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Banyoles lake
An aerial view of Banyoles lake
With the summer sun really beginning to shine, we suggest some watery spots around Catalunya that might help you keep cool:
Situated high up in the heart of the Pyrenees is the sole Spanish national park in Catalunya, Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, a spectacular landscape of serrated mountain peaks, fir and pine forests, tumbling streams and mirrored lakes.
There are two main entrances to the park, at Vall de Boí (Alta Ribagorça) and Vall de Espot (Pallars Sobirà). If entering from Vall de Boí, make sure to visit the impressive, virtually untouched collection of nine early Romanesque churches that were consecrated in the 11th and 12th centuries and are today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Entering from this side also takes you to the Riu de Sant Nicolau which merges into the Riu Escrita at the plain of Aigüestortes (which means 'twisted waters'). The effects of glaciation are evident here from the U-shaped valley and anonymous boulders that have been abandoned by retreating glaciers, leading to the formation of waterfalls further downstream.
At the eastern entrance of the park, at Vall de Espot, lies the park's largest lake, the Estany de Sant Maurici, which is the preying spot for over 25 bird species, including the Golden Eagle and Peregrine Falcon, making it ideal for birdwatchers. It is also popular with muskrats, marmots and otters, which prowl the river banks. The crags of Els Encantats (The Enchanted Mountains) are one of the most eyecatching and unique rock formations in the area and feature in the park's emblem. Legend has it that two men and their dogs decided to hunt izard (another name for the chamois, a goat-antelope) instead of attending mass and were consequently struck by lightning and turned to stone; supposedly, if you look at the twin peaks, you can see the profiles of the two men together with their dog.
From here, there are many hiking trails available, some of which take you to the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, towering over 200 mountain lakes at altitudes of up to 3,000 metres. The walk to the Mirador de l'Estany provides sightseers with some of the best views across the Iberian Peninsula and even in June, be prepared to encounter the occasional snowdrift!
A hundred kilometres from Barcelona, in the region of el Pla de l'Estany, lies the Banyoles Lake, which is the largest natural lake in Catalunya, with a surface area of 112 hectares or 1.12 square kilometres. Since hosting the rowing events at the 1992 Olympic Games, the lake has become one of the most iconic natural attractions in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula and has witnessed a large influx of tourists and rowers from all over Europe.
The lake is particularly popular in the summer when holiday-makers sojourn in the lodges scattered around its perimeter, to take advantage of the nearby forest walking trails and water activities. The still waters are a perfect place for rowing, kayaking and canoeing whilst providing panoramic shots of the Pyrenees which loom in the background. La Draga Park is the only spot on the lake where you can enjoy a picnic but it gives you wonderful views of the habitat that is home to a range of fish, aquatic birds and creatures such as kingfishers, turtles, salamanders and frogs. White willows, European alders, white poplars and the odd banana tree cling to the edge of the shoreline.
The small medieval town has other notable attractions such as the Benedictine Sant Esteve monastery and the Pia Almoina, a Gothic palace that serves as a historical museum for the region.
Not many venture to the small rural town of Castellar de N'Hug, which hugs the cliffs of Els Balços in Berguedá, but it is one of the hidden gems of Catalunya. Its most prized asset is the source of the Llobregat River where water surges up from beneath the earth before gushing out from behind crevices in pure, crystal-like showers, providing spectators with a spectacle that highlights the beauty and brute strength of Mother Nature. Early summer is the perfect time to see the spring in full force and the Cami de les Fonts takes you on an enjoyable venture through the river-bank forests, allowing you to admire the surrounding plants and wildlife.
The Llobregat is the second-longest river in Catalunya, after the Ebre, running over 170 kilometres from Castellar de N'Hug to the Mediterranean Sea.
Castellar de N'Hug is also Catalunya's highest mountain village, at an altitude of 1,450 metres above sea level, and is famous for hosting one of Catalunya's more unusual festivals, the International Sheepdog Competition (Gossos d' Atura), which takes place at El Prat del Castell every year on the last Sunday in August.
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park—
Estany de Banyoles—www.banyoles.cat
Castellar de N'Hug—www.ajcastellardenhug.cat


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While many of us sat watching television coverage of the flooding in Houston – feeling helpless – JoEllen "Jody" Weilnau, a pharmacy clinical coordinator – was mobilized, on the ground in Houston and helping with triage.
Since 2009, Jody has been a member of a disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) as part of the National Disaster Medical System, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
On Aug. 26, Jody received a call at 1 a.m. that her entire DMAT – Ohio-1, would be deployed to Houston in wake of Hurricane Harvey and the flooding that made upwards of 30,000 residents evacuate their homes.
"Knowing that few of my Akron Children's co-workers would be awake in the wee hours of the morning, I sent a mass email letting everyone at work know I was deployed – with a copy of my orders," she said.
Jody works in the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, working alongside physicians to help patients with chemotherapy dosing and supportive care measures, such as nutrition. She also works closely with the Children's Oncology Group on investigational treatments.
When she learned of the National Disaster Medical System, she wanted to be involved.
"I thought it would be a good opportunity," said Jody, "good for the profession of pharmacy, a good way to serve my country and help those in need."
Being on a DMAT involves a commitment to training. Sometimes team members are simply on standby during high-profile events like political conventions or the presidential inauguration, and, of course, they are always ready for all types of natural disasters.
"While the training is invaluable, every deployment and every mission is different," said Jody. "Conditions can be austere and conditions can be challenging. In natural disasters, you will most likely need to be creative with your resources."
In Houston, the Ohio-1 DMAT worked with a team from Utah to set up triage tents to assess people as they arrived from their homes, nursing homes and other places. They may have arrived by car, ambulance, helicopter or other means.
Jody said to picture a giant military tent (think of the television show M*A*S*H) with her fellow pharmacists working alongside doctors, nurses, surgeons and other health care providers.
Jody's role was to assess people who evacuated without some or all of their medications.
One diabetic man she helped had been without insulin for several days and also had infected wounds from the ordeal of his evacuation.
During the 14 days she was in Houston, Jody learned to be grateful for sleep and meals as they became available. Traveling with a pillow and sleeping bag, she was prepared to sleep on a cot, the floor of a tent or even a bench constructed out of supply totes in the pharmacy.
Meals included meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) and snacks offered by military personnel.
On Sept. 9, she was glad to return to her husband, the comforts of her Berea home and her colleagues and patients in the Showers Center.
But the experience reinforced for her the value of training and disaster planning – whether at the level of an individual hospital or the federal government.
"Training keeps your skills sharp," she said. "And while you may never be able to simulate the exact scenario you may one day face, you will arrive on the scene relaxed, confident and ready for 'go time.'"

