To that parent that is giving their toddler a McDonald’s for their tea, I know you’re doing your best. Your child may not have eaten anything in three days and you’ve thrown too many casseroles, pasta dishes and vegetable bakes in the bin. Not only are you now skint and your food waste is over flowing, but you’re worried out your fucking mind! If a chicken nugget dipped in red sugar sauce is what’s going to keep that little monkey climbing the walls. Give the girl a 20 pack!
To the mum dropping her child off to nursery in your PJ’s and Ugg boots, I know you’re doing your best. You’ve been at work the whole day the day before and then been up all night cleaning the house, washing, cooking and working out how you’re gonna pay for the 17,000 birthday parties your kid has been invited to. It’s likely your beautiful little cherub then had a bad dream and needed to sleep as close to your insides as possible then, for some cruel unknown reason, woke up in a foul mood and needed 45 minutes of your time to just change a fucking nappy and put a sodding dress on.
To the dad on his phone in the park whilst your child shouts at him to watch, I know you’re doing your best. Your child, as adorable as it is, has gone up and down that fucking slide 24 times in the last six minutes. You’ve seen it, you’ve clapped, you’ve smiled and high fived; now you need some ‘me time’. You haven’t gone to play for your local sports team since the sprog arrived and you kinda miss it on the weekend, so you can allow yourself five minutes to check the score whilst your child is happy, content, safe and lets face it, having a fucking ball.
To the single mum who is working all she can and raising her kids with a limited support network around her, I know you’re doing your best. Sending your kids to school when they’re not feeling 100 per cent is something you have to do cos you’ve gotta pay those bills bitch. Phoning in sick to work cos your kids are actually red with a temperature and spewing up everything they swallow because of a bastard cough, is a decision you have to make. Your family aren’t around the corner and your friends have their own children to prioritise. Sisters gotta do this shit for themselves sometimes.
To the single dad who is taking his toddlers to the pub on a Super Sunday afternoon and having a pint whilst ordering the kids a chippy tea, I know you’re doing your best. You’ve taken them to the park and the farm; they’ve had plenty of water, fruit and vegetables throughout the weekend so you deserve a bit of ‘dad time’. You haven’t had a pint in weeks cos the kids have been ill and you’ve had to be on you’re a-game. Work pressures have been insane and you’ve got no wife around to off load them on. Cool your jets, have that pint and enjoy the moment.
As parents we spend too much time judging ourselves and those around us. We’re all doing our best and at the end of the day, what more can we do? We’re fucking superhero’s and we should own that shit.


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* Djokovic face Nadal in dream final
* Murray takes Serb to the brink in three-set thriller
* Djokovic unbeaten run for the year now 36 matches (writes through with quotes)
By Richard Allen
ROME, May 14 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will clash at the Rome Masters in another dream showpiece on clay after winning their semi-finals on Saturday in vastly different circumstances with the French Open just over a week away.
World number one Nadal reached his sixth consecutive final this year after brushing aside Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1 but second seed Djokovic was forced to scrap for his victory.
The Serb won a late-night third-set tie-break to beat his British opponent 6-1 3-6 7-6 in an exhilarating three-hour encounter to stretch his unbeaten run this year to 36 matches.
"It was a fantastic match and whoever saw it knows how close it was," said second seed Djokovic, who has won six straight tournaments this year including a first victory on clay over Spaniard Nadal at the Madrid Open last week.
"He (Murray) played really well. I had to earn my points as he wasn't making a lot of errors. It took a lot out of both of us and unfortunately someone had to lose."
On finishing the match after 2300 local time, the Serbian said he would try to recover to be fully fit for Sunday's final which is scheduled at 1600.
"I made the mistake of playing 40 games in the past four months -- that's what went wrong in the second set," he said. "I've played more matches than any player, so it's normal that you get exhausted. I will do my best to recover for tomorrow."
Djokovic broke Murray's serve in the second game and then twice more as the Scot struggled to live with the Serb's power and precision in the first set.
But Murray, who had won three of their previous four confrontations, found the slower pace of the second set much more to his liking, prospering in the long backhand rally exchanges and breaking in the fifth game to square the match.
In a thrilling deciding set, Djokovic broke Murray's serve in the fifth game but the gutsy Scot refused to give up on a single point and broke back for 3-3 with a blistering backhand followed by a forehand as the momentum swung back his way.
Four more breaks of serve followed at an increasingly noisy Foro Italico as Murray broke the serve of an exhausted-looking Djokovic for a third time in the set for 5-4 but, helped by two double faults, the Serb summoned the energy to break back again in a game lasting more than eight minutes.
Djokovic was always ahead in the tiebreak, producing a drop shot and then a lob to reach 6-2 before sealing the match with another drop shot as he let out a loud victory scream to underline how close he had come to losing his unbeaten run.
"I probably should have won," Murray, who celebrates his 24th birthday on Sunday, told reporters. "I'm one of the best closers on the circuit. I think it's the first time I haven't finished a match on serve and I hope it's the last."
Despite the loss, the Scot said he was confident of competing for titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
"The supposed crisis I was in is over," he said. "I was in a bad place mentally but my tennis will never go away. I feel I can compete with those guys at the top. I feel I'm moving well on clay and I definitely think I can win the French."
Earlier Nadal, who had almost pulled out of the tournament earlier in the week after suffering from a virus, broke the Gasquet serve at 5-5 to win the first set before powering through the second against the tired Frenchman.
"I'm playing better every day," said Nadal, who has won the Rome Masters five times in the past six years.
"He (Gasquet) is playing really well right now and I had to save a few tough situations with my serve. It's been a tough week and I'm happy to be in my sixth final in a row."
Nadal, who has lost to Djokovic in three previous finals this year, said the Serb would now be the man to beat.
"He (Djokovic) has beaten me in the last few tournaments and it seems he's unbeatable this year," he said ahead of the Murray semi-final. "He's in a different league. I've lost my favourite status, so I'll play without 100 percent pressure."
Twelfth seed Gasquet began confidently but after flashing a backhand winner at 3-2, he failed to convert two break points as Nadal conjured up a pair of high-kicking serves to save.
He then pounced in the 11th game, rushing the 16th seed's second serve to make the decisive break to 15.
Gasquet, who had already knocked out Roger Federer in the third round and seventh-seed Tomas Berdych late on Friday, summoned the energy to respond in the next game but after a spectacular rally at deuce the Spaniard produced a vicious forehand to end the point and the set.
Nadal, who won all eight previous matches between the two, raced through the second set, breaking in the first, fifth and seventh games to stretch his win-loss record in Rome to 31-1.
"I was a little bit tired after the matches with Roger and Tomas," said Gasquet. "I played a one hour first set. I wanted to take my break points because I was serving well and the court was fast, but I didn't take my chances and against Rafa it's very hard to come back."
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I closed my eyes again and opened them. My vision was a bit clearer now, and the features of the room are now very much distinct. The room was an executive suite in a five star hotel in the city. I had a really good time last night with my boyfriend whom I haven't seen in 8months. I let my eyes roam the room. Osaro was sitting on the settee, deep in thoughts with a stick of cigarette in-between his index and middle finger. He looked so fine and so perfect. His well trimmed beard sparkled and blended perfectly with his jet black curly hair, His dimples and beautifully spaced white teeth when he smiled sent millions of butterfly flapping all over my stomach. I smiled and hailed myself for landing such a fine specimen of man with a fine Pocket winks�... "Goodmorning baby" I said wincing with a grimace as my head was banging with each word that came out of my mouth. I tried to get up but I couldn't move, I couldn't feel my limbs... " You are awake" Osaro said and moved towards me. He stopped at the foot of the bed and gave me a cold look that made me shiver. " Baby I can't move, what's happening to me?" I said in panic. " Oh don't worry baby, you won't be able to move till I am done with you. The substance I laced your drink with is actually meant to paralyze your muscles and make you weak" He said with a sinister smile. " Baby what do you mean? You are scaring me" I replied " Just relax sweetie, I injected you with a powerful sedative so you won't even feel a thing" He said as he sat on the bed. "Baby please don't do this , please don't kill me" I begged him tearfully. He smiled and wiped a single tear off my cheek.. "See I have to get these organs to baba by midnight," he said as though he was asking for just a strand of hair. "If I don't, I will loose my money, all of it. And I will also run mad, or you want your baby to run mad?" He asked me. "Help! Somebody help me!" I screamed in tears. " Don't worry they won't hear you, the room is soundproofed. So let's get down to business, I will start with your left eye." He said as he brought the knife to my face. I felt blood trickle down my face as he showed me what happened to be my left eye before dropping it in a glass jar. He saved my right eye for the last. as the light faded I was thrown into a cloud of thick darkness. I was slowly loosing consciousness as I have already lost alot of blood. Is this what they meant when they say love is blind? My only crime is was to fall in love. Now I have been made a sacrificial lamb. I thought I was enjoying the December with the love of my life not knowing I was about to be dismembered by the love of my life. Oh how naive I was .. I wanted to live.. I wanted to love... I wanted to be loved.. I breath my last!


