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Originally Published: February 02, 2008 HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED
It could be the first victory
in a very long war or one
smart move by the NCAA
to protect its "franchise"
What we are talking about is a recent $10Million settlement deal the NCAA made to make an Anti-Trust law suit go away before a possible verdict caused them real damage. The fact is and always has been were sports "leagues" required to 'play' by even the very lenient rules that all other businesses in the U.S. must adhere it……
………. would be a very different Sports World. But beginning with Baseball way back early in the 20th century the Federal government and the Courts have provided these sports "leagues" exemptions from law that has led to massive abuse of citizens in general and players specifically. No where more than in college sports.
In every case it ultimately comes down to the ability for these teams and leagues and schools to ignore laws that prevent businesses ( to an extent anyway) from joining in various binding arrangements that limit the ability of others to either compete or to bring legal action for their ignoring basic rights under law.
College so called student athletes are at the forefront and have long been. Colleges and specifically the NCAA can promulgate whatever restrictions or arbitrary rules it wishes preventing student athletes from doing virtually anything it does not want and most of all prevent the student athletes from reaping financial gain.
In this suit a number of former student athletes went into Federal Court claiming that their former colleges did not provide them all the benefits to which they were entitled under their scholarships which they agreed to in return for playing either football or basketball. To wit they claimed they were mislead in believing their scholarships would really cover all the expenses of attending the college when it did not. Only tuition.
In the settlement current student athletes can apply but are not guaranteed that funds they need to attend their college beyond the payment of their tuition will be provided them. Former student athletes can claim but are not guaranteed reimbursement for previous out of pocket expenses beyond the tuition they received.
What the NCAA is worried about if they are really worried about anything is some "renegade" judge or jury that rules that theNCAA is subject to the same anti-trust and restraint of trade laws as any other business. That in effect the NCAA is a BUSINESS not some not-for-profit do good association of institutions of higher (sic) learning.
Here in the Real World
You have to be a True Optimist to believe
the NCAA will ever really lose
As proven "perfectly" by the increasingly forgotten Maurice Clarett case. In his case the Federal Judge ruled very forcefully in a brilliant decision that the NFL was restraining trade by colluding with the NCAA to require college student athletes remain in school 3 years before applying for the NFL draft. A decision that while different than the current case would have had the same impact to cost the NCAA and the colleges MONEY as students turned pro rather than play college ball for FREE.
So what happened
In the blink of an eye the Federal Appeals Court in a unanimous decision over turned the Clarett decision ruling in favor of the NFL and the NCAA. Followed by the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to even consider an appeal. The lesson is that if somehow the NCAA or the pro sports leagues lose in the Lower Court NO problem it will be over-turned.
Now if you don't want to be a Pure Cynic there is good logic to fighting on and various parties bringing more and more suits for lots of different reasons against the NCAA. There is a case to be made that a massive assault on the Court system might actually eventually win in spite of the odds as evolutionary reality catches up to the Courts.
There was a time when
Court after Court ruled
again and again Slavery
was legal under law and
the situation hopeless
until they were forced
to rule otherwise even
if it took a Civil War
the battle continues


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Endodontic treatment removes infected or damaged tissue from inside a tooth. This tissue, called the pulp, contains nerves and blood vessels that help nourish the tooth. After the pulp is removed, the pulp chamber and root canals are cleaned, disinfected, filled and sealed. It is, along with appropriate restoration, a cost-effective way to treat teeth with damaged pulp and is usually less expensive than extraction and then placement of a bridge or an implant.
There is no real substitute for your own tooth in terms of health and investment.
The most common cause of pulp damage is severe decay or a fracture that exposes the pulp to bacteria that may cause infection. Other causes of pulp damage include traumatic injury such as a blow to the mouth, a cracked or loose filling or repeated fillings in a tooth, and occasionally periodontal (gum) disease.
Sometimes endodontic therapy is completed in one appointment but two or three visits may be necessary.We aim to complete most appointments over two visits but often in one longer appointment.
With proper restoration and care it may last a lifetime. Proper dental care includes regular brushing and flossing, proper diet and regular dental check-ups.
With the use of modern techniques, root canal therapy typically involves little or no discomfort. Often there is pain before treatment and endodontic therapy provides relief. Cleaning the root canals may cause some slight tenderness but usually over-the-counter pain killers alleviate the discomfort.If pain persists or if you experience severe pain, call your dentist.
Root Canal Treatment is Band 2 on the NHS. Sometimes there is a clinical need for a tooth to be looked at by a specialist and this is normally done on a private basis. Your dentist will be able to assess and let you know what is recommended at your appointment.
Occasionally a tooth cannot be saved. Endodontic treatment can be performed only if the root canals are accessible and can be adequately cleaned and sealed. The tooth must also have sufficient bone support. We only carry out treatment where we can give a good long term outlook.
Endodontic treatment can have success rates of up to 90% in general, if carried out to a good standard, allowing the tooth to remain in function. Problems can occur if the tooth develops decay or the restoration on the tooth fails, or on occasions despite good care the tooth may not heal as expected. Further endodontic treatment or surgery may be carried out if appropriate. A tooth that develops a crack can also be a cause of failure and may result in loss of the tooth.
Usually a definitive restoration of the tooth is required and it may be that your dentists will advise on a restoration that protects the tooth from future fracture such as an inlay or a crown if the remaining tooth left considerably weakened.
Teeth that have had endodontic (root canal) treatment can last as long as natural teeth, however, in some cases the treatment can fail or symptoms can persist. This may happen shortly after the treatment has been performed or even years following the treatment. In these cases it may be possible to carry out the treatment again, a procedure called endodontic re-treatment. This tends to be when you will be referred to an Endodontic Specialist although some dentists will repeat the process in your surgery.
Endodontic treatment can fail for a number of reasons: it was not possible to treat narrow or curved canals well enough or the canals were not fully cleaned during the initial procedure; the tooth may have additional complicated anatomy that was not found on the initial treatment; the final restoration was not placed quickly enough or the final restoration leaked due to a poor fit, fracture or recurrent decay around it.
Examples of Treatments
Upper left canine with infection
Upper left canine after cleaning, shaping and root filling
Both upper left second premolar and first molar require root canal treatment
Completed root canal treatment and a crown to restore the heavily filled first molar
Root canal treatment is required to conserve this tooth which has been fractured through a traumatic fall. The tooth was restored using a minimal approach with tooth coloured composite filling material to preserve as much tooth as possible in this young patient.
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Eight months after launching its last drone DJI Phantom 3 Standard, DJI broadened its line-up of drones and moved one step up, marked with the number 4 - the DJI Phantom 4 has been introduced.
The new DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter raises drone artificial intelligence to a higher level and brings options such as object avoidance, more efficient subject tracking, as well as easier and more accurate navigation of the drone itself. Moreover, there were innovations in the field of optics, which will have repercussions on image quality.