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Colonel, if it's any consolation, you should be aware that the NBC/WSJ poll the MSM were all aflutter about last weekend was a junk poll. Whenever possible, I always check the methodology of a poll I'm interested in. Methodology is often unavailable however, and even when it is, it can be difficult to truly decipher the sampling breakdown by partisanship. I imagine this could be for proprietary reasons but also perhaps to obscure bias.
Anyway, the NBC/WSJ poll, which showed Biden ahead by 14% included 12% more Democrats/lean Democrat vs Republicans/lean Republican. It was also a sample of 800 registered, not likely voters. It has a margin of error of +-3.46%
Just 2 days earlier, IBD/TIPP (which enjoys a MUCH more successful track record) released a poll of 1221 registered voters (including 1021 likely voters), with Democrats a slightly larger percentage of the sample than Republicans. Biden came out ahead at 3%, with a margin of error of +-3.5% for the likely voters.
SO, take heart -- it seems to me the race is pretty much a dead heat at this point. If the perceived increase in black and Latino support for Trump is true, there's more reason to be optimistic. I'm a pessimist by nature, and my instinct is to count on and prepare for the worst. But I can't let my mind settle on the likelihood of a Biden victory. I've generally been a teatotaler in my adult years, yet one of the COVID hobbies I've taken up recently is mixology (my husband didn't like hearing me practice the recorder). Preparing cocktails may come in handy if I'm wrong. My favorite so far is G.B.S. (no, not George Bernard Shaw) - a Gin Basil Smash. Love the herbal taste and scent!!!
The black vote is being underestimated and that is the Democrat's lifeline. My wife of 18 years (who is black and has been a life-long Democrat because that's what she was "taught" to be growing up) finally had an epiphany with the deception/pandering of the BLM movement and also realizing she's been duped by a party that does nothing but push identity politics, socialism, and have done nothing for the black community other than insulting their intelligence. She has a large family and you'd be surprised how many of them are voting Republican for the first time - many of them female. Black conservatism is more prevalent than what the media wants you to think and we live in the Southern U.S.
A good and timely read: the anti-Trump " Operation Demoralize" is right on schedule. https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/shy_trump_voters_or_fed_up_trump_voters.html
In the past few days, lots of people have felt it - the relentless gloom and doom anti-Trump headlines belie the actual desperation Democrats are really feeling - case in point - using the 25th Amendment to get rid of someone instead of a duly scheduled election in a few more weeks.
Democrats willingness to pack the Supreme Court after they get Congress and the Whitehouse back after 2021, means even if Trump can appoint Barrett it is no skin on their noses - so why the rush to take Trump down with a 25th Amendment ruse?s
We are not "voting for Trump" this time; we are voting for four more years exposing and draining the swamp.
And four more years of conservative, non activist judicial appointments. And four more years building the border wall. And four more years of positive international re-alignments. And four more years of domestic economic repair. And four more years rebalancing ideological diversity in government service and academia.
And four more years to reach a coherent medical and social security program. And four more years to clean up mis-managed Democrat cities and states who are destroying their own residents in favor of Democrat self interests.
I did not vote for Trump in 2016. I hated Trump in 2016. But I have seen what he has accomplished, despite being the very strange public personality we have now all gotten to know and even grow weary listening too. Yet, we have only just begun to clean up the mess Democrats keep handing us. MAGA 2021.
Trump - promises made - promises kept. Trump has earned a second term.
Colonel, All,
This may be of interest.....
It was autumn in Cockaigne,
and we were weary.
After four years of a Bull of the Woods,
We chose the Quiet Man.
And we hoped there would be peace.
That first speech of the spring
on the situation at Big Rock Candy Mountain--
the riots and those burning empty box cars,
even the cigarette trees!
He nailed it, we thought.
But then we noticed after the first hopeful tele-gruppen,
Word was getting around, regardless.
Even old Skeebo wobbled. The tweet to Poteet. "But I don' see no phosphorous yet." Got him banned for real.
Too often he was giving those helping hands, which he sometimes resisted.
We didn't know how startling the white breasts of a Justice could be.
After that we didn't see him for a long time.
We became used to that.
But not to the words. Teleprompted, teleported,
Ghost written, of course,
For a man it slowly dawned on us
more broken than we can imagine men can be
And still be men and not ghosts.
Apologies to Henri Coulette. From "The War of the Secret Agents and other poems." (1968)
Where is Tyler? I wonder what his prediction would be.
Ishmael Zechariah
I am a white, Christian, suburban woman (US Army Vet), in AZ and I can tell you, my family and I are voting for President Trump.
The MSM is gaslighting everyone. I refuse to entertain their psychological warfare on us. And YES, I believe this is psychological warfare.
I have my theories on why they are doing this, who they truly are and what lengths they will go to.
Thank you for your service to this Country
The Saintlover
FWIW, here in OH we have had three canvassers for Trump at our door in the last month. The latest one (today) was a young black man. No Biden canvassers.
He has a significant ground game going nationwide. There is no enthusiasm for Biden.
Wife and I will both be voting for the Donald, as will our kids.
BTW, the women's vote is not monolithic. The further one gets from the cities here in OH, the more independent the thought becomes.
Agrarian folk take pride in their ability to form their own opinions. Life is a struggle for many out here; folks work hard to provide and they take pride in their independence.
Our county seat of 17000 has more churches than bars. We have some Amish and Mennonite in the county.
Add it all up and yes, our women-folk don't much care for his personality, but approve of his policies.
He should carry Ohio again.
Bill Wade
When I see indictments then I will believe that AG Barr is something more than an empty suit. He keeps talking the talk and promising to punish the lawbreakers, but my impression is that he is just another cog in the Washington machine that intends to drag it out until Biden wins, at which point the malefactors walk away scott free.
If Trump wins, which I fervently hope he does and which I think he might, Barr will have to find another way to bury the scandal, but bury it her will.
Try seeing the Trump administrations as the years that cracked the foundation of the pro-war (etc) Establishment whose disruption could result in pragmatic opportunities for reform.
Voting Green this election may not be a bad move.
Will Trump's next four years really even strengthen the GOP? After Trump there will be a vacuum which the Greens would seem well-positioned to exploit, counting on a fractured DNC and also a split GOP.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Perhaps in politics worthy of special consideration.
There is ample evidence that President Trump is way ahead of former Obama Vice President Joe Biden.
Many who support Trump speak of putting on the full armor of God:
"In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."
God bless you, sir.
Colonel, the assessment from my expert in women's opinions states that after Harris's debate performance she will be seen as untrustworthy by women.
Why ? As an everyday workplace co-worker, Harris would be seen as the type who would constantly crawl/wriggle to the boss, as a school social science teacher she would be anything other than objective, and as a neighbor she would be distraction to one's husband. As for Joe (remember him), I doubt that 'child minding at Joe's' would be feasible.
'Dislike' would be the word. I don't intend to argue.
The lesser of two evils ? Trump seems to have more of the quality of 'character' than the other two.
Michael Moore accurately predicted 2016 and also the reasons why Trump won. He's a bright guy and a good indicator, and in his current social media he is almost frantic in his appeals for Democrat votes.
However, I suspect this will come down to who will best manage the chaos of a close contested result over the course of some weeks.
I'm a Canadian living the past 26 years in Oz. The noise I hear isn't Trump. It's the low independence-low truth-low intellect-high hysteria media reporting Trump.
David, impressionable, timid David; look at what the man achieved rather than the reported clamour about him! Where now is the atom booming doom song of NK? How about NATO preaching less and paying more? How about unemployment at record lows? (at least prior to the Chinese virus) How about reduced regulation, easier business start-up, freedom causing fracking, cancelling of divisive pseudo-psych indoctrinations and many more nation building accomplishments. How about the now revealed dirty little plots, lies and intrigues, the unbounded hyperbole, the goose-step-like groupthink?
And in the face of a high intensity, sleet-stinging blizzard of near unanimous opposition of rent seekers, deep staters and associated camp followers, you proclaim that you are indeed tired of winning and cast your vote for democrats, because it's all so confusing and rude? Wow! And I thought, (and think) my CBC-countrymen and their ABC- Ozzie counterparts contemptable and suggestible pussies!
45+ years ago I paid for my engineering degree by working with men much ruder than Trump, and I learned and have continued learning a lot from such.
Finally, to the honestly esteemed Colonel: I understand your summary, and I think you've stated it as briefly as possible. I hope you're wrong in your analysis and right in your voting judgement and please realize, that there are many, many Canadians and Australians who fervently agree.
Trump has 2 more years. After the 2022 mid-term he'll be a lame duck and none of the Republicans will back him in any serious way.
In his current term, the DC insider status quo steamrolled him on the pivotal issue of Drain the Swamp and the structural issue of the Big Money-Big Government complex. Many of those who support him, have excused his inability to nail the coup plotters as him lacking any agency. The DC insider caucus remains as strong as ever.
Wouldn't they reassert their absolute supremacy in 2 years in any case? What do the Trump supporters think he'll accomplish as far as Drain the Swamp is concerned in his next 2 years that he didn't make a dent on in the past 4 years?
Biden gets my vote. As my SD farmer brother who was hurt by his China trade war said, "He lies and cheats at golf. What more do you need to know."
Eurpidies, the founding generation and real conseravtices would all point to the hysterical behavior of American women them these past four years and remind us that the direct election of senators and the 19th Amendment were both bad ideas.
California is ready for change - watch Joe Collins take on Maxine Waters - in her own district, but also from her own home outside of her district: 44 years of failed Democrat representation in this California district: https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/10/navy-veteran-joe-collins-mansion-maxine-waters-campaign-ad/
Is the worm turning and sending the deep state packing? Even in California, they are finally speaking truth to power. Young black conservatives are HOT!
About the 19-th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
I once read a comment, attributed to an older Southern lady, who opposed voting rights for women. She felt that women should not interest themselves in politics and leave it for men; " so that men have something to occupy them."
The other thing is that at the time of its passage, women married much younger now and bore children earlier: a 20-year old woman with 4 children was not uncommon: they were more mature, I should think, and earlier.
In regards to direct elections, the Israelis made the choice of prime minister dependent on the popular vote, making governments unstable and giving power to fringe parties.
Harris donated money to bail out the arsonists and rioters destroying Minneapolis. It is safe to assume that people do not send money to causes they oppose. I have not heard Harris express any sympathy for the victims of this violence. In fact, she threatened the continuation of this when she appeared on Colbert. I have no choice other than to take her at her word and to let her actions speak for themselves.
I believe that Trump is among the worst presidents this country has had. I am still voting for him because, as bad as he is, it is clear to me where he stands on the rioting, against it.
There is a reason why some Spanish speaking immigrants refer to "Que Mala" Harris. If you see the United States as a beacon of safety and opportunity, you are naturally suspicious of someone who desires to destroy that. As an American, I am in agreement with this stand. Harris is unacceptable.
It looks like Ohio may be in play. Or, alternately, some substantial wave of voters not reflected in the polls will show up, 'unannounced' as it were. The city/rural divide is obvious from the lawn signs and mask compliance!
One thing I'm sure about is: if every legal vote is counted, whatever the result is, won't look like the 77,000 swing state vote victory of 2016. Politico has a nifty tool the obsessed can use to fiddle with demographics and turnout. https://cookpolitical.com/swingometer
I'm somewhat confident neither party will attempt to end the constitutional order, although the GOP being the party of active voter suppression and bogus claims of fraud are not good looks.
Trump's psychiatric profile, and negative 'public health' record, and trillion dollar gifts to the globalists, to me seems obvious enough, yet it doesn't figure into my non-decision. I'm a democrat.
akaPatience: This may not please you, but you referred above to the IDB/TIPP poll, which you rightfully praise as a very good poll, just came out with its latest tracking poll, with polling from October 8 through October 11.
It has Biden up by +9 or +10. Only 851 likely voters, however.
Sorry for the typo. I meant IBD/TIPP, not IDB/TIPP.
Deap: With all due respect, Joe Collins may have a problem getting any traction against Maxine Waters, despite the fact that he has raised a lot of money, and is spending large sums on attack ads.
Apparently, Mr. Collins sued Ms. Waters for defamation on October 4, 2020, after she pointed out in an advertisement that he had been dishonorably discharged from the Navy. Unfortunately for Mr. Collins, it appears, from his own admissions in a prior case, that he was dishonorably discharged from the Navy.
The prior case was brought by Mr. Collins against the Navy in the Southern District of California, Case No. 17-cv-2451. The number 17 stands for the year of filing. In that case, he sued for, in addition to $100,000,000, an order compelling the Navy to reverse his dishonorable discharge and grant him an honorable discharge.
The Navy moved to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction on the grounds that Mr. Collins had filed the case in the District Court in the Southern District of California, rather than bringing it in the Court of Federal Claims, which had sole jurisdiction. Upon realizing his error, Mr. Collins moved for a change of venue.
On August 8, 2018, the District Court granted the Navy's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, and denied Mr. Collins motion for change of venue. The Court dismissed the case without prejudice and also without leave to amend.
Assuming that the facts as stated in the Court decision are correct, then Mr. Collins was dishonorably discharged and Ms. Waters, in her advertisement, told the truth which is a pretty good defense to an action for defamation. Bringing a false claim for defamation could also lead to an action by Ms. Waters for malicious prosecution, the best evidence of which would be the District Court opinion from the Southern District Court of California.
The Court opinion in 17-cv-2451 can be found here:
In all fairness, Mr. Collins might have been able to get his dishonorable discharge converted to honorable, but I have not found as yet any reputable indication that he has done so.
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Through the years I've noticed something when my wife plants sweet potatoes in our garden. Amazingly, corn doesn't grow. Sweet potatoes do. (Brilliant, I know.) You'll enjoy this scene from Secondhand Lions.
God has set up a system in the natural realm that works with remarkable consistency: you plant corn, you reap corn—not sweet potatoes. And vice versa.
This is true not only in gardening but with regard to every part of our lives.
Plant Whatever You Want
Have you ever seen the selection of seeds at the nursery? Good grief—we're talking dozens and dozens of different kinds of seeds. Herbs, flowers, and vegetables you never even knew existed hide in seeds ready to pop when planted.
This wide selection of seeds also represents our variety of choices in life. I like that Paul wrote "whatever" as he put it this way:
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. —Galatians 6:7
We deceive ourselves when we think we can plant one thing and reap another. In other words, we kid ourselves if we think our lives will somehow turn out one way when we live our lives another way.
Moreover, that outlook mocks the system God set up. The word for "mock" is a similar word used of those who mocked Jesus on the cross. It literally means: "to turn up your nose." Nobody turns up his or her nose at God. Why? We can't get around the simple law of natural consequences God has set up.
But this is actually good news.
You Have a Choice What You Reap
What are you hungry for? What do you want to reap? How do you want your life to end up?
Maybe you could make statements similar to these:
- I want to be a woman of the Word.
- I want to have a close relationship with my children.
- I want to lose weight.
- I want to be a man of prayer.
These and many other passions represent a wonderful harvest. You can accomplish them all. But you must plant the seeds that sprout these results by taking the steps they require.
Of course, there are droughts, insects, and other variables that can affect your harvest. But don't get distracted by what you can't control. That's not the point of the verses.
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. —Galatians 6:8
We can plant rows and rows of seeds. We can label the rows with different signs—okra, tomatoes, spinach, etc. But if we only plant corn, that's all we get. The difference comes in the planting, not in the labeling or the wishing of what we want to grow.
Even praying won't change the process God set up.
Literally the text reads: "the one who continually sows." We're talking about a way of life here. We live our lives one way or the other.
If we stubbornly persist in serving self, our selfishness brings about its own consequences. Notice in this verse, when we serve your own flesh, we will reap corruption from yourself! The source of corruption is the very flesh we're serving.
Don't Like Sweet Potatoes? Don't Plant Them
If you don't like sweet potatoes (and I don't—especially yams), then don't plant them. But we will have to eat what you plant.
Might as well plant eternal life.
Eternal life is not just life after you die, but it can start today and continue through this life into the next. Enjoying the satisfying benefits of eternal life from sowing to the Spirit.
A vibrant spiritual life is a decision, not an accident. (Tweet that.)
We must purpose to plant the things we want to grow in your life. It's not going to happen on its own. It's simple cause and effect.
What we want to reap tomorrow, that we must plant today.
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In 1967, bassist Alan Longmuir (1948 - 2018) and brother Derek (drums), Gordon Nobby Clarke (singer) and John Devine (guitar) were in a Scottish group called Saxon. They thought the moniker was too English sounding and according to legend found the group's next name by throwing darts at a map of the United States. Why it was not a map of Scotland (being fiercely Scottish) is not clear but the Bay City Rollers were born. The Rollers were a very popular club act in the late 60s and were soon snapped up by Bell Records. Their first single was a cover version of Gentry's "Keep on Dancing." The record was produced by Jonathan King (Everyone's gone to the moon) and entered the top ten in UK.
In June 1972, Eric Faulkner (lead guitarist) joined the band and then Les McKeown (1973) replaced Nobby Clarke, and Stuart "Woody" Wood (rhythm guitar) joined the band. This stabilised the quintet's line up. Their next three singles flopped but in 1974 they had a minor hit with "Remember (Sha La La La)."
From this point forward the Rollers became a teen sensation in Great Britain with everyone of them dressed in plaid. The tartan clad Rollers won a song contest, sponsored by Radio Luxembourg with a song called "Mañana. " which proved popular in Europe and Israel spreading their appeal and ensuring global success.
When the Rollers were not doing cover versions many of their early hits were written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. The writers had previously written Sandy Shaw's hit "Puppet on a string," and Cliff Richard's "Congratulations." Over the next three years the Rollers released a string of successful hits including, "Remember (Sha La La La)," "Shang-a-Lang," "Summerlove Sensation," and "All of Me Loves All of You." In the spring of 1975, they had become one of the biggest selling acts in Britain.
Rollermania took hold of the UK as the Rollers undertook a national tour. "Bye, Bye, Baby" (previously recorded by the Four Seasons) stayed at #1 in the UK for six weeks and "Give A Little Love" topped the charts in the summer of the same year.
By autumn (fall), they were number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Saturday Night," a second US hit came with "Money Honey" which reached #9.
A Dusty Springfield song "I Only Want To Be With You" reaffirmed their popularity in the UK.
By the end of the 70s, the Rollers had lost much of their fan base and the last single to make the charts was "It's A Game" (1977).
Meantime Alan Longmuir left the band because he felt he was too old for the lineup. He was replaced briefly by Irish American, Ian Mitchell, who in turn was replaced by guitarist Pat McGlynn. Alan Longmuir re-joined the band in 1978. The Rollers branched out into children's television in both the UK and the US but when their manager Tam Paton was sacked in 1979, and Les McKeown's was replaced as lead singer by Duncan Faure, a South African singer, the days of the Bay City Rollers, were over. During the 80s and 90s, there were various short-lived revivals featuring some of the original members.
In 1999, the most-famous line-up of Alan, Derek, Woody, Les and Eric briefly reunited for a new LP and tour. After this date there were two touring versions of the group: Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers and Ian Mitchell's Bay City Rollers. Each group featured only its titled member from the original Rollers heyday.
In 2015, The Bay City Rollers, including McKeown, Stuart "Woody" Wood and Alan Longmuir announced that were reforming and would play a show at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Alan Longmuir after a short illness died in 2018 aged 70. Les McKeown died suddenly at home in April 2021 aged 65.
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I love scheduling two weeks in between quilt along tutorials. That gives everyone time to work at their own pace. It also gives me a chance to highlight a few of the WIP's that everyone is sharing on flickr and on their blogs.
Today I especially wanted to give a shout out to a few gals who have already begun machine quilting their quilts. I'll start off with Susan from Desertsky Quilting. She whipped up 4 blocks into this cute quickie table runner. She stitched a simple outline around her trees which shows up wonderfully on the back in the photo below:
I love Susan's can-do attitude with her quilt. She said, "The walking foot really helped me, and I don't know if I'll go beyond straight lines and wavy lines with that, but it was fun, and I loved how easy it was!" It tickles me when quilters like Susan realize that you really can add extra dimension to your quilts, even with simple quilting!
She made my day with her sweet comments when she said, "Your encouragement gave me the confidence I needed and I loved every minute of it. The quilting is my favorite part." Me, too, Susan!!
Katie A. did a fantastic job straight-line quilting this adorable baby quilt made from leftover blocks. Don't you just love the texture her quilting adds? Fantastic!
I adore the quilting that Mara (aka Simon Says Sew) is adding to the background of her trees. It looks like a blustery day in the forest, blowing up piles of snow drifts! I think Mara's made at least 4 different Modern Tress so far. Can we say teacher's pet? 🙂
Look at those fun loops and swirls that Anne J. has added to her background! Isn't it great? She's going for swirling snow and scattered snowflakes. I love it!
There are many more beautiful quilts that everyone is sharing. The fabric choices and color combinations are simply amazing. You can see more fabulous pics here on my flickr group.
My hope with this quilt along is that you will not be afraid to jump in and give machine quilting a try. (And don't worry – if machine quilting's not your thing you can still play with us and sew along!)
Here's a sneak peek of my FMQ progress. I'll give some more in-depth tutorials on background fillers when I finish quilting Modern Trees next week!


