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Jakob: nice day for an earthquake!
For New Zealand Music Month, I've hauled out some old magazine articles on local musicians that I wrote a while back. They give you a snapshot of artists earlier in their career... This interview with Jakob was originally published in Pavement magazine, 2001. Jakob are playing two shows soon; Auckland - Kings Arms on June 4 and Wellington - San Francisco Bathhouse on June 11. Jakob member Jeff Boyle is also playing as part of the lineup for Rhian Sheehan's live show Standing in Silence at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland, May 23.
Set of Subsets is the moody debut album for Napier band Jakob. Its a heady concoction of minimalist guitar, offset with bursts of distortion and melodic delights. Following on from their entrancing EP, the album finds them still inhabiting a world of swirling guitars and thunderous dynamics. The band started out in the middle of 1998.
"Maurice (Beckett) our bass player had just come back from Sweden and Germany, and was ultra-keen on getting things happening," says guitarist Jeff Boyle, who, along with drummer Jason Johnston, makes up the Jakob lineup. "We'd been jamming together before he left, at the start of the year, and we just pushed things along a bit, and the ep songs just came out of nowhere, and we recorded it, and its just been snowballing from there ever since, really.
"The first recordings we did, for the ep, was just a fleeting idea. We had a friend with a bit of studio gear, and he said 'flick us $300 to do a little experiment with you', and so we did it over a weekend, and it was basically one-take stuff, and it ended up being sweet as. With the album we tried the same thing, and it didn't really work too well. So we re-did everything with a lot of overdubs and samples. We started recording the album in late November last year, and finished in May this year."
Playing live in the studio is crucial to the band. "That's how we write, that's how we play, so that's how we record. That's the whole basis of our approach. There's no actual physical song writing ever involved in our musical creation.
"It comes down to us getting into a room and just taking whatever comes our way basically. We try and keep all preconceptions of music out, and just let something come to us, or just fiddle around til something happens naturally between the three of us, and then once something does, then we work on it. That's just one way of trying to keep our music completely original and completely ourselves. We've got a standard-o-meter, you know what I mean? It basically comes down to if we enjoy it enough, if we all end up with nice big smiles on our faces then that becomes a Jakob song."
Once the album was nearing completion, their thoughts turned to the next step; getting the music out there. "We didn't have any plan, release-wise; all we wanted to do was record the songs we had, cos we were sick of them! We'd been playing these songs for about a year, and everyone liked them, and we just wanted to get them out, and move on to the next step. We know Paul Maclaney, who released his album Permanence through Kog, and he's been a friend and a fan of ours for the last few years. He told Kog 'check these guys out', and they gave the album a listen and they loved it. So they said 'do you want to go with Midium?' (Kog's guitar label) and we said 'yeah'. They treat us like brothers; whenever we go up to Auckland, we stay at the Kog studios. They treat us real good, we're absolutely over the moon to be on that label."
The band are quite content to continue to call Napier home, and have no burning ambition to move to the Big Smoke. "I'd much rather be in a band here, than in Auckland. There's a lot of crap you have to deal with in Auckland. I was living up there in 96, 97, and I tried to get a few things together with a couple of people, and that went nowhere, basically. It's just really hard to focus when you're in Auckland, for me it is.
"Everything is much more relaxed here, there's no media bullshit you have to deal with. There's no 'hip' scene down here in Napier, there's just a bunch of musos hanging out, jamming with each other and coming up with cool music. No one's like, keeping up appearances, trying to be real cool. Its makes it easier to just sit back and create music."
There's plans afoot for a few music videos, some travel around our fair shores and also further afield.
"Our main goal is to get overseas and play, mainly in Europe, because that's where a lot of the bands we're influenced by come from. Bands like Godflesh, Slint, Bardo Pond, Mogwai, etc etc. We just want to keep going and keep progressing, and never do the same thing twice. We think there's a whole huge space in music that hasn't been filled yet, and we want to fill it up." ok?
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Rugby World Cup: This is Ireland's best chance of success, says new Hendon captain
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Hendon Rugby Club's new captain Cian Hynes believes his Irish compatriots can justify their top-three place in the world rankings by reaching the semi-finals for the first time – and he feels they could go further.
The men from the Emerald Isle have never made it to the final four but there is a great sense of anticipation and expectation as they prepare to kick off their tournament against Canada today (Saturday), having won the Six Nations for the last two years in a row.
Fly-half Hynes, 22, who lives in Stanmore, has taken the armband from his countryman Ger O'Donoghue at a club that some have nicknamed 'Hendon Irish'.
He said: "If you look back through the years with Ireland, we've always had great players. But if you're talking about the overall strength of the squad, until we slipped up against Wales recently [in a warm-up fixture] we were ranked No2 in the world for the first time ever, so if we can bring that to the World Cup…
"On any day any team can beat anyone, especially being in the northern hemisphere, so we have half a chance.
"I think at this time that No2 ranking is just about right. You could argue it either way – you could argue we're second or that we're third [Australia are officially second]. But if you look at the last couple of years, Ireland are back-to-back Six Nations champions and we've beaten South Africa and we've beaten Australia.
"South Africa have had a bad run of losses, Australia have had a bad run of losses. Bar New Zealand, who have been comprehensively the best team for a while, you could argue the case for Ireland and Australia, but I think on form I reckon Ireland are just about No2.
"Would anything less than the semi-finals be disappointing? I'd say that all right. The mood in the country is that this has to be seen as the best chance we've had at a World Cup, especially with it being in England, right across the doorstep."
Ireland will be favourites to top their group, given they beat both of their biggest rivals – France and Italy – en route to winning the Six Nations in March.
And Hynes says it is crucial they do so to swerve facing the highly-fancied New Zealand in the quarter-finals.
"In terms of the group in itself, as long as we can avoid New Zealand, I think we've pretty much had the measure of all of the other southern hemisphere boys at this stage," he said.
"We have to avoid New Zealand. We might just be able to pip them in a final or something like that, but as of yet we haven't been able to get near them.
"The way it's looking right now, it looks like New Zealand are going to run through their group [Pool C], so fingers crossed we can get through ours. It's looking like we could be playing Argentina in the next round.
"Winning the Six Nations make us favourites in our group but when you're talking about France you're talking about a mercurial side. They have their good days and their bad days and they look like they could be coming back into a bit of form.
"They beat England comprehensively recently in Paris so the signs are they're improving – and that's a worrying sign if you're an Irishman.
"Italy are a strange one. They have the best number eight in the world effectively, [Sergio] Parisse. He has been the best for a long time and they have their good days - they beat Scotland at Murrayfield [22-19 in this year's Six Nations].
