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Put your 3D glasses on, this post is about to get MULTI-DIMENSIONAL!
I know what your thinking, how can a simple blog post be 3D? thats ridiculous. Um hello, I'm pretty sure these words are popping out of the screen as we speak, sucks you can't see it, it's mad cool.
Someone who also masters 3D almost as good as us is James Cameron. And he's probably the only person we know who can release a blockbuster hit a second time with 3D in the title and run away with millions! well probably zooming away on a segway, cause thats how nerds with too much money travel.
That brings us to our newest review – TITANIC THREEEEE DEEEEEE! Yes, Leo still dies in the end *spoiler alert*, No Kate Winslets boobs do not look any bigger, and yes, obviously there is a twist ending (the ship is invaded by a mexican gang). As different and exciting all of this was, it was still a great movie, brought me back to the days of being an awkward grade sevener and wishing Leo would be my boyfriend…things havent changed much. I give this movie 5 ritas riding a segwey out of 5!
what did you think Robin??
Woah chestnut! Hold your horses! 5 Ritas? Are you mad? Have you completely lost your mind?
When I was in grade 8 (ya I'm older than Laura…wiser too and more accurate with movie reviews and horoscopes) I didn't really get the hype of Titanic. I mean I had posters of Leo on my wall….I thought he was hot and all but I mean, did you see Good Will Hunting? If you didn't it's not your fault. It's not your fault. It's not your fault. I just realized that if you haven't seen Good Will Hunting, you wouldn't get what that's all about. So go to your local Jumbo Video and rent it, grab some free popcorn while you're at it. GWH is much better than Titanic, and it was released in the same year. ***Spoiler alert Matt Damon doesn't die but he does take his shirt off.** Okay back to reviewing Titanic. Why is Rose so fat? Just kidding. But seriously Kate stop eating cheeseburgers…3d cameras add 3 times the weight. Oh hush, hush. I'm just kidding people. So the overall this movie was just as good if not better than Final Destination….Titanic in 3D was just as good if not better than The Final Destination…(that's the one that's in 3d). It is really too bad that Devon Sawa wasn't there to predict the iceberg and save them all, only to have them all die in the by random crazy events. That would have made a great movie. I would have given that 4 rita's or 5 if it was in 3d. But it didn't happen…so I'm going to give this movie 2 Rita's on a boat with Devon Sawa and 1 George Bush eating a cat out of 5. How do you like D'em Apples. (Another great quote from Good Will Hunting…you should see it!)
Movie Preview- Bad Teacher
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This preview made me laugh out loud and Laura actually peed her pants. She's gone home from work now and the office stinks of urine. Still I think I'd like to see this movie
127 hours – movie review
Posted January 26, 2011on:
Last night I tripped and and fell down my stairs and lodged my arm between my dresser and the wall. I screamed for help but noone came. 2 hours had passed and I was running out of water, and I started to hallucinate. I was getting weaker by the minute. It was now or never. So I cut off my arm. Its true. And if I hadn't seen 127 hours the night before I wouldn't be alive today. Thankyou James Franco. A) for lookin' daaaamn fine and b) for teaching me how to cut off a limb with a blunt knife, while still looking daaaamn fine! (who knew you had to reach your hand in and split the tendons with your fingers!). I don't have one bad thing to say about this movie other than 127 hours just wasn't enough air time for J dog. Im hoping for a sequal, called "127 hours, oops I did it again" where he has to cut off his other arm with his artificial claw. How exciting would that be?!!
I give this movie 4 war amp ritas!
what did you think Robin?
Holy guacomole! We both saw the same movie again! I was hesitant to see this movie because I tend to fall asleep in movies that are more than an hour and a half long. I thought there is no way I can stay awake for a movie that is 127 hours. That is like a really long movie, fo' real! Then James Franco called me up and said, "Hey beautiful, just wanted to inform you that the movie title 127 hours has nothing to do with the length of the movie, also you give me butterflies because you are so great." I was like aw James that's really nice, I will check your movie out! Anyways, the movie is a true story about a guy who is mountain climbing in utah and then BAM BOOM BAH…he get's his arm trapped under a boulder and is stuck for 127 hours. How does he get out do you ask? Well I don't want to give away the ending but this guy probably couldn't be a hand or arm model but he could audition to be Captain Hook in peter pan. Gosh I hope that wasn't too obvious. Anyways, James Franco (I call him Jamie-Froo) is amazing in this movie and should probably win an oscar or the chance to host the oscars even! Oh snap, he is hosting them. I wonder if he can bring a date. I'll have to ask him. I give this movie 4 captain hook Rita's + 1 pic of James and I last weekend. That counts as like 4 ½ Rita's out of 5.
Rita Rating – How do you know?
Posted January 17, 2011on:
How do you know if a movie is really terrible? Well it has a bunch a celebs that you love like Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Reese Witherspoon but it also makes you want to breath in chlorophome and have a good ol fashioned forced nap. Seriously this movie had the juice but it lacked substance, like Burt Reynolds without a moustache or Suzanne Sommers without the thigh master. I have a serious crush on Paul Rudd, his short arms and blue eyes have a way of making me feel like a 12 year old girl after popping an ecstasy at a Bieber concert. Soooo you would think that his ridiculously long drawn out scenes about god knows what would have me in a real Beiber fever, but NO…I literally just felt hung over. The ecstasy had worn off, I felt lost and impotent. I do not recommend anyone see this movie, there was really no point to it. It didn't make me laugh or cry or even scream or vomit. Literally no point. I give this movie 1 George Bush eating a cat out of 5. Why George Bush eating a cat? No reason, there is no point to him eating the cat, just like there is no point to this movie. That just happened. Laura, what do you think?
How do you know when its time to walk out in the middle of a movie. Oh I don't know, when you just remembered that you left the coffee maker on, or you have explosive diareaah, OR when you put a dried up actress in a stupid rom com about…frankly I don't even remember what it was about. I don't even think the directors knew what it was about. I don't even think the innocent mail boy who delivers the mail to everyone in the production studio and eventually climbs his way to the top to become a famous movie producer knew what it was about. (or did that only happen in the 40s?). Nevertheless, it was abysmal. Wait I think that word is too sophisticated for this movie, I'm gunna say it was POOPY *fart noise*.
"Why did you see it laura?" you ask. Well I will tell you. But its kind of embarrassing, I was…drugged. YES ITS TRUE! I was drugged and kidnapped and before I knew it I woke up in a dark theatre with popcorn in my lap and a massive headache from hearing reese witherspoon's incessant whining. Im okay, don't worry. Thanks for your concern. I just need to rest.
I give this movie one rita bathing. Because that's what I would have rather been watching.
Charlie st. Cloud (aka charlie st. I wont ever get those two hours of my life back) movie review
Posted August 24, 2010on:
Okay. First I would like to start by saying that it was not my decision to see this movie. Being the best daughter in the world is a tough job, and my position was tested last night when I agreed to see Charlie St. Cloud with my lovely mother. Secondly, Robin I don't expect you to see this movie and review it, I dont wish that upon anyone. This review is merely a warning to anyone who may be tempted by the appeal of shirtless Zack Effron. STAY BACK! its a TRICK!