Automatic object avoidance is provided thanks to the Obstacle Sensing System, which consists of two forward-facing optical sensors that scan potential obstacles and automatically direct the aircraft so that it would bypass an object that is in the way, without making a break in the flight. If the system concludes that the obstacle cannot be avoided, the drone will slow down to a stop and hover until the user redirects it.
As for subject tracking, there is the ActiveTrack option, which enables users to track subjects via the DJI Go app on iOS and Android devices. In order to 'fix' the drone camera on a moving subject, it is enough simply to track the subject by tapping the screen of the smartphone or tablet - even when the subject changes its shape or turns around while moving.
There is another important function that is activated via the DJI Go application - TapFly. By double-tapping the screen of your smart device, you can assign your Phantom 4 drone the final destination, and it will work out an optimal flight route in order to reach it, at the same time avoiding any obstacles in its path. If, after assigning the final destination, you touch some other spot on the screen, the quadcopter will smoothly transition towards the new goal, without any abrupt moves.
When it comes to the optics, the DJI Phantom 4 boasts a f/2.8 lens and 12MP sensor, which brings RAW-format images, as well as 4K videos (which is indicated by the number four in its name).
The Phantom 4 kept the standard design of DJI Phantom drones, with only minor changes for the sake of elegance and aerodynamics. The gimbal was redesigned, so it now offers more stability and fewer vibrations. As far as the speed is concerned, DJI can be proud - in Sport Mode, the Phantom 4 can fly as fast as 20 meters per second. Thanks to the refinements of the motor, as well as a new intelligent battery, the Phantom 4's flight time now totals 28 minutes.
The DJI Phantom 4 is already available on the official websites of DJI and Apple, and it is priced at $1399.
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Title: The Masked Truth
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publication date: October 2015
Published by: Doubleday Canada
Source: Own paperback
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Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.
Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn't dare reveal.
The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with "issues." But that's exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage.
The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree.
Riley and Max know that if they can't get out, they'll be next--but they're about to discover that even escape doesn't equal freedom.
First my father gets shot in the line of duty. Then I'm in the house when my babysitting clients are shot to death. Finally I get taken captive—by armed men—in the therapy camp that's supposed to help me deal with all that trauma. Ironic, huh?
That is Riley's life right now. Her awful, awful life. Just enduring one trauma after the next. I very much enjoyed reading this, but it was brutal and so heartbreaking! It had a very intriguing mystery though, and it was tense AF! There were also many insane plot twists I did not see coming. The reveals were just very shocking and it just goes to show how people can be... even to their own family. It was unbelievably horrible.
It also had a pretty decent depiction of mental health issues. I really liked how the author touched on the stigmatization of these psychological diseases. It's just awful.
I also really liked the characters and totally sympathized with them, especially Riley and Max. I liked the fact that Riley was Hispanic, but the book doesn't actually go very much into that, unfortunately. And Max, even though he has so much going on with his mental health, he was so charming and I absolutely adored him! And I gotta say, him and Riley, totally cute together!
"You're not going to kiss me again, are you?"
"Do you want me to? You can ask, if you do. No need to be shy."
"If I wanted it, I'm quite capable of initiating it."
He smiles. "Even better."
"Completely focused."
"On him." I point at River.
"I don't want to kiss him. I'm sure he's a nice bloke—"
At first I didn't really like Sloane—she was your typical bitchy, older sister. But as the book went on, I actually really liked her! She was very feisty and so protective of her little sister! And another character from the group that I liked was Brienne. She was sassy AF!
However, this book had a lot of rambling that really slowed things down. I understand that it was trying to show the effects these diseases had. I get it, I really do. But the pace just really slowed down when I actually wanted to get back to the action!
Overall, though, I really liked The Masked Truth! And I highly recommend it you like super suspenseful thrillers and mysteries!
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Next open Gym event is Saturday April 13th, noon to 5. Meetfighters is not letting me post any events. I have a number of people already committed to coming. Let me know if you can come or need more information.
I have been into wrestling since I was a kid, getting off on the rough man-to-man body contact.
I had my left foot remove Sept. 2018, so I do need to keep the action down low on the mat. But I will still wrestle hard and try to kick your ass, and maybe even win! I own a pro wrestling school so I do know pro and even though I suck at it I do love lite submission.
I Love dirty tactics, gut punching, stakes, and erotic, but can live without, open to your rules and ideas. Just ask.
Yes I can host, I have a warehouse with a 14x14 wrestling mat and a 16x16 pro wrestling ring, yes there is a shower for after match clean up.
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Advertising can be costly, especially the traditional kind. The bigger the market a business wants to reach, the bigger the budget needed. Small and medium enterprises usually encounter the chicken-or-egg dilemma in this aspect—they need more money to advertise effectively, but they can't rake in make more money without advertisements. Fortunately, this particular budget-or-ad-campaign dilemma now has a solution in the form of the Google AdWords program.
The AdWords program entitles customers to both PPC (pay-per-click) advertising and site ads. The usual customers of the AdWords program are big corporations, personal Internet users, and anyone in between. Small and big budgets have a place in the AdWords program. This is very good news to businesses that can't afford to go all-out on traditional advertising.
The AdWords program provides excellent value for money. The first part of the program—PPC—lets customers pay only for the ads that are clicked on. The second part—the site ads—only appear in websites that are relevant to the product or service being advertised. Inside their AdWords account, customers can set keywords they want their ads associated with. They can also set specific domain names and websites in which they want their ads to be seen. Some keywords are more sought after than the other, so the customers should make a bid on the cost per impression (CPM), or cost for each time their ad appears. More popular keywords cost more, but they are worth their prices because the customer who makes the highest bid will have his ads make impressions on the most relevant sites. Nevertheless, an owner of a small business with limited budget can go for cheaper keywords and just make a niche out of them. Either way it's a win-win situation.


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Hey Guys,
I know it's been forever. There has been so much going on that I was too tired to update my blog.
Saadeh from http://shadowylady.blogspot.com/ tagged me.
And I tag anyone who wishes to do this tag too.
Three names I go by:
1. Maya - also just one
Three jobs I have had:
1. Supervisor in a health food store
2. Helpdesk techie
3. forex operations associate
Three places I have lived:
1. Toronto
2. London (UK)
3. Jerusalem
Three favorite drinks:
1. Coke Zero
2. Rooibos tea
3. Cappucino
Three TV shows I watch:
1. Lost
2. Gossip Girl
3. Vampire Diaries
Three places I have been:
1. Tangier, Morocco
3. Berlin, Germany
Three places I would like to visit:
1. Mongolia
2. Cuba
3. Australia
Three people who text me regularly:
1. b/f
2. mom
3. a close friend
Three favorite old TV shows:
1. Sex and the City
2. The OC
3. Beverly Hills 90210
Three favorite dishes:
1. Sushi
2. Anything Chinese
3. Apple Goo (yummy apple side dish, baked with oats, brown sugar and cinnamon)
Three makeup/beauty products I cannot live without:
1. MAC Dainty
2. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
3. a good Scrub
Three things I'm looking forward to:
1. Going back to Uni
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In Reply to: Redondo Canyon pix posted by Ken Kurtis on September 08, 2004 at 11:49:16:
Your unknown flatfish is sinistral (left sided) and the English sole is a righteye flounder (dextral). There are two possibles in our range: Fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis) or the Longfin sandab (Citharichthys sordidus). Do you have any more pictures?
