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St. George's — Dr Patrick Antoine, the chief economic advisor to the new Grenada Government, has declared that the island was open again after the February 19 general election at which the New National Party, led by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, won all 15 of the constituencies.
Speaking in St. George's, Antoine said the main challenge facing the new administration would be to raise revenue in the context of the declining economy.
Grenada is planning to achieve higher revenues by reorganisation, restructuring and reform, said Antoine, outlining a proposal to "secure new revenue stream and gain some breathing space by debt restructuring and reorganisation."
He said Grenada planned to renegotiate its entire stock of debt, which amounts to EC$2.01 billion, which gives the island a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 98 percent.
Grenada would also be looking at the possibility of debt forgiveness, Antoine said.
On the expenditure side, he said, the new administration had to find ways to reduce the island's expenditure.
He added: "In the manifesto, we are committed to cutting the indirect cost of government by 15 to 20 percent," which includes most items of recurrent expenditure except for wages and salaries.
Among the items of expenditure that the incoming government would be looking to cut, would be building rental, travel, goods and services.
He said Grenada would not reduce social spending since that was low on the island.
The IMF concluded in July 2011 that public expenditure had fallen significantly, in both real and nominal terms under the Congress government of Tillman Thomas, from its 2007 level under the then NNP regime of Dr. Mitchell.
Antoine said the third plank in the economic policy of the region's newest government would be to generate growth.
"We need growth, growth, growth. Grenada needs job-enhancing growth. Unemployment here stands at between 45 and 47 per cent, depending on who you speak to," he said.
One of the ways in which NNP planned to grow the Grenada economy was by encouraging foreign investment and one of the ways to attract foreign investors was by making investment easier, the economist said.
Antoine added: "Grenada is open for business again. You can quote me on that. We are abolishing the Alien Landholding Licence regime with immediate effect for Caricom nationals. Walk with your cheque and buy land.
"We are also putting a 30-day timeframe for decisions on non-Caribbean nationals to acquire land. Thirdly, we are re-orienting all of our foreign missions with immediate effect. We will structure our foreign missions to attract and secure investment."
He said Grenada was heavily dependent on tourism and as part of what the manifesto referred to as the "new economy," the administration was planning "a very strong focus on new tourism," in which the government would target tourism clusters, such as dive tourism, the attraction of cruise ship passengers to the island and yachting.
The island would also be pressing for "clear ties" between tourism and agriculture, said Antoine, with a focus on the new agriculture which involved pursuing wealth creation opportunities along the value chain.
Antoine said the sale of the Grenada government's stake in Grenlec, the island's publicly listed electricity monopoly, was a special subject.
He said while the NNP had no position on the sale of a majority stake in the utility by a Florida-based company to a Canadian firm, "it will occupy much of our attention in the near future as we try to see what are the opportunities to maximise Grenada's position, without prejudice to what was agreed before."
He also said the government would be looking at a "serious privatisation thrust."
Of his own future in the Keith Mitchell government, Antoine said he was chief economic advisor to the Opposition, is chief economic advisor to the Government and the "Prime Minister will add additional portfolios and responsibilities as he sees fit."

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History's "Top Gear" is coming back for a second season this month, beginning July 24. To start the season off right, they've created a brilliant promo that manages to combine the kind of classic car droolery you'd expect from a car show with an homage to '70s flicks and a spot-on sendup of the hosts' various on-screen personas.
According to Krista Liney, VP of on-air marketing at History, the network wanted "to pay homage to the action films of the 70's, which paired a bigger than life character with a car with an equally big personality (like "Smokey and the Bandit")…These films often blended humor with amazing car stunts the same way that 'Top Gear' does."
As an added bonus, "the guys loved being filmed like action heroes with their own 'specialty,' " she says.
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Spot a pothole on the state highways in Maharashtra after December 15 and earn Rs 1,000 in reward, state Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chandrakant Patil announced today.
Spot a pothole on the state highways in Maharashtra after December 15 and earn Rs 1,000 in reward, state Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Chandrakant Patil announced today.
"The priority is to repair the existing roads with the help of machines. I have asked the PWD officials to work harder and ensure that there is no pothole on the roads from December 15. If someone spots a pothole, we will reward the person with Rs 1,000," he told reporters after holding a review meeting with the officials.
Patil said PWD officials have already launched a pilot project of Jet Patcher where machines are used for speedy filling of potholes.
"The roads are damaged more in Konkan and Marathwada divisions, chiefly because of the excess rainfall. There are some areas where the rainfall received is as high as 152 per cent of the average rainfall during the monsoon season. Due to such extraordinary rainfall, the roads are bound to be damaged and hence, people are facing inconvenience," he said.
The minister said the PWD department had a target of 46,000 kms over the next two years in terms of road construction and maintenance.
"Some (roads) will be repaired, while others will be constructed and expanded. Around 20,000 kms of roads in the state are going to be repaired, including state highways, major district roads and other rural roads. Rural roads have been damaged more by the rains…It's the biggest network in the state and the quality of construction is not as good as the state highways.
"Of the total project of 46,000 kms, 20,000 kms will be repaired, while 10,000 kms of new roads will be constructed. 16,000 kms of roads will be expanded. However, the expansion work will be undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)," the minister said.
Patil said Rs 700 crore have been allocated for the expansion of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway which faced frequent traffic jams.
"The real problem is only at the patch between Panvel and Indapur. The land acquisition process is still stuck in some areas. Hence, it will take some time. There are some work orders issued for another patch between Indapur and Zarap and tenders will be announced soon," he said.
Commenting on rural roads, which do not directly come under the PWD, the minister said there were 2,56,000 kms of such roads in the state "which are constructed and maintained by zilla parishads. There will be no shortage of funds, but the actual implementation will have to be done by the zilla parishads".
