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Miri, Sarawak
"The Oil Town" Shopping Complex is a retail and shopping mall located right next to Dynasty Hotel. It is the second fully air-conditioned shopping mall complex in Miri.
Gloria Hotel and Golden Restaurant along Brooke Road is familiar to many Mirians
Morsjaya Commercial Center is located along Jalan Miri-Bintulu road and is one of the earlier townships located further from town in Miri and is still one of the busiest.
Nowadays the only way in to Miri by plane, and the only way for quick access to Mulu.
A look at the flags used in Sarawak since 1841.
Times Square is the new & upcoming commercial center located in front of old town center built on reclaimed land over what was the Miri River and peninsula.
Yu Lan Plaza is the first all-glass high rise building in Miri. It is located in the midst of the old Miri town area, located next to the Miri Old Open Air Market. From far, Yu Lan Plaza is an easily recognizable landmark.
Soon Hup Shopping Complex is a shopping complex located in the city center. Mega Hotel is next door. The third fully air conditioned shopping complex in Miri.
Myy Mall Shopping Complex, Lutong township's first shopping complex. Described as a "suburban family friendly mall", the mall opened to the general public in 2013.
PermyMall, located in Permyjaya township is a good mix of shopping outlets & departmental store to give it a complete shopping experience.
Choon Cheong Departmental Store was two-story a supermarket/departmental store contained within its own building, a precursor to the 'hypermarket' of Miri today.


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Whether one lives a life of pain or a life of ease, one must experience it by oneself, and nobody else can take one's place. (Larger Sutra on Infinite Life, Buddha Dharma p. 462)
O Ananda, let yourself be your light and your refuge; seek no other refuge. Let the Dharma be your light and your refuge; seek no other refuge. (Shakyamuni Buddha, Buddha Dharma p. 634)
When I consider deeply the Vow of Amida, which arose from five kalpas of profound thought, I realise that it was entirely for the sake of myself alone! Then how I am filled with gratitude for the Primal Vow, in which Amida resolved to save me, though I am burdened with such heavy karma. (Shinran, Tannisho, CWS p, 679)
Why do you obstruct and confuse me with what is not the essential practice corresponding to my conditions? What I desire is the practice corresponding to my conditions; that is not what you seek. What you desire is the practice corresponding to your conditions; that is not what I seek. Each person's performance of practices in accord with his aspirations unfailingly leads to rapid emancipation. (Shan-tao, CWS p. 89)
There are countless Dharma gates; and the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha is one of them. The Name, Namo Amida Butsu is one of them.
There are countless billions of human beings living in the world now; and countless billions have lived before us. Every single one of these people is entirely unique, with a particular path in life, particular joys and particular sorrows.
It is incumbent upon us to find the true way for each of us by ourselves. There are many guideposts; and many teachers along the way. Of especial importance are those teachers who have left us guide-posts and a living tradition, which we are at liberty to explore for ourselves, so that we can find 'the practice corresponding to our conditions'.
There were several fine books that I encountered in my time of seeking some forty years ago. One of them was Shinran in the Contemporary World published by the Hongwanji in 1973. This marvellous book explores the history of religion and thought in western culture, and then it begins to unfold the teaching of Shinran Shonin, who soon became my true Dharma Friend.
The striking thing about Shinran in the Contemporary World is its persistent reminder of those moments of apparent isolation that we encounter in our busy, preoccupied, daily lives.
Of course, we spend all of our time trying to avoid seeing things as they are. We constantly run away from the true face that lurks beneath – in the depths of our very being: the face of greed, anger, fear, delusion, bitterness, selfishness, resentment, disappointment, hypocrisy, lying, deception duplicity, self-righteousness.
Until, of course, we find ourselves alone; a lonesomeness we can no longer avoid. Maybe it is a time of loss; or a time of stark choices that we must make; or a time of grief; or a time of disappointment following exultation. Or, it could be the dark chill of a sleepless winter's night.
We can run away from such moments, but do they not present us with a chance to review our lives and think again? Could they not be the call of the Primal Vow beckoning to us? Calling to us in the silence: Namo Amida Butsu – 'entrust yourself; deliverance is assured'?

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43/365 Partytime, Excellent. Someone couldn't bear to take her hat off, even though we were leaving the birthday party.
44/365 Bicycle Bling. Olivia was given this BEAUTIFUL bike bell for her birthday from our dear friend Traci. We finally put it on the bike. She absolutely LOVES ringing it to let people know she is "coming through!" For those of you interested, the bike bell comes from Abbey Hill Creations.
46/365 Play-Doh. We spent the afternoon making cakes and steaks with play-doh.
47/365 Nubby Socks. Spending the cold, windy, rainy day in nubby, (awesome robot) socks, watching movies.
48/365 Operation. Finally busted out the Operation game grandpa gave them for Christmas. They had fun even if they "aren't very good yet." (according to Olivia).
49/365 Raindrops. It's a rainy, windy, cold kind of day. I ventured out, despite being a sicky, and tried to take some rainy day pictures. This was as good as I could get.


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It's taken me a good while to get around to posting this update about the evolving situation at Pomar but here goes.
Summer in Asturias is indescribably beautiful and it was wonderful to see Pomar and the surrounding forests and mountains in lush green and finally spend some more comfortable time there with our little family and friends. Our first summer on the mountain. The peace and tranquility of the location is what it's all about as well as the wild, wild nature of course. We saw eagles and vultures nearly everyday and on one occasion 21, (Griffon vultures), wheeling high above the house. The picture shows two newly cut paths and a newly fenced off regeneration area around where the springs rise to create an area of wetland wildflowers and a decorative flagstoned place around the trough. The paths lead off to a newly levelled area where we have erected geodesic dome for guests to stay in when they come. Pomar is beautiful but small so we need a bit of extra accommodation for friends helping out on the farm. As you can see, the dome is located in an amazing spot under the mountain Pena Mea which goes orange, then pink, then purple as the sun goes down and many an evening was spent with a glass of cider watching the show. The dome is orientated to face the village down in the valley. Many thanks to Kenny for his monumental earthmoving skills.Our two weeks saw much work completed and best of all… we now have a hot shower. Hot water off-grid is such a joy! Many thanks to Pedro and Jose. We also managed a couple of days at the beach, a wonderful day at the Tolivia, (our local village), beer festival, did some walking in the mountains and visited with friends. We also had a consultation with award winning cider apple grower, Pablo and visited him and partner Bea's orchard and hotel in the Grado valley where I got some of the lowdown on planting apples. More thanks to Dolores. The first step is digging the holes. We are going to go for a traditional diamond planting pattern with trees 10m apart. In October I will be returning to dig the holes for planting in the new year as per Pablo's instructions and I can't air to get back out there. More pictures to follow.