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Low interest rates and a range of vehicle finance options mean more people are choosing to buy cars on credit. But could a rise in interest rates turn the boom to bust?
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Chris Torney
/ 11 October 2017
Low interest rates and a range of vehicle finance options mean more people are choosing to buy cars on credit. But could a rise in interest rates turn the boom to bust?
Cars have become more affordable thanks to relatively low rates of interest, but would an interest rate rise mean we're heading for a crash?
There has been a huge rise in the number of cars bought using some form of finance package in the UK in recent years. Motor industry figures suggest that more than 1 million vehicles were bought on credit in the past 12 months.
But consumer groups and financial industry watchdogs are becoming more and more concerned that the surge in motor finance has the potential to lead to serious problems in the future.
Earlier this year, City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was opening an investigation into the way vehicle credit packages were sold to see whether car companies and lenders were making sufficient checks on borrowers to ensure they could afford to make repayments, and also that they understood how the deals worked and the risks attached.
More recently, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has raised concerns that a general rise in personal debt could lead to serious economic problems in the event of a rise in interest rates or increase in the unemployment rate.
One of the reasons so many people are signing up for vehicle credit is the introduction of a new type of finance called personal contract purchase or PCP. This makes new cars much more affordable to buy by allowing drivers to pay for them over a period of several years at relatively low rates of interest.
As well as PCP – see the explanation of how it works below – there has recently also been an increase in car leasing, which is simply a form of long-term rental.
Should you buy or lease your car?
PCP is essentially a slightly tweaked version of hire purchase: motorists pay a deposit and then make monthly payments on their vehicle over a period of, say, two or three years.
At the end of this period, they have the option of returning the car, perhaps in order to start a fresh PCP plan on a new vehicle. Alternatively, they can make a lump sum payment – known as a balloon payment – in order to own the car outright.
If the car is worth more than this balloon payment at the end of the deal, the driver will have a certain amount of equity: this can be used as part or all of a deposit on a new PCP deal if they wish.
Five things to do before a loan application.
So why is there so much concern about the rise in car finance? The main worry is that many people who are borrowing money in this way might at some point in the near future be unable to meet their monthly repayments – perhaps because they lose their jobs, or because other forms of credit become more expensive due to a rise in interest rates. (Car finance deals themselves normally have interest rates fixed for the duration of the loan, so repayment levels should not change at any point.)
Any borrower who could no longer meet their monthly vehicle repayments would have to give the car back: provided the car was worth at least as much as the outstanding loan, they could walk away from the deal.
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But if the car's value had fallen below the balance remaining on the loan at that point, the borrower would be in negative equity. This means they would have to make up any shortfall out of their own pocket, or risk facing debt recovery action from the car finance company – a situation that no one wants to be in, and something to consider before choosing this option when buying a car.
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Last week, NBA player Chris Paul hosted an awesome bowling invitational to benefit kids!
The Clippers point guard brought together big name celebs and athletes like DJ Khaled and Terrell Owens for a night of bowling at Lucky Strike LA Live on Jan. 17. The event was to raise awareness and funds for Chris Paul's Family Foundation, which supports education, literacy and technology enrichment, and wellness initiatives for youth.
"Everything that we do is usually trying to impact the youth," Chris said. "Show them that people care about them, give them some type of hope." He also stated that it's more important to give of your time and energy, and not just money. "One always thinks it's all about the monetary value that you give but that isn't," Chris added. "The most valuable thing that we all have is our time, so if you can just give your time and lend a helping hand to a cause or charity and be passionate about it, you can do a lot."
Khaled was definitely excited to be a part, especially since this was for the kids. "I'm a father now, so these things even matter [to me] more than ever because we want to raise our children to also give back," he said. "[We're] in a situation where we can always help." Check out Khaled on the lanes below!
The whole event was eventually won by Boston Red Sox outfielder, Mookie Betts. Mookie beat out defending champ Terrell and Denver Broncos running back CJ Anderson!
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A PIONEERING scheme to keep a close eye on vandals is coming to Hyndburn.
The borough will be the first area in Lancashire to get bus shelters with built-in surveillance cameras thanks to an initiative from Lancashire County Council's Safer Travel Unit and Hyndburn Community Safety Partnership.
Sheltercam is made by West Yorkshire-based Vetatech and the scheme is being financed by the partnership using anti-social behaviour cash from the Home Office's Building Safer Communities fund.
The partnership approached the company behind the state-of-the-art digital CCTV system after consultation with members of the public highlighted shelter damage as one of the reasons why people are reluctant to use buses.
Trials of the unique system in West Yorkshire have seen a 72 per cent reduction in damage and vandalism to shelters protected by the cameras and a 24 per cent overall reduction in all shelters due to the publicity generated by the scheme.
Michael Frankland, chairman of the Hyndburn Community Safety Partnership, said: "We are proud that Hyndburn is the first area within Lancashire to spearhead this type of bus shelter CCTV system.
"Public concern and statistical evidence provided by Lancashire County Council's Safer Travel Unit provided the foundation to fund and install the cameras.
"We are confident that the use of such a system will discourage anti-social behaviour and vandalism but most of all encourage our communities to feel safer and more reassured while using bus shelters in Hyndburn to wait for public transport."
Manager of the Safer Travel Unit, Rod Hall, said: "The advantage is that the systems are portable so when a problem has been addressed in one area the equipment can be moved.
"We also believe that the use of the systems will lead to an improvement of the facilities provided to the bus-using public, therefore encouraging greater use of local bus networks, enabling the public of Hyndburn to travel easily and safely."


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Benedictine from India Ordained to Diaconate April 3
A Benedictine monk from Asirvanam Monastery, India, was ordained to the diaconate Saturday, April 3 by Most Rev. Gilbert I. Sheldon, Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica.
Brother Peter N. Rayappan, O.S.B., is a student at Saint Vincent Seminary.


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System chief executives, state elected officials, and governing boards themselves share responsibility for developing the high-performing boards that public higher education systems need. AGB's recent report, Consequential Board Governance in Higher Education Systems, examines how to ensure effective board governance across the nation's approximately 55 public higher education systems.
Overarching aims for all parties should include improving governing board focus, capacity, and independence.
Focus. The main business of the system board is to uphold the integrity of the enterprise. That is, it must oversee strategies of scope and scale that effectively leverage the entire system to meet the needs of diverse citizens. Some of the board's most essential work includes balancing educational quality assurance with increased degree-completion rates.