13) Wyoming 30, Boise State 28— Wyoming coach Craig Bohl won three consecutive I-AA national titles at North Dakota State; this is his third year in Laramie- he went 4-8/2-10 in his first two years, but behind the terrific soph QB Allen, Cowboys are 6-2 and on a serious roll. This is a great, great win for Wyoming, which trailed 21-7 early.
12) Clemson 37, Florida State 34— This was a great college football game.
Showtime will have tough time whittling highlights of this game into their Tuesday night reality show on the Seminoles. I said this once before this year and I’ll say it again; Dalvin Cook is the best college RB in the country. He is a beast and he plays every game.
Trivia: Rex Ryan’s son is Clemson’s long snapper.
Florida State QB Francois got pummeled in this game; he was like the QB in the movie Friday Night Lights in the climactic state championship game— he got crushed, but that was a movie and this was very real. Young Francois is a freshman and a damn tough kid.
11) Temple 34, Cincinnati 13— Why hasn’t Temple coach Matt Rhule gotten a better job? Guy is 21-13 in his last 34 games at Temple, where winning one game used to be a big deal. Owls outgained Cincy 474-186 in this one- they’ve won five of their last six games.
10) Auburn 40, Ole Miss 29— Brent Musburger is 77 years old; if I’m lucky enough to live that long, I pray to God that I have Brent’s enthusiasm and energy for what he does. He is still the best at his job. This wasn’t an easy game to call, with not many huddles and lot of scoring, but Brent and analyst Jesse Palmer are a great team and a pleasure to listen to.
9) Texas 35, Baylor 34— Bears lost a fumble inside the Texas 10 and kicked FGs of 24 and 27 years, meaning they failed in the red zone and that cost them this game.
8) Notre Dame 30, Miami 27— Hurricanes are now 4-4 after a 4-0 start; they stormed back from down 20-0 to lead 27-20, but couldn’t finish the job. There was a time when this was THE GAME of the regular season in college football; that seems like a long time ago, because it was.
7) Texas Tech 27, TCU 24 OT— Last year, Horned Frogs beat Tech 55-52; two years ago, it was 82-28, so you know Kliff Kingsbury has to be a happy man today.
6) South Carolina 24, Tennessee 21— I was at this game in 2008; what a great day. Sat all day in a folding chair in a field next to a Winnebago, watching a flatscreen TV that was in the luggage compartment of the Winnebago and attached to a satellite dish. Ate Church’s fried chicken, the best fried chicken ever and talked football for 6 or 7 hours before going across the street to the stadium. It was 75-80 degrees in late October; good stuff.
5) Houston 31, Central Florida 24— UCF led this game 21-3 at the half; Knights were winless last year, but are 4-4 and will be very good soon if they can keep coach Frost in Orlando. As for Houston, they’ve lost their confidence/swagger with two losses- maybe this will help them get it back.
4) Thursday night was Upset Night in the MAC this week; 16.5-point dog Ohio U won 31-26 at Toledo, 18-point underdog Buffalo won at home over the Akron Zips.
3) Michigan 32, Michigan State 23— Spartans had bedeviled Michigan for most of the last decade and gave them fits here, but Wolverines held on and State is 0-5 in the Big 14 for the first time since 1982.
2) Washington 31, Utah 24— Huskies are 8-0 but because they play in the northwest, no one in the media cares too much. Washington coach Chris Petersen was the Boise State coach who won that bowl game against Oklahoma with a trick play- he is building a powerhouse in the Pac-12. Their Apple Cup game with Washington State will be a huge game nationally.
1— Kent State 27, Central Michigan 24— Golden Flashes kicked a FG at the gun to win it; their kicker wears #57 but doesn’t look like a LB or a center. Didn’t have lot of faith in him to make the kick but he did, so tonight, he is big man on campus, which must be a happy campus with the nearby Indians leading the World Series 3-1.