"But at the same time they were at home against Wales in the last game and ended up getting absolutely trounced [61-20], so it's hard to know what team we're going to be facing."
Hynes feels Ireland have quality throughout their 31-man squad, but he is hoping for big things from his fellow fly-half Johnny Sexton in particular.
"It's the squad I would have expected," he said. "There are a couple of names I'm disappointed to see missing. One of our main players, when we won one of our recent Six Nations, was Andrew Trimble [Ireland's 2014 player of the year].
"Of course unfortunately he's been piling up injuries, but it would have been a bit of a dream battery for us to have Andrew Trimble, Tommy Bowe and then Rob Carney at full-back. That would have been the dream but we'll see how we get on without him.
"I think everyone's going to stick their hand up but if I was to pick one player out it would be Johnny Sexton at No10. If we are to have any chance of winning the tournament we need him at his best.
"He's been touted as one of the best 10s in the northern hemisphere, if not the world, at the moment and everything Ireland have done well in the last couple of years has gone through Johnny Sexton, so in my opinion he's our main man."
Hynes is looking forward to watching the tournament with his clubmates at Hendon, whose ground is next to Saracens' Allianz Park stadium in NW4 - and he expects the Irish to be strongly represented in the clubhouse and in the surrounding area.
"With the World Cup, like the Six Nations and all the big tournaments, everyone kind of gathers round it," he said. "We've got quite a few Welsh lads, English lads, Irish lads and a couple of Aussies so the craic and the banter is quite good, especially on matchdays when everyone supports their own side.
"Hendon as a club have almost been nicknamed 'Hendon Irish' by a few, including myself, and when you're talking about the areas for the Irish – with Irish pubs and things like that - they're in close proximity to the club. The Claddagh Ring and The Quays are nearby and these are a couple of the biggest Irish pubs in London."

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Martin Sullivan raised thousands more dollars in early 2014 than his opponent in the upcoming Republican primary for the Georgia House of Representatives District 166 seat, but he remains far behind Jesse Petrea in both total funds raised and cash on hand as the election nears.
Sullivan reported raising $10,351 in the first quarter of 2014; Petrea reported $7,450 raised.
District 166, which spans most of the islands in eastern Chatham County and the easternmost portions of Bryan County, is the only contested election among Chatham seats in the May 20 primary. Sullivan and Petrea, both political newcomers, are vying for the seat being vacated by state Rep. Ben Watson, who is running unopposed for the state's 1st District senate seat.
Overall, campaign contribution disclosure reports released in early April, show Petrea has raised a total of $87,601 and currently has more than $51,000 in his coffers.
Sullivan, meanwhile, has raised $31,858 and has about $24,000 on hand.
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A couple of my boys are just miserable with allergies right now. It's THAT time of year here, I guess. Michael, our "baby" has been experimenting with eliminating dairy from his diet. So far, the results have been mixed….probably because it's really hard to completely eliminate dairy in my kitchen. There's also the problem with so many our very favorite foods containing dairy products.
Michael is a gourmet eater and in-training gourmet cook, so today we embarked on some research involving one of his favorite foods: pesto. My regular pesto recipe has generous portions of Parmesan cheese, so that isn't helping in the pursuit of dairy-free foods. Michael, however, had a brilliant idea. Instead of using Parmesan, we used feta cheese. We were both stunned at the amazing, delicious pesto that resulted.
This pesto recipe is fairly similar to my regular pesto recipe, but we did alter a couple things in addition to the type of cheese.
Feta Pesto
- 2 c. fresh basil, washed
- 2 oz. olive oil
- 2 oz. white wine
- the juice of one lime
- 2 T. pine nuts, toasted
- 4 T. minced garlic
- 1 c. feta cheese, crumbled and packed tightly
Place all ingredients in a food processor and whirl until smooth. The feta cheese actually takes awhile to completely process, so be sure you run the food processor long enough.
We ate quite a bit of pesto on crackers, but of course, hot sourdough would have been better. The flavor was slightly different from a parmesan pesto, but it completely satisfied our pesto hunger. I can imagine growing to like feta pesto even better than Parmesan pesto if I eat enough of it.
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DVD kiosk company TNR Entertainment Corp. (The New Release) has big plans for the compact DVD rental market.
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Earlier this year, Ryan Zinke arrived at his new job on horseback. Dressed in boots, jeans, and a cowboy hat, and seated somewhat awkwardly on an English saddle, Zinke rode a 17-year-old Irish sport horse through the streets of Washington, D.C., to Interior Department headquarters, where he would begin his first day as President Trump's interior secretary. Zinke, a fifth-generation Montanan who had previously held the state's at-large seat in the House of Representatives, wanted to make a point: Things are going to change in Washington, D.C.
"The rough riders have arrived in Interior," Zinke later told me. "There's a lot of anger and resentment out west that our voice isn't being heard." His tone marks a stark shift away from the Obama administration's brand of coastal environmentalism, which often sought strict public-land protections, and toward a rough-and-tumble management style that is more accepting of traditional land uses. As Zinke would later tell a crowd of western ranchers: "The war on the West is over."
Higher-profile positions in the Defense and State Departments may get more attention, but secretary of the interior is no lightweight cabinet post. The Interior Department's various agencies, which include the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management, oversee 500 million acres of surface land — more than one-fifth of the nation — and nearly five times as many subsurface acres onshore and offshore. The department's Fish and Wildlife Service is charged with protecting endangered species and regulating their habitat on private lands, and its Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for upholding the government's obligations to Native American tribes. For many people who live and work in the American West, the importance of the interior secretary rivals that of the president.
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Talk of The Crow remake has been circling for quite a while. It was around two years ago that was first slated to star as resurrected goth rocker Eric Draven. Since then, Cooper has dropped out, while rumors have circulated that would be donning the iconic white makeup and leather jacket of The Crow.
Well, it turns out these rumors were not quite accurate, as The Wrap is now reporting that may nab the role after all.
The British actor, best known for his role as the villainous Loki in Thor, The Avengers and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World and The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is apparently in early talks to appear in F. Javier Gutierrez's reboot. Sources state that his final participation will all depend on achieving the right look in an official make-up test. Based on this, it seems Gutierrez is eager to appease fans by casting an actor who can truly carry off The Crow's alternative look. Some concept art was originally passed around when Cooper was still attached to the project, and that has fans wondering if the latest Crow will really look like this.
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Lee Kuan Yew, founder and longtime ruler of Singapore, passed away last week. His accomplishments in establishing Singapore as a modern economic power have been widely recognized and lauded, and he will be missed.
Mr. Lee's success in building a nation-state is instructive in many ways. Recent commentary in the New York Times has focused on the relationship he had with China -- for while his government was an anti-communist bastion during the Cold War, it was also not a liberal-Western democracy, and the Chinese are interested in learning from his example.
