separation).
They seem to be installing utility lines or pipes of some sort. It's
also easy to see the park from everywhere--it's the highest point in
Singapore. Meaning, the antenna tower makes a good landmark.
(For environmentalists keeping score, that's expressway, utility lines,
cell tower, and mountain bikers in the rainforest.)
not really that it's all that technical, and there are no cliffs to fall
down like at Skeggs, but we ran across lots of hikers.
California, people here go hiking in large groups more often than not, so
you can come around a corner and see eight people stopped on the trail.
Hikers were very polite when they knew we were coming. I think we
all had bells on our bikes. There are also lizards and snakes to
watch out for down below and monkeys up above.
Mike, nobody stopped for the snakes.)
first time, I was riding Bruce's old bike. We have exactly the same
seat height. The fork had maybe 5 mm of travel to it, and the
derailleur was a bit sticky, releasing tension on the chain when I was
coasting. It took a while to realize that even though the bike
sounded like it was falling apart from the fork bottoming out and the
chain rattling against the stays, it was really just fine. I
followed Beef for most of my first ride. He wasn't going full speed,
but it was as easy to follow him as Bruno. Maybe even easier, since
he's closer to my size. It came in handy today for one branch that
required ducking down to 1 cm above the stem. I felt a leaf scrape
across my back.
I borrowed Beef's singlespeed. Beef's singlespeed is built on an STP
400 frame. (Smoke carbon with blue decals, just like my 5200!)
A singlespeed STP 400 makes for the lightest bike I have ever ridden.
New definition of light bike: it's so light you can tell how much water is
left in your water bottle when you pick up the whole bike. It will
not surprise anyone that the simplicity of a singlespeed appeals to the
track geek in me. Instead of worrying about shifting, you only have
to worry about momentum as you approach an uphill stretch. Going
downhill on a bike that light with a carbon frame and a little soft-tail
action, I didn't feel like a klutz. It probably also helps that the
bike was carbon quiet. The brakes are easy to find if you need them.
It was a lot of fun. Once I got home, everybody asked me why I
looked so tired.
to a complicated sequence of events, I switched my shoes to use Beef's
Look MTB cleats. This convinced me that all pedal systems are the
same. They worked just fine, even the couple of times I had to
unclip quickly.
Timah is the highest point in Singapore (537'), but there is not that much
elevation change on the trail, so every climb can be done as a
"power" climb (some have to be on the singlespeed!). A few
descents end in blind curves. It was fairly dry by tropical
standards, but the ground for my first couple rides was more loose than
what you'd get at Skeggs since the mushiness goes pretty deep and some
sections of trail are loose rocks. There is one part where you have
to carry the bike up some stairs, and some parts that have been paved, but
I am told that this will all be made better for mountain biking soon.
need to work on steering with my weight more than using the handlebars.
There is one climb with deep ruts that I have steered into trying to
balance at low speed. I could also solve the problem by climbing
faster, of course....
bottle of water every half hour, and that still didn't seem to be enough.


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Funny, Superintendent Wardynski and I might have been looking into the Pinnacle School at about the same time this fall. According to an article for the Huntsville Times by Crystal Bonvillian, Wardynski and the Board are considering Pinnacle as an alternative to the HCS's alternative school, the Seldon Center: Wardynski "estimated that the Pinnacle contract would cost between 70 and 80 percent of the $1.3 million annual price tag of the Seldon Center."
Somehow his estimates are typically wrong, have you noticed?
Red flag alert: "Students would be referred to the program by a designated representative of the school system." Really. I wonder which socio-economic and racial populations would land at Pinnacle. Would you expect a program that chooses its participants by "a designated representative of the school system" rather than through publicly available guidelines to be equitably available to all?
Troubled Teens. Some Cause Trouble. Others Bear It.
