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For a decade, Major League Soccer has reserved its designated player label for the stars it considers the league's crown jewels. David Beckham. Thierry Henry. David Villa. Didier Drogba.
These players, most of them imported from Europe, were deemed so vital to the growth and visibility of M.L.S. that their multimillion-dollar salaries were largely exempted from, and in fact often dwarfed, the salary cap that the league imposes on its teams. And in many ways the designated players have become the public face of M.L.S., featured on billboards and social media and, most important, on television.
Proponents of the designation, a roster maneuver created to justify Beckham's record-setting salary when he joined the league in 2007, see it as a necessary tool to lure name-brand talent to America. Critics deride the policy as a contrived excuse to overpay for over-the-hill stars who saunter through their final years before retirement.
But when M.L.S. crowns its champion on Saturday night, it will showcase a new generation of designated players, as well as a new model for how its teams are using the rule: a shift away from the common stereotype of the role — overseas stars with global name recognition but aging legs — and toward players in their prime, or even younger. The alteration in strategy is not a minor one; it signals a serious change in both the league's competitive ambitions and the way it spends money.
In Saturday's M.L.S. Cup final, the visiting Seattle Sounders will be led by the 27-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro, whose midseason arrival sparked a turnaround, while Toronto F.C.'s attack will feature Sebastian Giovinco, the Italian forward who was last season's league M.V.P. They, and several of their teammates, are the prime examples of how the league's two best teams are shifting the thinking on what constitutes a worthy investment.
"I think Giovinco and Lodeiro represent a possible sea change in how the league signs designated players," Garth Lagerwey, the Seattle general manager, said. "We've long been told that a league like M.L.S. cannot sign players in their primes. The presences of both these guys in the final show we can. It sets the bar for the people we can go after."
When Toronto, which at the time had never made the playoffs, signed Giovinco two years ago at age 27, its thrilled fans quickly saw him become one of the most dominant players in league history. Similarly, Seattle owes a huge debt for its playoff run to the July signing of Lodeiro.
"In 2014, we signed Jermain Defoe and then Michael Bradley who were two big, global names," Tim Bezbatchenko, the Toronto F.C. general manager, said this week. "But we learned the novelty of big names wears off after a few games. Ultimately, our fans care about making the playoffs."
The decision in January 2015 to bring Giovinco and United States forward Jozy Altidore, then 25, altered the team's middling trajectory. Age was only one factor in both moves, Bezbatchenko said, but a significant one.
"I don't think it was lost on anybody that this was doing something different than had been done in the past," he said.
Seattle was a troubled team, having just fired its coach, when it added Lodeiro, 27, from the Argentine club Boca Juniors. Lagerwey said Lodeiro was persuaded to come to M.L.S., in part, by his positive experience playing in the United States during last summer's Copa América Centenario.
"Anytime you're doing something for the first time, you have to be persuasive," Lagerwey said. "Money definitely doesn't hurt."
The trend toward younger, less prominent designated players looks likely to continue. F.C. Dallas posted the league's best regular-season record this season behind three designated players in their early to mid-20s. Atlanta United, an expansion team set to join M.L.S. next season, this week announced the signing of the Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almirón, 23.
"For me the most important thing is to find a motivated young player coming to M.L.S. who does not feel he's stepping down into the league," said Fernando Clavijo, the F.C. Dallas technical director. "It's someone who is going to use M.L.S. to grow his career. In 2000, when I was coaching New England, it was impossible to talk a 20-year-old into coming to M.L.S. Today, it's not."
This is all positive news for the commissioner, Don Garber, who has preached about wanting M.L.S. to be seen as a "league of choice" for players. He acknowledged that luring young talents with more traditional career options was difficult, and also that in signing younger, lesser-known talents, the league had to balance other bottom-line considerations.
Despite its young stars and league-leading results this season, for example, F.C. Dallas ranked last in attendance. And while Giovinco was dominant on the field, his jersey ranked eighth among M.L.S.'s top-sellers this summer; the N.Y.C.F.C.'s Andrea Pirlo, 37, occupied the top spot.
"I don't think there is ever a decision on a player that doesn't have some balance on both their marketability and what they can contribute competitively," Garber said. "There are players in our league that are relatively unknown before they get here that become big draws once they perform well."
But players willing to join must consider significant professional consequences. When Italy's national team coach, Antonio Conte, refused to call up Giovinco for last summer's European Championships, he cited Giovinco's playing in M.L.S. as a reason.
Other designated players have fared better — Giovani Dos Santos of Mexico and Lodeiro of Uruguay both are regulars in their nations' World Cup qualifying campaigns — but Conte is not alone in his views. As a result, M.L.S. teams are seen as sometimes paying premiums for players, including United States internationals, that are well above what more established clubs might have to pay for the same player. Almirón's transfer fee when he joined Atlanta United from his Argentine team, for example, was reportedly around $8 million.
For Garber, whose league still must be careful in its spending, the expense can be worth it. "I would argue Sebastian Giovinco is worth every penny we are paying him, regardless of what the Italian national team coach might think about him," he said.
Conveniently, then, Saturday's final comes as a handful of the older but most globally recognizable players in M.L.S. — Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Didier Drogba — are departing.
"The two teams, Seattle and Toronto, that are going to be playing in the final are the best example of this change in strategy," Garber said. "That's a very strong statement for where M.L.S. is today versus where we were many years ago, when we had to rely on big-name players to get attention who, while they were very good and had very successful careers, they came here at a much older age. That had a reputational impact on us which now no longer is the case."


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GUYSBOROUGH – Following the legalization of cannabis across Canada last week, producers and retailers are having trouble keeping up with demand. As some producers look to expand their operations and new production enterprises are considered, the Municipality of the District of Guysborough wants it known that the welcome mat is out.
"Our municipality is open for business, 24/7 – be it growing cannabis, making gravel out of big rocks, mining gold or exporting LNG – we are open for business," Warden Vernon Pitts told media after the regular monthly council meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 17 – the day recreational cannabis became legal.
"It's regulated, it's legal and based on that scenario we are open for business."
Growing cannabis on a large scale consumes significant amounts of electricity. But there may be attractive options in MODG for keeping those costs lower.
In an interview with The Journal in March 2018, Pieridae Energy's CEO Alfred Sorensen said the planned Goldboro LNG project will produce an enormous amount of waste energy and efforts are being made to identify another use for it.
He said there will be enough waste heat to service another development in close proximity to the facility, such as an agriculture operation with greenhouses requiring lots of heat.
As well, in June MODG launched a project to collect and measure methane gas being produced at its Waste Management Facility. The initiative will allow MODG to measure the amount of methane reaching a flare, and consider options for the future use of the gas.
Gary Cleary, MODG's director of waste management, told The Journal that power generation will be one of the first things they will look at.
Last week the warden also expressed concern that residents of MODG don't have the same access to recreational cannabis through NSLC outlets, as is available in other communities. There are currently 12 NSLC outlets selling pot in the province, with the nearest to MODG being in Antigonish. That's a 90-minute drive each way from Canso.
Pitts said he would be happy to see NSLC expand its sale of cannabis to MODG.
"It's a service to our residents," he said. "Our residents shouldn't have a lesser service than anyone else in the province."

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Event Archive - Stand Down, Nikki Hurst, Hethro, a grey medium
Fri. August 3rd 2007 @ The Lamplighter (No Minors)
9:30pm doors at 9pm
$12, or $10 w/flyer
Presented by: SPM MUSIC.BIZ, Shaftebury
Event CategoriesMusic: Pop / Rock / Indie, Punk / Metal / Hardcore
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Stand Down (Heavy Alternative Rock)
The Vancouver based rock band Stand Down first began cultivating their sound in the Eastern Kootenay towns of Cranbrook and Fernie, B.C. This is where Ken, Brian and Sean initially came together (1998) to collaborate under the original band Stranger Daze. During this time they played alongside several bands including The Smalls, Human Resistance Pr... more info
Nikki Hurst (Pop, Nu Rock-Metal)
NIKKI HURST - The Nikki Hurst Band blends elements of pop, nu rock and metal with a powerful image and sound that is gaining momentum on the local scene. Having crafted her vocals and songwriting skills in bands such as Superchild and The Vincent Black Shadow, Nikki's voice stretches the boundaries of soulful, sultry, powerful and sexy, backed by a... more info
Hethro (Acoustic)
Hethro (aka Jonny Hetherington) is a Vancouver based singer songwriter best known as the vocalist for alternative rock band 'Art of Dying'. Jonny formed the Hethro project to explore writing outside of AOD with other musicians and writers. An acoustic guitar. A voice. A message. Life is not an easy process. It can drag you down deep... more info
a grey medium
In 2005, three musicians from Vancouver, Eric D' Alfonso, Patrick Harper, and Damon Steele formed 'a grey medium' with the intention of composing and engineering a project that would draw from their extensive list of influences. The band then began compiling material that they would eventually arrange and record themselves. The group had gone... more info


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"I love the baby balm. When J was a newborn it was the only thing I would put on her bottom for nappy rash."
Baby massage has many benefits – not only does it help you bond with your baby it can also support sleep, digestion and calm your wee one. However, as all Sage Mamas know mineral oil is bad for bubba so you won't find any petroleum here, just rich herbal infusions and phytonutrients that will calm your baby for the land of nod. All three distinct herbal massage blends are skin-friendly & nutritient-rich.
How to use:
Oils of Apricot & Sesame, Organic Herbs: Chamomile Flowers, Lavender, Marshmallow Root, Rose & Wildcrafted Jasmine, Rosemary Oleoresin.