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Today I am patiently waiting for my turkey to defrost. You know what I'm waiting for.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, a day when some of us will be excitedly cooking, some of us will be watching football or the parade, some of us will be anxiously awaiting the food or shopping on Black Friday, and some of us will be stressing out about all of the calories we're likely to consume.
I read recently that the average Thanksgiving meal is 2300 calories per person. That's right, 2300 calories! That is basically the daily amount for the average person. Daily amount, not calories-per-meal. It's no wonder gaining weight over the holidays is almost a given!
To help combat some of this, for both myself and others, I wrote a story for Latina.com today on how to cut calories without suffering. Trust me, it's easier than it sounds! And, as I say in the piece, there is always another holiday to overindulge–you don't have to do it on Thanksgiving simply because it comes around once a year. Instead, I prefer having my pumpkin pie and eating it, too–without gaining a single pound.
Read "10 Ways to Cut Calories This Thanksgiving" on Latina.com >>
How are you planning to not overindulge during Thanksgiving?
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Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Malibu Drop Peals...
A lovely jewelry making sesh on the weekend with some funky ladies. Miss D was hitting the poolside colours of aqua, pearl and chic silver with chrystal. Miss A went tribal making a key ring with chunky beads that wont be lost in a hurry. Miss B got all Christmas spirited and made some gifts for newly acquired in-law type relatives: a necklace in oceanic deep green handmade glass beads, and a drop stone and mother of pearl earring. Miss J bucked the trend and made Christmas pom poms in wildly mismatched colours of Grandma-inherited yarn, Miss H made a delightfully pared back wire, coral and dirty lime necklace for a girlfriend, Miss A experimented with circuit boards and fake flowers to create a high tech bloom broach, and yours truly made a garish aqua, coral and dirty lime necklace for a pow of 80's colour for the office. There was also much creative reuse of limp or lame accessories and some quick and easy repair work. Viva la creative Sunday afternoon.
Labels: accessories, beads, Modifying, Workshops
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- meririsa said...
Sorry I missed it - still have loads of beading things that need finishing or fixing!!
- 8:59 AM, December 15, 2013
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Oil on canvas
I finished up another one.... probably my last painting of the year. I started this painting earlier in the year... like March/April... and never finished.
So, obviously there's a Raven's theme going on here... the raven... the football... the purple.
But I actually painted this with something else in mind. For the past couple of years I've walked in the PurpleStride to raise money for pancreatic cancer. The walk in DC is usually around the June time frame. Purple is their color. My original intent was to sell or raffle off the original painting or do something to raise money. But then I had a conflict and couldn't do the walk this year. So then the painting never got finished. Until just a few weeks ago.
I'd still like to keep my plan. Even if it's a year later. So once I get my act together and figure out what I want to do, I'll post about that. Stay tuned.


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I shall conclude this Paper with a Letter from an University Gentleman, occasioned by my last Tuesdays Paper, wherein I gave some Account of the great Feuds which happened formerly in those learned Bodies, between the modern Greeks and Trojans.
This will give you to understand, that there is at present in the Society, whereof I am a Member, a very considerable Body of Trojans, who, upon a proper Occasion, would not fail to declare ourselves. In the mean while we do all we can to annoy our Enemies by Stratagem, and are resolved by the first Opportunity to attack Mr. Joshua Barnes [1], whom we look upon as the Achilles of the opposite Party. As for myself, I have had the Reputation ever since I came from School, of being a trusty Trojan, and am resolved never to give Quarter to the smallest Particle of Greek, where-ever I chance to meet it. It is for this Reason I take it very ill of you, that you sometimes hang out Greek Colours at the Head of your Paper, and sometimes give a Word of the Enemy even in the Body of it. When I meet with any thing of this nature, I throw down your Speculations upon the Table, with that Form of Words which we make use of when we declare War upon an Author.
Graecum est, non potest legi. [2]
I give you this Hint, that you may for
the future abstain from any
such Hostilities at your Peril.
[Footnote 1: Professor of Greek at Cambridge, who edited Homer, Euripides, Anacreon, &c., and wrote in Greek verse a History of Esther. He died in 1714.]
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It is Greek. It cannot be read.
This passed into a proverb from Franciscus Accursius, a famous Jurisconsult and son of another Accursius, who was called the Idol of the Jurisconsults. Franciscus Accursius was a learned man of the 13th century, who, in expounding Justinian, whenever he came to one of Justinian's quotations from Homer, said Graecum est, nec potest legi. Afterwards, in the first days of the revival of Greek studies in Europe, it was often said, as reported by Claude d'Espence, for example, that to know anything of Greek made a man suspected, to know anything of Hebrew almost made him a heretic.]
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Region of Peel– Investigators from the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing 17-year-old youth.
Austin Farrel was reported missing on December 31, 2018 at approximately 1:00 a.m. from his residence in the area of Queen Street and Torbram Road in the City of Brampton.
Austin is described as male, white with a light complexion, 6'2″, 190 pounds, slim build, short straight brown hair, no facial hair, no tattoos, however has pierced ears. Austin was wearing a blue rain coat, black pants, red running shoes and a backpack unknown colour.
On Tuesday January 8, 2019, Austin Farrel was seen by staff at a hospital in the city of St. Catherines and as such, investigators believe he may be in the St. Catherine's or Hamilton area.
Police and family are concerned for the well-being of Austin Farrel as he requires medication that he does not have with him.
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The beautiful Fritha is now at Bowen's Wharf in Newport -- built in New Zealand of kauri in 1985, she's sturdy, sound and shiny.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Monday, November 21, 2005
More Laser Frostbite Action
The sailing fleet bunches up for exciting mark roundings in Newport.
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Rigging the 49er
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Gorgeous Yacht at Newport Shipyard
Not sure if this yacht is getting ready to go south -- she would look great at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta!
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Pride of Baltimore II Needs Your Help
On September 2, 2005, the beautiful Pride of Baltimore II suffered a catastrophic rig and mast collapse while racing from Torquay, England to Santander, Spain. They are now making repairs and re-rigging in St. Nazaire, France.
Visit the Pride of Baltimore II web site to see how you can help raise the rig!
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Back to Sail Newport
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Frostbite sailing in Newport
Many New England sailors race small boats in frostbite fleets in the late fall, winter and early spring. Kim Ferguson has sail # 73575.
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Regional events for Commissioners and Provider Leads - Early 2018
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Seminars - Early 2018
We will be holding a set of through provoking seminars and a round table discussion. More information and details to follow soon.


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What is Yin Yang Yoga?
Allow your body to open up and find a balance in your practice with the newest yoga class introduced at CitySport.
Yin Yang yoga is a Taoist-inspired yoga class that aims to restore your inner harmony and piece. Founded in the late 1970s by the American martial arts champion Paulie Zink, Yin Yang Yoga combines meditation with slow and vigorous sequences, helping you to achieve flexibility, mindfulness and softness in your tendons, fascia and ligaments.
Is Yin Yang Yoga for me?
The Yin part of the class is the balancing practice for your yang style of yoga; it is yoga for the joints not the muscles. Yin asanas are seated postures, which are held for up to five minutes, applying constant gentle pressure to the ligaments while softening and releasing tension in the muscles.
The Yang part of the class explores the more active style of practice, which resemble Ashtanga and Vinyasa flow yoga. It targets the muscles that we engage to hold the bones closer together protecting the joints.
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Investing in real estate is a time-tested way to build wealth.
This is especially true in residential real estate because beginning investors who choose wisely and utilize good property management procedures can expect the rental income to offset most of the costs of the purchase, including the mortgage, maintenance, and upkeep. New investors who are preparing to purchase their first rental home can use these four tips to help ensure the home they purchase is one that will reliably pay its way and help them build a successful real estate investment portfolio.
1. Learn about the local rental market before buying
The first and most important tip for those who are considering the purchase of their first rental home is to study the rental market thoroughly before attempting to buy. Talk with other investors, read local market news, and closely monitor the number of rental vacancies and how quickly they are filled.
This information will help new investors understand the level of rental activity in their area, what potential tenants are searching for, and which neighborhoods or areas have the highest demand for rental units. Gathering and studying this information will help rental home buyers narrow their search and avoid buying a home that will be difficult to keep occupied with good tenants.
2. Make sure the the first home purchase is affordable even when vacant
Another tip that is very important for new investors is to only purchase rental homes that they can comfortably afford to pay for in the event of an unexpected vacancy. While the goal is always to keep every rental home occupied by reliable tenants, investors must always be financially prepared to cover the costs of owning the home during any vacant periods.
Purchasing a home that will be unaffordable during a vacancy will only financially stress new investors and create unnecessary hardships – so if the home you're looking at is in a competitive market, but does not have a particularly large pool of renters, you may want to look elsewhere.
3. Choose homes with good bones and no major repair issues
In addition to understanding the local rental market and staying within an affordable price range, new rental investors should also seek to purchase homes that have no structural flaws or major repair issues. Even though fix and flip reality television has made it seem like buying severely damaged properties and rehabbing them is profitable, buying a home with major condition issues is almost never a good idea for a new investor. Investing in homes that require major repairs will be far too expensive and time-consuming for rental home buyers who will need to see income from their investment as quickly as possible.
To avoid buying a potential money pit, prospective buyers should look for homes that can be quickly and easily readied for the rental market. Homes that need a fresh coat of interior paint, carpet cleaning, or minor cosmetic repairs are much better choices for a first-time rental home purchase.
4. Budget for professional property management
Lastly, buyers who are purchasing their first rental home should always budget for the use of professional property management. In many cases, their trusted real estate professional can either provide this type of service or refer buyers to another reputable provider. Professional property management services have successful methods to deal with many of the needs that new rental investors will have as landlords, including:
- comprehensive tenant screening practices to ensure that the rent will be paid on time and the home will be well cared for
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- marketing the rental to fill vacancies
- managing cleaning, inspections, and other services required to keep the property in rentable condition
To find out more about buying or managing a rental home, new investors should consider discussing their buying situation and investment goals with their real estate professional before beginning the purchase process.


