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English courses at Austin Cove Baptist College are designed to develop both verbal and written communication skills and confidence in all students. We encourage the development of critical thought, through close study of written, visual and multimodal texts. Students will develop and produce both imaginative and analytical compositions.
In Years 7 to 10 students concentrate on reading, the development of language skills and the ability to analyse texts and techniques. To cater for all students we differentiate through streaming, assessments and tasks, based on ability and need.
Our Year 11 and Year 12 English courses cater to students at all levels, from ATAR through to Foundation.


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|Estee Lauder
I have here two new Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipsticks from their collection coming out in March, of 45 new shades and 2 new formulas.
I tried out the gorgeous and cream Vanilla Truffle- Creme Long Lasting Lipstick...and actually I used it, successfully on a bridal trial today. The texture is rich and creamy and I didn't need to apply several layers to get the richness of it. I'm a sucker for nude lipsticks and this one ticked all the boxes. Sometimes I find nudes too dark, but this was pale and pretty, just how I like it.
The other colour I tested was something that is going to be hot hot hot during the summer! I say it's definitely a colour I would wear if I was nice and brown! I shall be sticking with this colour during the summer.
Blazing Sun- Shimmer Crystal Lipstick
This is a light sheer colour that you can build with.
I also had a go at the new Estee Lauder Nail Laquers which has 16 new, long lasting shades coming out.
I tried out...one of my favourite colours which you can always see me sporting most of the year but especially during the summer which is fuchsia.
Fuchsia Flame
I have had this colour on for three days with no bottom clear coat and no top clear coat and I have had NO chipping...which I am quite shocked about! MOST nail varnishes, no matter how hard you try will chip... but maybe this time I have been gentle enough on my nails for once that the colour has stayed.
The next colour I tried was something I wouldn't normally go for. I tried to jump on that whole black nail varnish boat and I just looked like a gothic throw-back. So I went for something a little less obvious and I am quite pleased with it and definitely will be wearing it again...
Perfect Storm- Limited Collection
This colour is not just a grey colour which is what it looks like online. It has a nice metallic finish which is what makes it stand out.
You can see these on the Estee Lauder site!

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Archive for January, 2014
Once A Year
More finery from the tremendous folk at Cafe Royal Books. This time a couple of books from founder Craig Atkinson on the Trellick Tower and the Barbican. And thirdly a superfine publication from Homer Sykes, Once a Year: Folklore in Britain Now – which is in essence highlights of his now out of print book published […]
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The Center for U.P. Studies brings a sense of history to Yooper culture during its annual Sonderegger Symposium. This year's Sonderegger Symposium took place on September 7, 2018. The 2018 schedule included information about location, date, and presentation topics. Information regarding the 2019 Symposium will be shared when it becomes available.
If you were unable to attend the 2018 Sonderegger Symposium, live feeds of the event are available for public viewing.
Please click here to review any or all past 2002-2017 sessions. Videos of the presentations from some of the past symposiums can be watched on NMU Mediasite.
The Sonderegger Symposium is hosted with financial support from the Sonderegger family.


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Yesterday, the folks over at unrEVOked released their "painless root and re-flash" kit for the HTC DROID Incredible. If you have an itching for the #, or just want to otherwise dominate your Incredible, hit up the read link to download the unrevoked^3 root kit.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
[Via DROID-Life]


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Came across some really nice graphic design work from US based graphic artist / illustrator (& wanna-be astronaut) Christopher David Ryan 🙂
His designs are smart and fun! 😀 …You can find more of his work on his website or Flickr! – Enjoy! ( & great job @ccddrryyaann ) 🙂


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Once a goal is assigned to an employee and is in progress, the goal progress can be updated by the employee or by the manager. This will help both in tracking as well as scheduling a goal review based on the progress.
Intermediate goal progress like achieving a milestone or completing and activity can be done through the activity logging. Goal activity logging is enable for both the employee and the manager.
Other attributes of the goal can only be changed by the Manager. A manager can
- Extend the target date
- Change goal outcome
- Change goal description.
- Add/remove/modify milestone.
- Add or remove references
- Add or remove skills
When ever a goal attribute is changed, both employee and the manager is notified of the change.
This section describes the above process.
- Sign-in to Athri.
- Click "Team" link from the top level menu.
- The page show the list of your direct reports.
- Click on the name of the employee for whom the goal needs to be modified.
- In the dropdown window, click on the "Current Goals" link under Goals.
- The window displays the goals which are being pursued by the employee.
- Click the "Change" link to change the goal.
- You can make changes to any of the goal attributes.
- Click "Save Changes" button to save.
- You can attach references (or) remove references.
- You can attach or remove skills.
- Click "Cancel" to go back to the Goals list.
- For Updating progress, in the progress dropdown, select the appropriate value and the progress is updated. You will receive a message stating that the employee is notified of the progress update.
- In the Goals List, click the "Remove" link.
- After your confirmation, the goal is removed from the employees list.
- Use the "Comments" link to view or remove or change the activity log.
- You can only remove the log posted by you. Log posted by others and system logs can not be deleted.


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Hello Friends,
Though I don't go out much, I've decided to add this little tidbit to our blog. I hope the reviews are informative. Enjoy!
This past Saturday I made an excursion to Vango Lounge and Skybar here in Philly. My friend and I were greeted by a nice door person, who shuffled us in out of the rain to check our IDs. There was no cover BUT a catch. The main floor played some kinda trance, techno, dance music (just beats) and the atmosphere seemed inviting. The bar had ample room for you to move in and get a drink. This floor is more of where people relax, talk, drink, maybe even have a bite to eat since they have tables. The tables were reserved at the time for bottle service only. There was a mixed crowd (cuz all the black ppl were upstairs). Now for the catch: the upstairs (skybar) is where the music is better, louder and people are dancing! How do you get upstairs? Just walk right on up, right? NOOOOOO! The security (of which there are two people to get past) will turn your @ss around if you don't have a drink in your hand. My intitial reaction: wtf! You have to buy a drink from the main floor to gain access to the upstairs (which HAS a bar too mind you). ARrrrgghhhh.
So, my friend and I buy drinks and up the stairs we go – drink spilling out as I make my way up fifty-billion steps. And you can't stand on the steps for one second, the security will tell you to keep it moving with the quickness. Aight, so we're upstairs. Good music, nice lil crowd, ahhh this is OK. People weren't really out in the skybar area because of the rain. The entrance to skybar was on the other side of glass (instead of walls, it was glass) and they had like 2 of the glass pains open – but it was still hotter than a MF. I opened the door to the outside and still no circulation. Overall the upstairs experience was fun. But the fun didn't last all the way through the night because my friend and I decided, hey let's peruse the downstairs and see what they are playing. Doot doot doot….same stuff…ppl talking…same music…blah. I like to dance! So after a failed attempt to enter the ladies room (crowded), we headed back upstairs. BEMP! Gotta buy another drink to go up there again. Not wanting to spill another damn drink on me I held up my $20's to the security guard and told him see I have money, I don't want to buy a drink down here, I'll buy it upstairs. I really did not want to drink anything, I just wanted to dance. His explaination for the drink policy was something to the effect of: would I want to be up there with a bunch of ppl that's not spending money? Uh, I really don't care…I'm tryna dance. (Damn, you would think they owned the place, as hard-pressed as these security guys were). Not wanting to argue the princibalities of it anymore, my friend and I decide to leave.
Aside – I would go back, lol. There were some good lookin men's up in there and ppl actually dance. I'll just order a diet coke or water and stay my @ss upstairs.