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In the wake of the death of "Soulman" Rocky Johnson at the age of 75, those in the worlds of wrestling, sports, music and entertainment shared their memories of the trailblazing performer. The father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rocky was one half of the first black WWE tag team champions (with Tony Atlas) in 1983, and held titles for a wide range of promotions all over the world. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008.
I'm Saddened To Hear About The Passing Of The GREAT ROCKY JOHNSON! I Wrestled Him Many Times Throughout His Illustrious Career. His Physique And Conditioning Were Unparalleled! He Was So Proud Of His Son Dwayne! He Raised Him To Be The Rock!! RIP Rocky Johnson! pic.twitter.com/GiXXFQhGlE— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) January 16, 2020
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of the great Rocky Johnson. Always a gentleman, I always enjoyed talking with him. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the fans who loved him. A very sad day for wrestling.#RIPRockyJohnson pic.twitter.com/4agKbOzAry— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 15, 2020
So sad to hear that my friend Rocky Johnson has passed away. He was an amazing man who I admired greatly! God Bless you Rocky until we see each other in heaven!! Prayers going out to Dwayne @TheRock Johnson and his family. You're in my thoughts always! Much love!— Brutus Beefcake (@brutusbeefcake_) January 15, 2020
RIP Rocky Johnson 🙏🏿 Every Saturday in Oakland we couldn't wait to watch Big Time Wrestling !!! Rocky was our Hero !!!! He gave us hope 💪🏾💯💯💯 #RockyJohnsonRIP 👑 pic.twitter.com/MXCidy5chb— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) January 15, 2020
One of the men I looked up to and one of the best to ever do it. God rest his soul. #RIPRockyJohnson pic.twitter.com/VaTD5NsnjP— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) January 15, 2020
I'm really sorry to hear of the passing of Rocky Johnson. We always had lovely chats and he always referred to me as "Mate". My deepest condolences to all of his family.— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) January 16, 2020
RIP to the great Rocky Johnson and condolences to his family and friends.— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 15, 2020
"A helluva hand!" 🤠
A loss for every fan of @WWE, Rocky Johnson was a barrier-breaking performer. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. https://t.co/nHcyt0MYfr— Triple H (@TripleH) January 16, 2020
My prayers and deepest remorse goes out to the @TheRock and the family of @wwe HOF Soul Man Rocky Johnson. He helped paved the way for so many African Americans in this business. You will be missed . R.I.P pic.twitter.com/g4se9S8awT— D-von Dudley (@TestifyDVon) January 15, 2020
I am saddened to hear the news of Rocky Johnson passing away. Rocky wrestled for my grandfather Stu for many years in Stampede Wrestling. I am sending so much love to @TheRock and his entire family. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/d76xpu2EO7— NattieByNature (@NatbyNature) January 16, 2020
Horrible news to pass along. We just learned that Rocky Johnson passed away today at the age of 75. His accolades in this business, all the people he influenced, all his accomplishments, and we are so deeply sorry and wish his family nothing but the most love at this time pic.twitter.com/3AvzVwylPH— CauliflowerAlleyClub (@CACReunion) January 15, 2020
RIP Rocky Johnson.— Singh Brothers (@SinghBrosWWE) January 15, 2020
Rocky was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia & is a Maritime Wrestling legend. 🇨🇦
Last year Maritime wrestler @kowboymh reached out & we tried to get Rocky inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports HOF.
This still needs to happen.
Deepest condolences to the family. 🙏🏽
The National Wrestling Alliance is saddened to hear of the passing of Rocky Johnson.— NWA (@nwa) January 15, 2020
His legacy stretches across every promotion. He was a champion everywhere he went including holding the NWA Georgia Championship.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his entire family. pic.twitter.com/KTqHZns6Hb
I'm so sorry to hear this news. The father of the great one. Prayers up to the johnson family. May you all find peace in this time. We love you @TheRock https://t.co/ngc9BiSpzj— Stone Cold Shea Jackson (@OsheaJacksonJr) January 15, 2020
Very sad to hear of the passing of a legend from our business in Rocky Johnson. My deepest condolences and prayers to Rocky's family & fans. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/9CkSz1UjUj— TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) January 15, 2020
When I was a little kid, "Soul Man" #RockyJohnson was one of my first wrestling heroes. He was a great athlete and he was a trailblazer for so many who followed him. Condolences to @TheRock, his family and all who loved him. #legend #wrestling https://t.co/BnSN4wOp9r— Lou DiBella (@loudibella) January 15, 2020
Saddened to hear about the passing of Rocky Johnson. Rocky was always extremely friendly & kind to me every time I interacted with him over the years. My condolences & thoughts go out to his family.— Matt Hardy in LIMBO (@MATTHARDYBRAND) January 15, 2020
His prime came while the industry's unspoken glass ceiling for African-Americans was very much in effect. But Rocky Johnson had "it". And before he passed it on to his son, he resonated with fans the way a babyface should, leaving all kinds of cracks in that glass ceiling. RIP https://t.co/RGKsMsVcLp— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) January 15, 2020
Man completely shocked hearing the news of the passing of— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) January 15, 2020
Rocky Johnson
I true pioneer in wrestling
I wanted to get this book signed Wrestlemania weekend#soulman pic.twitter.com/uZflqSf7Ci


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system of a down
February 7, 2019
they showed The Godfather series on free-to-air TV (i rewatched the first two instalments but not the third which i don't really like. IMHO, the second film is one of those rare gems when the sequel is as good or better than the original). I felt bad for the character Michael. Like Abigail in the film The Favourite (side note: the Academy recognised the Aussie screenwriter), (in my experience) it usually doesn't really matter if you start out as well-meaning but being part of a "corrupt" system changes you accordingly.
As Trevor Noah talks about apartheid, Hannah Gadsby about marginalisation, and Dave Chappelle about #MeToo, they all point out that these issues are systemic and deeply-ingrained. Good individuals acting independently are insufficient to effect cultural change – it takes targeted actions (sometimes done in concert) for meaningful results.
i know New Amsterdam is just a tv show (mostly involving trite Hollywood pablum) but occasionally Dr. Goodwin showcases important lessons for us all: he may be over-idealistic at times but, essentially, the key is to understand the underlying structure that causes systemic issues. It is difficult to improve systems but a good understanding is a vital start.