"Singapore created a miracle of development that has astounded the world," said a commentary issued on last week by Xinhua, China's state news agency. "The impact and significance of this miracle lies in how Singapore forged a path that did not lead to Westernization, and instead took a path of Singaporean modernization through self-reliance drawing from the strengths of West and East."
Taking a step back from global politics and looking at the larger question of modernization, Singapore's path demonstrates that while globalization and modernization are common driving forces worldwide, they are not uniform. There are multiple globalizations, multiple forms of modernization, and this has significant implications for corporations doing business on a multinational scale.
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Автор: Louis E.Grivetti; Howard-Yana Shapiro
Название: Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
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Grivetti (nutrition, emeritus, Univ. of California, Davis; Food: The Gift of Osiris) and Shapiro (global director of plant science & external research, Mars, Inc.) compile 57 essays by 100 experts—all members of the Chocolate History Group, a UC Davis-Mars collective—in fields ranging from art history to molecular biology; despite these connections to a major U.S. candy producer, branding does not taint this scholarly text on the evolution of chocolate. Antiques aficionados will find four separate studies of chocolate pots engrossing, while crime buffs may be surprised to learn that 13 people were once executed in England for chocolate-related crimes. Ancient chocolate recipes, the role of chocolate in the Inquisition, and an analysis of early chocolate advertising are of particular use to historians. The chapters are arranged in rough chronological, geographical, and topical order, as dictated by the subject matter, and are backed by extensive references. Eleven appendixes, including a comprehensive chocolate time line and a guide to library research etiquette; an index (not seen); and 64 pages of color plates complete this impressive textbook. Recommended for academic libraries and large public libraries.


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But according to GOP sources, freshman Republican Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho angrily rejected Boehner's characterization and snapped back at Boehner in the meeting: "I didn't desert you. You deserted us."
Monday's tensions followed a weekend in which clerks of the House and Senate Appropriations committees reported substantial progress, but two big roadblocks remain: policy riders demanded by Republicans and the White House's desire to forestall deeper appropriations cuts by substituting up to $8 billion in savings from mandatory spending programs.Continue Reading
Trying to salvage Pell Grants for low-income college students, the administration is proposing to save $500 million this year, for example, by accelerating larger reforms in the program, which faced a substantial funding shortfall even before the Republican cuts.
As much as $3 billion would come from cutting one of the initiatives enacted under health care reform: the establishment of new nonprofit health cooperatives, a priority of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). The Children's Health Insurance Program, which extends Medicaid coverage to the children of working-class families, is a third potential target, given the unused billions in a performance bonus fund, now largely idled because states can't afford to expand coverage. And a fourth source would be highway contract authority, which if rescinded, would save billions.
Negotiators have been directed to cut discretionary appropriations to $1.055 trillion, or about $33 billion below the rate of spending when this congressional session began in January. Included is an estimated $6 billion increase for the Pentagon, so at this stage, true cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid total closer to $39 billion.
Ground zero in the fight is the portion of the budget covering the Dpartments of Labor, Education and Health and Human Services. Negotiators have been told to meet a target of $159 billion, a $10 billion cut from spending coming into this year and $11.3 billion below Obama's request for 2011. When all the vagaries of Pell Grant financing are accounted for, this translates into an estimated 10 percent cut, which Democrats argue that can't be achieved without substituting some of the mandatory program savings.
The same accounts are targeted by a series of unresolved Republican initiatives that are more social policy-oriented than fiscal. NPR is targeted along with family planning services, and the GOP wants to deny all funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
In announcing the Tuesday meeting at the White House, Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, described the president as hopeful that a deal can be reached in time to avert a shutdown.
He remains confident that if we, together, roll up our sleeves and get to work very quickly, that we can find a compromise," Carney said. "But time is of the essence, and that is why he is calling this meeting."
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Nowadays people prefer an All in One Desktop over the traditional desktop PC which comes with a separate cabinet for CPU. The main reason for this change is the fact that All in one or AIO desktop occupies much lesser space than the traditional desktop PC.
Dell also has a range of All in One desktops. One such system is the Inspiron One 2020 which is a 20 inch AIO desktop from Dell. The system with Intel Pentium processor and 2GB RAM cost around Rs 28,000 (excluding VAT) in India. Today we are going to share our views about the Dell Inspiron One 2020 AIO Desktop.
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Inspiron One 2020 comes with a 20 inch HD display and a wireless keyboard & Mouse.
These days the most famous AIO is the new iMac due to its sleek design and stylish looks. Though the Inspiron One 2020 is no where near the new iMac in terms thickness but it is still quite stylish due to its glossy back. Not to forget that the price of new iMac is nearly Double than the Inspiron One 2020 AIO desktops. Just check out the image below to get a brief idea about the thickness of the system.
Talking about the display, it has a 1600×900 WLED resolution which is quite decent for an entry level AIO desktop. Since it is an AIO, all the ports and other hardware such as processor, RAM, hard disk, optical drive etc are integrated with the monitor itself. The monitor also has a integrated webcam which can be used for video chatting.
The first button which you would notice in the system would be present on the lower right corner of the monitor. This is the button to turn on r off the display. On the right side of the monitor you have a power button t turn on the system and above it you have a indicator LED for hard disk which blinks whenever some read/write operation is being performed on the hard disk. So in simple terms it would keep blinking until you turn off your system.
On the right side you also have a optical drive. The optical drive is placed vertically and it looks so cool when you open the drive. I personally felt as if I have a system from the future.
On the left side you have two USB ports, two 3.5 mm jacks one for headphones and other for microphone and 3 buttons to control the display settings of the monitor.
Now coming to the back of the system. Dell has given a glossy finish at the back which really ads a wow factor to the Inspiron One 2020. At the back you have few ports and Dell branding in the center.
At the back you have an Ethernet port, 3 USB ports and a hole for the power cord.
With Inspiron One 2020 you get a wireless keyboard and mouse which can be connected to the system using a single Bluetooth receiver provided with the System.
The Bluetooth receiver is quite small and once plugged in the USB port you would barely notice it.
The mouse & the keyboard provided with the system are a standard wireless mouse & keyboard manufactured by Dell. Both of them works just fine and we don't have any complaints about them.
Overall, Inspiron one 2020 has a good build quality but not so great looks. It has a bit dull look in the front but a great glossy finish at the back. The question is how many times a user view the backside of the system? Even the mouse and keyboard bundled with the system does not look stylish when compared to the other wireless keyboards and mouse available in the market.