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Blog Archives
NBC Producing "Rosemary's Baby" Mini-Series
Get ready for a reboot of Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby.
NBC is bringing the movie, which is a Ira Levin novel adaptation, to television in mini-series form. Production on the series is slated to begin in January in Paris, France.
The series is rumored to be 4-hours long.
NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke shared some insight on the project, "As we move into the event movie and miniseries space, Rosemary's Baby represents the kind of attention-getting, surprising project that will make noise for us."
"The story has been updated and moved to Paris, but it's faithful to the spirit of Ira Levin's classic novel. This is a compelling tale wonderfully told."
No official premiere date or casting member news has been given at this time.
Related articles
- NBC Greenlights 'Rosemary's Baby' Miniseries (variety.com)


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This year, more than any other I can recall, really feels like the year of the gun in America. So many people have died and been injured in high profile mass shootings, with things kicking up heavily in July. Tuscaloosa saw a mass shooting, and then there was about one every week for another month. Even The Onion tried to run a satirical article about how everyone was rejoicing that it had been a week since the nation's last mass shooting, and mere hours after they posted it, there was a shooting in New York City. Their response? An update to say "Never Mind."
Just recently, the gun issue was brought back up with a high profile murder-suicide of an NFL player's girlfriend, committed by Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher. It picked up even more steam when NBC sports broadcaster Bob Costas read from a pro-gun control column about Belcher. And tonight, it's likely to get another boost of conversation, thanks to a shooting in an Oregon mall, with two dead.
But every time these tragedies occur, we're told that it's rude and inconsiderate to talk about gun control. Fox News, for example, just went nuts on Costas. Of course, it's perfectly alright to stump for lessening gun control soon after a tragedy, like they did on Fox News after the tragedy in Norway.
After all, people that support the Second Amendment to the nearly fanatical point never want to talk about gun control. Because they're convinced that gun control equals a ban on all guns and the destruction of the Second Amendment. They have painted the opposition as so extreme, they think they know how every conversation will go. And since they don't want to hear it, they try to play the "cheap" card, the "tragedy" card and keep the conversation muted. A free speech issue, might I add, and people that are fond of the First Amendment are more than happy to have conversations about regulation and why it may or may not be bad, generally speaking. As President Josiah Bartlet from "The West Wing" said on Twitter today, "If we cannot talk about gun control legislation in the aftermath of a tragedy, we will never be able to talk about gun control legislation. Maybe that's the point."
In pretty much every single argument I've gotten into about why we should try to limit guns or try to regulate them more in some way or another, a few topics always seem to be brought up: Knife deaths, "You can't stop them all" and self-defense.
See, if I mention just how many gun deaths there are in America compared to somewhere like the United Kingdom where there are far stricter gun laws, they point out how many stabbings there are. If I talk about regulating guns or bullets to attempt to limit the number of homicides, the rebuttal of "Someone willing to kill's going to find a way. You can kill with [fill in with a far more innocuous weapon here, like piano wire]." And inevitably the idea that we need guns to defend against criminals that have guns gets mentioned.
Well, here's just a few little nuggets to ponder, not that any proponents of gun rights will listen, because they've spent so long trying to get people to stop talking, why bother listening at all? First, yeah, there are a higher number of stabbings in the U.K. than in the U.S. What's your point, exactly? I'm pretty sure that the percentage doesn't even come close to the percentage of gun-related homicides in the U.S., so if we could see the percentage drop and become all knife-related, then fine. Second, exactly how many knife-related mass killings are there? How many people can walk into a mall or a church or a school with a knife and slay multiple people before they're stopped? Third, there was a very recent story about a 7-year-old boy being shot by his father outside of a gun store, accidentally. Exactly how many accidental knife deaths are there every year?
Will gun control eliminate gun violence? Certainly not. Not even close. Would it maybe, just maybe see the number of deaths per year drop, even slightly? It might. So, no, we're not able to stop it all. People will find ways to kill. But isn't seeing one less murder enough of a reason to try?
Isn't the possibility of at least one less gun-related murder, one less death per year enough of a reason to talk about solutions?


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(Pocket-lint) - Awair has announced the second generation model of its air pollution monitor that tracks toxins in the home to help you understand any impact on your health.
Designed with allergies and breathing difficulties in mind, but also suitable for families who want to eradicate pollutants in their daily lives, the Awair 2nd Edition is small and stylish. It looks like a retro radio from the outside, so blends into the background in a home.
New features that come with the new version include the ability to recognise and track fine dust (PM2.5). This dust can present numerous dangers to your health, with respiratory inflammation and heart disease mentioned, so is handy to track in order to reduce its presence.
Other key air pollutants the Awair tracker can detect are chemicals, CO2, humidity and temperature.
- Roborock is giving away two fantastic H6 cordless vacuums and offering $50 off on any purchases (promo)
It sports an LED display on the front that notifies you in real time on the quality of air in your home, plus provides personalised tips that are sent to a smart device of your choosing.
The new model also includes a Sleep Report feature, which helps you optimise your bedroom for a better night's kip.
The Awair 2nd Edition is compatible with Alexa. Google Assistant, Next and other IFTTT smart products. It works with the Awair app on iOS and Android and is available now for £169 ($199) from getawair.co.uk.


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Get Your Kicks in Split
The gorgeous seaport of Split is located on Croatia's scenic Dalmatia coast. Featuring a lengthy, winding ocean front and fine Romanesque architecture, the city has plenty of good sights to keep you busy.
The charming old town is home to the ruins of the city's famous palace. Also located here is the Mestrovic Gallery with sculptures by Ivan Mestrovic. A must-see is the Archaeological Museum, home to Greek, Roman and medieval artifacts. The most interesting museum in Split is the Maritime Museum, which is housed in a 17th century fortress. Inside you will find a large collection of maps, photos, artifacts and scale models.
Diocletian's Palace is one of the most impressive Roman ruins in the whole world. More a fortress than a palace, its walls were originally 215 meters by 180 meters, and housed the imperial residence, temples and a mausoleum. You must take a tour of the corridor of the original palace, the square, the Temple of Jupiter and the remains of the mausoleum – now a cathedral.
The gorgeous Dalmatia region consists of a wide hinterland through which flows the river Cetina. The area is rich and well doused with hidden bays, beaches, cliffs, groves and sea straits. The islands of Brac, Solta, Hvar and Vis are well worth seeing. There are also some charming towns and villages including Omis, Makarska and Hvar.
Just 150 kilometers away lays Dubrovnik, a city well worth making the trip for. The Stradun, Dubrovnik's charming pedestrian promenade, runs from the city bus stop outside Pile Gate to the clock tower at the other end of the town. Inside Pile Gate, the Franciscan Monastery houses a pharmacy which has been operating since 1391. Dubrovnik's city walls were built between the 13th and 16th centuries and are still intact today.
On the eastern side of Split's old town are the local food market and many restaurants. The Sarajevo restaurant is a good place to try some traditional Croatian meat and fish dishes. Additionally, there are some lively cafes on the waterfront; the Riva Cafe is a favorite with tourists and locals alike.


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Daily photos from Regency Cheltenham, the Heart of the Cotswolds, and surrounding Gloucestershire
Sounds like it holds many memories for you.
it's always great to revisit the 'old' familiar places. I remember posting a shot of my dad's office building sometime last year. I used to go with him too. I was a child then so I didn't have 'work' to do.
Interesting angle for the photo . I like it.
Not a bad building, maybe too modern for your town, but at least it's not a big glass box. Lots of memoties there, I'm betting
I like it too. But then I always tend to like big buildings. This one has a certain symmetry to it and I like your photo of it. I like the new picture of your kitty too!