MILLWALL CAPTAIN Ashlee Hincks has been named Women’s Super League 2 player of the month for October.
Hincks scored three league goals during the month, including a last-minute strike against Doncaster Belles and efforts against Brighton and Hove Albion and London Bees, as Millwall maintained their unbeaten league run this campaign.
Hincks said: “I’m more pleased with my all-round performance as well as the goals as they also have been a massive help in games.
“Our relationship between staff and players is really tight.
I think as a group we are a real collective, we’re not just a one-man band as such. I think we’ve all pulled together and we’re all pulling in the same direction which is why things are going the way they are on the pitch and we’re finally getting the plaudits we deserve for a long time I think.”
The Lionesses are not back in competitive action until their Continental Tyres Cup clash with Reading at St Paul’s in Rotherhithe on December 3.


Rumour Mill-Barry Robson Still!
Sky Sports are suggesting that Portsmouth, Ipswich and Burnley are tracking Dundee United midfielder Barry Robson. The Burnley interest in the player was reported on Vital Burnley a few weeks back.
All three clubs it would appear had representatives at Dundee United's Scottish Cup match against Clyde yesterday.
Robson also scored the winning goal from distance to impress his admirers.
Barry Robson is also understood to have a buy-out clause in his Tannadice contract fuelling all the speculation in the transfer window
Celtic are also believed to be interested in the 29 year old.
Dundee United gaffer, Craig Levein fears losing the player and is quoted as saying the following
''Of course I do [fear losing Robson].
'I'm the manager of the team and he is the best player. But nobody has made any offers and we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.'


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A flight data monitoring (FDM) solution helps an operator to identify, assess, quantify, and address operational behavior of aircrafts. FDM program are designed to enhance safety through the controlled, automated recording and analysis of flight data generated during routine line operations. FDM involves collection of real-time flight data for continuous safety improvement. This is generally achieved with storage hardware and data acquisition and post flight data analysis software.
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The FDM office manages all data and addresses all security and reporting issues. The aviation community is under constant pressure to achieve safety improvement. Thus, flight data monitoring helps to identify areas of operational risk and quantify current safety margins. Application of FDM covers improvement in flight crew performance, air traffic control procedures, air carrier training programs, aircraft operations, along with improving flight operations. FDM observes adherence to standard operating procedure (SOPs) restrictions.
Flight data monitoring solutions analyses flight data such as pitch attitude at take-off, safety circumstances and various other parameters. Demand for FDM solutions is increasing from the aviation industry due to growing need for situational awareness in order to avoid accidents. Flight data monitoring allows operators in reducing unplanned maintenance and enhances asset utilization. It enables cost effective maintenance which contributes significantly to the growth of flight data monitoring solutions. With the rising technological advancements and growing user base, there is sudden rise in volume of data generated for analysis in the aviation industry. Furthermore, the logistics industry is utilizing aircrafts for short time deliveries which is increasing the volume of aircraft deliveries and generating huge amount of data. Thus, all these factors are anticipated to drive the market growth during the forecast period.
However, quality assurance and accuracy of information received by flight data monitoring systems remains dubious in some cases which is challenging the market growth. Various certification clearances from governments and lack of technical expertise may hinder the market growth during the forecast period. Moreover, certain environmental parameters may restrict the monitoring solution from collecting the data required, which is anticipated to hamper market growth.
The flight data monitoring market can be segmented on the basis of solution, component, end-user, and geography. On the basis of component, the market can be segmented into system, software, and services. Software segment can be further segmented into data visualization software, flight data information reporting software, flight data analysis software, and flight data cloud software.
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Flight data monitoring involves cloud/satellite based architecture solutions for flight data recorder, and wireless sensor for determining in-flight torque data. Moreover, in-flight voice recognition are used to make cockpit voice recorder more efficient. Flight messengers are also implemented to monitor maintenance needs. Thus, technological advancements in Big Data management and IoT are contributing to cheaper prices which are further creating opportunities for FDM service providers.


An intimate romantic relationship definition would have been a very interesting element indeed. Nevertheless , I think you have to outline it first before you can clearly define the intimacy in your romance! Why? Well, because only a few of us would probably agree on what precisely an intimate romantic relationship would mean to all of us. We might even be saying, “I don’t think so , ” or, “It’s nothing” and that’s excellent too, but then we’re not talking about the intimate relationship definition.
So let me make an effort to define this relationship meaning for you. An intimate relationship, when it was defined by simply philosophers and psychologists, may be a relationship which includes physical, psychological, mental, and spiritual intimacy, or rather close proximity. An intimate relationship may involve a giving and receiving of attention, cuddling, kissing, and other types of expression of love. Even though an intimate romantic relationship generally is often a sexual relationship, it might also be a non erotic, intimate marriage. This is probably one reason people call it up the “intimate triangle. inch
For example , flings are very common in the western the community today. Flings include a lot more than just a a person night stand or a one night affair. Many times flings are preplanned affairs, although some times they may be spontaneous. The word “fling” includes a different that means depending on where the a couple met, how much time they’ve known each other, and what all their intentions are in terms of working with a fling.
Several philosophers and psychologists might say that the majority of relationships take place when two persons connect with in an personal environment, such as at a bar, club, or perhaps restaurant, or an event, say for example a dance party, or a date. These are generally known as non-monogamous interactions. Yet , many philosophers and specialists would admit these types of romances typically occur when two persons fulfill in a situation in which they have some kind of emotional investment, like a friendship or a serious dating relationship. Oftentimes these types of associations take place the moment one of the persons gives the other a gift.
An intimate marriage is a form of romantic relationship that involves both physical intimacy and emotional closeness. An intimate matrimony would commonly involve a great exchange of wedding wedding rings, a wedding wedding ring, or perhaps an engagement ring. A romantic marriage would definitely involve lovemaking intimacy and also emotional physical intimacy. This type of relationship does take place outside of a traditional marriage between two adults who all are committed to being sexually and psychologically healthy and monogamous.
Of all romantic human relationships, most human relationships that fall under the “Romantic Period” are viewed to be most usual in history. For this reason, they are also the most commonly portrayed in books, movies, and in many peoples’ price of mail order brides photos. In many cases, each time a person thinks of a romance, they presume of a passionate relationship. Normally, passionate romantic relationships involved if you are an00 of trust, honesty, and understanding. Men and women that were excited about their romantic partners had been usually very happy in their romances.


