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8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; 278 pp. Approbations present. A fictional account of the Marian apparition at Fatima. Dockman wrote a Catholic newspaper column and several plays. In her research for this story, she traveled to Fatima and met the parents of Jacinta and Francisco. Mapped endpapers, two appendices, bibliography. Light blue cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Light soiling on text block edges. Dust jacket is soiled with some chipping and edgewear.
Title: The Lady and the Sun.
Categories: Catholic - Mary, Mother of God,
Publisher: Westminster, Maryland., Newman Press: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
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It's COLD outside y'all! The past few days have been nice, but now - we're right back into winter! Mother Nature is not playing nice! Well today, we're going to fight back...
I have a wonderful little drink to warm you up right! It's smooth and creamy with just a touch of sass. Comfortable Cocoa is the perfect way to ward off that cold winter chill!
Printable Recipe
- 3 Tbs of your favorite Cocoa Mix
- 1 shot (50 ml) Southern Comfort
- 1/4 cup Milk
- Boiling Water
- Whipped Cream (optional)
- Chocolate Syrup (optional)
- In a 12 oz mug - add the cocoa mix, milk, and Southern Comfort.
- Finish filling mug with boiling water and stir until cocoa powder is dissolved.
- Top with whipped cream and chocolate syrup, if desired and...

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I love this video on how Ningxia Red got started. Remember to watch part 1 & 2.
I began drinking Ningxia Red four months ago while I was undergoing a Facebook Ningxia Red challenge through Young Living. The challenge was only for one month, but after a few days of drinking this delicate drink, I was hooked! infact, my boyfriend was hooked! My memory was acute, my focus was great, and my energy level was even more abundant. It's hard to believe this little drink made such a difference in my life and continues to make a difference. There are some days when I have forgotten to drink it and I can definitely feel the difference. I can't imagine my life without it.


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Walgreen fell 5.5% after failing to renew its contract with Express Scripts (ESRX). ESRX declined more than 3% initially but recovered all these losses. ESRX is more popular than WAG among hedge fund managers. Brian Jackelow's SAB Capital had devoted 8.7% of its portfolio to ESRX. John Lykouretzos' Hoplite, Eric Bannasch's Cadian Capital, Gabe Hoffman's Accipiter, Stephen Mandel's Lone Pine, and Larry Robbins' Glenview had more than 4% of their portfolio in ESRX as well.
Unfortunately Walgreen's investors lost more than 5% in a day when the market is up by more than 1%. Here are the hedge funds with the most concentrated WAG positions:
1. Matthew Lindenbaum – Basswood Capital: 1.92% of its portfolio is in WAG.
2. Alexander Mitchell – Scopus Asset Management: 1.16% of its portfolio is in WAG.
3. Harris Associates: 0.91% of its portfolio is in WAG.
4. Robert Rodrigues – First Pacific Advisors: 0.66% of its portfolio is in WAG.
5. Benjamin Slavet – Ascend Capital: 0.44% of its portfolio is in WAG.


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Pirate Isle – RTG SlotsThis page may contain paid links that help support our site.
Slot Name: Pirate Isle
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Reels: 5
Paylines: 25
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Pirate Isle has a theme that is quite common these days, slot machine developers loving to focus on pirates and the treasures that often follow. However, it does this with a 3D style design, which makes the game at least different, if not more attractive than many other games with similar inspiration. It's a game that has 25 paylines on 5 reels and it will offer players that give it a try payouts of up to $1,500.
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With scatters contributing, payouts can offer up to 5,000 coins to the slot's players, meaning at most $1,250 cash.
The Skeleton Key is the stacked wild, a feature that should come in handy, but which has been limited to appearances only on the 3rd reel while in the base game. With the exception of the scatters, wilds can substitute for all other symbols. A wild's appearance on a payline will double the payout, if a win forms there.
You will discover that two types of scatter symbols can appear in the game. We have the Galleon scatter first, offering up to 200x the triggering bet in payouts. Second, there is the Treasure Chest, which also pays, but goes only up to 150x the bet.
If you happen to get those 3+ Treasure Chest scatters during the same spin, you trigger a feature which can bring you free spins. You are taken to a treasure map, with five locations marked with a red X. You pick one, and you can get from it a ghost, a map or a chest. The Treasure Chest gives out a prize and a second pick. A Treasure Map pays a prize as well, and also triggers a new round. You can get up to 5 rounds this way.
Should you find the Ghost Pirate, the feature will end immediately and you will win up to 100 free spins. There is also the potential for a multiplier of up to 3x, but certain conditions have to be met first.
During the free games, you can get Skeleton Key wilds stacked on the middle three reels. With 3+ Treasure Chest scatters, you get another 15 free spins.
There is also a feature called Broadside, which triggers only if the Extra Bet was used that round. It also needs for three Galleon scatters to be present on the reels. It's a feature with a battle between two ships, and you can keep facing different opponents in it, if you're successful at each level. The payouts keep getting better with each new win.
You don't have a classic look for a pirate themed slot, mostly because the characters and objects appear to be made in 3D style, on a computer. It's not a bad look, it's just different. It shows that the designers put in a real effort in building this game, and the quality is there in most symbols.
There is a wealth of features in Pirate Isle that make it a very attractive proposition. It doesn't cost a lot to play, but it doesn't pay too much either.


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Station 14: Jesus is layed in the tomb
By Ann Greazel
Stations 12 thru 14 were written in my room as the chill and rain and wind came
Seeing the angel in the tomb of Jesus, carrying His crown of thorns. Large wings standing over Jesus. It makes me think of the times especially during challenging health scares and feeling the presence of my guardian angel covering me with their wings. It makes me think of the times that miracles have saved those close to me.
One of the kindest acts of a human soul I experienced was when one of my dear friends asked that his guardian angel join mine to watch over me and willed his guardian angel to leave his side for mine.
There is such sadness as I stand inside the tomb of Jesus. Through art, able to actually stand inside a tomb. And if not for Joseph of Avilla? Giving up His tomb for Jesus, He would not have a tomb. How hurtful. How gracious. How unbearingly sad.


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NEW YORK The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that its board of directors has approved the promotion of Carl W. Turnipseed to executive vice president, financial services group. He succeeds Kathleen A. ONeil.
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Ms. ONeil has been with the Bank for almost 24 years and has decided to pursue private sector opportunities. In the interim, she will continue to serve as an executive vice president reporting to the Banks president, as an advisor.
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Mr. Turnipseed has an MBA degree from New York University and a BA degree from Morgan State College in Baltimore, Maryland.


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Olvebra's recipe of the week is perfect for warming you up on those cold wintry days: Collard Greens Soup. It's an even better option for those who are allergic to lactose or gluten. To view this week's recipe, click here.
Collard Greens Soup
with Extrato de Soja SoyVida (SoyVida Soy Extract)
- 2.2 lb (1 kg) potatoes
- 1 cup kale, chopped
- 1 cup spinach, chopped (leaves only)
- 1 large onion
- 1 tablet or cup vegetable broth (optional)
- Salt to taste (if not using vegetable broth)
- 3 tbsp Extrato de Soja SoyVida Olvebra
- Water for cooking potatoes, kale, and spinach (amount should be enough to keep vegetables covered during cooking).
1. Cook 2.2 lb (1 kg) of potatoes, 1 large onion, 1 cup of chopped spinach, 1 cup of chopped kale, and 1 tablet or 1 cup of vegetable broth.
2. Hydrate Extrato de Soja SoyVida in 6.7 fl oz (approx. 1 cup / 200 ml) of water.
3. Blend cooked vegetables and add 3 tbsp of hydrated Extrato de Soja SoyVida.
4. Heat it up and, if necessary, add more water. The consistency should be creamy.
5. Serve hot.
Servings: 10.
Prep time: 30 minutes.
This recipe is lactose free, gluten free, and unsweetened.