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for the love of spanish guitar
When it comes to guarantees, Pablo Sainz Villegas has come up with what is known in the trade as a whopper.
Here is what he is promising any patron taking in tonight's Valentine's Day program, Love, by the Lexington Philharmonic.
"Everyone who comes to the concert will fall in love," said the internationally acclaimed Spanish guitarist and guest soloist for tonight's performance. "Well, with the music, at least."
Such a qualifier places Sainz Villegas on musical terrain over which he has scholarly command. He will be featured tonight playing the Concierto de Aranjuez, the signature work of Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo.
A piece that has been adapted for a number of contemporary as well as classical settings (the most famous, perhaps, being the orchestrated jazz revision Miles Davis and Gil Evans designed for the iconic Sketches of Spain album), Aranjuez is also a composition the guitarist has performed with orchestras around the world.
This isn't even his first time playing it here. Sainz Villegas and the Lexington Philharmonic teamed previously to perform it in 2007.
"This piece is an extension of who I am," Sainz Villegas said recently by phone from Mexico City. "When I play it, I try to become the music. For me, this piece is the identity of man's culture and, of course, the identity of Joaquin Rodrigo.
Sainz Villegas pointed to Aranjuez's second and most familiar movement as a definition of that identity. The movement is considered a lament for the child Rodrigo and his wife lost from a miscarriage.
"The whole second movement is about this dramatic conversation with God. It's a cry for the love of his child. It's a very powerful movement. I think Joaquin really transformed all that pain into a beautiful and meaningful piece of music that connects to anyone's sensitivity. In the end, that's the language of the music. That's why music speaks to anyone. You only need to know the heart to receive those emotions and be moved by them."
That should hardly suggest tonight's performance of Aranjuez will be in any way a mournful affair. The romantic beauty of Sainz Villegas' playing abounds in a version of the piece he recorded in 2002 and reflects the romantic heritage of an instrument and culture that are forever linked.
"The Spanish classical guitar is the only instrument that is fully linked to a culture," he said. "When we think of the violin or the piano – magnificent instruments that they are – they could be from Germany, Italy or France. But when you think of the guitar, you think of Spain. It's an instrument with roots in the traditions of Jewish music and Arabic music – all cultures that have lived together in Spain over the past centuries. In the end, the guitar is an expression of the country as a culture.
"For example, the first movement of the Conceirto de Aranjuez is based on flamenco rhythms. In Spain, I grew up with those rhythms, with those melodies. So it's quite natural for me to play that music on the guitar.
Sainz Villegas has also been instrumental over the past seven years in introducing that culture to children through a project called the Music Without Borders Legacy. Though the project was introduced to aid youths in Spain and Mexico, it has been utilized through interactive concerts in many global regions. Sainz Villegas will offer such a recital for area students on Saturday at the University of Kentucky Hospital Pavilion A Auditorium.
"It has been incredible to see the reaction of all these kids. You have to realize how powerful music can be, especially when you send it to people who never had any kind of contact to art or beauty because of the environment they were living in."
The Lexington Philharmonic with Pablo Sainz Villegas perform at 7:30 tonight at the Singletary Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20-$70. Call (859) 233-4226 or go to www.lexphil.org,


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Co. Cork → West Carbery (West Division) → Caheragh Civil Parish → Caheragh Electoral Division → Dromourneen
Dromourneen is in the Electoral Division of Caheragh, in Civil Parish of Caheragh, in the Barony of West Carbery (West Division), in the County of Cork
The Irish name for Dromourneen is Drom Bhoirnín
Dromourneen is on Logainm.ie: Dromourneen.
It is located at 51° 38' 17" N, 9° 23' 4" W.
Dromourneen has an area of:
Nationwide, it is the 2026th largest townland that we know about
Within Co. Cork, it is the 128th largest townland
Dromourneen borders the following other townlands:
We don't know about any subtownlands in Dromourneen.
Curious to see who lived in Dromourneen in the past? Maybe even seeing scans of their handwritten census returns?
Dromourneen was added to OpenStreetMap on 5 Mar 2016 by Stephen_Co_Antrim.


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Field trip to Scotland
Together with our sister organization in Denmark, FLUID, we arrange a field trip to Scotland on the 23rd -26th of September. We will travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Perth and Inverness to see how the Scots manage to deliver first class education across highlands and islands.
The price is NOK 7000, which covers hotels and the activities described in the program, including travel and food). Plane tickets to and from Scotland and dinner the evening of the 23rd is additional.
For more information in Norwegian; see https://fleksibelutdanning.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/skottland_studietur.pdf,
For having your questions answered in English; send a mail to email@example.com
This trip is suitable for English speaking persons, and there are still some seats left, so act fast! Send us an email today.


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Of all the wonderful places in the Philippines, Baguio which is also known as the Summer Capital, will always be in the list of summer destinations. Well, who would not want to escape the hot weather in Manila and enjoy 'little America' in a matter of six-hour drive?
I have been to Baguio many times. And every time I visit, I enjoy everything the place has to offer. From beautiful tourist spots to chilly climate to delicious food. And of course, the trip would not be complete without a souvenir photo with the famous lion's head along Kennon Road and the two St. Bernard dogs in Mines View Park! But what really made this trip to the City of Pines special was the people I was with as I appreciate nature's beauty!
Well, what's more interesting than having tour guides who give you vivid pictures of how Baguio was in the early 70's? Thank goodness I have grandparents who love to tell stories of long ago! My Lolo and Lola love Baguio. It was part of the many beautiful chapters of their love life. My Lolo told us that they used to go to this lovely place on an ordinary day just to relax and spend time together as a couple. But hey, my Lola was always the driver and Lolo was the one sitting pretty on the passenger seat! How cool was that, huh?
This trip opened the curtains that cover my grandparents mushy and funny love story. As we drove from one place to another, they would tell us their experiences back then. Stories of how they first met and courtship and breakups and their wedding and marriage life and fights and quarrels and arrival of each child and raising a big family. And that's when it hit me. This aged couple went through a lot to build a wonderful family. Now I look at them differently. I don't know if I ever got a chance to tell them how much I appreciate and love them but at least I make them feel I really do. And so I made the most out of this trip to show them love and gratitude. They are a big part of the reason why I am where I am right now. I owe it to them that I grew up to be a God-fearing and family-oriented person.
So here are some photos I got from my grandmom's dilapidated album and the new ones from our recent trip 😉 Spot the differences?
The Mansion is the official summer residence of the President of the Philippines. It is located across Wright Park.
This shot was taken right across The Mansion.
These photos were taken at Botanical Garden. There were statues of nude women carrying two children. Lolo was joking about it. He said some 40 years ago it was just the woman, and now she already had babies! =D
This was taken at Mines View Park. There was an observation deck and you can have a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains. Hmmm… Look how beautiful my grandmother is!
Still sweet as ever….
Taken at the Philippine Military Academy.
They say the good thing about photographs is that the people in it may change but the memories stay the same no matter how long it was. Well, the people in these photos changed physically, challenged and tested by time, made stronger by obstacles. They may have changed, but their love for each other stayed the same. I love you so much Tatay Elias and Nanay Maring!
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What Is a Charter School?
The Texas legislature created public charter schools in February 1996 to, "have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students and encourage more innovation and education." Public charter schools are a free alternative to traditional school settings.
Charter schools are public schools that have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students. Charter schools vary in mission and model, serving a wide range of students, many with needs beyond the one-size-fits-all traditional public school. Often, charter schools provide a personalized learning environment that promotes greater student achievement. In exchange for some autonomy, charter schools have increased accountability and must meet the testing standards dictated by the state.
Charter schools in Texas were specifically created to accomplish the following goals (Texas Education Code § 12.001):
- Improve student learning
- Increase the choice of learning opportunities within the public school system
- Create professional opportunities that will attract new teachers to the public school system
- Establish a new form of accountability for public schools
- Encourage different and innovative learning methods
See more about Charter Schools: www.charterstexas.org


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Coach reveals Liverpool defender looks close to full fitness
LIVERPOOL Under-23 boss Michael Beale has revealed Mamadou Sakho looks close to full fitness as he eyes a return to the first-team.
Mamadou Sakho in action for Liverpool Under-23s
Sakho is yet to feature for Liverpool this season after being sent home by Jurgen Klopp from the club's pre-season tour of America in July for disciplinary reasons.
The France international then ignored Klopp's request to go out on loan to aid his recovery from an Achilles injury.
He has been training with the Under-23s ever since and his future at Anfield looks bleak.
But Beale insists he has been pleased with the defender's contribution after he featured in Liverpool Under-23s draw with Manchester United last night.
"I thought Mama looked strong," Beale told the Liverpool Echo. "United were always looking for their No 9 [Scott McTominay] and his aerial threat but Mama showed his experience.
"He was a good guide for young Tiago Ilori alongside him who seems to be in fine form too at the moment.
"I am pleased to have them both as part of our team. They give us a platform to play.
"Mama is training with us and he's working hard every day.
"That's the closest he's looked to full fitness. I couple more games like that and we'll see what happens from there."