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E-Readers Available for the iPad
Though iBooks can handle content from many ePub sources such as Google and Project Gutenberg, you may prefer to explore the tools offered by other e-readers. Your iPad is capable of using other e-reader apps to display book content from other bookstores, so you can get books from sources other than iBooks Store.
To do so, first download another e-reader application such as Kindle from Amazon or the Barnes & Noble Nook from the iPad App Store. You can also download a non-vendor-specific app such as Bluefire Reader, which handles ePub and PDF format, as well as the format that most public libraries use. Then use that application's features to search for, purchase, and download content.
The Kindle e-reader application is shown in the figure. After downloading the free app from the App Store, you just enter the e-mail address associated with your Amazon account and password. Any content you have already bought from Amazon for the Kindle is archived online and can be placed on your Kindle home page on your iPad for you to read anytime you like.
Use features to enhance your reading experience such as changing the background to a sepia tone or changing font. Tap the Device tab to see titles stored on iPad. To delete a book from this e-reader, just press the title with your finger, and the Remove from Device button appears.
You can also get content from a variety of other sources: Project Gutenberg, Google, some publishers like Baen, and so on. Get the content using your computer if you want and then just add it to Books in iTunes and sync to your iPad.
You can also sync books you've downloaded to your computer to your iPad by syncing to the computer and your iTunes account. Using this method, you can find lots of free books from various sources online, as long as they're in the ePub or PDF format, and drag them into your iTunes Books Library; then simply sync them to your iPad.
You can also download books from the web and use an online file-sharing site such as Dropbox to make them available to iBooks via an Internet connection. To convert e-books in other formats such as Mobi or RTF to ePub, use an application such as Calibre.


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As the number of "potentially habitable" planets that astronomers find continues to rise, we seem ever closer to answering the question, "Are we alone in the universe?" But should we be looking for life elsewhere? If we were to find life in one of these worlds, should we try to contact any beings who may live there? Is that wise? Aomawa Shields navigates the murky waters of pursuing curiosity.
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls -- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised the same questions we debate now: Is it art? Is it vandalism? Kelly Wall describes the history of graffiti.
Eksik bölüm mü var?
Vladimir Lenin overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II and founded the Soviet Union, forever changing the course of Russian politics. But was he a hero who toppled an oppressive tyranny or a villain who replaced it with another? Alex Gendler puts this controversial figure on trial, exploring both sides of a nearly century-long debate.
More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. And yet many of his most recognizable features don't appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real "great detective," and where do we find him? Neil McCaw traces the evolution of Sherlock.
Every day, we meet people and process our interactions--making inferences and developing beliefs about the world around us. In this lesson, Trevor Maber introduces us to the idea of a 'ladder of inference' and a process for rethinking the way we interact.
Each father and mother pass down traits to their children, who inherit combinations of their dominant or recessive alleles. But how do we know so much about genetics today? Hortensia Jiménez Díaz explains how studying pea plants revealed why you may have blue eyes.
Dr. Ivan Pavlov's groundbreaking work revealed that a dog will respond to neutral stimuli, such as a bell, in the same way that it will respond to, say, mouth-watering food. This research is widely applicable beyond a dog's salivation. Benjamin N. Witts sketches a few situations in which people are conditioned to react in a Pavlovian way, from dating to parenting.
An atom smasher, or particle accelerator, collides atomic nuclei together at extremely high energies, using engineering that exploits incredibly cold temperatures, very low air pressure, and hyperbolically fast speeds. Don Lincoln explains how scientists harness the power of both electric and magnetic fields to smash atoms, eventually leading to major discoveries about the matter in our universe.
An adult human can distinguish up to 10,000 odors. You use your nose to figure out what to eat, what to buy and even when it's time to take a shower. But how do the molecules in the air get translated into smells in your brain? Rose Eveleth charts the smelly journey through your olfactory epithelium and explains why scent can be so subjective.
Ants have one of the most complex social organizations in the animal kingdom; they live in structured colonies that contain different types of members who perform specific roles. Sound familiar? Deborah M. Gordon explains the way these incredible creatures mate, communicate and source food, shedding light on how their actions can mimic and inform our own behavior.
Have you ever wondered what color is? In this first installment of a series on light, Colm Kelleher describes the physics behind colors-- why the colors we see are related to the period of motion and the frequency of waves.
How can the tiny moon eclipse the sight of the gargantuan sun? By sheer coincidence, the disc of the sun is 400x larger than the disc of the moon, but the sun is 390x farther from Earth -- which means that when they align just right, the moon blocks all but the sun's glowing corona. Andy Cohen details this extraordinary celestial phenomenon (and when it will next occur).
About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term really mean? Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman explain.
Why do we see those stunning lights in the northern- and southernmost portions of the night sky? The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis occur when high-energy particles are flung from the Sun's corona toward the Earth and mingle with the neutral atoms in our atmosphere -- ultimately emitting extraordinary light and color. Michael Molina explains every step of this dazzling phenomenon.
Telekinesis, the ability to manipulate matter with the mind alone, is a trait exhibited by some of the most iconic fictional characters, including Neo, Yoda, and, of course, Carrie. But is this mind control actually possible in real life? Emma Bryce subjects telekinesis to the scientific method.
All living things are made of cells. In the human body, these highly efficient units are protected by layer upon layer of defense against icky invaders like the cold virus. Shannon Stiles takes a journey into the cell, introducing the microscopic arsenal of weapons and warriors that play a role in the battle for your health.
When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking about it? Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.
In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions for something called circular reporting. Noah Tavlin sheds light on this phenomenon.
Leaps and bounds separate that which is ironic and that which many people simply say is ironic. Christopher Warner wants to set the record straight: Something is ironic if and only if it is the exact opposite of what you would expect.
The term Kafkaesque has entered the vernacular to describe unnecessarily complicated and frustrating experiences, especially with bureaucracy. But does standing in a long line to fill out confusing paperwork really capture the richness of Kafka's vision? Beyond the word's casual use, what makes something "Kafkaesque"? Noah Tavlin explains.
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A passion for cooking combined with a yearning desire to please have helped make Chef Kate Gerrard a successful restaurateur and entrepreneur. She started her first establishment in La Crosse, Kate's on State, in 2002. Originally located near UW-La Crosse, that restaurant is now located at 333 Main Street, less than two blocks from Kate's Pizza Amore (which opened in 2009). The menus at both restaurants are Kate's creations or her special take on a familiar recipe.
My goal is to create unique, delicious meals that leave customers
looking forward to their next culinary adventure.
Her logo, with a chef's hat perched on top of a heart, and the name of the restaurant, says it all for Gerrard. "It's all about the love." With an emphasis on unique, fresh and plentiful toppings, Kate's Pizza Amore and Kate's on State mirror the "California/Italian" cuisine that each restaurant features. Kate is a highly respected chef and she still makes fabulous and special dinners at Kate's on State – while also engaging in wining and dining her guests at Kate's Pizza Amore.
Best of La Crosse – Best Chef – Runner Up 2014
Best of La Crosse – Best Pizza – Winner 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Runner Up 2014
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Hundreds of troops escorted by bulldozers marched into Neve Dekalim settlement, a focus of resistance where thousands have defied orders to leave.
There have been several reports of protesters being carried away kicking and screaming onto buses.
But despite resistance troops have got on with their job, correspondents say.
The evacuation could be completed within days rather than weeks, Israeli officials said.
Some army units have been delayed by sporadic protests from mainly young protesters. There have been scuffles and a number of arrests.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Ariel Sharon praised the troops for showing "great sensitivity" in the operation.
He said he had been moved to tears at the sight of settlers being taken from their homes, but warned them not to vent their anger on the troops.
"I want to appeal to everyone not to attack the police and ... soldiers and not to blame them or make things difficult for them," Mr Sharon said in a televised address.
"Attack me. I am responsible for this. Attack me. Blame me."
In other developments:
All 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip are due to be dismantled.
Four isolated West Bank settlements are also being evacuated. The Israeli army said two of them - Ganim and Kadim - were already empty.
The pullout marks the first removal of settlements from land Palestinians want for a state.
The army says more than half of the 8,500 settlers have already gone.
Troops have moved into three other settlements - Morag, Bedolah and Ganei Tal.
The BBC's James Reynolds in Neve Dekalim says some protesters were singing and chanting inside the synagogue via loudspeaker.
Others were evacuated, as soldiers surrounded their homes and loaded their possessions onto buses.
AP described how one young woman was carried away by female soldiers shouting "I don't want to, I don't want to".
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Responding to the events, a leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said Israel's non-violent pullout was appreciated by all sides.
But Mahmoud Zahar told the BBC Palestinian resistance would grow if Israel continued to expand settlements in the West Bank.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has formed a working group to co-ordinate the smooth takeover of the settlements once the Israelis leave, which will include representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Excitement is building among ordinary Palestinians as scenes of settlements being emptied are broadcast on satellite television, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Gaza City.