The Inspiron One 2020 with us has a 2.5Ghz Intel Pentium G645T processor and 2GB RAM. It comes with 64 bit Windows 8 pre installed on the system. The AIO comes with a 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive and a SATA tray load (DVD+/-RW). It comes with Intel HD Integrated Graphics. The performance of the device is average and we don't have much to talk about it since we have the most basic variant of the Inspiron AIO Desktop.
You cannot expect good performance from the basic model. This system is ideal for the users who just want to watch movies, listen songs, browser internet and perform other small tasks. The system would be able to run only those games which require low graphics and processing.
If you are looking for an affordable All in One desktop then you should definitely keep Inspiron One 2020 as a possible option. At a price tag of around Rs 28,000 Inspiron One 2020 is a decent buy for the users.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is packed with tons of "new" mechanics, which separate it from all previous iterations. One such feature, the weapon durability, is indeed one of the most polarizing features of the game, and has been seen as a sour note for more than a few reviewers. Every single weapon in Breath of the Wild can break and this includes the Master Sword, but the way it does is "unique" for the game at least. The Master Sword runs out of energy after you've used it enough times against creatures that aren't the bosses; this causes the blade to go into a hibernation mode for ten minutes. Once the ten minutes are up, Link is allowed to use the sword freely until it once again runs out of energy. This does not, however, make much sense as we'll find out throughout this story. [Editor note- this article contains spoilers, please proceed at your own risk]
The first key point we must observe is the history of the Master Sword. While no other game features weapon durability in the same manner as Breath of the Wild, it is important to note that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has breakable weapons. The Biggoron's Knife and the Deku Sticks would both break after an individual amount of use which limits their usability. Ocarina of Time, however, never has the Master Sword break or run out of energy. For that matter, neither does any game which features the Darkness Sealing Sword. There is never a precedent for such requirements, and frankly even Breath of the Wild seems to have tacked on the limit on the legendary blade. At times it feels like the restriction is in place simply to prevent players from only using that particular weapon. Yet, what if there actually is an explanation…?
In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild we're treated to several cut-scenes in which Link is inferred to have used the Master Sword to kill an untold number of enemies. The best example of this is memory number five in which we're treated to an image of various Lynels and Bokoblins dead from an attack on Link and Zelda. There are at least three White/Silver Lynels in the memory which each take a few minutes to kill since they're "boss" tiered enemies. While the enemies signature weapons are visible, they're all intact, and it is important to note that Lynels don't ever drop theirs until death. This implies that the only weapon Link used during this incredible battle was the Master Sword, and to no ill effect. The Master Sword must have been at full power as well, since it's clear that this wasn't a regular battle either.
The answer, though, lies in the final memory of the game as Link lays dying in the arms of Zelda… and we see the Master Sword rusted and broken. At this point in the story, Link had used the blade so much its power started waning, and it's demonstrated by the visible damage to the Master Sword. Even though it was at this moment when Calamity Ganon was finally free to wreak havoc, and the time when the blade's power would be most useful, it became nearly useless. While some might argue that this is in fact a representation to Link's overall health, I believe it's something entirely different. The Master Sword is not a regular weapon after all; inside of it is the spirit of the sword, Fi. She was the one who instructed Zelda to take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection, and also the one responsible for the current status of the blade. This is because Fi can learn and adapt! A fact presented to us at the end of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, where we witness Fi mention emotions.
Everyone who has finished the game will know that Zelda placed the Master Sword at its altar in order for it to recover. Let's presume that Link was awoken from his slumber once the sword had been fully restored. This would mean that it took the Master Sword a hundred years to come back to its original status. During this time Fi must have discovered that even she has her limits, and in order to prevent a repeat of those circumstance she must adapt to her new world. One in which Ganon has unbridled power. For this, she placed a limiter on the amount of energy she will spend on regular combat, but once she is in the face of Ganon's evil, the limits would be lifted. This is the reason why the Master Sword becomes "unlocked" when in the presence of anything directly tainted/controlled by Ganon. Not only is the limit in place to prevent overuse, but also to ensure that she is present when the time to get revenge on Ganon is at hand.
Essentially, Fi is purposely limiting the amount of energy Link will spend as a fail-safe to prevent him from overusing her as he did a hundred years ago. This will also explain why Link is now expected to have a certain amount of hearts before wielding her. Fi wants to ensure that Link is prepared for combat without the Master Sword. Especially since by the time most players get it they would have at least gone through some bosses or the combat shrines. By preventing Link from simply going to the lost woods and getting his weapon back, Fi is ensuring that he is more than prepared for the times in which she is restoring her energy. All of this practically guarantees that Fi will have enough energy left for dealing the final sealing blow to Calamity Ganon. Once again, Fi has shown us her desire to protect her wielder by preventing him from getting into an unwinnable situation based on some statistical analysis during her time of slumber. It seems to me that Fi simply viewed this path as the most logical alternative…
P.S. A few questions have risen regarding the timeline of Breath of the Wild and the Master Sword. But I would like to remind everyone that Aonuma himself has stated that he doesn't care where exactly or if it even fits into the continuity of the series. You can read all about it in Waypoint's interview with the man himself.


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It turns out Lionel Messi isn't the only cyborg soccer player. Scientists from universities around the world will gather in Brazil in two weeks for their own World Cup—with robots.
The Associated Press has the whole story. The so-called "RoboCup" has been held annually since 1997. This year's edition will feature teams from 45 different countries. The robots compete in different divisions based on size and play 20-minute matches refereed by actual humans (who enter their calls into a computer to control the "players").
Over time, the level of play has progressed to point where one researcher says it resembles "watching 10-year-olds execute basic athletic skills and strategies". By 2050, the scientists hope our robot overlords will be able to beat humans in a game.
"It's hard to predict what will happen in 2050, but we are on the right path," event co-founder Manuela Veloso, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, told the AP.
Robots might be the key to the United States' World Cup success. The University of Pennsylvania has won the past three RoboCups in the "kid-sized humanoid" division. Take that, Belgium.
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I feel like I should start this off with a disclaimer as I am by no means an expert when it comes to love or relationships. In fact, it's more like you're about to witness a blind person give a review on a Van Gogh exhibition. And no, before you're eager to tell me that maybe that person was in one of those exhibitions especially designed for people with seeing impairments, let me clarify that: no. I am the one here writing the story and for a fact I know when I'm talking about batshit blind.
But back to the juicy stuff. Love or if you're as fly as me you might be referring to it as Luv. Or heck, it you're deep in a midlife crisis, but then this probably also isn't the right blog for you. Just sayin.
As I previously mentioned on here, I had my fair share of heartbreak and as I feel like I'm currently entering a new phase of dating I've been thinking a lot about what I want, what I don't want, red flags, major turn ons and – maybe most of all – major turn offs.