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Critical Shot is a rogue and warrior talent from the Pinning Shot tree in Dragon Age: Origins.
Information Edit
- Finding a chink in the target's defenses, the archer fires an arrow that, if aimed correctly, automatically scores a critical hit and gains +10 armor penetration. The Master Archer talent grants a further +10 armor penetration.
- Range: 60m.
- Conjuration time: 1s.
- 50 additional Threat is supposed to be drawn from the target. As of Patch 1.02, only damage-based Threat is drawn.
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- Activation base is in Stamina and values vary with fatigue%.
- Like any auto-critical hit ability, Critical Shot is excellent at shattering frozen/petrified targets. To increase effectiveness, make sure to cast Heroic Offense first. This combo, followed up by an Arrow of Slaying can often allow your archer to instantly slay a pair of enemies at the very beginning of combat.
- Critical Shot should never be used at the target afflicted by the Death Hex, as it turns already critical hits into normal.
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The current global population of displaced persons tops 65.6 million, a record high.¹ In 2016, 20 people on average were displaced from their homes every minute of every day.² Displaced people face poverty, risk of exploitation and the denial of fundamental human rights while global aid agencies and host countries face strained resources.
Upwards of 11.6 million refugees, or two thirds of the total refugee population, were in protracted refugee situations by the end of 2016.3 Of this number, 4.1 million refugees were in a protracted situation lasting more than 20 years.4
Refugees are often displaced long after the immediate conflict or disaster that put them on that path, making them particularly vulnerable to economic and social exclusion. Without assistance, they can face sustained discrimination and marginalization. Refugees are at risk of violence, chronic hunger, and other issues faced by people living in extreme poverty.
Our Work with Refugees
Since 2013, we've been working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to deliver practical livelihoods programs to refugee populations. UNHCR's program already provides many of the stabilizing services we know are critical for the extremely vulnerable – health care, education, and legal support. But now, at pilot locations in Egypt, Costa Rica and Ecuador, when refugees cross borders into safety, new considerations such as work experience, language, livelihood skills, and assets have become a key part of the intake process. By assessing skills and experience, UNHCR can begin business coaching or job placement at the outset, instead of placing refugees on long-term assistance.
UNHCR field workers are already recognizing the changes our partnership has been making as they reach communities and find refugees who have never come into an aid office for services. Working in over 125 countries, UNHCR's mandate is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees, displaced persons, and the stateless, and to seek lasting solutions to their plight. With programs in India, Central America and West Africa, Trickle Up has established expertise in livelihoods for difficult-to-serve populations. Together, Trickle Up and UNHCR have established the first-ever Graduation pilots working with displaced populations and working in urban areas.
Learn more about our Graduation & Refugees Initiative.


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The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has approved a $15 million loan to help re-establish a gold mining operation at Blackwater Gold Mine, near Reefton on the West Coast today.
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is backing the West Coast with initial investment in projects that could lift the region's productivity potential and future-proof its economy.


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The new lineup of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS — featuring Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) alongside LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington — performed last night (Thursday, May 30) at the ninth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The show, which honored Bennington and legendary skateboarder Tony Alva, featured additional performances by Mix Master Mike, Slash, Duff McKagan, Tony Alva's CHICKEN NOODLE PROJECT and Ida Maria.
Bennington was honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund, and for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction recovery process. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation.
STP made a surprise appearance on May 18 at a Los Angeles-area radio festival and debuted Bennington on vocals, playing six old songs while also premiering a new single, "Out Of Time".
Speaking with RollingStone.com at last night's event, Bennington stated about STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' plans for the immediate future: "We don't have a label. Everything we're doing is on our own, so we're just taking it one track at a time. We would love to sit down and hammer out a record, but the reality is we're gonna make music, we're gonna make a lot of it, and we're gonna be in a position to release a single at a time, go out and really give people music the way they want to get it. It is a good position to be in, and for us, all we care about is going out, making the legacy as great as it needs to be, as great as people expect it to be, and coming out with new music that lives up to that standard."
Regarding his position in the band, Bennington said: "When you get together and put a new piece in, there's a whole different energy. For us, the creative juices have just been flowing — we've been writing, we have tons of great ideas. Next week we're going back in the studio and hammering out some more music."
In addition to "Out Of Time", STONE TEMPLE PILOTS performed "Wicked Garden", "Big Bang Baby", "Vasoline" and "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart" at the Club Nokia benefit concert . They concluded the evening by bringing out Slash and Duff McKagan for a rendition of MOTT THE HOOPLE's "All The Young Dudes".
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' setlist:
01. Wicked Garden
02. Big Bang Baby
03. Vasoline
04. Out Of Time
05. Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
06. All The Young Dudes (DAVID BOWIE cover; with Duff McKagan, Slash)
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Wind farm turbines blamed for bird kills
August 30, 2011
By Darryl Fears
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WASHINGTON – Six birds found dead recently in Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains were majestic golden eagles. But some bird watchers say that in an area where dozens of wind turbines slice the air they were also sitting ducks.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating to determine what killed the big raptors and declined to divulge the conditions of the remains. But the most likely cause of death is no mystery to wildlife biologists who say they were probably clipped by the blades of some of the 80 wind turbines at the three-year-old Pine Tree Wind Farm Project, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
As the Obama administration pushes to develop enough wind power to provide 20 percent of America's energy by 2030, some bird advocates worry that the grim discovery of the eagles this month will be a far more common occurrence.
Windmills kill nearly half a million birds a year, according to a Fish and Wildlife estimate. The American Bird Conservancy projected that the number could more than double in 20 years if the administration realizes its goal for wind power. Actual number: 20 million plus.
The American Wind Energy Association, which represents the industry, disputes the conservancy's projection, and also the Fish and Wildlife count, saying the current bird kill is about 150,000 annually.
Over nearly 30 years, none of the nation's 500 wind farms, where 35,000 wind turbines operate mostly on private land, have been prosecuted for killing birds, although longstanding laws protect eagles and a host of migrating birds.
If the investigation by the Fish and Wildlife Service's law enforcement division results in a prosecution at Pine Tree, it will be a first. The conservancy wants stronger regulations and penalties for the wind industry, but the government has so far responded only with voluntary guidelines.
"It's ridiculous. It's voluntary,'' said Robert Johns, a spokesman for the conservancy. "If you had voluntary guidelines for taxes, would you pay them?''
The government should provide more oversight and require wind turbine operators to select sites where birds don't often fly or hunt, the conservancy says. It also wants the industry to upgrade to energy-efficient turbines with blades that spin slower.
The lack of hard rules has prompted some at the conservancy to speculate that federal authorities have decided that the killing of birds – including bald and golden eagles – is a price they are willing to pay to lower the nation's carbon footprint with cleaner wind energy.
But federal officials, other wildlife groups, and a wind-farm industry representative said the conservancy's views are extreme. Wind farms currently kill far fewer birds than the estimated 100 million that fly into glass buildings, or up to 500 million killed yearly by cats. Power lines kill an estimated 10 million, and nearly 11 million are hit by automobiles, according to studies.
"The reality is that everything we do as human beings has an impact on the natural environment,'' said John Anderson, director of siting policy for the wind energy association.
Another reality is that some wind farms are far more deadly to birds and wildlife than others. One of the nation's largest wind farms, the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area near Livermore, Calif., has killed an average of nearly 2,000 raptors annually, according to federal agencies and bird watchers.
Developers in the early 1980s placed the farm's 5,000 turbines in an area where several species of raptors hunt. The blades of the early model turbines spin faster to generate power. Critics say it was a blender that cut down birds as they focused on prey.
NextEra Energy Resources, which operates the farm, recently settled a lawsuit filed by the Marin Audubon Society and other interest groups and is now making changes that officials say other operators should notice.