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Last year was a bit of a bland one for investors in CVS Health (CVS -1.20%). A 3% gain in share price put it ahead of the S&P 500, it wasn't strong enough to keep pace with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA -4.97%), the company's chief rival.
The lackluster stock performance is all the more surprising when considering that CVS' management team provided upbeat financial guidance for 2016 and even raised its dividend payment by a strong 21%. The company's dividend payout ratio now stands at a respectable 1.74%.
But after the recent dividend bump, is the company now out of gas, or will it be able to once again raise its dividend in 2016?
Growth drivers
CVS Health has several irons in the fire that should help it grow its revenue and profits in the year ahead. CVS Health's retail pharmacy business got a huge boost from its recently completed $1.9 billion takeover of Target's (TGT -2.62%) pharmacy business. That one deal added 1,672 new stores to its vast empire, which is a nice addition to the 7,900 stores it had before the deal closed. The deal should also give the company an avenue for future growth, since CVS Health will operate all pharmacies in new Target stores.
CVS Health also continues to add more of its in-store clinics -- known as MinuteClinics -- to its existing footprint. There are currently more than 1,000 MinuteClinics in operation, and management believes it should have more than 1,500 in place by 2017.
CVS Health is also making a strong push into the long-term-care pharmacy business. In 2015 it spent $12.9 billion to acquire Omnicare, a leading provider of pharmacy services to the assisted-living and long-term-care facility markets.
Add these opportunities together, and CVS is expecting that it should be able to deliver adjusted earnings-per-share growth of at least 11.25% in 2016, with profits falling between $5.73 and $5.88 per share.
Growing profit tends to lead to growing dividend payments, so these growth initiatives are a positive sign.
Past dividend growth
CVS Health has a solid history of increasing its dividend payout every year, another good sign for investors looking for another bump in 2016. Those increases add up quickly, too, and the company's recent 21% bump means it has risen by 240% in the past five years alone.
Payout ratio
Dividend sustainability should always be a prime concern for income-focused investors. One way to tell if a company's dividend is safe is to look at its cash payout ratio, or the percentage of a company's free cash flow that's used to fund the dividend. In general, the lower the payout ratio is, the safer the payment.
After factoring in the recent dividend increase, the company's dividend will cost it $1.70 per share each year. With 1.11 billion shares currently outstanding, that means the dividend will cost the company about $1.9 billion per year. Over the past 12 months the company generated more than $6.1 billion in free cash flow, so the company's cash payout ratio is a very sustainable 31%.
A potential curve ball?
One potential pitfall that CVS Health investors need to keep an eye on in 2016 is Walgreen Boots Alliance's pending takeover of Rite Aid (RAD -28.02%). The deal hasn't been completed yet, and the Federal Trade Commissions and Rite Aid shareholders both need to approve it, but if it goes through, it would combine the No. 2 and No. 3 players in the pharmacy space and could pose more of a competitive threat to CVS Health.
Is the dividend poised for growth?
With history and the company's financial statements on investors' side, I'd say CVS' dividend appears poised for further growth. With the stock's current modest yield and the likelihood of more dividend increases on the way, income-focused investors might want to consider adding a few shares of CVS Health's stock to their portfolio.


