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Women are like wine, the older they get, the finer. Many people (of the female gender mostly) will not admit their actual age. Others have even decided to remain 25 forever. But Annet Akankwasa was not one of them. Even when she looks younger, she fought the urge to shun her actual age. She hit the big number; 30 and she embraced it with style, elegance and uttermost sophistication! On this very special day she rocked a white and silver body hugging gown with glittering stones, pearls, lace and folds around the midriff area flowing all the way down. Flawless. Her makeup was really subtle. But still beautiful. Happy birthday Annet! Keep glowing!
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The Peshawar district administration on Wednesday (May 15) in a crackdown against illegal hoarders and seized on Wednesday 9,000 kilogrammes of lemons from a cold storage in Chamkani, Peshawar, said an official statement. The lemons were stored so that they could be sold at double the price in Ramazan.
The administration imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on the hoarder and seized lemons were sold in an open auction. The administration is committed to carry out more raids to discourage hoarding and ensure availability of essential commodities in the market. The recent lemon recovery could reduce the price could decrease from Rs400/kg to Rs300/kg.
Shortage of lemons, which are mostly used to make lemonade for Iftar, is just one example of the unlimited greed in the Holy month of Ramadan. The artificial shortage created due to hoarding had pushed the price of lemon from Rs200 to Rs450 per kilogram.

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Who doesn't love cookie dough? I mean seriously, it is possibly one of the best creations ever! I have a type of cookie dough that is safe to eat. No really, IT IS. This recipe contains no eggs, which tends to scare a lot of people away from the beaters, and the empty bowl. I have honestly never been one to stray too far from the dough when I am whipping up a batch of cookies. For those who choose to stay on the cautious side, these are for you. These truffles taste exactly like the real thing.
They are super easy to make, and the recipe can be easily doubled or tripled. They would make a fabulous gift-giving idea for the holidays. You could even bring them to your Thanksgiving dinner, as a dessert. You may get a few odd glances, at first. Once they try them, they will be glad you brought them instead of the all-too familiar pumpkin pie.
My biggest suggestion is to not try these candies until they are complete. sampling them when they are still in progress, is very misleading. They do not reach their peak until they have been dipped in chocolate, and have had time to set in the refrigerator. WARNING: They are VERY addicting. You may find yourself with a half-empty tray before you can even serve them. It's alright, you can always make another batch. Enjoy these little nuggets of flavor, and be prepared to have people ask you for the recipe.
Refrigerate for another 15 minutes, or until they are set.


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Obama Boards the Peace Train
Though the recession and other pressing domestic issues are the prime focus of the Obama Administration it has been an active week for foreign policy issues as well. Moving with dispatch to show that his administration has turned a page on how America engages the world, Obama has made some important moves to show the global community of nations a different face of power.
During the week, Obama signed orders to close the Gitmo internment camp. He has asked the military to develop an exit strategy from Iraq. He has appointed retired Sen. George Mitchell as a special envoy to the Middle East to revitalize the art of diplomacy in the region for the US. He has instructed Mitchell to listen and not to dictate. Most significantly, in his first post inaugural interview, Obama spoke directly and plainly to the Arab world through the Al Arabiya network. President Obama seems intent on becoming an arbiter of peace in the clash of civilizations.
It is a new day and a new way in Washington DC. The trains at the station. We hope everyone gets on board this train.
As Salaam Alaikum
You Tube Video: Yusef Islam, Peace Train
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"The Perfect Christian Gentleman"
The BBC News Hour ran a piece on US citizens reflections on the Bush Presidency. One woman from Ohio referred to Bush as "the perfect Christian gentleman." Her point that Bush restored the morality and integrity of the Office of the President after the tidal wave of sin Clinton unleashed in the White House with his sexual dalliances and uncontrollable peccadilloes. According to this fundamentalist Christian woman, Bush achieved this do to his steadfast faith and commitment to Jesus Christ. She even cited Bush's refusal to covert to Islam after he received an urgent appeal to do so by the Iranian President Ahmadinejad.
As a Christian and follower of Jesus Christ I take great exception to the characterization of George Bush as a "perfect Christian gentleman". First I must say that my understanding of Christianity is that as human beings we are imperfect and need to be ever mindful of the mistakes and shortcomings we as human beings exhibit and practice every day of our lives. During the past couple of weeks Bush' has been on a farewell media tour. He has been asked by many correspondents about any mistakes he might have made. To date Bush has not come up with anything of significance. I guess Bush believes himself to be the perfect Christian gentleman. But I believe that any cursory examination of the Bible revels that Mr. Bush has severely fallen short of the glory of God as advocated, taught and lived by Jesus Christ.
We not going to get into a theological debate concerning what a Christian is or what makes one perfect or imperfect. What I wish to convey is my understanding of what the ministry of Jesus Christ is all about and why I believe that George Bush and the rest of the religious right that thinks Jesus Christ is the Chairman of the GOP are dead wrong and misguided at best and damnable propagandists at worst for cooping a great faith tradition to serve their narrow political interests.
The first damnable indictment of Bush is his pernicious use of fear. Anyone with any knowledge of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ are aware of his consistent message of not to be afraid. Mr. Bush and his Republican party propagandists have fed the citizens of this country a steady diet of fear laden manna since 9/11 to justify their radical reactionary political agenda. Fundamentalists codify and justify their view of the world, actions and narrow beliefs with biblical certitude by citing chapter and verse. They turn the Bible or Quran into ideological dogma that protects the powerful and justifies their actions to protect their privilege. Jesus Christ took this world to task. He would not approve.
Another damnable indictment of Mr. Bush and the claim of his perfect Christian gentlemeness is his insistence on war as a means to project power and engage the world. Their are numerous examples of the Prince of Peace teaching that violence is not the chosen way Children of God engage the world. One can start with the Beatitudes and conclude with the night Jesus Christ was taken into custody in Gethsemane and one will have a pretty good insight about his position on violence and war. I often think of St. Peter greeting Mr. Bush at the gates of Heaven. I believe he'll be asked about the lives of over 4,000 service women and men and significant collateral damage he initiated by his invasion of Iraq. He may also be asked about the 2 mn Iraqis that have been displaced by the war and the hardship it has wrought. Bush is convinced that history will absolve him for his actions. I wonder if St. Peter will do the same?
Mr. Bush's justification of torture, his obstinate refusal to free the prisoners of Gitmo, his policies to exclude Gay people as equal citizens of our "One Nation Under God" in my opinion are additional examples of how our current president falls short in the perfect Christian gentleman category. Jesus Christ was about respecting life. "Whatever you have done for the least of these you have done to me," he said. The idea that Bush tortured, imprisoned or excluded Jesus Christ is most unsettling.
As a Christian I am aware of the log that is in my eye. After 52 years on this earth its as big as a Sequoia and in desperate need of removal. But I am comforted in the faith and knowledge that redemption is available to everyone. All it takes is some self knowledge that we are not perfect, that we have turned from our sinful ways and we put ourselves in service to God by helping others. Mr. Bush still has a shot. I'll be praying that he becomes painfully aware of his imperfections and takes up the task of rectifying his shortcomings. Perfect Christian gentlemen? Don't think so, not yet anyway.
You Tube Video: Cool Hand Luke, Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Risk: myopia, fundamentalism, dogma
Defending Our Four Freedoms
"These are times that try men souls, 'begins Thomas Paine's The Crisis papers. Paine wrote these lines as General Howe's Redcoats and their paid mercenary armies of Hessian's were chasing the rag tagged band of revolutionaries through the meadows and marshes of Hackensack, New Jersey. General Washington and the Continental Army had just lost battles in Long Island and Brooklyn. They fought the Hessians to a standstill in Harlem, then got routed in the Battle of White Plains. In order to survive Washington gave up control of Manhattan for the duration of the war; barely escaping General Howe and total destruction by slipping across the Hudson to the safety of New Jersey. Thomas Paine realized that the Revolution was in trouble. The egalitarian dream of a people yearning to be free from the shackles of monarchism and colonial rule was in dire jeopardy. America's war for independence was on life support and the slightest added tribulation could have crushed our beloved republic while it was still in the womb of Mother Liberty waiting to be born.