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So, who's up for a run as long as you can race? Happening in my neighborhood. The Wings for life world run, a charity event to run for those who can't. http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en/locations/oeland/facts/#map-202
From the web page: "100% of the proceeds from the event will go to the Wings for Life foundation, which funds research into curing spinal cord injury. The run will unite athletes around the world, in one race running for those who can't!"
So, I'm thinking: might be I nice start of next year's season. And if my running can make someone elses life better, well there's a nice catch to that. Anyone else in? If you can't come to my neighborhood, maybe somewhere else in the world? There are 35 locations to sign up for and we all run at the same time :)
In my last post I told you I was waiting for snow, and you know what. I'm still waiting although we had a blizzard for one day, but that snow cleared away quite quickly. Did a 10+ mile run in the blizzard. Wasn't mean't to go IN the blizzard but it arrived so quickly that I ended up right in the middle of it. No worries though as I was running in civilized areas. Since, the temperature has dropped to 26 F and been like that for a week with a freezing wind (as I live on an island it's always windy). So I have had to adjust my gear for colder temperatures.
It's a great feeling to get out for a run independent of the weather (as long as you are prepared and don't go out beeing stuborn and stupid, mother nature can be harsh...). After the blizzard run I felt stronger.
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- The reader's dog was stolen on November 4. He wrote a community report to Gulf News.
- After the report was published, many people came forward to help out.
- On November 10, someone found his dog in the same area as he lived in.
Dubai: Somebody found Mickey! Gulf News helped.
November 4 was a difficult day for us. My dog, Mickey, was stolen from my Dubai villa. Somebody had arrived outside my house and taken him away. But, after days of searching, on November 10, good news finally came in the form of a phone call.
We live in a villa in the Al Barsha South 1 area of Dubai and after Mickey was taken, I searched in my area for days. I went around asking people if they had seen him. Some people advised me to offer monetary rewards, as it might be an incentive. But, I printed posters in A3 size, with big pictures of Mickey, mentioning that he was lost and did offer a small reward. These were put up in my area, too.
But, it really helped when my article about Mickey appeared in Gulf News. Many people saw it, especially on the Gulf News Facebook page. A lot of people responded, with some even saying they had seen a dog that looked like Mickey in different areas. I had visited the areas they highlighted, including Abu Dhabi and Al Ain as well, but no luck.
Finally, the winning call arrived on Saturday. It was someone who had seen my posters and he told me that he had found a dog that matched Mickey's description. He even sent me a video and some pictures. On seeing them, I knew it was my dog.
I asked this person to send me his location and turns out, he was living one street away from my home. The day before he called me, I was in front of his house, searching for Mickey. I didn't know then that my dog was inside.
When I arrived at his place, he was waiting outside. A young man, maybe in his 20s, he told me that the dog was inside with his friend. But, he wanted to be sure that I was in fact the owner, and asked me if Mickey would recognise me. I'm glad he was being careful and told him to open the door.
On seeing me, Mickey came running and hugged me. I immediately put him in the car and then spoke to the individual who had called me. He claimed that someone had found the dog and gave it to him to take care of till the owner was found. He didn't have any further details.
I didn't seem to believe his story. He could have checked with Dubai Municipality. They could easily track the owner through Mickey's microchip.
However, since I didn't have any proof that he was the same person who had taken Mickey in the first place, I didn't push too much. The man said that Mickey was well taken care of. He has a female husky at home and he placed Mickey with her.
But, when my dog came home, he looked really scared and stressed out. Perhaps he thought I had abandoned him, but he wanted to stay in his safe zone and refused to go out, for even a walk, for the first few days. I immediately took him to the vet, too, but thankfully, he was perfectly healthy.
Today, he is feeling better and is back to his normal self. I am really glad that he is back!
— The reader is an engineer based in Dubai.


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The Splinterlands team has started an initiative and its called Show Your Battle Contest. Every week the team picks a theme and asks us Monster Manaics to showcase some battles that are in line with that theme. This weeks theme is .......
Last weeks share your battle contest showcased theme was LITTLE LEAGUE. You can view my showcased battle for LITTLE LEAGUE by clicking, here. As already noted this weeks theme is the Earth monster BROWNIE, its abilities can be seen below.
The Battle
The Brownie is an amazing card and the best part about the card is every single one was originally attained for free via playing ranked matches and completing daily quests. Like every other card it has a max supply and once that supply runs out the only way to get one is to puchase one from someone else who was able to attain it.
For the battle shared above I decided to go with the line up of Flesh Golem / Creeping Ooze / Brownie / Magi Sphinx and Swamp Thing.
I went up against a Life Team and in the end I was victorious. The extra speed I got from using Brownie gave me a significant advantage over my opponent. I doubled down on that speed by including the Creeping Ooze in my line up in which slowed down my opponent. Strike first / Strike hard and Strike fast was my game plan for this battle and it worked.
What is Splinterlands?
Splinterlands (also known as Steemmonsters) is a digital card game created by @aggroed and @yabapmatt. Early game release has launched and prizes are already up for grabs. You can start playing or investing in Splinterlands today by clicking here.
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The Brownies consist of several tribes, all living in the branches of the Elder Tree in Anumün's East Wood. They can speak, learn and trade, but these small creatures are basically primates, similar to baboons. The tribes frequently war among themselves, using crude weapons such as sticks, rocks and projectile seeds.**Lore taken from official site.
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text: Given an r-graph H on h vertices, and a family F of forbidden subgraphs, we define ex H (n, F) to be the maximum number of induced copies of H in an F-free r-graph on n vertices. Then the Turan H-density of F is the limit pi(H)(F) = (lim)(n ->infinity) ex(H)(n, F)/((n)(h)) This generalises the notions of Turan-density (when H is an r-edge), and inducibility (when F is empty). Although problems of this kind have received some attention, very few results are known. We use Razborov's semi-definite method to investigate Turan H-densities for 3-graphs. In particular, we show that pi(-)(K4)(K-4) = 16/27, with Turans construction being optimal. We prove a result in a similar flavour for K-5 and make a general conjecture on the value of pi(Kt)-(K-t). We also establish that pi(4.2)(empty set) = 3/4, where 4: 2 denotes the 3-graph on 4 vertices with exactly 2 edges. The lower bound in this case comes from a random geometric construction strikingly different from previous known extremal examples in 3-graph theory. We give a number of other results and conjectures for 3-graphs, and in addition consider the inducibility of certain directed graphs. Let (S) over right arrow (k) be the out-star on k vertices; i.e. the star on k vertices with all k 1 edges oriented away from the centre. We show that pi((S) over right arrow3)(empty set) = 2 root 3 - 3, with an iterated blow-up construction being extremal. This is related to a conjecture of Mubayi and Rodl on the Turan density of the 3-graph C-5. We also determine pi((S) over right arrowk) (empty set) when k = 4, 5, and conjecture its value for general k.


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Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight discussing the situation in the region in the backdrop of Afghanistan's keenness to enhance defence cooperation with India and get supply of "lethal and non-lethal" weapons.
c,held talks on various key bilateral and regional issues with Singh who also hosted a dinner for the visiting dignitary at his official residence.
"The visit is indicative of the strong and close relations that we have with Afghanistan and the frequent contacts between the senior leaders of the two countries," the spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs had said ahead of Karzai's visit.
When asked about Afghanistan Ambassador Shaida M Abdali to India's demand for an enhanced bilateral defence cooperation and supply of lethal and non-lethal military equipment,the spokesperson said India was ready to discuss and consider Afghanistan's request for arms supplies,as and when raised. (more)
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Upper Mustang Trek via Teri La 5595m pass heads up through beautiful hidden fortified hamlets Naar and Phu. This trail is an adventure, wilderness and an exploration of hidden Tibetan enclave of Nepal.
Upper Mustang Trek via Teri La 5595m pass heads up through beautiful hidden fortified hamlets Naar and Phu. This trail is an adventure, wilderness and an exploration of hidden Tibetan enclave of Nepal.
Upper Mustang Trek via Teri La Pass, begins from lowlandBeshisahar, Dharapani, Meta, Phu and Naar village.Then after trek leads to highland track of Himalayan range. Conquering the Teri la 5595m pass and experinceing the scenic views of Upper Mustang, Shaulagiri, Annapurna, Kusum Kangaru, Purthang could be a life time memory. Furthermore, beautiful fortified villages, lovely people, Yak pasture, high peak, unexplored caves, Buddhist and Bon monasteries, Mani wall and Chortens, Kaligandaki river gorges, sculpted canyons, ruined fortresses, are highlights of this trek.
Narphu is remained an isolated and unexplored region for long time, but recently the area is opened to foreigners. The inhabitants of this beautiful village are ethically Tibetan, old traders, and are follower of Tibetan Buddhism. Nar and Phu are buffer zone of Tibetan culture, and this beautiful region is nestling in the Tibetan plateau and Nepalese Himalayan range.
Upper Mustang Trek via Teri la 5595m is most extremely adventure, wild and beautiful trek of Nepal, it leads along the ancient salt routs and grazing pastures to Upper Mustang. Former Buddhist Kingdom Lo, the deepest gorges in the world Kaligandki, and
Upper Mustang's walled capital town Lomanthang, is the home Bon and Biddhist follower 'Loba'. Barren landscape, Upper Mustang is enriched by Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, ruined fortresses, royal places, unexplored caves, Bon and Tibetan Buddhst monasteries. Within the Upper Mustag region we explore the forgotten sky caves, hallowed Luri Gompa and Tashi Kabum where the some of the exquisite murals of the Tibetan Buddhist dating back to ancient time and far flung villages like, Dhe, Ghara, Yara and Tange.
Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 2: Sightseeing in Kathmandu Hotel.
Day 3: Drive to Jagat Village (1,300m) 9 hour drive.
Day 4: Trek to Dharapani Village (1,940m) 5-6 hours
Day 5: Trek to Koto (2,700m) – the Gateway to Nar Phu. 5 hours
Day 6: Trek to the winter settlement of Meta (3,500m) 7-8 hours
Day 7: Trek to Kyang (3,600m) 4-5 hours
Day 8: Excursion to the village of Phu and return to Kyang 8-10 hours.
Day 9: Trek to the Naar Village of Naar (4,100m) 8 hours.
Day 10: A day for rest, acclimatization and exploration in Naar Village.
Day 11: Trek to Lapse Khola Valley (4,500m) 6-7 hours
Day 12: Trek to the Teri La base camp (4,600m) 4-5 hours
Day 13: Trek to Teri La high camp (4,900m) 6-7 hours
Day 14: Cross the Teri La (5,595m) and descend to Pasphu Khola (4,750m) 8-10 hours.
Day 15: Trek to Yakpa (4,300m) 5-6 hours
Day 16: Trek to Yara Village (3,600m) 7-8 hours
Day 17: Rest day in Yara Village and excursion to Luri Gompa.
Day 18: To the Forbidden Kingdom of Lo-Manthang (3,770m) 6 hours
Day 19: Exploration day in Lo-Manthang.
Day 20: Trek to Ghami (3,500m) 5-6 hours.
Day 21: Trek to Samar (3,600m) 4-5 hours.
Day 22: Trek to Kagbeni (2,800m) 5-6 hours.
Day 23: Trek to Jomsom (2,670m) 2.30 hours.
Day 24: Fly to Pokhara and Kathmandu
Day 25: Free day in Kathmandu
Day 26: Fly back to Home.
Price Includes
+ All internal flights/road travel and hotel/airport transfers.
+ 3 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation at the Shankar Hotel in Kathmandu on a twin-sharing basis.
+23 nights' full board accommodation in tents on a twin-sharing basis.
+Thuraya satellite phone for organizing logistics and medical evacuations.
+English speaking experience guide Cook staff and porters.
+All trekking arrangements including permits and fees.
Price does not include
-Nepal Visa fees.
-Rescue and Evacuation, Travel & trekking insurance.
-Meals in Kathmandu and Pokhara
-Personal expenses, bar bills, and laundry.
-Optional trips and sightseeing tours.
-Tips and gratitude for staff.