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More 3-D movies on the way...Digital cinema in China...Tidbits from the LA Film Fest
In addition to "Superman Returns," Imax and Warner Bros. will be releasing two other computer-animated films in 3-D this year: "The Ant Bully" in August and "Happy Feet" in November. In September, Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures unit will release its animation division's first computer-animated film, "Open Season," in Imax 3D.
...However, there are also 3-D films on the way outside of Imax, thanks to the expanding number of digital 3-D projection systems in conventional theaters. Sony is releasing "Monster House" in July, and Walt Disney Co. is planning to re-release "The Nightmare Before Christmas" in Disney Digital 3D in October, as well as its newest computer-animated film, "Meet the Robinsons," in March 2007.
- Barco is going to supply 300 digital cinema projectors to China's Guangdong province. Sounds like a deal where a Chinese company, Dadi Digital Cinemas, may actually be building the projectors in partnership with Barco...
- LA Times writer John Horn has a short dispatch from last week's `The Revolution Will Be Digitized' day at the LA Film Fest. (It's the last item on the page.)


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January 5, 2021
"You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else." – Denzel Washington
Although it was the holiday season, COVID did not take any time off. I sincerely thank you all at all sites, all staff, and medical staff for continuing your dedicated efforts at keeping our patients and residents safe and secure during the holiday season.
We recognize that anticipation is high regarding vaccinations and staff have ongoing questions. There are a number of factors at play and vaccination planning is currently underway as per the Ontario Vaccine Distribution Implementation Plan as laid out by General Rick Hillier. Our commitment to you is to be transparent and provide answers and updates regarding the vaccination roll-out plans as they become available.
Internal Updates
SJV Outbreak Update
On January 1, 2021, PHSD declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at SJV due to a positive result in a staff member.
We continue to work closely with Public Health Sudbury & Districts to ensure all measures are in place to protect our residents and you. I want to assure you that the risk of infection in our facilities remains low. At this time all residents and other staff remain asymptomatic. We will continue to monitor this situation in cooperation with our medical director Dr. M. St. Martin and the PHSD.
None of the residents who were in contact with our employee are symptomatic and all are being tested. Our residents will continue to be isolated in their individual rooms as necessary.
With the declaration of this outbreak, additional control measures have been put in place and are being overseen by an outbreak management team. These include the following:
- General visits are not permitted.
- Only 1 essential visitor per resident at a time will be allowed to care for their loved one. Please remember that essential visitors require a Covid–19 negative result not older than 7 days to enter the building.
- During visits everyone is required to wear a mask AND eye protection such as goggles or a face shield.
- Non-essential items will not be allowed in the facility.
- Resident leaves of absence are not permitted.
- Residents will not be allowed to leave the property unless it is for an essential medical appointment.
- Residents will be eating their meals in their rooms.
- The café and hair salon are closed.
I would like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the tremendous work that you are doing in caring for our residents during this challenging time.
Provincial Update
The Province of Ontario remains in Grey Lockdown.
Data Update
As of January 5, 2021, in Ontario, the cumulative total of confirmed cases is 197,360 which is an increase of 3,128 from yesterday – this includes 166,790 resolved cases and 4,730 reported deaths. There are currently 25,840 active cases in Ontario.
Northern Ontario Active Cases
- Algoma Public Health – 28
- North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit – 18
- Northwestern Health Unit – 19
- Porcupine Health Unit – 10
- Sudbury & Districts Public Health Unit – 23
- Timiskaming Health Unit – 20
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit – 60
At work I ask that you please continue to maintain strict PPE and infection-control vigilance. In our personal lives, we need to ensure that we continually assess and mitigate our risks in the social encounters and activities in which we participate. Please wear your mask, please wash your hands and please limit your contact to those only within your household.
Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!
Additional Resources
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Unexpected threats to the health of global systems keep emerging. Twenty years ago we didn't recognize global warming. Ten years ago we didn't know about ocean acidification. This might be the landmark week in which a broad public recognized a new threat to the global climate -- black carbon.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has just published a science-based analysis of the climate forcing effects of black carbon. The findings are that cutting black carbon and troposperhic ozone now could halve regional warming for 30 to 60 years and reduce global warming by half a degree. It turns out that reducing black carbon emissions needs to become a priority. According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), greenhouse gas reductions alone will not avert further destruction of the arctic; black carbon and ozone reductions are needed.
Black carbon is made up of fine particles. It is colloquially known as soot. It comes from diesel engines as well as burning wood, waste and gas. The health effects of black carbon are well known. In London, for example, the soot from our beloved taxis and other sources leads to the early death of 4,500 people a year according to the government.
But black carbon's effects on the climate are just beginning to gain prominence. Recently, black carbon appeared in proposed climate legislation in the US (the Waxman-Markley Bill and the Kerry-Boxer Bill). In January the European Parliament called for the European Commission to acknowledge black carbon as a threat and include it in laws that protect against climate change. No action, however, has yet been taken on either side of the Atlantic.
I established ClientEarth as Europe's first public interest environmental law organization to provide the legal expertise needed to drive such action forward, and our team have been investigating what needs to be done. The EU could act now and impose black carbon specific monitoring and reporting obligations; move to retrofit or scrap old diesel engines; move away from diesel as a fuel source for engines in cars; create black carbon obligations for ships calling at EU ports; and it could seriously examine measures to reduce the emissions from residential burning of wood and implement better controls for open land burning.
Estimates are that black carbon may be the second or third biggest contributor to global warming after CO2. It is a short term "climate forcer" which means that we could make an instant impact on global warming -- this is crucial, the arctic is a key 'tipping point' for global warming.
It's a good thing that black carbon is increasingly being talked about in environmental and policy circles. Here in Europe ClientEarth and others will be working to ensure that talk becomes action as quickly as possible.