Within the first ten minutes of the movie, Effron loses his younger brother in a terrible car accident, attends his funeral and begins to see his ghost. The moment he said to his ghost brother "I will come here, every day at sunset and play catch with you…I promise" is when I popped a handful of advil rapid releases in hopes of slipping into a mild comatose state wherein I could endure the remaining hour and fifty minutes of the movie.
Here's what I managed to get out of it as I drifted in and out of consciousness: Effrons brother dies, he plays catch with him. he loses his zeal for life. he meets girl. girls gets into sailing accident, lost at sea. zack has a vision that she is still alive. zack steals boat to find her. zack takes his shirt off (pause for visual) to keep her warm. zack saves her life. zacks brother becomes a tiny orb, which I can only assume represents his ascent into heaven. the end.
This movie gets ZERO ritas out of five. But on a different scale, I give this movie 5 shirtless zack effrons. because frankly, the movie needed more of it.


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Hello, I'm wondering if anybody will share some tips on achieving a good finish.
i think I've tried everything and I'm losing hope,
I've switched to rolling out fondant with trex and adding abit to fondant and I'm still getting pot holes in my fondant once on the cake.
im convinced it's because I've not kneaded it enough or I'm kneading it wrong and adding air bubbles but I find the more I knead it the more bits and air bubbles I get into my fondant which causes another problem (arrrggghhhh ha)
I use a microwave to help warm it up too, and I get the same problem if I use buttercream or ganash but a smooth finish.
please help,
I hate it when that happens. Air bubbles ...grrr! One thing I learned is that I have to knead the fondant like dough. NOT folding it. More like pushing it over my work surface and then turning it around. Also IF there is an air bubble, I poke a hole in it in the early stage of rolling. Once I'm done rolling out the fondant, one can't even see the hole anymore.
One thing I've tried and is working, is to knead the fondant really well an hour or two before I use it. That way it gets really warmed up and pliable but then has a chance to rest so I don't get all the air bubbles. When I'm ready to roll it, I only knead it a little tiny bit, kinda like Julia1812 said, no folding. I just kinda push it down then turn it sideways and push it down again a few times.
I seem to have an easier time and not a lot of bubbles. I, also, keep a pin there and poke the bubbles as I roll so the holes have time to smooth out.
I find that when I knead it right before use, I have a lot of issues with tearing and bubbles. So, basically, try letting it rest for various amounts of time after kneading and you'll figure out how much time works for you. May be different for different fondants.
Hope this helps :)
thankyou! I haven't tried that one : ))
yep I'm gonna try what Julia says by pushing down and I will work my fondant an hour before I need it, thankyou jinkies hopefully it'll work ; )))
I would just like to thank you both junkies and julia1812,
i can't believe what a few changes and tips can do.
I started to prepare and knead the fondant the way you both said, and also bought a 1/8 gauge for my rolling pin and I can't believe how few air bubbles I now have.
im finding it now rolls smoother and because I'm able to roll it to a good size and it seems to roll out most imperfections.
Thankyou very much ; )
Awesome! So glad we could help you!
High five!!!!! @julia1812
Do not over heat the fondant. That is what happens when you put it in the microwave an it is very warm.
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A huge shout out and Thank You to the Hudson High School Boys and Girls Hockey teams for naming the Rhino's Foundation as the recipient of their 2017 Skate to Shutout Cancer (SK82
0) event . Each player went out and did their best to raise money to add to the pot for the team and they handed us a check for $2,175 Updated! $4,581! Wow! I heard a great story about one kid...AJ...who apparently hit up 50 different people at school for $1 to bring in $50 for the team. Nice! Rhino's Board members were on hand to speak with fans at the Hudson Civic Center on Friday Night's Girls game vs. Green Bay and Saturday afternoon's tilt for the Hudson Boys vs. Superior to get the word out on who we are and why we do what we do. We were able to speak to the crowd from the ice between periods and also did a cable TV interview in the booth on our mission. Great exposure for Rhino's in Hudson and a great contribution from those Hudson kids allowing us to help more people. See Below:
From Hudson Star Observer - Thursday January 26: Hudson's Boys and Girls' hockey teams raised a total of $2,175 for the Rhino's Foundation during their Skate to Shut Out Cancer games last weekend at Gornick Arena. Pictured are Raider boys' captains Tanner Gornick, left, Chase Blackmun, Aaron Grounds, Cathy Jacobson, mother of former Raider Bradley Jacobson, and George Nuutinen along with Rhino's Foundation board members Amy Jenkins, Karri Van Dell and Jeff Barthman and Jenkins' son, Finn Olson. Jacobson is undergoing treatment for colon cancer and dropped the ceremonial first- puck before Saturday's boys' game against Superior. (photos by Bob Burrows).
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Nelleke Koop's quiet but impactful Mom Calling focuses on three women caring for their aging mothers, all of whom are living with dementia. The women are part of the 'sandwich generation': they must balance jobs, and family obligations — including their own kids — with caregiving for their parents. It appears that Elin and her mother were never close; Carin has just retired but her mother's declining mental health keeps her tethered to responsibilities; Hanna's family is from Suriname, and her cultural inheritance is one of duty, patience, and honour for elders.
Through the camera's patient observation, we come to understand how each woman's responses are shaped by the specifics of their own relationships with their mothers, as well as their cultural values. Koop fixes her gaze on the main subjects as they move through their daily lives, driving about or taking transit, all while talking on the phone with their mothers, with other family members, and with healthcare providers. These stylistic choices create an intimate, thoughtful exploration of what it means to be responsible for a parent's care. -MB
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Abafana baseMzansi - Part 6
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The sixth part of a series looking at the history of the South African national football team with this installment focusing on the team's exploits in AFCON '98 and the emergence of a future star.
Benni in the 18 area!
By virtue of being the holders, South Africa qualified for the 1998 AFCON finals in Burkina Faso but in a controversial decision, coach Clive Barker was sacked mere weeks before the finals. With not enough time to properly scout for a new manager, SAFA took the decision to place Jomo Sono as the caretaker of the team up until they found a suitable replacement.
The decision wasn't well received because many in the country felt that Clive Barker had done well in his tenure and that it wouldn't be a good idea to sack a manager just a couple of weeks before the tournament. Another issue was that because of the teams progression under Clive Barkers tutelage was so good; fans had expectations of the team and didn't think that Bra J (who had up to this point only won the Second Division, the NSL and the BOB Save Super Bowl) could match them.
With an average age of twenty-five, Jomo went for a more youthful team than the '96 AFCON and '97 Confederations Cup teams with only eight players from Clive Barkers tenure as national team coach. Veterans such as Lucas Radebe and Shoes Moshoeu brought much needed international experience to complement the youth brought in such as Quinton Fortune and Aaron Mokoena (whose performances are another topic for another day).
Brian Baloyi
Simon Gopane
John Tlale
Andrew Rabutla
David Nyathi
Willem Jackson
Mark Fish
Lucas Radebe
Alex Bapela
Dumisa Ngobe
Aaron Mokoena
John Moshoeu
Helman Mkhalele
Quinton Fortune
Thabo Mooki
John Moeti
Brandon Silent
Themba Mnguni
Philemon Masinga
Brendan Augustine
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Benni McCarthy
Just as Clive Barkers squad reflected the philosophy he used, Jomo's did the same and while he might have been an amazing attacker in his prime, Bra J was never what one could call an adventurous manager. Come to think of it, the 1998 AFCON squad represented everything about Jomo Sono as a manager:
• Tough tackling defenders
• Physically large or intimidating players
• Burly strikers to bully opposition
• Dynamic midfielders
• Hard working wingers
It may have been due to him managing Jomo Cosmos (a historically smaller club that regularly fought for survival in the league) but his stint at the national team brought a grit that wasn't there. More so, if there could be one word that could describe that '98 AFCON side, it would be versatility.