And as we ladies do, I've been talking to my girlfriends about that too and what has stroke me the most is that with nearly no exception the most amazing women keep their expectations to a bare minimum.
Like really. We're not talking about whether he will pick you up on a date and if he gets out of the car when he picks you up and opens the doors or not, but more like 'will he STOP the fucking car for me to get in?'. Or at least slow down!? Yes shockingly, that's where we're at!
And while it's exactly the women who expect so damn much from themselves (ever chasing that illusive state of perfection even), when it comes to their significant other they are willing to put up with so much less.
And the most striking thing is that when we talk about it we're even aware of the fact just how messed up this dichotomy is and how crazy it is that we're willing to accept certain behaviors just for the sake of it.
So while we're sitting and dreaming up prince charming, the phone beeps with an equally unmotivated text from some dude and instead of just being like 'thanks, I'll pass' there is always this hope in the back of the mind that just maybe, he will come around. Maybe he will change. Maybe it's just the hard surface and underneath is a soft core filled with delicious Nutella. Who knows? Maybe!?
And in all seriousness I think that we have to partly thank Hollywood for this.
I mean, does this sound familiar:
Girl meets Boy. Boy is asshole, but Girl is smitten. Girl and Boy start dating. Boy is still being an asshole. Girl is sad and after a lot of back and forth they break up. A few weeks pass during which Boy, after drinking himself into oblivion, has a lucidum momentum and figures out that she is THE one.
Boy does everything to win back Girl and shortly after they get married. Insert the wedding where his best man tells the wedding party that ever since Boy met Girl he has changed and become a much better person. Everything just due to Girl. And then they lived happily ever after. THE END.
See, I basically just described the framework of pretty much every single Chick flick you'll find on Netflix.
And sure, I don't blame us for this thought pattern. We've been conditioned to believe this kind of crap. In fact, when we meet someone who treats us decently we're the first ones to tell everyone that 'he's too nice'. I mean, WTF!? Seriously!?
To be honest, I don't know if I have any better advice than to just up your game. Raise the standards. When someone doesn't meet them, bye felicia.
When you're on a date and all he is talking about is his job, his hobbies, his family, his last holiday, his next holiday, his this, his that, don't just sit there and smile and nod and come up with witty follow-up questions like 'oh my god, so tell me what happened when you figured out that your tie wasn't blue after all!?' Noooooooo. Leave. Please get the fuck up and leave.
(If you didn't make it till Dessert, just order it to go and get the heck out of there!)
With that being said I recently stumbled upon this article on the Elephant Journal and the idea to look at platonic friendships and love interests from the same standpoint and with the same expectations is pretty genius. Cause if you consider it, this approach is although seemingly obvious also damn mind-blowing.
If you just think back to some of your past experiences when someone treated you poorly and yet, you still stuck around just because you thought you were in love. Imagine now if one of your best friends treated you like this right this very second. What would you do? Or what if that friend would repeatedly treat you badly? Would you still stick around?
And to use the words of one of my brilliant friends: You deserve a prime rib. That mediocre shit is for the birds.
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Hayley Cropper will reportedly leave Coronation Street next year in an exit storyline which sees her diagnosed with cancer.
Julie Hesmondhalgh - who has played Hayley since 1998 - announced her intention to leave the ITV soap earlier this year.
Corrie sources have claimed that the storyline - first rumoured in January - will be "heartbreaking" for Hayley and her husband Roy (David Neilson).
However, the Daily Star reports that it is not clear at this stage whether Hayley will live or die.
"Getting the news that she's got cancer is a massive blow," claimed a production insider. "Hayley will put up a fight, but whether she wins is another matter.
"Her diagnosis may be fatal, or she may well beat it but decide life is too short to stay in Weatherfield and head off on a globe-trotting adventure. It's going to be heartbreaking saying goodbye to Hayley."
Roy and Hayley's marriage will apparently face a major test as the cafe owner struggles to come to terms with his wife's diagnosis, leading to emotional scenes when he finds her drinking in the Rovers Return.
Accusing her of failing to take her diagnosis seriously, he will reportedly tell Hayley that she can't carry on pretending that "nothing is wrong" following the news.
The soap's production team are said to have been working closely with cancer charities and health professionals to ensure that the storyline is carefully handled and as realistic as possible.
Hesmondhalgh is expected to bow out of Coronation Street in January 2014.
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A GIANT sculpture of Aardman Animations' character Gromit, which was decorated by actress Joanna Lumley, has been vandalised just hours after going on display in Bristol.
The 5ft (1.5m) high statue is one of 80 situated at key landmarks in the city as part of a public arts trail to raise money for charity.
Celebrities and designers have decorated the sculptures, with Lumley's covered in lines of hand-written poetry.
The fibreglass model, called Poetry In Motion, was placed on Bristol's College Green last Friday.
But within hours, the tail was ripped off by vandals, leaving a hole in the sculpture.
Over the weekend, a second Gromit sculpture, Carosello by Italian artist Giuliano Carapia, which was placed at Welsh Back in Bristol, was also attacked.
Both models have been sent for repairs and it is hoped they will be rejoin the trail "as soon as possible".
In a statement, Gromit Unleashed said: "We're very sorry to say that, over the weekend, two of our Gromit Unleashed sculptures, Poetry In Motion and Carosello, were damaged.
"They have been sent off for repair and we intend to get both of them back as soon as possible to join the other Gromits on the trail.
"We are dismayed that anyone would want to damage any of these sculptures, which have been created to raise money to treat sick children in hospital and to provide something for everyone in Bristol to enjoy.
"We have reported both incidents to the police, who are currently studying CCTV footage from both sites to try and identify the perpetrators.
"We were elated by the public reaction to the launch on Friday and would like to thank people in Bristol for the tremendous support and enthusiasm they've already shown for this project."
On Friday, Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park drove a steam train laden with Gromit sculptures along Bristol's historic harbour to mark the start of Gromit Unleashed.
The public arts trail, which will last for 10 weeks, is raising money for the Bristol Children's Hospital charity Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal.
Sir Paul Smith, Sir Quentin Blake, Jools Holland, Cath Kidston, Harry Hill and One Direction member Zayn Malik have also decorated Gromit sculptures for the trail.
In October, the Gromit sculptures, which have been sponsored by local businesses, will be sold at auction to the highest bidder to raise funds to support an expansion of the hospital.
Avon and Somerset Police, who received reports of the damage at 3pm on Sunday, are investigating.
Neighbourhood Sergeant Stephen Bell said: "It's hard to understand why anyone would want to damage these colourful characters which are helping to raise money for Bristol Children's Hospital.
"I'd ask anyone who can help us find those responsible to call us on 101. You could also ring the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. They never ask your name or trace your call."