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A bar in Palermo can be one of the fanciest, but their variety of cocktail's is a tragedy. During my little bar hopping night in Palermo Soho, I went to three different bars and the variety of drinks was everywhere more or less the same. You can count on three types of cocktails: Fernet Cola, Cynar Pomelo and Campari Orange. I usally prefer beer and wine, only on special nights like today, I indulge myself with cocktails.
Since two of these three are pretty disgusting (and I can deal with almost every longdrink) I always chose Campari Orange. Fucking sweet, but at least drinkable. Actually there has been two for me only. My head didn't allow me to have one more. Lucky me, I never had a really bad hangover in Buenos Aires. And I want to stick to it.
For sure, there are specialised cocktail bars here as well, where they serve better drinks such as Caipirinha or Mojito. But actually I don't mean cocktails. I mean rather longdrinks. Simple good drinks with two ingredients. A soft drink and a spirit, like Gin Tonic, one of my favorite longdrinks.
At least the places itself are a real pleasure. Beautiful decorated bars with nice lightning systems and these wonderful vintage lightbulbs. Helps me to forgive.


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Stewart Campbell describes himself as someone who is "living with cancer." In 2007, the Cochrane, Alberta resident was diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer after feeling lower back pain and going for a checkup with his family physician.
At that point, the disease had already escaped his prostate gland and metastasized to several lymph nodes. It meant that primary treatments such as surgery and radiation were not options. That put Campbell on a different path — one where the focus was on controlling his metastatic prostate cancer, rather than curing it.
New hope for those living with cancer
Campbell has managed his cancer with targeted oral therapies and chemotherapy, which have been very effective for him at different times throughout his treatment journey. The 70-year-old lives a satisfying life. That may not have been possible as little as 10 years ago, but, thanks to treatment innovations, today men like Campbell can continue doing the things they enjoy.
Throughout his professional life in the agricultural processing industry, Campbell was someone others turned to for advice and knowledge. That hasn't changed, but now he uses those skills to help fellow cancer patients.
Each month, 20 or so members of PROSTAID Calgary's Warrior Support Group (for men with recurring disease or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer) meet at their favourite pizza joint. "It's a time when we exchange personal life stories with one another, discuss treatment options, and provide support," Campbell says. "I've made some great friends — people I would have never met if I had not been diagnosed with prostate cancer."
Giving back to his community
As someone who spent his life doing research for business, Campbell is keen to use that passion to learn more about his disease and to share information with members of PROSTAID Calgary. He scours medical literature, research studies, and oncology websites to get news on the latest developments and clinical trials. These become topics of conversation at the Warriors' more "technical" meetings held monthly. "When I was first diagnosed, I didn't know what PSA was," says Campbell. "Now, there's much more awareness amongst men about prostate cancer, and they understand that it's an important blood test to get, along with an annual checkup by their physician."
If it's not medical information he's looking up, Campbell is reading about history and tracing his ancestry online. He thrives at acquiring and sharing knowledge. And when Campbell isn't consulting on a part-time basis, assisting with fundraising for prostate cancer initiatives or doing research, he's spending time with his family — 4 daughters, 5 grandchildren, and his wife of almost 48 years.
Appreciating the good things in life
Living right on the Bow River in the town of Cochrane, west of Calgary, Campbell is surrounded by natural beauty. "There is a lot of green space and the Rocky Mountains are in the background," he says. "I only have to look out my home office window or walk on a path beside the river to see nature in its finest attire — during all four seasons of the year. I can't think of a better place to manage stress and anxiety."
He takes his grandkids for riverside strolls — an opportunity he uses to teach them about science and nature. "When they get older, I'll teach them things about business," he says.
In the meantime, Campbell is savouring all the smaller moments of life — watching documentaries or dramas based on historical events to keep his mind active, picking up fresh fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, peas, raspberries, strawberries, and Saskatoon berries from farmers' markets, or sipping a glass of red wine. He's a social person who thrives on getting to know people.
If you visited his town, you might spot Campbell at one of its many coffee shops or pubs, reading a newspaper or more likely striking up a conversation with strangers and discovering their unique story. He's someone whose thirst for knowledge and understanding won't ever quit. And that has served him — and so many others — well as a man living with cancer and enjoying what life offers.


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Tubulator 2 v. 1.0.1 is out! The new version adds mostly bug fixes and improvements, including support for encrypted YouTube signatures and the new separated audio/video DASH format. This should fix the occasional errors some of you have been getting when trying to download.
A significant behind the scenes improvement is that the application now checks for new or updated service plugins in the background at launch, only showing a dialog with the updates if there are any. The update usually takes a couple of seconds, and no restart is required.
Along with a couple of new service plugins, media playback within the application has high priority. I suspect that will be the primary goal for version 1.1.
What do YOU want? Have you found a bug or do you have an idea for an improvement? If yes, feel free to contact me via the "Feedback" menu within the application, or use the contact form on the support page.
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if there is any documentation for Tubulator 2, and sadly, the answer is no – for now. While I do think the application is very straightforward to use, I am getting the feeling that many new users don't "get" the finer nuances of the application right away. This is of course completely natural, and I realise that everything has a learning curve, no matter how gentle. While I will continuously strive to deliver the best possible user experience out there (specifically compared to other media downloaders), I know I must supply a guided tour of the application in terms of a manual in order to fill in the gaps and not so obvious features.Read more


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GenomeWeb Daily News points to a new funding opportunity from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for researchers interested in studying the link between genetic variants and variation in the expression levels of genes.
This is an incredibly important area of research. Genome-wide association studies have recently uncovered vast numbers of DNA regions linked to common diseases (the latest estimate I've heard suggests around 400 common genetic variants associated with 75 different diseases or traits) - but we still don't have a clue how the majority of these regions actually alter disease risk.
However, it's becoming increasingly clear that very few of these association signals are due to changes in the sequence of the proteins produced by genes. Instead, it seems likely that many of the underlying genetic variants affect human health through changes in gene expression - basically, by alterations in the levels of messenger RNA produced by a gene, with downstream effects on the amount of the protein produced by that gene. Proteins, by and large, are the molecules that actually *do stuff *(like holding cells together, or driving the chemical reactions required for life), so such changes can have profound effects on human health.
The link between genetic variation and gene expression has thus been a target of intensive research over the last few years, a fair chunk of which has been performed by colleagues at the Sanger Institute. The major limitation of this research is that it has almost exclusively been performed using a single type of cell - immortalised lymphoblasts, blood-derived cells with the handy property of being able to grow and divide in a Petri dish essentially forever.
Although this research has already answered fundamental questions about the link between genetic variants and gene expression, it provides insight into just one of the hundreds of cell types dwelling within the human body. Obtaining a broader picture of the way that genetic variation alters disease risk will require performing this analysis in many different tissues in hundreds of humans, all of whom have very detailed information on patterns of genetic variation.
That's the aim of the NIH's Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project, the focus of the current funding boost. GTEx is a pilot project that will look at the correlation between genetic variation and gene expression in many different tissues, collected during autopsy or organ transplant procedures from 160 donors. In other words, in addition to lymphoblasts, researchers will have access to data from tissues like liver, heart and brain that are typically off-limits - and that in turn will provide insight into diseases that primarily affect these tissues, information that simply couldn't be gleaned from studies of cultured lymphoblasts.
The NIH funding is aimed at supporting the development of new methods for detecting links between DNA-level variation and gene expression. This is extremely timely: new sequencing technologies offer images of astonishing resolution of patterns of gene expression, but techniques for making full use of these data are still in their infancy. A targeted cash infusion is a very handy incentive to drive these techniques forward.


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- Photos must be taken by a professional-level photographer.
- Hair must be on-trend, fashion forward or truly classic.
- It is preferable that styling and make-up is completed by professionals
- It is preferable that models are professional (and at least 18 years old).
- Photos must be high resolution 300 dpi in jpeg, tiff (A4 essential - 2480 x 3508 px).
- Sometimes hair photography exhibits nudity. Please take care with your choice of shots as nudity can be offensive in some countries. hairshots2theworld.com reserves the right not to submit or to withhold shots that may offend.
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Tevva gets overseas investment
Electric truck innovation specialist, Tevva Motors, is to benefit for a £10m investment from an Indian technology and engineering company.
Under the agreement with Bharat Forge, the UK-based company says it will be in a position to boost its plans for global expansion as well as recruit more staff to its Chelmsford base.
The company, founded by Israeli entrepreneur Asher Bennett, makes electric trucks in the 7.5-tonne to 14-tonne range, many of which feature range-extending technology.
This combines unlimited range from an on-board generator with smart control Geofencing software to ensure minimum emissions in low-emission zones and city centres.
The company was established just over 4 years ago, with start-up capital from individual investors and a cornerstone investment from Angel CoFund, part of the government-owned British Business Bank.
Tevva's UK-built products have been developed and trialled with parcel firm UPS since 2015, with the two firms looking to scale-up to fleet-wide trials through the DfT's Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial.
Pune-based Bharat Forge is a metals and minerals company, but has been working on its research, design and technology strategy in EVs for several years and believes that Tevva will be its perfect partner for e-mobility. The agreement between the two companies involves a licensing agreement that allows Bharat to own Tevva's technology in its domestic market.
"We are delighted that BFL has decided to make this major strategic investment in Tevva to support the next phase of our expansion," said Edward Hyams, Tevva Chairman. "This new funding will enable us to scale up our operations in the UK and get more electric trucks onto the roads helping to meet the needs of zero-emission zones in cities such as London and Leeds, as well as internationally."