Capacity. In order to perform well, boards require highly cultivated human capital and thoughtful approaches to their work. Board-member appointing authorities must spend time learning and thinking about their boards' needs. Officials who appoint board members often have extraordinarily large candidate pools to choose from, so there should be every opportunity to appoint the most capable, engaged, and committed members who will approach the task with the appropriate gravity and enthusiasm; there is no excuse for appointing members who are disruptive or will not take their positions seriously. Board education, meeting constructs, and the level of discussion should reflect the system's highest aspirations. How the board is deployed outside of meetings should demonstrate the board and system head's collective sense of the board as a highly capable asset.
Independence. In order to operate at a level of excellence, a system board must act as a single, independent body. It must listen attentively but remain free from external influences and political intrusion. It must recognize that its responsibility is to the broad public, not to any one elected official or small group of them. While the board should certainly support its system head, it should also, in private, be her or his most constructive critic, with the abiding goal of helping that person be as successful as possible in the position. Maintaining an independent stance is a continuous challenge for even the most capable and focused boards, and state leaders and system heads must do all they can to support boards' fundamental independence. Boards must also acknowledge the reality that policymakers are often more willing to extend greater discretion to boards whose systems and institutions show progress in meeting the particular challenges of their state and region.


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By David Mayen Ayarbior, Juba, South Sudan
July 15, 2017 (SSB) — It has been three short months since our father, Ustaz Donato Deng Mayen Amet Ayalbior, passed on to the next world to join a community of those that have gone before him. The gap he left in our family as a father and moral authority is still huge. And even though we have all accepted the fact that it was his time to rest, given his long struggle with a host of stroke-induced ailments, we still wish it did not happen. I guess that is the same feeling of those who have lost loved ones.
On Saturday 8th July 2017, a belated final funeral prayers (the customary 40th Day Prayers) was conducted at the family home in Denver, Colorado (United States), where it was attended by relatives, in-laws and friends. Like during the prayers in Kuajok, his spirit was felt in Denver too.
After much hesitation, I decided to write this tribute to him, at least for those who did not get to know him. Not that they need it, but just for them to know about a South Sudanese teacher and one among the first generation of the country's political pioneers who devoted their lives to country and profession. They were a different breed of politicians and intelligentsia, some of whom are still active today, may the Lord extend their lives for this country.
Deng Mayen Amet Ayalbior was born in LukLuk Boma about 4 miles South of Kuajok, on the road to Wau. He attended primary school in Yithliet (South of LukLuk) and in Kuajok, before going to Tonj Secondary School, then to the University of Khartoum where he graduated with a BA in Education in about 1960. He was among the first groups of South Sudanese to join that prestigious higher educational monument.
His life as a student ended at that stage, and the life of Deng Mayen Amet as a devout teacher and shrewd politician began in the 1960s. From his nostalgic conversations, it was easy to notice that he had personally cherished the 60s as if his real life began from there; the life he had dreamt of when as a teenager he used to take a cow from LukLuk at every beginning of school year and walked with it to Wau to sell for school fees.
As if, while singing to every cow he walked with for over 50 miles, he felt the long journey less tiresome by envisioning himself teaching in class rooms in Rumbek Sec. School, Tonj S.S., Busere S.S., Dungla and Al-Obied Sec. Schools. As if he sung about contributing to opening schools for South Sudanese IDPs in Khartoum such as Camboni and Rufaa (Shiekh Lutfi). As if he sung about being neatly dressed in a suit and tie as a Member of Parliament in Khartoum (1964) representing Gogrial Constituency and talking about "the Problem of South Sudan," as it were know.
As if he sung about being a Deputy Commissioner (Minister) of Education in Bahar Al-Ghazal Province. As if he sun about being appointed Secretary General of the High Executive Council. As if he sung about being Director of Coordination of Southern Sudan (unitary region) in order to coordinate relief and education materials from Khartoum to Southern Sudan.
Surely, at that time the 'Journey of life' he sung had seemed so distant to him, yet, with self-belief, determination and patriotism, it all came to pass. He had lived all of it with a distinction and honesty that is typical of what came to be known as "the Addis Ababa Generation." A distinction, dedication and honesty that is so rare to find in our generation today.
He fondly talked about some of his arguments in parliament where he passionately called for promoting service provision in South Sudan and how they loved themselves as South Sudanese MPs, without looking at their regions or tribes. Until his last days, he gave huge credit to what he called the SPLM generation for attaining independence, but wondered why it failed to deliver services to the people.
He always said: "South Sudan would have been amongst the most prosperous countries in Africa if we (Addis Ababa generation) had the resources available to today's generation."
He left us when he was very contented because he witnessed the Independence of South Sudan, and very optimistic that the future of this country will be a bright one.
From Son. Mayen Dengdit
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Theatre Review: Fun Home and Consent
Like Annie, FUN HOME is a multi-award-winning American musical based on a cartoon, which centres on a young girl growing up in a menacing world. There the similarities end for, unlike Annie with its heartwarming heroine and feelgood message, Fun Home is a dark, fractured, show in which a gay woman looks back at her childhood and her relationship with her troubled father.
Fun Home's cast
The title refers to the funeral home run by Alison's father Bruce in small-town Pennsylvania. Like Jeanette Winterson in Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, another story of a gay woman's coming of age, Alison spends her formative years surrounded by caskets and corpses.
On the surface Alison, her parents and two younger brothers are a happy all-American family; underlined in Sam Gold's sensitive production when they pose like the characters in a 1970s sitcom. But Bruce's volatility is a constant threat and Zubin Varla plays him with a stiff manner and barely controlled mania reminiscent of Anthony Perkins in Psycho.
It is only when Alison goes to college and comes out as gay (joyously exclaiming, "Who needs dignity? This is so much better") that she becomes aware of her father's far more tortured homosexuality.
This presumably explains his subsequent suicide, although the unresolved mystery preys on Alison's mind.
Fun Home is told from the perspective of the 43-year-old Alison, now a successful illustrator, still struggling to make sense of events. This enables writer Lisa Kron to portray the character at three separate ages, played with equal distinction by Kaisa Hammarlund, Eleanor Kane and Brooke Haynes.
The show's most powerful moments are when they come together in song.
Most of the songs are as fractured as Alison's memories, with Jeanine Tesori's resonant melodies and Kron's own delicate lyrics arising seamlessly from the action.
Alison and Bruce apart, the characters are underdeveloped although Jenna Russell is deeply affecting as the mother. Fun Home is brave, original and engaging, yet, either because of its fragmentary structure or its unduly narrow focus, its emotional impact is muted.
Zubin Varla, Brooke Haynes, and Kaisa Hammarlund
Consent 3/5
The marital problems at the heart of Nina Raine's Consent are conventionally heterosexual. Two barristers, Edward and Jake, cheat on their wives. Edward's wife, Kitty, pays him back in kind after which they have sex, which he viewsas consensual and she as rape.
Meanwhile, in one of the play's many over-emphatic parallels, Edward is defending an alleged rapist.
Consent takes a witty look at overprivileged metropolitan types whose lives are ruled by hormones, house prices and mobile phones.
It cleverly shows how these self-important lawyers are as venal and vicious as the clients whose inarticulacy they despise. But, for all its humour and the nuanced cast in Roger Michell's sharp production, the play is superficial and schematic.