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The holidays can be difficult for people managing hearing loss, but also for family and friends who want to ensure those with hearing loss feel included.
Topics: noise, hearing, Loud, hearing loss, children, hearing appointment, hearing exam, holidays, hearing help, holiday traditions, Tips to help hearing impaired guests, Keeping hearing healthy over the holidays, Protect your hearing over the holidays, decibel levels, dB levels, loud noises, schedule an appointment, Resources, hearing evaluation, Hearing Education, silent disability, social skills, relationships, self-esteem, hearing professional, environmental, Hearing Loss and Depression, Depression and Anxiety, Social Isolation, travel
You've likely heard that diabetes is tied to hearing loss, which is why regular hearing screenings should be included in your diabetes care checklist.
Topics: hearing, hearing care, ears, hearing loss, hearing appointment, hearing test, hearing exam, hearing loss treatment, hearing screenings, Comorbidities, Hearing Healthcare, schedule an appointment, obesity, lose weight, hearing evaluation, hearing healthcare provider, Family member, Hearing Loss Prevention, Diabetes and Hearing Loss, Diabetes and hearing, hearing professional, exercise
Looking for an easy way to understand or explain how hearing and hearing loss works? Join Laila and Brian on their journey of discovery into the dangers of noise.
Topics: easy, noise, hearing, exposure, Loud, preventable, Protection, damage, hearing protection, hearing care, dangerous, ears, Tinnitus, hearing loss, children, protect, hearing exam, Noisy toys, hearing help, what causes hearing loss, hearing loss causes, cause of hearing loss, excessive noise exposure, noise-induced hearing loss, decibel levels, dB levels, hearing screenings, National Audiology Awareness Month, National Protect Your Hearing Month, Audiologists, family & friends, Family member, noise exposure, hearing professional, school, Sound level meter
Having hearing difficulties? It's time to see a professional, but do you see an Audiologist or ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor?
Topics: hearing, Loud, damage, hearing care, ears, Tinnitus, hearing loss, hearing appointment, hearing test, hearing exam, hearing loss treatment, hearing solutions, Hearing Care Solutions, hearing help, National Audiology Awareness Month, Audiologists, Hearing Healthcare, schedule an appointment, hearing evaluation, hearing healthcare professional, hearing healthcare provider, ear infections, ringing in ears, itchy ears, illness & disease, hearing professional, infections, dizziness, ENT
It seems that modern restaurants tend to favor exposed duct work, open concept floor plans, and loud-bass heavy music over acoustical quality. Learn how a new app can help you 'find your quiet place.
Topics: noise, hearing, communication, hearing loss, why you should address hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss, loud noises, hearing screenings, Hearing Loss Prevention
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM), and this year's theme is "Communication across the lifespan," a good time to pause and consider the importance of good hearing, regardless of your age.
Topics: noise, hearing, communication, hearing loss, hearing appointment, why you should address hearing loss, May BHSM, noise-induced hearing loss, loud noises, hearing screenings, schedule an appointment, Hearing Benefit, Hearing Loss Prevention
It's May and that means it's Better Hearing and Speech Month. Better Hearing and Speech Month raises awareness about hearing and speech disorders. It encourages all of us to consider hearing and communication issues.
Topics: hearing, hearing loss, hearing test, May BHSM, Visual Communication, hearing screenings, better hearing & speech month
Happy Spring! Spring generally brings allergies and itchy ears with it. Problems with your ears or hearing may be a sign of allergies, an overreaction by your body to substances to that are harmless to most people. Allergens include inhalants (pollen, dust, mold, animal dander or other substances drawn in through the nose), foods, medications and substances that come into contact with the skin. Among the common symptoms of allergies:
Topics: hearing, hearing loss, Meniere's Disease, ear infections, Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease, ringing in ears, allergies, springtime, itchy ears, AIED, food allergies, medication
What's the 3rd most common health condition that affects an estimated 36 million Americans?
If you guessed hearing loss, you're right. Hearing loss affects about 12% of the American population.
Topics: noise, hearing, hearing aids, hearing loss, why you should address hearing loss, what causes hearing loss, hearing loss causes, excessive noise exposure, noise-induced hearing loss, loud noises, family & friends, noise exposure
Scientists have discovered that when hearing is damaged by prolonged exposure to loud noise, the brain may also experience the effects. Noise-induced hearing loss not only affects hearing, but it could also affect the brain's ability to recognize speech.
Topics: noise, hearing, hearing loss, why you should address hearing loss, what causes hearing loss, excessive noise exposure, noise-induced hearing loss, loud noises, brain biology, cognitive decline, noise exposure


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The House will take up the appropriations bill for military construction today and consider what is known as the "East Coast Site." This is a third missile defense site, in addition to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) sites in Alaska and California, capable of intercepting long-range ballistic missiles headed for the U.S. homeland.
The specific amendment would provide $20 million in spending to begin planning for its construction as soon as the Department of Defense determines where to build it. A February 2014 Pentagon press release announced four candidates for the site, Fort Drum in New York, Naval Air Station Portsmouth SERE Training Area in Maine, Camp Ravenna Joint Training Center in Ohio, and Fort Custer Training Center in Michigan.
This should be a non-partisan issue and easily passed by the committee. Here's why:
General Charles Jacoby, Commander of Northern Command, has explained its virtues from a purely operational standpoint. He said this year in a Senate hearing, "What a third site gives me, whether it's on the East Coast or an alternate location, would be increased battle space; that means increased opportunity for me to engage threats from either Iran or North Korea." In other words, the current architecture defends the U.S. against some threats, but it is not able to defend against all kinds of threats and having another site will provide added and necessary protection.
This is exactly what is needed considering the current and last administration both agreed that the U.S. needed additional homeland defense against long-range missiles. This is why President George W. Bush intended to deploy a third site in Poland, and it is why when President Obama cancelled that plan, he replaced it with plans to deploy SM-3 IIB missiles in Poland that, although not yet developed, would theoretically have the same capability.
In 2013, President Obama cancelled his own plans for the deployment of the SM-3IIB, for a variety of reasons including the stated one: that it faced technical challenges and political hurdles, and for reasons the administration is unwilling to admit but seem likely—such as conceding to Russian opposition. Nonetheless, President Obama's own Pentagon, working off his intelligence community's threat assessments, supported a third homeland defense site due to the gaps in the current system. Since he cancelled both previous plans to fill this gap, the need for a third site remains.
Last, the threat has not eased up. To the contrary, Iran is closer to a long-range missile capability now than it was during the Bush administration. General Jacoby said this year in a House hearing, "we should consider that Iran has a capability within the next few years of flight testing ICBM capable technologies;" and that, "the Iranians are intent on developing an ICBM." And what if Iran were to finally achieve a nuclear weapons capability? According to the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, in his 2014 Worldwide Threat Assessment, "We judge that Iran would choose a ballistic missile as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons, if Iran ever builds these weapons."
There has been broad consensus for the need for this site, and we cannot wait until the Iranians have successfully developed missiles and nuclear weapons before we adequately defend against them. It takes time to test and deploy a working long-range defensive site. There's no better time than now to get started.
Heinrichs is a foreign policy analyst specializing in nuclear deterrence and missile defense. She is the former manager of the House Missile Defense Caucus.