While Clive Barker preferred specialists, Jomo brought all-rounders. Jomo's squad might not have been balanced (he brought five defenders and ten midfielders) but players like Quinton Fortune had the ability to slot in anywhere when required and do a serviceable job.
Jomo placed an emphasis of a sturdy defense first and if the opportunity presented itself, countering to exploit the opposition's vulnerabilities. For this reason, the attacking flair and skill that were present in previous iterations of the team weren't as prominent which unsurprisingly led to a lower goal tally.
In truth, the only reason why South Africa was able to go as far as they did in AFCON '98 was because of a prodigious twenty year old that would go on to become arguably South Africa's greatest export to world football.
A powerful forward in the mold of Christian Vieri who was capable of fashioning out his own chances, Benni McCarthy was unable to attend the '97 Confederations Cup. Furthermore with Phil Masinga and Mark Williams being the preferred options, Benni received few opportunities to break into the side but once age had kicked in, the stage was set for Benni to cement his place into the Bafana lineup for years to come.
In a group consisting of Angola, the Ivory Coast and Namibia, South Africa could only manage second position with two draws and a win against Namibia, most notably remembered for McCarthy scoring four goals in 21 minutes. Thanks to his brilliance, South Africa set up a quarter-final clash with Morocco.
McCarthy struck again to give South Africa the lead in the quarter-final before Morocco drew level but with eleven minutes remaining, David Nyathi got the winner to book a semi-final against the Democratic Republic of Congo where McCarthy once again inspired Bafana Bafana with a brace to a come from behind 2-1 victory and reach their second consecutive AFCON final against the Pharaohs of Egypt.
While the final was a step too far for the team with Egypt claiming their fourth AFCON after a 2-0 win, the talk of the tournament was the twenty year old Ajax Amsterdam striker as his incredible performances earned him the Joint Top Goalscorer Award with 7 goals (alongside Egyptian legend Hossam Hassan) and the Player of the Tournament award.
While one could argue that Benni dragged the team into the final, credit has to be given to Jomo and what he accomplished with the team with proving his doubters wrong especially considering the pre-tournament controversy and despite the team being unable to defend their title, AFCON '98 was a success as a new generation had been unearthed in time for the World Cup.
However despite all that was happening, the biggest thing to come out of South Africa's campaign in Burkina Faso was that SAFA seemingly found their ideal man for the Bafana job.
And surprisingly enough, it wasn't Jomo.
*Benni was so popular that he hat a hit song with local kwaito legends TKZee:
*A taste of what Benni McCarthy was capable of:


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CORTLAND, N.Y. - State University of New York Athletic Confrence (SUNYAC) selects Plattsburgh sophomore Jimmy Poreda (Tonawanda, N.Y.) as Goaltender of the week, Plattsburgh senior Ryan Kuhn, (Wheatfield, N.Y.) as Player of the week, and Potsdam freshman Jack Bloem, (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) as its Rookie of the week.
Poreda backstopped the Cardinals to a pair of wins over the weekend and helped Plattsburgh State lock up the No. 3 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. Across both games, he fashioned a .962 save percentage and a 1.04 goals-against average. He made 19 saves in a 5-1 win over SUNY Cortland on Friday before turning aside 32 shots in a 2-1 victory over rival No. 3/3 Oswego State on Saturday. For the season, he ranks among NCAA Division III leaders in save percentage (ninth, .936), shutouts (tied for 11th, 3) and goals-against average (13th, 1.86).
Kuhn registered two points on a goal and an assist in a 2-0-0 week for the Cardinals that helped Plattsburgh State secure the No. 3 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. He posted an assist in a 5-1 win over SUNY Cortland on Friday before scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over rival No. 3/3 Oswego State on Saturday. For the season, Kuhn has 12 points on four goals and eight assists.
Jack Bloem had four goals in a 1-1 weekend for the Bears. On Friday, he scored once in a 3-2 loss to No. 3 Oswego. On Saturday he recorded his first career hat trick, including the game-winning goal, as Potsdam rallied to defeat Cortland 5-2.
Plattsburgh will host Brockport on Wednesday in Confrence semifinals at 7pm.


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Themed around traditionally circular African houses with conical roofs, and decorated with examples of Africa's rich tapestry of artistic traditions by way of rich woodcarvings and sculptures, the lodge harmonizes perfectly with its dramatic surroundings. But the drama does not just stop with the great outdoors: it also flows through the split level interiors of the main building which all offer an unsurpassed generosity of space while somehow managing to combine an almost magically welcoming ambience of both warmth and cosiness.
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Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
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Tanzania's prehistoric Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Eighth Wonder of the World, has yawned heavenward for millennia. Deep within its immense walls is a breath-taking blue-green landscape dotted with plains, lakes and forests; an eerie, otherworldly "land that time forgot" thick with massive bull elephants, rhinos, wildebeests and the highest concentration of lions in Africa. Featuring charming stone-built architecture, a glowing fireplace and walls adorned with prehistoric cave paintings and flickering torchlight, the elegant yet relaxed dining space is ideal for any taste and occasion.
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Angata Ngorongoro Camp
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The camp is set on the Eastern side of the Ngorongoro Crater's rim close to the Crater lodge. Just inside the park boundaries our location permits early game drives down to the crater leaving you almost alone to discover this World Heritage Site. Up to 25.000 animals call the crater their home except the Maasai Giraffes who cannot cope with the steep slopes of the crater. The main attraction, and also the most elusive are the 23 Black Rhinoceroses that live inside the crater, maybe the one and only chance to see them in the wild. Massai Bomas are located a few kilometres away for those who wish to meet the Maasai
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Rhino Lodge
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Ideally located on the edge of the Ngorongoro crater rim, Rhino Lodge offers a perfect base from which to explore the Ngorongoro crater and its surroundings. With 24 comfortable ensuite rooms, a cozy living space, friendly local staff and generous African-inspired meals, Rhino Lodge welcomes guests to Africa's most remarkable game park.
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Lemala Ngorongoro Camp
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Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp is an intimate camp set in a delightful ancient acacia forest on the rim of the crater, next to the quiet Lemala access route. The camp has 9 spacious canvas tents to ensure intimacy and minimal impact on the pristine forest environment. The tents accommodate two queen beds with winter weight duvets and hot water bottles. The tents are warmed in the evenings by a gas heater, ensuring a cosy night's sleep. The roomy en-suite bathrooms contain a dressing area, flush toilet and a large safari shower.
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Situated on the edge of the Ngorongoro crater with unbeatable views Daily flights to Lake Manyara airstrip – approximately 1½ hours drive to the lodge in a closed vehicle. Game drives on Crater floor; walks within the lodge grounds; crater floor banquets; day trips to Olduvai Gorge and Shifting Sands; walking safaris on Empakai Crater Black rhino, magnificently tusked elephants, flamingos, hyena, lion.
