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On the court or in the classroom, Eastern Washington's Sir Washington has overcome all obstacles
June 16, 2018 Updated Sat., June 16, 2018 at 7:11 p.m.
Never a doubt, as they say in sports and in life.
Five years ago, Sir Washington somehow made it through high school, despite every obstacle life placed in his way.
Two years later, he overcame injury and was on the court for Eastern Washington in the NCAA Tournament, and played one of the best games of his career.
Never a doubt, because Sir Washington is a player.
But Washington also was a Prop 48 athlete, a partial qualifier with some catching up to do in the classroom.
The doubts – serious ones – came in the classroom and study hall, while facing a blank sheet of paper on his desk with little idea of how to fill it with words that would satisfy a college professor.
However, with help from coaches and Eastern's academic support staff, Washington was living the dream Saturday afternoon.
"Last night it really hit me: I really made it through college," Washington said just before the ceremony began at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. "And I want my cousins to know that I went there."
Two hours later, Washington became the first in his family to graduate from college.
The celebration matched the moment, with 20 relatives making the trip from Las Vegas. No one was prouder than his parents, Melvin and Sharon Washington.
"By the grace of God he stuck in there," said Melvin Washington. "As parents, we've been blessed to go through this with him and and see him walk on that stage."
"Over the years he had some struggles, and I'm very proud to be his father," said Melvin, a high school basketball star who went on to play college but didn't graduate.
A similar fate loomed for Sir. He was the product of a poor learning environment in depressed North Las Vegas, which has a poverty rate of 18 percent and one of the highest violent-crime rates in the nation, along with chronic homelessness and gang violence.
"His grades weren't great," said EWU head coach Shantay Legans, who recruited Washington as an assistant for Jim Hayford.
"But in talking to his principal and his counselor, they loved the kid. He was always helping people, and walking the teachers to their cars," Legans said.
Washington finished with a 2.0 grade-point average and signed with Eastern as a Prop 48 athlete.
"We told Hayford, 'This guy is going to need a lot of hand-holding,' " said Jim Fitzgerald, Assistant Athletic Director for Student Success.
"His academic toolbox was short, and he didn't have the study skills or time management – we had to teach him that," said Fitzgerald, who credits Study Table Coordinator Earl Overlie for laying the groundwork.
"He's one of the reasons we've gone 32 straight quarters above a 3.0 GPA," said Fitzgerald, speaking of Eastern's 300-plus student-athletes. Washington did the rest.
Even as he was forced to sit his first year, Washington continued to work, focusing on school and "making sure I stay on track to graduate," he said.
Arriving in Cheney in the fall of 2013, Washington didn't know what that meant.
That moment, shared by Washington's parents, brothers and and cousins, was five years in the making, longer if you consider the Eagles' recruiting efforts to land the talented guard.
Legans was there from the beginning, a fact that Washington's parents appreciated on Saturday.
"I'm getting emotional right now," Melvin Washington said in the Arena hall before the ceremony. "Coach Legans worked so hard with my son to get him where he is right now."
Legans was there too, as was graduating senior Bogdan Bliznyuk, who emigrated from Ukraine and became a star on the court and in the classroom.
"I learned a lot from Bogdan," said Washington, referring to much more than basketball.
The table set, Washington did the rest. He'll graduate with a 3.0 GPA and a degree in communications.
Next month he'll return to Vegas, with an invitation to try out with professional teams from Europe.
If that doesn't work out, Washington will put his degree to work.
"It really is a tearjerker, because he's been such a great kid," Legans said. "I couldn't be any happier."
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Order read for consideration, as amended.
3.41 p.m.
On a point of Order. Is it in Order when a Bill is presented by a Minister, for that Minister not to be present when it is discussed?
That is not a point of Order for me.
I was about to say that I wish to express the regret of my right hon. Friend at his inability to be in the House this afternoon. I hope hon. Members will accept that expression of regret.
While I do not wish to be in any way unreasonable, I do think this is a somewhat difficult point. This is the first example of a new procedure, and, while we are perfectly willing to concede the necessities of Government to the Minister, I think something a little more explicit than the rather perfunctory words of the Parliamentary Secretary would be desirable.
I did not intend to be in any way perfunctory. As I think everyone will realise, my right hon. Friend the Minister and other of my right hon. Friends have urgent public business which they are bound to transact, and it is only natural that on occasions it is inevitable that my right hon. Friend should not be able to be present. I do not think any hon. Member would for a moment question my right hon. Friend's attendance in this House on the many Measures for which he has been responsible recently, both in the House and in Committee upstairs, and I think it would be a little churlish to raise the question of his non-attendance today. I assure the House that it is quite inevitable.
I quite agree it is inevitable that from time to time the Minister must be absent. But two Cabinet Ministers, two Privy Councillors, are named in this Bill, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. I think that on a Bill of importance like this a Privy Councillor should be here to explain what is, after all, a new departure in principle, and, if I may say so, a rather heavy-handed use of that procedure. We intend to draw attention to a declaration of no less a Member of the Government than the then Lord Privy Seal on this, and it is a little difficult with no Member of the Privy Council opposite to take note of our objections and convey them where they must be conveyed, namely to the Cabinet.
Is it not a fact that this Bill comes before the House on the Report stage; and that it comes before the House under the provisions of a Measure passed by this House in this Parliament, which specifically provides that the Bill shall be treated as having passed its Second Reading and Committee stages? Therefore, there is no question of the Minister's attendance on this occasion.
I would suggest that this is a very new idea, that Ministers of the Crown do not need to attend the Report stage of their Bills. I should have thought that that was exactly what you, Mr. Speaker, in the Chair, with the Table as your base, would have expected —that the Minister could reasonably be expected to attend. That he should not be able to attend in Committee is inevitable at times, but this is the Report stage, at which Ministers do attend.
The point originally put by the hon. and gallant Gentleman was that the Minister who had signed this Bill should be present for its Second Reading.
Surely it has for a very long time been the custom at the Ministry of Health that water is one of the things looked after by the Parliamentary Secretary.
I should be loath to circumscribe the privileges of the Parliamentary Secretary so rigorously and in such a limiting fashion as is now being suggested.
I said it was one of the things.
I think that to say he gave special attention to water was placing a rather invidious limitation upon him. We are not saying that there are not occasions when a Minister cannot he present; but we do say that here two Ministers are involved, that a new procedure is involved, and that without any doubt a Privy Councillor ought to be present, because these are matters which affect a Cabinet committee; some of the Minister's proposed Amendments affect the setting up of a Cabinet committee. In those circumstances, I suggest that it would be very difficult to discuss this matter in the absence of both the Cabinet Ministers concerned. I do not think that we on this side are being unreasonable. Merely to say that the Minister of Health is not able to be here—and the Minister of Agriculture is apparently not to be here either—without saying whether or not he or his right hon. Friend is to be here at a later stage of the Sitting, or the nature of the duties upon which they are concerned, is taking a little too much upon the shoulders of a Parliamentary Secretary.
I really think that we might be allowed to proceed with this Measure.
Tell us what they are doing.
It is quite unreasonable that we should on every occasion
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On a point of Order. This is now being erected into a principle, and upon that I think I must ask your leave, Mr. Speaker, to move the Adjournment. I do not think it is unreasonable to move the Adjournment in order to obtain the attendance of a Privy Councillor responsible for this Bill. I, of course, leave that entirely to your discretion. I am arguing that on this occasion, in view of the defence of the principle which is being adduced by the Parliamentary Secretary, I am entitled to move the Adjournment.
The only Motion which would, I think, be in Order at this moment would be. "That further consideration of the Bill as amended be now adjourned."
Then I beg to move, "That further consideration of the Bill as amended be now adjourned."I do not wish to weary the House with a repetition of argument. I shall stand on the arguments that I have already adduced.
Might I just say—
This Motion, like the Motion for the Adjournment, may be put without discussion if I so choose.