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Guys, I've been excited for this post! For the past couple years, I have been sending Valentines to my readers. I love snail mail, and I love you guys, so this is one of my favorite things to do. ;) Well, I've gathered up all my heart-filled cards, stickers, and stamps and I'm ready to put one in the mailbox for YOU! All you need to do is leave a comment at the end of the blog post and I'll follow up to get your mailing address.
My friends at Minted were kind enough to partner with me on this again this year and I got to choose from their awesome selection of Valentine's Day photo cards. I picked these Happy Heart Day Valentines. Aren't they fun?!
In case you're wondering, the mini heart balloons in the photo are from Oriental Trading - so darn cute and they last forever!
Now in my mind, a Valentine wouldn't be a Valentine unless it was covered in an over-the-top amount of pink and red hearts, so I've got a bunch of my favorite Valentine stickers from Minted to plaster yours with. ;)
In the meantime, I'll be back tomorrow to share my tutorial for this pom-pom covered Valentine holder. I couldn't resist. ;)
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Welcome to June's Week 1 of Bombshell Stamps Muse Monday. As you probably know, each month Alison chooses a different Bombshell Stamps set to be featured here on the blog. And each Monday, different members of the Design Team feature projects using the chosen set. By the end of the month, you will have lots of fabulous ideas and inspiration for that set! Plus, the featured collection will be on sale for the entire month! How fabulous is that?! This month's set is Mermaid Anchor.
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Today we're up to 'Q' in the Llama Nails alphabet challenge. I've been seeing a lot of quilted nails lately, and have wanted to try my hand at them, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Then, the other day when I was playing around with glitter layering, I had an idea--maybe I can stamp a quick cheat and get a similar effect.
I started off with China Glaze With Love, from the Holiday Joy collection; since I was just playing around, I didn't swatch it on its own, unfortunately. Over it I added a sparse coat of Laquerlicious Queen Crown (I reviewed Queen Crown here if you want to see it over a different polish):
|Laquerlicious Queen Crown over China Glaze With Love
I left it a bit sparse and didn't take it to the full edge so that some of the underlying color would show though--please don't take that as an indicator of how the polish really looks or performs! Next, I stamped over the glitter using With Love again, and Cheeky plate 11, which is a diamond-shaped grid pattern:
|Stamped on top with With Love again
What do you think? It doesn't have as much texture as the full quilted nails technique, to be sure. However, it was super mega fast to do, and got the job done pretty darned well. If I do this technique again, I don't think I'll do it with a chunky glitter, because I think the effect would be smoother with either a regular polish or a smaller, more even glitter as the second layer. But given that, I think it's not too bad, and without the hassle of the nail tape! So when you're in a hurry, here's an alternate technique that can give you similar results. :)
Thanks for taking a look! Please check out the other 'Q' manicures, linked below. :)


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2 Techniques for Coming Up With Premises
So about a week ago, I had a friend ask me how I come up with story ideas. This is a friend I talk to often and so she knows I always have way more stories in my head than I actually get around to writing. So her question was really more about how I can come up with so many things that can potentially turn into books. We also briefly discussed how to fill out a plot.
For me, it's not very different from coming up with full premises. I have ideas for certain things--often they're situations without full stories attached, or lines of dialogue I think are awesome and want to incorporate. There are hundreds of these little nuggets floating around in my head or in various untidy notebooks that litter my work space. So when I need to round out a plot or character, I often draw on these little idea. Generally I have to find some way to mold them to the story I'm already telling, which can change them a lot from what I had in mind at their inception. But I'll tell you, lovely readers, this is often where the magic happens.
So how to come up with these premises or little idea nuggets? In my mind, there are two major ways to do it. Either on purpose (sort of forcing it, if you will) or just paying attention to the things that you find interesting. Let me explain.
1. On Purpose - I talked about this a lot in THIS POST and it's a technique I learned from the wonderful Clint Johnson. I know from my description above about forcing it, many people will balk. But I don't mean "forcing it" in the sense you're probably thinking. This is really just about being creative on purpose.
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You'll find once you get started that you can go until your hand cramps (or your kids jump on you, your alarm goes off, whatever yanks you unceremoniously out of the Zone). It's such a great exercise for getting the creative juices flowing. Even if what you come up with in any given session doesn't turn into a best-selling novel, you can still come up with nuggets to sprinkle into your writing. Fill in gaps. And occasionally round out stories that win Pulitzer Prizes. (Disclaimer: Have I ever used this technique to win a Pulizter?...No. Other awards yes, but the Pulitzer no. ;D)
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stuff out. ;D)
So my friend asked me to give her an example of something I thought was interesting that might turn into a story. Well, I think most of my books have at least something that would qualify, but the example I gave her has to do with a book I'm currently reading and a story I'm not actually writing at present.
As most of you who follow me know, I'm just a little bit fascinated by serial killers.
|Just a little bit. ;D
Some time ago--I'm not even sure when or where I first heard it--I learned a little something about the Butcher of Kingsbury Run. He was a prolific serial killer in Cleveland, Ohio in the '30s. The book I'm reading is a non-fiction about the case (In the Wake of the Butcher by James Jessen Badal). But I'm honestly not interested in the Butcher solely bc he was a serial killer (I've read about tons of those) or even because he was never caught (though that does up the interest factor a bit). What REALLY made me interested in the case was finding out that Eliot Ness--yes THE Eliot Ness who brought down Capone and founded the Untouchables--presided over the case. And this was years after his success with the Chicago mob.
Ness was known for being traditional to a fault, extremely moral, and unrelenting in both his strictness and effectiveness at rooting out police corruption. So what would a man like that do with a case that involved an elusive serial killer? How would he handle body parts bobbing in the river every few months, and not being able to stop it. A case like this isn't something you can control or predict. I think it would be an interesting character sketch to explore how a man like Ness (ladybug to Capone's aphid) would react to a situation like that. And then there's the fact that it was never solved. Unlike in Chicago, Ness never got his man.