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A new treasure trail in town to discover Cannes and have a great time !
In the seconds that follow, breaking news: a few hours off the closing ceremony of the Festival de Cannes, the Palme d'Or has been spirited away. Its thief has locked it in a strong-box and hidden it somewhere, in town. A scandal around the highest-profile event in the world must be avoided at all costs. You and your group are challenged to find it. Quick, there's no time to be wasted !
It's indeed as a team, starting from the steps of the Palais des Festivals, that you set off on the precious treasure hunt, with only a touch tablet (to guide you) and…your grey matter !
Once the rules have been announced, the first riddle comes up and plunges the protagonists into a think-tank labyrinth. As soon as that's solved, a video takes us towards a first place. Now we're looking for clues! All our acumen is needed here to solve the riddle that follows, to lead us to yet the next place, and this several times over, getting us to discover – or re-discover – en passant, a whole part of this city of cinema !
It's after about 1h30 of the game, full speed ahead, that my fellow team-members and myself have all the essential elements in hand – thanks to solving the riddles – to get closer to where the Palme is. Bingo, we've made it! Will you be, you too, the first to open the last padlock jeopardising the celebration of cinema ?
What about you taking up the challenge !
Assessment : no time to get bored, you're in the thick of it from the word go, it's a fun activity, both mental and physical, strategy and conviviality are the rules of the game !
We love the dynamics that runs throughout, the variety of the riddles and the friendliness of Maxime (see if he wants to remain anonymous) the young founder and coordinator of this urban game, all of it against the backdrop of our lovely town of Cannesly town of Cannes.
NB, Indacity also proposes a manhunt and 3 criminal investigations to be solved in the streets of Cannes – pretty similar principle to these tested above.
Booking and info via www.indacity.fr


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Memorial Hospital Fun Run at Story Land
Each year, Memorial Hospital invites local school-aged children to take part in the Annual Fun Run at Story Land. This Fun Run is the kick off to a school-year long initiative to bring the "Let's Go" health and wellness education and activities to students throughout Mt. Washington Valley, funded by the proceeds of the Memorial Hospital Open Golf Tournament. While the race is open to all, local children will receive free admission to the race courtesy of the North Conway-based hospital.
The event is geared to children ages 13 and younger. Those who are residents the local SAU 9, 13, 20, 3 and MSAD 72 school districts in New Hampshire and Maine will receive free admission courtesy of Memorial Hospital. Proof of residency is required. Children from beyond the area are welcome to participate for only $10. Runners will receive free admission to the popular theme park, as well as a race tee shirt, medals and other special gifts for taking part in a running race throughout Story Land.
2022 details coming soon!


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While most of you slept, my daughter and I boarded a bus for Washington, DC.
We are joining hundreds of thousands of women for the Women's March on Washington, a massive show of solidarity among all marginalized groups and those who support them.
This is not a popular move in our area.
We live in a land of Trump supporters — good, honest people who want change and who feel Donald Trump is the catalyst we need.
Most do not understand my motivation, especially for bringing our 15-year-old daughter to such an event. They think we are protesting Trump and his election to the presidency, and they don't see the point.
We are not protesting Trump.
This is not a protest.
This is a rally, intentionally planned for the day after the inauguration to help make the message clear. It is intended to raise awareness and show our strength. It is designed to help people bond and to empower them, so that days, months, years after the march, they can draw on this strength and these bonds to create change.
Donald Trump is our president.
The people chose him by the means provided by our Constitution.
This, I accept.
This is democracy.
What I don't accept are the attitudes expressed during his campaign toward women, immigrants, disabled people, Muslims, the LGBT community and people of color. What I fear is that these attitudes will work their way into our system of justice, both civil and criminal. What I want is progress, not regression.
I want to protect our daughter and our three boys, who share our values.
I want them to grow up in a world of tolerance and diversity.
I want to be an example for them.
I want them to see that I am willing to march for what I believe it, that I am not afraid to express myself publicly even when I am surrounded by people who disagree with me. I want them to see that I am trying.
I want our daughter to feel empowered, too.
Like any event of this sort, the Women's March on Washington will draw people with their own agendas. Those who fear what we embrace will narrow in on such individuals and hold them up as examples of why this march is so wrong.
Please don't do that.
Please know that most of us are marching for the country we love, the country you love.
Please remember that this is me, your neighbor and friend, that I love and respect you regardless of your politics. Please try to keep an open mind and I promise I will, too.
Something is wrong in America, and the majority of Americans believe Donald Trump has the skills and the leadership ability to fix it.
I hope he does.
I hope that his attitudes toward women, people of color, immigrants, Muslims, disabled people, the LGBT community and other marginalized groups were lies, that he threw them out there to pull in votes from certain vulgar segments of the population, people who believe the Constitution applies only to those who are like them.
I hope that he will take us forward not backward.
I hope that he will listen, not ridicule, when we march, and I hope that you will do the same.
Let us be heard.
Let us roar over the voices of hate and intolerance.
Let us march.


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Study finds Oklahoma voters split on lottery as support declines
Results of a recent SoonerPoll show that support for the Oklahoma Lottery is split almost evenly. Results found that 43.2 percent of respondents hold a favorable opinion of the lottery while 44.3 percent find the lottery unfavorable.
The Oklahoma lottery first started in 2004 after State question 705 was passed overwhelmingly, 64.7 percent in favor to 35.3 percent opposed.
�Polling in 2004 showed a strong performance by lottery, which was borne out in the subsequent election,� observed SoonerPoll vice-president Keith Gaddie. �Despite profitability, enthusiasm for the lottery has fallen off in the last five years.�
SoonerPoll.com, Oklahoma�s public opinion pollster, compared two scientific studies that used live interviewers by telephone of 1000 likely voters� from Feb. 25 � March 8, 2010. The study has a margin of error of � 3.1 percent .
The Oklahoma Lottery is a source of money for Oklahoma schools. State question 706 which appeared on the same 2004 ballot as state question 705 created the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund which earmarks a portion of the lottery income for education.
Governor Brad Henry has long been an advocate of the education lottery because he believes it provides critical funding for our classrooms and teacher pay.
Respondents who agreed with the statement �if more money is spent on schools in my district, student will learn more,� were 11 points more likely to favor the lottery. 50.8 percent of those who agreed with the statement also had favorable opinions of the lottery, compared to only 39.8 percent of those who disagreed.
�A favorable perspective on lottery is tied to the perception that there are tangible benefits in the classroom,� noted Gaddie. �However, even among those people who see benefits in increased per-pupil expenditures, the lottery is not overwhelmingly endorsed as a means to achieve those ends.�
Recently debate about the lottery has reemerged, as skeptics question how much of the lottery income is actually being spent on schools. This reemergence of debate may have played a part in why favorability has dropped so drastically since it passed in 2004.
Other interesting results bring to light another ever present aspect of the lottery debate, religious belief. 53.1 percent of evangelicals had unfavorable opinions about the lottery compared to just 35 percent of evangelicals with favorable opinions. � Inversely, 52.7 percent of non evangelicals have favorable opinions of the lottery while only 33.5 percent have unfavorable opinions of the lottery.


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Marston STW 03/09/13
Had less time here than I had hoped due to being diverted all over Lincolnshire because of the road works in Marston Village so only went into the hide. Fairly quiet but at least 9 snipe on the big island plus another 3 and 3 Green Sandpiper. A couple of Buzzards only in the sky and hardly any butterflies around.