Improbable plot devices (the rape victim's gatecrashing her barrister's party) and motivations (a wife's revenge sex with her husband's opposing counsel), plus contrived coincidences (an actress friend playing the vengeful Medea), make it the theatrical equivalent of the BBC's shallow legal drama The Split.


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As some people know, I have an Etsy shop I've set up some years ago, but recently I've seriously started trying to push my sells … One of the most important things I've learnt is to participate actively in all the promotion process, so one of my suggestions is to sign up in the groups you think are representative for you.
As an example I'm actually in Etsy in Spanish (my mother tongue), Etsy Fast (fiber arts) and European Etsy teams (I live in Paris)…so, these are so far the ones I have chosen but I'll continue searching for other opportunities…
One of the Etsy in Spanish's conditions is to make a "Treasury" from the members of the group, so I've chosen as favorites most of the ones I like and I'm waiting to properly publish it, which is kind of a "mission impossible" because the section "Treasury" is always packed.
Amazingly I found myself in one of them, and I was absoultely delighted to see one of my products in there, it's a pitty that this poncho I've sold it in another website, but at least is good for promotion, contacts and future results… isn't it?


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Re-ranking the Top starting pitchers within the Mets farm system now that Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard have graduated.
Coming into the 2015 season, the Mets farm system was a consensus Top-5 system in the majors thanks to some high-end talent at the top, but they've graduated several top prospects, including their top-2 starting pitching prospects, and figure to take a hit in those rankings this offseason. That's not a bad thing though, because it means that the Mets are starting to improve from within, which is the purpose of a farm system. Also, it means that the door is open for the next crop of prospects to emerge, and the Mets still have some starting pitching prospects with major league upside worth keeping an eye on.
For this list, I have limited myself to full-season starters, because we still know relatively little about the short-season pitchers, and those guys are far from helping away. Notably absent from this list is Marcos Molina, because he's too much of an unknown at this point. He would easily rank among the top 2-3 starters left if healthy, and he'd probably be #1 if he could pitch like he did last year in Brooklyn without the scary mechanics – everyone who saw him last year said the same two things: he has great stuff, but his mechanics are big red flags. But, he's not pitching right now because of a forearm strain, and he's not having Tommy John surgery either, so what are the Mets getting when he returns? Will he have the same mechanics? If so, why should we expect him to stay healthy? If not, will his stuff be as good? Either way, this is looking like a lost season for Molina, and we still have to wait-and-see if this injury carries over to next season.
Casey Meisner
I had Meisner ranked ahead of everyone left in my pre-season prospect list, and I'm not going to change after the first half. He is a bit of a wild card, as his fastball ranges from 88-94 MPH – it often sits in the low-90's, but that's a big range. It looks like he's mixing in both a two seamer and four seamer, so that probably accounts for the big spread. He also throws a changeup that I've heard range from 77-82 MPH, and a curveball that I've heard range from 72-79 MPH – I've seen him live once, on MiLB.tv five times, and listen to his other starts on radio. The 6'7" string bean throws from a high ¾ arm slot, which allows him to get a little run on his sinker and changeup, and gives his curveball an 11-5 break.
His fastball is the wild card, but he gets a good plane on it, and can usually spot it to either side of the plate, so it should at least end up average. It could end up rated a plus pitch if he can add a few ticks to the average speed, but that's not crucial for him to stick as a starter. He had trouble getting it inside against lefties consistently during the few starts I saw this year, but it was too good for SAL batters even when he missed his spots.
His changeup is likely Top-2 of what's left in the system, showing good sink in addition to that fading action. A good indication of how successful his changeup has been this year is the .475 OPS he's allowed to lefties, which is thanks to a 25.2 K%: 5.3 BB% and .078 ISO against.
This list features several good curveballs, but Meisner's matches up with any of them. He'll throw it in any count, and it's been a weapon against both lefties and righties so far. His confidence using the pitch like that keeps batters guessing, which often leads to knees buckled from his curveball, or late swings on his fastball.
Overall, there really is a lot to like here, and he turned 20 just one month before debuting in the Florida State League last week, so he's very advanced for his age (3.1 years younger than the average FSL player, per Baseball-reference). With 3 potential plus pitches, a #2 ceiling is not unreasonable, but it's not likely his fastball improves much, so his more realistic projection is of a #3-4 starter.


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At the Houston OH event, Shannon from Revival Soy asked if I'd like to do some reviews for them.
I said sure if she'd send me some samples.
She fixed that problem very quickly with a box of goodies..
I usually try to get my reviews done in order of arrival.. but since I've been so bad at getting my reviews done at all, I'm having to mix them all up a bit to change the pace so I don't get bored, and so YOU don't get bored, either.
First up – Crazy Lace Non-Naughty Nibbles in Smaller Chin Cheddar (say that ten times fast..)
As part of the samples box Vic over at Celebrate sent me, there were some of the new ENS shakes that include protein as well. I've not tried them yet, so I'm looking forward to putting them in my blender bottle and giving them a whirl.
First up is the Vanilla Cake Batter.
Celebrate says:
Created for surgical weight loss patients, our ENS (Essential Nutrient System) shake contains a high potency multivitamin, 500 mg of calcium citrate, and 25 g of whey isolate protein in each pack. Our integrated formula provides maximum solubility and ensures that the vitamins and minerals are readily bioavailable. This product is the best option for patients immediately following surgery.
* The vitamin and mineral content of each pack is equal to taking one chewable multivitamin, plus 500 mg of calcium, plus 25 g of protein.
* Due to the nature of the formulation, this product is appropriate for any surgical weight loss procedure. As with any of our other delivery systems, you may need additional supplementation based on surgery type.
* It is recommended to be blended with 8 oz of cold water, shaken, and consumed but can be mixed with as much or as little water as you want. It may also be mixed with milk.
* Each pack also contains 4 g of soluble fiber, added electrolytes and a 500 mg antioxidant blend, and a 200 mg green tea blend.
* Like our other products, taste is important and this has a delicious vanilla flavor that will make you think that you are drinking a glass of milk flavored like cake batter.
* Since quality is a critical element of all of our products, we utilize an ultra refined whey isolate protein that scores 100 on the PDCAAS scale.
Who would benefit from this product?
1. Early post-operative patients – Since this may be diluted to taste, there are virtually no issues with taste aversion.
2. Athletes – If you are a surgery patient turned athlete, this can help to flavor that boring water that you need to drink. Water is critical and taking your vitamins and calcium while hydrating makes it easier.
3. Anyone looking for a convenient alternative to pills or chewables.
I've sat on this review for about ten months now. I don't normally run from a fight, but this one I did.
See, Unjury sent me samples back in December and I offered to try them. However, shortly after, the attitude of the Unjury owners changed towards me and I honestly did not feel as though I could give an honest review of the product. So I didn't in fear that a bad review would draw even more criticism from the owners of Unjury. (How this would be possible, I'm not even sure.)
Suddenly, I find, that I just don't give a damn. So away we go.