Children of all ages welcome WILDChild programme Family room with inter-leading suite Childminders available (at an additional cost)


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Chinese Butter Bridge — pretty slick idea
A thousand-foot-long bridge in southeast China is providing an essential lesson in that country's culinary tastes: The Chinese are not wild about butter.
The proof is in the fact that Guangzhou authorities have resorted to coating the bridge in butter, in order to hinder suicide attempts and the traffic jams they cause. The result is surfaces too slippery for even the most desperate person to climb. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Get a grip!"
The bridge has been a favorite for some time among people looking to end it all, and officials did everything they could think of to discourage the practice. They put up fences, they positioned guards at each end, but ultimately nothing worked.
Littele green men? UFO's? Nope. Sorry. Just NASA.
A series of spooky lights above parts of the northeastern United States Saturday sparked a flurry of phone calls to authorities and television news stations.
NASA said strange lights seen in the Northeast on Saturday were caused by an experimental rocket.
CNN affiliate stations from New Jersey to Massachusetts heard from dozens of callers who reported that the lights appeared as a cone shape shining down from the sky. However, the lights were the result of an experimental rocket launch by NASA from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a spokesman told CNN.
Keith Koehler said the Black Brant XII Suborbital Sounding Rocket was launched to study the Earth's highest clouds. The light came from an artificial noctilucent cloud formed by the exhaust particles of the rocket's fourth stage about 173 miles high.
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Is Nessie's cousin in Cameron Lake, BC?
Brigette Horvath knew she saw something strange in Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island two years ago and a team of researchers say she might be right.
Was it a fish, an eel or some kind of serpent-like creature? She says she didn't know. But Horvath grabbed her camera and managed to fire off one shot before the batteries failed.
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Disability - brothers and sisters - Parent Easy Guide
When your child has a disability it affects everyone in the family including brothers and sisters (siblings). How brothers and sisters react to having a sibling with a disability depends on the kind of disability, their age, the age of the child with the disability and how it's managed in the family. It will also depend on the support parents give each child in the family.
Brothers and sisters may have some of the same feelings of loss that parents have. It's important that their feelings are heard and understood.
Brothers and sisters and their sibling with a disability can have fun and enjoy being together. Brothers and sisters have the chance to learn a lot that will help them be caring, thoughtful young people.
Issues for brothers and sisters
- Family life may need to change to allow for any treatment or other needs of the child with a disability.
- Family outings and activities can be affected. For example, where the whole family can go.
- They may miss out on time with parents, and feel jealous of this; they may fight between themselves because they know they cannot fight with the child with the disability.
- They may feel guilty if they complain because they are expected to take extra care of their sibling.
- They may be afraid of what the disability means to them; they may not realise that they can't catch it.
- They may be embarrassed by their sibling's behaviour when their friends visit.
- They may be asked to act as carers to help parents out and might resent this.
- They may be worried and upset by their parents' reactions to the problem, especially if parents are grieving or fighting (which can happen under stress).
- They may feel a pressure to succeed to make up for any limitations their sibling may have.
What brothers and sisters say
The following are issues raised by brothers and sisters, with some ideas about what parents might do to help.
'People ask what it is like to have a sibling with autism.'
A brother or sister may learn to answer with something simple but truthful like:
- 'Normal — I have never known anything different'
- 'It can be a pain sometimes but so can my other brothers and sisters'
- 'She is my sister, not just someone with a disability'
- 'I am afraid that when my parents die, he will be my responsibility'.
While parents hope that brothers and sisters will always care for each other, they need to make plans for their child with a disability so there isn't an unfair burden on the other children.
Talk through this issue with your other children so you can hear their fears and talk about what can be done to plan ahead.
'I hate asking my friends over to play because my brother always joins in and spoils the game.'
Let the siblings know that they do not always have to include your child with the disability, just as they will not always want to include each other. This is more so in the teenage years.
Set up a place for your child with the disability to do some special activities. For example, a video or TV, for when your other children have friends over.
Some active children with a disability can be happily occupied on a swing so the other children can play together.
'I always feel I have to explain to my friends that it is not genetic, it is not part of me and it is not catching.'
Some conditions are genetic and some are not. Give children very clear information about the condition. Even genetic conditions do not affect everyone in a family, including the brothers and sisters.
Get genetic counselling for brothers and sisters if needed as they grow older.
'I can never have my party anywhere I want to because she has severe asthma and these places would make her ill.'
Children and young people should be able to have their special occasions with their friends. Some children have two birthday parties; one for the whole family, and one just for friends.
'My mum and dad could never watch my sport because they had to care for my sister and she would misbehave.'
Try taking turns to watch the other children's sport. If it's a special match that both parents want to watch it may be possible to take your child with a disability and watch the match from the car.
'My sister always gets the biggest part of mum's time and she gets away with everything because she's got problems.'
It's important to make time for all your children, even if it means getting respite care or help with caring for your child with the disability.
All children will test limits. It's not helpful for any child to have unfair exceptions made for their behaviour. Children with a disability will fit in best and be more accepted if they are able to conform to the behaviour that's expected of other children. Your other children need to know that you can only expect what each is capable of and that will differ between children.
'My friends sometimes call people a 'spastic' when they want to put them down. My brother is 'spastic'.'
Children may need help to cope with situations where their friends may not mean to tease. They could reply by saying what 'spastic' (or whatever word is used) means, and that it isn't fair to tease people who can't hold their own.
Bullying is not okay and should not be tolerated. If friends make fun of a child with a disability, his brother might say something like 'He does have some problems, but he is really good at...', or 'Everyone has some problems. He is my brother and I don't like it when you tease him.'
'I am not a person in my own right, I am just Sam's sister.'
As parents you will need to give a lot of time to your child with the disability, and naturally want that child to feel special. It's important that all children in your family feel special.
Make regular special time with each of your other children.
When you talk with friends make sure to talk about the achievements of all your children.
If the care of one child is very demanding, try to get some respite care so you can spend time with your other children.
Make sure that each of your children has your support in following their own special interests.
'I have to care for my brother a lot when my mum is working because he has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, and I can't play with my friends.'
Brothers and sisters of a child with a disability sometimes have to carry extra responsibility, and more so in single parent households. This responsibility can help them to be more independent and have more skills and maturity than other children of their age.
All children need time to be children so it's important to make sure they get this time. This might mean you have to get someone else to stand in sometimes.
Some children do not say when they feel overburdened or may feel guilty if they complain. It's a good idea to check how they're feeling from time to time.
'I often feel disappointed, because when my parents plan something for me, something goes wrong for my sister and we all have to go to the hospital.'
If planning is a problem in your family because of the health needs of one of your children, try to work out an 'in case' plan... in case we can't go to the pageant, in case something goes wrong when it's your party.
Plans for a special outing can include the help of a special relative or friend so that the celebration doesn't have to be missed.
'I am always expected to be the responsible one, to give in when there is an argument.'
It's not good for children to always get their own way and children and young people with disabilities also need to learn to consider others as well as they can. Teaching your child who has a disability that they can't always have their own way, and to behave in ways that fit in with the rest of the family, will make everyone's life easier, including their own.
What parents can do
- Help brothers and sisters work out how to explain the disability to their friends.
- Explain how the disability was caused, because children may worry about it happening to them, or feel they caused the problem in some way.