text: Scans of King Tut's tomb point to hidden chamber AFP LUXOR, EGYPT - Monday, November 30, 2015 10:26 Email Print The golden mask of Tutankhamun RELATED NEWS Experts in new bid to unravel 'secrets' of pyramids History goes up in smoke at Egyptian museum Old tomb in southern Vietnam yields valuable historical data New mummy, new questions Scans of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings point to a secret chamber, archaeologists said Saturday, possibly heralding the discovery of Queen Nefertiti's long-sought mummy. Using hi-tech infrared and radar technology, researchers are trying to unravel the mystery over the legendary monarch's resting place. A wife of Tutankhamun's father Akhenaten, Nefertiti played a major political and religious role in the 14th century BC, and the discovery of her tomb would be a major prize for Egyptologists. Experts are now "approximately 90 percent" sure there is a hidden chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb, Antiquities Minister Mamduh al-Damati told a news conference. The scans were spurred by a study by renowned British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves that said Nefertiti's lost tomb may be hidden in an adjoining chamber. Speaking at the same press conference, Reeves said the initial results could bear out his theory. "Clearly it does look from the radar evidence as if the tomb continues, as I have predicted," he said. Tourists visit the Valley of the Kings. "The radar, behind the north wall (of Tutankhamun's burial chamber) seems pretty clear. If I am right it is a continuation -- corridor continuation -- of the tomb, which will end in another burial chamber," he said. "It does look indeed as if the tomb of Tutankhamun is a corridor tomb... and it continues beyond the decorated burial chamber," he added. "I think it is Nefertiti and all the evidence points in that direction." Cult of sun god Damati emphasised that the findings were "preliminary" results, and a Japanese expert working with the archaeologists needed a month to analyse the scans. Experts carried out a preliminary scan of the tomb earlier this month using infra-red thermography to map out the temperature of its walls. Damati said at that time that the analysis showed "differences in the temperatures registered on different parts of the northern wall" of the tomb. But the minister and Reeves had differed on whose mummy they expected to find. The golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber at the Valley of the Kings. According to Reeves, professor of archaeology at the University of Arizona, Tutankhamun, who died unexpectedly, was buried hurriedly in an underground chamber probably not intended for him. The boy king died aged 19 in 1324 BC after just nine years on the throne. His final resting place was discovered by another British Egyptologist, Howard Carter, in 1922. Reeves's theory is that priests would have been forced to reopen Nefertiti's tomb 10 years after her death because the young pharaoh's own mausoleum had not yet been built. But Damati believes that such a chamber, if found adjoining Tutankhamun's tomb, may contain Kiya, another of Akhenaten's wives. Akhenaten is known for having temporarily converted ancient Egypt to monotheism by imposing the cult of sun god Aton. Nefertiti's role in the cult would have ruled out her burial in the Valley of the Kings according to Zahi Hawass, the country's former antiquities minister and expert on ancient Egypt. "Nefertiti will never be buried in the Valley of the Kings," he told AFP. The golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber is seen in the Valley of the Kings, in Luxor, Egypt, November 28, 2015. Chances are high that the tomb of Ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun has passages to a hidden chamber, which may be the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti, and new evidence from the site will go to Japan for analysis, experts said on Saturday. "The lady was worshipping Aton with Akhenaten for years. The priests would never allow her to be buried in the Valley of the Kings," he said. Hawass also questioned how archaeologists would enter the hidden part of the tomb without causing damage. Damati said that after the analysis, that would be the next challenge. "The data is being analysed to get a clear picture of what's behind the wall," he said. "The next step, which we will announce once we agree on it, will be accessing what's behind the wall without damaging the tomb," he said. More : Egypt King Tutankhamun mummy Queen Nefertiti archaeology


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Donnenwerth joined the Winona Health medical staff in Winona, MN, where he sees patients in podiatry services. He has special expertise in rear foot and ankle pain and injuries. He said he chose Winona Health because he loves that part of the country.
"My wife and I are from the Midwest. We love this area, and the people here are like the people we grew up with," he said. "We often hear, 'You'll love it here,' and it's obvious people are proud of what this area has to offer. Everyone has been very welcoming."
Donnenwerth completed his residency at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. He received his bachelor of arts in biology from Simpson College in Indianola, IA, and his medical degree from DMU. He is a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.


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Welcome distractions? Phoenix is full of 'em. From floral courses and art shows to an inside look at Outlander and an evening of comedy from Natasha Leggero — not to mention more options on New Times' calendar, there's enough to keep you busy each day of the week. And then some.
"Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist"
As Americans grapple with issues of race, identity, and national history, the Heard Museum presents an exhibition exploring these very themes. It's called "Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist," and the show originated at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
WalkingStick was born in 1935 to a Scotch-Irish mother and Native American father, and her work reflects her hybrid cultural identity. Through 39 works in diverse media including gouache and collage, the exhibition traces her decades-long career and key influences from feminism to minimalism.
See the exhibition, which continues through January 8, 2017, between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, November 7, at 2301 North Central Avenue. It's free with museum admission, which is $18 for adults. Visit heard.org. Lynn Trimble
Centerpiece Class
Being a top-notch host is no small feat. You have have to create a welcoming environment, provide delicious apps, and keep the drinks flowing. And those are just a few of the obvious tasks. Really, it's the details that can take your gathering from ho-hum to awesome. One detail that's sure to wow guests is a stunning, homemade centerpiece. The floral masters at Camelback Flowershop, 4108 East Indian School Road, will teach you how to create a beautiful focal point during the Centerpiece Class from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. The workshop costs $195 and includes teaching design techniques, a take-home centerpiece, and some snacks and wine. To purchase tickets and get more information, visit camelbackflowershop.com or call 602-840-4646. Evie Carpenter
"Desert River/City River"
One might not expect an artist hailing from the lush and green New York to accurately portray the drought and dam-nation of the desert, but that's exactly what Tony Winters does in "Desert River/City River." The award-winning landscape artist captures such city oases as pools and canals alongside the flowing waters of the Salt River and Bartlett Lake in his could-be-photographs paintings.
Visitors can see them for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, and through Saturday, November 26, at the Arizona Capitol Museum, 1700 West Washington Street. For details, visit www.azlibrary.gov/azcm or call 602-926-3620. Janessa Hiliard
Summer Sales Screening
Aside from hyper-motivated Girl Scouts, the art of door-to-door sales is mostly a thing of the past. Still, the occasional rap on the door does occur, and someone winds up hiding behind the curtains in their underwear. Well, local writer and musician Matthew Rodgerson thought such a premise was primo mockumentary material. Apparently, so did Netflix. Rodgerson's comedy series Summer Sales was recently picked up by the streaming giant, but locals can catch an advance screening of the pilot at Stand Up Live, 50 West Jefferson Street, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9. Along with the screening, cast members of Summer Sales will be on hand to proselytize the show without any pesky doors to block them. Tickets to the 21-and-over event are $15. Visit standuplive.com or call 480-719-6100 for details. Rob Kroehler
The Making of Outlander
You've read the novels, you've watched the TV show, now you can read about watching the Starz hit Outlander.
The Poisoned Pen welcomes TV critic and blogger Tara Bennett to the Hilton Resort, 6333 North Scottsdale Road, where she will talk about her new book, The Making of Outlander. Series creator Diana Gabaldon will host the event at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, leading the discussion of the TV adaption, how it has stayed true to her vision, and how good Sam Heughan looks in a kilt.
Pre-signed copies of The Making of Outlander will be available for $50. Purchase includes a spot in the signing line, where Bennett and Gabaldon will personalize your copy and sign one additional book per person. No posed photos will be allowed, though staff will take pictures while the authors personalize books. For more information, call 480-947-2974 or visit poisonedpen.com. Michael Senft
Art One's 23rd Anniversary
You might say Art One Gallery is old school. It's got a loyal following of artists and collectors cultivated during more than two decades on the Scottsdale arts scene. During the Scottsdale ArtWalk on Thursday, November 10, Art One celebrates 23 years of working with a diverse roster of student and professional artists in Arizona.
Several are well-known on the local arts scene: Luster Kaboom, Kyllan Maney, James Angel, Jennifer Gross, and Thuong Nguyen. And many will join the free celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. that night, at 4130 North Marshall Way, giving art lovers a chance to see hundreds of affordable works of art in various media, as well as talk with some of the creatives whose works bring the gallery to life.
Visit www.artonegalleryinc.com. Lynn Trimble
Modern Calligraphy Class
Remember when you had to practice writing a capital "Q" in cursive about 50 trillion times in school? Well, on Thursday, November 10, the time has come to finally put that penmanship to good use during Be A Heart's Beginner Modern Calligraphy Class at the McKinley Club, 800 North First Avenue. From 6 to 9 p.m., Erica Tighe will teach the basics of calligraphy and send each participant home with a workbook, specialty paper, nibs, a jar of ink, and more. The class costs $99, and spots are filling up fast. For tickets and to see if any additional dates open up, check out beaheart.com. Evie Carpenter
Yes, adventure is out there. But actually it's going to be right here in town come Friday, November 11. Get that bucket list ready, Phoenicians, because you're definitely going to be crossing off items during Questival. This 24-hour adventure race will have teams of two to six thrill-seekers going head-to-head to see who will complete all the challenges first (or ... at all). During the event, teams will have to complete fitness exercises and service tasks. And some might even include food. The Questival winners could walk away with prize packages, including trips, Cotopaxi merchandise, and more. But whether you're in it to win it or just out to have a good time with friends, you'll receive a Cotopaxi Luzon backpack. Tickets start at $39, but prices will go up closer to the race. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. at Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 North Second Street. To register, visit www.cotopaxi.com/products/phoenix. Evie Carpenter
Agua Furiosa
Blend movement, call and response, and musical improvisation with personal narratives of black and Latino performance artists, and you've got the makings of Agua Furiosa, an evening-length dance work created by urban Latin dance theater Contra Tiempo of Los Angeles.
Loosely inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest and an Afro-Cuban deity of wind and storms, it's being performed at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, at ASU Gammage, 1200 South Forest Avenue in Tempe. It's designed to both entertain and inspire audiences to "join the complex and transforming conversation of race in America" — by addressing contradictions of color, poverty, and immigration.
Agua Furiosa is part of the 2016-17 Gammage Beyond series, which expands ASU Gammage programming beyond touring Broadway shows. Tickets are $20. Visit asugammage.com. Lynn Trimble
Natasha Leggero
It didn't take long for Comedy Central's Another Period to win audiences over with raucous humor, brutal ribbing of our county's racist, sexist past, and, of course, beautiful costume design. Described as Keeping Up with the Kardashians meets Downton Abbey, it stars co-creator Natasha Leggero with an excellent comedy ensemble backing her, including Riki Lindhome, Brett Gelman, Christina Hendricks, David Wain, her hubby, Moshe Kasher, and more. But really, fans of Leggero's dry, mean-girl brand of humor saw her success coming a mile away.
While her character, Lillian Bellacourt, is a stuck-up, entitled snob, her onstage persona is, well, kind of similar but with fewer petticoats. You can catch Leggero at Stand Up Live, 50 West Jefferson Street, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 12. Tickets are $25 with a two-drink minimum. It is a 21-and-over event. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to standuplive.com. Heather Hoch
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers
If we've learned anything from the 2016 NFL season thus far, it's to expect the unexpected. While such terse observations offer little reprieve to befuddled Arizona Cardinals fans who have quickly grown accustomed to winning, they do remind us that — although pundits often speak in definitive terms — nothing is a given in professional sports. So when the San Francisco 49ers, a woeful division rival, roll into Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium, One Cardinals Drive, on Sunday, November 13, Cardinals fans and players alike should find themselves acutely aware that the perceived disparities between the two teams are tenuous at best. Yes, the Niners stink, and the Cardinals couldn't put together a complete game if their season depended on it. This Sunday, it actually might. Kickoff is at 2:25 p.m., and tickets are $65 and up. Visit www.azcardinals.com or call 623-433-7101 for details. Rob Kroehler