Thanks to patriots like Thomas Paine the revolution survived. Paine's clarion call to his countrymen exhorted them not to shy away from the call to struggle for liberty. Paine writes,"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated."
Common Sense December 23, 1776.
The Crisis 1, Ft. Lee NJ
What an inspiration this foreign born American provides for his fellow countrymen 232 years after he has penned these words to call compatriots to action. It is with great reverence that I evoke Paine's words hoping that it will stir my countrymen from ambivalence and apathy. Paine's words reach across two centuries to call his countrymen to take action to defend our country from the threat of unending military conflict, economic debasement, vanishing liberty, cultural warfare and growing civil strife.
On this 232nd anniversary of our nation's birth I call on my country's patriots to come to the defense of our beloved country for which so many gave the last true measure of their devotion. This day is not about presidents, political parties, social classes, religious affiliation, generals or statesmen. This day is about the American people. This day is about our ideals, values, faith and the actions and sacrifices we are prepared to make to protect these values to guard our liberties. All societies are judged by what they value and uphold. America's values are a bright beacon for the world. America is a nation of laws.
We are a participatory democracy. We uphold freedom of expression and the free practice of faith. America is a country of opportunity. America is a country of free people. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms offers fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear are values we must jealously guard with constant vigilance. Our freedom does not consist in our ability to choose from six different brands of breakfast cereals. Freedom to consume what we choose to purchase is not the liberty that we are speaking about.
Our freedoms cannot be devalued to reside in a Dollar Store discount bin. Our freedoms are beyond a value recognized by a bar code scanner at Wal-Mart. Our freedoms were purchased by generations of struggle and hardship on battlefields, factory shop floors, class rooms, pioneer trails, Native American reservations, cotton fields, company board rooms, inventor's tools shops and in so many everyday extraordinary places. Our country is confronted with great challenges to the economic security of the people. We are threatened by crisis's in devalued housing prices, rising prices for gas and energy, creeping inflation for foodstuffs and uncertain credit and labor markets. Patriots must come together to share responsibility to solve these problems and equitably share access to our country's resources and abundant bounty to assure freedom from want for everyone.
American's freedoms are based on law. We are a country of laws. Our law is based on constitutional rights guaranteed to all citizens. That right includes trail by a jury of our peers and the right of habeas corpus. We do not practice vigilante justice or the right of the stronger. The genius of our constitution is that it confers no special privilege to the strong and extends the same rights and protection to the weak. As a nation of laws we allow no gulags or special prisons. We uphold the right of trials for individuals and the Supreme Courts decision that ruled Gitmo unconstitutionally withheld this right was an affirmation of this American ideal. Patriots guard their civil liberties and fight to protect these liberties for their countrymen. As patriots we must ask why America imprisons more people then anywhere else in the world; and why are these people primarily people of color?
Freedom of expression extends to unpopular ideas, faiths and beliefs. Subversive ideas run counter to the norm, the prevailing state of conditions. If people surmise that the prevailing state of being is intolerable subversion is well advised. What some consider subversive today becomes the law of the land in the future that enriches the liberty of everyone. Abolition of slavery, women suffrage, 40 hour work week, ending of Jim Crow laws, social security and environmental protection laws were all once considered subversive. Who among us today denies how these movements extended freedom for all Americans; and upheld our country as an example for freedom loving people throughout the world?
The FISA law is a threat to individual's right to privacy, speech and free association. Patriots must work to protect these freedoms. Freedom from fear can only be realized through the courage carried in all patriots' hearts. FISA is born from fear and begets fear. American's are not fearful people. It is our birthright to be free from fear. FDR exhorted his countrymen to action to meet the challenges of The Great Depression with the reminder that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." How prescient is this advice for American's today?
Our country was the crowning political expression of the Age of Enlightenment. Ours is a land of opportunity. America values and rewards risk takers and entrepreneurship but opportunity is not solely defined by the ability and talent for acquisition and control of hard assets. Opportunity is an egalitarian idea where society offers all people the basic tools to succeed and thrive. Those include education, health, safety and equality of access. Blind pursuit and acquisition of wealth is a poor mans treasure. Freedoms value is not measured by the ledgers of commerce but what people will sacrifice in the service of their country. America's celestial balance sheet of service and liberty has enriched our nation beyond all measure.
Real patriotism is not demonstrated by wearing a lapel pin, flying flags from your side car windows or claiming with bravado that America can conquer the world with its army. Real patriots dutifully serve on jury duty when they are called. They make it a point to vote in elections and take time to study the issues and deliberate the problems that confront our nation. Patriots make their voices heard in the marketplace of ideas and listen to the voice of others and respect the right of dissenters to freely express theirs.
Patriots don't exploit low information voters. They don't guide them to a decision with clichés and guile that appeal to baser instincts and prejudices. Nor do they use obfuscation and empty symbolism to cloud issues to confer power to a stronger party. Patriots protect the weak, speak truth and place the interests of our country above party interests. Patriots need to be conscious stewards of our land.
We honor our founding fathers enduring contribution to our republic because they created and framed our constitution. We can make an enduring contribution to the future generations of Americans by protecting and preserving the natural beauty of this country. We cannot ground down our purple mountain majesties to crumbling bits of rubble to squeeze out the last bits of shale oil. Nor can we drill in Anwar and lose our abundant natural bounty of beauty nor drill off the continental shelf to forever stain our shining seas. We must believe and understand that America is a sustainable dream that can be lived by our many generations that follow. Patriots need to employ our God given talents of industry, diligence; focus and creativity to solve our energy problems to wean ourselves from our dependency on fossil fuels and create an energy infrastructure to assure that the next century continues to be America's century.
Patriotism requires commitment to our unique social contract. Lady Liberty asks the world to send us your poor huddled masses yearning to be free. We cannot wall off our ideals to others and must join the community of nations as a sovereign dignitary and light to the world. Patriots affirm in practice that indeed America is a special place. America guarantees all citizens equal access and the rights and privileges of all its citizens. The full enfranchisement of our LGBT citizenry is the civil rights struggle of our day. All freedom loving patriots who love liberty must stand to achieve those rights for all citizens regardless of their sexual orientation. Patriots must become mentors, teachers, Sunday school instructors, coaches, helpers to the poor and homeless to insure that our social contract is a rock solid commitment to the value and sacredness of each and every life.
Patriots must secure and protect the secular nature of our political system. Tyrants and dictators use religion and state ideology to rule over oppressed and exploited people. Free people cannot be imprisoned by the whim and fiat of oligarchs, castes, privileged classes and philosopher kings. Theocracy endangers democratic ideals, principles and practices; and should be relegated to history's dustbin with the other relics of the feudal era. The horrid excess of religious fanaticism visited the shores our country on 9/11 with terrible and catastrophic effect. The Taliban in Afghanistan demonstrate how theocracies denigrate the human spirit and demand servitude and compliance to a potentate's interpretation of God's will and enforces it with stick and sword. Such practices are antithetical to our understanding of how religion intersects and informs our principles of governance for free people.
We must not allow our revulsion to the excess of theocracies to impede the free practice of faith or non-faith by our citizens. Religious liberty needs to be protected and strengthened. Our faith traditions call us to be more and America is a special place on God's earth where we are allowed to be more. No religion or unbelief is Un-American or dangerous as long as it remains a personal guide to a life of faith and is not used as a political ideology. Lastly patriots need to work for peace. The world is more interconnected today then at any time in its history. The promotion of peace that embraces the community of nations and engages individuals, communities, corporations and nation states need to become sustainable enterprises that can build and deliver the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the many generations to come is a divine endeavor.
To close we'll salute one of our nation's greatest native sons with Aaron Copeland's "Lincoln Portrait." Abraham Lincoln is "everlasting in the memory of his countrymen. Abraham Lincoln, protector and savior who fought to insure that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. I offer prayers and extend best wishes of our fondest hopes for my beloved country and fellow countrymen and to all people yearning to be free and the patriots working for liberty everywhere. God's blessings to all.
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New charity superstore to open in Great Yarmouth
PUBLISHED: 16:38 12 April 2019 | UPDATED: 16:38 12 April 2019
Keen shoppers looking to find the perfect bargain will soon have a new charity superstore to browse around.