THAT'S the kind of stuff that fascinates me. THAT's the kind of stuff I want to learn and write about.
Now, chances are EVENTUALLY some piece of writing will come from my research on this, but I have a lot more to do, especially on Ness himself. (The book I'm reading is really more about the facts of the case.) But the point is, I just read a single line about how Eliot Ness eventually presided over the Butcher case and went, "Huh. That's kind of interesting." Boom. A story is born. Don't underestimate the power of tiny tidbits that catch your attention for a few seconds. Write them down, or you'll never know the potential they could have had.
So, what techniques do YOU use to come up with story premises or fill out already-existing plots?
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I watch movies and listen to music.ReplyDelete
I need to try your On Purpose trick. My current outline needs some help.
I'm also not above taking anyone's unused ideas.Replies
Nice! :D I definitely get story ideas while watching movies and reading other fiction! ;D Good luck on your current outline!Delete
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The Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC) joined with the Partnership for a New American Economy to launch "#IfarmImmigration," an agriculture campaign to support the enactment of immigration reform this year in Congress. The campaign will emphasize the critical need for immigration reform for American agriculture. Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), said, "Immigration reform is critical for the agricultural industry. This campaign will highlight how many farmers rely on an immigrant labor force and without reform, growers will begin to plant less labor intensive crops or go off shore. Simply put, either we import our labor or we import our food." According to the coalition:
- Worker shortage is costing farmers millions of dollars each year. Agricultural employers reported more than $300 million in losses in 2010 because of worker shortages.
- Farmers need a stable, legal workforce in order to continue producing an abundant, safe and affordable food supply. Immigrant workers make up approximately 80 percent of hired labor on American farms.
- Current immigration laws are putting American jobs at risk. Two million people are hired each year to work on American farms, and each of these workers supports two to three other employees downstream in jobs like sales, marketing, and transportation. Without immigration reform, many of these valuable jobs will leave the country and never return.
- Eliminating immigrant labor would increase food prices for American consumers. A 2012 Texas A&M University study found that farms using immigrant labor supply more than three-fifths of the milk in the country. Without immigrant labor, the number of dairy farms would drop by 4,532, reducing milk production by 29.5 billion pounds and raising retail milk prices by an estimated 61 percent.
Members of the AWC include AFBF, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Apple Association, and United Fresh Produce Association. The Partnership for a New American Economy represents more than 500 Republican, Democratic and Independent mayors and business leaders who support immigration reform.


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Lawyers representing inmates at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Fresno County and Avenal State Prison in Kings County filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court Tuesday.
The suit is on behalf of black, elderly, and immune-compromised inmates who acquired valley fever since July 2009, while serving time at the two institutions.
The complaint alleges that state and prison officials knew these groups were at high-risk of contracting the serious, potentially fatal form of the disease, but failed to take adequate steps to protect them.
The suit contends that officials violated these inmates' constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, equal protection and disparate treatment.
Jason Feldman is one of the lawyers who filed the suit. He says the complaint seeks compensation for inmates sickened by valley fever, and lifelong access to medical care after they're released from prison.
He says inmates were convicted of a crime but, "they didn't buy in for a chronic illness that will never go away, that could kill them, and greatly affects their quality of life."
This isn't the first time the courts will be considering the impact of valley fever on area inmates.
Last summer, the U.S. government, while admitting no fault, agreed to a $425,000 settlement with a former inmate who acquired the disease while serving time at the Taft Correctional Institution in Kern County.
And last month, a federal judge ordered the state prison system to comply with an order to remove inmates at high-risk of contracting the serious form of valley fever from Pleasant Valley and Avenal state prisons.


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Betty Jean Barr died Oct. 21. She was born May 24, 1944 in Pell City, Ala. to Warren & Mary Walton. She moved to Portland after graduating from Ullman High School in Birmingham, Ala. in 1962.
Shortly afterward, she married Floyd Barr in 1964. She became a widow at an early age and devoted her life to her family. She was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed cooking and being the life of the party.
Although Betty was diagnosed with cancer five months ago, she faced her illness determined to beat it. She is survived by her son, Carey (Kyra) Barr of Portland, and daughters, Natalie Barr of Portland, and Catrina Barr of Douglasville, Ga. Her grandchildren, Branden Berry, Hadiya Barr, Caleb Barr and Kalila Barr. She is also survived by her sister-in-laws Vertie M. Spikes (Leslie), Luvernia Douglas and Leola Barr all from Portland, and a host of nephews, nieces, numerous cousins, relatives and special friends.
Her memorial celebration was Nov. 2, at Bethel AME church. Arrangements by Terry Family Funeral Home.


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Hi all!
Well, here are just a few photos from my latest game of X-Wing!
To add some spice, my buddy and I tackled this one a bit different... we bought each other our squads! I gave him two Scimitar bombers with proton bombs, Darth Vader, and Vader's two wingmen, Mithel Mauler and Backstabber.
He gave me Jan Ors with an Ion Turret and Squad Leader, and then three Rookie X-Wings, all with astromechs... an R2, R2-D2, and the new guy who repairs shields (whose name I cannot recall... damn numbers and letters!)
So he came at my forces in the Mighty Ducks flying V, and I responded by going head to head with him, both of us blasting away.
As expected we jousted a bit, and when I turned to come back at him he dropped both his bombs. Dumb me, when I looked at the range of the bombs I was, for some reason, thinking of 1 MOVEMENT, not 1 RANGE, and figured I was fine... but then when I realized what an idiot I was, ALL FOUR of my ships took hits! Yikes! It was crazy... by the end of the game I had two X-Wings down to one hull each, even though they hadn't lost any shields yet!
I did manage to get an awful lot of guns on target, though, and the two X-Wings really beat the crap out of the TIE Bombers... and then Jan Ors finished it off with the Ion Turret!