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Old Town homeless lockers fight to continue with neighbors' appeal
The Fort Collins City Council will get to weigh in on proposed lockers for homeless people at the Mennonite Church near the Old Town Library.
A group of neighbors to the church at 301 E. Oak St. and across the street from Library Park, appealed the Planning and Zoning Board's approval. The board failed to take into account the program's effect on the safety and health of the neighborhood and failed to connect people to needed services, the neighbors argued.
The Fort Collins Mennonite Church won approval from the board July 19 for the lockers program. The church has already installed most of the 20 lockers it wants on the exterior of its building. It plans to offer them to people who are homeless to store their belongings. They would have 24-hour access to the lockers, though the site would have security cameras installed and a floodlight for visibility.
City staff recommended access be limited to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and it be supervised by a person physically present during that time. The planning and zoning board, however, hewed to the church's request and granted 24-hour access without supervision.
"The Board, however, improperly failed to consider how the proposed lockers would effectively institutionalize the homeless population into the neighborhood, with no other health and safety safeguards or provisions," neighbors wrote in their appeal.
Laurie Davis, who is the lead appellant and serving as the spokesperson for the almost 50 appealing neighbors, said their concerns aren't coming from an anti-homeless bias, but because of safety concerns and wanting to make sure people receive the services they need.
"No one is anti-homeless, as far as I can see from people that signed onto the appeal," Davis said. "Everyone is very empathetic to the condition of homelessness. We just feel this wasn't a solution to get people out of homelessness, just a stopgap."
They don't necessarily want the lockers program disbanded altogether, she said. Davis said she'd be willing to have some kind of compromise to emphasize the safety of the neighborhood.
She pointed to the Murphy Center and Homeward Alliance as the model and where people who are homeless should be going. The Murphy Center also has rules to protect the people who use its locker program, she said.
One of the elements of the appeal is that the planning and zoning board didn't fully vet the project because it failed to take into account the safety aspect. While police officials were present for the planning and zoning hearing, they were not called to testify.
Residents of the Old Town neighborhoods surrounding Library Park have long cited concerns of violence, drug use, human waste and discarded hypodermic needles. Davis also cited concerns that the lockers would become targets for ill-intentioned people.
"(Mennonite Pastor Steve Ramer is) trying to do this because he feels this is the right thing to do," Davis said. "I just don't feel it's a safe use of (the space)."
The appeal hearing hasn't been scheduled yet. Based on conversations with the city, Davis expects it in October. Ramer, who pushed the project, did not respond to a request for comment Friday. A law firm associated with the American Civil Liberties Union represented the church during the planning and zoning hearing.
The church initially asked the City Council to fund the locker program, but the council voted against it. Opponents to funding the project argued the money would be better spent at the Murphy Center, as it has a stronger alignment with the city's mission to make homelessness "rare, short-lived and non-recurring."


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3 Cs to Keep an Eye on After Back Surgery
Before you scribble your John Hancock onto a series of discharge papers from your hospital or surgical center, you're going to want to have a handle on the sorts of things you need to have a great home recovery. While back surgeries range in complexity, each requires a level of recovery time. That's why it's best to talk to your surgeon before you're wheeled out to your car to know what to expect during your back surgery recovery so that you and your caregiver have a game plan.
Unfortunately, constipation may be a consequence of your back surgery recovery or come in conjunction with the medications that you're prescribed. Either way, you'll need to eat a diet rich in whole foods and fiber. Have your caregiver locate fiber-rich foods like apples, pears, whole-wheat or rye bread, almonds, and beans. These foods will help to eliminate constipation so that you're not putting additional strain on your back while emptying your bowels. Aim to drink plenty of water which is a natural stool softener (you can also sip on prune juice) and keep over-the-counter constipation aids close at hand if all else fails.
Sleeping is paramount to a good recovery. Sleep helps your body heal, so be sure to have sleep aids to ensure that you can rest peacefully and comfortably. Before you arrive at home, have your caregiver purchase a body pillow or procure extra pillows from around the house. These will keep you comfortable and body pillows can be moved around and molded to best suit and support your preferred resting position. When it's time to eat or if you want to read or watch television, you may want to have a denser back rest pillow for sitting up. These will support your back and not compromise comfort. Encourage your caregiver to line your bed with several weights of blankets. This way you can control the level of warmth you feel against your body.
Care (Hygiene)
Being dependent on someone to take care of your personal hygiene can feel like an invasion of personal space. Unfortunately, you're going to need the help and toilet and shower aids can help take the edge off of the embarrassment while allowing some personal privacy. Failure to keep up a standard of hygiene can have many implications, like infection.
Things you will want to have on hand for good hygiene during recovery include:
- Reachers for grabbing items you may drop
- A raised toilet seat (and rails, if appropriate)
- A clamp-on rail for your bathtub for showering
- Portable grip bars for showers (if you don't have a bathtub)
- Bed support rail for sitting upright to apply any necessary ointments, ice backs, change bandages, or for sitting up to brush your teeth or wash your face.
- A bell. Sounds old school, but you may be in high-level pain or slide into an uncomfortable position and your phone may be difficult to access. A bell is a loud unmistakable call for help.
Recovery is the first leg of the process. Eventually, you'll take baby steps (quite literally) toward a full recovery and with the right care and treatment, you'll make a complete recovery. But like anything, how you start determines your outcome. Take care of your body early on and your chances of a healthy recovery will increase.
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Those electing to receive a spinal fusion should do so after all other treatments have been explored. The procedure will not fully "fix" your back or provide complete pain relief, but it will prevent motion in the painful portions of your spine returning and allow you to have some function and normalcy.


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Nineteen Palestinian children have been killed in the past 10 days, making November already the
second deadliest month of the year for young people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNICEF said Friday.
The UN children's Fund said 17 have been killed in Gaza and two in the West Bank so far in November. Only July - when 40 children were killed - was worse, the agency said.
"What children and adolescents have endured the past few days will likely have a long-lasting impact," UNICEF spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said in Geneva. "They have seen family members killed and their communities destroyed.
They have been confined to their homes, in many cases without access to food, water or electricity."
Israeli artillery shells ripped through a residential neighborhood Wednesday in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, killing at least 18 people, including eight children.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a "technical failure" meant the artillery hit the homes instead of an
orange grove, some 1,500 feet away, from which troops saw rockets fired seconds earlier.
Bociurkiw estimated that more than 300 children have been injured this month by Israeli attacks. For the year, he said 116 Palestinian children have been killed, compared with only 52 last year.


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When you plug your iPhone into your PC and look under My Computer, you'll see it show up under Scanners and Cameras in Windows, but if you want to drag and drop other types of files to and from your device you're out of luck. Android phones, on the other hand, let you treat them just like USB drives. (Note that this procedure is not identical for all Android phones.)
Step by Step
- Connect your Android phone to your PC.
- On your Android device, slide down the notification drawer and tap where it says "USB connected: Select to copy files to/from your computer."
- On the next screen select Turn on USB storage, then tap OK.
- On your PC, an AutoPlay box should appear. Click Open folder to view files.
- Drag the item(s) you want to transfer from your PC's hard drive to your phone by moving them to the appropriate folder under Removable Disk. (In our case, we moved an album's worth of songs from our Music folder to the Media folder on our Android phone.)
- Press Stop on your Android phone to end the storage session before disconnecting the cable.
The files should now be easily accessible on your phone. For instance, once we opened the Music player, our album was ready to play. If it's a different kind of file you're looking to open, try downloading the Astro File Manager app to locate it.