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What is Hearthstone game for Mac PC, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch?
Hearthstone is a kind of card game by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. It is something different from regular card games. The hero plays a major role in the game. Play the hero in a whimsical gameplay of cunning strategy and fast paced. Summon minions, sling spells and seize control over an ever-shifting battlefield by unleashing the powerful cards. Languages supported by Hearthstone game are Deutsch, English, Español (Europa, Latinoamérica), Korean, Simplified Chinese, Polski, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese.
- The Hearthstone app is compatible with iPad.
- It requires iOS 5.0 or later versions.
Download and Install Hearthstone app on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC and Mac:
You can download and install the latest version of Hearth-stone on iPad by using a valid Apple ID from App Store. Begin the installation progress by tapping on the Get button followed by Install button from the app details model. Hearth stone app is designed only for iPad; don't worry if you want to install it on iPhone or iPod Touch. Use Cydia to download and install Hearth stone app on a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. Download Hearth stone game file and install it through iTunes. Learn more about installation of .IPA file.
You can also download and install Hearthstone gaming app on PC or Mac machines from iTunes by installing a simulator like BlueStacks or iPadian.
How to play Hearthstone game?
Launch Hearth-stone gaming app on your device where you will find Play, Practice and The Arena buttons. Make sure that you have internet connection available on your device. Before you start a real game have a practice match by tapping on the Practice button on the home screen. Follow the instructions and try the practice match.
Next tap on the Play button to begin the real gameplay. Choose the hero among the available people. Selected hero gets displayed on the story board. The next step is to select cards from the available set of cards. There are a variety of card types available here. You must choose your desired cards and the selected cards will be displayed on the board.
Select the cards from the registered pack and build a deck of cards. The card collection is linked to the Battle.net account and you can also switch between desktop and tablet environments if required. Apply your skills and step into Arena and defend other players with the cards you have selected. You will be rewarded with prizes when you defend and won against other players.
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FAQ: Business Events
Where can I learn more about General Information like Food & Beverage Minimums, Pricing, Cancellation Fees, Parking, etc.?
Answer: View our 'General Banquet Information' Document Here.
Does 103 West offer an on-site audio-visual technician to use throughout our meeting?
Answer: We will assist you with any audio/visual needs that you have or you are welcome to bring in your own equipment or vendors. Audio Visual equipment is subject to rental fees; please see the Audio Visual Tab to review our in-house inventory list. We do have several outside companies that we contract with for on-site technicians. These rates will be charged per hour. Please ask your coordinator for more details.
Does 103 West offer free Wi-Fi?
Answer: 103 West offers complimentary wireless internet access for guests, this does not require passwords.
Is 103 West handicapped accessible?
Answer: 103 West is built into a hill with direct ramped entrances on both levels of the building. 103 West has handicapped restrooms available on each level. The valet attendants will assist in guests entering and exiting the building.
When does 103 West need our final guest count?
Answer: A preliminary number of guests is due 2 weeks (10 business days) prior to your event. A final guarantee of the number of guests is due three business days prior to your event. Otherwise, guests will be charged for the preliminary number of guests, as stated in the Terms & Agreement contract. 103 West will be able to accommodate 5% over the guaranteed number of guests.
Does 103 West allow outside catering?
Answer: 103 West requires that all food and beverage service be provided by the venue and their expert culinary team to ensure the best quality for your event.
I have guests with special dietary restrictions. Can 103 West accommodate these?
Answer: Yes. 103 West does require all special dietary requests three business days prior to your event date. It is always helpful to know where the guest will be seated to ensure prompt service of these requests.
What is the parking situation at 103 West?
Answer: 103 West requires valet parking services for events over 35 guests. The valet is charged at $1.50 per person applied to the hosts master bill. There will be signage stating "complimentary valet service" as your guests pull into the valet line. This service is contracted through our in-house valet company Eagle Parking LLC.
Does 103 West provide any décor for the holidays?
Answer: 103 West provides complimentary décor with your reservation. The host's choice of white or black floor-length linens, fresh red floral centerpieces with mirror bases and candle votives, wreaths, garland, beautifully adorned holiday trees, menorahs, and poinsettias galore. Also, 103 West plays complimentary holiday cocktail music over the house sound system.
I would like to stay in a hotel nearby for my meeting, what hotels are close to 103 West?
Answer: 103 West offers preferred rates with select hotels in a three mile Buckhead radius please contact your event manager for details and contact information.
Is there a room rental fee?
Answer: The majority of the time 103 West requires a food & beverage minimum in order to reserve their private rooms. If there are no food or beverage needs in the space then a rental fee will be applied based on size of room, time of day and day of the week.
What are the service charges and applicable taxes for my event at 103 West?
Answer: There is a 21% taxable service charge, or minimum service charge applied to food, beverage and audio/visual equipment. A minimum taxable service charge for breakfast or lunch is $150.00 and dinner is $250.00. The Fulton County sales tax is 8% with an additional 3% tax on liquor.


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A Million Barack Obamas!
From the Oh, Please, God, Yes file… There is a lovely article over on The Guardian this week, "Obama wants to 'create a million young Barack Obamas" by Paul Owen. It seems that former president Barack Obama has a non-profit, the Obama Foundation. The foundation works particularly with young people…including young people of color…to help…Read More


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Mold will grow wherever it has food, moisture and humidity. This means you can find mould growth in just about any place if the conditions are right. Mold can grow rapidly on fabric, including clothing as well as bedding and window treatments, such as curtains. If you have come across mould growth or mould stains on curtains, do not disregard the idea of using them. You can remove mould from curtains using household cleaning products.
Use a coarse bristled brush and brush the mould off the curtains. It is best to do this outside to avoid contaminating an area of your house with airborne mould spores.
Create a mixture of equal parts water and non-chlorine bleach in an empty, clean spray bottle. If the curtains' care instructions specifically instruct not to use any form of bleach, you can substitute white vinegar instead. Spray the mixture directly on the mould-affected areas, saturating the material. Allow the mixture to set for 30 minutes.
Rinse the curtains thoroughly, and launder as normal. Once the curtains are clean, allow them to air dry. If you notice a mould stain remains, repeat steps 1 and 2.
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- If the mould has been on the curtains long enough to cause a permanent stain, dye the curtains a darker colour after cleaning to hide the stain.
- Mold can cause health problems, especially if inhaled. Always wear a protective mask and gloves when dealing with mould.