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The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to sign Larry Sanders, former Milwaukee Bucks, Big Man. Sanders previously decided to walk away from his 44 million dollar NBA contract to spend more time with his family and work on his mental healthy and life balance. During a recent interview after practice, Lebron James was asked about the Cleveland Cavaliers potential signing Larry Sanders. James said:
Sanders, who averaged 9.8 points and 9.5 points with 2.8 blocks in only 27.8 minutes per game with Milwaukee in 2012-13. Sanders made his Cleveland Cavaliers debut, after 2 years away from the NBA, with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 32-point blowout of The Detroit Pistons.
Larry recently spoke about what he has been doing in life outside of 'the game'
"I feel confident. I feel that I can simultaneously handle basketball and my life." — @l8show_thegoat pic.twitter.com/XEGE86BhQi
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Larry especially wanted to clarify why he left the NBA:
"I stepped away from the game for a little bit, and I know everyone thought it was for marijuana. But I had to develop some things on the personal side. I had things I had to handle; as a man, as a father, as a husband. And now that I've developed certain things and I've grown, I feel confident. And I'm truly thankful to the Cavs and LeBron [James, small forward], for believing in me and giving me this chance."
Mental health is a major issue for all people, regardless of how much money a person makes. However, as Larry stated it is often hard to imagine being unhappy when a person is earning millions of dollars to play a game they love. Yet, Larry's story sounds similar to Dave Chappelle leaving the very successful Chappelle Show whereby the love they once had for their chosen professions began to wain. Therefore, they both took the hard decision to put their careers on hiatus, in order to refocus their mind and find more balance in life.
Just as Larry is back in the NBA now, Dave Chappelle's first televised stand up show will air on Netflix this month. Both of them seem to prove that it is ok to step away from a stressful career in order to gain more clarity and obtain help if needed [To clarify- Chappelle did not leave The Chappelle show due to his mental health issues].
Here is Larry Sanders, in 2015, speaking about leaving the NBA:
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It's the end of an era. Jeremy Roloff cut off his hair -- and we're not talking about a few inches. The Little People, Big World star shared a video with fans that shows the before and after that has a number of people sounding off.
Jeremy Roloff no longer looks the same.
He's got a new look that will take some getting used to.
"Well, it happened ... And I'd be lying if I didn't say it's bitter sweet," he revealed.
"I've been growing my hair since September 2014," Jeremy Roloff confesses in his Instagram post.
"But I needed a change, and it's for a good cause. Speaking of change -- because of you who decided to give, we will be changing the lives of over 500 folks who currently don't have access to clean drinking water. So thank you! We raised just over 15k for @charitywater, and with their 1:1 model, every dollar will go toward water projects. Nice work you guys!! Thanks @jackbotti For the rad video per usual. If you don't already, and you like good videos, give him a follow!"
Welp, it's safe to say folks are doing a double take or two.
... or five.
LPBW fans are truly in disbelief that Jeremy cut his hair.
A number of fans seem heartbroken Jeremy cut his hair.
It's safe to say these people want Jer to grow his hair back stat. After all, we haven't seen him with buzzed hair for many years now.
Others, however, are thrilled he doesn't have a super long mane anymore.
Here we go.
Yes, Ember Roloff will no longer have a super tough time distinguishing her mom from her dad since Jeremy cut his hair.
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Guys, it's just hair.
No need to get any panties in a bunch about it. If ya like Jeremy's haircut, cool. If ya don't, move on. There's really no need for the snarky comments.


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After establishing a 6-0 Gauntlet run with Reva in his previous video, Son of Makuta discusses the logic behind his draft and reviews the performance of each card that he included. With relaxed and thoughtful explanations throughout, he eventually pilots his deck to an impressive 12-1 record.
In his first YouTube video in September, Son of Makuta claimed, "I don't know much about Gauntlet. I want to try it out, and I want you guys to come along for the ride." His Gauntlet skills have improved since then, but his light-hearted and friendly approach to the game is still a pleasure to watch.
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Hey everyone, Alexicon1 here. Today myself and Ardent Dawn will be walking through the basics of deckbuilding, one of the more important skills in a player's arsenal.
Step 1 – Have A Goal
So, for starters, you definitely need to have a goal to achieve with your deck. Plenty of players put very powerful cards together, that independently are very good cards, but together lose effectiveness. This is where we start talking about synergy which is how effective cards are when used in conjunction with others. Sometimes, cards aren't that good by themselves, but when grouped with others are very good. For example, the Baconator/Meldhai archetype that was popularised by Nowayitsj was very reliant on the synergies within the deck in order to win. A common mistake that beginners make is they include cards in, that they only have 1 of, because the card is powerful or suitably awesome. You don't really want that. In Duelyst, you want to have two things above all else, deck synergy and deck consistency. Aim for have 2x or 3x a card in your deck.
November 2016 Tier List by F8D
F8D updates his monthly tier list for the November 2016 season, explaining which generals are most viable in the competitive scene, thanks to their sheer strength and favourable match-ups against other competitive decks. As well as reviewing the strongest mainstream decks for each general and how they compare against each other, he provides a succinct summary of all the major archetypes that you could choose between and how effective you can expect them to be.
Hey guys, URLSweatshirt here with a Faie deck for the October 2016 season. I played Arcanyst Faie and PandaJJ tech Faie to S-rank early this season, then took a break for a bit. I came back after patch 1.74 to experiment with new Kara and rebuilding Faie without Kron (Kron was a 3x in every Faie deck I played last season). I built this deck, and I've been around top 10 S-rank almost the entire time I've laddered with it, peaking at S-Rank Position 2.
The deck I ended up on I call 'Freeze Faie', because it is all about making your opponent move (or not move!) and position in a way that makes them develop their game plan non-optimally. The first thing many people have said when looking at this decklist is 'what's the win condition?' I think this deck is pretty unique in that there both isn't a defined win condition, and that it really doesn't need one. Honestly, the damage sustain from Faie's BBS is what I would call the win condition. When you play against Faie, you are effectively starting at 19-21 health, and in a deck like this that's built to get to 9 mana where you can BBS every turn, the chip damage will quickly do your opponent in.
Deck Tech: Attack on Titan Cassyva
After experimenting for several weeks, LiquidKitten reveals his current version of Big Abyssian, removing Darkfire Sacrifice and Nether Summoning in order to include more early-game interaction.
After explaining his tech choices and the deck's overall strategy, LiquidKitten jumps into the ladder and shows how to pilot his version of the deck against Aggro Vaath. Since Vaath wasted his Adamantine Claws and Elucidator on killing minions instead of attacking Cassyva, LiquidKitten could afford to protect his late-game minions from Egg Morph - by positioning Reaper of the Nine Moons and Vorpal Reaver behind his general, Vaath was forced to spend his removal poorly in order to answer them. After several turns of Vaath ineffectually beating his head against a wall, LiquidKitten simply ends the game with Obliterate.
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The Federal Reserve Board shocked no one and pleased nearly everyone by failing to raise interest rates at its recent Board meeting this week.
Interest rates remained unchanged and the Fed announced a timeline for reducing its $4.5 trillion balance sheet.
The Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to hold the federal funds rate between 1.00% and 1.25% and begin the process of shrinking its balance sheet by October.
To have raised interest rates would have destabilized the marketplace for money and the underpinnings of the economy.
Every raise the Fed makes causes the price for money to increase for those seeking home mortgages or business loans.
The spate of damaging and costly hurricanes will impact the economy in the short term but have little to no effect in the long term, said the Fed.
"Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have devastated many communities, inflicting severe hardship," the Fed wrote in its statement. "Storm-related disruptions and rebuilding will affect economic activity in the near term, but past experience suggests that the storms are unlikely to materially alter the course of the national economy over the medium term."
Unemployment has hovered just below 5% for the past year, a level many economists consider to be near full employment. The unemployment rate sank to 4.4% in August, near its lowest level in a decade, and non-farm payrolls grew by a less-than-expected 156,000.
"Job gains have remained solid in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low." the Fed wrote. "Household spending has been expanding at a moderate rate, and growth in business fixed investment has picked up in recent The Fed noted that the recent hurricanes may also impact inflation in the short run.
"Higher prices for gasoline and some other items in the aftermath of the hurricanes will likely boost inflation temporarily; apart from that effect, inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to remain somewhat below 2 percent in the near term but to stabilize around the Committee's 2 percent objective over the medium term," the central bank wrote in its statement.
Projections for the total number of expected rate hikes in 2017 remained unchanged with one more quarter-point raise this year. Officials also forecast three rate hikes in 2018, with the rate reaching 2.9% in 2020, just above its long-run goal of 2.8%.
The Fed's expectations for GDP growth increased slightly to 2.4% in 2017, hitting the long-run goal of 1.8% by 2020. Meanwhile short-term forecasts for core PCE inflation fell to 1.5% this year, but officials predict it will rise to 2% by 2019.