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Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The judge ordered the return of the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for re-assignment to another judge.
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Lawyers strike for second day at Dwarka district court
Work at Dwarka district court remained paralysed for the second consecutive day with lawyers protesting Delhi government`s decision to shift six police stations from its jurisdiction.
New Delhi: Work at Dwarka district court here remained paralysed for the second consecutive day on Saturday with lawyers protesting Delhi government`s decision to shift six police stations from its "jurisdiction and allocating the same to other courts".
The agitating lawyers, who are on strike since Thursday, decided to abstain from work next week as well.
"Justice at door step was the guiding principle behind Apex Court passing direction... regarding bifurcation of Delhi into nine judicial districts. The idea was that justice at door step would help dispense easy and inexpensive justice to common people."
"However, the notification issued by the Delhi Government dated September 11, 2012 followed by an order of Delhi High Court on February 19, 2013 seems to be mocking at justice at door step principle envisaged by the Supreme Court in 2000," Dwarka Bar Association secretary PS Singh had said, while calling the strike yesterday.
The High Court order is been implemented from March 01.
The agitating lawyers, who decided to abstain from work next week, also said that as a result of irrational and illogical bifurcation, people concerned, forming the part of six police stations, are likely to face a tough situation for themselves in coming days.
The Dwarka bar association leaders also said, "It would delay in delivery of justice for common people of six police station."
Dwarka Court Bar Association president members said, "Strike at Dwarka court will continue. No lawyer will appear in the case listed, only the proxy counsel will appear before the concerned court to take adjournments."


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This morning you will go for a excursion trip to Sarangkot.The village of Sarangkot (1590 m) is situated on the top of a hillock just north of Phewa Lake. One gets to see beautiful views of sunrise and sunset from Sarangkot as the sun splashes hues of red on the Himalayan range. On a clear day, the panoramic ranges of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre and Ganesh Himal can be observed from here.
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One of the coolest things about writing fiction, urban fantasy and paranormal romance in particular, is worldbuilding. If you've ever wanted to be Queen of the Universe. This is your chance.
The world of Reap & Repent opens up before Ruth Scott, and she must learn to navigate it with only days of training, not years like most reapers enjoy. Under Deacon's tutelage, here are a few things she learned along the way.
Talk about trial by fire.
Consecrated Subway: This is the way supernatural entities travel (reapers especially). Reapers can travel from consecrated ground to consecrated ground through the invisible tunneled 'subway' by concentrating on where they want to be. Reapers can travel short or great distances if strong enough and with practice.
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"Think about where you want to be, say the hallway where we ran into each other at the hospital. You'll pop into the consecrated ground that's closest to that location. From there you'll have to hoof it."
"That seems very inconvenient. Why can't you take a bike or car or something with you?"
"You can take with you whatever you can carry, within reason. A car? No. A bike, sure…but then what are you going to do with a bike in the middle of a hospital?" he asked, caressing her arms absently. "You're making it more complicated than it needs to be. You aren't going to have a problem here. You'll see."
Sleepers: Lost, unreaped souls often missed because they died violently and were buried or lost to odd locations. AKA haunts. Finding a sleeper is rare and akin to the whole needle/haystack scenario. Deacon's only ever found two, and he's been a reaper for more than two hundred years.
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He really didn't want to make this trip very many times. If she didn't show up, he'd have to track her down another way, but that would take even more time. Time he couldn't afford to waste. Souls piled up if you weren't diligent. And while the souls of the newly dead pulled at him, that feeling began to fade after a day, or sometimes even a few hours, making them more difficult to track down. If too much time went by, it was all but impossible to find them unless you practically stumbled upon them. The lost and lingering souls were called sleepers. He'd found a few in his day, but it was like picking a needle out of a haystack.
Potentiates: aka The Powers inhabit the perilous border between the realms of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory as a sort of border guard, protecting human souls from devilish infiltration. Potentiates have been inactive for a couple millennia.
Purgatory: Where all souls are sorted and sent to either Heaven or Hell. The underground Grand Central Station of soul deposit complete with a Star Wars-esque cantina. Rashnu presides here. Do not mess with Rashnu.
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Deacon leaned over and whispered, "Try not to freak out—this will get easier. This is Purgatory—a way station. It's a neutral zone. A no man's land of sorts. All reapers can meet here and interact, but there can be no conflict. It's a forced détente essentially. Pray you don't see most of these creatures on the topside."
She couldn't imagine any situation where she would.
Want to read more? You can buy Reap & Repent, available now from all e-book retailers. Don't fear the reapers. My reapers are hot, hot, hot. You may not be that sad to meet one someday.


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Laura Whitmore has insisted she'll never have plastic surgery.
The 30-year-old TV presenter said she'd rather "reduce portion sizes" and take part in Bikram yoga throughout the week in order to lose weight than go under the knife.
Laura said: "Personally, I don't think [plastic surgery] is for me, but each to their own. I gauge my weight more by how tight my skinny jeans are. If I want to lose weight, I reduce portion sizes but I really just love food too much.
"I've started running a lot. I try to do Bikram yoga at least four times a week too, first thing in the morning. It really is great, both physically and mentally."
Despite being the new face of Estée Lauder's Double Confidence campaign, Laura revealed it takes between 20 minutes and an hour to get make-up ready.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, the former MTV News presenter said: "I never have time to get ready and can do it in 20 minutes or less if I have to. For red carpet, there's usually a hair and make-up artist and it takes an hour,"
Meanwhile, the blonde beauty is currently focusing on building up her DJ skills, and opened the Summer Season for London nightclub Boujis with a four hour set on Thursday (04.06.15).
Kicking off with OMI's chart hit 'Cheerleader', the 'I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here Now!" presenter partied with the crowd until closing time, drinking Beluga Martinis with three of her friends.


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Zirconia dental crown
Zirconia dental crowns are a newer material of dental cermaics that we use to fabricate dental crowns. They are a CAD CAM technology and a dental lab will mill the crown from a puck of material. They are popular due to the fact they are very strong and are similar to natural tooth color. The most popular brand is Bruxzir
New Trend – Partial or Hybrid Zirconia dental crown
Zirconia-reinforced lithium silicates (ZLSs) are #2-3
- Schutz Dental has a new zironia reinforced composite for its Tizian milling machine
- Dentsply has Zir reinforced lithium silicate called CELTRA CAD for their Sirona MCXL
- Vident had same as Dentsply called Suprinity but looks like Dentsply bought that under VITA Zahnfabrik
Esthetic zirconia crowns
The dopant yttria (Y2O3) is increased from about 3mol% to 5mol% or more to make zirconia more esthetic (translucent). Dopants, like Y2O3, stabilize the tetragonal zirconia phase causing a higher amount of cubic phase particles. Cubic zirconia, think fake diamond, is much more translucent but is lower in strength.