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Publication 559. This publication is designed to help those in charge of the property (estate) of an individual who has died (decedent). It explains how to complete and file federal income tax returns and points out the responsibility to pay any taxes due.
- Form 706 (PDF). Form to be filed on certain estates of a deceased resident or citizen. The catalog number for the instructions is 16779E. Prescribing Instructions are: IRC Sec. 6018; Regs. Sec. 20.6018-1.
- Form 706 Instructions (PDF), This item is used to assist in filing Form 706. Form 706 is used by the executor of a decedent's estate to figure the estate tax imposed by Chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code. Instructions include rate schedules.
- Form 709 (PDF). Form 709 is used to report transfers subject to the Federal gift and certain generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes, and to figure the tax, if any, due on those transfers.
- Form 709 Instructions (PDF), This item contains helpful information to be used by the taxpayer in preparation of Form 709, U.S. Gift Tax Return. Instructions include rate schedules.
- Notice — Form 709-A is Now Obsolete and Should Not Be Filed. All gift tax returns must now be filed using Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return (PDF). — 21-OCT-2003
- Form 2848 (PDF). Used with respect to any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (except alcohol and tobacco taxes and firearms activities). Form 2848 has separate instructions (11981U).
- Form 2848 Instructions (PDF), This item contains general instructions for using and preparing Form 2848.
- Form 4421 (PDF) .
- Form 4422 (PDF) .
- Form 1041 (PDF).
- Form 1041 Instructions (PDF).
- Schedule K-1 (PDF).
- Section 7520 to be used in valuing certain charitable transfers.
- Form 4768 (PDF). (NOTICE: Some errors are being made when this form is completed. Please remember to file the second page and to be sure to fill in the decedent's name and social security number)


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Quick Reply "post reply" button.
I've got just one complaint--the "Quick Reply" frame.
Inside this frame is a button labeled "post reply". This button does NOT post the reply that was typed in, but actually erases that reply while going to the old fashioned post reply page.
Outside of the "Quick Reply" frame is the actual "submit reply" button which posts the reply the user just typed in.
I find this interface detail to be bizarre, counterintuitive, and prone to causing frustrating mistakes. My suggestions for a fix are:
1. Move the "post reply" button to somewhere outside the "Quick Reply" frame.
2. Modify the functionality of the "post reply" button so that it automatically reads what's in the Quick Reply text field and puts that into the post reply text field. Thus, the post reply text field starts off with what the user had typed in rather than starting blank.
There already are two other 'Post Reply' buttons (one right above the offending button), so I too think it should be removed. If it is changed to save the text like IsaacKuo suggested, it's appearance should be altered so it can be distinguished from the other buttons.
I don't see any harm in just making all of the "post reply" buttons copy over the contents of the Quick Reply field. By default, the Quick Reply field is blank, so the user wouldn't notice the difference if he's used to the old way of replying (before the Quick Reply field existed).
From a usability standpoint, the [Submit Reply] and [Spell Check] buttons should be moved nearer the edit box than the [Post Reply] button. The argument here is that the first two buttons act directly on what the user is working on.
Or at least, make the text above [Post Reply] clearer!
Logically speaking, the button to actually "post" is below the message text field. Whatever web page you see, the post/submit is always below the text box.
So, logically there should be no confusion in this case either. Also, you have to realise that "Submit" is the chosen/accepted keyword for submiting online.
It really is confusing, especially since it's very typical for the "Submit Reply" and "Spell Check" buttons to NOT be visible at all! Try scrolling down a bit with the mouse-wheel...chances are good that a few ticks down, the Quick Reply frame will be visible, along with the "post reply" button, but the Submit Reply & Spell Check buttons will NOT be visible!
What's worse, is that the surrounding blue rectangle may be entirely visible--including its bottom edge. Visually, this tells the user that there isn't anything more to this control group below the box.
Furthermore, the "Submit Reply" and "Spell Check" buttons actually appear physically closer to the "Similar Threads" frame than the "Quick Reply" frame. These buttons are centered so they're lined up with the also centered "Similar Threads" title. Nothing in the Quick Reply frame is centered to line up with those buttons.
Basically, there are a lot of things visually distinguishing the Submit Reply and Spell Check buttons apart from the Quick Reply frame, and NOTHING visually connecting them. That wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the presense of the "post reply" button. If that "post reply" button were removed from the Quick Reply frame, then any user would instantly realize something was missing and would then hunt for the "Submit Reply" button.
As it is, the "post reply" button is visually the obvious thing to press.
I can change the wording a bit if that would help. If it would look better, we could also put the Submit Reply and Spell Check button in a dark blue lower bar that is more a part of the Quick Reply table.
Putting the "Submit Reply" and "Spell Check" buttons in the blue field might help. Maybe leave them put the light blue background and not a dark one?
Maybe a comment under the "Post Reply" button something like "This will open a new page".
Hmm, is there even any need for the "Go Advanced" button in the quick reply box if "Post Reply" is clearly available directly above?
Sure - Go Advanced carries over whatever is in the quick reply box, so if you change your mind in the middle of a reply, it's no problem.
I'm puzzled. I can't relate anything in this thread to what Firefox/Palemoon shows me. I see a text box with a dark blue header bar labelled "Quick Reply", some formatting buttons, and an empty window for text. At the bottom are two grey buttons: "Post Quick Reply" and "Go Advanced".
I know from experience that the first button posts what is in the window and the second gives a new window with the same text (but a lot more options at the top) and a preview above it. There's nothing here that I find in the least confusing.
I'm with Hazel on this. I've never been confused and have never noticed any difficulty of the sort now being discussed.
Look at the dates on posts #1 to #10.
Ah, I see! A newbie did a necrobump. I wonder why.
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In the process of assuring victims receive justice and offenders are given an adequate sentence, there is often one group of individuals who receive little thought. And while it may be difficult to think about someone so close to a person who is guilty of a violent crime or considerable theft, it is vital to remember that the children, spouse, parents, and other family members of the offender are simply unfortunate bystanders struggling to make sense of the situation and move on with their own lives.
The family unit, as a whole, may be forced to endure considerable obstacles. However, the children of someone who is serving a prison sentence face particular difficulties. Seldom able to fully comprehend the situation at hand, children may suffer from significant depression, accompanied by a combination of feelings which may include anger, , or abandonment, embarrassment, and isolation from peers. Consequently many children of prisoners go on to become troubled teens, experimenting with drugs, violence and promiscuity, often resulting in numerous consequences ranging from teen pregnancy and increased risk of dropping out of high school to juvenile delinquency and arrest.
Most all children crave love, attention, acceptance, and the approval of those whom they view as important. Subsequently, children who are unable to have these needs met by parents or other adults in their lives will begin to seek other ways in which to meet them. Some children are able to get the emotional support they deeply desire from their teachers or coaches, but most will turn to their peers. This would not pose such an issue were it not for the peer groups with which they associate. There are instances in which children of incarcerated parents become friends with positive peers who can bring out the best in them and completely avoid negative behaviors. However, more often than not, they are befriended by other children who have similarly dysfunctional home lives or behavioral problems.
Although there is likely one parent or a relative caretaker remaining in the home, the financial burden of the incarcerated parent's absence generally forces them to work longer hours or more than one job, leaving the child to his own devices. Not to mention that children who experience this form of emotional trauma rarely confide
While there is no substitute for a natural parent, many of these children can be helped by child advocates, volunteers and mentors who simply take the time to guide them and provide a positive influence in their lives. In many cases, the mere presence of an adult who cares is enough to prevent destructive behavior or actions that might have serious consequences. A little time and effort from the right person can mean so much.