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Dmitry Klokov demonstrated ankle flexibility into plantarflexion (i.e. ability to point the ankle like a ballerina) in Performance Potential is Flexibility Dependent [2]. The application to swimming was direct as the ability to generate propulsion with the kick requires swimmers to be able to point their feet.
What about ankle dorsiflexion (i.e. being able to bend the ankle as in a deep squat position)?
In Olympic weightlifting, greater flexibility into ankle dorsiflexion offers the lifter a lower starting point from which to initiate the drive and lift the weight. If the starting position was higher, the lift would resemble a deadlift, the shortened distance of the lift would make it nearly impossible for the athlete to be able to have the time and distance to accelerate the weight upwards in order to get under it. The greater the flexibility of the ankle into dorsiflexion, the greater the lifting distance, thus time, making it easier for the athlete to execute effective Snatch and Clean & Jerk technique.
In swimming, ankle dorsiflexion is equally critical as swimmers need sufficient ankle dorsiflexion to position themselves into a squat position for the push-off at every wall when turning. Ankle dorsiflexion is of special significance to backstrokers who need exceptional range into dorsiflexion to position themselves into a deep squat for the start.
The swimmer who has the greatest amount of contact with the wall (i.e. has the greatest amount ankle dorsiflexion) will have a Force vector pointing directly opposite to the intended direction of travel (i.e. into the wall). Those athletes with poor ankle dorsiflexion instead of pushing directly into and perpendicular to the wall, will push off with a downward vector weakening the push-off while risking one or both feet losing grip, slipping and eliminating any chance of having a competitive start.
A weak start or a start where a foot slips will have a shortened air time and travel distance. A weak start will have the athlete falling into the water, instead of exploding off the wall. A weak start will leave athletes exhausted before they have started to swim, as they play catch up with every competitor who executed a start with exquisite technique.
Strength training is not flexibility training. Training technique is not flexibility training. There is no number of backstroke starts or deep squat repetitions that will increase ankle flexibility. What will happen to the athlete who lacks ankle flexibility as a result of repetitive backstarts, flipturns, and/or strength training is that they will develop compensatory actions leading to soft tissue (e.g. ligament, tendon, muscle), or hard tissue (i.e. bone) injuries. Arch pain in the foot, ligamentous sprains and tendinitis surrounding the ankle, meniscal injuries in the knee, and low back pain are all possible side-effects of poor ankle flexibility. Ice packs, compression clothes, and therapy appointments are exalted as if normal aspects of training and recovery; yet flexibility is rarely cited as a solution. No matter the number of injuries, coaches and athletes fail to learn that attempting to workaround inflexibility always leads to injury (or burn out or max out). Always.
If Olympic weightlifters work to develop full range of motion so that their lifting technique is flawless, then why wouldn't swimmers?
No, flexibility training is not 'sexy' training. Its simple, repetitive, static, solo, meditative training. Flexibility training is in fact harder, far harder than any HIIT workout because athletes cannot hide behind adrenalin or endorphin highs. Flexibility training strips you naked, reveals exactly where you are limited, gummed up and stuck; it humbles you revealing your true skill level. The result, only those who truly seek excellence train flexibility.
Flexibility training is the training which reprograms the body, mind, and spirit as to what are the limits of the athlete. Strength and endurance training do not push the limits of the athlete, they can only be performed within the confines of the available range of motion of the athlete and against the resistance imposed by those limits.
So then why do so few age group and masters athletes spend so little time stretching, developing flexibility? Perhaps it has to do with the perspective that unless they are spending time training the actual sport, then it isn't training. The problem which arises with this perspective is that the only option for training and competing is uni-dimensional: generate as much power as possible within or against the narrow confines of the athlete's own rigid limits.
Any athlete who has come against their max knows the feeling: it feels like you hit a brick wall, but, trying to break that wall results in only one thing… hurting yourself, because that brick wall is not weakness, it is not a lack of pain tolerance, it isn't any of the bull marketed to you by the fitness industry, your trainer, or your coach. Thats all negative motivation and leads to physical and mental health issues, and worst of all, broken spirits.
Those walls are the walls of your own inflexibility, to hit those walls is to hit yourself.
To become frustrated at those walls, is only to become frustrated at your own rigidity, stubbornness, and inflexibility. To hate those walls is to hate yourself. Trying to break those walls leads to one thing and one thing only… self-destruction, slow and steady or all at once.
If all you want is an outcome, then you will bypass proper training, gambling and risking your health to obtain the outcome you seek.
If all you want is an outcome, then I can tell you from first hand experience it isn't worth it, the finish line you believe will bring closure to your inner turmoil is a mirage. The finish line, the medals, the podium, none of it brings what you truly desire because what you are looking for is not tangible, it is the intangible process of becoming, developing, pushing up against your limits and then deciding to explore what lies beyond them in concert with yourself, not by engaging your fears in hand to hand combat.
Self love, self esteem, self worth don't arise from punishing and fighting yourself.
If you want an active, fit, healthy lifestyle, then pursue it, not what the sports media and the commercialization of excellence attempt to convince you is right, good, and "healthy".


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Presenter [1]: ing. R. Hromadka/VAE CONTROLS - "Water treatment plants and planning of control systems" and presenters [2]: ing. O. Hladky /VAE CONTROLS, ing. V. Langer (VHOS Moravska Trebova) - "Control systems in activation water treatment plants"
The 10- th professional seminar VAE CONTROLS "Control technology in water supply industry 2004" was take place in the premises of Vodarenska akciova spolecnost, a.s. Brno - Lesna, 156 Sobesicka Street. The seminar was take place on Thursday, 22nd April, 2004, 0930 - 1430.
Participation in a water supply conference in Zlin. Presenter: Ing. Radovan Hromadka - "Computer-assisted control system designing".
Presenter: Ing. Oldrich Hladky /VAE CONTROLS and Ing. Radovan Hromadka /VAE CONTROLS - "Use and role of water supply dispathing centre".
Presenter: Ing. Oldrich Hladky /VAE CONTROLS - "Use of dispatching centres in reducing water losses".
Conference topic: "Reconstruction of sewage networks and water treatment plants". Presenter: Ing. Oldrich Hladky /VAE CONTROLS - "Role of computer-assisted control systems in reconstructions of water treatment plant sewage systems".
Presenter: Ing. Oldrich Hladky /VAE CONTROLS - "Computer-assisted control systems in the operation of water treatment plants".
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Representatives of European Union countries at the G7 meeting in Quebec agreed that the conditions to readmit Russian Federation to the group of advanced economies were not yet met, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. Merkel will meet new Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte for the first time at this week's Group of Seven summit in Canada.
The photo was posted on Twitter by Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert, crediting it to official German government photographer Jesco Denzel.
After all, during the summit, Trump had threatened to enact stiff penalties if other countries did not agree to dramatically reduce or end tariffs on American goods. Trump said the tariffs are necessary for national security.
She points to demands by Trump for Europe to pay more for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, his exit from the Paris climate agreement, conflicts over trade and his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal last month.
Microsoft announces Halo Infinite, heading to Xbox One and Windows 10
The last time we saw a proper game in the Halo series was with the fifth game, Guardians , about three years ago. The camera then zooms back to reveal a familiar-looking person in an iconic suit of armor: Master Chief.
Shortly afterwards, the White House issued a separate photo showing a sitting Mr Trump speaking as Mrs Merkel, Mr Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen.
The photo was tweeted by Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert.
However, following Mr Trump's online outburst against Mr Trudeau, the French president issued a statement that "international co-operation can not be dictated by fits of anger and throwaway remarks".
"By any reckoning we will have a final communique", Merkel told journalists on the final day of the summit in Canada, which has been held amid anger towards the United States for imposing tariffs on allies, circumventing the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the process.