That's because Cancer Research UK is opening a store in Great Yarmouth later on this summer.
A job advert on indeed shows the charity are searching for a deputy manager at the new superstore in the town.
Many shoppers in the town have welcomed the news.
Diane Fieldstead, 56, who owns a chalet in Great Yarmouth, said: "It think it is great news. I often go to charity shops because they offer a lot of variety.
"They are also very affordable which is particularly important for a town like this.
"I really like having a browse around charity shops and getting ideas."
Tina Budds, from Bungay, who visits the town three to four times a year, also thought it was a good idea.
"People in the town love a bargain so I think it will do quite well." Mrs Budds said.
"It is definitely a store I would visit because charity shops sell a wide variety of clothes."
Business owners in Great Yarmouth also shared their views.
Steve Cook, owner of toy shop Branded in Regent Road, said: "Anything that adds to the town's offering can only be a good thing.
"There's too many empty premises as it is so if it attracts more people to the town we will be happy.
"Charity shops are well priced so I am sure people will visit it."
There are currently a number of charity shops in Great Yarmouth including Age UK, Scope and the RSPCA shop.
A spokesman for Cancer Research UK said they did not have the details as to where the superstore would be in the town.
Lenny Gordon of Gordon Linens said he was unsure as to how beneficial the shop would be for the town.
Mr Gordon said: "Who knows how well it will do. I guess it is better than having an empty shop though.
"There needs to be more incentives for businesses in the town because some of us are struggling."
There are a number of Cancer Research superstores in the UK in areas including Wisbech, Coventry and Leeds.
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George Solomon Remembers Dan Jenkins
It was late in the evening — back in 1971 — when two veteran quarterbacks for the Washington Redskins named Sonny Jurgensen and Billy Kilmer were sitting at the bar of establishment enjoying each other's company and talking about sportswriters — who they liked and who they didn't. I was not in the first category, but nevertheless, as a 31-year-old sportswriter, I was simply pleased to be part of the conversation.
"Dan Jenkins," said Jurgensen. "He's the best."
"Dan Jenkins," said Kilmer in agreement.
They looked at me with some disdain, and without saying much of anything, suggested Jenkins was the one sportswriter a young scribe should aspire to be.
"I could never be Dan Jenkins," I said, resulting in the two of them agreeing with me for probably the first and only time of what turned into a long if not always cozy relationship.
These two quarterbacks, like so many professional athletes of that era, loved Dan Jenkins. They loved him because Jenkins knew his stuff, understood the games he covered, knew what made athletes tick, understood the nonsense and knew how to make them and the rest of us laugh.
On Thursday, in his beloved home city of Fort Worth, Texas, Jenkins died at the age of 90. He leaves behind his wife, June; sons, Danny and Marty; and daughter, Sally, of The Washington Post and one of the best sports columnists in the country.
Jenkins wrote more than 20 books in his lifetime — one better and funnier than the next — and won every sportswriting award available in six decades of sports journalism.
He started out in Fort Worth as a teenaged sportswriter for the local paper while playing golf in high school at a level good enough to get him to TCU. He made his mark at the Fort Worth Press before moving to New York to write for Sports Illustrated, where he starred for more than two decades covering mostly college football, golf and some professional football. After Sports Illustrated, he became Golf Digest's "Writer-at-Large," while continuing to write books and taking to Twitter to entertain his legion of fans at major golf events.
Anyone who covers college football for a living — or watches the games regularly — must read his anthology, "Saturday's America." When today's college football coaches, with their multi-million dollar contracts, continue to limit media access to their teams, I would poke Jenkins. He loved to tell the story of walking on the field at TCU before a big game in the 1950s, in the middle of warmups, trading one-liners with both coaches.
In an interview last fall with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jenkins said he was still writing and using Twitter because, "I can still type, and the reason I still write is because I don't want to lose this," he said, tapping his head, according to the interviewer. "I want to keep my mind active. I don't believe in retirement. Everybody who retires too early dies too early."
Tom Callahan, whose excellent appreciation of Jenkins in Golf Digest soars beyond my modest letters, told me, "Dan loved golf, college football and words. I think the hardest thing to be in print is funny. Like home run hitters, humorous writers are entitled to strike out more than those of us just trying to make contact. But Jenkins led the league in average. I like what the old Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith said, 'What I love about Dan is he takes himself funny but the games serious.'"
A friend of mine and fan of Jenkins and sportswriting sent me this Jenkins' creed that should go to every aspiring freshman journalism student:
"Be accurate first, then entertain if it comes natural. Never sell out a fact for a gag. Your job is to inform above all else.
"Know what to leave out. Don't try to force-feed an anecdote If it doesn't fit your piece, no matter how much it amuses you.
"Save it for another time. Have a conviction about what you cover. Read all the good writers that came before you.
"And make the profession worth being part of – (Ring) Lardner, (Red) Smith, (Damon) Runyon, etc. Don't just cover a beat, care-take it.
"Keep in mind, you know more about the subject than your readers or editors. You're close to it, they aren't. I think I can say in all honesty that I've never written a sentence I didn't believe, even if it happened to be funny."
Objectivity maintains that it should be noted Jenkins's work often was not very politically correct, although he softened that aspect of his game in later years, likely due to his daughter's influence.
Jenkins was always approachable, never boastful about anything he'd written or done. Except the day in 2013, in Detroit, moments before received the Red Smith award from the nation's sports editors for his extraordinary career in sports journalism.
"Here's something that's a fact," he said with pride. "Sally Jenkins in the best sports columnist in the country."
Homepage image: Dan Jenkins with his daughter, Sally.


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Wi-Fi is everywhere, from warehouses to waiting rooms and from hotels to your local shopping centre. Employees and consumers alike are increasingly expecting Wi-Fi availability and Internet access wherever they go — and if it doesn't work right, or isn't available, they won't be shy about letting you know and going elsewhere to get it.
If your business offers Wi-Fi — or needs to in the near future — you might be feeling a little overwhelmed by the prospect of planning and implementing a wireless network. That's understandable. There's a lot to think about. Designing and implementing a Wi-Fi network the right way can satisfy your stakeholders and minimise future problems. Getting it wrong can be a headache for everyone from your CEO to your IT department staff.
This book is designed for top-level decision makers (such executives and owners) and for the people who make the IT decisions (such as network engineers and IT managers). It
provides an overview of Wi-Fi networking, including expert advice for creating or expanding a Wi-Fi network the right way, with careful planning and analysis. If you read this book all the way through, you discover:
- How different business types use Wi-Fi
- How Wi-Fi functions
- What factors affect network performance
- How to build a better Wi-Fi network
- The key components of a good network plan
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Pablove Across America 2011 Day 6 Evening Dedication: Bella Jane Quayle and Rhema Butler
Bella was a feisty, energetic little girl we met in Portland during Pablove Across America 2010. Despite undergoing a cord blood transplant for an ALL diagnosis, Bella grabbed the photographer's camera, turned it on the riders, and made everyone smile. She lost her battle after not responding to treatment on July 10, 2011. Rhema Butler was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer called desmoplastic small round cell tumor in 2009. She inspired everyone around her and even started her own foundation, Rhema's Reality, to help other kids like herself. On June 6, 2011 she passed away at the age of 12.
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I guess we start at the start. But not really. We begin with recon. April 19, day before, Mom (caps for respect, always) and I went to scout out the course, and naturally the finish–the actual goal of the endeavor right? The End, my only friend, and so on. Mom and I took a train into Boston. We ate 3-cheese pasta and Mom had an espresso martini (big-time jealous me, mouth salivating) and we took photos of race stuff/sites and picked up my race number and T-shirt (brilliant yellow–I am somewhat Irish and look Jaundice in yellow) and bought a shit-load of marathon/running gear at the expo.
(So did everyone else) (What recession?)
I spent a lot of cash. I was thinking, "This is Boston. This is the Superbowl of running. The Mecca. The Kelly Clarkson. The day you just float on a 3 inch layer of enjoyment off the ground. Fuck the recession."