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Old school protein drinks were like swallowing stale lemon juice. To get them down you had to drink them fast. Or hold your nose. The FIZZ in XAPP keeps the flavor bouncing on your tongue, so bad taste gets banished. Using the breakthrough XAPP FIZZOLOGY technology, the protein in XAPP is kept fresher longer- up to 2 years- for a better-tasting, longer lasting way to refuel.Milky protein drinks can have up to 16g of fat. That's 144 fat calories! Not very healthy or refreshing. Worse, fat slows down digestion and protein delivery to muscles. XAPP is naturally fat free with 170 calories of protein refreshment express delivered to hard-working muscles. XAPP has all of what you need, and none of what you don't.Floaties in not-so-pure whey protein drinks are caused by de-naturating [fracturing/partially destroying] the all important natural protein structure. This is usually caused by using excessive heat during processing. XAPP uses only liquid whey protein isolate. It is never over-heated or exposed to extreme temperatures. So you'll never see floaties or have to gulp down chunks of slimy protein again. Guaranteed! — Xapp Website
I have to tell you — when I learned about a carbonated protein drink? The Bad Girl inside of me jumped for joy and could not WAIT to try it.
I tried to get a corporate sample — and it looked like I would. But something happened and it was not meant to be. So I was left for wanting.
Until!!! I stopped off at the Greenville, NC Vitamin Shoppe in search of my Mix1 drinks that I drink before I go running. I was totally impressed with the single serve drink selection that the Vitamin Shoppe had and lo, and behold? 2 Xapp flavors just begging to be tried. So yeah, you know what happened, don't you?
It seems our days have become increasingly packed with events as we juggle family, work, and fitness leaving less time to focus on eating right throughout the day.
There are many nutritional products claiming to deliver amazing benefits but in reality fall short on balanced nutrition. With this in mind, we started mix1 with the following mission: to create the highest quality all-natural products that promote health, wellness and performance through truly functional nutrition.
mix1 products deliver all-natural balanced nutrition with multiple benefits in a convenient way. We use the right balance of ingredients, at efficacious levels, to provide the maximum benefit to your body.
Dr. James, ND, co-founder
Someone was talking about how great this stuff was, so I looked up the company. I decided to drop them a line about their product and they sent me a few samples to try. In no way did they pay me for the review (other than giving me some yummy stuff!) and they did not ask for anything in return. Well, other than my honest opinion. I suppose that counts? And if you've been reading me for awhile — honesty is something that I come by fairly easily.
So I have to say, I really like the Mix1 RTD's I've tried so far. Well, at least the "protein" ones. The fiber ones, without additional protein powder in them at least? Not so much. But I really have liked the others so far, and have incorporated them into my jogging routine.


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Yesterday we were at Puriton Party in the Park, a family event with live music that stretches well into the evening with crafts, BBQ and entertainment. It was a good day for In a Pickle as I sold 3 cushions, 2 lots of mini bunting and a bookmark!
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HANOVER, Germany, April 27 (Reuters) - Continental is open to all options in reviewing its corporate structure, its chief executive said, as the automotive supplier ponders ways to respond to technology changes and become more nimble.
The auto parts and tyre maker has been in talks with banks about a possible overhaul of its diversified two-group structure, and Chief Executive Elmar Degenhart said on Friday at the annual general meeting that details can be expected by mid-2018.
Mergers with other firms are not part of the deliberations, the CEO said. (Reporting by Jan Schwartz. Writing by Andreas Cremer. Editing by Edward Taylor)


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RELEASED: May 2005
AVAILABLE ON: DS, GBA, PS2, PSP, Xbox
DEVELOPER(S): Ubisoft (DS, GBA), The Collective, Double Helix Games (PS2, PSP, Xbox)
PUBLISHER(S): Ubisoft (DS, GBA), LucasArts (PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - The Arcade Game was one of my favourite video games as a child, and it remained one of the truly finest games ever released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A side-scrolling beat 'em up with familiar characters, colourful and detailed graphics, some of the coolest cutscenes of the time, and simple, addictive arcade-style gameplay; the game was a winner. 16 years after the game's release, Ubisoft stepped forward with a Game Boy Advance game that just might've been conceived with an arcade TMNT of the new generation in mind. This game was based on the final chapter of the Star Wars saga, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which I easily consider the best movie of the prequel trilogy. With the horror of the previous Game Boy Advance game, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones still plaguing my mind, I carefully tread into Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, to find a visually unsatisfying, but physically decent beat 'em up.
Do what must be done. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy.
When Padme's pregnancy becomes known to Anakin, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine - a.k.a. Darth Sidious - seizes the opportunity to finally manipulate the young Skywalker into turning to the Dark Side of the Force, making him believe it is the only way he could protect his family from harm. He uses his new apprentice Darth Vader to execute his orderly plan to completely wipe out his fellow Jedi. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi struggles for survival and prepares to face his former apprentice in a battle to the death.
Since my opinion on the final Star Wars movie is already out and there's really nothing to add, let's get into the graphics without further due, I think we're in for a fairly lengthy review here as it is. The visual design of the game sucks, there's no way around it. The graphics are not bad from a technical standpoint, but I really don't understand the very concept behind pseudo-anime characters in a Star Wars game. It isn't even a Japanese game. As a matter of fact, it's French... which always explains a lot, and not in the most flattering fashion. Especially the portraits look horrible, and there are some errors in details which really bother me, for example Obi-Wan and Anakin's battle stances. I've rarely seen a Jedi swing his lightsaber with one hand. The sound bank's comprised of extremely familiar, but still good music, grunts stolen from some random beat 'em up, and quite sufficient sound effects.
|How could I not doubt it?
The first game to come to mind was indeed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, and it took a couple of minutes for me to realize that hey, it's probably no coincidence, as Ubisoft was responsible for each TMNT game of the 21st century, including the remake of TMNT IV, a game which I've not yet had a chance to experience properly, while TMNT II was one of my Top 5 played games as a kid. There is far more to Revenge of the Sith than just moving forward and kicking ass, though. The combat is far more tactical, and the more sufficient style you have, the more you can assign skill points after each mission, to improve your attributes and Force spells as you wish. It's pretty cool. I dig this game to some extent already.
You can choose to play as either Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker. In other words, you can do this the good or evil way. At first, it seems like both characters are exactly the same, but it's actually surprisingly far from the truth. Obi-Wan is faster than Anakin, but his speed makes him somewhat more vulnerable to ranged attacks and it's harder to deflect blaster shots with the lightsaber. Both characters have a set of special moves dependent of a meter, which are executable once they destroy or kill enough enemies. Obi-Wan's special moves are collectively known as Focus, while Anakin's are known as Fury. As long as both characters are assigned to the same missions, they have similar but notably different monologues which mirror each other. For example, Obi-Wan says something like "This is why I hate droids, they never know when to quit", while Anakin claims to love them for the same reason - he just loves to pick a fight. Even if the presentation's far out most of the time, I think it's cool how Ubisoft made the characters such mirror images of each other in every way they could.
|Tell me, droid, what makes you tick?