Question put, "That further consideration of the Bill as amended be now adjourned."
The House divided: Ayes. 104; Noes, 198.
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|Jeger, C. (Winchester)
|Skeffington, A. M.
|Boardman, H.
|John, W.
|Skeffington-Lodge, T. C.
|Braddock, T. (Mitcham)
|Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool)
|Skinnard, F. W.
|Bramall, E. A.
|Kenyon, C.
|Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.)
|Brook, D. (Halifax)
|Key, Rt. Hon. C. W.
|Snow, J. W.
|Broughton, Dr. A. D. D.
|Kinghorn, Sqn.Ldr. E.
|Solley, L. J.
|Brown, T. J. (Ince)
|Kinley, J.
|Sorensen, R. W.
|Bruce, Maj. D. W. T
|Kirby, B V.
|Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank
|Burden, T. W.
|Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D
|Sparks, J. A.
|Burke, W. A.
|Lang, G.
|Stross, Dr. B.
|Carmichael, James
|Lavers, S.
|Stubbs, A. E.
|Chamberlain, R. A.
|Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J.
|Swingler, S.
|Chetwynd, G. R.
|Leonard, W.
|Symonds, A. L.
|Cluse, W. S.
|Leslie, J. R.
|Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield)
|Cocks, F. S.
|Levy, B. W.
|Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
|Collins, V. J
|Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton)
|Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
|Comyns, Dr. L
|Lewis, J. (Bolton)
|Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
|Corlett, Dr. J.
|Lipton, Lt.-Col. M.
|Thomas, George (Cardiff)
|Cove, W. G.
|Lyne, A. W.
|Thurtle, Ernest
|Crossman, R. H. S.
|McAdam, W.
|Tolley, L.
|Daggar, G.
|McEntee, V. La T.
|Vernon, Maj. W F.
|Davies, Edward (Burslem)
|McGhee, H. G.
|Viant, S. P.
|Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.)
|McGovern, J.
|Walker, G. H.
|Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton)
|McKay, J. (Wallsend)
|Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst)
|Deer, G.
|McKinlay, A. S.
|Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.)
|Diamond, J.
|Maclean, N. (Govan)
|Warbey, W. N.
|Dobbie, W
|McLeavy, F.
|Watkins, T. E.
|Dodds, N. N.
|MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling)
|Webb, M. (Bradford, C)
|Driberg, T. E. N.
|Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg)
|Weitzman, D.
|Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C.
|Mann, Mrs. J.
|Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
|Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty)
|Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A.
|West, D. G.
|Evans, E. (Lowestoft)
|Mathers, Rt. Hon. George
|Wheatley, Rt. Hn. J. T. (Edinb'gh. E.)
|Ewart, R
|Middleton, Mrs. L.
|White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.)
|Fairhurst, F.
|Mitchison, G. R.
|Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W
|Farthing, W. J.
|Monslow, W.
|Wigg, George
|Foot, M. M.
|Moody, A. S.
|Wilkes, L.
|Fraser, T (Hamilton)
|Mort, D. L.
|Wilkins, W. A.
|Freeman, Peter (Newport)
|Naylor, T. E.
|Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
|Gallacher, W.
|Neal, H. (Claycross)
|Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
|Ganley, Mrs. C. S
|Nicholls, H. R (Stratford)
|Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
|Gilzean, A.
|Oldfield, W. H.
|Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
|Glanville, J E. (Consett)
|Orbach, M.
|Williams, W. R. (Heston)
|Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood)
|Paget, R. T.
|Willis, E
|Grenfell, D. R.
|Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth)
|Wyatt, W.
|Grey, C. F.
|Parker, J.
|Yates, V. F.
|Grierson, E.
|Pearson., A.
|Zilliacus, K.
|Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley)
|Popplewell, E.
|Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side)
|Porter, E. (Warrington)
|Mr. Collindridge and Mr. Bowden
Bill, as amended, considered.


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When Trade agrees to find a runaway teen in the middle of a blistering Arizona summer she gets more than she bargained for...crooked cops, a community of homeless people and a dubious movie producer.
After witnessing a brutal murder in a detention center, Eddy Gallegos runs for his life. Hot on his trail are a team of cops, a suspicious homeless kid on a bike, and maybe an X-rated movie producer. A dangerous race is on, leading Trade down a deadly path of violence and scandal.
Sinclair Browning writes one of the best voices in the genre today. Mystery News


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Super Stretchable Wires Created
Washington: American researchers have created super stretchable wires that can be expanded up to eight times their length, for potential use in headphones and phone chargers among others.
"Previous efforts to create stretchable wires focus on embedding metals or other electrical conductors in elastic polymers, but that creates a trade-off," says Michael Dickey, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University.
"Increasing the amount of metal improves the conductivity (power to transmit heat, electricity or sound), of the composite, but diminishes its elasticity. Our approach keeps the materials separate, so you have maximum conductivity without impairing elasticity," says Dicky, the journal Advanced Functional Materials reports.
"In short, our wires are orders of magnitude more stretchable than the most conductive wires, and at least an order of magnitude more conductive than the most stretchable wires currently in the literature," adds Dicky.
Dickey notes that one challenge needs to be addressed before the wires can be considered for popular products: how to minimise leakage of the metal if the wires are severed, according to a North Carolina statement.
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The government of Oyo State on Monday declared that the immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi misrepresented facts as regards the vehicles carted away by operatives of his government.
The former Governor, had while speaking to newsmen on the occasion of this year's Eid-il- Kabir celebration, described the alarm raised by the incumbent government in Oyo as a "minor issue," adding that his aides paid for the vehicles they carted away.
But a statement by the chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa indicated that the former Governor mixed up the facts of the matter.
"There should be no ambiguity about this issue of missing or stolen cars.
"The alarm raised by the government of Engineer Seyi Makinde on the unprecedented looting of official vehicles has nothing to do with cars that were legally sold or boarded to the different officials of the past administration.
"The vehicles we are concerned about are official cars carted away without legal instruments.
"Contrary to the statement of former Governor Ajimobi, many of the vehicles carted away illegally are new and in working conditions.
"You cannot possibly classify a vehicle procured in February of this year as an old car just a few months after it was purchased."
The statement added that Oyo State government has no issue with vehicles properly boarded by past officials.
It indicated that issues were raised on vehicles given out by the past administration as "parting gifts."
The statement further added that the illegally taken away vehicles were not paid for by those involved.
"That is why a number of the vehicles have so far been retrieved.
"We must put on record that taking away government property is really a sad development in the annals of public accountability," the statement read.
The statement added: "This government frowns at any attempt to justify illegality. The government has sworn to always do what is right and so cannot ignore such misrepresentations.
"The first thing to say is that many of the vehicles were not boarded by officials of the past administration, but were taken away without payment.
"There is nowhere in the public service that a governor is allowed to gift public property to cronies like a Santa Claus.
"If the former governor claims that it happens elsewhere, that cannot be a justification. This government is determined to ensure that every kobo of taxpayers will be accounted for.
"We also restate our commitment to ensuring that all the vehicles illegally taken away are recovered.
"So far, we are impressed by the work of the committee saddled with the recovery of the assets illegally taken.
"The Committee will continue to have the full backing of government.
The statement expressed worries at another attempt by the former Governor to brand civil servants as 'thieves," adding that such branding is unhelpful.
"We are not amused by the branding of our civil servants as "thieves" by the former Governor, but we are much worried about what he did to reform the system while in power."


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They were the first band to play in the Point Theatre two decades ago and now U2 have become the first act to perform in it since its re-birth as the O2.
Well, half of them have played it. Bono and The Edge both played guitars and sang to a handful of people, including owner Harry Crosbie, the other night.
The first concert lined-up for the new, expanded venue is the Childline Charity gig next Tuesday, but rumours had been doing the rounds that U2 were going to slip in ahead of everybody. There was even a rumour that they were going to go on as an unannounced support act to The Kings Of Leon there before Christmas.