The buzz of the expo was like a drug, a powerful drug. Cocaine mixed with a Goodwill coat and served with French vanilla ice cream, like that. What a scene. The runners I have adored from afar for years–Steve Jones, Bill Rodgers, tons of others, etc–were in front of me, signing posters (now hanging in my Man Room) and talking with me, shaking my hand, even advising me. (About my training while injured and under-trained for the marathon, Mr. Jones said: "You will finish A to B, but much slower, much slower than you think.")
A great prediction. I qualified with a 3:02:01 marathon, but what would I actually run the next day, on the notorious Boston course?
Stay tuned.
I think the greatest runners are like the greatest writers: they could walk down the street and not one person would stop them or notice, with rare exception. That's OK, both groups keep their charm inside, their glow. Both activities are basically solitary acts, carved from days of hammering out alone (words or miles, miles or words), and both groups are fine with this, seek this life, or fight it, for a while, then return, to find themselves there anyway, alone and pounding away their word-age and/or mileage. From what I have seen, both groups are gracious, helpful, usually very hip (in its old, true sense), or at least kind. Please don't think up the exceptions that prove the rule. I did add the qualifier usually.
Also people think writers and runners are talented. That's funny. ALL the top runners in a marathon run 100-150 miles, maybe more, per week. Do the math folks. Talent? You might want to put ass in seat, and write. And write. And write. Put your mileage in, freak.
Runners are always skinnier than writers, but I digress, and skinny is often overrated. They both seem to drink a bit more than the average person. Not sure why. I am just reporting what I have observed.
Back to the motel for me…hydration and eating of oranges and hydration. Lots of water. Then rest. The AC unit clunked on. I like to keep my hotel rooms cool, like glacial, and them just pile on, pile on, pile on the blankets. I like to burrow. I am all about burrowing.
I donned my jacket and went to the lobby to get Mom a coffee. She wants her coffee all day and night. She loves her coffee. I bought a bunch of Starbucks stock in her honor once; it costs me hundreds in losses. Did I mention my Mom bought me the sweetest vintage jacket at the expo? You don't wear this unless you finish, but I let her buy the jacket.
I knew I would at least finish.
But when?
The day dawns.
The big story this year: Could the Americans win Boston? Finally. We haven't won since 1983! It's on our own turf, on Patriots Day, the most legendary marathon in the world, and the U.S. can't even win the thing. But this year the buzz is on two runners…everyone talking and writing and TV-ing. The pressure must be incredible. Everyone just knows they can win. I already feel for them. It's hard enough your first Boston. Let's meet our runners:
Advantages: He toes the line with the fastest marathon time of all the competitors at Boston for 2009. Dude is FAST, with a 2:06:17 PR. Also Ryan has been training at altitude on a simulated Boston course at Mammoth Lakes, California (7,000 feet). He is also one confident, disciplined dude.
Disadvantages: A Boston rookie. Boston is a strategic race, with high winds and torturous hills. Speed isn't going to do it alone here. You must know the course. Ryan is also super-Christian. That's cool, but sometimes Christians can lack the killer instinct, especially if they actually live the faith, as Ryan does daily. All that meek, turn the cheek, etc., can sometimes hold an athlete back. To win Boston, Ryan will need to go Old Testament. He will need to turn the Kenyans to mounds of salt, and throw in a frog plague or a river of blood for good measure.
(another disadvantage for Ryan might be the number of African runners lining up alongside him…Such as, oh, maybe Robert Cheruiyot, the 4 time Boston winner, defending champion, and world record holder at the course!!!)
Advantages: She placed third in her try at this distance, the 2008 New York Marathon. She can obviously dance with the big clogs of running. Her coach is Alberto Salazar, a total bad-ass. Lastly, her home is the track, really. So has a big finishing kick.
Disadvantages. Another Boston rookie. She also has a nagging self-confidence problem. She says things like, "I am drowning" and "I have lost faith" when discussing her running. She tends to run with a dark miasma of doubt. Every day is a Tuesday in February. The Boston course is no place for self-questioning.
Another problem (the same as Ryan's) would be the defending champion. Dire Tune (wicked-ass name) is fast, smart, and, uh, Ethiopian. All the African runners have strong kicks, too, so maybe Kara's track advantage not so great. We'll see.
Lastly, the king of Boston, Bill Rodgers, is racing this year! Folks, America used to actually win this race. In fact, Americans use to stop for water and re-tie their shoes five times during the race (WTF, Bill?) and still kick everyone's ass…
la dee da, think I'll just pause here a second….
Yep. That worked.
Ok, on to my race….Here are 26.2 miles for you.
I wake, anxiety in my stomach like a double helix staircase of fake nails. Mom takes train to finish line. I eat. Pre-race meal is:
One Berry Blast Smoothie Powerbar.
One bottle old-school orange Gatorade.
One can sugar-free Red Bull.
Two cups black coffee.
THE START: I stand here freezing. Goosebumps. They load me into a corral. I am cattle. They say, "Don't leave your corral!" Two f-16s flyover loud and close. I see a Kleenex at my feet, speckled with blood. A woman next to me says she is from South Africa. A man says he is from Hawaii. I say I am from Muncie, Indiana.
And we are off!
1.) Holy trampling. If you stop, you die. Some dude bites it; he tumbles like a wind-blown sitcom. Everyone yells, "Man down!" My body begins to heat. I feel like a memory for a moment. People throw sweatshirts and gloves and hats into the air, into yards and road shoulders. The road is lined with thousands of crazy cheering humans. I take off my gloves and throw them at a small child's forehead. The first mile is odd. You think, "Well, 25 to go."
A woman yells out, "Almost finished!"
2.) Wow, we are flying downhill! We pass TJ's Food and Spirits, a biker bar. We see bikers and their biker-women. (One of the biker-women looks like Cher if Cher was a cactus. She isn't wearing much clothing, either.) Ten in the morning and they are loud and sloppy and drunk. They scream cigarette-horse screams. They hold out beers and some red drink in cups and a bunch of shot glasses to the runners. I see no one take the drinks from the bikers. We are really hurling downhill. If I let myself go, I will pay later for running too fast now. If I brake too hard, I will crush my quads into ravioli filling.
3.) I forget what happens at three. I guess I feel OK or something. I see a guy dressed in a flowing orange cape, but not sure why. A woman passes me wearing the smallest shorts I have seen in my life. There is a man running in a full Batman costume. All the kids scream out, "Batman!"
For a minute I am jealous of Batman. But then I refocus. I have a job to do here.
The sky is the color of cold Stephanie.
We pass 143 Subarus. There are Subarus everywhere in Boston. Crazy. But we all know the Subaru is a liberal car, so I guess it makes sense.
4.) We reach a small stretch of scrubby woods and maybe 200 male runners leap into the shrubbery, take the stance, and begin peeing. I think, "What do the women do? Surely they over-hydrated all morning and also need to pee."
5.) Run over some train tracks. More train tracks. It was here, in 1907, a train came through during the race. That was fine with Tom Longboat, a Onondaga Indian from Canada. He was so far in the lead that he beat the train, while the rest of the runners were forced to a halt. Tom won the race that day, my friends.
You wanna say something about it? Huh, huh?
6.) Course finally flattens out. And 6 is a psychological big deal for a marathoner. I think, "OK, only two ten milers to go." I grab some Gatorade (I am drinking every mile, water/gator/water and so on). This old man says, "Stay on the left at the water stops. Always the left." Good advice. Humans have a natural tendency to merge right. The left water stations are much more open.
A row of green Port-o-Johns. Two women exit. That's where the women go to pee, the Port-o-Johns.
I pass a man who looks like Christ. He is holding a Coors Lite.
7.) A giant sign is hanging from a fire-station. In huge letters it reads OBAMA SAYS YES YOU CAN BUT STILL A KENYAN WINS.
What in the hell kind of sign is that?? I mean how many possible interpretations are there, and why is it on the side of a firehouse?
8.) We pass Henry Wilson's Shoe Shop. He would leave shoes and go onto be vice president in the Ulysses S Grant administration, for what it's worth. Speaking of, we pass a frat house here with a major kegger going on. I see a couple in their underwear kissing. I see a guy doing a keg stand and a girl passed out under a yellow wheelbarrow. More offers of giant cups of beer. Again no takers. One fat guy is double-fisting beers and yells out, "You pussies!"