The Saints were bounced from the playoffs by virtue of Alex Smith’s singular moment of career triumph. It was a disappointing ouster from the playoffs, but New Orleans had no reason to despair. Until the world found out that Gregg Williams really wanted the head of Frank Gore, then things got a bit out of hand. Now the Saints have no head coach for the year, no interim head coach for six weeks and the league paying real close attention to every questionable hit they make. Oh, and their city is hosting the Super Bowl this year.
Five Fast Facts About The Saints:
– Even though Roman Harper doesn’t turn 30 until the end of this year, he already has the hair of a 50-year-old. Peter King calls that lofty precociousness!
– Special teams coordinator Greg McMahon may not be suspended, but he is occupied with sorting out the remains of Gus Fring’s old drug empire with Walter White.
– Lance Moore earned the nickname “Lance Romance” by teaching Sean Payton how to grind on skanks in Bermuda.
– Jermon Bushrod is investing in a GPS app for unfinished sandwiches.
– Rookie wide receiver Nick Toon is not to be confused Nickelodeon’s cartoon programming from the ’90s, except when he hums the “Hey Arnold” theme while carrying the ball.
Notable acquisitions: Curtis Lofton, Ben Grubbs, Brodrick Bunkley, Chris Chamberlain, Greg Camarillo
Notable departures: Carl Nicks, Tracy Porter, Robert Meachem, Shaun Rogers, Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Notable suspensions: Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis, Joe Vitt, Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith
Vegas win total over/under: 10 wins
KSK verdict: PUSH
Fantasy player you’ll want to dig at with rusty hooks: Devery Henderson
The departure of Robert Meachem creates an opportunity for some the lesser incumbent receivers to get a larger piece of the bountiful Saints offensive numbers. That’s means it’s even more enticing to take a late-round flier on Devery, except having him on your bench is the worst. Devery is good for one or two big games every year (whenever you’re not starting him, of course), with no sign of life in between. Last season, Devery went over 100 yards and scored in Weeks 1 and 2, leading some to believe it might be a breakout year for him. Nope. Entire rest of the year: 23 catches 300 yards, no touchdowns. Eat shit, Devery Henderson.
A New Orleans-area emergency room in the wee hours of the morn on Feb. 4, 2013…
Doctor Boudreaux: “Okay, Nurse Thibodaux…what do we have next?”
Nurse Thibodaux: “Oh this one is pretty bad, Doc. Pretty, pretty bad.”
Doctor Boudreaux: “Do tell. You know I’ve been doing this a long time. I’ve seen everything there is to see in this racket, Nurse. It’s virtually impossible for me to see something I’ve never seen before.”
Nurse Thibodaux: “Well there’s this man, a ginger named Roger — poor thing — and he’s got some sort of football trophy lodged in his ass. Deep in his ass, actually.”
Doctor Boudreaux: “A football trophy lodged in his ass, deep in his ass, you say? Don’t think I’ve ever seen that.”
Nurse Thibodaux: “Yeah, it’s lodged in there pretty deep. But that’s not all.”
Doctor Boudreaux: “Really? What can this Roger fella possibly be any worse off than having a football trophy lodged deep in his ass?”
Nurse Thibodaux: “Well it looks like someone also took a shit in his mouth and then stapled it shut.”
Doctor Boudreaux: “GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! The old ‘chocolate pout pocket,’ eh? Some guy named Sean I went to college with at Eastern Illinois invented it. Small world. Were there witnesses to any of this?
Nurse Thibodaux: “Apparently not. The cops who brought him in were kind of drunk and said that there were no witnesses. They just laughed at him, poor guy. Oh but there is a clue…someone wrote something across this guy Roger’s butt cheeks with a permanent marker.”
Doctor Boudreaux: “Oh really…what does it say?”
Nurse Thibodaux: “DO YOUR JOB!“
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LIMA — A man who scammed people out of money as a door-to-door salesman tried his best Wednesday to give a sales pitch to the judge to get out of jail.
Judge David Cheney didn’t buy it and made sure Joshua Hinshaw knew it.
The judge sentenced the 22-year-old man to six months in jail while telling Hinshaw he is lucky the law doesn’t allow him to send low-level, non-violent felons to prison.
Hinshaw was sentenced on two felony counts of theft from the elderly, which he pleaded guilty to last month. He has served about half his jail time and will have two years probation to complete upon his release, which he may do out of state, where he’s from.
The judge ordered Hinshaw pay $226 in restitution. Police found at least six people from whom he took money.
Police said Hinshaw claimed to be collecting money for the Shawnee High School baseball team to take a trip to Florida.
Hinshaw’s sales pitch to Cheney began to unravel when he starting naming other scam artists he was working with after telling Cheney moments before he couldn’t remember or didn’t know everyone’s name.
“You say you tried to change your life, tried to be honest with me, and now you’re giving speeches to every question I ask. That’s some sort of sign of deception right there, and maybe you didn’t learn the lesson,” Cheney said.
Hinshaw apologized several times and said it bothered him that people didn’t see him as honest. He said he was a young man who was going down a bad path, but jail helped turn his life around.
“I was using drugs at the time,” he said. “I’m a young man, and what I did was wrong.”
Cheney was doubtful Hinshaw was sincere. He questioned Hinshaw on the other people who he worked with and wanted to know how they picked Lima.
Hinshaw said he met the group in Tennessee and traveled with them to Ohio, where one of the leaders decided to try the Lima area. He said the day he was caught was his first day in Lima, and he had only been out knocking on doors for five hours.
Cheney asked Hinshaw if it was likely there were other victims who did not come forward out of embarrassment, which Hinshaw said yes.
“I knocked on many doors,” he said.


The Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed the decision announced today giving the go-ahead for work to start on Lincoln’s Eastern Bypass.
The Secretary of State for Transport has granted the legal orders required for the Lincoln Eastern Bypass scheme to progress following a public inquiry in the city in August 2015.
Lincolnshire County Council will now appoint a contractor and it is hoped that work will be able to start on site later this year.
“This has been rumbling on for many years and we are pleased and relieved that the Secretary of State has given the scheme the green light,” said Ursula Lidbetter MBE, Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP.
“One of the LEP’s priorities is to improve the infrastructure in Greater Lincolnshire to enable businesses and the economy to grow. One of the biggest drawbacks to doing business in our area is the relatively poor road network, and this long overdue scheme is a step forwards in addressing that issue.
“The bypass will also help to alleviate congestion in Lincoln, which is a historic city not designed for the amount of road traffic it has to contend with.”
Councillor Richard Davies, Executive Member for Highways and Transportation at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “I am glad that the inspector saw that the bypass is a vital component in our plans to create a fit-for-purpose highways infrastructure for the needs of an expanding Lincoln.
“Hopefully we can now progress with this long-awaited bypass without any further needless expense or delay.”
The Lincoln Eastern Bypass scheme aims to minimise traffic congestion, support Lincoln’s growth as a principal urban centre and enhance the inter-city environment. The scheme attracted £50 million in funding from central Government in 2011 and planning consent for a single carriageway was granted in June 2013.
The eastern bypass will serve as a step towards the completion of an eventual ring road around Lincoln, connecting the existing western and northern relief roads to the anticipated southern bypass.
The confirmation of the legal orders will now allow the council to seek tenders from contractors. Once a contractor is appointed the bypass is expected to take two years to complete and will cost around £96 million.
For more information about the scheme visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/roadworks-and-improvement-schemes/lincoln-eastern-bypass/