- Ceramil Zolid FX Multilayer – translucent and multi-shade
- Prettau Anterior
- BruxZir Anterior 650 MPa
- Kantana has UTML and STML in multi-layer. Impressive stuff.
Katana ST > Katana UT > IPS e.max Press Conejo J Dent Res. 2016
Translucency of zirconia types are listed below. ST and Prettau anterior about same and HT and Bruxzir about same. UT nearly as good emax.
In office millable zirconia
- BruxZir NOW – 800 MPa
Zirconia crown = Oxide-based ceramic (like alumina) oxides used CaO, MgO, Y2O3, CeO2=stabilizer=dopants that prevent phase transformations
yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (3Y-TZP) – strong because as tension induces tetragonal to monoclinic at area of crack, compression stress is then generated around the crack by surrounding tetragonal particles reducing crack propagation Garbelotto 2013
Wear of zirconia
Wear of polished and glazed Zr against enamel and ceramic Best to worst 1
- Against enamel polished Zr>enamel>polished then glazed Zr>glazed Zr>veneering ceramic
- Against ceramic polished Zr>veneering ceramic>polished then glazed Zr>glazed Zr>enamel
- Basically polished Zr is best
Zirconia wear enamel less than PFM porcelain Mundhe 2015 JPD Sept
Cement or bond zirconia? How bond zirconia?
Cementing with RMGI is the best even for short preps. Ivoclean then RMGI
To bond gold standard is tribochemical. Can also Sandblast with 50-60um alumina or silica coated alumina particles below 2 bar, Z prime, Panavia 21. tooth=sandblast, Panavia 21 primer A and B. This is a version of the APC, air abrade, prime, dual-cure or self-cure cement.
- Tribochemically 30µm CoJet silicatized alumina sand with Microetcher then silane. This will produce most stable bond for SA resin da Silva JPD 2014 Sept
- MDP (methacryloxydecyl phosphate=phosphate monomer) eg best=Z-Prime Plus Chen JPD 2013, Monobond Plus, Clearfil Ceramic Primer
- Sandblast does increase strength with MDP Bunek 2013 JCD
- Will work but aging decreases bond strength significantly. Baltz 2004 JPD Baltz Quit 2007
Xie 2016 Dent Materials shows CoJet is the best bond so maybe just do that.
The guidelines for a zirconia single pontic bridge
- 9 Square mm in the posterior 12 square mm for additional pontic
- 7 Square mm in the anterior
The newest CR research (graph above) has me a little (with a little l) concerned that there is some phase transitions happening and this wear will accelerate. The article makes mention that phase changes were seen in hips up to five years so we are likely entering a critical time period with this data. CR June 2014


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Enter Row2Recovery. Row2Recovery provides Para-Rowing to the British Military and partners with the charity Help for Heroes, which supports wounded veterans. The 2013 Row2Recovery crew, featured in the video above, is minutes away from embarking on a 3,000 mile journey across the Atlantic: The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. The four servicemen are Lance Corporal Cayle Royce, Corporal Scott Blaney, Captain Mark Jenkins, and Captain James Kayll. Both Royce and Blaney suffered life-changing injuries while serving in Afghanistan (you can read the crew bios here). Together, these men will compete against crews made up entirely of able-bodied rowers over a racecourse that spans an ocean. Now that, dear reader, is hard.
The crew will be rowing more than 2,550 nautical miles from San Sebastian, La Gomera to Nelson's Dockyard English Harbour, Antigua.
— Row2Recovery (@Row2Recovery) December 4, 2013
Not only are these men taking on a tremendous challenge, and raising money for charity in the process, they are also shining a light on the power of will—after all, its the very motto of the enterprise: "Beyond Injury, Achieving the Extraordinary."
You can follow all the action from the event—billed as 'the world's toughest rowing race'—via the official website of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, as well as via their Twitter handle: @RowTheAtlantic.


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It was Vincent Kompany's fault. He was caught out of position. He had strolled forward needlessly, disrupting the defensive line, and couldn't get close enough to Gonzalo Higuain when the Argentine scored.
Or so the Belgium skipper's detractors argued, anyway. Actually, the two crucial factors were the deflection on Angel di Maria's pass, diverting it via Jan Vertonghen and into Higuain's path, and the swivelling striker's strike, expertly executed to give Thibaut Courtois no chance. It was a brilliant display of predatory finishing.
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Actually, there was an occasion when Kompany was culpable as Higuain shot. It came 10 minutes into the second half, not eight into the opening period. He was left looking foolish when the Napoli attacker nutmegged him, darted into the ensuing space and drilled a shot against the bar.
A fuller appraisal of his performance has to include the crucial challenge when, outnumbered two to one, he was confronted by Lionel Messi and dispossessed the Argentina captain. Nor should the moment when he halted a solo run from Ezequiel Lavezzi be overlooked.
But as the dream of Belgium's golden generation began to die, the reaction was instructive. The anti-Kompany backlash has begun. There are those who feel his excellence and his eloquence mean he gets off lightly when he makes a mistake. They feel his Manchester City sidekick – and, strange as it sounds, World Cup semifinalist – Martin Demichelis was forever the scapegoat and Kompany invariably excused.
They cite Sunderland's goal in the Capital One Cup final, while not always acknowledging the magnificent tackle on Fabio Borini that probably prevented the Black Cats taking a 2-0 lead and which, if he had misjudged, would have resulted in a red card for the City captain. They mention his three April errors at Anfield, when he plainly wasn't fit, could have cost City the title. Instead, he ended the season holding the trophy aloft.
The problem, perhaps, is that Kompany has been praised too often, too indiscriminately. He was fortunate to be named in the PFA Team of the Year, a choice that suggested players across the country were picking on reputation rather than performances.
They failed to make the distinction between the best center back in England – in terms of ability and past performances - and the outstanding candidates over the course of a campaign. The broader issue with Kompany, which is becoming ever more evident, is that his style of play lends itself to plaudits when it goes well and criticism when it doesn't.
Many center backs are inherently conservative. He is the exception. He is not one of the safety-first brand of defenders. He tries to play his way out of difficult situations, deep in his own half and surrounded by opponents, even when one is Messi. That conviction produces a full-blooded commitment which, at times, accounts for some of his red cards.
There is a fine line between confidence and over-confidence; Kompany can threaten to cross it in his bid to influence games. That boldness, that willingness to anticipate and advance was most apparent in the 90th minute against the United States. Kompany ran the length of the field in a bid to turn match-winner; but for a scuffed finish, the 'captain fantastic' headlines would have been dusted off and deployed again.