There was quite a mess in the center of the table, as the two sides beat on each other, stripping shields and blasting apart solar panels.
Finally I turned one of the Rookies into range one of one of the TIE Fighters, and with Jan Ors extra die... well, that TIE Fighter didn't last long.
And Jan, with the Ion Turret, actually finished off the last TIE Bomber, stripping its last damage off... two dead TIE Bombers killed by an Ion Turret! What are the chances?
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Waiting on Wednesday #11
This is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where bloggers spotlight upcoming releases that they are eagerly anticipating.
The book I am most eager for this week is:-
Dead Spots
by Rhiannon Frater:
I just saw this pop up on my Goodreads feed and I am intrigued! I haven't read any adult horror books before and this sounds like a really good one to start with.
I just saw this pop up on my Goodreads feed and I am intrigued! I haven't read any adult horror books before and this sounds like a really good one to start with.
Have you read this book before or do you have ARC? Have you read anything by this author before? Let me know what you think of them if you have.
Links: Amazon preorder | Goodreads
In the dead spots, dreams become reality, terror knows your name, and nightmares can kill you.
The stillbirth of Mackenzie's son destroyed her marriage. Grieving, Mac reluctantly heads for her childhood home to seek refuge with her mother, who constantly reminds her of life's dangers.
Driving across Texas, Mac swerves to avoid hitting a deer... and winds up in a dead spot, a frightening place that lies between the worlds of the living and the dead. If they can control their imaginations, people can literally bring their dreams to life — but most are besieged by fears and nightmares which pursue them relentlessly.
Mackenzie's mother and husband haunt her, driving her to the brink of madness. Then she hears a child call for help and her maternal instincts kick into overdrive. Grant, Mac's ally in the dead spots, insists Johnny is a phantom, but the boy seems so real, so alive....
As the true horrors of the dead spots are slowly revealed, Mackenzie realizes that time is running out. But exits from the dead spots are nearly impossible to find, and defended by things almost beyond imagination.
Release date: 24th of February, 2015
Series: none (so far)
Publisher: Tor
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Police Chief Ben Anderson stood boldly in front of a crowd of medical cannabis patients and television cameras, on the front steps of the Oak Bay police department in Victoria, BC, during a November 24, 2000 protest. Two patients with legal exemptions to use cannabis, issued by the Canadian Ministry of Health, approached Anderson with a written request to retrieve their marijuana from lock-up. How would they eat without their medicine? How would they sleep? Chief Anderson refused to take their requests or concerns seriously.
"We had no evidence that it was their product," Chief Anderson told Cannabis Culture. "We did not seize it from them."
Some of the cannabis in police lock-up was seized from a burglar, who cut through the wall of the Vancouver Island Compassion Society (VICS) on November 8 and stole over a pound of bud. The next day Phillippe Lucas ? child care worker, licensed high school teacher, and founder of VICS ? called the police to report the break in. Within a few days, police had a suspect in custody.
Rather than lay charges against the burglar, however, Oak Bay police went after Lucas, arresting him at his home on November 22. While cops arrested Lucas, they raided the VICS' Oak Bay location.
"I was charged with possession [of marijuana], possession for the purposes of trafficking, and with a psilocybin charge that is going to be thrown out," complained Lucas. "They found three bags of Chinese herbs that I use for Hepatitis C, and assumed they were mushrooms. The thief has not been charged with anything. Even though it was my identifying the cannabis that was found on his person that led to the warrant for his arrest."
During the raid on VICS, police seized cannabis medicine, computers, confidential medical records, pipes, and smoking accessories such as herb grinders.
"What this means is that the 133 people that rely on us for medicine to manage their illnesses have to go without," said Lucas. "This certainly hasn't been a healthy week for anyone. Our shop has lost seven to eight thousand dollars in the past ten days, and we were already eighteen thousand in debt. With all our cash and cannabis in police stores, we simply don't have enough money to pay our rent. Our neighbours were incredibly sad to see us go. Some of them were crying. "
Lucas is suspicious about the timing of the raid. After all, the police left VICS alone for a full 14 months.
"Ten months ago we had our first visit from Oak Bay police? the same week that the Montreal [medical cannabis]club was busted," said Lucas. "They told us at that time they were closing the case on our shop, they didn't see that we were a threat to the community."
The police were definitely in a difficult political position, possessing over a pound of medical cannabis, indisputable proof of cannabis sales at the VICS location, and the press waiting to see what would happen. Was the raid Chief Anderson's way of avoiding the implication that he might "turn a blind eye" to crime?
"When they arrested me," recalled Lucas, "I was writing a letter to the Oak Bay police chief about avoiding exactly this kind of media frenzy, while pointing out that I had gone out of my way to keep him and his force out of the press."
Chief Anderson denies that potentially embarrassing press had anything to do with the raid.
"There were recent developments that allowed us to get a search warrant that subsequently allowed us to recommend the laying of charges," claimed Anderson. "We knew they were involved in herbal medicine and whatever else with respect with that. We did not know that he was trafficking drugs."
Chief Anderson's description of Lucas' work at VICS as "trafficking drugs" is enough to know that Anderson is jailed with a mindset that prohibits understanding of marijuana's value to many of Canada's sick and dying. Until Canada makes it legal for healing pioneers like Lucas to provide cannabis to the sick, we can look forward to similar misunderstandings from law-enforcement officials.
Despite setbacks, Phil Lucas is determined to keep providing medicinal marijuana to those in need. A donation of money and organic buds from Cannabis Culture publisher Marc Emery helped Lucas to revive VICS and re-open in a new location.
"I really want to thank Marc Emery," said Lucas. "We had an outpouring of support since this shock happened, in terms of letters and people showing up at rallies, but right now it's this kind of direct help which helps our members the most."