- Give your other children permission to ask questions openly and give them answers so they understand what is happening.
- Listen to children's feelings. Try and find some special time for each child in the family.
- All children need time to be children. Helping to care for a brother or sister can be good for children but they also need plenty of time to play and be with their own friends.
- Allow siblings to be involved. For example, let them help choose clothes for their brother or sister.
- Encourage your other children to be proud of their sister's achievements and to realise the difficulties she may have had in getting there. Let them know you are proud of their achievements as well.
- Make sure that your child with the disability doesn't destroy or damage your other children's work or belongings. Give them a safe place to keep things if this is a problem.
Remember that your other children need to live their own lives and not feel burdened. Make plans for the future of your child with a disability.


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German pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and US based The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer centre announced a new multi-year partnership to conduct collaborative research to rapidly advance therapies for various types of cancers, including gastrointestinal and lung cancers. The establishment of a joint Virtual Research and Development centre will enable effective data sharing and analysis between the organizations.
The partnership is built on a flexible framework, allowing for projects to enter at different stages (research, development and/or clinical stage) over several years. It further combines the unique patient-driven drug-development capabilities of MD Anderson's Therapeutics Discovery division with the innovative pipeline of novel medicines from Boehringer Ingelheim.
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Dog Food Advisor › Forums › Canine Nutrition › Dog food and reproductive issues
September 15, 2018 at 11:34 am #121632 Report Abuse
I've been reading that some dog foods have phytoestrogens in them and that those can cause problems with females cycling and producing health litters. I'm feeding my dogs Victor Hi-Pro Plus, which is 30% protein, and 83% comes from meat/meat products. I occasionally have cycling and breeding issues. Trying to figure out if it's the food…..September 15, 2018 at 2:13 pm #121650 Report AbusepitloveMember
Hi Jan-
If I were you, I'd be looking for peer reviewed articles to back up that claim before assuming food is related.
In general what type of issues are you experiencing and what breed are you in? Do you have a mentor? Have you talked to the vet about your concerns?September 15, 2018 at 6:14 pm #121701 Report Abuse
Thank you for your input. You are right in that I really don't know if the food claim is truly related. I have two Samoyed girls, both have had litters, and a male who is proven. I have missed the last two heats with one, and the other seems irregular to cycle and it's been about a year and half since her last litter. My vet is excellent at everything else but just shrugs and says, " Go to a reproductive vet." Last time I did that, (with a different dog, different breed) I spent almost $1000 and didn't really get any answers. 🙁 There's a long story with that dog, but save that for another time….I don't think it was related to the issues I observe now.
I feed Victor, Hi-Pro Plus, give Daily Care vitamins, and add B-Strong to their feed, when I remember.
I welcome input!September 15, 2018 at 8:22 pm #121708 Report AbusepitloveMember
The extra vitamins that you are supplementing are really unnecessary when feeding a high quality balanced food. I would personally d/c them at this time. I'm not saying they are related to the repro issues you are having, but they are just not doing anything but wasting your money.
When you went to a repro vet where did you go? A vet school? Or a private practice? The theirogenology department at the vet school in my state is really excellent. Maybe try a different one. Are both bitches litter mates? Could it be genetic?September 15, 2018 at 10:16 pm #121715 Report Abuse
The two dogs in question are not related. One is 2 and the other just turned 3. Healthy and active.
The practice I went to with this otherdog was a private practice, specializing in repro. It was a while ago, years. They assumed my problem was timing, so they did progesterone levels and AI'd her. Nothing. Turned out, the dog had a chronic liver problem that we didn't discover until she was in failure. This dog was a different breed, so I'm not thinking these current girls have that problem.October 8, 2018 at 9:34 pm #123302 Report AbuseHoundMusicMember
I've been breeding dogs since 2005, and YES, I learned through trial and error that food does indeed affect heat cycles, fertility, litter size and thriftiness of the pups. I have fed brands that, without a single doubt in my mind, caused dangerously early delivery, lack of milk production, even what closely resembled a temporary fading puppy syndrome. I had pups only a day or two old that developed weeping, metallic smelling sores which disappeared entirely almost immediately after a food switch. I have older adult bitches raised on foods that caused heat cycle irregularities and low fertility rates in my kennel who to this day are infertile or have only come into heat a handful of times. I have pups with hitching issues that were weaned onto puppy foods that were too high protein, but had levels of calcium lower than adult food levels in a sorry bid to prevent growth issues (this was Eukanuba, btw).
On that note, if I want a bitch to come into heat, I feed Purina ONE adult 26/16. I use that until 2-3 weeks before the due date, then switch to either ONE puppy or Puppy Chow. Quite honestly, at this point, I don't trust anything but Purina when it comes to the husbandry of a breeding kennel. Just personally had too many problems with the fancier foods, all of which were fixed by Purina in one form or another…October 9, 2018 at 2:35 am #123307 Report Abuse
So, I am curious what it is the the Purina food that works for your dogs reproductively. I was under the impression that grain the kibble could be a source of estrogen that is counter-productive. (Excuse the play on wirds). I would change kibble in a heart beat if that solved the problem.October 21, 2018 at 10:33 pm #124835 Report AbuseHoundMusicMember
"So, I am curious what it is the the Purina food that works for your dogs reproductively. I was under the impression that grain the kibble could be a source of estrogen that is counter-productive. (Excuse the play on wirds). I would change kibble in a heart beat if that solved the problem. "
Grain has absolutely nothing to do with the production of estrogen. Soy will produce estrogen like compounds in the body, but quite honestly, if you want a bitch to come into heat, her estrogen levels had better be high. And I personally don't mind soy, especially for older or spayed bitches, because it keeps their hormones at a more balanced level, since the old gals produce less naturally as they age.
As for ingredients, I honestly could not pinpoint any one in any of the Purina products I've tried over the years that "does the trick", as it were. I've used their dry foods from Pro Plan to Alpo, with protein levels ranging from 18-30%, and, like clockwork, bitches who are late to their cycle will come in heat anywhere from within a week to several weeks later, regardless of the brand. Although higher protein, fat and kcals in combination tend to speed this process along.
I do, however, have a theory that there are dog foods which, in my personal experience, seem to cause hormonal issues such as depression of thyroid function, and low carb diets, be they dry, canned or raw, are often a major culprit in irregular cycles. In fact, when I want to speed a bitch out of heat, raw for a day or two will do the trick nicely. Any Purina (dry) product I've tried seems to have the opposite effect – in that of balancing the hormone levels, or causing a surge where they previously had been low.
Also, diets that are higher in simple or complex carbohydrates are pure nourishment for the thyroid gland, which has its own functions but is also like a master control for the production of other hormones. And the thyroid is a glutton for sweets. I don't consider it a breeding food, but when I've used Kibbles N Bits, I get the exact same results – instant heat cycles and bitches that stay in full blown heat for a good 10 days.
Anyway, I only recommended Purina ONE because when I was actively breeding, I got the best results with it for brood bitches in particular. I even had a dog with cervical cancer who hadn't come into heat in almost 2 years, come in after a few days of eating ONE. So, for good or ill, it works like a charm in bringing bitches in season, and the 26/16 ratio seems to be ideal for both pre and post breeding maintenance.