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'The Future of Fashion': Grow your own clothes from the toxic liquid waste released by the tofu production in home factories in Indonesia.
I confirm that I am fully aware of the eligibility criteria, and based on its description, I am eligible to apply to the CSV Prize 2017.
- Yes, I'm eligible
Preferred language
- English
Organization nameMother Jungle
Year founded2017
Initiative stage
- Start-Up (a pilot that has just started operating)
Annual budget in 2017 (USD)
- Less than $1k
Number of beneficiaries impacted so far
- 1 - 10
Organization type
- Social enterprise
Secondary Focus Area
- Water
- Rural development
Headquarters location: Country
- Indonesia
Headquarters location: CityBali-Sibang Kaja next to Green School Bali (www.greenschool.org)
Location(s) of impactIndonesia, Bali, Canggu, Sibang Kaja The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Solution Summary: What is the proposed solution? What do you see as its most promising aspects for creating shared value?With the 'Earth-gency!' project a solution is found by growing clothing from the toxic waste released by the tofu production which is dumped into the rivers. By boiling the liquid waste with vinegar, sugar and a fertilizer and adding a bacteria after 10 days, the mixture is converted into a microbial cellulose after which it can be dried. The result is an organic material, similar in the 'look and feel' with animal leather, produced at low cost and no further residual waste. The purpose of the Earth-gency project is to convert the liquid by-product ("whey") into a bio-material that can create fashion products and reduce water pollution. In addition, the economic situation in the lower income areas is improved by offering tofu producers and employees training in the production of the material. Also, guidance will be offered in the development of the material into valuable vegan products
Impact: What is the impact of the work to date? Specify both the social and the environmental impact of your workIn addition to a breakthrough for animals used for leather, the production of this new form of vegan leather contributes to the cleaning of the rivers. Tofu is one of the most consumed products in Asia, and especially in Indonesia, with around 285,000 employees in 85,000 companies. Indonesia has the highest water pollution of Asia and many of the tofu factories are 'home industries' and extremely inefficient and water polluting. There are no appropriate procedures for the treatment of toxic waste, with the result that many of the toxic waste is dumped in the rivers. Tofu is made of soy and this is the third largest crop in Indonesia next to rice and corn. The demand for soy products is rising even more in the coming years which gives higher pressure on the pollution of the rivers, with a negative impact on biodiversity in the rivers. Animals in the rivers die and people become ill.
Unique value proposition: What makes your initiative innovative? How does your project differ from other organizations working in the same field?Make the production more widely available to bring the product from the Lab to the consumer
Founding story: Share a story about the "Aha!" moment that sparked the beginning of this initiative.I grew up in a mostly man-made environment, The Netherlands. The country is well known for its advanced human intervention landscape development. I now live in Indonesia and work at Green School. There is a beautiful river behind the school, but the river is very dirty. When I researched about the reason I found out about the bad state of the rivers in Indonesia. I discovered that research and first testing and production of Soy Leather was performed by XXlab in Yogyakarta, a 'female collective focus on art, science and free technology'. In order to bring the material to the next level, the Earth-gency project is currently working on the further improvement of the quality of the material and scaling up the production to make bigger impact.
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Another flying weekend has arrived!
The weather forecast is looking pretty good. It's supposed to be cloudy, but the terminal area forecast says the clouds will be high, so there should be plenty of space to fly in.
I got bored yesterday, so I took some random stuff and made a little glider to chuck around the hotel room. It's amazing what can be cobbled together and made to fly.
That's a collection of coffee stirrers and index cards held together with some hot glue. The change on the front is for balance. I broke a stirrer into three pieces for wing ribs and bent them to shape so the wing would have a little lift. It doesn't have a proper spar, but the leading edge gives it some strength. I was planning to glue up extensions and give the wing some dihedral, but I tossed it across the room and it flew fairly well as-is. Then I spent the next half-hour tossing it around, making tweaks to the control surfaces, and making repairs when I hit the wall instead of the curtains. I have a larger R/C plane with me, but I may take this little one out and toss it around while I'm waiting for batteries to charge.


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Nairobi is nolonger safe these days. Muggers have courage to attack in broad day light!
Seen the pictures in today's Daily Nation? How they mercilessly descended on the young man? Reports indicated that it even gets fatal. They even take life.
Chilling, isn't it? So that is how bad Nairobi has deteriorated. Is there any plan of action? What is in store from the ministry of internal security? We want to maintain law and order in the city – are the police going to act on the pictures?
Yes – they were clear. Quite horrific to see how criminals usually do their thing. One thug's hand I could see was searching the victim's inner pants…
That testifies to the fact that Nairobi is becoming increasingly insecure. Why isn't something being done? Are we waiting for these muggers to turn into a form of Mungiki for the police to act?
Hey, if there is someome in that docket with any will to act, do it now. Hunt for those goons. They will end up thumping their chests in victory if you do not go for them. They will claim to be celebrities for the media attention they got apart from their loot from the innocent victim.
So, hunt them down and arrest them. The pictures were clear – they never made any effort to hide their faces. Secondly, keep vigil in those blacklisted areas. Keep vigil with loaded guns because those young goons can be very dangerous – reports indicate they that they can be too brave to take life. So increase patrols in those areas and save the innocent Nairobians from these thugs.
It is better we do these thins now before the city is taken over by these goons. Now that can attack from an open area such as Globe Round about sends home a loaded message – that something ought to be done.Explore posts in the same categories: Uncategorized
2 Comments on "Nairobi's security is at stake"
May 21, 2009 at 3:27 pm
The story has truely capture the trouble with our city.Congratulations keep it up .The flow of the story is captivating you keep your readers hooked.Bravo!
June 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm
thankGod ur cncerned


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Mexi-bean frittata
(at time of publication)
- small (300g) kumarasweet-potatoX, unpeeled, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1½ cups frozen corn sweetcornXkernels, thawed
- 1 red capsicum, coarsely chopped
- 400g can black beans, rinsed, drained
- 2 teaspoons ground coriandercilantroX
- 8 eggs whisked with ½ cup trim milk
- ½ cup fresh coriandercilantroX leaves
- 1 small avocado, cut into thin wedges
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced
- 4 cups mixed salad leaves, to serve
- 2 tablespoons vinaigrette (see tips)
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil over a high heat. Cook kumara for 6-8 minutes, or until just tender. Drain. Cut into wedges.
2 In a medium cast-iron or ovenproof frying pan, heat oil over medium. Cook corn and capsicum, stirring, for 5-7 minutes, or until capsicum is almost tender. Add kumara, black beans and ground coriander. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.
3 Season whisked eggs and milk well with black pepper, to taste. Pour over the bean mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until frittata is beginning to set around the edges. Scatter with half of the coriander leaves. Transfer to oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and just set.
4 To serve, top frittata with avocado, chilli and remaining coriander leaves. Slice and divide among plates with dressed salad leaves.
Make it gluten free: Check ground coriander is gluten free.
HFG tip
Balsamic vinaigrette: Make up a week's worth in a jar using 1 part olive oil to 2 parts balsamic vinegar.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 2040kJ
Calories 487cal
Protein 23g
Total fat 27g
–Saturated fat 5g
Carbohydrates 35g
–Sugars 18g
Dietary fibre 13g
Sodium 410mg
Calcium 180mg
Iron 5mg
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Being a local and going on an excursion in your own city is an experience!
Last week, Royal Carribean UK took me on a New Dubai City Tour which included a trip to the Lost Chambers at the famous Atlantis Hotel, The Palm Jumeirah, a quick tour of the Dubai Marina and a view from the tallest tower in the world, The Burj Khalifa At the Top.
As I live in Dubai, I was picked up locally, but if you are coming from a Royal Caribbean ship, you would have been dropped off at the cruise Terminal on Mina Rashid Road, DP World Cruise Terminals, from where you will be picked up for any of the available excursions.
Have you guys ever been on a Royal Caribbean cruise? What are the things that you would look for in a cruise? For me it would be sleep, spa, eat, repeat. And then of course, to break that RRR fest (Relax, Rejuvenate, Repeat) with an excursion like this! But since I didn't exactly take the cruise, as the ones to Dubai begin from December onwards, I was given the city tour to get a flavour of the types of excursions that are organised for their guests. You can find more here!
Coming to the excursion. We started with a tour of the Aquarium and The Lost Chambers at The Atlantis, The Palm Jumeirah. Watching some of the most beautiful underwater creatures and how they were transported to a hotel for us humans to view, is just unimaginable.
The Aquarium at the Atlantis Hotel
After my tryst with nature, I got on to the monorail on the Palm, a trip that I have always wanted to take! Thank you so much Royal Caribbean UK for allowing me to tick this off my list of things to do while still in Dubai.
The monorail gives you an entire view of the (famous structure) Atlantis hotel and a partial view of the palm islands as the monorail is elevated from the ground.
You can see the million dollar villas – some of them owned by famous celebrities around the world – on the island and the Dubai Marina Skyline
We then moved on to the Marina for a quick walk around the promenade and then off to the tallest tower in the world – The Burj Khalifa.
The view from At the Top, Burj Khalifa
Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas ship will be going to Dubai from December onwards, doing 7 night trips around the Arabian gulf (Dubai, Khasab – Oman, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai)
Take a look at the destinations here.
If you're traveling from the UK, you can hop on an Emirates flight and start your Royal Caribbean holiday from Dubai.