The pair strolled into the venue with their guitars to film part of a new TV tribute show to the late Ronnie Drew that will be presented by Gerry Ryan over the Christmas period. The pair played to 15,000 empty seats.
The first time U2 were in The Point they were filming parts of their movie 'Rattle And Hum', as well as recording some of the album, including the hit single 'Desire'. So this week they decided to play two songs from the movie and album of the same name. They ran through 'Van Diemen's Land' with The Edge on lead vocals and 'Desire', with Bono back in control.
Bono once referred to the late Ronnie Drew as "the king of Ireland". He also co-wrote the number one single 'The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew' earlier this year and was delighted to take part in the musical tribute.


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Twitter Is Reportedly Considering An Acquisition Of SoundCloud
by Brent Dirks
May 19, 2014
Twitter isn't giving up on music just yet. According to Re/Code, the social networking giant is considering an acquisition of popular music and audio sharing company SoundCloud. SoundCloud boasts more than 250 million users of its free service. Through its site, or universal iOS app, you can listen to a huge amount of different music and audio. According to the report, Twitter could gain some needed user growth with the deal:
SoundCloud's self-reported user base is the same size as Twitter's, and the two likely have a significant degree of overlap. But like Facebook's Instagram deal, and Twitter's MoPub acquisition, a SoundCloud deal would give Twitter a way to expand its reach independent of its core service. That has been an issue for the company since it went public, and it has posted growth numbers that have disappointed investors, who worry that Twitter may end up with a user base that is significantly smaller than the billion-plus that Facebook has acquired.SoundCloud could use the acquistion to help ramp up its advertising and help reach deals with music labels for distribution rights. This isn't Twitter's first attempt at courting music fans. Its Twitter #Music app launched on the App Store a little more than a year ago to great fanfare. But the app was generally regarded as a dud, and Twitter shut the service down earlier this year. Interestingly, Twitter wanted to include SoundCloud in the #Music app, but the report said that idea shut down after music labels complained about the lack of licenses. For other news today, see: Apple's In-Store iPad Trade-In Program Arrives In The UK, France, Germany, Spain, Confirmed: AT&T To Purchase DirecTV For Almost $50 Billion, and Here's More Proof That iOS 7.1.1 Can Be Jailbroken, But Will We See A Public Release?
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UNITED NATIONS — Russia is prepared to consider ways to make it easier for Libya to buy arms, but it voiced serious concern about lifting an embargo on the country, Russia's UN ambassador said.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said last week that he planned to ask the UN Security Council to lift the embargo, which was imposed at the start of an uprising in 2011 that culminated in the ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Russia's UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, who is president of the Security Council this month, said Monday that there were concerns about Libya's lack of internal authority and the spread of weapons across its borders.
He said Libya had not yet officially requested that the arms embargo be lifted but said the issue would likely be discussed by the 15-member council before a meeting on Libya later this month.
"Some council members do have reservations about lifting the arms embargo," Churkin told reporters, noting that Libya's government was already able to purchase weapons with the approval of a Security Council sanctions committee.
"Of course, it can be regarded as a somewhat cumbersome procedure even though it's supposed to happen rather quickly," Churkin said. "I think we will also be looking at ways maybe to facilitate the possible acquisition of arms by the Libyan government short of full-fledged lifting of the arms embargo."
The Libyan government has struggled to exert authority. State security forces remain weak, and militias made up of former rebel fighters hold power on the ground.
Libya's official LANA news agency quoted army chief of staff Yussef al-Mangoush as saying last week that Libya was planning to rebuild its army and wanted to sign contracts to help achieve this goal and assess what kind of equipment it needed in the future.
Libya's south has become a smuggling route for weapons, which have reached al-Qaida militants deep in the Sahara Desert. The lawless region is also a conduit for contraband.
In the eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of the revolt against Gadhafi, there has been a wave of violence against diplomats, military and police, including an attack on Sept. 11 that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
"It does give one pause, and I think it suggests a need to reflect very carefully on the advisability of lifting the arms embargo," Churkin said.
Russia is still bristling that its abstention from a UN vote in 2011 allowed NATO airstrikes to help Libyan rebels trying to topple Gadhafi.
Russian officials accused the United States and its allies of overstepping their mandate.
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Magnetic Adventures – Noah and his Big Boat
A unique interactive Noah's Ark book that enables children to create their own scenes of this much-loved Bible Story. With special magnetic pages and a set of magnetized cut-out people and animals, the reader has everything needed to illustrate the story of the coming of the great flood. The pieces are stored in a plastic bubble in the front cover to keep all of them together and handy. Ages 3+.
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Use our fire and smoke stickers to create a burning effect on any photo.
This video demonstration shows you how to make it look as though something within your photo is burning on fire.
This is a very quick demonstration of our fire and smoke stickers that you can use for free to set anything you like on fire in your photo.
As we have done in all the previous demos, we upload a photo and zoom in so that the photo is at its largest. This just makes it easier to edit.
Navigate to the "Stickers" button on the bottom left of the screen and then choose "Fire".
There are plenty of different fire stickers, find the ones that fit your photo.
Add some smoke and fire in layers, resize, stretch and rotate to fit, try to make it as realistic as possible, unlike in our demo video, sorry!
Black and white photos always seem to look more realistic, the "Grayscale" filter is used in this demo.
You can also use the "Blur" effect to cover any obvious lines (not shown in this demo).
Another available option on all fire and smoke stickers is the opacity level. If the burning effect looks a bit fake, try lowering the opacity, making the sticker more transparent.
Enjoy creating fire and smoke burning effects with your own photos!


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Please Note: Royal Migration has no association with any other immigration company nor has any other branches.
Whether you are an adrenaline adventurist, a wildlife buff or a city slicker looking out for cutting edge culture, Canada has something to offer for the ardent traveler. With an astonishing diversity of landscapes from prairies to glacier topped mountains, to coastline and frozen tundra, this nation is also home to cosmopolitan cities, quirky town and indigenous settlements.
With a cityscape that is progressive, vibrant and is featured among the best places to live, Canadian holidays are highly preferred by Middle East residents to beat the long summers or to enjoy the beautiful snowcapped winters.
To visit Canada, Middle East residents are required to fill in the Canadian application visa. Canada allows certain nationalities a free stay for a period of up to 6 months. However, most nationalities require Canadian tourist visa that allows the applicant to stay in the country for 6 months, after filling a form of Temporary Resident Visa.
Obtaining a visit visa to Canada can be complicated, owing to the change in the requirements from time to time. It is pre-requisite to prove to the Canadian authorities on the intention of the applicant to return back to his country of origin, wherein the necessitate documentation must be carried out. Besides this, the applicant must provide sufficient proof that one is able to provide oneself with sufficient amount of money during his stay in Canada. Being able to have an approved visit visa is of advantage, as it allows the applicant to take an education courses with the duration less than 6 months. However, it is forbidden for visit visa holders to carry out any nature of work.
There are different types of Canada Visit visas, including single entry, multiple entry and transit visas. Each visa type has its own requirements and Royal Migration consultants are more than ready to assist you in planning your holiday or travel to Canada.
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I have had a little obsession with Greek Yogurt ranch dip as of late. I am a little embarrassed at how much I have been consuming. I have been eating it with baby carrots. with bags and bags of baby carrots.
We eat tons of Greek yogurt in our house. I have been into making homemade ranch seasoning mix and making Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip. It is really guilt-free, and make the perfect snack!
Last January, I made this Greek Yogurt Crispy Baked Chicken and it was a hit. Last week, I decided to try making Greek Yogurt Ranch mashed potatoes. And yes. also delicious.
The coolest thing about these mashed potatoes is that they are creamy and flavorful, but they don't have any butter in them!
You can make these Mashed Potatoes the traditional way, or in your Instant Pot. <—- Affiliate link. I have added details on how to make these mashed potatoes in your instant pot too.