(I actually thought this was the best thing I heard all day, only because it was in no way encouraging.)
9.) We pass a lake. The wind is a wounded llama now. Brutal. I pass a man who is pulling an oxygen cart behind him. He has tubing connected to his mouth and nose. Apparently, he is running (more shuffling) the marathon while on oxygen. OK. Is that doping, or just awesome?
10.) Ten is a bad time for me. I have it blacked out. I can't remember. I can't remember shit.
11.) A rangy dog skitters away and across the road. Maybe three runners leap over him. I can not stress how narrow this road, a road holding 26,000 + runners. Dog almost got Niked to death.
In 1961 a black lab ran with the lead pack of the marathon for 12 miles. Pretty cool, right? Yep. Right until the dog tripped up leading runner (and former champion) Johnny J Kelley, leaving him shaken and bloodied. Kelley lost the race. The dog ended up in Maine.
Did I mention 1947? This time it was a fox terrier and leader of the race, Korean student Yun Bok Shu. Yun just punted the puppy, launched that little sucker into the Massachusetts air, and ran onto victory.
I told you this race took strategy…
By the way, if you were reading this in real time
Americans Ryan and Kara are leading the marathon
at mile 10!
12.) This is it: The famous screaming women of Wellesley!! 2400 screaming college students! They hold signs saying, "KISS A FRESHMAN!" and "KISS A SENIOR" etc. I don't see any runners kissing the students. They are VERY loud. This is one of the most energetic times in the race so far.
WOW!! If you aren't fired up here, head back to the beige house of your soul.
13.) Water station. A lanky woman runner finisher her cup, crumples it up, and throws it right into my chest. She looks Russian to me. She apologizes, and I say, "No problem." We run together for a few strides. Maybe it is destiny, me and this lanky Russian, maybe we will run from our current lives and strike out on a new, stranger, bolder path and–then she accelerates and is gone forever.
Probably best.
14.) Fourteen is my favorite number. I took a photo with my phone. I have never taken a photo while racing before, but this is Boston. I am thinking my favorite number will make me run well. I am feeling good right now. Marathons are odd that way–you feel way down, then floating way up.
I like to play red 14 in roulette over and over, all night.
15.) I am floating way up now. I feel like a piece of unclaimed sky, or a pigeon on microwave popcorn. A giant orange sign says SHORT CUT with an arrow pointing into a bar. That's kind of mean. I would love a beer, a well-chilled one with also some nachos. My mind is wandering…
16.) A runner in front of me does a fucking cartwheel. He's doing cartwheels while running the greatest race in the world. He's testing the gods here. Don't test the gods, dude.
Kara is still leading!!
Ryan just got caught….damn.
17.) Passing Newton fire station! So? So. It is time for the Newton Hills. This will include the infamous HEART BREAK HILL.
I am not scared of hills. I run hills well, always have. I'm not scared of hills. I am not. I am. I.
They are passing out Power Gels! I grab two of them. I brought two with me, also, so will ingest four of them during the race.
A woman in the shape of a gourd holds up a sign reading: YOU ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE KICKING ASS!
18: People start falling. A young woman stops and crumples. "I can't breath," she says to a volunteer. A man runs straight into a Subaru.
19-20: Holy hills. Wow. Up, up, up, down, down, down. I just focus, focus, one step in front of another, stay light on your feet, stay light.
Down goes a man in yellow. He sits on the curb and grabs his head. He' s not going anywhere.
Robert Cheruiyot drops out of the race!! Hills zapped him. He won't be defending that crown….
Kara is still leading!
Ryan is fading. You went out too fast, Ryan!
21.) I am past Heart Break Hill and thinking, "I got this. I am finishing this thing." We pass a train station and a cemetery. Hmm.
A man stumbles into a tuba player. Both collapse to the ground as if shot.
22.) In 1997 Jean Driscoll was trying for an amazing 8th victory in a row in the wheelchair division, but it was not to be. Why? The train tracks right here at mile 22. She snagged a wheel, blew a tire, and went tumbling.
A chipmunk tries to cross. Nope.
There is the famous Citgo sign.
The air smells like leaves, or bologna boom boxes.
A woman drops to her knees and topples over. Is she sleeping on a manhole? Yep.
23.) Two runners entangle–legs all pasta–and lasagna themselves right into a dumpster.
24.) A kid tries to cross! What? Three runners hit him. It's like pinball. Kid bounces from a shin to another runner's head to another runner's stomach. (I mean abdomen. The stomach is an internal organ, as you know). OOph! Kid made it across, though.
25.) Pain. Tunnel vision. Focus. Pain. Pain. I can't remember much. I kept repeating over and over: "You are going to feel pain, but are you going to suffer?"
We pass the famous (or infamous) Kenmore Square Station. I hate to give a cheater any pub, but this is most likely where Rosie Ruiz leaped from the crowd, into the race, and on to become the winner in a new record time. She sure didn't look tired at the finish, someone noted.
"I never see this woman," said 2nd place Jacqueline Gareau.
Of course not, Jacqueline. She was at home eating Twinkies during the early miles. But how did Rosie qualify for Boston? By running the New York Marathon. Uh, by riding the subway and jumping into the last mile of the New York Marathon.
This is why we now have major video surveillance of all runners. And we wear microchips. Oh, Rosie. Oh my, Rosie. too much.
A man leans against a YIELD sign. He's not moving. I see a cloud in the shape of Bill Murray.
More crumpling runners. They fold like playing cards.
Kara is still leading! And she ran the whole way. Could this be the year?
Here is a photo my mom took of the overall winner…
Uh, apparently Mom underestimated the speed of a professional runner.
One more step!
Mylar blanket. Water. Power Bar. Water. Get my medal. Can't find mom. Found mom. Whew.
3:21:39. My slowest marathon to date, but that's cool. It is Boston.
Bill Rodgers took over four hours. I beat a Boston Champion!
Ok, look. Did I mention? Bill Rodgers is 61.
In the train station with my medal. They say you look ten years older at the finish of a marathon, but I think I only look 8. It tastes like victory to me.
But what about the Americans, Sean?
Ryan went out like a jackrabbit. And was devoured by a lion named Deriba Merga. Ryan got caught, but battled back for third place. Good work, Ryan. And he's 26. He shall return.
Ryan thinking: Uh, this hurts.
But what about Kara??
Does she look happy to you?
And is that a runner collapsed in the background?
Yep. An Ethiopian runner. One Dire Tune, defending champion. She got 2nd and headed right for the hospital, on a stretcher.
When she awoke she asked the nurse, "Who won?" The nurse said, "Salina Kosgei." "Oh," said Tune, "then I am going back to sleep."
What happened to Kara? She got third.
Cheer up, Kara! Kara, quit thinking, "My life is a meaningless sandstorm of doom and smelly socks."
Boston has been here 113 years. It will be here waiting for you.
I am sore.
I am sore.
I am sore.
Time for nachos…
(pic courtesy of Ander Monson. He's eating nachos with the Sonora Review crowd…good job, people. My nacho essay appearing in their pages soon.)


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Thanks to Roshmi for my very first Tag which is "Came across an interesting 15 Books Tag!" and the rules are as
"Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag up to 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose"
These are not in any order nor I am rating them they were best rated for me so they got to the list 😉
1. Karmabhoomi(Hindi) – Munshi Premchand (Read it as part of my academics but still remember it )
2. Malgudi Days – R. K. Narayan (This one needs no introduction I guess)
3. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseni
4. Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri
5. Interpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri (she's my favorite author nowadays)
6. Ferighat (Bengali) – Shirsendu Mukherjee
7. Swami Vivekanada – His life and Message – Swami Lokeshwaranada
8. Bishakha(Bengali) – Sunil Gangopadhyay ( Actually there are much better works of the author but I am remembering this right now)
9. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank – ( A moving tale of a young girl's plight during the WW-II)
10. A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking – (A brilliant description about the origins and nature of universe explained in a way anybody can understand)
11. The Secret – Rhonda Byne
12. The Stories of Anton Chekhov – Anton Chekov(more in mind because some of them were televised in Doordharsan in the serial "Chekov Ki Duniya")
And the Childhood classics :
13. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain
14. David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
15. Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens
Phew that was difficult as I am not a avid reader so 15 was a big number and like Roshmi I too belong the same city(I mean the power cuts etc to bug the 15 mins. time stipulation) so I had used a pen and paper to write the 15 books(Yes I still use pen and paper at times what to do computers came much later in my life).