About The Student Manifesto
There is a revolution going on. It is a quiet revolution. It is the kind of quiet revolution in politics that SJSU J&MC alum Joe Trippi spoke about in the world of politics in his watershed book The Revolution Will Not be Televised. But, it is not a revolution that is limited to politics. It is also a business revolution, like that talked about in business books like The Cluetrain Manifesto and SJSU J&MC alum Robert Scoble's book (co-written with Shel Israel) Naked Conversations. It also a societal revolution and it is reflected in how social groups are interacting as reflected in Howard Rheingold's book Smart Mobs. It is a global revolution, as reflected in Thomas L. Friedman's very long book, The World Is Flat. It is a media revolution as reflected in Dan Gillmor's prescient book, We The Media. On top of these and many, many, many other books, articles, blog posts, interviews, conferences, podcasts and other communications about Web 2.0, the changing nature of society and about that big huge still being defined thing we lump together in a big sticky blob we are calling "new media" add Andrew Venegas's Student Manifesto.
So what is this revolution?
Is it about J&MC, or SJSU, or CSU, or USA? I do not see blood on the streets, what kind of revolution is this? It is a revolution about conversation. It is about the power of ordinary citizens as well as new media journalists to be able to go to their virtual windows to the world and (using their blogs, podcasts, video blogs and other forms of new media) to be able to shout out, "I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore!" In the fictional 1976 movie Network, Howard Beale from his TV pulpit was able to inspire folks to go to their windows and yell that out. Each individual's voice carried maybe a few houses. It was only Beale's voice that was able to reach across the nation, only Beale had the network. Now we all have a network, it is called the Internet. That is the revolution.
Ordinary folks can have their say and can change things
If the message is compelling enough to resonate, it can spread virally across the Internet and can make the leap from new media to traditional media. The message/story can echo throughout the globe and the course of even the biggest aircraft carriers can be altered. That is what folks in JMC163 saw happen with the Skype story. Folks in that class were not given the power to participate, they were not given the secret software, they already had that, we all do, it is free on the Internet. That is the revolution. Students, taxpayers, customers, employees, citizens all have a say, all have a network, all have global reach. Nobody controls the message. In my opinion that is the revolution, indeed!


I can’t even tell you how much I love the article I am linking to in this post.
Having observed my husband pour his heart, goofiness, and musical talent into youth for more than a decade and having watched our dear friend and longtime youth pastor (turned lead pastor) pour his life into so very many kids during his tenure at our church, I have seen firsthand what it means to teens when adults take them seriously.
And it means a lot.
Teens need us to see their intrinsic value.
When we welcome their input, they are valued.
When we do not ignore their questions, they are valued.
When we take time out of our lives to teach them and encourage them, they are valued.
When we do not belittle the challenges they face, they are valued.
When we see them as an integral, indispensable part of the church, they are valued.
(The best kind of adults are the ones can do all these things and also enjoy a cut-throat game of dodgeball. At least, that’s what I believe from a boy mom perspective.)
I urge you to read this article by Shane Stacey, EFCA’s National Director of ReachStudents. And don’t just read it. Read it and think about your opinion of youth ministry and consider whether or not that opinion needs to be tweaked.
1 Timothy 4:12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.


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I wrote yesterday about how the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is pushing for bigger government in China. That’s a remarkable bit of economic malpractice by the Paris-based international bureaucracy, especially since China is only ranked #113 in the latest scorecard from Economic Freedom of the World. The country very much needs smaller government to become rich, yet the OECD is preaching more statism.
And here’s the latest example. In a new publication, OECD bureaucrats recommend policy changes that ostensibly will produce more growth for the United States. Basically, America should become more like France.
Income inequality has continued to widen… Public infrastructure is not keeping pace… Promote mass transit… Implement usage fees based on distance travelled…to help fund transportation… Expand federal programmes designed to improve access to fixed broadband. …Expand funding for reskilling… Require paid parental leave… Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and raise the minimum wage.
To be fair, not every recommendation involves bigger government.
Adopt legislation that cuts the statutory marginal corporate income tax rate…
But even that single concession to good policy is matched by proposals to squeeze more money from the private sector.
…and broaden the tax base. …Continue with measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting.
By the way, even though European nations dominate the OECD’s membership, American taxpayers provide the largest share of funding for the OECD.
In other words, we’re paying more taxes to have a bunch of international bureaucrats urge that we get hit with even higher taxes. And to add insult to injury, OECD bureaucrats are exempt from paying taxes!
Maybe that’s why they’re so blind to the harmful impact of bad tax policy.
It’s especially discouraging that the bureaucrats are even advocating greater levels of discriminatory taxation of saving and investment. Here are some blurbs from a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The Paris-based think tank has just junked the conventional economic wisdom on tax it had been promoting for years. …“For the past 30 years we’ve been saying don’t try to tax capital more because you’ll lose it, you’ll lose investment. Well this argument is dead…,” Pascal Saint-Amans, the OECD’s tax chief, said in an interview. …Since the 1970s economists had argued capital income should be taxed relatively lightly because it was more mobile across countries and attracting investment would boost economic growth, ultimately benefiting everyone.
Actually, the argument on not over-taxing capital income is based on the merits of a neutral tax system that doesn’t undermine growth by punishing saving and investment.
The fact that capital is “mobile across countries” was something that constrained politicians from imposing bad tax policy. In other words, tax competition promoted better (or less worse) policy.
But now that tax havens and tax competition have been weakened, politicians are pushing tax rates higher. And the OECD is cheering this destructive development.
Here are some passages from the OECD report on this topic.
…there have been calls to move away from a narrow focus on economic growth towards a greater emphasis on inclusiveness. …Inclusive economic growth…implies that the benefits of increased prosperity and productivity are shared more evenly between people… More specifically with regard to tax policy, inclusive economic growth is related to managing tradeoffs between equity and efficiency. Growth-enhancing tax reforms might come at certain costs in terms of meeting equity goals so tax design for inclusive growth requires taking into account the distributional implications of tax policies.
In other words, the OECD wants to shift away from policies that lead to a growing economic pie and instead fixate on how to re-slice and redistribute a stagnant pie.
And here’s a flowchart from the OECD report. Keep in mind that “inclusive growth” actually means less growth. I’ve helpfully put red stars next to the items that involve more transfers of money from the productive sector of the economy to the government.
That flowchart shows what the OECD wants.
Which brings me to my final point. To be blunt, it’s crazy that American taxpayers are subsidizing a left-wing overseas bureaucracy like the OECD.
If Republicans have any brains and integrity (I realize that’s asking a lot), they should immediately pull the plug on subsidies for the Paris-based bureaucracy. Sure, it’s only about $100 million per year, but – on a per-dollar spent basis – it’s probably the most destructive spending in the entire budget.
P.S. The OECD even wants a type of World Tax Organization.
Republished from International Liberty.