Here is a little video to help you make these mashed potatoes in your Instant Pot.
Greek Yogurt Ranch Mashed Potatoes ( Serves 6-8)
6-8 Yukon Gold Potatoes
12 ounces of Greek Yogurt – or less
Greek Yogurt Ranch Seasoning
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Dill weed
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic
3 tablespoons of dried parsley
Method: Make Greek Yogurt ranch dressing by mixing the ranch seasonings with greek yogurt. Let the ranch sit in the fridge for about 30 minutes. You won't use all the ranch in the mashed potatoes- save some for carrot dipping. Cut Yukon Gold potatoes into pieces and boil them in water until they are soft. Place the potatoes in your mixer with your desired amount of Greek Yogurt Ranch. Whip the potatoes until they are a consistency you like.
Instant Pot variation: Put 1 cup of water in the bottom of your instant pot, followed by Yukon gold potatoes. Place lid on Instant Pot and seal. Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes. Vent right when the cooking time is done. Your potatoes should be soft. Mash them with a fork or a large spoon. Stir in Greek Yogurt Ranch.
This was excellent. I will make it again.


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Polo fields lease: Where is the City of San Diego?
Anyone who drove along Via De La Valle from I-5 to Morgan Run in early January 2013 was confronted by warning signs that warned of congestion along that road during the weekend of Jan. 5-6. This warning was well founded since the traffic and haphazard parking created a scene beyond imagination — so much for the lease between the City of San Diego and the Polo Club that prohibits events that attract large numbers of automobiles.
A lease, by the way, that expired in March 2012 and the city has promised will not be renewed without competitive bidding and complete transparency.
During the weekend noted above, cars were parked everywhere — on Via De La Valle, on the polo fields and every space within a mile of the polo fields that accommodate a car. Our neighborhood was overwhelmed by the traffic and parking and our privacy was disdained by the attendees to the event.
This must not be allowed to take place in the future. The City of San Diego must stand up for the rights of the taxpaying citizens. Obviously the thousands of people that invaded our neighborhood and disturbed our peace are by and large from somewhere else. They should practice their mayhem in their own neighborhoods.
So we say to the City of San Diego, where are you? What's happening with the lease? Where is your transparency? Where is your public bidding? And when will you start to stand up for those of us who live around the polo fields and pay our taxes to the city.
We have received no answers to our phone calls and e-mails and it's time for our elected representatives to represent us.
Mr. and Mrs Rudy L. Biller


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BlackBerry making a comeback with keyboard-packing Priv?
BlackBerry is trying to be relevant again with its new Priv phone. Has it succeeded? Read on.
While some reviews for BlackBerry's new keyboard-toting $699 Android phone find plenty to praise, other reviews pan the device and raise some red flags. Whether those red flags are simply early kinks that will be quickly ironed out, time will tell. Whatever the case, BlackBerry must deliver a stellar phone that attracts lots of new Android users if the company needs, as its CEO has said, to sell five million smartphones a year to be profitable.
Related: iPad Pro first-take review
Here's what reviews are saying about the return of the BlackBerry.
Android Central: "Buy." The physical keyboard is what defined the Blackberry before and it's the defining element on the Priv. The physical keyboard is good enough that Android Central says "buy it."
Keyboard upsides include a design that allows swiping left-right/up-down to navigate websites and apps. The upshot is that you can use the keyboard to scroll through web pages not unlike a trackpad, the review said. And the device's virtual keyboard supplements (not mimics) the hardware keyboard by providing more options.
Related: Google Nexus 6P review roundup
Overall, the review said that BlackBerry "has crafted an exceptional little computer. It looks great, feels solid."
But a second take, albeit positive overall, at the same tech site complains about build quality. "If I had bought this phone with my own money I would be returning it and trying again," the second reviewer writes, citing an issue with the "squishy" back cover that "others around the web have experienced."
TechnoBuffalo: "Buy." The Priv "has a beautiful screen, a great camera, a slide out keyboard that's also a trackpad, [and] pretty solid build quality," the review said in a YouTube summary of a written review. The reviewer liked the curved display (which "waterfalls" on each side), providing a "useful set of icons" such as a calendar and access to the BlackBerry Hub (a vehicle for managing email, texts, and calls) when swiping from the left or right.
Related: Apple's Cook says Android users bolting to iPhone - Really?
On the downside, the review says the Priv gets "uncomfortably warm" at times, an issue mentioned in other reviews.
Ars Technica: "No thanks." The review's subhead says it all: "$700 for a bad keyboard, poor camera, iffy build quality, and old software? No thanks." Ouch. And Ars Technica has a laundry list of reasons not to buy the phone. "Being a BlackBerry, the Priv of course has a hardware keyboard, but the keyboard isn't any good. It's so flat and tiny that it's awful to type on; we greatly preferred the packed-in software keyboard. Still, the biggest disappointment is the price: a whopping $700."
The Verge: While more upbeat than Ars Technica, The Verge says the phone isn't ready for prime time. But let's start with what The Verge says is good about the phone. "It's a fine keyboard, and it registers my keypresses without fail, even when I type quickly. It's laid out in classic BlackBerry fashion, the better to appeal to people whose thumb muscles still remember their [Blackberry] Bolds." And the review says that BlackBerry has made the device thin despite having that built-in keyboard.
Related: Apple Wallet on Apple Watch review
Now the bad news. Like other reviews (even the positive ones), heat is a problem. "I've had issues with both heat and performance," the reviewer said. "Both are not what they ought to be on a phone at this level. In fact, the very reason this review didn't come out alongside all of the other Priv reviews is that my first unit froze itself into oblivion no fewer than four times."
Most of the reviews imply that BlackBerry could have a successful phone but only if it quickly addresses some of the build quality issues and heat/performance. We should know in six months or so whether it's on the road to 5 million new users a year -- or oblivion.
When contacted by Foxnews.com, BlackBerry addressed the back cover and overheating issues.
Related: New Apple iMac brings stunning 4K Retina screen to lower-cost model
"We are...aware of a handful of reports on devices whereby the back of the device is allegedly too flexible, and are continuing to investigate these reports," a BlackBerry spokesperson said in an email.
"On temperature: Part of this is our desire to fit everything into one device, including the long lasting battery, but the device is comparable to phones in that same processor range."
"On performance: We've asked reviewers to update their OS after receiving the device and that has solved the app performance issues. We are also working on an OS update which will be available in the next few weeks to address some of the other issues."


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Photo of our clergy taken with The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, Bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida, on October 7, 2018.
The Rev. Dr. Larry Reid Hensarling began his service as the eighth Rector of All Saints' on November 14, 2016. All Saints' celebrated Fr. Reid's institution on February 26, 2017. He was the Associate to the Rector of All Saints' from April, 2003 to December, 2015 and Priest-in-Charge from January 6, 2016 to November 13, 2016.
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and received a BS degree from LSU in 1978 and an MA from the University of Texas in 1981. Fr. Reid went to seminary in the summer of 1989 and graduated from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in May, 1992. Thereafter, he has served churches in Shreveport, Louisiana, Bennettsville, South Carolina, and Memphis, Tennessee. He completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida in December, 2010.
Fr. Reid met his wife Deanie at the Catholic Student Center at the University of Texas at Austin and married June 28, 1980. They have a daughter Amy and a son David. Fr. Reid worked for his father in Lafayette, Louisiana as a geologist in the oil business from June, 1980 - June, 1989. Deanie graduated with honors from the University of South Louisiana in 1982. Fr. Reid and Deanie were raised in the Roman Catholic Church and began attending an Episcopal church in Lafayette, Louisiana in August, 1984. They were received into the Church the following year. Deanie is a full-time teacher in the Polk County School system.