? Vancouver Island Compassion Society: tel (250) 216-8030; www.thevics.com
? Oak Bay Police Department, 1703 Monterey Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8R 5V6; (250) 592-2424
? Watch an interview with Phillippe Lucas on POT-TV: www.pot-tv.net/show/392


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Roslinda Ghazali and Mohamed Yusoff Abbas - Paediatric Wards: Healing Environment Assessment
Roslinda Ghazali and Mohamed Yusoff Abbas (2011), Paediatric Wards: Healing Environment Assessment. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies (ajE-Bs), Vol 2 (4), January, pp. 63-76 [pdf]
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John Schnepp is a director on Adult Swim's Metalocalypse and Venture Bros., provided the W is for WTF segment for ABCs of Death and worked with Upright Citizens Brigade in making their TV pilot. I don't suppose there's anything that could seem out of place in such a varied resume, but his next project – Kickstarter willing – is certainly newsworthy.
Here's Schnepp pitching a documentary on Superman Lives, the Tim Burton-directed, Kevin Smith co-scripted, Nicolas Cage-starring Superman movie that never quite was.
There's a lot of promise there. In fact, there are a few promises in particular that I think Schnepp might find it hard to deliver on. He's telling us flat out who he'll interview but there's no indication that any of these folk will want to be interviewed.
What's more, I think Schnepp's attitude that this film is just "weird" won't do him any favours with some of those interview subjects either.
Still, I'd like to see an actual film about this near-film. Not as much as I would have liked to see the film itself, but still.
You can support Schnepp with a donation to his Kickstarter. For $1000 you can even buy your way into the documentary and get this platform to voice your take on Superman Lives.
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Huntington's Disease clinical trials at UCSF
4 in progress, 2 open to new patients
Cooperative Huntington's Observational Research Trial
open to all eligible people
The purpose of this study is to collect prospective data from individuals who are part of a Huntington Disease (HD) family, in order to relate phenotypes between individuals and families with each other and genetic factors in order to learn more about HD, develop potential treatments for HD, and to plan for future research studies of experimental drugs aimed at slowing or postponing the onset and progression of HD.
San Francisco, California and other locations
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
Enroll-HD is a longitudinal, observational, multinational study that will integrate two existing Huntington's Disease (HD) registries, REGISTRY in Europe and COHORT in North America and Australia, while also expanding to include sites in Latin America and Asia. With no end date and annual assessments, the goal of Enroll-HD is to build a large and rich database of longitudinal clinical information and biospecimens. This database will serve as a basis for future studies aimed at developing tools and biomarkers for progression and prognosis, identifying clinically relevant phenotypic characteristics, and establishing clearly defined endpoints for interventional studies.
San Francisco, California and other locations
Neurobiological Predictors of Huntington's Disease (PREDICT-HD)
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
The purpose of this trial is to study early brain and behavioral changes in people who have the gene expansion for Huntington's disease, but are currently healthy and have no symptoms.
VX15/2503 Treatment for Huntington's Disease
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, and efficacy of VX15/2503 in subjects with late prodromal and early manifest Huntington's disease.
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The suspect in an officer involved shooting will remain hospitalized at least 24 hours longer. Bystander who was struck by gunfire released from hospital.
December 21, 2017: Arturo Ray Gallemore-Jimenez, the suspect in an officer involved shooting in Utah County yesterday, will remain hospitalized at least 24 hours longer. Once he is released from Utah Valley Hospital arrangements have been made for him to be booked into the Salt Lake County Adult Detention Center.
The 21 year old Provo man who was struck by gunfire where the initial exchange of gunfire occurred in Springville was treated and released from Utah Valley Hospital late last night. When the shooting occurred, at about mile 260 on north bound I-15, this man and a friend were stopped because their pickup ran out of gas. The victim and his friend were in the process of putting gas in the tank when the victim was struck by gunfire. They then took cover, called 911, and waited for law enforcement and EMS to arrive. They were pulled over more than 500 yards north of the location of the first exchange of gunfire.
Last night we reported that the other vehicle struck by gunfire was occupied by a father and his four year old son. To clarify, that pickup, a one ton Chevrolet Duramax, was occupied by a man and woman and their four children. The gunfire struck the pickup at the top of the rear window, a few inches above where the four year old boy was seated in a child safety seat, and also in line with the father in the driver's seat. After this family realized they had been hit by gunfire they checked to make sure their children were uninjured, then they called 911 and drove to a gas station on 1400 North off I-15 in Springville.
For questions contact Sergeant Spencer Cannon, Public Information Officer, Utah County Sheriff's Office. (801)404-1912. Twitter: SGTCannonPIO. The pickup truck shown in the attached photo was being driven by the family of six who were struck by gunfire as they passed the shooting scene in Springville.
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Jane Murdock doesn't believe in magic, wizards, or any other matters arcane, but that doesn't stop her from running afoul of a wizard and feeling the full brunt of the old adage: Hell hath no fury like a wizard scorned.
Will, an untried wizard, is only trying to take wizard-order brides back to his home world when he, too, finds trouble can wear a beautiful face. The trouble can be very bad, for him and the brides, especially when the pretty face belongs to the evil, love-struck wizard Cordelia, who has been scorned by unicorn rancher, Max Farrel.
Cursed and forced to wander the worlds as a great silvery-eyed cat, Sojourner was once a man and a wizard, but he can never regain his human shape until he finds That Which Was Lost
A Hard Shell Word Factory Release
A former teacher, Patricia White studies history, reads voraciously, and lives in the mountains described in this book. She loves cats, collects dragons and unicorns (mostly non-sentient), and thinks her husband, Bill, and their three children make hers the best of all possible worlds.
4-1/2 Stars!