I was looking for alternative schooling situations for my daughter who had been brutally beaten by a Huntsville City Schools high school student (not at the school, but at his home). The school knew all about it, however, since a teacher first noticed the bruises on her face and strangulation marks around her neck once her make-up began to wear off the day after the attack. She took her to the counselor, who called in the principal, and then she was taken to the School Resource Officer to fill out a police report.
A few days before the hearing, when the Assistant DA tried to get in touch with the principal and counselor, it took the principal two work days to get back to him. The counselor never returned the ADA's calls.
During the 78 days that passed between the August 28 crime and the November 15 hearing, the boy, who did not plead not guilty, went about his life at school as if all was well with the world.
My daughter went to doctors, ERs, hospitals, neurologists and counselors and was treated for post-concussive syndrome, acute anxiety, depression, concussion-induced migraines, and a bruised optic nerve as the result of blunt force trauma that resulted in temporary full loss of vision in her left eye (now she only has no peripheral vision and floaters occassionally).
She tried to return to that school in spite of this because she was in a one-of-a-kind program that she excelled at. But never knowing when she would round a corner and see this defective sickened her in ever way imaginable. She needed to be in school, but in one which could make accommodations for the neuropsychological damage caused by an HCS student. Home schooling was discussed, but finally, enough time passed, and she transferred out, leaving behind the program she so wanted to take, and entered another HCS high with a much more cooperative, supportive, ethical, and professional administration and faculty.
Meanwhile, the kid who beat her up continued happily ever after at the school she had to leave.
More Questions than Answers. Not that Answers from the Board Are Expected, Of Course.
When I looked at Pinnacle Schools the first time, I thought, maybe this would work. Now I look at it again, I realize it is a means for keeping the well-to-do out of the d-home or away from not-as-well staffed free-standing behavioral units, aka psych shelters.
One thing I noticed on the Pinnacle Schools site is no statement of cost. There are plenty of suggestions on where to seek loans for your kid's stay and suggestions you check your insurance (good luck with that one).
You know that saying, if you have to ask the price you can't afford it? Do you eat at restaurants that don't list their prices on the menu? I don't. Should HCS? Gimme a break.
So let's see here. We don't have the money to meet special education students' needs. We have an alternative school for kids but seemingly no way to make sure they attend. At Pinnacle,
"the district would have a guarantee that students were present and getting their education and treatment. There is no such guarantee at Seldon. 'There are days when we have no kids there and a bunch of teachers present,' Wardynski said.
What am I missing here? Does Pinnacle have a private security force more effective than the Huntsville City Police Department? Or does the "guarantee" mean money: if students don't show up, Pinnacle doesn't get paid?
Why are there "days when we have no kids there and a bunch of teachers present" at Seldon?
"Board members agree that The Pinnacle Schools could be a good program for the district. David Blair, vice president of the board, has said that he's heard complaints from parents that the Seldon Center not only punishes children's behavior, but also hinders their academics. . . . Board member Topper Birney said, "We have some students whose only purpose for going to school seems to be to disrupt things."
Imagine that. The Sheldon Center, the alternative school for "students whose only purpose for going to school seems to be to disrupt things" "punishes children's behavior." Perhaps their academic progress is hindered because they don't show up, and the HCS can't make them (but Pinnacle could? how?).
Maybe if all HCS were required to co-operate with the Office of the DA, Seldon could work. That is, if the Office of the DA came to court prepared to try cases against violent juveniles. Two big if's.
I expect Pinnacle Schools does marvelous things for the privileged population it serves. More power to it.
But until the HCS has so much extra cash lying around that it can meet all special ed IEPs, reduce class size, stop running double buses, etc. maybe it ought to make what it already has functional instead of diverting public funds for a specially hand-picked few to attend an upscale private facility that had a 147% increase in revenue in the three years between from 2007 and 2010.
If the $1.3 million that has been going annually to Seldon has been wasted for years, why has the Board allowed this?
And finally, don't forget that for every violent troubled teen in the HCS there are likely victims in the HCS. Maybe their needs might be considered someday.