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The NHL must be very happy about this miraculous Golden Knights season that has put a first-year team into the Stanley Cup final.
The people in and around Las Vegas are now hooked on the game.
Seattle must be licking its chops.
But what about the owners of 30 other teams? How are they feeling? Are they still counting their cut from the expansion fee, or are they starting to get upset with the format that stocked the Vegas team?
Most of them will never get this close to the Cup.
The Golden Knights story is wonderful. It's all about the pride of unprotected players and their "we'll show them" attitude. But the fact of the matter is that's a pretty good collection of talent.
They're not just in the final. They're crushing people. They have a 12-3 record in the playoffs.
That's ridiculous.
The Ottawa Senators were 10-70-4 in their first season. They didn't make the playoffs until Year 5. The Tampa Bay Lightning broke into the league at the same time (1992-93) and were 23-54-7 in their inaugural season. They made the playoffs in Year 4, but that was the only time they did in their first decade.
The Vegas success makes owners look greedy and uncaring about what should matter most to them.
Shouldn't you have to pay your dues, or is the going rate for a championship now set at a half billion dollars?
STARTS AND STOPS: Gerard Gallant said there was a "what if" conversation earlier, but it sure looked like Deryk Engelland was asking Marc-Andre Fleury if he should touch the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl. "He's been the backbone of our team," Engelland said at the podium. "More or less it came down to whatever he wanted to do." Fleury has been the first star in eight of Vegas' 15 playoff games. Good call … Alex Tuch was part of an expansion draft deal. "If you take Erik Haula instead of Matthew Dumba," then-Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher told Vegas GM George McPhee, "we'll give you Tuch." Haula scored 29 goals this season while Tuch, a former first rounder, had 15. He also now has six in the playoffs, including Sunday's game opener. Fletcher was fired last month …
Connor Hellebuyck was blamed by the broadcast booth, but Josh Morrissey was guilty of the giveaway on Tuch's goal. Of course, it was also a shot Hellebuyck should have had … How glad was Morrissey to make amends with his first of the playoffs? "It was huge to come back after a tough mistake," he told Scott Oake during the first intermission … Guessing how many times the puck turned over on the way from Morrissey's stick to the mesh behind Fleury is like guessing how many jelly beans are in the big jar. The best answer is a lot … Shooting the puck didn't even appear to be a thought for Nikolaj Ehlers during a Jets' power play. When a 29-goal scorer is still looking for his first of the playoffs 17 games in, his confidence is shot …. A Winnipeg-Washington final would have pitted Ehlers against Lars Eller. That has confusion written all over it …
LINE CHANGES: Five goals in 17 games equals a disappointing post-season for a shooter of Patrik Laine's calibre, but give him credit for not hiding from the fact. "I was healthy the whole season," the 20-year old superstar in the making said when asked if he was dealing with an injury … The Jets had a gruelling series with the Predators while the Golden Knights waited for them. "Everybody was a little tired, but it doesn't matter in the playoffs," said Laine. "It wasn't the difference maker." … Give Paul Maurice credit for trying, but the three roster changes didn't make a difference … Every day we hear somebody ask a member of the Golden Knights if they ever dreamed they could get to this point in their first year. Can this please stop? The idea of an expansion team even making the playoffs was absurd … I like the way Don Cherry mispronounces names. What does he call Andrei Vasilevskiy? Valinsky? …
BACK TO THE POINT: You might have a hard time finding the games when their start time is overlapped by the Blue Jays or Memorial Cup, but Sportsnet's post-game coverage has been outstanding. From Kyle Bukauskas' interviews rinkside or in the hallways, to the podium and dressing room scrums, every now and then we even get somebody saying something interesting. Like Caps defenceman Matt Niskanen blaming himself for all three Tampa goals on Saturday. Why can't networks cover regular season games this way? … Dubbing the Vegas story "Miracle on Dice" is pretty good, Elliotte Friedman … How did a Blue Jays season that started so well turn so bad, so quickly? Sorry, I've been focused on the NHL playoffs …
BUTT ENDS: Mark Scheifele was going to be a serious Conn Smythe Trophy candidate had the Jets made it to the final, but their chances of that ended Sunday partly because he didn't do enough in their last game. Scheifele had just one shot on goal in his 22:15 of work … More than a third of the Jets' 32 shots were taken by Dustin Byfuglien (six) and Blake Wheeler (five) … There will be no hockey game on Tuesday night, That's tough enough to take. But if the Capitals win Monday, we probably won't see another one until Saturday. Just thinking about that is giving me the shakes.


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Continuing its series shining the spotlight on Broadway's unsung heroes, The Ensemblist presents a Legacy Robe tribute honoring ensemble members from Kiss Me, Kate, The Prom, and more.
The popular platform welcomed Marty Lawson (King Kong), J. Elaine Marcos (Gettin' The Band Back Together), Ryan Worsing (The Cher Show), Vasthy Mompoint (The Prom) and Justin Prescott (Kiss Me, Kate) to New York's Winnie's Jazz Bar for a glam photoshoot.
"Success in the theatrical industry can often fleeting. Through their talents, skills and tenacity, these five actors have found a way to survive and thrive as professional artists. These five performers share more than 30 Broadway credits spanning a cumulative 75 years," Ensemblist creator Mo Brady explains. "We celebrated their longevity and perseverance with a photoshoot in collaboration with Frozen's Jacob Smith and one of our favorite swanky Midtown haunts, Winnie's Jazz Bar."
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has resolved to turn Pakistan into a society where no form of sectarianism, terrorism on the basis of or against any religion, colour, race and ethnicity shall be tolerated.
The prime minister made these remarks in his message on the fourth anniversary of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar tragedy. He reiterated education is the only weapon with which the nation can defeat extremism and terrorism permanently.
"December 16 reminds us of the black day when terrorists put aside all calls of humanity and religion and targeted innocent children of the APS who had come there for learning and in the hope of a bright future," said the premier, adding the painful event not only pushed the whole nation into deep sadness but also united it against terrorism
He lauded the valiant armed forces of Pakistan and other law enforcement agencies for accomplishing an unprecedented decisive action against terrorism through the Zarb-e-Azb and Raddul Fassad operations.
"The innocent children sacrificed their lives and united the nation forever against the ruthless enemy who is a blot on humanity and worst manifestation of inhumanity," he said, adding the nation shall never forget the APS martyrs as he expressed heartfelt sympathies with the grieving families who had sent their innocent children for education and they were martyred.
APS anniversary: Four years on, parents relive nightmare every day
The prime minister said the nation has paid a price of the war against terror which cannot be estimated.
"Pakistan has sacrificed thousands of lives and suffered immeasurable economic losses and now if someone blames us or holds us responsible we want to clarify that it is our forces and citizens who have paid the biggest price in this battle," he added.
However, he reiterated that despite all these huge losses and sufferings, as a nation, Pakistan is committed to the national, regional and global peace and will continue making efforts until terrorism is eradicated to its very roots.
Moreover, the prime minster also paid tribute to the gallant armed forces of Pakistan, law enforcement agencies and all those institutions who had sacrificed in the war on terror. He said he salutes these heroes who offered sacrifices in the war against terror.
"The best way to praise our martyrs is to keep resolved for the purpose they sacrificed their lives," he said concluding his message.
Sacrifices of APS students will always be remembered: K-P CM
Similarly, President Dr Arif Alvi said sacrifices of innocent students and teachers of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar had awakened and united the whole nation.
"The APS was not only a national tragedy, but also a day to renew the pledge towards the motherland," said the president in his message on the fourth anniversary of the APS tragedy.
He urged the nation to vow it would be ready for every sacrifice to face extremism in the country while observing the country shall always remember the great sacrifices rendered by the martyrs of APS and the services of our armed forces in the fight against terrorism. The president also prayed for the bereaved families to bear their losses with equanimity.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Pakistan has bravely faced challenges at heavy cost to come out successful.
Paying tribute to the martyrs and bereaved families of the Army Public School attack, DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said on Twitter that the nation remembers its martyrs. "We stay united & steadfast to carry forward Pakistan to its rightful destination of peace & prosperity," the statement added.
The APS attack took place on December 16, 2014, when six terrorists stormed the school killing 147 – a figure which included both students and teachers. All six terrorists were later killed by the security forces in a response attack.
Following the tragic APS incident, government mapped out the National Action Plan to eliminate terrorism from the country.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also expressed sympathies with the families, friends and loved ones of all the victims in a message. He added that the horrific attack resulted in an immense loss for the nation which continues to remain a scar on the collective memory.