"An absolutely marvelous tale of the realistic and the romantic, of the magical and the mundane. Ms. White's storytelling skill equals her imagination, and is surpassed only by her gift for drawing the reader into the heart of the story and the characters."Affaire de Coeur
"A Wizard Scorned is written in Ms. White's trademark style, a poetry and mastery of words, movement and emotion, fascinating twists and turns, and a creative imagination that's truly 'out there'. Welcome aboard, readers. It's going to be a wild ride! Very Highly Recommended!"Under the Covers Book Reviews
"A WIZARD SCORNED is a vigorous tale. The story's humans are poignant in their need for a quest, a structure for their lives, a meaningfulness in the midst of a harsh frontier where magic and nature collide, and mere men can be crushed without effort. The wizards are full of frailties and pettiness. They, like the quarrelling gods of Homer's Iliad, set into motion great big wheels of causation, wheels that crush and maim. Hard Shell Word Factory has done it again. A WIZARD SCORNED is a supremely enjoyable read, and very hard to put down (I know, I tried). I mean, hard to shut down. (If electronic books become more prevalent, we're going to need a whole new set of metaphors to describe reading.)"Tom Meyer -- SF Site
The huge cat stretched, yawned widely, showing an impressive set of fangs, and rearranged his wealth of sleek, black fur, and an even sleeker wealth of underlying muscle, on the dark, sun-warmed surface of an old lava flow. He did it all, and with great deliberation, before he even attempted to answer the young man's question.
"Since, this once, you have the brain to ask my advice before you end up fire-dancing in your bare-feet, I'll give it. Youth, they say, is curable by time and experience; if rash acts don't do you in beforehand. But, it would seem to me, and my motives may not be the same as yours, that you'd be making a very large mistake if you do not accept the task these men have offered you. You have the knowledge and the magic to see it to its end."
The cat's words were plain in his mind, as they always were. The wizard took a deep breath, tried to marshal and somehow dispel his doubts, to rationalize his fear that the task was beyond his doing. That the men who had offered him gold had somehow twisted their words, had let their dreams and needs speak louder than the truth. He couldn't.
To others, Sojourner, the great cat that must forever wander, might be a myth, a winter tale told when the fire was burned to ashes and embers and the wind sang a sad lament outside the walls. But not to Will. Will knew the truth; or as much of the truth that could be known. And if this deed was important to Sojourner, then it had to be -- if Will could make it so.
"Your quest?" Will asked, leaning against the side of the stone, pushing his fingers through his disordered hair, trying to fight off the memories Sojourner, probably without malice but certainly with purpose, had invoked. It was a useless battle.
The hot sun blazed in the summer sky, but Will shivered with another cold. The icy cold of a small boy who stood in the snow and watched, young and helpless, tears of sorrow freezing on his gaunt face, as his world ended in a roaring fire and the screams of his dying parents. And the great, silver-eyed cat, coming from nowhere, curling around the child, warming him, guiding him, saving him from...
It had happened long ago, but was eternally bright in Will's memory. It was all there, the grief and the fear and, above all else, the debt he owned Sojourner. A debt that would not be paid until That Which Was Lost could be found or Sojourner was somehow freed from the terrible burden he...
"Young wizard," the big cat's rumbling voice, audible only in Will's mind, sounded infinitely weary as he said, "time runs too fast. It must be soon or all will be for naught."
"And me fetching the brides will help...."
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There was no real answer to the wizard's hesitant question. So many paths spread before them, but only one would lead to Sojourner's freedom, lifting the dark spell that made him both more and less than he had been. He sighed.
"Young wizard, all was tangled at my changing, my magic and my memory were torn by the spell. I cannot see clearly, but, yes, this much I know: the off-world brides have a place in what must be. One of them is terribly important. How that can be, I know not. Only that she..."
Laying his massive head on his forepaws, he closed his silvery eyes. Sorrow was heavy around him, but Sojourner was a cat. That, too, was his eternal bane. Grief was a raw and bleeding wound in his soul, but cats do not weep. They cannot.
"I know not the outcome, young wizard," he said softly," but whether it be for good or ill, this bride fetching must be done and very soon. That much I can see, well and truly."
It was Will's turn to sigh, but the wizard didn't even try to argue.


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Numbness in left side of hand and pinky finger.
For two days now I have had numbness in my left side of hand and left pinky finger. This has never happened to me before. Any body have any clues to what it could be?
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thanks guys I'm calling the Dr. today it has been numb for to long. Wish me luck.
Good luck to you 2catty and let us know how you make out. You are in my thuoghts and prayers. Lanore:-)
I also have had numbness for over a year now; due to severe nerve disease, I am getting help, tho, definitely check it out. Hope all is good. :->)Claudia
usually numbness has to do with nerves. I had a similar situation about 3 months ago and thought that I slept wrong. I woke up with a numb arm and hand and a stiff neck. It turns out that I had a ruptured/herniated disc in my neck that required surgery to fix. If if is common numbness like when your foot fals asleep or you lay on your hand it becomes tingly, then it is probably just that, but if it persists get into the dr and ask for an MRI. Nerve damage can become permenant if not adressed right away. Good luck to you, and you will be in my prayers.
I had that a few weeks ago…the feeling came back after about 12 hours…come to find out that I slept on my hand (or this is what the doctor and I think) and it just took awhilr for the feeling to come back, becuase of the diabetes. Please talk to your doctor about this and find out exactly what it is.
Not sure. Have you called your doctor?
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Ottawa Senators vs. Boston BruinsNHL.com @NHLdotcom
GAME: Ottawa Senators (39-21-9-6) at Boston Bruins (37-17-14-7).
TIME: Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST.
The Boston Bruins are about to enter a minefield.
Hoping to end up with the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bruins will begin a brutal stretch against Northeast Division rivals who are also jockeying for postseason position when they take on the visiting Ottawa Senators.
The Bruins are currently third in the East, two points behind first-place Tampa Bay but just five in front of Montreal, which is tied for sixth with defending champion New Jersey.