Now Roshmi had another Tag in her post and she tagged me at the end of the post so I guess she meant the 2nd one also to be done so I am doing it as well(Sound like 1 free with another one)
The tag is "5 things I love about myself."
Hmmm. 5 things too less actually I love everything about myself(arrogance) anyway the latest ones are :
1. I am nowadays loving ahem my growing "Pot belly".
2. I love food anything palatable and I am party to it.(which explains Point 1#)
3. I am loving this blog ofcourse because of you and your appreciation/participation.
4. I love my style sense that is I know what looks good on me before even I buy any clothes and finish my shopping in a blink of the eye. (Though my mom thinks me to be a worst dressed person in the world but thats a different story).
5. I love my smile (though many says its the dumbest one but still….)
So finally could "do it". Now my turn to Tag, Ok whoever I possibly could Tag have been Tagged or must have done it earlier so any of you who has not done this one is welcome to do it and please do tag me as well as I would like to know 😀
Oh yes I need to Tag Roshmi back !!! How Do I forget that 😛


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Thanks to all who attended the 2018 AmeriFlux Data-Tech Workshop and PI Meeting in Bloomington, Indiana. A special thanks to Kim Novick and team for their outstanding hospitality. All of you contributed to making these events a great success. Presentations available now! The AmeriFlux Data and Tech Workshop presentations are now available. The 2018 AmeriFlux… More
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Again we're collecting AGU Fall 2018 sessions we think will interest our AmeriFlux Community members. Right now I'm assembling those where you might want to submit an abstract. The AGU Fall 2018 abstract submission portal is open now; deadline is August 1 (early submission is July 25). Tell me know if you'd like yours added… More
We have started a list of AGU Fall 2017 sessions that AmeriFlux community members may want to check out. Please send us any sessions that you think we should add to this list. The AmeriFlux Townhall is Tuesday, December 12, at 12:30pm in Rooms 255-257. Hope to see you in New Orleans! 12/11 08:00-10:00 GC11E… More
As 2016 comes to a close, we'll celebrate AmeriFlux's 20th Anniversary at AGU's Fall Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco. This year AmeriFlux will have a town hall (hear all the news!) and three special sessions (catch up on all the science!), all on Thursday, December 15! Session B41B —Thursday, 15 December 2016, 8:00am –… More
We are conducting a pilot study to evaluate methods for the estimations of aerodynamic roughness parameters (i.e., roughness length (z0), zero plane displacement height (d)) from single-level eddy covariance measurements. Results will guide development for future AmeriFlux and FLUXNET datasets. Thanks to the flux community, most required variables are available through the AmeriFlux database (e.g., wind speed (WS),… More
At one of the NGEE Arctic sites in the Seward Peninsula, near the town of Council, Alaska, the Dream Team—myself, Oriana Chafe, Margaret Torn (NG Arctic team lead), Stan Wullschleger (NG Arctic PI), Mark Conrad, Bryan Curtis and Sigrid Dengel (AMP) (see photo, left to right)—is flying a DGI model Inspire-1 UAS (unmanned aircraft system, or drone)…. More
Updated 7/19/16: Registration is open! The 2016 AmeriFlux Annual Principal Investigators Meeting takes place Wednesday evening, September 21, through Friday, September 23, 2016. All members of the AmeriFlux Community are welcome. Let's celebrate the AmeriFlux Network's 20th Anniversary! Place: Golden, Colorado—Denver West Marriott Hotel, about 35 miles from the Denver Airport. Lodging deadline: August 30, 2016 Registration: $150… More


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Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, security operatives in the State Friday convened a one day security meeting with political stakeholders, during which participants agreed to eschew violence in the course of their electoral campaigns.
Representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Social Democratic Party (SDP)n were present at the meeting.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, State Director of DSS, Mr. Ibrahim Halilu and their Civil Defence counterpart, Mr. Walter Chiko Akubuiroh in their separate remarks, sued for peace; before, during and after the election.
Ezike noted that the stakeholders meeting was aimed at assessing past electoral challenges, including the use of thugs, illegal firearms and hates, in order to promote a violence-free election.
"You must continue to engage. If you identify the problems, you are halfway to solving the problems. If we have identified electoral violence, we have identified the bracket from where it comes and we have identified that the stakeholders need to be engaged to solve, you will then begin the understand the essence of this meeting.
Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), disclosed that INEC has improved its operations through an upgrade of technology.
This, according to him, includes the use of e-tracking to monitor the polling exercise.
He also said that INEC would begin the distribution of the old Permanent Voters Card soon.
Besides, the participants in a 10 points communique issued after the meeting amongst others commended the initiative of the police commissioner for conceptualizing and organizing the meeting which according to them, could not have come at a better time than now.
While noting that hate speech, thuggery cultism and illegal use of firearms should be avoided, the participants however warned against the misuse of security details assigned to politicians.
And as part of efforts aimed at curbing violence, the participants agreed that applications for political rallies/meetings must be made 48 hours before the date of the occasion.
Meanwhile, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olumekun, has expressed worries over proliferation of light arms in the state.
Olumekun who described situation as a "disturbing trend," during a stakeholders' meeting with security operatives in Benin, blamed desperate politicians for the ugly development.
"In my view, the political class has a very critical roles to play in reducing violence in elections in Nigeria.
"It is who Edo People choose to be Governor that will be the next Governor. Leaders should be build on goodwill of their people to have a just society. Proliferation of small arms is very worrisome," he said.
Commenting on the issue of security during the election, the State Commissioner of Police, Ezike, assured stakeholders that the "Police are ready to enforce the law and bring perpetrators of election violence to book."
On his part, the State Director of the Department of State Security (DSS), Mr. Ibrahim Aliu, warned against hate speeches, thuggery and unauthorised use of fire arms and inciting comments by politicians, aspirants seeking elective positions and their supporters.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Edo State REC disclosed that INEC has fixed June 1 to 5, 2016 as the tentative date for the contineous voter registration exercise across the 18 local government area s of the state.
He however clarified that the date was subject to the final approval of the national headquarters of the Commission.
Olumekun who describing "Edo people as sophisticated and well informed," assured that voters who were registered by the Commission during previous exercise, will get their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) before the forth coming gubernatorial election.
He said the CVR would help to minimise incidences of multiple registration,
In his speech, the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Anselm Ojezua, tasked the various security agencies to "generate sufficient courage" that could help to put electoral violence at bay.
Participants at the meeting who kicked against inconclusive elections, also advised against the misuse of security details assigned to politicians for protection.
Twenty of the 23 registered political parties in the state were represented at the stakeholders' meeting.


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I liked the tag match between Okada/Ishii vs Fale/Omega, especially the Omega/Ishii parts of the match. What I don't get is how Okada has taken beating after beating and comeback and here he gets pinned by a tombstone, which isn't even one of Fale's finishers. Maybe they are playing that all these matches are catching up with him, which would be an interesting story. I liked the Omega promo putting over Fale saying "Don't play my music, play Fale's music" and then saying Fale to splash Ishii. After this match I expect a lot from Ishii/Omega, I think it might be better than his last match and that's saying a lot because his last match is in my top10 MOTY list. I think Fale/Okada could be really good, but they didn't seem in the same page in the match, if they rely in storytelling that could help it though


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It's funny how much you can cry at the theatre, even when you know the story well and thus could be better prepared for the sad parts. And it's not funny at all, when you think of how sad it is and that people have died. In the end it wasn't the dead people who did for me. It was the word Dad at the very end. So, a hankie would not have been a bad thing to have come equipped with. I didn't.
This production only had time to fit in the bare bones of Michelle Magorian's novel. But that's fine. It was all there in spirit, including the best puppet dog I've ever seen. Sammy must count as a first cousin to Michael Morpurgo's War Horse horse puppets, and he truly helped with William's transition into Tom Oakley's home.