The boss fight against Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus looks stupid, but it's quite unique. He has a certain attack pattern he changes to another one once his health hits a certain low. The key to winning this fight is to figure out the pattern and follow up with a suitable counterattack each time he fails to deliver. Each time he manages to hit your character, you change to either Obi-Wan or Anakin. It's a constantly changing tag team duel with great tempo, I really enjoyed it although all that counterattack business can really mutilate one's hands. It ends dreadfully, though. Instead of decapitating Dooku like he did in the movie, Anakin just quickly swings at him with the lightsaber and he drops dead. Just about the lamest fatality I've seen in a while. It's also funny that I won the fight using Obi-Wan, suddenly he's inexplicably passed out in the background while Anakin takes the credit.
|Whoa, dude. You've gotta show me some
Let's recap: the presentation is downright awful, the plot is very faithful to the movie but having two playable characters around alone makes it very inconsistent. It feels like we're speeding through the storyline, missing some important plot points like all the stuff that makes Anakin one angry camper. He just turns by himself. At least the game doesn't feel as forced like its kind usually do, the movie was so packed to the brim with action that the atmosphere of the missions is authentic most of the time, even if the presentation isn't. The controls are pretty good, but most of the other elements of gameplay tend to piss on your shoes from time to time. All in all, what we have here is a game that cannot stand up to the ones that paved the way for it - but, also one of the better movie licenses of the decade, an entertaining beat 'em up game, and first and foremost, arguably the best game to be released in promotion of the whole Star Wars prequel trilogy.
GameRankings: 71.85% (DS), 73.38% (GBA), 64.63% (PS2), 80.00% (PSP), 65.97% (Xbox)
Most of the events that don't take place in the movie, but are depicted in the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game, are actually taken from the original draft for the movie.


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Here is a link to Conn College's 31-member roster, consisting of 8 newcomers (all freshmen), 11 sophomores, 7 juniors, and 5 seniors so a roster short on experience. Four lightly used veteran players did not return for another season: junior d-man Vincent Ditmore (injured last year); sophomores F Billy Stahley and d-man Jamie Carnavalla; and senior d-man Erik Rost.
Conn College launches its 2017-18 season with an in-state trip to Middletown for a Friday game at 7pm with ascendant Wesleyan and then heads to Hartford for a 4pm game on Saturday with defending NESCAC champion Trinity.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Ruth is Home for Christmas
It is great having Ruth back home for Christmas from West Coast Baptist College! The weather has been terrible here for months now, but for the past week, it has been just clear and cold! And we will take the cold Sun over warm rain anyday! Ruth is in her second year at WCBC and is doing great! We miss all our children at Christmas, but know they are in God's great care, and are only thankful for how He has blessed us with such awesome kids - and even GRANDkids!
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Let's see, today is February 8, 2010 and the last blog I read on your site is from December 21st of LAST YEAR! AAAAAhhhhh! Me thinks an update is in order!
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Last two days were really amazing – with lot of contacts, media requests and new friends we found. Thank you, #TennisTwitter! While most of Sashka's challenges are still open & waiting for their solutions, now we've got the most important asset – hope. As promised, we made a detailed report for #TeamSashka – please read to know what's (unexpectedly) happened, and what to be ready for in the nearest future.
1. #TeamSashka. Please let us use this hashtag, ok? Thank you, #TeamSashka, for all your support, kind words and big job done. We feel your energy. You are powerful. You already generated positive results!
2. Top-10 player contacted us and offered help!!! I can't reveal the name without this player permission. But it was really exciting for Sashka. Even the letter itself – so kind & supportive – was a huge motivation! The player suggested an assistance with tournament rackets & strings (Sashka now has 2 rackets only; she needs at least 4 rackets to play tournaments). Sashka accepted the offer with thanks. We are very happy that this great player appears to be a great human also.
3. Media coverage. Our story has got some press – from OKTennis, TennisCircus, BolaMarela and TheTennisIsland (in progress). Our thanks to #TeamSashka members who helped us to draw media attention.
4. Company request. We received a letter from a small manufacturer of tennis accessories. They might be interested in cooperation with Sashka, though they do not have sponsorship budgets. While I do not expect something revolutionary with this request, even a small income from that kind of cooperation can be a big thing.
5. IndieGoGo.com campaign. Launched! We made a campaign available online yesterday, 13 December. Today we updated texts of campaign overview & campaign pitch (Dylan, thanks for help with editing!). The weakest point of the campaign is a video pitch, but I hope next Monday it will be fixed.
Currently we have 1 contribution by #TeamSashka member (you all know him well :). Hope this number will rise in future. Please feel free to contact us if you think we need to correct some texts on campaign pages etc.
We do not have ANY progress in job & citizenship issues. If you have any idea how to find a job I described in the previous article (point 1 & 2) – please contact.
Regarding citizenship: still open for offers. Does anybody know how to contact The Prince of Liechtenstein :)))?
The most unpleasant thing that nobody from Croatian tennis federation have contacted us yet… Simply to ask what's going on or tell any news on Sashka's citizenship. But not – they keep silence. Ok, we got it.
Sashka is working hard to be ready for a winter season. She is signed in for 2 ITF Juniors tournaments in January: Grade 2 in Slovakia and Grade 1 in the Czech Republic.
Grade 2's acceptance list is already open. Sashka is #37 in the alternate list, so her chances to play in Slovakia are small :(. It is really sad as she has wins over girls who are in main draw of this tournament (Voracek, Rakhimova etc.). Chances to play in Grade 1 are also tiny.
What to do? #TeamSashka, we need your advice.
We have 3 scenarios possible, which of them looks more realistic for you? Or, may be, you can suggest 4th & 5th?
Scenario 1. Latin America. Travel to Latin America tournament series may put Sashka into top-200 of ITF Juniors ranking. If lucky a bit, even top-100 is a reality, so she can try to play junior Grand Slam quali already next year. It could save a lot of money, time and energy for future… but it requires immediate investments/sponsorship. Should we try to find 5,000-6,000 EUR now for Latin America tour? What do you think?
Scenario 2: Balkan tournaments. An alternate way is to play nearest tournaments in the Balkan region week by week, just as we tried last year. The biggest problem that most of tournaments in Balkans are low-graded (ITF Juniors 4 or 5). If high-graded, Sashka has absolutely no chances to enter even a quali – too few tournaments, too many players :). So she can collect point by point on small tournaments, waiting for the chances at the end of the year.
Scenario 3: Croatian tournaments. This is the most pessimistic, but currently the most probable way :(. At least, Sashka can keep a playing mood & gain some experience. She can play all available junior tournaments (ITF Juniors, TE U16, Nationals U16, U18) as well as try herself in women's $10k-s qualis. But from the ITF Juniors career's point of view this scenario is a complete catastrophe.
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"Girlfriends" and "Hart Of Dixie" star Golden Brooks is set to co-star with Damon Wayans Sr. in FOX's pilot for a TV series based on the "Lethal Weapon" buddy cop action franchise.