Over the next five days, the Bruins will also play fourth-place Toronto and Montreal.
"There are a few teams that are really challenging for the top spot overall in the East," Boston coach Mike Sullivan said. "So those divisional games are exciting and they are important."
Boston holds a one-point lead over Toronto atop the Northeast, with Ottawa trailing by only two.
"We're looking forward to the whole week," Sullivan said. "This time of year, we're playing a lot of division opponents. Our division has evolved into a pretty tight division."
Winners of five of six, the Bruins rallied from a three-goal deficit for a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday.
After getting knocked out in the first round of the playoffs last year in five games by New Jersey, the Bruins have taken a more serious approach to this season. Not only do they have solid goaltending in Andrew Raycroft and veteran Felix Potvin, the Bruins also acquired veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar and forward Michael Nylander at the trade deadline.
Nylander, acquired March 4 from Washington, had missed the first 63 games of the season with a broken leg. However, since joining the Bruins, he has six assists in eight games and scored his first goal in the win over Tampa Bay.
"I think it's tough to win in this league with one or two guys," Sullivan said. "To win in this league you have to rely on contributions throughout the lineup."
Unlike the Bruins, the Senators are not playing their best hockey right now, losing four of their last six. Ottawa is coming off a discouraging 3-2 overtime loss to visiting Carolina on Saturday.
Things will not get easier for Ottawa as it will also face Montreal, Toronto, Tampa Bay and Florida on this five-game road trip.
"It's so close that the one point could determine a lot," Senators forward Mike Fisher said.
STANDINGS: Senators - 93 points, 3rd place, 2 PB, Northeast Division. Bruins - 95 points, 1st place, Northeast Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Senators - Marian Hossa, 34 goals and 78 points; Daniel Alfredsson, 45 assists; Chris Neil, 171 PIM. Bruins - Glen Murray, 29 goals; Joe Thornton, 48 assists and 70 points; Doug Doull, 122 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through March 21): Senators - Power play: 21.9 percent (77 for 351), 2nd in NHL. Penalty killing: 83.3 percent (53 for 318), 20th. Bruins - Power play: 16.5 percent (44 for 266), 13th. Penalty killing: 83.6 percent (50 for 304), 19th.
GOALTENDERS: Senators - Patrick Lalime (24-22-7, 4 SO, 2.31 GAA); Martin Prusek (14-5-2, 3, 1.91). Bruins - Raycroft (26-16-8, 3, 2.01); Potvin (11-8-6, 4, 2.52).
SEASON SERIES: Senators, 3-1-1.
LAST MEETING: Feb. 12; Senators, 3-2, OT. At Ottawa, Martin Havlat's second goal of the game won it for the Senators 1:23 into overtime. Boston defenseman Jiri Slegr scored with 40.4 seconds remaining in regulation as the Bruins salvaged a point despite having their season-high six-game win streak snapped.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Senators - 16-14-4-1 on the road; Bruins - 16-10-8-2 at home.
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I am truly honoured to have received this award from the lovely Claire Pace.
I wasn't expecting this at all.
And to continue with what Caire started I am going to accept the award and pass it on to another five bloggers.
Some details for this Liebster Award
The Liebster Award takes its name from the German word, meaning beloved, dearestor favourite. It is given to bloggers who have a small following — under 200 followers.As part of the tradition the award is passed along to five other blogs that have motivated and inspired me.
To accept the award you must:
1. Link back to the person's blog who gave it to you and thank them.
2. Post the award to your blog
3. Give the award to 5 bloggers (less than 200 followers) that you appreciate and value
4. Leave a comment on the five blogs you chose to let them know that they have been awarded the Liebster Award.
And my chosen five are:
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3) Erum
4) Tameko
5) Cathrine
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|Dev: Ubisoft
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Ubisoft
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: May 6, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Matthew Walker
May 22, 2007 - Everyone loves dogs, unless you are a cat person and you do not, but everyone else does. Now, for the dog lovers out there - how many times have you wanted your very own puppy? A puppy that would grow into a giant "horse" or stay the same size throughout their lives. Well, for the past few years Nintendo has been feeding the need of dog lovers on the DS. Soon, those dog lovers that happen to be Wii owners will receive another opportunity to acquire and build upon their canine love. However, this time around it will not be Nintendo providing the woofs and growls. Instead, the fine folks at Ubisoft and Yuke's Media Creations are bringing The Dog Island to us, and oh, how things will be different.
For starters, the DS mega hits are about the nurturing, care, and overall intertwining love one has when you have man's best friend as a pet. With The Dog Island, you will be a member of the canine persuasion, and so will everyone else in the game. The other stark obvious difference between the two titles is that Dog Island is technically a simulation game. In fact, it is designed as an RPG. So, unfortunately, no getting your puppy to roll over in order to scratch its belly with the Wii-mote.
However, I feel I must say that there will be not actual battles like an RPG. Granted, watching a poodle strike a victorious pose with a giant sword after a battle could be hilarious and rewarding, but it would quickly lose the meaning behind the game. While ragingly heated battles amongst mutts will not be present in the game, there will be other RPG elements present in the game. A progressive storyline and an expansive world to make RPGers excited are just the beginning. While these elements can easily, and have been, incorporated into the other genres of gaming, the necessity of talking to every inhabitant of a town is something that the RPG can boast all on its own. Need further proof? There will even be a synthesizing system involved with the game, though currently there has not been a full disclosure on what this will be.