'The Sad Man' – which is how I always think of Oliver Ford Davies – came into his own as Mister Tom. So much more right for the part than John Thaw was in the film. He had an impressively worthy William in Toby Prynne, who was both small and powerful at the same time.
The villagers milled about as villagers do, but in such a way that you could believe in the friendship with the small and frightened evacuee. Clever use of one actress both as the kind teacher and as William's mother, bringing their differences into the open. The simple set worked well, adding enough period feel without going over the top.
WWII is popular. The audience at the Lowry on Tuesday evening was mainly 'old', although not necessarily old enough to have lived through the war, and with plenty of junior school pupils, presumably doing WWII in history. I bet Michelle Magorian never expected to have her children's novel put to use as a school book.
Goodnight Mister Tom is a lovely, heartwarming dramatisation of a wonderful book. It might not be the greatest play in the world, but it's very enjoyable – apart from the sad bits – and I would guess we all went home happy, albeit in tears.
The Guardian's Lyn Gardner found it too risk free last week. Whatever that means. But it's a novel first and foremost, and it can't work in the same way that a play written exclusively for the stage would. There's a difference.
This was good.
(The William in the photo is not my William.)


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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Healing through remembrance had folks gathering in Huron Park in Kansas city, Kan., on Monday night to remember babies, and the unborn who were taken before they could live.
The event sparked a new city proclamation. Mayor Mark Holland proclaimed October "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month," after sharing that he and his wife also lost an unborn child several years ago.
FOX 4 heard from several who say consider the rate in which it happens in Wyandotte County, more awareness is needed. A double rainbow was a fitting backdrop for an event highlighting something to smile about after the storms of life.
Ashley Anderson lit a candle for her daughter, Jade Marie, who would have turned 2 this year.
"I carried her 42 weeks and 3 days and when I went to the hospital, her heart wasn't beating during delivery," said Anderson.
Ashley highlighted the surreal moments after she found out.
"You go to the hospital with hopes of having a child and never think that there's a reality you could leave the hospital without a baby," said Anderson.
Then came a battle of depression, and feelings of isolation until she had a breakthrough after creating 'My Angel Lives.' It`s a support group for other families who have also lost babies and unborn children. It's something Mayor Holland can relate to. He opened up about his own loss.
That`s why aside from offering support, groups like 'Project Hope' does what it can to understand why infant mortality happens and works to prevent it.
"We review cases. We look at each case, each baby and we have a team of professionals that review those cases and then make recommendations to a community action team," said Jennifer Allen, a maternal interviewer for Project Hope.
As the names of each baby were read, Allen wanted all to understand something..
"I want them to take away that ever baby matters," said Allen.
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The internet is one of those points in time that will define generations.
Like, where were you when Whitlam was sacked? When Princess Diana died? September 11?
Do you remember life before Chuck Norris invented the internet?
(Chuck already has every internet site in his brain. He created the net to share his supreme knowledge efficiently.)
If you're not making use of Chuck's benevolence, then it's costing you money. And possibly even more importantly than that for many, particularly older generations, precious time.
Older people are flocking to the internet, social media and email faster than other generations, but that's largely because they started so far behind the eight ball. But ignoring it, or denying yourself, is probably costing you a wad.
The internet is clearly useful for a bunch of stuff. Best, really, is for instant argument settling at dinner parties, or cheating at pub trivia nights.
It's second greatest use, in my opinion, is as a financial tool. Being able to find information on almost any topic can help make better, faster, stronger decisions on your finances.
Research on potentially better interest rates for your savings, stock research, managed funds, property research. Or even on the other side – spending. Being able to purchase as a wiser consumer is just as important.
There is so much free information out there, that if you are prepared to read and research enough, you should find everything you need to make good decisions.
There are now "comparison" sites out there on just about everything. Be warned: Some of them are truly awful and are simply run as a sales funnel for a particular company or industry. I got sucked into one recently regarding document storage – then got contacted for the rest of the day by storage businesses.
Some sites are great. And can be a great place to start for reliable information that can help you make solid decisions. Some with well-earned reputations include Canstar and Infochoice, particularly for things like online savings accounts.
Getting the best rate on your cash has become more and more important the further that interest rates fall.
As always, the best place for your savings is in an offset account of your mortgage. But if you don't have a mortgage and need to earn a real interest rate because that what you're living off or are saving to buy a home, you're going to have to do a bit of work for it.
Retired Australians are even more critically aware of this, with the tiny increases to the age pension that kicked in this month. And there will be tens of thousands who will need the extra returns from all of their investments when they are kicked off the age pension under new rules that start in January 2017.
However, I do understand Luddites – those who fear technology. They'd rather deal with humans, rather than machines.
The internet cannot replace personal advice. If you've heard of the term "robo advice", then let me assure you that it's currently a complete dud.
As it stands now, it is little more than a bunch of pre-fabricated investment options (that are often tied to product made by the robo advice house).
Personal advice is particularly important when it comes to complex financial issues. These include matters such as life insurance, property purchasing, self-managed super funds and estate planning. Unless you're going to do an amazing amount of (ongoing) research, there are many areas of your finance that are best left to human experts.
For most, this will also include your mortgage.
Have you ever seen an absolutely amazing interest rate advertised from a little known lender and been tempted to apply?
We see and look into them often. The problem is that so many of them are just "bait" loans with conditions that the majority of potential borrowers will be unable to qualify for, because they will fall outside of the target market for that particular product from the lender.
You won't know this until you've called them, or applied online via their website. Once you have been told that you don't qualify for that particular deal, they've always got something, "nearly as good", that they can offer you.
And "nearly as good" is simply back in the pack with all of the other providers. But the bait did its job.
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At almost 4:00 p.m. today, after Rep. Debra Kiel (R-Crookston) introduced a bill regarding colored lights on collector vehicles, Rep. Debra Hillstrom (DFL-Brooklyn Center) had apparently had enough of Republican time-wasting tactics on the floor of the Minn. House of Representatives and said:
"Mr. Speaker and members, we are just days away from adjournment. There is not yet a balanced budget being proposed and we are spending our time on the House floor talking about lights on [collector] emergency vehicles. Members, it's time to get down to work, and do the business of the work of the State in balancing the budget."
She was completely ignored by the Speaker of the House, although House Majority Leader Matt Dean (R-Washington) did "move the calendar of the day be continued."
With Republicans having spent the majority of their time in session introducing bills similar to Kiel's, they have clearly indicated that a balanced budget is not a priority.
Without a balanced budget, Minnesota's credit rating will continue to decline and a lower bond rating would negatively impact local governments and schools. According to Charlie Kyte, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, the borrowing of every local government unit is affected by the state's credit rating, and some school districts have already been forced to borrowed to meet cash flow needs. (Politics in Minnesota, April 13, 2011)
Shortly after Rep. Hillstrom brought attention to the fact that the much-needed budget discussion was still not happening, Rep. Joe Hoppe (R-Carver) requested a personal point of privilege. Being given the floor, Hoppe spoke about his personal weight loss goals, thanked Rep. Kiffmeyer for the Adkins Diet, then for baking bread, and also spoke about setting the record for "eating the most bread."
With so many freshman Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives this year, it might be appropriate to grant them a limited forbearance regarding their inability to take seriously the privileged place they were given on the House floor. But for how long and at what cost?


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Meet Australia's Logan Martin, the 2017 UCI Freestyle BMX World Champion, who we recently had the privilege of witnessing ride at the 2018 Ultimate X event held at Sun City. His smooth style, technical skill and a huge bag of tricks pay homage to why he is rated one of the best riders in the world.
We caught up with Logan to talk about his experience and competing in South Africa.
Give us a quick background check into who Logan Martin is and how you got into BMX?
Well, I'm 24 years old living on the Gold Coast in Australia! I've been riding Freestyle BMX for about 12 years now, professionally since 2013 – about the same time I started high school. I moved close to a skatepark and started going down with my older brother and it became an everyday thing that I enjoyed doing.
What have been some of the highlights of your BMX career thus far?