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This is my first time visited Abhayagiri Restaurant and i came here with my family. We planned to enjoy the sunset so we got there at 4.30pm i think that's the perfect time because around 5pm the outdoor area is full and lucky us, we were sit at the left perfect corner. A mountain view, padi is just in front of us with the unique hiden Prambanan Temple...huaaa amazing... The food and the coffee are delicious with a very friendly staffs. And many good spot to take selfie but extra charge for a pro camera. Recomended restaurant in Jogyakarta...!! Enjoy...
We were a group of 6 adults and 2 toddlers. We order 7 dishes: empal gentong, fried rice seafood, snapper, baramundi, and 2 desert: melted chocolate and ovomaltin something... And it was good. The food and desert was delicious; quality and quantity wise....
To top all of it, the atmosphere was on spot. Background Prambanan temple, city lights, and garden / paddy rice fields, makes our dinner, not only instagramisque, but unforgettable.
If you're at Yogyakarta, you should try this place. Perfect for spending the whole evening.
Abhayagiri offer a menu a la crate and for special celebrations they offer also buffet. Like Idul Fitri. You can rent also for events.
It's like a heritage. Traditional inside, traditional meals, very tasty. There is a pool you can use and also a terrace with view on Prambanan Temple and in good weather also Mount Merapi.
Abhayagiri is one of restaurant that you should visit if you go to Jogjakarta. This restaurant is located in the mountain and the atmosphere is so cool and amazing.
you should try to visit here during sunset because the view is amazing
you can spot prambanan temple from here and see how amazing the temple is
the food and the facility is great, they got swimming pool and a garden to walk
the food taste good but the price is quite expensive. but I think it's because this place is a little bit exclusive.


AMHERST - An Amherst company hopes to solve a 66-year-old mystery surrounding a sunken Lockheed Hudson bomber in an Annapolis Valley lake.
Mike Roberts of Divetech Ltd. leaves today for Gaspereau Lake near Greenwood where he hopes to find the RCAF bomber that slipped beneath the ice of the frozen lake in March 1943.
"It's pretty neat for a little company from Amherst like ours to get the contract for the search," Roberts said. "I'm not sure we'll be able to find it in two days, but we're going to do everything we can to make it happen. If we don't find it I want to go back at it next summer for a week."
The bomber was on its way back to Greenwood from a U-boat hunting mission off Shelburne when it ran into engine problems and landed safely on the lake. Technicians fixed the plane, but before it could take off heat generated from the engine and vibration caused the ice to crack sending it to the bottom.
While the bomber's presence in the lake is well known, it's exact location remains a mystery - although there have been a number of unconfirmed sightings of the wreckage from the air.
The wreck was forgotten for more than a half century until a search and rescue crew out of Greenwood reported seeing what looked like a twin-engined plane in the lake. Tragically, the crewman were killed in a Labrador helicopter crash in Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula before revealing its exact location.
The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum is conducting the search in conjunction with Arcadia Productions and the CBC. The search will be part of a Land and Sea broadcast on the CBC in October.
"There have been a couple of smaller searches, but they have been unsuccessful," Roberts said. "They've searched quite a bit of it already and have it narrowed down to a section of the lake. They know the plane's flight path and are pretty sure they know where it could be. It's up to us to find it."
This is the first time an ROV, or remote operated vehicle, is being used in the search.
He believes the plane is sitting fully intact in about 15 metres of water, but the lake is very murky and finding the plane in the six-mile long body of water could be like finding a needle in a haystack.
Complicating matters is the fact there are a number of other planes in the lake.
"They found a Cessna there last year and there's a Mosquito in there as well that has been recorded," Roberts said. "This thing is unmistakable though. It has a 60-foot wingspan and is intact. She didn't beak up and is sitting upright."
The aviation museum has the salvage rights to the plane, but has been searching for three years without any luck. It's believed the plane, if restored to flying condition, could be as worth as much as $5 million. The salvage operation is expected to cost about $500,000.
Divetech, created last November, has already completed a number of diving projects for various municipalities including Amherst, where it inspected the town's water tank on Willow Street.
Roberts has worked on other salvage missions in the past and is looking forward to the challenge of finding the missing bomber. The company will deploy side-imaging sonar to looking for any shadows that look like the outline of the plane. Once it gets a hit, Roberts will deploy an ROV to study the object up close.
"If the plane is there, we'll find it. Once we find the target we'll put this ROV in the water to get some video footage," Roberts said. "The ultimate aim is to find it and restore it."