Matt Miller pens and McG helms the pilot in which Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby, and moves to Los Angeles to start anew.
There, he is partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh (Wayans), who, having recently suffered a 'minor' heart attack, must avoid stress in his life. Brooks will play Murtaugh's hardworking, perceptive and loving wife Trish, a role Darlene Love played in the films.
Miller, McG, Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz are executive producers on the series.
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Joe & Sophie's
21 February 2014
The name Burkina Faso means "Land of Honest People", using words taken from the most widely-spoken Moré and Dioula languages. This good idea comes from the first president of the independent nation, Thomas Sankara. He was also responsible for the national anthem; that's not so good.
Joe cooked Boussan Touba, a.k.a. Burkinabé Samsas, as a starter – delicious bean fritters (made in this case from cannellini beans) served with a tomato sauce.
Steve's main was Riz Gras sans Riz: Chicken breasts in tomato, onion, chili and garlic sauce, cooked in palm oil. This was served alongside Le Tô Sauce Gombos. Tô is our old friend fufu masquerading under a different name, and so there's nothing much to say about that, but the Gombos sauce, made with okra, chili and peanuts was quite good. I left the rice out of the riz gras, figuring that the Tô would provide quite enough stodge on its own.
Sophie's dessert was welshcakes made with couscous, served with banana and yoghurt. The cous cous replaces the West African grain 'fonio' which is not easy to come by in the UK. These were pretty good too.
Food 3.5/5
Boussan Touba
Riz Gras (sans Riz)
- http://travelbystove.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/recipes-from-burkina-faso.html
- http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-riz-gras-poulet
- 2 red chillis
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped (but save a few rings for garnish)
- Tin chopped tomatoes
- 100ml palm oil
- 400g chicken breast, cubed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Whizz the chilli, onion, tomatoes and garlic into a paste. Cook this in the palm oil. Meanwhile, fry the chicken in olive oil until it colours. Rinse the food processor with a little water, then add that to the chicken and cook for a few minutes. Finally, add the tomato paste and cook the whole lot for 20 mins. Garnish with onion rings.
Le Tô Sauce Gombos
- http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-to
- http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-le-to-sauce-gombos
- 300g corn meal (should be millet flour)
- 1l water
Boil 200ml of water, and start to add corn meal to it and stir. Keep adding more corn meal and water and stirring, until it becomes a firm malleable gunk.
For the Okra Sauce:
- 12 okra
- 1.5 large onions
- 1 chilli, finely chopped
- Handful salted peanuts
- Tsp cinnamon
- Tsp nutmeg
- Tsp ground ginger
Blend the okra and peanuts together into a paste. Separately blend the onion, garlic and spices. Fry the onion mix in oil for 2 minutes, then add the okra mix and cook for another 10 mins. Add the chilli and cook for another 5 minutes.


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The Reynolds equation, for short journal bearings, is treated with a new approach to the boundary condition at the beginning of the lubricating film. The nondimensional hydrodynamic side leakage and other performance characteristics of the bearing are shown to be a function not only of Sommerfeld number and width over diameter ratio but also of another parameter which depends on the starting condition at the film inlet. The results obtained by other investigators till now are shown to be only a limiting case of the more general analysis given here. This work is the first part of a larger work embracing the analysis of finite bearings.
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This week for muffin tin Monday we had chocolate milk, pineapple, edamame, humus, pita chips, and quesadilla. I had a busy day yesterday and today so I am late posting this weeks lunch.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Muffin Tin Monday
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The American Health Council recently elected Tisha Phillips, MSN/ED to its Board of Nurses. Mrs. Phillips is a native of Wilson, N.C. Currently a staff nurse at Rex Hospital and a member of the nursing faculty at Durham Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C., Mrs. Phillips focuses on delivering optimal care to her patients as well as educating rising nursing students. While she has held her role at Durham Tech Community College for two years and at Rex Hospital for five years, Mrs. Phillips has spent the last 21 years in the healthcare industry expanding her skills and knowledge in medical-surgical and cardiac/cardiothoracic surgery.
Mrs. Phillips's professional pursuit stemmed from a family matter. After her grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, she decided she wanted to help change other people's lives. She enrolled at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, and later, earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Phoenix in 2014. She initially started her career at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC. She later worked at Wake Medical Center caring for cardiothoracic patients. Currently, she works at Durham Technical Community College and Rex Hospital.
On a daily basis, Mrs. Phillips teaches medical surgical-aspects and works with students in the laboratory at Durham Technical Community College. On weekends, she assesses four to five patients with cardiovascular disorders, prepares patients for discharge, and educates families at Rex Hospital. Her dedication to her patients and her career earned her admittance to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, an organization that celebrates nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership and service, according to its official website, in 2014. Her efforts also earned her the Golden Key Award in 1997.
To ensure that she remains connected with her peers, she is a member of several professional associations including the North Carolina National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. Additionally, Mrs. Phillips lends her academic skills to her local church as she volunteers to teach children about various biblical subjects. She plans to continue to excel in her career by educating her patients and their families as well as receive her certification as a nurse educator.
Tisha Winstead Phillips
Staff Nurse at Rex Hospital
- With more than 6,400 staff members, UNC REX Healthcare is one of the largest employers in Wake County. We pride ourselves on our dedicated staff, and it's clear from their smiles, willingness to help and unwavering commitment to excellence that UNC REX employs the best and treats them as such. In fact, UNC REX was the first business in North Carolina to open a daycare for co-workers' children, and we have received multiple awards for being one of the best places to work in healthcare and in the Triangle.
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Nursing Faculty Member at Durham Tech Community College
- Durham Tech Community College aims to be its community's first choice for learning. As a great learning college, it will continue to be a model for demonstrating student success and excellence in teaching; empowering learners to enrich the local and global communities, and preparing students to contribute to the economic vitality of the region.
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This year, Middlesex University will hold its first ever Winter graduation ceremonies for students.
The new ceremonies – held in central London – will provide an alternative to the summer graduations for students who receive their degree classifications in between October and December rather than June.
By offering two graduations a year, we are enabling hundreds of students – including Nursing, Postgraduate and Research students – to attend their graduation ceremony within a few months of finishing their studies, rather than waiting until the following July.
The idea was initially raised by a Student Voice Leader at a Boards of Study meeting in 2014. The Adult Nursing student had received significant feedback from fellow nursing students who wanted to attend their graduation ceremony nearer to completion of their course.
The Students' Union have championed the idea, with MDXSU Vice President Health & Education and Science & Technology, Orla Hillary, leading on the campaign and working in partnership with the university to establish the Winter ceremonies.
You can read Orla's full statement online here.
Middlesex University hope that the winter graduation dates will prevent problems arising from students negotiating time off from full-time jobs in July, or needing to fly back in for graduation following their visas expiring.
The first round of winter graduation ceremonies will take place on Wednesday 13th December 2017 at Central Hall Westminster.
Students who are finishing their studies at Middlesex University between October and December will receive further graduation information this autumn.


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