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Aleksandr Ignatevich Lebedev
Lebedev, Aleksandr Ignat'evich
Born 1830 in St. Petersburg; died there Apr. 4 (16), 1898. Russian graphic artist and lithographer.
Lebedev studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1849—57) under P. V. Basin. From the 1850's to the 1890's he drew caricatures for such magazines as Vesel'chak (Merry Man) and Iskra (Spark), and created entertaining drawings on themes of St. Petersburg life (the albums of lithographs Fallen But Dear Creatures, 1862). In his illustrations for the works of N. A. Nekrasov and M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, Lebedev strove to convey the social criticism of their work.


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The Evil of Sugar
Who wants to get sick?
Just eat sugar!
Judith Hallfrisch PhD found after doing lots of studies that the risk of cardio vascular disease went up when people ate sugar. When they ate complex carbohydrates the risk was less.
Dr Atkins, in his treatment of patients with obesity and diabetes found over many years that an extremely low level of carbohydrates improved people's health remarkably, helping them to lose weight and reverse diabetes.
Please watch this video telling us a little about the 'Evils of Sugar"
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (Program Associate)
China Sustainable Cities Program (CSCP) Program Associate
The Energy Foundation is a public charity based in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. The Energy Foundation has a Beijing representative office that supports the China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP, www.efchina.org), whose mission is to encourage China's sustainable development through energy efficiency and renewable energy policy development. Our primary role is as a grant-maker, working with Chinese institutions, government decision-makers, and international experts to assist in China's transition to a sustainable energy future. CSEP consists of eight program areas: Low Carbon Development Paths, Transportation Program, Renewable Energy Program, Electric Utilities Program, Buildings Program, Industry Program, Sustainable Cities Program, and Environmental Management Program.
The China Sustainable Cities Program seeks to help China to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution in new and existing Chinese cities by promoting sustainable urbanization and transportation systems development. Our program creates models that integrate principles of sustainable development for urban planning/design and urban transportation, and then deliver them into national-level policies to ensure the nationwide replication.
The Energy Foundation is seeking a Program Associate for its China Sustainable Cities Program (CSCP). This position will support CSCP team on grant and FIP management, FLUXX management and events organization. This position will also work closely with other Associate staff in CSEP to support the CSEP office-wide activities.
The Program Associate will report to CSCP Program Officer.
Job Responsibilities:
• Collect and review grantee's project-related documents, including project application materials, narrative and financial reports and other project documents. Ensure that standard types of necessary information are complete, and ensure that grants administration follows EF procedures and is dealt with in a timely manner.
• Organize and manage Foundation-implemented Projects (FIPs), including meetings, workshops, consultant contracts, and the like. Set up FIPs, collect and review FIP reimbursement materials and ensure that standard types of necessary reimbursement materials are complete and correct. Ensure that FIP administration and reimbursement follows EF procedures and is dealt with in a timely manner.
• Organize and coordinate CSCP meetings, workshops, consultant visits, study tours and funder trips, including issuing invitation letters, arranging accommodation and transportation, scheduling meetings, assembling meeting materials, arranging translation services, taking notes and developing meeting summaries, etc.
• Work closely with other Associate staff to support the CSEP office-wide events as required by the office, including annual Dialogue Partnership meeting, Policy Advisory Council meeting, CSEP funder trip, and the like.
• Follows EF standard, manage CSCP grant and FIP documentation system (both paper and electronic files).
• Assist CSCP senior staff on managing CSCP FLUXX system, budgeting system and filing system.
• Handle mailing, faxing, and correspondence and ensure correspondence is timely, cordial, and deferential.
• Translate written materials from English to Chinese or vice versa as required by senior staff.
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Foreign Fields is an electronic folk group that hails from the wintry plains of Wisconsin. New Year's day of 2011 they met in their hometown, in an abandoned office building, to begin work on their first full length LP, Anywhere But Where I Am. Having no set plan or guide, the album grew naturally as they left their lives in the north for the rivers of Tennessee. Days after self-releasing on Bandcamp in January 2012, the album began to catch the attention of notable tastemaker blogs and worldwide critics alike.
"Stumbling upon an album as good as this duo's debut LP is not the kind of luck that happens every day. Eric Hillman and Brian Holl's music has the depth of a deep green lake, one you watch through the seasons; from summer swimming to frozen white. The richness here is full and deep, and you should find a good long book and a quiet corner and listen to the entirety of this record over and over with headphones and a pot of hot tea." – YVYNYL
"I cannot wait for the world to discover this album: beautiful, romantic, simple, sweet, intelligent. We overuse this phrase but this is truly a gift for your ears, an escape into something deeply wedged into the beauty of calm. It's the type of album you'd think you'd fall asleep to, but in a way it really awakens you, to absorb the words and to feel the emotion as they, themselves work through them. This album will haunt you for the rest of your life." – The FiveThreeSix


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Brian Yates of Ayr Roads/Harry Fairbairn Cycling Club has just returned from Majorca, where he took part in the 70.3 Majorcan Ironman. The 70.3 refers to the distance competitors cover; 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike race and 13.1 mile run.
The Majorcan Ironman is the biggest of its category with nearly, 4,000 competitors. It is held in Alcudia and takes in the scenic area of Puerto Pollensa; a haven for cyclists visiting the island.
The event was run in horrendous conditions. Competitors faced choppy seas in the swim and in the bike race, wind and mist on the mountain tops, made descending extremely hazardous. In the run section competitors encountered flooded streets!
The first top 40 finishers automatically qualify for the World Championship to be held in Australia next year. Brian finished in 490th position. A remarkable result against the top triathletes from around the world. As if the Ironman wasn't enough, Brian tackled the Sa Colobra climb a few days later.
In contrast, the week before and in glorious weather, Jimmy Nimmo made a solo trip to Puerto Pollensa for a week's cycling holiday. After a sixty year absence from cycling, Jimmy joined Ayr Roads and the local CTC last year, bought himself a new carbon bike and has never looked back. Jimmy took in the Alcudian Peninsula and the quieter roads of the north east.
Nearer to home and with glorious weather last week, the Roads were out in force on the touring front, with the mid week brigade led by club stalwarts Alan McGibbon and Gordon Campbell taking in the Mull of Galloway, courtesy of Scotrail to Barrhill Station.
The use of this staging post is ideal for those wishing to tackle the wilds of Carrick and further afield. The group covered over 80 miles riding to the Mull and back.
Still in the south, Ayr Roads overseas member Alan Thomson now resident in Northern Ireland made a long overdue visit to Bonnie Galloway where he joined other club members.
With their base at Castle Douglas, four days were spent taking in the Solway Coast, the Glenkens via Glenkiln and Moniaive.
The delightful road from Laurieston to Gatehouse of Fleet, Borgue and Kircudbright was also ridden, with the final day taking in a circuit of Loch Ken.
On the racing front, and with windy conditions prevailing, the club's evening 10 mile time trial attracted a few die-hards on Thursday night. The strong cross wind made riding difficult.
The event was won by Michael Curran with a fine time of 22 minutes 44 seconds, closely followed by Alastair McGibbon in a time of 22:47.
Other times were: Jody Gerrard 23:22; Alex McAllister 24:21; Duncan McArthur 24:38; Grant Young 25:04; Beth MacRae 31:09
Despite the conditions Duncan McArthur was only 3 seconds short of his personal best. Club junior Beth MacRae did extremely well in the windy conditions and will undoubtedly improve as her season progresses.
Thursday also saw Janet Erskine travel to Ingleston to compete in the Edinburgh Road Club Criterium Series. These events are run over the Ingleston racing circuit on closed roads and are fast and furious. Janet took 6th place. Alloway schoolboy Ollie Kelly took second place in his event.
On Saturday, Lynne Wardrop returned from an enforced break and took the 1st Lady's prize on standard at the Scottish Veteran's Time Trial Association 10 mile Time Trial at Cambusbarron. Toni McIntosh of the Ayr club also secured the 1st Lady prize in the same event.
This event also doubles for the Jimmy & Betty Train Memorial Trophy.
Jimmy was a life member of Kilmarnock's Wallacehill CC and Chairman of the Ayrshire & Dumfrieshire Cyclists Association for many years. He was awarded an MBE for his services to cycling and was one of a very few cyclists to be awarded Cycling's Gold Badge of Honour both in Scotland and by the British Cycling Federation. A true cycling great.
Next Sunday Ayrshire clubs will be competing in a 10 Mile Time Trial promoted by Fullarton Wheelers.