The Sailor Logbook App is for sailors wanting:
- a simple and systematic way to track and log cruising
- a record of observations on wind, sea and weather
- analysis of speed, engine and sails set hours
- free-text editable before, during and after cruising
- display of current and historic tracks
- BUT: it isn't for navigational aid!
Connecting to the optional Sailor Logbook Website gives options for:
- backup and restore
- replication to other devices with the App installed
- automatic harbor retrieval
- addition of photos and crew
- sharing of cruise-maps
Please note: the App has no connection to Apple's iCloud services. The only way to backup and restore App-data or replicate App-data to other devices is to connect to and use the Website.
Also note: the App is for both iPhone and iPad devices, BUT tracking requires GPS hardware: iPads without GPS (without cellular option) can't track, only download tracks from the Website - uploaded from other device(s) - to display these on map and in lists.
Visit SailorLogbook.com for more info.
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It is possible to spend a lot of money for things of little value, and very little money for things of great value. I think some of our best investments have been a few toys that allow Gigi free reign to creative time.
A few months ago, when I was trying to help her learn shapes, I saw this wooden shapes toy of sorts at a local toy store, and brought it home. It has been so cool to watch her become more sophisticated in what she creates. It has also sustained her attention far longer than most other toys she has. "Look at my design!" is probably one of the most repeated sentences in our home.
A few days ago she came up with this self-portrait and I had to capture it. Usually her designs are rocketships or houses that vaguely look like rocketships or houses, but this was something unique: her careful symmetry and use of color was such a stone's throw from what she used to make that as her mother, I was - humbly of course - very, very impressed.
Gigi also loves painting. Tutu bought her a crayola waterpaint set for her birthday in April, and we finally have a good kitchen with a big open layout to let her loose in. We pull her little table and a chair in from the living room, strip her down, take a deep adult breath and let her at the paints. Yesterday I was able to make a big pot of harvest soup, and for over an hour she painted very contentedly while I cooked in the kitchen. It was one of those moments that makes you think, "Wait... Did we just achieve domestic bliss?".
And I feel like I should note: that cabbage leaf is not a prop for a still life painting (and I painted that "A"). Before Gigi was painting she was up on the counter "helping" me as my sous chef, and she pulled off a leaf of cabbage to use as a hat, which ended up on the table. Oh, c'mon! I know I have my schedule for her training as a Mensa candidate, but give me some credit here. I'm not going to push my 2 year old into painting a still life... Ha ha ha!


The Walking Dead star, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is making his big return to The CW's Supernatural for its upcoming 300th episode.
John heavily impacted the first two seasons before he went missing, but made a return after his son, Dean was on the verge of death. Having stepped in to save his eldest, John later went missing and eventually returned in spirit to help his sons defeat the Yellow-Eyed Demon. However, it was this departure that prompted John's return, years later.
"Our guys are put in a position where they essentially can have a wish granted," Andrew Dabb — producer of Supernatural — said to Entertainment Weekly. "They're actually expecting something else, but [John's return] comes from a place of want by Dean. The need for closure is really want brings John back into their lives."
John's return also prompted the return of another big character, Zachariah (played by Kurt Fuller) who is an angel that doesn't have much of a healthy relationship with Sam and Dean.
"The relationship between these three men were so open, so if I was going to come back, it would be nice to have some closure especially with Sammy," Morgan said.
"The episode gives Sam a chance to forgive," Padalecki added.
A lot has changed on set since Morgan was last there. It wouldn't be a far stretch to guess that the vibe on set has eased up considering the first three seasons were the toughest for creator, Eric Kripke.
"Bob singer and I were fighting for the show's survival at the end of the first three seasons," Kripke said. "We'd have a meeting with the network that we informally called the 'explain-why-we-should-give-you-another-season' meeting."
That's when everyone involved started thinking outside of the box, with Kripke adding that there weren't a lot of genre shows on the network at the time.
"It was mostly Gossip Girl and 90210. We were always like the goth kid at the back of the class that no one really wanted to pay attention to," he said. "So on this little weird horror show, we really got to push some boundaries that hadn't been attempted in TV. There was no one saying, 'That's too crazy.'"0comments
Supernatural's pilot episode aired in 2005, squeezing in just before the merger in 2006 of WB-UPN, which is now The CW.
You can watch Morgan make his comeback on the newest episode titled "Lebanon," airing Thursday Feb. 7 on The CW.


Every knick-knack and chachka is expertly positioned; couches and end-tables positioned just so. A shrine clearly depicting the female inhabitants’ decorating and cleaning ability, this sterile room should buy shares with Pine Sol. The air is stale and still – have humans ever been granted permission to enter this sacred shrine?
Reserved for guests - but not ALL guests - this sacred room is fondly known in my sarcastic world as The No Touch Room. To the lay person, this is traditionally known as the living room.
And no, I don’t have one. And I guess after this opus, I won’t be invited to yours.
A house guests’ importance, or social ranking, is clearly defined by whether he or she is granted access to such room, if worthy, that is. But it’s a one shot deal. If you have met the qualifications (whatever they are) and granted entry, GREAT! Relish the moment! Because after that, you are not a ‘guest’ in the house anymore; your sock-clad foot will likely never cross the threshold again.
I observed these life-altering lessons, as it were, through an acquaintance who shall remain nameless. I value my life.
(And don’t bother asking me who it is, because I won’t tell you. If you ask, I won’t invite you to my own No Touch Room, should I ever have one.)
I have witnessed tours granted to new house guests - those barely worthy of stepping near the shrine - only to have the room remarked with a dramatic flair of her arm. Yet, the tour continues past the infamous room, the dismayed visitors sadly end up settling in the family room. They have just realized their ranking.
Would the Queen pass the test and be granted permission? I should give Liz a call and invite her over to my acquaintances’ humble abode, just to see what would happen; if not for my own entertainment, then to at least collect fodder for an epilogue to this literary masterpiece.
The only time I was ever granted permission of entry was when my other ‘acquaintances’ and I were invited for a ‘prestigious’ function, which shall also remain nameless; too revealing otherwise (also note the generic use of ‘acquaintances,’ again, for protection of all involved). My vivid imagination fuelled my nervousness; I was certain an invisible fleck of skin would fall off my body and land on the hand-manicured carpet with a thud.
I dare not put the notion of plastic seat covers in her head. Should I ever commit such a sin, the backs of my shorts-clad legs would forever need be dusted in baby powder, should I ever allowed entry again. Oh...forget it. I won’t be going in there again, anyways.
Grandmothers are known for owning this kind of room. Is this thinking genetic, rearing its furniture-polished head through the domesticity of modern day homemakers? Only those of us lucky to own a house in these times, never mind having one big enough bearing such a shrine to ‘worthy’ visitors, would be fortunate to exercise this genetic gift.
Alarmingly, I discovered another ‘acquaintance’ of mine has, as it may seem, a No Touch Room.
I am still reeling from the discovery, as I didn’t think she had it in her.
With my own entry to the house confined to the front foyer, it was only after numerous brief visits when I finally noticed something odd (I never said I was sharp). A little door to the left protected a…
Could it BE?!
She has one too!
French doors heavily laden with view-obstructing sheers shield the coveted room from any curious onlookers. Sterile and pristine, everything displayed to perfection according to the bible of No Touch Rooms. Even the stagnant air seemed to know its place.
I was left to my own devices as she scurried away in search of her furniture polish (okay, not really; just booties to put over my shoes), and I took full advantage of the moment. Even though I nearly suffocated from pressing my nose against the sheers, I smugly realized one thing; I might not be the next Martha Stewart, but I knew the difference between 1980 and NOW.
I think I still have the imprint of the sheers on my nose.
In an instant, a clear picture of this person’s personality, who I only knew as an acquaintance, was clearly painted. It was like the puzzle pieces of this person I was trying to understand and know, fell into place with a resounding CLICK. But if this room was kept, say, as a weight room, my perception of this person would have been totally different.
Maybe my opinion of this phenomenon would be different if I could afford the luxury of space to accommodate a No Touch or ‘weight’ room. If I was a socialite or a weight lifter, my thoughts and priorities would be different. I wouldn’t, however, have plastic seat covers or posters of Jane Fonda, respectively.
Just posters of Arnold, the early years, I guess.
For now, I am happy with Cheerios between the cushions, cat hair on the arm rests, and feet on the coffee table. I have only one ‘room’, a multi-purpose room of sorts; a living/rumpus/family/dining/napping/games room.
But my bathroom is always spotless.
Names, places and functions are witheld to protect the innocent - me.