Still worried about the "no battles" thing? Do not be. There will of course be enemies - like Gorillas, Wild Boars, and Snakes, but these enemies will usually not attack you directly. Instead, if you get within their vision range they will become aware of you and give a little chase, but mostly that is all. In fact, the sheer looks from your enemies will be enough for you to lose life if you are close enough. This, of course, is where your one offensive attack that you posses comes in handy. Using your dog's stealth prowess will enable you to sneak up behind your enemies. Once there you will be able to deliver a varied bark to daze the enemy. Depending on the sheer force of the bark will determine how long the enemy stays dazed. This mechanic will provide you with more maneuverability while performing what appears to be the focus of the game: collecting stuff. To be more accurate on what it is that you are collecting, sniffs will be the focus of your dog's adventures. In every area, you will have the opportunity to obtain a new sniff, and once obtained, you will always have it in your collection. This becomes specifically handy when looking for an item. Another advantage to gaining new sniffs is that you will move up in rank according to the amount of sniffs you have. Equally as important, you will also gain new health containers as you progress through the game. This way you can last a little longer feeling the cold stares of your enemies.
There will also be a few mini-games to volley through with your tale wagging. The mini-games listed so far are - fishing, insect gathering, soccer, and, of course, races. What would an RPG with dogs be without those kinds of mini-games? Especially, the fishing mini-game, which, based on a few of the videos, looks adorable on a level that should not be allowed in games, which will be apparent, if in no other way, in how cute the dogs are. So cute, in fact, that you might be urged to visit your local humane society to adopt a few friends to bring home.
While The Dog Island may not be a dog simulation, which is what we would have thought Nintendo's first pooch outing to be, it is definitely shaping up to be an enjoyable title for everyone. Parents just need to be ready to run out and buy the next best friend. We will have more info as we get closer to a release date announcement.
Matthew Walker
CCC Project Coordinator


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We recently started a study about dandelions, as an extension to our growth inquiry. The interest in dandelions was sparked after a small group of students noticed them during our outdoor play session. Now that I think of it, how could they not? They have taken over our school's front lawn and quite literally turned the grass a bright shade of yellow!
Our students have enjoyed running through the dandelions, picking the dandelions to create bouquets, drawing the dandelions, writing about their dandelion wonders, and dancing in the dandelion covered fields!
It was beautiful to be outside in our community. The families driving or walking by took notice, and another kindergarten class became inspired to go outside and share in a similar experience.
After a few days exploring the dandelions, we realized that the students' intrigue was enough to fuel another environmental inquiry. I am very pleased about this as an educator, mainly because the dandelions exist within nature and we can go outdoors to study them on a daily basis!
Extensions for home or your program: Compare the yellow dandelions with the white dandelions. What are some of the similarities? What are some of the differences? Consider discussing how the yellow dandelions transform into white dandelions. On your walk, take notice of the size of the dandelions. Collect a few dandelions and order them from shortest to tallest.
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Congratulations to the 2011-2012 PTA board members. They are Myra Goethals, president; Elizabeth Neskovska, executive vice president; Karen Bryer, first vice president; Char Campanella, second vice president; Shelby Thamasian, third vice president; Jodi Fitzgibbons, recording secretary; Tina Lovato, corresponding secretary; Christine Aroyan, treasurer; Lydia Park, auditor; Robin Pincini, historian; and Kathy Barnett, parliamentarian.


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This post is dedicated to all of the little moments these past three months that can't fill a whole post but still deserve an honorable mention.
1. Bukka Cafe and Costco
As was mentioned in my last post, I was invited to a bear cafe and Costco back in July. After the mornings fiasco (see previous post), I was really lacking any desire to be adventurous - luckily these moments were full of things that reminded me of home. The cafe had a cute hipster charm to it. The only thing that would have made it feel more American would be music I can understand and menus I could read.
2. Laughing Buddha
Several blocks away from our church building is a laughing buddha. One Saturday we went to go visit. The end.
3. Language Exchanges
Early on in the semester Peggy asked me if I would be interested in doing a language exchange. I was thrilled because even though I am not gifted in language I have made a much larger effort to learn the language this time around (it only took me three times in a foreign country to get there). Every Thursday Ib, myself, and several other secretaries go out to dinner or some other activity and practice our language. These nights are often filled with so much laughter and memorable experiences. It has turned into one of my favorite nights of the week!
4. Night Markets
Night markets are a big deal here. I don't really care for them, but yet I still find myself there most weekends. Some of the more popular ones are packed and can get crazy. Luckily we have found ones by our house that aren't too crowdad. But regardless of what night market you go to they will all have one thing in common- they STINK! For some reason the Chinese people love to eat stinky tofu (yes, that is really it's name)- it smells like raw sewage. I hate it. However there are occasionally some good finds at the night market like these roasted corns you can get for about 1 USD.
Or these jiao zi (dumplings) we found at the night market in Taipei for about 1 USD (seriously the best I have ever had).
There's always money in the banana stand... And occasionally yummy chocolate dipped bananas.
And no trip to the night market would be complete without a mango bing sha. This is a little spendier at 2 USD. (But do worth it for the whip cream)
Then there are the not so good finds:
The great thing about night markets is you never know what you are going to find like this shirt:
Which is why I even though I don't love night markets you can still find me there on a Friday night.
There is a little past time that Chinese people love- in America we call it Karaoke, here they call it KTV. I have so many memories at KTV from all my travels to China. There was the memorable first KTV experience at the young age of 19 with Collin-oli.
There was also the time when Jameson's face said it all as 10 girls busted out "My Humps" in honor of Haley's favorite shower jam and who can forget this dazzling duo busting out some Chinese song at our Christmas party festivities.
Even though I have been KTVing so many times it never gets old. Plus it is fun to see others experience KTV for the first time, and let me just say this group killed it. If there was ever a place made for Cassidy, Josh, and Ib it would be KTVing. I will say the Chinese take their KTV very seriously, but that didn't stop us from having fun... I even busted out a tune or two (or three or four), despite my natural tendency to not sing in front of others.
6. Typhoon Matmo
Back in July we experienced our first typhoon, which really just meant we got the day off teaching and stayed in our PJ's all day. We eventually ventured out in the afternoon to go to the store/McDonald's.