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Effect of Overburden Pressure and Water Saturation on Gas Permeability of Tight Sandstone Cores
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- Rex D. Thomas (U. S. Bureau of Mines) | Don C. Ward (U. S. Bureau of Mines)
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Research conducted to determine the potential of nuclear explosions to stimulate gas production verifies that the gas permeability of tight sandstone cores is markedly decreased with increasing overburden pressure. Water saturation also reduces the gas permeability by a pressure. Water saturation also reduces the gas permeability by a large amount. The relative permeability, however, does not change significantly with overburden pressure.
Research on the potential of nuclear explosions to stimulate gas production from low-permeability (tight) sandstone reservoirs is being conducted by the U. S. Bureau of Mines in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission. This report describes the part of that research that was conducted to establish part of that research that was conducted to establish correlation between permeability measured on dry cores at low external pressure (routine analysis) and permeability at reservoir conditions. Cores used in this research were obtained from two Plowshare gas-stimulation projects. Project Gasbuggy Plowshare gas-stimulation projects. Project Gasbuggy cores from the Pictured Cliffs formation, Choza Mesa field, Rio Arriba County, N. M., can be described as very fine grained, slightly calcareous, well indurated sandstone. Project Wagon Wheel cores from the Fort Union formation, Pinedale field, Sublette County, Wyo., can be described as very fine grained, slightly calcareous, very well indurated sandstone. Underground reservoirs are under considerable compressive stress as a result of the weight of overlying rocks (offset somewhat by internal-fluid pressure). The resultant net confining pressure or pressure). The resultant net confining pressure or effective overburden pressure is referred to in this report simply as overburden pressure. The resulting effects on the physical properties of the reservoir rock have been studied. Overburden pressure causes only a small decrease in porosity, which can usually be ignored. This was confirmed for Project Gasbuggy and Project Wagon Wheel cores. A commercial laboratory found that the porosity of these cores is reduced by about 5 percent of the original porosity. The effect of overburden pressure on permeability, however, is appreciable and varies considerably for different reservoir rocks, causing greater reductions in permeability for low-permeability rocks. The effect permeability for low-permeability rocks. The effect of overburden pressure on relative permeability has been found to be small or nonexistent. This report presents material that confirms and extends previous research findings on the effect that overburden pressure has upon the permeability of dry cores. Also presented are the results of research on the relative gas permeability of low-permeability cores under overburden pressure.
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Cylindrical cores 2.0 to 7.5 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter were cut parallel to the bedding plane. After the cores were dried overnight in a vacuum oven (4.5 psia, 70C), the gas (N2) permeability of each core psia, 70C), the gas (N2) permeability of each core was measured in a Hassler cell. An external pressure of 100 psi over the inlet pressure was used to maintain a good seal between the rubber sleeve and the core. Permeability was measured at inlet pressures of 45, Permeability was measured at inlet pressures of 45, 60, and 100 psia, with atmospheric pressure at the outlet. A bubble tube and timer were used to measure gas flow rate. Initial permeability (ki) then was calculated by the Klinkenberg technique to correct for the effect of gas slippage. All other permeabilities reported here were calculated by this permeabilities reported here were calculated by this method.
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I've been struggling lately. It's no secret that I've been fairly stressed over here. This week is spring break; and since my classes for this semester were split into two separate eight-week courses, I don't really have a whole lot of school work that I can be doing now. (Of course I ordered my next … Continue reading
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Weekly Round-Up: Onward.
It's hard for me to begin this week's round-up without mentioning how busy we've been over here at the Orlando Ranch. My MIL and SIL and nephew left last Thursday, after a fun-filled week that unfortunately ended with a bout of a stomach bug. (H, A, and I remain the only men left standing.) With … Continue reading
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I just reread the post I started yesterday. Y'all, I am kind of in a bad way. Here's the gist: No time. There's never any time. I don't have time to study! I'll never get into Stamford! I'll let everyone down! I'm so CONFUSED! That's right, friends. My life has taken a Jessie Spano shame … Continue reading
Weekly Round-Up: Finance and Teething
My week can be summed up in two words: Finance. Teething. It's the final week of the DietBet, and Mama's goal is to avoid the chocolate chips. Much easier said than done. Let's get to it, shall we? Current Weight: 143 Pounds lost since blog's inception: 19.6 Pounds lost since A's birth: 47.6 And this … Continue reading
Weekly Round-Up: Sugar Detox
Greetings from the chaos that is the playroom on a Sunday morning. H and J are playing trains, A is in the jumperoo, and Mama is on borrowed time. Welp, the last two days were a giant fail of the I NEED THIS ALMOND TOFFEE variety. I allowed myself to get too hungry at times. … Continue reading
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I FINALLY saw Les Mis last night, and I absolutely ADORED the film. My expectations were low as I had read a floppity jillion mixed reviews, but oh, it was so moving and grand and spectacular. Also spectacular: the quesadillas and Raisinets I ate. Oh, and the two Manhattans. Yes, my friends: a cheat night. … Continue reading
Erica D. House is one of the first health-related bloggers I discovered on Twitter, and I find her blog very inspirational. This month she is hosting a DietBet. Have you heard of this? Basically, everyone throws in $20. The goal is to lose 4% of your body weight in 4 weeks. You split the pot … Continue reading


text: Frogacuda Posted April 6, 2012 I have to say, the original music was money well spent. I was hoping we might get a peek at the brainstorming and creative process in this episode but I guess that'll have to wait for next month. These are still going to be monthly, right? Mhh the background music sounded like it is from the dustforce soundtrack (awesome game btw). Is it?No, but same composer. Good ear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Hi everybody. A couple of weeks ago I was busier than usual. My brother Shane, and my cousin John came to visit me in Houston for two weeks and left just after the 4th. So I was cooking supper nearly every day and coming home to fix lunch for all of us. We usually put in a DVD while we were eating. And when we weren't eating we were playing computer games. Freelancer and C&C Generals: Zero Hour mostly. While I was gone during the day they slept and/or played xBox I think. We had so many snack foods, but who could pass up the 10 for $10 snacks at the grocery store with 2 extra guys in the house.
I was planning to do more things with my website. But hadn't got the chance to since then. I have a working captcha image that I hope to put on my live blog soon. I just have to figure out a good way to pass the information around. I'm thinking about a random key of some sort. So I have to figure that out first.
At work I recently found out the guy who was my mentor is moving, and it's likely I'll be taking on most of his responsibilities. I don't know if I'm ready for that yet, but I'll found out soon enough.
I'm starting to get all of my clothes packed for my trip in 50 days. I'll be going back to Taiwan during labor day. That way I can use my 4 vacation days that week and have the weekend on both sides. The reason I'm packing now is I'm going to mail it over there. So that all I will need is a carry-on. Shao-ling is already planning out what we will be doing in Taiwan. All of us will go to Kenting (south Taiwan) the weekend I'm going home. We'll take the "fast train" there, and spend one night at a hotel. I hope my Chinese is better than last time. There are at least a couple more phrases I want to learn first.
All right I think I should go exercise now, another goal is to lose at least 20 pounds before I go over there. Being lazy makes it hard to do that. See you later.


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Vietnamese shares struggled to remain positive on Wednesday morning as investors adopted a wait-and-watch approach, hoping for a correction session.
The benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange rose by 0.07 per cent to close the morning session at 1,023.50 points.
The HNX Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange was up by 0.64 per cent at 118.94 points.
Nearly 122 million shares, worth VND3 trillion (US$131 million), were traded in the two markets during the morning trading session.
Seventeen stocks in the VN30 basket, which tracks the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity on the HCM Stock Exchange, gained value while 12 slipped.
The top performers among the gainers were PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (GAS), Coteccons Construction Joint Stock Company (CTD), Hoa Binh Construction Group Joint Stock Company (HBC), Phu Nhuan Jewellery Joint Stock Company (PNJ) and Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG).
However, many large-caps slumped, dragging the market down. These included real estate developer Vingroup (VIC), dairy firm Vinamilk (VNM), budget carrier Vietjet (VJC), insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) and brewer Sabeco (SAB).
The afternoon session starts at 1pm.
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A few weeks ago I wrote about 6 Natural Remedies to Prevent Flu and Cold. Number 3 on my list was echinacea tincture. Yesterday I made a batch of the good stuff, and I would like to share this simple tincture with you.
Most tinctures are made with alcohol. If you use alcohol to make a tincture, you need to make sure you use something that has 80% to 100% alcohol in it. Do you know what happens to me of I smell something with 80% alcohol in it? Yes, I just need to smell it and I am drunk. Staying healthy this Winter sounds great, healthy and drunk? Mmmm…. Not so much. This is the reason I make my tincture with apple cider vinegar.
Echinacea is a group of nine species that are part of the daisy family. This perennial is as useful as it is beautiful. The roots and the rest of the plant are used in herbal medicine to boost the immune system and prevent cold and flu.
Non-Alcoholic Echinacea Tincture:
I don't have echinacea in my garden at the moment, so I bought echinacea root from Mountain Rose Herbs (in the picture is a 4oz bag). To make a tincture, you will also need a jar and some good apple cider vinegar. I used Bargg's.
Fill the jar with as much echinacea root as you want…
Then, pour enough apple cider vinegar to cover the echinacea root plus two more inches above it.
Like that. Close the jar and shake it a bit.
This is how it looks after a couple of hours. You will have to keep the jar indoors for 4 to 6 weeks before you can use the tincture. Put it in a place that you can see it and make sure to shake it a bit every day.
When the tincture is ready, I will place a strainer over a large bowl…
Then, I will pour the jar's contents into the strainer.
The roots will go to the compost, and the tincture will be stored in dark glass bottles. Use 1-1 1/2 tablespoons every day. You can add it to tea or juice or water. Keep it in a cool place in your house, and it will hold forever.
If alcohol doesn't affect you much, or if you like walking around drunk (hopefully not… 😉 ), you can do the same thing with alcohol. Just make sure you use a brand with 80% + alcohol in it.
If you feel like a cold is coming your way, and you're looking for a quick solution (until the tincture is ready or in addition to it), consider ordering triple echinacea tea. I order it by the case from Amazon. We drink one cup a day and so far we have not been sick this year (knock on wood).
I hope you'll have a healthy Winter!