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VungTauMantis reviewed Black Mass (2015)
Depp Delivers The Goods
I have to be honest. I'm a little tired of Johnny Depp. The roles he has taken lately are really not very interesting to me at all. Remember Mortdecai, The Lone Ranger and Transcendence? Honestly, the films sucked and he just seems to can't wait to make Pirates of the Caribbean 12. I can say for certain, that Black Mass is a film that gets him back in my good graces.
Depp plays James "Whitey" Bulger. A notorious gangster from the streets of Boston. He rules with an iron and I mean an iron fist. Depp is superb in Black Mass. He truly knocks it out of the park.
With a supporting cast that goes probably 20 deep on the IMDb page, it's amazing to me that this film didn't cost $120 million to make. Ok, I'm kidding. Well, kind of. When a movie has Depp, Joel Edgerton (Who is also awesome), Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon and David Harbor, the salaries had to have added up.
I'm not sure why the movie didn't get better reviews. Maybe there are some homage scenes to the great modern day gangster films (Goodfellas / Casino) I say this is good, gritty stuff and if Whitey Bulger was anything like he was in the film, I'm glad our paths never crossed.


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Eric Ries writes about his experience in achieving diversity in hiring by masking identifying information from the résumés (emphasis mine):
Now, whenever I screen resumes, I ask the recruiter to black out any demographic information from the resume itself: name, age, gender, country of origin. The first time I did this experiment, I felt a strange feeling of vertigo while reading the resume. "Who is this guy?" I had a hard time forming a visual image, which made it harder to try and compare each candidate to the successful people I'd worked with in the past. It was an uncomfortable feeling, which instantly revealed just how much I'd been relying on surface qualities when screening resumes before – even when I thought I was being 100% meritocratic. And, much to my surprise (and embarrassment), the kinds of people I started phone-screening changed immediately.
And yet, when I suggest this practice to hiring managers and recruiters alike, they rarely do it. Hiring managers say, "the recruiter would never go for it" while recruiters say, "the hiring manager won't accept it." What I think we're really saying is: "I don't want to know if I am biased." That's understandable – it's embarrassing! Even if our biases are only implicit and not consciously held, the systems we build can still contain bias. When we change a hiring policy, especially if we do it in a visible way, we reap two benefits. We actually improve our hiring process and also signal our commitment to meritocracy.


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PAUL KRUGMAN (Perspective): Both sides in the debate over NAFTA are playing fast and loose with the facts. NAFTA's opponents are much more dishonest than its supporters. The opponents are telling malicious whoppers, while the supporters are only telling little white lies. Still, neither side has been willing to face the uncomfortable truth, which is that NAFTA will have virtually no effect on the U.S. economy, good or bad. How many people know that the average U.S. tariff on imports from Mexico is already only 4 percent? In other words, any U.S. firm that wants to move production to Mexico can already do so while paying what amounts to only a nominal fee to ship its output home. Do you really believe that a 4 percent tariff is all that stands between us and the great sucking sound that Ross Perot tells us we will hear as all our jobs drain away? On the other hand, claims that NAFTA will create hundreds of thousands of jobs are also far-fetched. Mexico's economy is only 1/20 as big as ours and its markets are already pretty open to our products. Sure, NAFTA will help our exports, but don't expect anything dramatic. All serious studies of the effects of NAFTA, by which I mean studies whose authors weren't paid to come up with predetermined conclusions, find that the benefits will be larger than the costs. But these net benefits are no more than a few tenths of one percent of income, less than the U.S. economy spends on health care every week. So let's cut out the hype and see NAFTA as it really is: an agreement that will have almost no visible effect on the U.S. economy. I'm Paul Krugman.
October 4, 1993
PAUL KRUGMAN, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, MIT: The rules of the game have certainly changed a lot. Most of what it comes down to is the first, those 25 good years after World War II was a very broad based prosperity. Everybody's income doubled, basically, whatever you were doing, whatever your job was. The last 20 years it's been enormous prosperity for a small number of people, middling prosperity for a slightly larger number and a lot of stagnation or actual decline in incomes. That's new.
October 29, 1996
PAUL KRUGMAN, ECONOMICS PROFESSOR, MIT: There's probably not very much that the government can do to change the wages that people are being paid, not very much we can do stop people from being laid off from one job and finding another job that's not as good. The government can do a lot to make sure that the worker who is laid off in this changing economy doesn't lose his health care. And that's the kind of thing you should be thinking about. What can we do to provide a little bit of a cushion for people. Not what can we do to prevent the economy from delivering all of these difficult results.
October 31, 1996
PAUL KRUGMAN, COMMENTARY: Last week George W. Bush's hand picked commission on the form of Social Security issued a gloomy prognosis. Social Security, it said, will be in trouble in 2016, the year when payroll tax receipts are projected to fall short of benefit payments. After all, says the commission, Social Security has no real assets. This statement is an act of grand larceny. The Social Security system has been running surpluses for many years. These surpluses helped the federal government cover its deficits in the '80s and early '90s and have since allowed the government to pay off some of its debt. In return, Social Security has accumulated a growing portfolio of government bonds. But now Mr. Bush's appointees declare that those bonds are not real assets. That's a stunning double standard. Apparently it was OK to use Social Security money to cover the deficits produced by Reagan's tax cuts, but it's not OK to repay the Social Security system for the favor. So American workers, most of whom pay more in payroll taxes than in income taxes, have been paying money for nothing. Or more accurately, their money will now be expropriated to cover tax breaks for a wealthy minority. This is an outrage and the commission should be ashamed of itself. I'm Paul Krugman.
July 23, 2001
PAUL KRUGMAN, COMMENTARY: Recently, medical researchers discovered an amazing new treatment. Someone who receives this treatment at the age of 65 will stay healthy and active for 30 years. But it's expensive. Most people couldn't afford to pay for it themselves. And to provide it to every American would cost about five percent of GDP. Should we cover the treatment under Medicare, which will require higher taxes? Or should we leave the treatment uncovered, which will mean that only the affluent can afford a long and healthy life? OK, I made all of that up. There isn't a treatment like that, not yet. But my little fable gets at the essence of the medical dilemma that our society will face over the next few decades. Never mind Social Security. That's a fake crisis manufactured by ideologues. But Medicare faces a real crisis. Because of new medical technologies, experts expect the cost of Medicare to rise by about five percent of GDP over the next 50 years. If you think there are easy answers to this trend, you aren't paying attention. We're talking about a lot of money, enough to give even a big spending liberal pause. On the other hand, a knee jerk free market response misses the point. Are we really willing to let money be the difference between life and death? The future of medical care ought to be the great budget and political issue of our time. I wish I believed that any of our politicians will address that issue honestly. I'm Paul Krugman.
August 20, 2001
PAUL KRUGMAN, COMMENTARY: Last week I did something I've never done before: I took a train from New Jersey to Boston. I wasn't afraid to fly, but the extra hour or so I would have had to spend at the airport because of the newer security measures helped tip the balance. Should it have required an atrocity to induce me to take the train? During the 1990s, most things in America got better: incomes increased, jobs became more plentiful, crime declined. But transportation definitely got worse. The time lost by the average American to traffic jams tripled between 1982 and 1999. And thanks largely to congestion, air travel delays also got much worse. Road and air congestion are costs we impose on each other. When I fly or drive, I make it more difficult for you to do the same. Yet we have no incentive to take those costs into account. No doubt for many purposes, cars and planes are the only realistic transportation methods. But in some cases there are alternatives, and if we offered the right incentives, people might take those alternatives. So in a way, it's a shame that the immediate response to the crisis has been to subsidize the airlines. I understand why it may have been necessary-the example of Swiss Air shows that letting the airlines go bankrupt might have been disruptive indeed. But maybe in the near future we can step back and ask, literally, whether air and car travel is really the way we want to go. I'm Paul Krugman.