Fr. Reid loves the All Saints' family, his sacramental duties, building adult Christian education, and leading the parish in spiritual growth through the faithful proclamation and teaching of the gospel. He supervises an excellent staff that loves and serves the people of All Saints' faithfully. Fr. Reid is the Chaplain of the All Saints' Doulos Chapter of the Order of St. Luke and loves to preach and teach the Bible. He particularly loves the Wednesday Morning Bible Study, Men's Friday Morning Bible Study, and Wednesday Night Parish Academy. Additionally, he enjoys the Parent Class that meets twice a week.
Fr. Reid's hobbies include reading, running, football, Shakespeare, and movies. He also loves working in the yard and following the Dallas Cowboys football team, which he has enjoyed since 1965.
The Rev. Kathy Elizabeth Hulin serves as Assistant to the Rector. Previously, she served as Director of Family and Women's Ministries at All Saints'. She was ordained as a transitional Deacon on January 29, 2018 and to the Sacred Order of Priests on October 7, 2018.
Kathy was born on Andrews Air Force Base and grew up in Dale City, VA until the age of 7 before moving to her mom's hometown in northcentral Pennsylvania. She developed her musical interests during middle school and high school and pursued musical studies at Mansfield University, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Peabody Conservatory. She holds a B.M. and M.M. in horn performance and met her husband Charles Hulin IV while pursuing doctoral studies in music in the mid-90s. Kathy made a public profession of faith in 1996 at Lee Street Memorial Baptist Church in Baltimore and was baptized on Dec. 1, 1996 at the age of 24.
Following her baptism, Kathy actively engaged in education, service, and mission opportunities through her church. In 1997 she began serving her church as paid staff and Charles and Kathy offered worship concerts in area churches. In 1998 Kathy was hired as Minister of Music at Lee Street Memorial Baptist where she served until called to seminary training in 2000. She attended Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in Virginia and earned a Master of Divinity in 2003. When called to serve Woodland Heights Baptist Church, she was ordained to the Gospel ministry by sending church Grace Baptist in 2004. In 2007 Charles and Kathy moved to Murfreesboro, NC where Charles taught at Chowan University and Kathy served as Associate Pastor for Music and Worship at First Baptist Church in Ahoskie.
In 2010 Charles was called to serve on faculty at Southeastern University and Kathy was hired by South McKeel Academy to work with students. Kathy taught in the music classroom to K-7th graders until the fall of 2014 when she resigned to become Director of Family Ministries here at All Saints'. Her introduction to our parish was through the children's and youth music ministry in 2013, where she served part-time as the Children's Choir and Youth Ensemble Director.
Kathy and her husband Charles call Lakeland their home and love serving our community. Kathy considers it an honor and a privilege to be serving God through All Saints' Church and hopes to be doing so for many years to come.
The Rev. Robert W. Johnson serves as the Deacon at All Saints'. His ordination to the diaconate was September 10, 2016.
Deacon Bob was born in Wurtzburg, Germany and grew up in Winter Haven, Florida. He graduated in 1974 from Auburndale High School, and the University of South Florida in 1988 with a Bachelor's degree in Business. As a child Bob attended St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winter Haven.
Bob was an Eagle Scout with Troop 123 in Winter Haven. He was very active and became acquainted with the Brosseau family. Doug Brosseau was a Scout in the troop and his father Jim wwas very active also. He met Debbie Brosseau in the fifth grade and we went to school together through middle school and high school. They married in December of 1978 and have four wonderful grown children: Emily currently teaching English in China, Rebecca working at the Smithsonian Postal museum in Washington, D.C., Benjamin teaching in the Polk County School system, and Meredith working for Champs Sports in Sarasota, Florida. They have one grandchild.
Debbie has a Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Florida State University and is working in the Polk County School System. The Johnsons' have been members of All Saints' Episcopal Church since 1985. Debbie has been serving as a Chalice and Subdeacon for over 25 years. In the 1980's Deacon Bob served as the Acolyte Warden.
His ministry with All Saints' is to communicate the needs of the community to our church and build up the members to love and serve our Lord in the community by addressing those needs.
The Rev. Robert E. Merritt serves as an Assisting Priest at All Saints' and a supply priest for the Diocese of Central Florida.
Robert (Buck) has served many churches in Central Florida in various roles as full time, interim, and supply priest. He describes his ministry as a worker/priest because of his 30 years history in the insurance business while maintaining an active ministry in the church. He was born in St. Petersburg, FL. He received his AA degree from St. Petersburg Junior college, a BS degree in Marketing from Florida State University, and a masters in Divinity from the University of the South. His civic involvement includes serving on the board of young life, Boys and Girls Clubs of Lakeland, and Habitat for Humanity. He views the community as a "parish at large."
He has three children: a son who lives in Lakeland, a daughter who lives in Athens, Georgia, and another son who lives in Orlando. Barbara is the joy of his life. She is a retired professor of political science from Florida Southern College. She received her masters and doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee and is also an avid fan of the football team. She enjoys reading, traveling, decorating, and long walks with her dog.
Robert enjoys reading, traveling, playing golf, and exercising at the gym. He is naturally a fan of the Florida State football team. Aware of his many blessings, he is most grateful for his relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Dr. Canon John E. Birtch serves as an Assisting Priest at All Saints' and a supply priest for the Diocese of Central Florida.
The Rev. Dr. John E. Birtch was born in Woodstock, Ontario Canada in 1929. He graduated from Woodstock Collegiate and the University of Western Ontario with a BA and from Huron College, London with a BD. He earned a commission in the Canadian Army. He did postgraduate studies for a year at the Central College of the Anglican Communion in Canterbury, England. He is a graduate of Virginia Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry. He was ordained a deacon June 8th, 1952 and a priest on May 31st, 1953.
Canon John and Joanne married in 1953. Joanne is a retired Registered Nurse and a retired organist and piano teacher and choir director. They have a daughter born in 1958 and a son born in 1963.
Canon John organized and served parishes in the Diocese of Huron, Ontario and in the Anglican Church of England before accepting a call to be rector of St. Bartholomew's, St. Petersburg and then as rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Indian Rocks Beach in the Diocese of Southwest Florida. He has been a Dean in three different Deaneries and he has served on a great many committees in Diocesan and National Church levels, including the AFP and as a Warden of the Order of St. Luke. Canon John and Joanne found it a great pleasure to escort many tours and cruises overseas. They both continue to enjoy photography, card games, and music.


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You heard that a drug in clinical trials was Fast Tracked. Or you heard that a treatment was granted Breakthrough Therapy by the FDA. Or that it got an Orphan Drug status. But what do these regulatory names mean?
In 1997, the FDA created a mechanism whereby important new drugs could get to patients more quickly than the standard and priority review programs already in place. Under it, drugs can be designated as Fast Track if they met two criteria: (1) the drug must show promise in treating a serious life-threatening condition; and (2) the drug must have the potential to address an unmet medical need, meaning that no other drug or remedy either exists or works as well.
Fast Track applications may be evaluated through a "rolling," or continual, review procedure that allows sponsors to submit to the FDA parts of the application as they are completed, rather than waiting until every section is finished. The FDA receives approximately 100-130 applications a year, and close to 80% will be approved.
Ipilimumab (Yervoy®), a treatment for metastatic melanoma, was approved through Fast Track in March 2011.
Breakthrough Therapy may be granted to a drug intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease, and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over existing therapies. A drug that receives Breakthrough Therapy designation is eligible for all Fast Track designation features and an FDA commitment to work closely with the sponsor to ensure an efficient drug development program.
The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy status since 2012. Approximately 110 requests have been granted by them; 50 were for cancer, and 24 are immunotherapies (48%) for 15 cancer types—acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), bladder cancer, brain cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, Merkel cell cancer, pancreatic cancer, and sarcoma.