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The Jefferson Davis Parish LA Clerk of Court will upgrade its text message alert notification feature on or before October 3rd to supplement an upgrade completed earlier this summer. The upgraded text alert system will feature a short URL in the message body, instead of a full URL. The messages will continue to come from 96167 or 470-219-3777. Below is an example of a current alert with a full URL and a sample of the same alert with a short URL:
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Hello loves – I'm super excited to be sharing my first OOTD post! People often ask how I put outfits together, especially when I live out of a suitcase the majority of the time. I wanted to share in particular this style, because its pieces come from places all over! I definitely think of myself as more of a collector than a shopper, in that I enjoy buying items here and there, and usually avoid full blown shopping sprees. I find that when I take the time to buy items one-by-one that my clothes are more unique and hold special meaning. Then when it's time to put an outfit together, I have a lot more fun with it!
What will remain most consistent through these posts will be the focus I always have on getting a great deal, and not spending unnecessarily. I would much rather spend that extra cash on my next trip or a bottomless brunch! 😉
Blouse / Jean Shorts / Head Wrap / Sandals
This is an outfit I would wear out and about almost anywhere, weather permitting. It's perfect for those hot summer days because the flowy top keeps you nice and cool, and the head wrap helps keep hair from clinging to your neck without having to tie it up. It's simple enough to be hassle-free, but still has a lot of interesting detail for a fun summer look.
The top I actually found at a Primark in Frankfurt, which is basically another retail store comparative to H&M or Forever 21. While they haven't made their way to the U.S. just yet, this style absolutely has. I'm obsessed with the off-the-shoulder look, because it looks flattering on most body types and adds a hint of sensuality. I also like the gold buttons, because most of my jewelry is gold (including my Aggie ring), so that accent was especially appealing to my style. Find tops similar here and here!
I was so excited to find these jean shorts at an Old Navy here in Jersey City. I have always loved their shorts, because they offer 3.5″ AND 5″ inseams. Because I'm so tall, almost everything looks like a booty short on me, so the 5″ inseams gives me the ability to stay in style without looking overly revealing. More great news, they're now on sale! Get yours here!
The head wrap I have tied in my hair I actually bought at a street vendor in Venice, for only about €3 (about $3.50)! Like I said before, I always try to find interesting pieces, even sometimes in unlikely places. I encourage you to find accessories like this as souvenirs rather than another key chain next time you travel! But if you can't wait that long, here and here are options I adore.
Necklace / Watch / Bracelet / Sandals
This gold initial necklace has been a statement piece of mine for years, and was actually a gift from my best friend Rachel (check out her beauty and fashion blog All Things Blush!). We got them on Etsy for each other as gifts, and with each of our different styles have both continued to wear it often. It's also great to layer with multiple necklaces. Customize your own here!
I was super thrilled when I found this watch at a Fossil in Houston a few years ago. I don't know how well you can tell by the photos, but it has unique detailing on the face, with dozens of rhinestones glimmering on the inside. That, along with the thin band were what I found most appealing. I also am a huge fan of Fossil watches because they are fantastic quality compared to brands like Michael Kors, without near the cost. Although this particular style isn't around anymore, check out other ones I found here and here!
Next, this elephant bracelet is one of my favorites. I found it at a Forever 21 in The Grove, which is a famous shopping mall in Los Angeles. Funny enough, I actually only bought it to validate my parking, but it's become one of my most worn jewelry pieces! Forever 21 is pretty quick to change out the items they have in stock so this specific bracelet isn't around, but here and here are some fun jewelry pieces with a similar aesthetic!
A few weeks ago I found these sandals at my Target in Jersey, and I've already probably worn them more in that short time than shoes I've had for years! I get annoyed sometimes having to buckle on sandals, so this slip on style is ideal for those days I'm running out the door. Their design compliments most casual summer looks, and I can't get over how comfortable they are! These are a must for the summer, get your own pair here!
My style is full of unique details but overall simplicity, so that I can move throughout the day without complicated pieces getting in my way. Altogether this outfit works to give me a soft laid back look, and I can take on anything summer throws my way!
I had fun putting this outfit together for you guys, please let me know if you would like to see more OOTD posts, along with other fashion tips and hacks! xoxo
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The Style Page is also The Bahu of Bengal! Bengal is a state in eastern India, and "Bahu" means daughter-in-law. It's a tribute to my in-laws, who reside in Bengal.
Today, I've been fiddling with creating a map of the rivers of India on the Bahu of Bengal blog. Now you'll understand why I haven't been blogging about beauty.
You might enjoying browsing the Bahu of Bengal blog for other maps of India.