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The explosive music of THE CHIMPZ is a product of their every day struggles in the streets of LA. Crossing over from punk rock, hip hop, and heavy metal. Their songs always deliver a great hook and the live show is pure entertainment. Some days ago I had a pleasure to interview band's lead vocalist Artimus Prime…
Hi Artimus, I'm Tarja. Welcome to MSFinland!
Hi Tarja, I'm doing great. Thank you for having me on MSFinland.
Please tell us when and how The Chimpz was born and introduce us the band members…
The Chimpz originally started as an incredibly fun project in a garage in L.A. around 2005. Since then we realized that we could push bounderies and take what we've always had to different and higher levels. The sky and beyond is the limit. The Chimpz have gone threw a few changes and now consist of Sean (Capmaster fresh) on drums, Sonic on bass, Scary Cary on lead guitar, Chuck P (Mc vocals) and me Artimus on lead vocals and rythym guitar.
…mix punk, metal, and hip hop music to raving audiences… an interesting cross-over, indeed! But tell me what bands have influenced you the most, so that today your genre is this quite colorful mix?
My influences are a variety of bands and artists, but I strongly believe that what makes The Chimpz are the mixture of influences that everybody else in the band has, including me put together ranging from Faith no more, Rage against the machine, NWA, 2pac, Pantera,Metallica, nofx, Van Halen, Korn and the list goes on. It's the the variety of influences mixed with our chemistry that makes our genre such a colorful mix.
What about your band name, The Chimpz… why this choice?
The name The Chimpz, started out almost before we were even a band. When we were getting together we would refer to each other as chimp. Kinda like, what's up man! wadup chimp! The name is an expression of the tight brotherhood situation that we are in together , struggling every day to make it in this concrete jungle that we call home.
You've been touring a lot in these years, playing shows including Uproar Festival, Seattle Hemp Fest, Orange County Fair, Lane County Fair… what are the greatest memories, so far?
Touring all these years and playing great venues have brought us awesome memories of the insane energy we feel when we are on stage and we know by the reactions on our fans faces that they have just been chimpafied.
Playing Live is one of your biggest interests, but please tell us about your other one: Filming music videos… has this something to do with your featuring on FX Channels and MTV?
Filming our music videos is our other passion but the Fx channel and Mtv is a completley seperate deal. Because these channels chose our songs for their shows, it has definately boosted up our views as a band and we are very grateful.
I read that your live shows are pure entertainment… tell me about your raport with your audience and fans?
Our shows are most definately raw entertainment. We all luv to get down with the sickness on stage. After the show we always interact with our fans let them know what's goin on in the future, sign autographs and give out free Chimpz gear.
Last year came out your latest EP/album "Who Can I Trust". MSFinland reviewed it just a couple of days ago, saying e.g. that it's "a brilliant listen… and extremely well executed leaving you wanting more". How would you describe it, and how it differs to your 2 earlier albums "On Parole" (2006) and "Home Invasion" (2010)?
I would describe the "Who can I trust album" as in , in your face album. It doesn't have a time stamp and I can see future generations listening to it and not saying , oh that's old school. You can definately tell how much the band and the music has evolved since our 1st and 2nd album , On parole and Home Invasion. For all our hardcore fans you can purchase our previous albums on Itunes or Cdbaby.
What can you tell us about the songs and themes? from where do you take the ideas for the lyrics?
When it comes down to our songs and themes. It always has to do with something we are going threw or have gone threw in the past. Everything we write about is real and never just made up. Our everyday struggles has made us what we are today.
Now after a year of the release, are the results what you expected them to be?
The "Who can I trust" album was released around Nov/2011 and has gained alot of attention. Since then it still continues to gain more and more radio play , which is awesome. We are very satisfied with the outcome of the album and know we got alot more work to do.
What are your next plans? a new album?
We have alot in the works for more tours threw out the U.S. and alot of great ideas for the next album that we are currently working on releasing later on this year. So stick around.
What about Europe, any chance to see you here touring?
The Chimpz are most interested in playing in Europe and is definately on the top of our list.
Please update us with your next live shows…
Some the shows that The Chimpz are playing in the future are Earthday 4/22/12 San Diego ,Ca. – On the Rox 5/4/12 West Hollywood Ca – Hooligans Alberquerque 8/3/22 NM – The Hunt club 8/9/2012 Tulsa OK – The treehouse 8/11/2012 Tulsa OK. Still more to be announced so keep an eye on this website http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/thechimpz
Artimus, now a question to you as a singer (and guitar player)… what was the moment in your life that you knew to become a musician?
As a singer, guitar player and songwriter I have always known since I was a kid that this was a passion that I wanted to follow and would lead me to greatness. To all out there who feel what I feel for music. Follow your passion, follow your dreams and never lose focus. Never let anybody take that away from you.
Thanks for this chat, Artimus, hope to see you soon on the road! Now the word is yours, how would you like to close this interview?
Thank you Tarja! and Thank you everybody at Metal Shock Finland. Everybody out there reading this check us out on THECHIMPZ.COM. We are a band for the people and remember blaze one for nation because we are The Chimpz of creation!
Interview by Tarja Virmakari
To read "Who Can I Trust" -review, please go HERE.


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The concept of branding is not new to modern politics. Since the '90s, politicians and political parties in many countries—especially in the "developed" world—have relied on brand management concepts and techniques to improve their public perception. Two of the most widely studied examples of this have been the rebranding of UK's Labour Party into New Labour in the mid 90s, and the Barack Obama US presidential election campaign of 2008.
Closer to home, we saw two contrasting approaches to political branding in the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the incumbent president, relied on a branding strategy that eventually proved to be less effective than that of his challenger, Maithripala Sirisena. Using a core value proposition that included a word play of his own name, highlighting the Buddhist concept of Mettā/Maitrī, Mr. Sirisena was able to run a successful campaign for "a compassionate Maithri governance, a stable country."
The parliamentary election following this presidential election concluded just a few days ago. We saw the two main political parties—UNP and UPFA—adjust their branding to address the new socio-political context of a country that had experienced six months of "good governance," with varying results. Eventually the UNP emerged the more successful party, though by a small margin.
As far as brands go, these two parties are the Coke and Pepsi of Sri Lankan politics. They both have the qualities of a powerful brand: authenticity, product, purpose, meaning and the ability to live richly in people's minds. It is difficult to distinguish them in terms of brand strength, but their hold over the electorate has waned to some extent.
In contrast to their more conservative campaigns, the minority JVP (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna) stood out due to a radical rebranding that markedly deviated from their traditional Marxist-Leninist communist roots. They managed to generate a lot of buzz and seemed to have garnered more support from the urban middle class than ever before in their history. The general public and the media as well as the party itself expected a significant growth in their parliamentary representation in this election.
But the results were disappointing.
There were multiple factors influencing and affecting this result which require a thorough political analysis. I believe that is currently under way at the JVP headquarters. However, as designers and online media strategists, it is interesting for us to look at the election results of JVP as a rebranding failure.
The Changing Shades of JVP
The most noticeable change in JVP's branding was in their party colour.
Since inception, JVP has always been red. Not maroon, not vermillion, not crimson—pure, unadulterated red, like in the Red flag (and by extension, the country flags of Soviet Russia, China and Vietnam). All their promotional material have always used red as the primary colour. Red is an integral part of the JVP brand as we've come to know it.
For the 2015 general election, JVP changed their colour to crimson: a modern, beautiful and attractive hue that evoked a totally different set of feelings, emotions and associations. There was nothing Marxist, socialist or communist about that colour.
Like with any good rebranding effort, this colour change was extended to all media: the JVP logo, posters, videos, print and tv ads and social media channels all donned crimson.
The Changing Faces of JVP
Typical JVP typography is strong and edgy. Their hand-drawn posters have pioneered a unique Sinhala typographic style that is associated with protests and social uprisings. Aside from their political significance, I consider them to be an important part of modern Sri Lankan street art.
JVP doesn't seem to have an official typeface, but their print and online material usually employed a group of sans-serif Sinhala typefaces that had a solid and rather forceful character.
However, for this election campaign, they used a very friendly typeface that I haven't seen in JVP material previously. The hand-drawn element in the slogan used a style that had nothing in common with their typical calligraphy. It is this new combination of typefaces that was seen in posters, advertisements and social media content, with a remarkable level of consistency.
Based on these brand elements, the JVP built an impressive array of creative material. Their ads—as their slogan denoted—spoke to the heart, using evocative imagery. The refreshed JVP brand added a layer of emotional connection with demographics that may have been previously uninterested in the party. Supporting JVP seemed to be a cool thing to do.
There are other impressive elements in the 'Crimson JVP' election campaign, such as the symbolism of the hand-on-heart gesture used in their ads which then became a real-life meme. The rebranding even went so far as to influence the dress code of JVP candidates!
Missing from this elegant picture—along with the red—was the communist rhetoric. And come election day, the Crimson JVP failed to deliver.
The Rise and Fall of Crimson JVP
On the very day the election results were announced, the crimson disappeared from JVP. Their Facebook page—such a key element of their campaign and probably the most important medium for promoting their brand—reverted to the old red, the old logo and the old typography.
The change was sudden and unexpected. It was as if the crimson was never there.
Throughout all this, the official website of JVP never changed colour, but I believe this was more a result of technical inertia than planned strategy. If it were as easily manageable as the FB page, I'm sure we would've seen a similar change.
The crimson rebranding was not an accident. Then why was it so unceremoniously removed? We can only speculate.
JVP: A Political Brand in Crisis
A brand is defined as the psychological representation of a product or organisation. At a basic level, the brand acts as a shortcut to consumer choice, enabling differentiation between broadly similar products.
The classic blind test is probably the best example of the power of a strong brand: two thirds of cola drinkers prefer Pepsi in blind tests, yet two thirds buy Coke. Thus, for many businesses, the brand is their most important asset. For Coca-Cola, the brand is worth almost half of their stock market value.
As important as it is, the brand image is not a simple creation of advertising. In fact, it is not even under the sole authorship of the owner company. The brand emerges also from customer experience and perception. This customer contribution is known as brand equity: a gift that customers may bestow or withhold, and is highly vulnerable even to small shifts in consumer perception and behaviour.
Today's political context has many parallels with this commercial model. Understanding this, skilful campaigners have adopted a consumer model of political communication and branding. Campaigners research citizens as though they were consumers, and adjust their marketing and 'sales pitches' to appeal to target demographics.
Thus, a strong political brand is a means to address the strategic concerns of maintaining voter loyalty through communication designed to provide reassurance, uniqueness, consistency of values, and emotional connection with voters' values and visions. It provides a framework to understand and create links between the functional perceptions of the party and candidates (i.e. policies and competence to deliver) and emotional attractions (i.e. authenticity, approachability and attractiveness), bringing together the intellectual and the emotional, the rational and the irrational.
Therefore, political branding should incorporate both hard politics of policies, issues and past performance, and the soft politics of emotional connections, values and likeability. It is here, it seems, the Crimson JVP rebranding had its roots of failure.
At its heart, JVP is still a Marxist-Leninist communist movement. Its loyal voter base is red hot, not crimson cool. The rebranding was not aimed at them: as with most political campaigns, it was mainly targeting the undecideds, who seemed to be supportive of them, but didn't convert that support into votes come election time.
Herein lies the conundrum of political branding: political brand equity is mainly defined by the undecideds. It has shallow roots and is easily afflicted. A major rebranding of a political party is always a gamble.
It seems, for JVP, now was not the time.