The FDA's Accelerated Approval program began in 1992 to allow faster approval of drugs for serious conditions that fill an unmet medical need. It can take many years to learn whether a drug improves or extends the lives of patients. To speed the evaluation process, the FDA will grant accelerated approval based on whether or not a drug affects a surrogate endpoint. Surrogate endpoints are scientifically validated measures likely to predict the treatment will have the intended clinical benefit (e.g., extending survival) and may include physical signs such as tumor shrinkage. They typically require less time, and, in the case of a cancer patient, it is much faster to measure a reduction in tumor size, for example, than overall patient survival.
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) and nivolumab (Opdivo®) for melanoma were approved under this pathway in September and December, respectively, in 2014.
Drugs that have the potential to significantly improve safety or effectiveness may be granted Priority Review after all clinical trials are completed. This allows the drug to be assessed within 6 months, as opposed to the standard 10 months.
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) and nivolumab (Opdivo®) were granted Priority Review for their indications. For pembrolizumab, we waited 4 months for it to be approved for melanoma and lung cancer. For nivolumab, we only had to wait 2 months for it to be approved for melanoma, and one week for its expanded prescription for non-small cell lung cancer and kidney cancer.
According to FDA's Novel New Drugs Summary, 42% of the novel new drugs—a drug that has previously not been approved by the FDA—approved in 2015 were designated as Fast Track, Breakthrough Therapy, or both. Drugs granted Priority Review made up 53% of the novel new drugs, while 13% were approved using Accelerated Approval. Overall, 60% were designated in one or more categories of Fast Track, Breakthrough Therapy, Priority Review, and/or Accelerated Approval.
For more information on the four above, go to the FDA's website.
In 1983, recognizing that adequate drugs for rare disorders had not been developed in the U.S., Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act to provide incentives to induce companies to develop drugs for individuals with rare and neglected diseases. Orphan Drug status may be granted to drugs and biologics that are intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of rare diseases or disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. Orphan Drugs are given Priority Review, allowing them to be assessed within 6 months for approval.
Oncology drugs are almost always given Orphan Drug status if they apply to the FDA, because they are linked to the specific organ (lung, breast, prostate, etc.) where the cancer originates, rather than "cancer" as a whole, single category. More than 3,600 drugs have been given Orphan Drug status.
For more information on Orphan Drug program, visit the FDA's website.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Changing of the Guard - or Forward?
After a terrific and exhausting Day 1 of the NBA Playoffs on Saturday, on Sunday, I thought I would start a series that will document each game of the Western Conference first round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Why? Because the Heat/Celtics Game 1 was too ugly and I know that series is going to be like a late-90's Heat/Knicks matchup. Plus, during that game I was drinking in preparation for a Saturday Night out and Dwyane Wade's disappearance in the fourth quarter put me in a bad mood anyway. He has to bounce back in Game 2.
The second reason to follow the Thunder/Lakers matchup is because this series will be the first good look that America will have at Kevin Durant, the third year, 21 year old scoring champion of the NBA this year (30.1 PPG). What a better showcase for him than against the defending champion Lakers and Kobe Bryant, the former scorer champion and 2007-2008 NBA MVP. Kobe still has a lot left in his tank and if not, then he knows all the tricks and makes all the shots that keep him as one of the top-5 dominating players in the league. At this moment, this series may not have the look of a "changing of the guard situation," but perhaps years from now we may be able to point to this series as a moment when Kobe began his fade from prominence in his career. Who knows? That's why sports are terrific and why this series should be terrific. Now, to the play-by-play of Game 1:
- It's 3:00 PM and the game is about to start. I am hoping for a serious Mavericks vs. Warriors situation here like in 2007. That was during my Senior Week at collge. All we did was drink beer, dread graduating, and rally around that damn entertaining Warriors team led by the Metaphysical Rapper, Baron Davis and "Captain Jack" Stephen Jackson. I will never forget that time or that team.
- Montage of Durant on ABC. Mark Jackson says that Durant, "loves the game of basketball." Poetry.
- "The Thunder have the youngest starting lineup in the NBA." We will hear this line uttered literally one million times throughout this series.
- Thunder win the tip and Durant opens up with a smooth looking three-pointer, but he misses.
- Gasol comes back and nails a high arching hook over Jeff "Mr. Complimentary" Green.
- Bynum with a quick hook. 4-0 LAL (L.A. Lakers).
- Westbrook feeds to Durant. Durant misses easy layup. Could the kid be nervous?
- Gasol misses a close lay-in.
-Artest is rocking a Rodman blonde dyejob. I love him. The Thunder can't get a shot off and commit a 24-second violation. The organ work in the Forum is phenomenal as we have "House of the Rising Sun"-> "Let's Go Lakers."
- Kristic with a nice offensive rebound and put-back. 4-2 LAL.
- Thabo Sefalosha drives and is fouled. Earlier, Mike Breen pointed out that he is one of the top perimeter defenders in the league. I did not know that and I am glad that America knows that now. Sefalosha makes both free throws. 4-4.
- Bynum drives, easy lay-in. 6-4 LAL. Durant comes back and shoots a 3 that is off the mark.
- Artest with nice pivot work on Durant and makes a layup. The Thunder can't covert and on the other end and then Kobe comes down and puts on an exhibition of pivot/post foot work. He makes a tough layin around Westbrook and Green. Durant answers with a smooth 15 footer. 10-6 LAL.
- After an LA miss, Kristic with a perfect outlet pass to Westbrook who dishes to Green for a lay-in. Very pretty transition offense.
- OKC loses a rebound opportunity. Kobe grabs the lose ball and drives in for vintage baseline dunk. 12-8 LAL.
- Fischer with a drive and an easy-layin. 14-8 LAL.
- OKC is having a tough time making shots. They are getting good and open looks at the basket, but they can't convert. After an L.A. basket, the refs miss a Bynum forearm to Jeff Green's chest. "Jeff Green is smiling," Mike Breen tells us after the forearm. And its true.
- Bynum with a huge block on Sefalosha at the other end that gets the crowd into it.
- Kristic breaks up a Lakers lob pass attempt. Westbrook drives the ball down with lightning speed, misses the lay-up, but Durant follows and finishes. The Thunder are impressive in transition. I am liking the tone of the game already, both teams seem urgent and are acting like they need this game, which they both do.
- Out of a timeout, Odom with a nice lob pass to Gasol for an easy dunk. The Lakers are so damn talented, if they turn it on in the Playoffs like the 2000-2001 year, that's it for everyone.
- The rookie out of Arizona State, James Harden, is in for OKC. He misses a three. Great metaphysical rapper beard, though - THE SPIRIT OF BARON DAVIS!
- Derek Fischer hits a big three to give the Lakers some swagger. 19-10 LAL. However, Durant answers with a beautiful looking three. His shot is really breathtaking. But Fischer knocks down another three. He is extremely annoying once the Playoffs arrive. 22-13 LAL.
- The Thunder miss a chance at an offensive rebound. LA brings the ball the other way and Artest nails a three. 25-13 LAL. This could be getting away from the Thunder right now if they don't stay calm.
- Odom tries to get fancy with his dribbling, trips and falls. I love Lamar, but I can't take him seriously anymore after marrying Chloe Kardashian (Khloe?). I mean, her?
- Kobe hits a nice fadeaway. I want to say a vintage MJ fadeaway, but I'll let Kobe have his own identity. 27-13 LAL.
- Green is blocked by Gasol in traffic. OKC is really having shooting difficulties and they are making a lot of simple mistakes. The Lakers look very sharp early but they are receiving the benefit of OKC's shooting woes. We'll see how this develops.
Second Quarter
11:08 - Durant with a nice pass to Collison for a layup. 29-15 LAL.
11:22 - Durant gets open off a screen - 18 footer, swishes it. So smooth.
10:02 - Eric Maynor, the pride of VCU, makes a laser pass to Serge Ibaka, the pride of Congo (no, not Ernie Hudson). Ibaka handles the pass and puts away a dunk. OKC is such a likable team. 29-19.
9:57 - Jeff Gundy is amazed that Avatar is already out on DVD. So am I.