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Dear Diary what a week it has been.
Mubarak finally makes a sharp exit to Sharm el-Sheikh – didn't he read all of those stories about the sharks? Brave man – to stay in Egypt that is. Now speculation is building that he is negotiating to come to Dubai.
Lifted from my newspaper of choice:
Mubarak said in his first speech during the uprising on 1 February that he would not leave his homeland, pledging to "die on the soil of Egypt and be judged by history".
But exploratory discussions involving the Saudis, the US and the UAE have reportedly taken place about him moving to Dubai. One important issue is immunity from any prosecution he might face on charges of crimes against humanity after 300 deaths and documented abuses by the security forces.
According to the London-based paper al-Quds al-Arabi, revelations about the Mubarak family fortune and possible legal action over that are also a factor in planning for a post-presidential future.
Experts have estimated that the Mubaraks could be worth £43.5bn, with much of the wealth from investment deals in British and Swiss banks or tied up in upmarket real estate in London, New York, Los Angeles and expensive tracts of the Red Sea coast.
For the likes of you and me, transferring our hard earned money can be the task from hell with all sorts of rules and regs. So how has Mubarak managed to siphon away $43.5bn with complete impunity? The gnomes and our lovely bankers have a lot to answer for.
Cameron has a new friend
Someone loved Cameron's speech on multiculturalism, step forward Marine Le Pen, Leader of France's National Front who has congratulated David Cameron on his controversial speech. I have openly said I don't like Cameron's politics but I never had him down as a fascist. Live and learn. This came in the week that most of the top universities in England declared they would charge the maximum student tuition fees. Now anyone who thinks that students from a middle and working class background will not be put off going to Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College etc. is sadly deluded. Parents who send their children to private school will still be looking forward to the day their kids head off to uni, £9,000 versus £30,000. A country's future (and its ability to pay for everything else) depends on its education system.
A cautionary tale about online advertising
A few weeks ago I expressed a concern that banks shouldn't have sales and in the article I named and shamed HSBC and gave my critical opinion. HSBC's sale is being supported by a huge advertising campaign and I accept being stalked on The Guardian is the penalty I pay for reading a quality paper where customers and potential customers of HSBC are lurking.
However imagine my surprise when their ad popped up on my blog? I wrote to them politely explaining that I was telling people that, in my opinion, a bank holding a sale was a bad idea but they declined to reply. We went public on Facebook and Twitter but the world's local bank has no local social media strategy, so again complete silence. All of which reinforces my view that HSBC is falling way short in all respects.
It's all about the line
I had a very interesting meeting last week with the marketing lady from Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (a seriously good hospital specialising in anything and everything to do with your eyes which in my book are our most precious sense and yet we go to the dentist once a year but pretty much completely ignore the health of our eyes unless something goes seriously wrong) and the media guru from Optimedia. We slipped into jargon, above the line (advertising), below the line (stuff like packaging, sales promotion) online (anything to do with the www) . . . Nadim from Optimedia speculated that there is no line anymore, it's all about one line, in other words you have to be on the ball in all forms of communicating with customers/clients. Sounds about right to me.
Was Amy any good?
Before I reveal all, I went to Bike Week to meet up with our Harley client and had a play on a big bike, wow, I went vrrm, vrrrm, vrrrrm. My wife has banned me from riding a bike but in my next life I'm going to get a big boy Harley and a super cool Vespa. Harley's start from around AED 34,000 here and Vespa's are a snip at AED 14,000.
My wife Sally represented the Prosser's at Amy. She is tough to please, for example she rated Robbie as average when he visited Dubai a few years ago. Amy started slow and was in a bit of a mess but in the opinion of our Sal she was incredible and very special. I think this goes against what you are going to read and hear but give the gal a chance if you get the opportunity to see Amy before it's sadly too late.
My music tip for this week is The Hold Steady – one for Alan Main and anyone who loves Bruce Springsteen. These guys rock like it's1984 – watch out for the guitar break at 2:50 and get air guitaring:
McDonalds profits soar, again
Apparently during a recession our spending power goes down and we eat more cheap, junk (comfort) food. The US gave the world fast food because it suited their lifestyle and monster appetites, British food is a bit hit and miss so I can fully understand why McDonalds has done well in these two countries. But Asia has the most scrummy food on earth (along with the Italians) and have fantastic, incredibly cheap street food so why are more people in Asia eating more McDonalds? It just doesn't make sense to me.
Top five
Leading on here are my top five foods I can't live without:
- Pasta
- Pesto (bit of a cheat)
- Tomatoes (fresh, sweet and juicy)
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Group sea kayaking tours in Croatia, an exciting group and family sea adventure exploring the coastline of the Dalmatia. Spend a few days kayaking and travelling by boat to this unknown and untouched area of Croatia. Discover many quiet unspoiled beaches and bays as you kayak around the Blue Lagoon, White Lagoon and around Trogir. Kayak along the promenades to the pebble beach and the crystal clear waters. Riviera Trogir is ideally situated to explore the islands and only a short distance to the UNESCO city of Trogir. A beautiful medieval city steeped in history. There is also free time to enjoy the beach where you can swim and snorkel in aquamarine sea. This program can include accommodation,transfers and you can combine with another adventure tours from our program.
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An early start today as you take the boat across to the picturesque Drvenik Veli Islands. Upon arrival you jump into your kayak and paddle around to the Blue Lagoon. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the shores of the Solinska Beach close to the Blue Lagoon. Enjoy the opportunity to go swimming and snorkeling in these azure blue warm waters. Snorkel are provided. Returning to Seget Donji by boat in the afternoon.
Our local tour leader will give you the directions and be there to go through the day's itinerary. You'll wander down to the old harbor to meet your guides and collect your sea kayaks. You have approximately 2km paddling, leading to the southern side of the medieval city of Trogir. Your tour leader will regale stories of this history and culture of the area, as you drift pass the seafront. You'll continue along the canal, under bridges until you reach the sandy beaches of Pantana. Here you will have some free time to relax on the beach, take a dip in the warm waters and enjoy some refreshments. Remember to pack a towel and your sun cream. The route back passes the city market and the northern part of Trogir.
You can stay in hotel, villas or self – catering apartments located in Trogir or Seget Donji. Each apartment has a living room, kitchen, bathroom and balcony. Some living rooms have a sofa bed for a third person to use. Bed linen and towels are provided – but please bring your towels for the beach and the waterfalls/rivers day. The kitchens have a small cooker as well as all basic cooking utensils and local products can be purchased at the local market or in Trogir. Near the apartments is 2 km long of promenade for walking or cycling. Breakfast is provided at a local restaurant or you may prefer to cater for yourself at the apartment.
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US researchers have proposed new benchmarks to test supercomputers' data handling capabilities rather than speed.
Designed to complement the popular Top500 list, Graph500 ranked computers on their ability to perform complex, data-intensive analytics involved in medical research and social networks today.
It ranked computers within six input categories - huge (1.1PB), large (140TB), medium (17TB), small (1TB), mini (140GB), and toy (17GB) - and used 'edges per second' to denote the number of data transfers that took place.
When researchers tested nine supercomputers against the new benchmark, none were able to handle problems in the huge or large categories.
Argonne National Laboratory's BlueGene/P, dubbed Intrepid, topped the Graph500 list last week.
Intrepid was ranked 13th on the Top500, which used the Linpack benchmark to measure supercomputers' speed in solving a basic numerical problem.
"Top500 has really succeeded in getting computer manufacturers to care about FLOPS [floating operations per second]," said lead researcher Richard Murphy of Sandia National Laboratory.
"We'd love to influence the same group, many of whom are on our steering committee, to care more about data movement."
Murphy explained that while traditional supercomputing examined data - for example, simulating how chemical compounds interact - data-intensive supercomputing would discover relationships within a data set.
Instead of testing a hypothesis, data-intensive supercomputing was about "asking the computer to find hypotheses for us", he told iTnews.
He expected data-intensive computing to come to the fore on cybersecurity, medical informatics, data enrichment, social networks and symbolic networks in the coming years.
"Think of trying to keep track of every piece of cargo moving around the planet, examining huge medical research databases to find patterns, or simulating the human cerebral cortex," he said.
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"Many of us on the Graph500 steering committee believe that data intensive problems will dominate the application set over the next decade."
No Australian supercomputers were tested against the Graph500 benchmark, which favoured strong interconnection networks and memory systems.
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A failed show of strength in Derry last month was intended to signal the arrival of the 'new IRA', a West Belfast republican source has told the Andersonstown News
Relaxing in style in County Donegal
GROWING up in Derry, you tend to take having a county like Donegal on your doorstep for granted. Day trips to beach-side towns like Buncrana, Greencastle and Moville in the Inishowen Peninsula were such a regular occurrence as a child that I never really appreciated the beauty and history of Donegal like tourists from further afield would.
RSF 'nonsense' over GAA 'sell-out'
REPUBLICAN Sinn Féin have been accused of talking "nonsense" after an astonishing attack on the GAA during the party's Easter commemoration at Milltown Cemetery on Sunday. The party, which is aligned to the Continuity IRA, which burned a digger at Casement Park two years ago after contractors working on the Andersonstown
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So who's next?
I don't think there's any question that Athletic Director Norwood Teague will at least inquire about Virginia Commonwealth University basketball coach Shaka Smart. Before Teague became the U of M's AD last year, he served in the same capacity at VCU when Smart, who will be 36 on April 8, was hired there in 2009. Smart has assembled an impressive resume in his four seasons as coach of the Rams. In just his second season, he guided VCU to the Final Four after toppling #1 seed Kansas in the Southwest regional final of the 2011 NCAA tourney. A week later, Smart was rewarded with an eight-year contract extension. Another resume enhancer is the fact Smart won his 100th career game this past January, making him the second youngest coach to accomplish such a feat. Despite all that, it's not a certainty that Smart ends up at the U, as he turned down an offer last year to coach another Big Ten team, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.
If indeed Smart nixes the Gophers, who else would be in the mix?
One name I've heard bandied about (both when Dan Monson was fired in 2007 and when Smith has been on the proverbial hot seat the past few seasons) is former Gopher basketball player and Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders. I would be somewhat surprised if he's the guy, simply because college hoops is a whole different animal. Saunders has no practical experience in the recruiting game, something that needs to be an emphasis given how the Big Ten is loaded with serious blue chippers. On the flip side (no pun intended), Saunders would have an edge over a fair number of his NCAA counterparts in that he actually knows how to coach the game. It seems far too many of today's college coaches are great recruiters but often lack the basic acumen of coaching (e.g. clock management, matchups, etc.).
Other possibilities may include:
- Brad Stevens, 36, who led Butler to consecutive title game appearances in 2010 and 2011.
- Fred Hoiberg, 40, who just completed his third season at Iowa State. The Cyclones have gone to the NCAA tournament each of the past two seasons, winning 23 games both years.
- Jay Wright, 51, has been at Villanova the past 12 seasons, guiding the Wildcats to eight NCAA tournament appearances in the past nine years.
In the press conference conducted by the U Monday, AD Teague mentioned that there will be no "search committee" retained for this process. That to me indicates he has a definite plan in place to find the next Gophers coach. Teague has a great opportunity here to make an indelible mark on the U of M athletics program, especially in light of the moribund tenure of former AD Joel Maturi. Personally, I'm hoping Teague makes the smart move (yes, pun intended).