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TULSA, Okla. – Junior Laura Milos has been named to the OklahomaSports.Net 16 College Volleyball Players to Watch in '16 list.
Milos joins the list of top regional players after a record setting 2015 season that saw her earn AVCA All-Midwest Region and First Team All-Summit League accolades. She was named Summit League Player of the Week a record six times last year and finished in the top 10 nationally in nearly every offensive category as her single-season numbers placed her in the top four of the ORU record books for kills and kills per game.
Poised for a big season in 2016 Milos, will again be joined by First Team All-Summit League selection Lucija Bojanjac.
The Golden Eagles open the 2016 season at the Oklahoma Nike Invitational in Norman. ORU will open against the Sooners on Friday, August 26, before matches on Saturday against UMKC and UTEP.
For the latest information on ORU volleyball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ORUVolleyball or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the Golden Eagles Front Row App at ORUAthletics.com/frontrow or in the App Store.


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Lean Coffee ™ is a structured, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated.
Lean Coffee™ started in Seattle in 2009. Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith wanted to start a group that would discuss Lean techniques in knowledge work – but didn't want to start a whole new cumbersome organization with steering committees, speakers, and such. They wanted a group that did not rely on anything other than people showing up and wanting to learn or create.
You can learn more about Lean Coffee™ via this video from Jim Benson.
You can find ILC Lean Coffees™ HERE. ILC Lean Coffees are free for members and non-members.
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Spring 2014: Record Spring Enrollment at VCSU
Mar 3rd, 2014 @ 11:21 am | Author: Dr. Steve Shirley
Dr. Steve Shirley, VCSU President
Valley City State University recently announced that its final Spring 2014 student enrollment has now reached an all-time record level for any spring semester. Overall student enrollment this spring is 1,341 students, an increase of 4.2% over last spring's 1,287 enrolled students. Within the 1,341 students currently enrolled at VCSU, 1,192 are undergraduate students and 149 are graduate students enrolled in our Master of Education programs.
As a bit of historical perspective, VCSU switched to a semester-based system (and away from the quarter-based system) in 1992-93. Therefore, this year marks the 22nd official spring semester. It should also be noted that the three largest spring semester enrollments in the past 22 years have been recorded during the past three years from 2012-14, so we are currently at a historic "high-water" mark regarding overall campus enrollment.
This trend at Valley City State University has been building the past several years, and it is exciting that we have sustained and furthered this growth trajectory yet again this spring. VCSU's overall spring headcount enrollment has grown by 40% since Spring 2009, and this represents a rate that is on-par with the strongest growth level among all 11 campuses comprising the North Dakota University System. This growth is an important testament to the quality education and outstanding academic programs and student services offered through a VCSU education.
The spring semester enrollment is primarily a function of two separate groups of students: new freshmen and transfers who join VCSU mid-year, along with the number of students who return from the fall semester to continue their education in the spring (subtracting any students who might be completing their education and fulfilling their degree requirements at the end of the fall and/or those students transferring/leaving the university). The total number of new undergraduate students (new freshmen and transfers) who began in Spring 2014 is 69, which is a 1.5% increase from Spring 2013. With this minimal new student increase this spring, it indicates that in growing our spring enrollment in 2014, VCSU is increasing its success rate with students who were enrolled in the fall semester and are persisting and succeeding into the spring semester (this is known as retention, and has been a key strategic priority at VCSU). We have invested as a university the past couple years in a couple of key new retention initiatives, and so it is especially exciting to see that these initiatives appear to indeed be paying off with the enrollment results this spring.
As a campus, we will look to sustain and continue building upon this student growth in the future, and certainly know that additional students on-campus create opportunities to provide new initiatives specifically benefitting both current and future students at Valley City State.


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100 Bands in 100 Days Presented by Verity Credit Union — Day 27: Force Publique
Music fans of the Pacific Northwest, hello and welcome back to our third annual year-end daily countdown, 100 Bands in 100 Days, where every day until December 31st, we're showcasing a new band or artist you have to know about, presented by Verity Credit Union. Follow the #100Bands100Days hashtag on Twitter to stay on top of all the bands featured and make sure to follow Verity on Twitter as well. Some days the featured act could be an established and locally-adored northwest-based musician that perhaps you haven't been turned onto yet, and other times they could be a band with a small following that just hasn't had their deserved time in the sun yet. Either way, we're fairly confident you can come away from this daily segment with plenty of new favorites. Throughout this daily feature thus far, we've featured local bands in all sorts of styles, spanning various genres and creative crossroads of genres, and today we'd like to keep up this streak of championing creative genre-bending by looking at one of Portland's most singular bands currently working, Force Publique!
One of the most mysterious bands in the world of underground music, Force Publique is an eclectic duo that pulls influences from all across the musical world and distorts them into one twisted, but oddly inviting package. They're the sort of multifaceted band in which the primary sonic influence of the band's music really depends on which track you're listening to. Earlier releases like 2014's Pure EP saw the band dabbling in everything from darkwave to trap music to shoegaze to even future garage on the essential "Fragile," and while the band's most recent and most well-received release, Bloom, may be the band's least experimental release to date, it was a formative release for the duo, taking many sonic characteristics showcased on earlier releases and refining them into a collection of six tracks you won't soon forget. Together, co-producer James Wayne and singer, guitarist and co-producer Cassie Graves take the distant realms of rock, pop and electronic music and put their own twist on each, resulting in an end product that manages to be simultaneously loud and intense, as well as enrapturing and grimly beautiful at points. Cassie's dramatic and cavernous vocals add a unique sense of mystique to the band's cacophony, and her vocals are often matched with atmospheric synths and the occasional thick, over-modulated guitar that can really make these songs go from 6 to midnight in a matter of seconds.
If we can resurrect the term "witch house" from the coffin of 2010 buzz words for a moment, Force Publique makes a convincing case of how to modernize the underrated subgenre for the current musical climate without simply chasing the trends laid out by its most popular artists. While a lot of witch house's most prominent figures have gone for a rough-around-the-edges aesthetic (i.e. couldn't mix and master their way out of a paper bag), Force Publique's music feels rich in its sonic chaos, with a sound that favors dense, colorful noise (a nice callback to shoegaze's best-aged bands) over trying to atomize your eardrums for a bit of a thrill. One of Force Publique's most notable artistic strides comes on their popular and transformative cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' "Today," which does wonders in taking the classic alt-rock track and making it completely their own, using rudimentary drum machines, distorted synths, and Graves' standout singing voice to give "Today" completely new life as a shoegaze-y goth-pop song. This winning formula makes the band's music incredibly enjoyable to listen to, and their strength as both songwriters and performers makes the songs themselves instantly memorable and easy to replay again and again.
Those of you looking for a local band both boundary-pushing and unmatched in their musical approach will likely find a lot to love with Force Publique. We can only hope the band has more music coming in the near future, since their output thus far serves as a beautiful reminder of just how fertile the Pacific Northwest's music scene can be.
You can follow Force Publique on Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud, and keep up with the band through their official website, forcepubliquemusic.com. You can find their music available for streaming and purchase at forcepublique.bandcamp.com. Watch the music video for the track "Hopeless" below. Force Publique will be performing with Moscow-based experimental electronic outfit IC3PEAK and Seattle dark industrial pop duo Youryoungbody on October 28th at Kremwerk in Seattle. Tickets to the event can be found through this link, and you can find the official Facebook event page here.