8:32 - Kobe passes on a three, makes a few nice hesitation moves, fakes, drives and gets fouled. Complete body control - kind of insane.
7:58 - You have to give it to Gasol, he is a smart, smart player. He works on Ibaka in the post, draws the foul and then hits a tough shot for the three point play.
7:24 - Kobe rises over Jeff Green and nails a 3. 36-21 LAL. The Lakers have too much firepower. Bynum blocks a Durant shot at the other end and then comes back with a forceful dunk that brings the crowd to its feet. 38-21 Lakers. They are focused and they are rolling.
6:31 - Durant drives and gets to the line for two shots. Jeff Van Gundy shares a childhood story about dunking a nerf basketball on his brother's, Stan Van Gundy, head. Meanwhile, Durant makes one of two free throws.
5:54 - Lakers defense is terrific, they are not letting OKC do anything in transition. However, Westbrook nails a pullup jumper. 38-24.
5:28 - Kobe dishes to Bynum. Two handed slam. No answer for Bynum on OKC. Bynum was fouled and he makes the free throw for the three point play.
5:21 - Jeff Green answers with a three pointer. 41-27 LAL. OKC is keeping that lead manageable.
4:18 - Green misses a three, but Durant grabs the loose ball, drives, makes a nice bounce pass to Westbrook along the baseline. Westbrook dishes to Kristic for a two-handed slam. Very crisp. Jeff Van Gundy makes the comment that OKC is not panicking and still playing their game. This is very true and not often a trait of the youngest team in basketball. 41-29 LAL.
3:14 - OKC loses the ball again. The Lakers have been knocking the ball loose every other time down the floor. Durant is 4 of 12 from the field. And just as I write that, he makes a good looking 18 foot jump shot.
2:05 - Jason Bateman is in the crowd. He looks great. He never ages.
-Conveniently, they show Chloe Kardashian right after him. Her?
- Westbrook drives the ball down, draws contact and makes a jumper. 45-33 LAL. He follows that up with another transition drive and makes a pretty lay-in, plus the foul. He makes the And 1. 45-35 LAL.
- OKC is picking up some steam as the half is coming to a close. They force a 24-second violation on the Lakers. Westbrook drives again and nails a pullup. He has come alive. 45-37 LAL. However, Gasol comes right back and dunks off a Shannon Brown feed. But Westbrook is down the court immediately and has another lightning fast layup. He is insanely fast.
- Lakes have the last shot, but Fischer mises a long 3. OKC has fought back despite their bad shooting and only trail 47-39 at the half.
Third Quarter
11:43 -Westbrook takes over from where he left off and makes a layup. Gasol answers with a smooth 16 footer. 49-41. OKC moves away from giving the ball to Westbrook or Durant and are hesitant to shoot, which leads to a 24-second violation.
- Bryant backs down Sefalosha and makes a nice pass to Bynum underneath. Bynum is fouled and misses both free throws.
9:51 - Bynum continues his domination and makes a layup, however, Gasol interfered and the basket doesn't count.
9:15 - Durant picks up a loose ball and takes it in for a layup, but Kobe gets insane air and blocks the shot! Who knew he could still do that?
8:00 - OKC is still having their shooting troubles. Artest puts back at Bynum miss and the Lakers go up 52-42. Jeff Van Gundy calls out Durant's box-out skills.
-The new KFC Chicken Sandwich commercial makes 30 Rock come to real life. Meat is the new bread. The insanity is spreading and it is disconcerting.
7:16 - Green misses a wide open 15 footer. OKC is just missing shots left and right. Green gets another look at a wide open 3. Misses.
5:54 - Westbrook with another lightning fast layup. He is the key to the game and the series. He can blow away Fischer, Farmar and Brown if they try to guard him.
5:37 - Gasol with a sweet shot. Ho hum. 55-44 LAL.
5:03 - Westbrook again. He pushes the ball in transition and makes a floater. He can do it every time. 55-46 LAL.
* Who is the guy that sits next to Jack Nicholson at courtside at all the Laker games? He wears shades and has a long white beard and hair? Anybody?
4:00 - Gasol knocks down a 12 footer. 57-46 LAL. Gasol has 15 points and 12 rebounds. He just does it every night. As goofy as he is, I am glad he got the attention he deserved in L.A.
3:40 - Durant misses a jumper. He has been off his game in the second half.
3:03 - Westbrook drives again. He makes the layup and gets fouled. Makes the And 1. 58-49. LAL. Shannon Brown comes right back and makes a 20 footer.
2:30 - Ibaka makes a lay-in. 60-51. Offensive foul on Kobe. OKC doesn't take advantage as Harden makes a bad jump pass to bail himself out of trouble and Durant has to step out of bounds to catch it.
1:23 - Ibaka with a tough rebound and Durant makes a 10 footer for OKC. 60-53 LAL.
53.4 -Odom makes a nice banking runner.
43.3 - Durant draws a 4th foul on Artest by swinging his long arms from the triple threat position when Artest presses up against him. Let that be a lesson, young NBA fans, if you are freakishly tall and long, always swing your arms out from the triple threat when your man plays you close. Durant makes one of two free throws. 62-54.
5.8 - Collison with a nice save from out of bounds. Durant gets the ball, drives, almost makes a running bank, but is fouled. He makes both. 62-56. However, he makes a mistake at the other end and fouls Odom as he drives. Odom makes both free throws. 64-56 after three.
Fourth Quarter
11:44 - Maynor opens with a jumper for OKC. 64-58 LAL.
11:26 - Farmar comes back and matches with a baseline jumper. 66-58 LAL.
10:26 - Great defense by OKC causing a shot clock violation against the Lakers. This is what a team making a run in the playoffs has to do.
9:50 - Farmar makes a huge three to put the Lakers up 69-58. In my book, Farmar has officially reached the level of noticeably annoying.
9:27 - Green passes up a three and makes a nice driving lay-in. 69-60 LAL.
9:02 - OKC misses another opportunity to grab a rebound and Bynum dunks the ball. OKC will not win this game that keeps happening, they need to seize every rebound opportunity they have. They will also not win with yet another 24-second violation. That is the third of the game. Durant enters the game. Westbrook or Durant should be shooting every possession from here on in.
8:03 - Durant forces a three and airballs it. However, he is able to come back and draw the foul on Shannon Brown on the next possesssion.
7:36 - Green nails an 18 footer from the baseline. 71-62 LAL.
7:18 - Kobe draws a clear shooting foul on Jeff Green by rising through Green's outstretched hand. Kobe misses both free throws however. OKC needs to take advantage.
7:03 - Artest ties up Durant. Van Halen's "Jump" immediately blasts. They should really make a "Jump" parody. It would be the simplest parody of all time - "Don't Jump." OKC gets the tip and Westbrook misses a long jumper. Collison with a nice offensive rebound, he feeds the ball to Durant. Durant drives and is fouled. He makes both free throws 71-64.
6:31 - Kobe makes a three. Green was playing perfect defense, Kobe just make ridiculous shots sometimes.
6:14 - Durant tries to answer. Misses.
5:37 - Durant gets an open 16 footer and drains it. 74-66 LAL.
5:25 - Odom comes back with a three. The Lakers have too many weapons, too many people who will makes shots. Westbrook and Durant will have to answer. It would be helpful if Green had made a few more shots earlier in the game, but he has had a relatively quiet game.
4:54 - Durant feeds Collison who makes the layup and gets fouled. Collison just does what he has to do. Good role player for this team, mainly a winner in college. He makes the three point play. KU CLASS OF 2003 PRIDE! 78-69 LAL.
4:36 - Kobe goes Jordan with a fadeaway, but misses. He then fouls Westbrook. Lakers are in the penalty now. This is huge for OKC. Westbrook sinks both free throws. 77-71.