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The end of August brings me to setting up my classroom. I got this little idea from my school's fantastic art teacher. She has sets of IKEA plastic dishes connected by fish string and hung by color above her tables.
I just attached the fishing string to a paperclip and shoved them in between the ceiling tiles. Each color hung over either a row or a group of student desks…depending on how
I actually never got a chance to stand on top of a chair all last year to take a picture, so you won't actually see a final result - but it was a great way to add color to the room and divide my students up.
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A Year-Old Purse That's Already a Classic
Alexandar McQueen's Heroine satchel is young in handbag years, but it has the style and cross-generational appeal of a veteran fashion icon.
It generally takes years for a handbag design to be widely acknowledged as a classic. (Some that qualify: Marc Jacobs' Stam, YSL's Muse, and Proenza Schouler's PS 1.) But as far as I'm concerned, Alexander McQueen's Heroine—which celebrates its first birthday just this month—is already there.
The teardrop shape (visible in profile), clever handle-accommodating flap, and luxurious calfskin help make this bag feel both instantly familiar and yet very of the moment. A fabulous retiree in Boca could carry it off perfectly. So could the naughtiest 20-something Hollywood actress. (And many have.)
The best color? Black, of course.
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Tim Harmon was just 51 when he died in 1999 as a result of hepatitis C. But he lives on in the memories of those who knew him and through the work he did in substance-abuse treatment.
HE'S ALSO honored via a race in his name, and this year's Eighth Annual Tim Harmon Memorial 5K Run/Walk is Saturday, June 16. It's at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine, at the Fairfax County Government Center.
Cost is $20, and participants may register at www.racepacket.com, even on race day. For more information, call 703-934-8756, e-mail email@example.com or see www.timharmon5k.org.
"It's really become a race that people look forward to," said race director Tom Cook of Chantilly's Armfield Farms community. "We get lots of people who've done it six or seven years in a row."
A Sterling resident, Harmon worked 20 years for Fairfax County and was Director of Residential Services for Alcohol and Drug Services. He also founded a substance-abuse treatment program for teen-agers.
Because of his efforts, seven new residential treatment programs were opened. He also helped expand those at A New Beginning and Fairfax Detox in Chantilly, New Generations in Vienna, plus Crossroads and Sunrise House.
THE RACE is held to remember Harmon and to raise awareness of hepatitis C. Proceeds go to charities including the Hepatitis Foundation, the American Liver Foundation and local drug-treatment centers, including Sunrise in Fair Oaks.
And this year, a special contribution will also go to the family of MPO Vinnie DarConte, 47. The Sully District Station police officer died May 26 after a motorcycle/deer collision, leaving a wife and 12-year-old son.
Prizes in the 5K are awarded to the top three, male and female overall finishers, plus the top three finishers in 14 age groups in five-year increments. There are four race divisions: Runners/walkers, Fairfax County employees, baby joggers and public safety. Fire and police personnel will compete against each other for team and individual trophies.
The course is mostly flat and fast, beginning and ending in front of the Government Center and going out to West Ox Road and Monument Drive. Registered participants receive custom T-shirts designed by Kay Rankin. They're purple, yellow and white and feature the event's name and a winged running shoe.
Major sponsors include Sports Plus and Battlefield Screen, CASSADAY Inc. and the West Group. And more than 100 trophies, plaques and medals will be presented. Lots of doorprizes from local restaurants and merchants will be awarded, including gift certificates and coupons.
For example, the Blue Iguana is donating a dinner for two, and there's a $100 gift card from The Wharf restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, plus gift certificates from Potomac River Running.
Always a hit, the silent auction is chock full of sports memorabilia and signed collectibles, including a basketball autographed by the Washington Wizards team, a hockey puck signed by Washington Capitals' star Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Redskin Clinton Portis' autographed helmet and a football signed by Hall-of-Famer Bob Griese and his son Brian, now with the Chicago Bears.
"And unique this year, we've got an original script from the TV show, 'Las Vegas,'" said Cook. "It's signed by actors James Caan and Josh Duhamel."
ADDING TO THE FUN will be a live, classic-rock band, The Sock Monkeys, who will entertain before, during and after the race. And post-race refreshments such as bagels, juice and soda will be available.
"Last year, we raised $17,000 and had 650 participants," said Cook. "People like the party atmosphere, the band and the fact that we give out so many awards."
Literature in the race packets also helps educate people about hepatitis C. Harmon's disease was discovered through a routine blood test but, unfortunately, there's no vaccine for this silent killer.
And it has no symptoms, so people don't realize they have it until they're diagnosed. But by then, their livers may be irreparably damaged — and that's what happened to Harmon. (For more information, call 1-800-891-0707 or see www.hepfi.org).
Harmon's wife of 22 years, Becky, is a mental-health therapist in Sterling. Their daughters, Cara and Rachael, are now 25 and 20, respectively.