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When I first tasted Kim's fried prawn hokkien mee, I couldn't believe that it was so fantastic. Even though I visit Joo Chiat so frequently for its delicious food, namely Joo Chiat Prawn Mee, Hong Mao Wanton Mee, Fei Fei Wanton Mee, Joo Chiat Fried Kway Teow etc, I didn't know that at the junction of Joo Chiat Place and Tembeling Road, lies is a small restaurant famous for its world-class fried hokkien mee.
For only $4, you get a large plate of mouthwatering Kim's fried hokkien mee with crispy pork lard and spicy sambal belacan. The tasty noodles are so impressively fried with a characteristic charcoal fragrance, every single strand is thoroughly coated with savory seafood gravy. The special pork lard accentuates the flavorful taste and irresistable aroma of the noodles. While most fried hokkien mee use sambal tumis, the sweeter version of sambal chilli, Kim's uses sambal belacan, the spicier version which surprisingly complements the noodles very well. Even though the hokkien mee comes with generous servings of prawn and sotong, it is cooked so excellently, you can actually eat it on its good.
This plate of fried hokkien mee is a masterpiece indeed. After you try Kim's, you will find it difficult to be satisfied with any other hokkien mee in Singapore.
Kim's Place Seafood Restaurant
37 Joo Chiat Place
Singapore 427761
Tel: 6742 1119
Opens daily from 11am to 3am
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Kim's Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee
Posted by kensongs at Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Labels: best food, fried hokkien mee, joo chiat, restaurant
2 comments:
Hi kensongs, I totally agree with u... Kim's fried hokkien mee is exactly as good as u described... can't wait to eat it again soon... yummy...
- November 7, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Hi, this is the best fried hokkien mee i've ever tasted. The quality is consistently great even when it is so crowded.
- November 13, 2007 at 3:29 PM
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Comments and Observations on Ruchika's Case
So far the police in all states and centre has been reluctant and even often refusing to file FIRs. But now as per fresh instructions to Police, it has become compulsory to file FIR as and when a complaint is received. This will bind the police and not leave a choice with it, by delays and other ways to immediately file an FIR. This will at once initiate the process of law and justice. The delays and refusal to file FIR was a weapon with police to approach the other party for bribe and other gratifications.
CBI is now convinced, under pressure of public and also of the government, that there is a need for enhancement of punishment to DGP Rathore. Six month imprisonment was just a joke for such a molestation case and abetment to suicide of Ruchika and many false charges, at DGP Rathore's instance, against her 14 year old brother and his subsequent imprisonment. The CBI has done all this because of intervention of the Home Minister Shri PC Chidambaram who expressed his unhappiness at the way this case was prolonged for 19 years. CBI also wanted to avoid further protests and harassment by public, in general, and Ruchika's parents in particular. CBI has also consulted, as rules demanded, Law Ministry with a view to open the case and if all the new facts that are bound to be brought before the court to enhance Ex DGP's punishment from six months to any number of years as now complaint of abetment to suicide by DGP Rathore has been filed . Infact during last days of December 2009, three FIR's against DGP Rathore were filed on 29th, 30th and 31st December 2009 other two FIR's related to DGP Rathore's attempt to murder, forging documents, illegal confinement and a number of others. Ruchika's molestation, by Haryana DG Police SPS Rathore which has awakened India's conscience as it has been prolonged for 19 long years and had led to Ruchika's suicide as she could not bear, her molestation and her innocent brother of 14 years being arrested on false and fabricated charges of repeated thefts and had been flogged and imprisoned while her parents were being continuously harassed. There have been similar crimes and cases of all sorts, molestation of young girls, misappropriation of hundreds of crores, by Lalu Prasad Yadav, who had to resign from Chief Ministership in view of Fodder Scam case and that of Paswan and Soren who had been in and out of central government as ministers despite proven charges and even imprisonments. But despite all these and hundreds of other cases in states and centre, the State governments and Central government were not moved because what the politicians wanted was their own governments to continue at any cost. This has led to absolute failure and misuse of law as well as justice. It required a case like that of unfortunate, promising, intelligent and beautiful young school teenager like Ruchika to awaken the public and to an extent the government and the whole country. Here, the Media played a significant role. But the persistence of Ruchika's parents as well as her close friend and her parents the scale of justice to some extent, has bent towards fairness. As a result government has directed to open the case of DGP Rathore fresh with a new FIR. It is therefore appropriate to reproduce statement before media by Ruchika's brother Ashu who reached the office of SP Panchkula along with his father and family counsel Pankaj Bhardwaj as under:
"I was beaten mercilessly in the presence of Rathore in various police stations. Ruchika could not see the brutality meted out to me and was forced to end her life," said Ashu.
In his complaint, "Ashu stated that on October 25,1993 he was picked up by the police and was taken to different police stations, including the building of the CIA staff. There he was subjected to a third-degree torture in Rathore's presence. "I fell unconscious and only got up in the morning. In the evening, Rathore again came and I was again badly beaten up," he added.
"After some days, I was brought out of the police post and was paraded half naked with handcuffs on, in the lane I stayed. Police officials asked everyone to see me. My father and my sister were abused and they were asked to come out. I could not see my sister, but I could hear her cries as my father had stopped her from coming out," said Ashu, adding that after some days he came to know that my sister had died. S P Panchkula Maneesh Chaudhary said they would take action on the complaint after seeking legal opinion."
As DGP Rathore's lawyer wife Abha was trying for anticipatory bail for her husband, Ruchika's brother, Ashu made a conclusive statement in few words: " He was ready to be hanged in the case even a single word uttered by him was found wrong."
DGP Rathore has got interim relief and was allowed interim bail upto January 7,2010 as two new cases have been slapped on him by the local police on the basis of complaints by Ruchika's father and brother. Former DGP has also been directed not to leave the country.
Rathore's wife Abha who is an advocate is trying her best to save her husband and her family from humiliation. Accordingly she has taken the stand that "filing fresh FIR's in the case, which has already been decided, is illegal." She has also said that her husband is an old man and will not run away. So he should not be arrested. But when new facts come to light despite the influence by DGP Rahtore, it is essential, for doing justice, maybe so late, to file fresh FIR's and take action against him as per law.
Finally the court and the centre have taken a firm stand and as a result Ex DGP Rathore has been arrested, despite attempts by his advocate wife to save him from arrest and filing of fresh FIR's. It is now hoped that Rathore and many other police officers and police men who obeyed him and did wrongs in this historic case will also get the punishment due as per law. Hereafter, there is likely to be more justice and speedy action in, particularly, the molestation cases.


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- Fee assured
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Specialises in
- Breast surgery
- General
- Hepatobiliary
- Vascular surgery
Areas of interest
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Peripheral vascular disease; Breast surgery; Varicose veins; hernia surgery including laparoscopic hernia surgery;
Medical secretaries
- Consultant Billing enquiries - Helen Taylor
- Spire Elland Hospital Elland Lane Elland HX5 9EB
- 01422 324046
- Louise McGuire
- Spire Elland Hospital Elland Lane Elland HX5 9EB
- 01422 324041
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Krishna Matty Srinivsa Rao Fee Assured
- Dr Vijayananand Nadella Fee Assured
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant General Surgeon/ Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Personal interests
Reading, walking,learn about different cultures
(Additional) Languages spoken
- French
Pseudoaneurysms of the femoral artery: recommendation for a method of repair
JRCollSurg 2001,46; 195-197
Outcomes (self-reported)
Readmission rates . 2%
post operative infection 3%
procedure related mortality 0%
patient satisfaction rate over 95%
My breast care service provision is as good as any in the region/nationally
- MBBS Government Medical College, Patiala. India 1974
- FRCS Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh 1982
- FRCS gen surg RCS Ed 2000
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Reference number 2283571
Details of entry to specialist register
- as a Specialist General Surgeon, 2000
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Member Medical Practitioner Society
British Medical Association.
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Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
Association of Breast Surgeons UK
European Society of Surgical Oncology
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Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.
In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details
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