October 8, 2001
PAUL KRUGMAN, COMMENTARY: Something good recently happened in my home state of New Jersey, about 30 years too late. A new rail station finally opened up at Newark Airport. Finally it's possible for arriving travelers to get into New York, or, for that matter, for me to go to Princeton, without having to face the increasingly nightmarish traffic on New Jersey's highways. But even as the new airport stop opened, Congress announced that Amtrak is in trouble because of its failing to achieve financial self- sufficiency. And New Jersey Transit, which is desperately overcrowded, lacks the money to expand service. There's something wrong with this picture. Why, exactly, do we demand that passenger rail pay its way when we heavily subsidize road and air travel? In the Northeast Corridor, anyone who takes the train instead of driving does his fellow citizens a substantial favor. Each additional car on the roads contributes to traffic delays. At a conservative estimate, your decision to drive from Central New Jersey to Manhattan imposes $20 or more in lost time and increased gasoline consumption by other commuters. And that's not even considering the impact on air pollution, or on our dangerous dependence on imported oil. We like to think of America as the land of great open spaces, but my part of the country is as crowded as any European nation. It's time that we learn something from Europe and get ourselves a quality rail system. I'm Paul Krugman.
November 19, 2001
PAUL KRUGMAN, COMMENTARY: So now Europe has a single currency. Should Americans care? At first, the euro won't make much of a difference to you and me. Vacations in Europe will be a bit easier to arrange, but they will also be a bit more expensive because the arrival of euro notes will give the currency a boost. It will take years, maybe decades, before the impact of the euro really hits home. But then it will rock your world. The euro, you see, isn't mainly about economics. It's a political ploy. If it works, and it might, Europe will finally play the political role it deserves on the world stage. For Europe's economy is as big as America's; Europe's technological sophistication is a match for our own; Europe's population is by and large better-educated. What that means is that soon, for the first time since World War II, we will face a political and economic equal - not an enemy, but another power that offers an alternative model of how a modern society can and should be run. Europe shares many of our values, including a deep commitment to democracy. But it also disagrees with us about some things, including the appropriate level of taxes and social benefits. Until now, we haven't had to take those differences seriously; we were a superpower and they weren't. Now that may change, and I think that's all to the good. I love big, multicultural democracies; I love them so much I want to see two of them, so we can learn from each other. Viva la difference! I'm Paul Krugman.
January 7, 2002
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Last however not the least, watch out for the quantity of cash you are investing on the baby bedding. The finest bet would be to go for gorgeous and comfy baby bedding that are reasonably priced. The baby bedding is a crucial aspect in keeping the baby pleased and healthy.
Bedspreads can be made from lots of kinds of fabrics, like polyester and cotton. If you know that you have an allergy to a particular material, look for it on the tag of the bedspread prior to you purchase it. This will keep you from having a reaction and conserve you the time of needing to return the bedspread.
When picking bed linen, assess your choices for longevity, softness, crispness, wrinkle control, and allergies. 100 % cotton sheets have a soft feel and are breathable. The quality of cotton bed linen is determined by the length of the cotton's fibers. The longer the fiber, the greater the quality and longevity of the sheet. Egyptian cotton sheets are soft, resilient and breathable. Pima cotton sheets are made from leading quality cotton. Supima cotton sheets are exceptional to pima in softness, longevity, and breathability. Organic cotton bed linen are made with pesticide free of cost cotton. Synthetic sheets are made of polyester textile. Synthetic sheets are less soft than cotton sheets and are wrinkle resistant. Cotton/polyester blend sheets have the softness and longevity of cotton sheets and are wrinkle resistant and more resilient than synthetic sheets. Bamboo sheets are made from bamboo turf and are soft and silky. Bed linen made from bamboo additionally drape well. Silk sheets are hypoallergenic and an excellent option for allergy sufferers. Silk manages body temperature level by taking in moisture, keeping you cool in cozy temperatures and cozy in the cold weather condition. Silk sheets may require dry cleaning.
A bed with upholstered headboards is ideal as these cushioned headboards provide sufficient back and head support when you require to sit up in bed to sit up and enjoy TELEVISION, checked out or simply sit back drink your early morning coffee. Material upholstered headboards are really comfy, while leather headboards can look opulent and advanced.
As the evenings draw in, hotel bedrooms need to have lots of lighting to avoid them looking dull and dark. With such a brightly lit room there must be complimenting colors. These provide off a warming environment that will help your guests feel welcome and at convenience when they come in from the cold weather.


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Old Resource ID was Southport
The Southport Neighbors Association (SNA) represents the residents and businesses in the Southport neighborhood of Chicago located in the heart of Lakeview. It was established in 1988 as a not-for-profit organization serving the neighborhood, which is bounded by Addison Street on the South, Irving Park Road on the North, Ashland Avenue on the West, and Clark Street on the East. Its mission is to encourage compatible residential and business development efforts, initiate and support beautification projects, including landscaping and adding holiday decorations and summer plantings along Southport. It provides a forum for residents and merchants to express their opinions on timely issues, including a quality of life, property values and safety and seeks to promote a greater sense of community through neighborhood meetings and social events. The Southport Neighbors Association attempts to create a more family-friendly, and livable community.
This collection contains minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and photographs documenting the activities of the Southport Neighbors Association. It also contains records on housing in Chicago's Southport neighborhood and surveys of neighborhood residents.
Southport Neighbors Association records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago


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Oil Markets Sensitive to Disruptions
Namibian motorists breathed a sigh of relief when Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali, at the end of last month announced that Namibian fuel pump prices for April would remain unchanged. Namibia is a net importer of refined petroleum products whose prices are directly affected by crude oil prices.
"Oil markets at the moment are sensitive to potential disruptions of the global oil supply balance in the environment of low surplus production capacity. March 2014 saw Brent crude oil prices rising slightly over the Russia-Ukraine crisis and supply disruptions in Nigeria and Libya," explained Katali.
In Libya, oil production fell by about 80 000 barrels per day to a new level of 150 000 barrels a day, down from 230 000 barrels a day in February. This was as a result of a large oil field being shut down due to protests in that country.
Meanwhile, in Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell declared a "force majeure" on crude exports due to a pipeline leak suspected to have been caused by oil theft. These events resulted in a shortage of crude supply in the market, thereby pushing up prices as demand soared.
In addition, the exchange rate between the Namibia Dollar against the US Dollar remained on a depreciating trend, partly caused by quantitative easing in the United States and some labour unrest in South Africa at the beginning of February.
According to Katali these factors threatened import prices in the local market and the oil industry was no exception from these aerse effects. Minister Katali added: "After the 20122013 dealer margin survey was completed, it emerged that profit margins of retail owners (service station owners) was low and needed to be adjusted.