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Today was a big day. Today was a happy day. So why am I so sad?
My brother always wanted to be a firefighter. When he was a little kid he said he was going to be a firefighter. Today, he got his badge as an official member of the Santa Rosa Fire Department. Monday, he starts his full time job as a probie firefighter at the firehouse we both pretty much grew up in. It's such a dream come true for him, his mom, and for me. I knew one day there would be a Bagley in the Santa Rosa Fire Dept.
Today, he stood up there with the other recruits, after completing the 9-week internal academy, and had his mom pin his badge on him. It's such an amazing feat for a 21 year old. He's the youngest to be hired. I was and still am beaming with pride for him. Yet, at the same time, I had the most massive lump in my throat that I couldn't swallow, and several times had to talk myself out of crying. Oh sure, I could have passed it off as tears of joy because for the most part, they were.
I just couldn't help wishing SO badly for my dad to be there with us. As a dad came up and pinned his own son, my heart broke when I looked at Cody, knowing Cody would have loved to have his mom and dad standing there, slipping that badge on his chest. My heart aches for the little boy who had to say goodbye to his dad WAY too young. My heart hurts because I got to know my dad better than he did. Huge parts of me feel bad that I got more time with my parents than my brothers did.
It was also one of those moments where I just missed him so much. As Cody's girlfriend and I tried to get him to smile while he was standing there all serious, I remembered all the times I heard my dad in the crowd, cheering and calling my name, whistling and being a dad and embarrassing me. I turned to Jordan and told her that if our dad was there, he would be so loud and Cody would have no choice but to crack a smile. It was the kind of person he was, fun loving, and SO incredibly loving.
It hurts that he won't be there when Cody gets married, he wasn't there when I got married. I know this is the case for a lot of families and I am not singling myself out at all. It's just that our dad loved us SO much. Nothing would have made him prouder than being able to see today. And yes, I know he was "there" but ... it's not the same as standing there and shaking the hand of his son, a grown man. A wonderful man. I just wish Dad could see the amazing son that he has. I wish so much that Cody could have heard the words that I was lucky enough to hear my dad say.
One day, while he was really sick towards the end, I was sitting on the floor in the living room watching TV with him. He called my name and I looked over at him. He was crying and said "I am so proud of you, I want you to know that." And those words have stayed with me every second of every minute of every hour of every day since he left me almost 13 years ago. I'm sad that Cody didn't get that same moment. And again, maybe he did, I know on the last day my dad was awake and talking with everyone he and Cody sat and talked. I shut down my ears because my heart was already breaking into a million pieces and I felt that moment was between my tiny baby brother and his dad.
I miss you, Daddy. I miss you SO much. I want you to know that Cody's doing OK. He's doing great, in fact. You would be so proud of him. I know you would be. I can almost hear you bragging to everyone. He chased his dreams, and he's achieved them. I'm speechless with pride. You were there so much in our hearts today. He looks so much like you. He acts so much like you. I would do anything for you to be here and with us today. I really miss you, Dad, every day. I love you SO much.
Today was just so high and so low for me today. So high for Cody, So happy for him. But, I'm having my own trouble with sadness and missing my dad so much didn't help. I'm struggling a lot with everything that is going on. I don't feel better and ... there's no more tests for them to do. I have days that I am OK, and days that I am SO not OK. But, this is life for me now. Until they have some avenue they can look into, I need to adjust to how I feel and deal with how I feel. But, at the same time, I want to be better right now. I WANT to go back to working (just not at night!) and working out and being active.
I should be happy. I'm buying a house. My little brothers are doing good. I am alive! But, still, the depression of being home and sick for so long is too heavy to shrug off at the moment. Maybe once the routine has returned, and can maybe start going to the gym again ... I'll feel better. I'll be happier. Maybe once the move is done and I am not living among boxes, knowing I need to pack but lacking in motivation to do so ... I'll feel better. Maybe if they FINALLY know why I am still so sick, I'll feel better. Maybe when I have days where I don't have 6 bloody noses in one day and don't have two giant scabs inside my nose as if my nose is eating itself, I'll feel better.
Things will get better. I KNOW I am lucky to have kicked cancer to the curb for the time being, I am lucky to have had our first offer accepted on our first home. I am lucky and blessed in SO many ways. Right now I'm just wearing a cloak of sadness, it's not a permanent thing ... it's just how it is for right now.
It's not forever. It's just for now.
There is no use going back to yesterday, for I was a different person then.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Grab a tissue, this could get heavy
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I miss my Daddy all the time too... especially now. He will have been gone 13 years next week. I still stop in my tracks and tear up at the most random things. It kills me that he never met my honey or any of his grandchildren. We were his world. We were SO close and loved one another SO much... It's strange how at our happiest moments there is that twinge, that tear. We are so blessed to have been so loved. But in being so loved we feel the loss so deeply. <3ReplyDelete
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BioWare has officially become an 'achievement whore.' When Dragon Age: Origins was put on the table for design-review, someone said, "Hey, why don't we unlock all game design & development achievements possible?" And so they did. The dark and twisted plot of a brood war does not pull any punches. BioWare does a great job of adding realism to their unsettling story: they'll introduce you to a character, give you five hours of gametime with said character, and then just slay him in an epic battle. People die in this game, and not just the bad guys. Even worse, some of your party members can die or vanish forever, after 80+ hours of getting to know them, in some cases romance them, BioWare just snaps them away from you at the very last second.
There's lots of blood. Lots. Like, a lot.
In the character creation process, Dragon Age let's the players choose one of seven unique origins. Elves can be city or feral, dwarves might be nobles or commoners, and so on. These origins have an immediate impact on the game, and fortunately, almost all of them pull you into the environment immediately. Some tragedy has befallen the player, sweeping him from his once-humble lifestyle into a compelling event forcing him to make decisive actions. These actions, while sometimes can have funny context or overtly sarcastic responses, have an extended impact on the way characters interact with the PC, and ultimately, the way the PC should (if he remains in character) interact with the world. Many clanmates and GN members decided to play through the game as a sterling knight or benefactor the first time; I decided to play as a bipolar mage that alienates all potential followers. This eventually led me into a very challenging game, where I'd switch between being kind and being a total ass to those I encountered (hence bipolar).
I ended up playing through the whole game as a swashbuckling city-elf. The dialogue choices really make the game what it is. Dragon Age is more like playing through a choose-your-own-adventure book, in that the best parts of the game are in the cut-scenes – not the combat. Decisions, decisions, decisions; that's the entire game. In my origin, a malevolent human had kidnapped most of the lady-elves in my village on my wedding day. This event led me to chase him down and either execute him or let him free; I chose the former. These occurrences brought me to a role-play verdict, where I pronounced my eternal hatred for all humans from here-on-out. Case and point, a human later that day said to my elf, "I understand congratulations are in order for your impending wedding," to which I responded, "Let's talk about your impending beating."
With so many sarcastic undertones present, it's almost a shame to not play through the game at least once with a d-bag character. There is an infinite expanse to grow your character's traits: pet peeves, quirkiness, gallantry, valor, silver-tongued, and more. Dragon Age is a true homage to Dungeons & Dragons; previously, the only thing RPGs have sorely lacked in daunting comparison to D&D is the freedom of choice when roleplaying. BioWare has accomplished a before unattainable feat, they made a singleplayer game that feels multiplayer. The Hero is not alone in a vast and, in the case of Oblivion, boring world for once. He has the ability to surround himself with friends and allies to stand against the hordes of darkness. You can take that to the Oblivion Gate and cash it.
The game is entirely embedded in cut-scenes; I found myself rushing through battle sequences toward the game, dying to know what happened to my comrades. You will find yourself feeling helpless without a cinematic to talk your way through. Unfortunately, the biggest backing for the game is also its biggest (and possibly only) downfall. Moving from flawless cut-scenes with well-rendered characters into a totally different world of combat is not what one would call seamless. The combat doesn't look bad, but it looks nothing like the cinematics we've seen at tradeshows and on TV. Being a game that's been in development for over four years, there are a couple of areas that stick out like a sore polygon, more toward the beginning of the game than the end. Trees with three sides, leaves fill-bucketed green, and 2-dimensional stones are a few worthy of mention.
Dragon Age isn't just a game, it's an interactive movie – and I don't mean the kind from the 80s. With all the different dialogue choices, the first play (or save) through you'll feel in total control. The second time, though? Disappointingly, you will notice that many of those choices lead to the same response from the NPC (although, it could be an entirely different result). Where "Die, scum!" might force the NPC to respond with, "You fool!" the choice "Let's talk about this" may very well lead to, "You fool!"
Where gamers lose their grip with DAO most certainly is within the confines of building relationships with party members. I played in a somewhat cheap manner, but stayed true to my character – I was a swashbuckling elf, looking out for no one other than myself. If being sympathetic with implied pathetic party member led to a more profitable end result, all the better for me. Of course, this means I pissed none of my party members off, which is unfortunate. If I had 80+ hours of free time, I'd try the exact opposite.
I told you to go before we left!
With all of this greatness, some very important RPG aspects are lacking. As players level, and this is the golden rule in MMOs, tabletops, and hack-n-slashing, they will be infused with a sense of power. This powerful feeling is overwhelmed by the lack of equally potent equipment: gear is bland and unoriginal, there are a few 'best' armors in the game, and the heavy-plate tree will lead to more choices than, say, the leathers tree. Rogues and Warriors should have the same ultimate ability to look and feel plain badass. Thankfully, BioWare is seriously catering to the modding community, so that should be solved shortly.
This is how you make the best armor in the game: Dragon Shit Armor.
Dragon Age has the ability to suck players in and captivate them for hours on end; you MUST complete the next mission immediately, Ferelden depends on it. DAO has a means of making you feel like a pivotal point within the game world, everything evolves based on you. The NPCs constantly inform you that time is short, the Darkspawn are upon us, we will die if you don't do something. Of course, once you realize there is no actual clock within the game, that illusion is broken, and you might find yourself lost in aimless side-quests. BioWare has a terrible habit of adding so many side-quests that the completists among us get lost within them, and inevitably, lose interest in a game that plays out masterfully if you only ignore most of those off-topic items.
Girls 101: She says she is cold. You say...
Good: Everything… almost. Cinematics, outstanding visual effects, phenomenal storyline, unsurpassed writing. Gameplay, flow, length.
Bad: Lots of pointless side-quests, the sole purpose of which is to grind for gold. Shifty graphics in certain locations. Not enough items to start with. Launching a game with DLC available is bad for business. If it's available launch day, it should be free.
Overall: With everything from romantic subplots to epic clashes with a nemesis of godlike ability, Dragon Age is a roleplayers paradise and nightmare at the same time. Speaking of time, you'll need a lot of it. This isn't a game where everyone wins either, I'll make that clear. Schadenfreude is one of my traits that perhaps makes me a strong critic of such games. There is one quest you can't win, and life-changing decisions are forced upon you toward the end – so make your decisions leading up to them wisely.
P.S - Scored with Morrigan in 33.2 hours. Beat that!