4:02 - Kobe makes a difficult bank shot. 79-71. I feel like people have started calling Kobe "the best closer in the game" after the closer became a big hit on TNT and TNT is one of the main networks that airs the NBA. Something strange.
3:31 - Westbrook drives and misses the shot. He gets the rebound (impressive rebounding all game) and passes to Durant. Duran drives and gets a bailout foul. 79-73.
3:15 - Kobe misses a shot. OKC comes back the other way and Durant forces a shot. The game definitely has high-playoff level intensity.
2:35 - Westbrook gets a tough foul call on a clean block on Gasol. Gasol makes both free throws. 81-73.
2:20 - Durant misses another shot. He is just having a tough day and a tough playoff debut.
1:40 - Ibaka gets bailed out by the refs on a sloppy play as they call a foul on Odom. Ibaka makes one of two free throws. 81-74.
1:30 - Fischer comes back and nails a three. Classic Derek Fischer. You just want him to disappear (personal trials and being a good guy notwithstanding) but he continues to make big shots in the playoffs just when you count him out. 84-74 LAL.
1:23 - Green draws the fifth foul on Kobe. He makes one of two free throws. Too many missed free throws. 84-75
54.6 - OKC comes down the court and Westbrook finds Durant for a dunk. 84-77 LAL. Offensive foul on Odom going the other way. Odom fouls out.
34.8 - OKC gets an open look for a 3 from Green, but he makes a mental mistake and travels. That's to be expected from a young team, but it happened at the worst time. OKC will have to play the foul game now. They foul Gasol who makes two free throws. 86-77.
23.5 - Durant rims out a long three. Gasol blocks Collison's followup. The Laker defense has really been the key all day. They were determined to play tough. Westbrook makes a tough bank shot. 86-79.
17.3 - Kobe is fouled and makes one of two free throws. OKC comes back. Harden misses a three. Story of the day for OKC, they just could not make baskets. The Lakers close out the game and take game one.
It was a tight first game. The Thunder showed resiliancy in taking the early punches from the Lakers and still managing to stay in the game and play the Lakers tough. However, the Lakers came to play, they played great defense and showed a level of focus people had been doubting in them for most of the season. I expect Oklahoma City to come back on Tuesday and play the Lakers even tougher. They also played great defense and Westbrook was unstoppable at times. The Lakers will scheme to slow him down, but I don't know if they can do that and contain Durant. If Oklahoma City can make even some of the open shots they missed, they will have a good chance. They need to let Westbrook come out fast and strong and try to kick it to Jeff Green on the wing to get him involved earlier. That will allow the openings to come to Durant. We'll see how it plays out. I think it is going to be a close series and I will be documenting it here.
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You've heard it over and over again: It's best for women to limit their alcohol intake to one drink per day. If you've ever found this health rule to be boring and ultra-conservative, wait until you see how the U.S. stacks up with other countries...
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Generation Z? More like Generation BuZZkill.
Thanks to this army of little introverted scolds, the future of TV and films is even more dire than post-pandemic viewership struggles and the box-office slump at the movies have suggested.
A horrifying new study from UCLA queried Gen Z kids ages 13 to 18, those overly mature Children of the Corn born between 2004 to 2009, about their viewing habits, and the downer conclusion, pretty much, is: Enjoy anything fun and flighty that's over 90 seconds long while you still can.
If trends persist, soon our favorite escapist diversions will be rarer than a unicycle on the highway or a New York street corner that doesn't reek of pot.
The youth, you see, wish to replace "Avatar" and "Elvis" with TikTok dances, Little Miss memes and social-justice screeds. Because the internet and MSNBC don't give us enough of those already. Z demandz more!
The study notes that teens "resoundingly rejected aspirational stories" — meaning enjoyable yarns about frivolous people who are wealthier than they are. Think classic musical comedies like "Anything Goes" or costume dramas such as "Downton Abbey." Ya know, enjoyable things.
These kooky kids claim to prefer depressing real-life stories chock full of relevant, womp-womp issues. That tracks. Teens are obsessed with "Euphoria" on HBO (unless, God forbid, Sydney Sweeney throws a hoedown in a barn). That series, starring Emmy winner Zendaya, deals with high-school-age drugs, sex, abuse and even "toxic positivity" — a phrase that makes me want to skip town and become a hermit in the Galapagos.
They also flock to "Sex Education" on Netflix, a show that grapples with teenage sexuality identity issues.Zendaya stars on "Euphoria," one of the few TV shows that's Gen Z-approved. Eddy Chen/ HBO Max/ The HollywooNetflix's "Sex Education" deals with issues that Gen Z cares about. AP
Watch out, "House of the Dragon," about fictional, incestuous warring royals. Gen Z wants you to go up in flames.
That is, of course, if they're actually watching TV or films at all. A 2021 Deloitte survey found that just 10% of Gen Zers ranked those past-times as their No. 1 home entertainment pick, unlike like every other previous generation. These dweebs prefer such intellectual pursuits as social media, web browsing and video games.
That this is still true in 2022 is shocking. Over the last several years, we all became too well-acquainted with doom-scrolling, angry online spats and forgetting how to talk to other human beings in person. Sensible adults are currently trying to undo the damage. Yet Gen Z wants to jam the knife in even further — staring at their phones all day, obsessing over the news and looking upon fun as repellent and evil.
We can hope, I suppose, that as they age they'll grow out of it and acquire, well, some taste. After all, the countercultural hippies of yore are now looking forward to "Der Rosenkavalier" at the Met. And I hope to never be subjected to millions of 45-year-old men and women filming themselves doing the threading dance.
But youth-obsessed Hollywood is so prone to knee-jerk reactions these days that big, damaging changes are likely afoot. Soon, every TV show and film will be mind-numbingly woke and boring, and aimed at consumers who won't even watch them.
Meanwhile, you and I will regale our grandchildren with stories of "comedies" and "science fiction" while they cancel us on Snapchat.


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Boeing has received a previously announced contract worth $11.4 billion to supply Saudi Arabia with 84 F-15SA Strike Eagle fighters, the US military announced on 8 March.
"This particular undefinitsed contract action covers development efforts for the new aircraft and retrofit as well as procurement of the 84 new production aircraft," the announcement reads. "Work is expected to be completed October 2020."
The sale was finalised last December when the Saudis signed a letter of offer and acceptance for a package of 84 new jets, upgrades to 70 older F-15S fighters, and associated weapons systems and sensors.
The F-15SA is one of the most advanced variants of the Eagle ever built. The aircraft are equipped with a Raytheon APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radar and twin General Electric F110-129 turbofans, among a host other advanced hardware.
The F-15SA is also the first version of the Eagle with a fly-by-wire flight control system.
Source: Flight International


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And everyone's in the right marquee,
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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 26, 2013
Macklin was among 200 national account executives honored by HALO Branded Solutions, the country's largest exclusive distributor for promotional products, in a ceremony at the Four Seasons Las Vegas Hotel.
Dell Macklin received multiple awards at the event. Macklin is an Account Executive based in Decatur, AL and was honored with the Star Award, for consecutive years of company-leading sales growth, and membership in the coveted Silver Club—a sales achievement group comprised of the top 10% of the company's 800-member sales force.
According to Jim Stutz, Executive Vice President of Business Development, "Dell's achievements are proof of the care she puts into her clients' promotional marketing campaigns. Her hard work and commitment have always deserved recognition, and I am proud to have her as a vital part of the HALO team."
About HALO Branded Solutions
HALO Branded Solutions, with operational headquarters in Sterling, Illinois, is a leading promotional products distributor in the $18 billion per year promotional products industry. The Company has a growing nationwide sales force and expects to continue its profitable growth by offering innovative client solutions, priced competitively, and supported by world-class operations and customer service.


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A beautiful collectible lantern that lights up, with the figurine surrounded by glitter. Made of metal and high grade resin with intricate detail. Looks as clear as glass but is not as breakable. Requires 3x AA batteries not included.
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