It was for this reason that the ministry granted a 4 cl increase in the dealer margin. Moreover, when the ministry phased out LRP 93 petrol, a 6 cl increase in the service differential was granted to oil companies to help them clean their tanks and finance logistical activities that needed to be done for that purpose."
Now that the phasing out has been successfully completed, Katali said the ministry is reducing the service differential by the same amount, 6 cl, which is effective as of yesterday, April 2, 2014.
Source : New Era


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Is there really a way to have extensions that look natural as well as being comfortable and easy to maintain? Lifelong hair obsessive Boatema Amankwah continues the search.
© Tyrone Lebon
I want hair like Rapunzel. I want full, long and thick hair… Is that too much to ask? And the answer is that, being an Afro Caribbean girl, sometimes it is. My natural hair - or as close to natural as I'm prepared to get - is relaxed (chemically straightened) and shoulder-length, and although it looks healthy, I want big, glamorous hair that commands attention, hair that flows down my back and blows in the wind (think Beyoncé in her Crazy in Love video).
Weaves were my staple since I was 20 but, at 28, I started to notice the strain that the process was putting on my hair. A weave is basically weft hair extensions sewn on to cornrowed hair, and the pulling, breaking and the difficulty I had washing it were side effects I was no longer willing to put up with.
My research led me to micro bead hair extensions offered by a company named Easilocks - pre-bonded real hairpieces that require no glue, no sewing, no heat and no braiding. Application is made by gathering a small amount of your hair and using a clamp to lock the extension on to your natural hair. The prices start at £450 and can reach £1000 - far from cheap, but worth it for the benefits?
When "New Hair Day" approached, I was excited and nervous. Easilocks has an array of colours almost like a rainbow chart and I must say, when presented with them by Easilocks director Shane O'Sullivan, I started having an anxious internal conversation about how it was going to work. But, I let myself be guided towards what was perhaps a blonder shade than I was initially comfortable with, and sat back.
The hair itself is incredibly silky to the touch, known as Remy Human Hair (Remy Hair is deemed as the finest quality for hair extensions as the cuticles are kept intact, which allows hair to be tangle-free, shiny and glossy). Having had a lot of bad experiences when buying extensions in the past -what vendors tell you is Brazilian, Mongolian or Peruvian hair can look great until washed when it begins to resemble a rat's tail - this admittedly soothed my nerves.
Four hours in, the full, voluminous and long locks I had always wanted were mine. Once attached to my hair, I was impressed with how well-blended and flattering the lighter shade was. Yes, the process is long, but the pros make it worth it. For one thing, I can run my fingers through my hair. And better still, not flinch when my boyfriend comes near me to touch my hair. It may not be my own, but it feels like it.
Best of all, I can wash it almost as if it were my own. The stylist in the salon advised me to avoid using any shampoo with sulphates (they can loosen the beads between the hair and the extensions), and to run conditioner through the mid to end sections of my hair - again to protect the bonds. A week later and my new hair is still everything I wanted it to be. Inconspicuous, but fabulous enough to keep people wondering how I managed to grow hair like Rapunzel.
For price list and more information visit www.easilocks.com, Hair extensions are available at HOB Salon nationwide.
Read more: Rihanna: Hair Style File
Read more: WATCH: How To Cornrow Your Own Hair


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So I got a call from my pals out at UT Golf Club yesterday, needing a shot of #12. I dug up this one and thought about what a handy tool HDR has been for me and golf. I shot this one at high noon a few years ago. Before, shooting a golf course at any time other than "the golden hour" was a bad idea. Noon was out of the question. Not anymore. You real estate marketers remember this when you're told you can't shoot in the middle of the day.
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Having a Baby after Loss
I have not yet shared here, on Wanted Chosen Planned, that I am pregnant. Nor have I shared this news with all of my baby-loss friends and colleagues. My intent was to be sensitive to the grief of others. I remember when I was recently bereaved. Pregnancy announcements bothered me and the sight of round bellies had me in tears.
Having a baby after loss is HARD. This blog is about life after the loss of a child and that often includes family planning and subsequent pregnancies. It is an important topic, although one I am having a hard time addressing these days…
I am having a hard time because my coping mechanism this go around happens to be avoidance.
It is very likely I would have avoided writing about this pregnancy at all if I didn't feel the need to be vulnerable and transparent here. Or if I didn't believe that openness can lead to healing and support. The community on Wanted Chosen Planned is one I cherish. My goal is for my readers to lean on me and on each other. And I hope that I can lean right in as well. This is a time I need it!
When I was pregnant with Eden, after Zachary died, I was a crazy person. Stressed-out. Freaked. Pessimistic. A worry-wart. I couldn't imagine having a baby that lived.
This time is different. It seems I am back at my old trick of distraction. The year after Zachary died is a time I call my 'Year of Distraction.' In it I did everything but think about my grief. Similarly, right now I am busying myself, occupying my mind, reading a lot – and NOT thinking about my pregnancy.
I am worried about the statistics of miscarriage.
I am worried about the statistics of stillbirth.
I am worried about finding blood in my underwear.
I am worried about a tightening in my stomach actually being a premature contraction.
I am worried about letting down my living children who are excited about a little brother or sister.
I am worried that I am too hopeful, too excited for my next child.
I am worried that if something happens to this baby, I will never recover.
I am worried. Period.
This worry is mostly suppressed in the bustle of daily life. I am working, caring for my family, planning for the future, traveling… But there is one place my worry is not safe. My dreams are frequented by the fears I hold close to my heart. I dream in red. My worries show themselves there, through my subconscious imaginings.
In my dreams I picture losing my child.
I am crying as I write this.
Words are failing me.
I am 18 week pregnant.
I am terrified of hoping for the best after experiencing the worst. I am sure everyone who has conceived after loss can understand. When having a baby after the loss of a baby, there is no easy pregnancy, no day that goes by without nail-biting worry.
What is the solution? What can give peace of mind?
For me, the only answer is a healthy baby in my arms. How can I stop worrying until then?
The Doppler exams help. Hearing baby's heartbeat provides precious minutes of relief. I have contemplated renting a Doppler, although I have no idea how much that would cost. Going to bed each night to the sound of baby's heartbeat would be a comfort I imagine. Ultrasounds help as well. My doctor that brushes off my worry does NOT help.
I often feel like everyone has forgotten what I have been through. They ask how this pregnancy is going, but it is a surface question. It is in these times, right here and now that I need a shoulder to cry on. I need people who understand – or even just listening ears so I don't feel so alone.
I hate writing about these fears. I want to be brave and strong. My goal is that this blog will be an encouragement for others who are struggling…
But it's me. I am struggling.
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Dear Alexis Marie, I hope that by admitting fear that you find peace and good listeners. You are full of courage despite your worries. I'm here to listen.
Alexis Marie,
This is poignant and wonderfully written. Thank you for being so vulnerable. I hope you know that those of us who search out your words here are most likely thinking/writing/speaking the same words ourselves.
Yes, pregnancy after loss is HARD. I'm sorry that I haven't asked (and it would NOT be in a surface way) how your pregnancy is going. I am totally willing to sit and talk – or just listen, if necessary – as you go through these hard, hard days. (You know how to reach me!) Thank you so much for sharing…
Beautifully written and exactly how I feel about trying to have another child…the fear…
Thank you for being so open and expressing how most of us are feeling after loss. I truly admire you!!