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Christmas Advent Calendar
24 day Christmas Advent Calendar.
The SkinnyDog Advent Calendar is designed to be a healthy, nutritious and enriching way to count down the days till Christmas. This calendar is made up of a selection of 6 different treats over the 24 days. The calendar packaging is made from upcycled materials and has been specifically chosen to be compostable and recyclable. Just hand your pet the package each day and allow them to rip and tear it apart to get the goodies inside. Each package contains approximately 10g of treats and are suitable for dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and ferrets.
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DUNBAR – A Nebraska City school bus carrying 42 passengers, including 38 fourth-grade students from Hayward Elementary and 4 adults, wound up in a south ditch along Highway 2 after a colliding with a Ford Fusion at the intersection of Highway 67 near Dunbar Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, the passenger car was attempting to turn from Hwy 2 onto southbound Hwy 67 when it struck the public school's bus traveling eastbound around 2:45 p.m. Airbags were deployed in the car.
21 students suffered minor injuries. The other 17 children and 4 adults were uninjured.
The students were returning from a field trip in Lincoln. Two other buses involved in the field trip transported the passengers from the disabled bus to CHI Health St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City for observation.
Students were reunited with parents at the hospital, according to a release from Nebraska City Public Schools.
The driver of the Ford Fusion, an adult female, was transported to Syracuse Area Health Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Are you looking for a packaging partner for your industrial products? Or are you re-evaluating your current packaging partner and considering other options? It might be tempting to base your decision on price. After all, you have a price point you're trying to hit, and going with the least expensive packaging option can help you stay within budget.
However, the cheapest packaging option can often cost you the most in the long run. It might lead to quality issues, which forces you to duplicate orders. You may not get the most efficient packaging solution, which could hurt your bottom line. And you may not get the transparency you need into your distribution process, which could lead to costly mix-ups and delivery delays.
Before you choose an industrial packaging partner, make sure you look beyond price. Ask questions about the packaging partner's process, how they protect your product, and how they can help you be more efficient. Not sure which questions to ask? Check out the three questions below:
1. What is your approach to material preservation?
Industrial packaging is about more than just constructing the actual container. Anyone can build a wooden box. The best industrial packaging consultants are those who go beyond crate building and actually design a full preservation system for your product.
Even the sturdiest containers can't fully protect a product if there's no internal preservation system in place. Internal preservation is the means by which the product is protected inside the container. What keeps it from shifting around? What protects the product if moisture or other elements seep into the crate?
Material preservation starts with design. You use engineers and a host of different technological solutions to design a product that meets your customer's high quality standards. Your industrial packaging partner should do the same.
Ask them how they design their packages to ensure preservation. What software do they use? What kind of engineers do they have on staff? Are their containers custom or boilerplate? These questions will help you understand whether they can truly protect your product.
2. How flexible are you in terms of location?
Often, the biggest costs in a packaging process aren't related to the actual packaging materials, but rather the logistics of getting the package where it needs to go. Many industrial packaging companies will package your product in their facility. That means your team still has to get the product out the door and delivered to the packager's facility.
But what if that isn't the most cost effective or efficient solution for you? What if it would be better to have a packaging team in your facility? What if your job is so big and complex that it has to be done onsite? What if you actually need packaging help at your vendor's facility to make sure your materials arrive in optimal condition?
The question here is simple: Can your packaging partner be where you need them, when you need them? Do they have the resources to put their team members in your building? If your job is big enough, could they even co-locate and install their own facility close to yours?
The last thing you want is to commit to an industrial packager and then learn that their process or capabilities limits your ability to work efficiently. Ask about their resources and their flexibility to serve you.
3. How will I know where my materials are in your process?
Finally, you'll likely want to know how transparent the packager's process is. You're entrusting them with your products or materials. You need to know when they receive it, when it's packaged, and when it's on its way to its next destination.
Many industrial packaging companies say they offer transparency, but that really means that they'll provide updates if you call and ask them. You may want more insight than that, especially if your job as many facets and moving parts.
Look for a packaging company that leverages technology to offer transparency. For example, a packaging company may have proprietary software that syncs up with your own software. Then, whenever the packaging company scans a part or crate, you can view a real-time update. Or they may leverage GPS technology to track the shipment's movement and even the orientation of the package and the environmental conditions during transport.
When you have transparency into your packaging and distribution systems, you can boost your bottom line by looking for areas to improve efficiency. You can also save money by eliminating costly errors and packaging defects.
Choosing a packaging partner is a big decision. It could impact your product quality, your customer satisfaction, and your financial success. Dig deeper when you conduct your due diligence. Ask these three questions, and more, to find the packaging partner who is right for your needs and goals.


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Independent films are often a hit or miss and don't see the light of day till the film festival period begins. It's rare to find out about such a film while it's still being finished. It just so happened a few years ago I learned of film that had finished shooting in Wisconsin and was in post-production. The film was written and directed by two men and was filmed with the help of friends, family and others who wanted to help their dream. This became a group dream and through a brief period in Wisconsin the movie was filmed. They were fortunate that even the crazy weather helped the situation. The film in question does not live up to its name as no one found this to an issue that weighed on anyone. It was a labor of love, even with a title of Dead Weight.
Dead Weight is the brain child of friends John Pata and Adam Bartlett and it took nearly two years for the young men to get their movie made. It was an idea that both men developed from the original story to the feature length film that is NOW available for purchase, rental (Family Video) and some locations for On Demand purchase.
The cast could be called a risk taker as the main star (Joe Belknap) of the film is a first time actor. Others in the cast had everything from small experiences to some who were established actors. In all truth established actor Aaron Christensen even asked if there was a part available for his acting wife Michelle Courvais. Thankfully there was a role for her as she did play a key part in the film. How Dead Weight was put together is something that will surprise those who view the film and will raise questions about the human spirit as you watch.
Dead Weight starts on the funny side as we find a young man returning home, changing and making himself a bowl of cereal to eat. The fact that he took a risk on the milk for the cereal adds a bit of levity to the opening but things do not stay that light for long. As he's sitting on his couch he begins to read a comic book when the phone rings. Sadly for one Charlie Russell (Belknap) it is a phone call he will never forget as it's his girlfriend Samantha (Mary Lindberg) on the line. She has shattering news there's an outbreak and the world is about to change around them.
This begins Charlie's long trek to get to the city of Wausau, Wisconsin, and reunite with Samantha. We find him in the wilds of Wisconsin traveling with four additional companions. These brave individuals being the group leader Thomas (Christensen), the group's lone female Meredith (Courvais) and two other men. The group stuck together and shared their meager supplies as they travel. They do all they can to avoid those affected by the outbreak as they follow the lone map to Wausau. They have taken Charlie at his word that they will find help in Wausau and risk their lives to get there with him.
Along this trip we will see many ethical questions raised about ones humanity. We will get to watch as characters begin to slowly doubt each other, and that at times the infected are not the only danger. We have to question what would we be willing to do reunite with a loved one in this type of a world. Would we follow Charlie's example or take other roads to get to our destination? There are other psychological questions to be answered as we watch the events unfold. The one true fact of the film is this; Charlie must get to Wausau no matter the cost. The other question between Samantha and Charlie which side will you find yourself in favor of as you watch their lives prior to the outbreak.
Dead Weight does an amazing job at presenting this story to the viewer. They are able to show the bleakness of the world through the lens and the way the way the film was framed. During the filming they shot in sequence so as things changed for the characters the cast also followed in those emotions. A sudden spring snowfall made for an additional element that helped show a passage of time that is important to the films progress. This is evident as some scenes the freshly fallen snow is seen melting in others.
I have a special place in my heart for this film as John and Adam gave me some unique access to the movie. At the time I was involved with a Horror Podcast and was given an invite to a private screening of the film. I was able to sit down with the stars of the film, and even interview for the podcast. John and Adam had even done a prior interview with me on the film and after each talk it was hard not to want to see this film become popular.
I even took my wife to see one of the first public viewings of the film in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, were we purchased a copy of the movie. It was a special event as you felt like a family was involved in the undertaking of Dead Weight. The credit for the film was shared among all involved.
Dead Weight may not be a perfect film to Hollywood's standards but the film is very well made. Yes you have to allow for some of the rawness in the acting, and some of the scenes but the movie made use of the locations they were able to use. This included a local airport, restaurant, and the wilds of Wisconsin. It is a movie that could stick in the mind if you give it a chance. So my suggestion, give it that chance.
As an added treat I have added an audio interview I did at a screaning of the film with some of the stars (Joe Belknap, Mary Lindberg, Aaron Christensen, Michelle Courvais) of the movie. The review was done and played on the podcast, HorrorAddicts.net at the time so there will be references to that time and a question of what are favorite horror films.