He is more than a mere stopper. The footballing ability that allowed him to spend his debut season in Manchester as a midfielder is often displayed. It can tempt him to look for the interception, to eye events ahead of him and wonder if he can cut out the pass. But it wasn't why Belgium conceded or why its World Cup came to an end. Any inquests should reflect that the Red Devils' impotence in attack and mediocre management are greater reasons why they are going home.


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Post Election: The New Climate
Since then, people have sent me personal notes and I've read and heard first hand that Secretary Clinton supporters weren't doing right by the country. I've heard that we weren't giving President Elect Trump the chance to fix our country and "Make America Great Again," yet here I sit terrified for my kids, my family, our very well-being, even while I wait for him to do things that might give me a reason to feel better about him being president. He hasn't given me any reason to believe that he can and will lead in a way that helps entire groups of marginalized people, including those close to my heart, people with disabilities.
I assure you, there are many more people besides myself who have and who are going to write more eloquent pieces about the fear around this presidency. I will, however, tell you the truth about how it feels to be on my side of Trump's Great America.
A few people I care deeply about asked me for specific examples of how the Trump presidency scares me, in relation to the disability community. I had to clarify that I meant, "disability community" as a whole, but I want to tell these people how I see it for the community in my own home, for the humans I'm raising.
Probably one of the most dangerous, yet will not ever be accurately measured, is the culture of hate I believe will be created for people who are different from the typical, or the norm as seen by the new President and many of his followers. When you see a presidential candidate mock the disabled (no matter what he says he did, we all know), fire up a crowd to yell and fight against protestors, offer to pay the legal fees for anyone who is violent towards an objector at a rally, and no one stops him, we are in deep, serious trouble.
One day, we'll have news coverage of an incident of that leads us back to Trump Incited Culture (TIC) but until then I'll tell you my kids have enough issues with their challenges than to step back in time to a place where the disabled are openly mocked and forced to be hidden and not be a burden to society. Here's a story just about what is going on – just in schools – with a hate culture as reported by Southern Poverty Law Center. Here is something about hate crimes on the rise by CNN for all marginalized groups.
Healthcare Coverage
We recently learned Rep. Tom Price is Trump's pick for Health & Human Services. You know what Tom (who happens to be our Rep and I've met with before) would like to do? Dismantle Obamacare and leave us with what? I don't know and can't yet determine. And that terrifies me. I've been public about our own health insurance coverage and wrote something the first time we had an affordable policy under Obamacare, mostly because companies wouldn't be able to charge an exorbitant amount for preexisting conditions, which was our situation in the past. It made owning a small business nearly impossible. Unfortunately, owning a small business was about the only way we could see our kids through 15 years of medical and mental health trauma and we're still not done. Here's more explanation about preexisting conditions and coverage – you'd better hope you had continuous care if his plan goes through or you are out of luck. I'm confused about how he wants to handle "high-risk" patients (hello, that would be us) and the option he was pushing has failed and gone underfunded in many states.
Mental and Medical Health
Obviously this is closely tied to healthcare coverage. We are a typical family that gets caught in the middle of too high of income to get services and discounts of any kind and we don't make enough to pay for the thousands of dollars in care our kids require. Kidney transplant? $175k, liver? A reported $250K. Monthly labs and appointments, $4k. Medication runs about $4k a month. Throw in a couple of hospital stays for the kids each year anywhere from $10k-25k (each) and there's no way we can have food and shelter, which we've grown fond of and have worked hard for.
That isn't to say we think everyone else should be paying our way, but I do think that we as a society owe it to each other to help our people get basic, life-sustaining care. We've put off our eventual retirement by several years, we've spent through savings, hindering our retirement more. I'm fairly certain you don't wish my children dead. Truth is, if they were on dialysis ($7-12k per month each child), everything would be 100% paid for by the government, yet they only cover 36 months worth of anti-rejection meds and after that, we're on our own. The meds come to around $2k per month per child. I'm not a math genius, but it seems like we should cover transplant meds to save on costs of dialysis, no? Or let's throw quality of life out the window, because dialysis can keep them alive. Here is a bill we've spoken to our reps about and it's H.R. 1428.
Let me just say we're already mostly out-of-pocket for mental health services, although the kids' psychiatrist is, luckily, under our policy. Until December 31, then we're on our own if we want to continue care under him. After a PTSD-inducing event happened to me a few years ago, I spent over $10,000 in out-of-pocket mental health treatment – just for me. I was able to seek out care providers that worked with my kind of trauma and I even tried alternative treatment. I'm grateful I had the care, or I might not be here to write this.
Do not be misinformed, the United States Attorney General is important to my family. Trump's current pick for the job is Sen. Jefferson Sessions, who is well documented in his votes and actions and words is against equality for people – especially kids – with disabilities. Here's a great, short statement by ASAN about this choice. You know what that means? He'd like my kids excluded from attending school in a regular classroom. He'd prefer for typical kids not to have the benefit of meeting my kids and learning to work with all kinds of people and personalities. He'd prefer to my kids to suffer educationally, socially and economically by making sure they are warehoused in classrooms where they don't get the benefit of working with all personalities and styles either. Age them out without access to education, which is currently federal law. He'd rather segregate our kids… typical to the right, damaged the left. Let's not leave out his choice for Education Secretary, Betty DeVos. I could tell you what I think, but this piece on Mother Jones says it all, including excellent reporting and a quote from their article, "Education historian Diane Ravitch believes that—if confirmed by the Senate—DeVos will become the most radical, anti-public-school education secretary since the Office of Education was established in 1867. "Never has anyone been appointed to lead in the past 150 years who was hostile to public education," Ravitch told Mother Jones."
I urge you to keep up with this list from CNN of nominees and hires from Trump. To the person that actually told me to give these people a chance, I tell you, give them this chance is like sending a fox to guard the henhouse. These nominees already told us who they are, we know. We know from their experience. I suspect the response "to give them a chance" from some people I know is to cover up the embarrassment for voting for Trump in the first place, because they "couldn't live with Hillary's policies." It's the day I realized you were putting people, living, breathing people, already here in this country behind a "policy," and your vision of "smaller government." It was a day I realized our priorities are so very different. Less priority for you than policy? Groups of marginalized people including those with disabilities. I'll add the same remarks to the people who voted on one issue – the issue of choice – while you voted your conscience – and thank God we all get to vote – you were voting against our family.
So, you'll have to excuse me when I'm upset and concerned about my kids and my family and our well-being. You'll have to forgive me while I talk about, write about and fight for a new cause (with my money and/or time) or four over the next four years. You were the one who put me in this position.
It's okay though, I'm used to fighting and I have stamina.
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