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Q: I have full legal custody of my daughter. I am also getting married at the end of this year. My daughter's father has been out of her life for over 18 months (Aug 2013 - March 2015) and has recently been granted temporary visitation (March 2015). My fiance and I have been planning to move to NJ since last year, after the wedding. Will the current visitation prevent me from moving to NJ. Also, because I have full custody of my daughter, will her father have to get my permission to take her across state lines (i.e vacation)? If the move is due to a job change ( I will eventually want to move to FL with my company), be it on my part or my husbands part, can I be stopped?
Can I file for custody of my children if their mother is moving out of state without my consent?
Q: I am the non custodial parent of my 2 sons aged 15 and 8. I am planning to file for custody as my childs mother is planning a move out of New York. My 15 year old wants to live with me before all this came to light. Will I be able to move him to my house without issue? and will there be a problem with my 8yr old in regards to having custody?
Can I lose custody bc I'm on bipolar medicine?
Q: I was diagnosed with bipolar & am taking meds. We have joint custody & I currently have residential custody of our child who is 2 yrs old. My ex is trying to modify the order (and avoid paying child support) bc I'm on bipolar meds. Can he really use this as a reason? Can I lose my child?
Is the Non Custodial Parent entitled to child care expenses?
Q: My stupid ex is asking me if I am willing to REDUCE the amount he pays me because he is paying for child care expenses now. He got a new job and can't drop our daughter to school on his visitation days so he hired someone to do it for him. Does that count? If he goes to court can I say that he shouldn't have changed jobs? He is NOT making a lot more at the new job, I checked. Maybe just $3K difference. And since he doesn't have time to drop her off at school can I reduce his visitation to weekends and school breaks?
If my divorce stipulation states that visitation to the non custodial parent is "at least every Tuesday or Thursday from 4-7pm"
Q: what does the 'at least' clause mean legally. Who would make the decision to allow access beyond the at least?
I moved a lot closer to my children, will I get more visitation time?
Q: I moved from CT to NY to be closer to my kids, will I get more visitation time? Right now I have them every other weekend and two overnights during the week. I want to get them every other week, so more of a 50/50 split. Is that likely to happen? I feel like it's not a big of a deal since I'm only asking for 3 days more with them.
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Q: Divorce irder states that parties get 2 non consecutive weeks summer vacation. I am the custodial parent and if i am planning on going out of statr should i let the non custodial father know about the plans. According to the decree, i have to let the father know with the summer vacation date by May 20th of each year. If i tell the father the weeks that i want with the child, would that be substantial or do i need to let the father know about my vacation plans with the kids. Can i go on a summer vacation out of state without letting other parent know.
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Q: My son father is seeking joint custody but i want sole custody is there any way as a mother i can be granted that? If anyone can look at my court papers because i was recently served and not fulling understanding whats going to happen.
I want to move to another state with my child, but her dad is giving me a hard time, can I still move without his consent
Q: My child is 13, I've had full custody since 2010. She use to spent ever weekend at his place but now she doesn't want to go, I have to force her to visit with him. She wants to move, she see n feel as if this can be a new beginning for her due to the fact that she's been experiencing hardship and bulling at school. We live in NY and he lives in NJ. He asked if I would live her with him but she refuse to, she told him herself. He asked me to move to NJ, but my husband and I have better job opportunities and way of live out there (Florida). What should I do?
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