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Eleven years ago, when my son Link was in kindergarten, he was in a class so large it required a teacher's aide. His name was Mr. A. For us Mr. A was a godsend, because he had a special place in his heart for my son who was mostly non-verbal and often lost in his own imagination. Years later we'd diagnose the inattentive type ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorders that made Link so different from his classmates. At the time I was just glad to know that there was someone at school who thought Link was wonderful, who took time to tell me little stories about things that Link did. His teacher was worried about Link, but Mr. A saw Link as amazing and interesting. We were glad when Mr. A became the PE teacher and then was Link's fifth grade teacher. Fifth grade was a good year. Not all of the elementary years were good.
There were a string of teachers in elementary school. One for each school year. They variously saw my child as stubborn, lazy, genius-level smart, frustrating, and a dozen other things. Sometimes I liked seeing what they saw. Other times I wished they could see what I saw. As the baby-cuteness vanished and teen gawkiness arrived, Link turned more inward. He was less willing to be vulnerable in public. This is true of most teens, but in Link's case it meant that the vast majority of adults in his life saw him as an enigma. Often they liked him, mostly he fit in and learned exactly like all the other kids, but then he would hit some road block that was huge to him and invisible to everyone else. Then he would shut down, draw inward. The teachers didn't know how to reach in and he didn't feel safe enough to reach out. "How can I help Link?" they would ask. I didn't have good answers to give, because he was a different person for them than for me. He was different at school than he was at home. I made a bridge of myself to make sure that he had a way across the educational gaps.
In junior high we had Mr. H. He was the resource teacher who held Link's IEP file. He watched out for Link and liked him. Link liked Mr. H too. Sometimes Mr. H got to glimpse who Link was when he felt relaxed and happy. Mr. H wanted very much to help Link, so sometimes he helped too much. He took away opportunities to struggle and learn. We were grateful, because there was far too much struggling, but I also knew that Mr. H saw Link as a person who struggled and needed help.
High school hit hard. Link struggled. There was no Mr. H to see the struggles building and to whisk some of them away before things got too much. There was no Mr. A to remind Link that he's amazing. I searched for an on-campus mentor, someone that Link could turn to when things felt hard. But all the people moved so fast, they were so busy with so many students. Taking any of their time felt like an imposition. Link felt it too.
Two weeks ago I sat across the desk from a woman at Vocational Rehabilitation. She told me that it is her job to take teens with disabilities and help transition them into independent adulthood. Two days ago Link and I sat in her office while she talked to him about his application. I watched this woman watching my son. She sees him as a bright prospect. She sees a person whose challenges exist, but are fairly easy to surmount. She sees a worthwhile person who has a lot to give to the world. She is prepared to mentor him as he becomes who he wants to be. I want to just hang out in her office and soak up the way she sees him and I want him to soak it up too.
Finding someone who sees Link this way is such a relief. I need to remember to tell other mothers the good things I see in their children.


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American actress Maria Elena Bello started her acting career in small off-Broadway plays, such as "The Killer Inside Me", "Small Town Gals with Big Problems" and "Urban Planning". Bello's big break came when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show "Mr. & Mrs. Smith". She is best known for her appearances in the movies "Coyote Ugly", "The Jane Austen Book Club", "Thank You for Smoking", "A History of Violence", and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor". For television she is best known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER.
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Kevin Durant: Rapper Lil B says curse is lifted on Warriors' new player
"Welcome home KD the curse is lifted."
With a simple tweet Monday morning, rapper Lil B appeared to squash his five-year-long beef with NBA star Kevin Durant, the KD of his tweet, after Durant announced Monday he would be leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors, Lil B's home team.
Reactions across social media were mixed — L.A. Clippers guard Austin Rivers tweeted, "The western conference regular season and playoffs next year is going to be straight heavy competition!!" while the Brooklyn Nets' Jeremy Lin posed a simple "Whoa" — but it was B's that stood out among the masses.
The public feud, which has played out seemingly exclusively on social media, dates back to January 2011 when the basketball player tweeted his dislike of Lil B's music, saying, "I tried to listen to Lil B and my mind wouldn't let me do it….can't believe this guy is relevant."
Not surprisingly, that didn't go over well with the rapper, whose real name is Brandon McCartney and also goes by The BasedGod. He later tweeted that Durant "will never win the title after he said 'Lil B' is a wack rapper," and then electronically placed "THE BASEDGODS CURSE" on Durant.
After a couple years of Durant and the Thunder's seasons getting cut short during playoffs, in March 2014 Lil B posted on Facebook a video for his expletive-titled song, "F–k KD."
With the curse now lifted and Durant joining the Warriors, who lost the NBA championship in June to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, don't be surprised if B writes a new song about LJ.


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Super Sons #9
Written by Peter Tomasi
Pencils and inks by Jorge Jimenez and Carmine Di Giandomenico
Colors by Alejandro Sanchez and Ivan Plascencia
Cover by Jimenez and Sanchez
The Super Sons have found themselves in a parallel Dimension! An evil wizard name Kraklow from the boys' dimension has taken the place of his good counterpart in this one. Teaming up with the sentient evil planet Ygarddis, they have created clay Superheroes and sent them to attack the young heroes!
What Happened:
We start the issue right in the heat of battle, as Jon and Damian get the opportunity to show off a little bit, as they easily dispatch one clay hero after the other. The sentient planet Ygarddis is another story, however, and he easily grabs the two boys and their new friends, Big Shot and Hardline. Ygarddis throws them into a cave somewhere inside himself, but they aren't alone. The four young heroes find the evil Kraklow from their dimension. He has been betrayed by Ygarddis, and explains everything that has happened to him to the Super Sons and their companions. Kraklow laments all of his regrets and they all decide to work together.
The unlikely allies discuss a plan to stop Ygarddis, and he interrupts them before they can get to far. Superboy and Robin do their best to fight back, but are helpless against a sentient planet. To make matters worse, Kraklow reverts back to his evil ways and decides to aid Ygarddis in creating destruction, declaring that finally the world will remember his name. He reopens the portal to attack his home dimension, then suddenly sends Ygarddis through it! It turns out to have been a portal out to space, and Kraklow was faking his heel turn. Kraklow decides to stay as a mentor to Big Shot and Hardline, and he creates a proper portal to send Robin and Superboy home.
One last thing: Big Shot and Hardline were a lot of fun, and I doubt that's the last we'll see of them.


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Bush vows to fight "evil ones," praises U.S. military
Associated Press Writer
When President Bush promised the best training, best equipment and a pay raise for America's military, he found a receptive audience in El Paso.
Fort Bill soldiers dressed in their military fatigues cheered loudly.
They made up almost half of the crowd of 2,500 people gathered to hear Bush on Thursday during a short visit to the border city. He said the pay raise proposal was included in the budget request.
"The budget is submitted to Congress," Bush said. "While it may be high, the price of freedom is never too high."
Bush said the country would continue its fight against the "evil ones." He said the terrorists who attacked the United States on Sept. 11 underestimated the country.
"They probably thought we were going to sue them," Bush said, receiving a laugh from the crowd gathered at El Paso International Airport. He said the strength of the U.S. military was evident in the attack against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.
"Our country and our friends do not seek revenge, we seek justice," Bush said. "When we sent brave … soldiers to Afghanistan, it was not as conquerors, but as liberators."
Spc. Edward Tornquist brought his 3-year-old daughter, Rose, who sat on his shoulders waving an American flag. He said tickets available on the post went quickly and his wife, Denise, drove to the Republican Party headquarters where she was able to get only one ticket.
"She gave it to me," Tornquist said. "She felt that because it's our president but it's my commander in chief, she felt like I deserved to be here."
"Whether it be Democrat or Republican, we as Americans are very respectful of our presidency and that makes us unique," said Tornquist, who served in Kosovo. "It doesn't really matter what the politics are."
Bush was accompanied by his wife, Laura, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and others as he addressed the cheering and flag-waving crowd before heading to Mexico to attend a United Nations conference.
The boisterous crowd cheered at many of Bush's comments even though the Republican president lost El Paso County to Democratic candidate Al Gore in the 2000 election. When President Clinton visited El Paso in 1996, 20,000 people showed up to greet him in the heavily Democratic county.
However, the smaller group made plenty of noise and also gave a hearty welcome to Perry, also a Republican.
"Texas is on the front lines of America's homeland security," said Perry, who introduced Bush. "It is home to thousands of families and businesses that depend on an open border."
Bush said it will be important that border security efforts don't hinder commerce between the United States and Mexico.
"Mexico is an important part of the 'futuro de los Estados Unidos,'" he said. "We need to use our technology to make sure that we weed out those who we don't want in our country, the terrorists, the coyotes, the smugglers, those that prey on innocent life."