I have a lot of achievements inside BMX in which I'm proud of. They vary from world first tricks, contests I've won and companies I have/ had the pleasure of working with. In 2017 I won the first ever Gold medal and UCI rainbow jersey at the UCI World championships in China which is probably my biggest accomplishment. I have three Silver X Games medals and I've won the Fise World Series two times. That's just to name a few of my accomplishments.
Which contest was the first you competed in as a pro rider, and how did you do?
My first Pro international event was in Paris 2012 at a Fise mini ramp contest, which I actually won.
Take us back to your first big win and the emotion that came with it?
My first big win was also a Fise event but this time it was on the park in France in 2013. It was an unreal feeling. I guess going into the event I knew anything was possible and I could actually win the event, but I wasn't sure how it was going to play out. Turns out I rode the way I wanted, pulled my lines and won the event. That was the turning point for me.
What are some of your favorite tricks at the moment?
If you've seen me ride you will know I enjoy doing Whips/ Barspin combos. Some of my favourite combos are Flair Downwhips, Cork 720s, Quad Whips and 360 Double Downside Whips.
Which trick has been the most difficult to learn?
It took me quite a long time to learn Cork 720s. A lot of time was spent in the foam pit to actually learn them properly.
When not riding or competing, what do you like to do with your downtime?
Usually if I'm not riding I'm recovering and getting ready to ride the next day [laughs]. I enjoy going to the gym, that always gets me in a good headspace, and every now and then a long walk with the misso is good for some downtime.
How long did it take to complete you full body suit?
32 hours. Just under 5 years.
Do you have any more space for some tattoos?
There's definitely space, but no spaces that I want to touch. My hands and neck will stay tattoo free.
You were recently in South Africa for the Ultimate X contest. How would you best sum up the trip?
I really enjoyed it. The resort where the event was, was amazing. The course was fun and we were well looked after, which always makes for a good time.
What were some of the things you experienced, that you never expected to?
We went to a zoo and got to pat a fully grown Lion, which I never thought was possible. Got to cuddle some baby lions that were super cute. It was really a good time, the people were nice, the fans loved the show and the support from everyone was really nice.
What did you think of Ultimate X and how would you compare it to some of the other park contests around the world?
It was a great event, I've seen it for the last few years and it looked like a good time so I wanted to get there this year. It definitely did not disappoint. There are things that could improve, such as the ramps being more solid, etc but it works, so there's not much to complain about really.
What upcoming contests are you looking forward to competing in?
My main focuses are the Fise events, X Games and the world Championships!
What are your goals for the rest on 2018?
I really want to win an X Games gold medal this year, and I want to also back up my World Championship win from last year. That's the goal, and I believe it's possible.
Can we expect to see you in South Africa again?
I will be back for sure!
Any words for your South African fans?
Thanks for all the constant support, I appreciate all of you. If you ride BMX make sure you're having fun, things will progress a lot quicker when you're having fun with your mates!
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|Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment
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|Catalog Number: EMIN-00001 (standard edition EMIN-00002)
|Released On: November 1, 2008
|Composed By: Matt Uelmen, Tracy W. Bush, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, Kow Otani, Aika Tsuneoka
|Arranged By: Natsumi Kameoka, Go Shiina, William Motzing, Hironori Osone, Kow Otani
|Published By: Eminence Group
|Recorded At: Unknown
|Format: 2 CDs (LE includes bonus DVD)
Disc OneThe Third War Symphony
01 - Journey to Kalimdor
02 - Eternity's End
The Shadow of the Legion Symphony
03 - A Tenuous Pact
04 - Anar'alah Belore
05 - The Betrayer and The Sun King
The Visions of the Lich King
06 - The Visions of the Lich King Overture
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Disc TwoThe Koprulu Symphony
01 - No Matter the Cost
02 - En taro Adun
03 - Eradicate and Evolve
04 - Victorious but not unscarred
The Hyperion Overture
05 - The Hyperion Overture
The Symphony of Sanctuary
06 - The Eternal Conflict
07 - Legacy of Terror
08 - Children of the Worldstone
Last Angel
09 - Last Angel (Bonus Track)
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Disc ThreeInside the Echoes of War DVD
01 - Inside the Echoes of War
02 - Kow Otani: Taking on Diablo
03 - Photo Gallery
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For those of you familiar with Blizzard entertainment, you know it to have produced some of the most successful, enjoyable, and addictive titles on PC. However, if you've never really listened carefully to the music, then you're missing out on some excellent orchestral and ambient scores on the PC.
Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment is a three-disc set (two-disc if only the standard version) dedicated to music from Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. Performed by the Eminence Symphony Orchestra and arranged by a wide variety of composers including Wander and the Colossus (Shadow of the Colossus to the Americans) composer Kow Otani, Go Shiina, Natsumi Kameoka, and Hironori Osone, Echoes of War is certainly unique in its creation. I say this, primarily because it is very rare for Japanese composers to rework Western-RPG themes, and yet here we have just such a crossover.
The album is composed of two discs of music and one DVD which features a "making of" the album video. The first disc covers Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. The opening theme, Journey to Kalimdor, is a suitably expansive track, evoking feelings of pride and service. Eternity's end, which is the second track, is more subdued and contemplative, without the forceful bassline. Following that, and starting the Shadow of the Legion Symphony is A Tenuous Pact which evokes an adventurous journey with deft use of trumpet and string, while also managing some down-tempo reflective sections in between.
Next up is Anar'alah Belore, a wistful piece meant to convey the sadness of the Blood Elves from Warcraft. It is slow-moving and somewhat mournful, with a little sense of hope and redemption. Finishing up the Shadow of the Legion Symphony is The Betrayer and the Sun King, pulled mostly from Burning Crusade and WoW in general, which wanders a bit in its telling of the story of the uneasy balance between Horde and Alliance.
Finally, as its own symphonic arrangement is Visions of the Lich King Overture, which is really just an arrangement of the login & trailer music from World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. It's long, but makes good use of choir and brass to convey the grand scope and anticipation many had for this release.
Disc two is more off-beat in its presentation, probably because it features music from Starcraft which has a more futuristic sound rather than medieval. As such, the opening track of the Koprulu Symphony, No Matter the Cost, features rock drumming and trumpeting quite prominently. After that comes an homage to the refined Protoss, entitled En Taro Adun. The piece is much more delicate and symphonic, with chimes and strings.
Next is a heavily arranged tribute to the Zerg, called Eradicate and Evolve, featuring light choral interludes and a rapid switch between fast and slow tempos. What's more, there is a string section that is reminiscent of Wild Arms. Halfway through, however, the time changes and electronic beeps and guttural choral utterances start showing up. This is truly the oddest piece of the album, and fits well to a race that is all about evolving and changing to meet a new threat.
Finishing off the symphony is Victorious but Not Unscarred, which starts with a hymn-like solo and segues into an ominous march.
Up next is the Hyperion Symphony, based on Starcraft II. Very militaristic and marchlike, the piece uses full orchestra to capture the feel of the beginnings of battle. After that comes a bit of a switch to Diablo II with The Eternal Conflict. The piece stays rather mellow throughout, and the influences of the source material is evident in the middle, with guitar and cello. The next movement comes from the eagerly anticipated Diablo III, and is much more forceful, with tempestuous trumpets and chorus.
Completing the Diablo portion of the album is Children of the Worldstone, which is an original piece inspired by Diablo and composed by Kow Otani. You can draw some similarities to Wander and the Colossus, including the transition between haunting, lonely movements, vocals by Ladybird Moai, and faster-paced strings. While a long track, it is varied and constantly throws new things at the listener.
The last track in the album is entitled Last Angel, and is purely inspired by Diablo, rather than drawing on any of the source material. A lyrical piece, it is both haunting and discordant at times, but definitely feels like it would fit well in the Diablo universe.
If you can get your hands on this collection, it is totally worth it. Aside from the great orchestral compositions, fans will appreciate the extras that come with it, including a bunch of poster strips from the games, as well as a lovely booklet describing in detail and with interviews, the recording and composing process. If you're not interested in all the pretty extras and just want the music, you can get the standard edition. I can't find anything to dislike about this collection, and if you can find it, I whole-heartedly recommend it, doubly so if you are a fan of either symphonic compositions and/or Blizzard's games themselves.
Reviewed by: Damian Thomas