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Santa and The Little Teddy Bear By Peter John Lucking
The adventure begins with Santa, his reindeer, and Bilbo the little teddy bear who needs a family for Christmas. As Santa and Bilbo travel the globe, they visit places like Holland, Italy, Australia, Africa, and Hawaii. We share the adventure and learn about holiday traditions around the world as well as the true meaning of Christmas.
Love, Honor, & Consequence By Gordon Ryan
Matthew Sterling is a man on the way up. As Assistant City Manager in the Wasatch Range community of Snowy Ridge, Utah, and a law school graduate, the 21st century looks promising, especially when a beautiful English Ph.D genetic biology candidate, Kasia Somerset, reaches in and captures his heart.
World's best stress-busting tips By Elisabeth Wilson
World's best stress-busting tips' includes 52 brilliant ideas on how to deal with stress, simply…and fast.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
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Over 10+ years of conceptualizing and designing art and copy layouts for visual presentations; with the use of a variety of print and electronic media to meet clients' needs. Designing promotional ads and displays as well as marketing brochures for products and services, developing distinctive identities for products and businesses. Creating visual designs for annual reports and other corporate literature. Additionally, also may develop the overall layout and design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports and other publications. Always looking for a challenging position in the graphic arts field that enhances my creativity, computer skills and experience.
Curated on Packaging of the World for branding, design and production of NeroBlu 2018 Published artwork in TimeOut London Magazine for the Film Editorial of Batman vs Superman article 2016 Promoted to Art Director at Velocita Brand Consultants, Pune 2012 Participated and Won Orientation course from Brand Potion, a Times Group initiative. The entry titled "Superheroes Frameboxx" won in the Print category in 'Frameboxx - Out of the Boxx' competition 2011 Won an Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI) Award for an e-newsletter design of one of Focus Communication's clients in the "E-Zine" Category 2010 Participated and Won Cash prize from Reebok. Creating the product Reejuice: Women's health drinks organized by www.eyeka.com in association with Reebok 2010 Participated and Won custom designed Sennheiser Headphones: Design online contest organized by www.eyeka.com in association with Sennheiser 2009 Participated and Won personally autographed book by Mr. Ismail Merchant in the Advertising Exhibition held at the Ladies Club, Camp, Pune in association with Bakers Basket 2005 Awarded Certificate of Merit and Honors trophy for securing 1st rank in SY BCom for Business Management 2004
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Well hell. My last audblog didn't post. It will probably show up later, five times or something....
Anyway, Catz so rocks. \m/
After dinner we were in the gift shop and they had the CUTEST SOFTEST stuffed bears. I swear, these things are made with the pubic hair of angels. So we both stood there fondling them for a few minutes, and Catz is so cool that she bought one for us both (I'm using the pic for the audblog image).
So we're like beanie bear buddies now. Hee!
We had a great dinner and I'm so annoyed that I'm sick and we didn't get to spend the whole evening having fun. I dropped her and her boy off at the Bellagio and I had to come home and put some Vicks on my throat and crawl into bed (sexy, no?).
But we're already planning a road trip or something as soon as an opportunity comes up.
Anyway, I'm off to bed.
*cough*tribe | from inside the mind of krix at February 27, 2004 09:10 PM .
Sorry to hear your not feeling well krix. Sounds like you had fun despite the cough. Beanie bear buddies ... how cute is that! You guys are so lucky to live a road trip away from a becky show! I'm sure there'll be more shows in the near future. I'm so jealous!Posted by: sta-cie on February 27, 2004 10:49 PM
For some reason, I see rollerskates and motorcycles...Posted by: Tabitha on February 28, 2004 01:14 AM
Vicks can be very sexy. Don't you remember the time Monica seduced Chandler by tipping her head way back and slowly rubbing Vicks all over her chest? ;^)Posted by: Smit too on February 28, 2004 05:31 AM
Sweet! so glad you could have a little fun before collapsing. I want to see the Catz Goes to Vegas! wallpaper...
And Catz + Krix + road trip. Oh my. Watch out!Posted by: bakednudel on February 28, 2004 06:26 AM
Roadtrip...oh my...watch out!Posted by: shelz on February 28, 2004 08:13 AM
HEll YA!! ROAD TRIP!! We'll have to get a video camera and we'll take the "orgasim influence" Beanie Bears...
Okay now I am going to buy a damn cell phone... that way Krix can find me where ever I am in Vegas and I can audblog too.. I am soooo behind the times...
*sends Beanie Bear Buddie healing to Krix*
ROAD TRIP: You guys are so lucky to live "kinda" close. It's a trip but if you drove from my house, it would take up to 3 days (if you do not drive through the night). Hmmm, how can I plan a flight (to save biggie bucks) when Becky schedules like a week ahead? HELP! And then, may not even be able to get in. Too much money I haven't got to take a chance. Oh, cruel, cruel world.Posted by: epiphany on March 2, 2004 04:39 PM


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- 1. Top 10 richest pastors in Nigeria
- 1.1. Bishop David Oyedepo, $180 million
- 1.2. Father Edeh, $120 million
- 1.3. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome $70 million
- 1.4. Pastor Enoch Adejare $50 million
- 1.5. Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, $30 million
- 1.6. Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua $25 million
- 1.7. Pastor Chris Okotie, $20 million
- 1.8. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, $15 million
- 1.9. Pastor W.F Kumuyi, $10 million
- 1.10. Lazarus Muoka, $8 million
- 2. Pastors with private jets in Nigeria
It's no secret that clergy hasn't always been as well-to-do as they are now. There were times when priests were used to living in quite a humble way. However, today they are doing very well and a lot of people often wonder who the richest pastor in Nigeria is! If you are one of them – read on!
Nowadays, being a pastor is closely associated with luxury and living a good life so a lot of people opt for this profession because of the comfort and welfare that serving to God brings.
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1. Top 10 richest pastors in Nigeria
1.1. Bishop David Oyedepo, $180 million
The figure above gives the perfect answer to the question – who is the richest pastor in Nigeria?
David founded Living Faith World Outreach Ministry and owns Dominion Publishing House selling his books. He owns huge estates in Lagos, luxury cars, and even a private Jet. Serving to God can pay off quite well and that's why Bishop David Oyedepo might be the richest pastor in the world!
1.2. Father Edeh, $120 million
The richest man of God in Nigeria taking the second place in this top is Emmanuel M.P. Edeh (aka Father Edeh).
Being an Igbo Catholic Priest, he runs several charity companies, 4 tertiary institutions(Madonna University Nigeria, Caritas University, OSISATECH Polytechnic, OSISATECH College of Education), a microfinance bank, health facilities, a museum, etc. His wealth is estimated at about $100 million.
1.3. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome $70 million
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is said to have shown interest in the heavenly matters when he was a schoolboy. Now he is the leader of the Christ Embassy Church that widely practices "Sowing the seed." i.e. donations from everyone attending the church.
The pastor shamelessly promises a happy afterlife to those who generously donate. He even accepts smartphones and other valuables if the church member has no money to give. The Christ Embassy Church is highly notorious for its doubtful practices and is even associated with several court cases.
As for the pastor Chris Oyakhilome private jet, it was a gift from his followers to get the pastor closer to God.
1.4. Pastor Enoch Adejare $50 million
Pastor Enoch Adejare, 75, runs one of the powerful churches in Nigeria with 192 branches globally. There are more than 14 000 churches of The Redeemed Christian Church of God only in Nigeria to be accessible to every home in Nigeria.
However, pastor's ideas about marriage that he imposes on his adepts are rather weird. For instance, in his opinion, women that cannot cook and do not attend his church should not be married!
1.5. Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, $30 million
Pastor Ashimolowo is the leader of the Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), the largest Pentecostal church in the United Kingdom. In 2009 the church is said to have made about $10 million! The pastor's personal salary is estimated at $200,000 a year. He also gets huge profit from different businesses including a media company.
1.6. Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua $25 million
T.B. Joshua is the founder and the Head of The Synagogue Church of All Nations and he also has more than two and half million followers on Facebook. He is a hugely famous YouTuber and owns one of the most successful Christian TV channels in Africa – Emmanuel TV.
The channel claims to show real miracles of healing that haven't, though, been officially confirmed by any medical authorities.
1.7. Pastor Chris Okotie, $20 million
Pastor Chris Okotie is the spiritual leader of Household of God Church. However, in the 80s he used to be a successful pop musician! His church members include 5,000 Nollywood movie actors and musicians.
He has even attempted to become the Nigerian president three times (upon God' request, of course!). The pastor is a big car fan and drives a Mercedes S600, Porsche, and other luxury cars.
1.8. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, $15 million
Papa Ayo Oritsejafor is the leader of Word of Life Bible Church comprising 20,000 members. He is also the current President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) preaching the gospel all around the world for more than 40 years.
He owns a crazily expensive private jet, a private bank, and even his own private university (Eagles Height University)! He is noted for his extravagant lifestyle, posh car as well as luxuriant clothing and jewelry.
1.9. Pastor W.F Kumuyi, $10 million
William Folorunso Kumuyi is a popular book writer as well as the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministries, Nigeria. His church has about million adepts and is the third largest Christian church in the world!
1.10. Lazarus Muoka, $8 million
Lazarus Muoka founded the Lord's Chosen Charismatic Church. The rumor has it, that he owns publishing companies, private schools and huge real estate.
2. Pastors with private jets in Nigeria
Aaaaand, the list of Nigerian pastors with private jets is here:
- Bishop David Oyedepo
- Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
- Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye
- Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua
- Mike Okonkwo
- and the already mentioned Chris Oyakhilome.
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On the 17th November, Danny Bowman, Mental Health Spokesperson at Parliament Street spoke on the National Men Get Eating Disorders Too Conference in Brighton.
Danny spoke about Parliament Street's recent research into the number of incidents of harassment, cyber-bullying and body shaming recorded by police in 2017. He told the conference that "although these figures don't directly link the rise in male body image issues, they do show that social media is having an extremely detrimental effect on a lot of individuals in this country". He went on to talk about the research paper he wrote for Parliament Street on 'Mental Health and the Social Media Society' outlining the key thoughts of testimonies of individuals who had fallen victim to the negative side of social media.
Danny who is now Vice-Chair of the charity talked about his story as an example of where social media can play an extremely negative role in the development of a body image issue but outlining a message of hope, saying that "recovery was possible" going through the parts of his life he has now got back. Ending his speech, Danny thanked everyone who helps men with eating disorders in the NHS and in other capacities. He finished with a rallying call, asking men who have suffered from a mental illness to speak out and "make change in mental health."
The conference was attended by professionals from across the UK and beyond. Other speakers included Dr Rob Wilson (Chairman of the BDD Foundation and leading therapist), Maggie Morgan and Chris Podszus (Director of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement & Policy, Public Affairs and Research Officer at Fixers UK, Jenny Langley (Author of Boys Get Anorexia Too & Trainer for the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust), Natasha Devon MBE (Author & spokesperson) as keynote and Dave Chawner who presented the conference.
Check out Danny's full speech to conference below: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=danny+bowman


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The oil-resistant rubber sheet is a sheet rubber product with a certain thickness and a large area which is made of oil-resistant rubber as the main raw material. Nitrile rubber and neoprene rubber are two kinds of synthetic rubbers with excellent oil resistance, and the price of nitrile rubber is common. Low price than neoprene, it is the first choice for oil-resistant rubber sheets; but at present, many companies choose to use nitrile reclaimed rubber in oil-resistant rubber sheets when producing oil-resistant rubber sheets. Why?
1. Nitrile reclaimed rubber has good compatibility with oil resistant rubber sheet compound
The nitrile reclaimed rubber raw materials are sub-branded nitrile rubber, nitrile water gel and waste nitrile rubber products such as nitrile gloves. The process is processed by multiple processes. The molecular structure and performance characteristics are basically the same as those of nitrile rubber. Good rubber compatibility (the reason why nitrile reclaimed rubber is perfectly compatible with nitrile rubber is not to be said).
2. Nitrile reclaimed rubber can reduce the production cost of oil resistant rubber sheet
In terms of market conditions this year, the price of nitrile rubber has continued to rise since July. For example, the highest price of Lanhua nitrile rubber 3305E reached 24,500 yuan/ton in September, an increase of more than 20%; although the market price of nitrile rubber after September A slight decline, but as of the end of October (2018.10.31) Shanghai area nitrile rubber 3305E market price is still 23,600 yuan / ton; then look at the reclaimed rubber market, the market price of nitrile reclaimed rubber has been maintained compared with nitrile rubber In a relatively stable state, even the high-glued nitrile reclaimed rubber product price is below 8,000 yuan / ton, only 1/3 of the original rubber price, so the use of nitrile reclaimed rubber in the oil-resistant rubber sheet It can significantly reduce the cost of raw materials, which is the most important reason for oil-resistant rubber sheet enterprises to choose nitrile reclaimed rubber.
3. Nitrile reclaimed rubber can improve the production process of oil resistant rubber sheet
Waste nitrile rubber or waste nitrile rubber products undergo strict desulfurization, filtration and other processes during processing. The molecular structure is severely damaged and fully smelted. Therefore, its fluidity and plasticity are better than that of nitrile rubber. The shrinkage is small, the dimensional stability is good, and the surface of the calendered film is smooth. When used in the production of oil-resistant rubber sheets in nitrile rubber, the processing technology of the rubber compound can be obviously improved, and the production energy consumption can be reduced.
As an ideal substitute for nitrile rubber, nitrile reclaimed rubber is low in price and good in processing performance. So why is it just "mixed" rather than "completely used"? I would like to say that all things are mixed with good and bad. The elasticity and strength of nitrile reclaimed rubber have a certain gap with the original rubber. Therefore, if the completely used nitrile reclaimed rubber will lead to the deterioration of the quality of the oil resistant rubber sheet, The best solution is to use the nitrile reclaimed rubber in the nitrile rubber. The specific dosage is determined according to the nitrile reclaimed rubber index and the specific requirements of the oil resistant rubber sheet.


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Amid a backdrop of corruption allegations, selection controversies and doping scandals, the latest edition of 'the greatest show on earth' is fast approaching. When Pierre de Coubertin set up the modern Olympic Games 120 years ago, he could hardly have imagined, firstly, how big the Games would become and, secondly, just how far removed the modern day ethos of the Olympics would appear to be from that he originally envisaged.
The Olympic creed come's from de Coubertin's words spoken at a reception in 1908, words which had been inspired by those of Ethelbert Talbot, Bishop of Pennsylvania.
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well",
No matter how commercialised the games have become, or how much the desire to win at all costs removes us from de Coubertin's original vision, it is important to regularly remind ourselves of the creed on which the modern Olympic Games were built, and to ask ourselves whether or not we're doing everything we can to live out that creed in our everyday sporting lives, whether we be a weekend warrior or an Olympic medallist, because, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether or not everyone else is living out the Olympic spirit, if, when we reach our 'Olympic' moment, we get that warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing that we have both struggled and fought well, and done so with honour and integrity.
Irish Olympian Ciarán O'Lionaird said it best when he posted the following on his Facebook page earlier this week:
And remembering that the struggle is more important than the triumph doesn't mean that we have to give up on victory, or reduce or sporting goals in any way. Going about achieving success in a way that is true to the Oath may even make us more successful.
Here are some ideas on how we can apply the true Olympic spirit (not the win at all costs one), to our everyday sporting lives. Please feel free to add any further suggestions that you might have as comments below.
1. Don't forget to enjoy the moment, whether that's at a national championship or an Olympic Games. You've earned your place on the start line. This is what you do. Take a moment to take it all in.
2. Whether you win or loose, shake the hands of your fellow competitors. Without them there is no battle to win.
3. Be gracious in defeat, and humble in victory, but don't let that stop you feeling the emotions your win or defeat has created.
4. Play by the rules, and by the spirit of the game.
5. Set goals with are both stretching and realistic. Challenge yourself. Strive towards your goals.
6. Thank your coaches.
7. Encourage others.


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What is a nuclear explosion?
A nuclear explosion can be defined as an act of releasing vast quantities of light, heat, and energy into a specific environment. These attributes are encompassed into a device, shell, rocket etc. and controlled remotely at tremendous speeds.
Similar to the nuclear weapons currently built by North Korea, Germany, the United States and other countries, in a bid to scare off hostile nations.
Weaponized nuclear technology evolved during the Second World War. History has it that atomic bombs have only been set off twice and on both occasions; the United States military detonated them.
This blog post aims at educating the world on the numerous events associated with a nuclear explosion.
There are quite a variety of nuclear explosions; some are carried out with no harm intended, while some are carried out to initiate damage. But in order to outlive a nuclear blast, you need to get acquainted with the nature and magnitude of damage caused by the various types of explosion.
What can you anticipate during an impromptu nuclear explosion?
The type of device used in carrying out the nuclear explosion determines the magnitude of damage initiated by a nuclear blast.
For instance, a metropolis with millions of residents can be erased with a 5-megaton nuclear bomb.
Unfortunately, a good number of hostile organizations and nations have access to a couple of weaponized nuclear technologies.
Predicting the amount of damaged caused by a nuclear explosion is absolutely impossible. Hence, it's best if we get ourselves acquainted with the various ways these nuclear blasts can be detrimental to our lives and properties.
1. Shield your eyes – The light emitted from these nuclear devices and the explosion itself, can lead to permanent or temporary blindness.
Covering the eyes is imperative as our eyes are not capable of handling these light rays. Note that the light emitted during a nuclear explosion takes a total of fifteen seconds before vanishing.
2. Cover Your Skin –The human skin is severely fragile, and this can be seen during a nuclear explosion. When an explosion occurs, even a person standing some 15 miles away from the blast can experience burns similar to those on the place of impact.
When someone approaches a blast environs, he/she will feel some nuclear burn, similar to sunburn but deadlier.
3. The Heat Wave –The heat emitted by a nuclear explosion is as slow as the sound of thunder heard after a lightning strike, though it might take a couple of seconds before you can feel the heat wave sinking down your environment.
The more significant your distance from a nuclear blast environment, the longer it takes the heat to wave off.
If you are fortunate enough to be some 20+ miles away from the blast, then you have an average of one minute to move further away to preserve your skin from severe burns.
4. Be wary of Fires – A nuclear explosion generates a tremendous amount of light as well as a massive amount of heat.
The heat generated, can combust manmade structures as far as 20 miles away from the impact. Therefore if you home is some 5 to 20 miles away from a nuclear explosion site, be prepared for sudden fire outbreak in your home and surrounding environs.
5. Anticipate Structural Damage –Immediately after a nuclear explosion, significant structural damages occur. If the blast occurred some 3 to 5 miles away from any structure, that structure would certainly be destroyed.
All the structures within these miles will either collapse or burn; same is also applicable to all living things.
All structures located with some 15 miles away from the explosion will be exposed to some huge amount of radiations, and will likely be inhabitable for any living creature.
Kindly note that the estimated figures mentioned in this article, are for a 5-megaton nuclear bomb. If for instance, a 20-megaton atomic bomb goes off, the damage radius will be raised by 20 percent. If you are lucky to have your home situated between mountains or valleys, it would only suffer some minor physical damages, though the risk of radiation remains huge.