Miley And Mandy: Irrelevant
Miley Cyrus & Mandy Jiroux DOING NOTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANYTHING. COMPLETELY POINTLESS AND AS WE SAY "IRRELEVANT"
In this episode, Miley and Mandy stare at each other for two minutes, talk about juice for one minute, and for the remaining minute and forty-six seconds, they talk about how untalented they are
The girls go for a "super-duper poitless" video by being completely random. They start starring at each other trying not to laugh and then they chat to the camera. Miley talks about her rings, Mandy says they met a cute boy when buying a juice. They soon loose hope of people liking it, Miley thinks 99% won't and concludes it's "irrelevant to things going on in the world" (she later changes "world" for USA, Brazil or "wherever you are" and Mandy adds Germany). It finishes off with lots of crazy bye's and chimp noises.


At Lancaster Preschool we run an indoor/outdoor program where children are given choice about where they play; when it comes to children’s learning we believe that the outdoor environment is equal to the indoor environment. For many children the outdoors sees them working more productively and constructively this also eases the pressure within the classroom including inappropriate behaviour.
We pride ourselves on working as a close team in supporting and encouraging play and learning opportunities for the children in our care.
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What is the AMTSO?
- Sep 01, 2009 2:43 AM EST
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AMTSO is an independent international coalition that was created to provide a forum for discussing anti-malware product testing, writing and publicizing guidelines for objective testing, and providing education and tools to help those engaging in anti-malware testing. In addition its "Review of Reviews" board provides analysis of anti-malware tests and reports on how well they follow the AMTSO guidelines.
The AMTSO testing guidelines may seem like simple common sense, but they're the end result of hours of discussion among many members. In many cases the members are competing vendors, yet they work together amicably to improve testing for the whole industry. These are the guidelines:
- Testing must not endanger the public.
- Testing must be unbiased.
- Testing should be reasonably open and transparent.
- The effectiveness and performance of anti-malware products must be measured in a balanced way.
- Testers must take reasonable care to validate whether test samples or test cases have been accurately classified as malicious, innocent or invalid.
- Testing methodology must be consistent with the testing purpose.
- The conclusions of a test must be based on the test results.
- Test results should be statistically valid.
- Vendors, testers and publishers must have an active contact point for testing-related correspondence.
The full guidelines document explains in detail what's meant by each of these nine points.
AMTSO members are generally companies, though some individual researchers belong. Membership includes many of the large security companies including Symantec, McAfee, Kaspersky, Panda, Trend Micro, and BitDefender. Testing labs form another membership group. AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, Cascadia Labs, ICSA Labs, NSS Labs and West Coast Labs are among those represented. I rely on a number of these in my own security reviews. The full list of members is available on the AMTSO web site.
As an advisory board member for the Anti-Malware Testing Standards organization I'm currently meeting with the group's board of directors to discuss strategy for the next few years.


My Great Grandparents gave all of us kids ornaments from Avon for Christmas for the last few years of their lives. We loved getting the package in the mail and seeing what the ornament would be that year. My Great Grandma engraved our names on each of them every year until she wasn't able to see very well and handle the engraver then she had my aunt Aspen do it for her. They are some of my favorite ornaments on our tree, they mean so much to me. I love getting them out each year and seeing her handwriting.
Josh's mom gave us this ornament the first year we were married. I love it.
Frah-jee-lay! I love this ornament.
And I love me some Christmas tree bokeh!


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There are more than 4 million leasehold properties in England, but the Law Commission is concerned about examples of unfair leasehold practices revealed last year.
As a result, the commission is launching an eight-week call for evidence to find out what is stopping commonhold from taking off.
Commonhold is an alternative way of owning property that came into force in 2004 through the Commonhold and Leasehold Act. It lets buyers own a freehold unit (such as a flat) outright, and also be part of a company set up to manage the building and shared areas.
This form of ownership is not tied to a lease, does not require third-party managing agents and cannot run out. However, fewer than 20 commonhold developments have been created since the law came into force in 2004, and in 2016 in England leasehold accounted for 98% of transactions on flats.
The Law Commission thinks commonhold could have “lots of advantages” over leasehold. But it says only a third of lenders are willing to lend on commonhold.
Law Commissioner Professor Nick Hopkins said:
“It’s clear leasehold law is a problem with some managing agents charging over the odds for the upkeep of shared areas, and the process of extending a lease costly and time consuming.
“Commonhold provides an alternative – giving unlimited ownership of a property and a stake in how the rest of the building or shared area is managed. But less than 20 have been created in the last 14 years.
“We want to find out what’s stopping people, and how the law could be improved to make commonhold more common.”
The Commission is asking for views on three broad themes:
- What the difficulties in creating or converting to commonhold are
- What issues make commonhold unattractive to homeowners
- What issues make commonhold unattractive in the wider property sector
Association of Mortgage Intermediaries chief executive Robert Sinclair said:
“Commonhold tends to be unusual because all you’re really doing is swapping one set of management agents for another.
“Even under commonhold you need a group to maintain a title over the property, and lenders like the clarity of knowing who is accountable.”
A full consultation will follow the call for evidence and address any tricky legal reforms needed for commonhold to take off.
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Borneo. A single word that conjures up images of tropical jungles, wild animals and endless rivers. Oh, and of course Orangutans. I have dreamed of Borneo since geography class and watching David Attenborough when I was a kid.
Well let me tell you it didn’t disappoint.
'Charli' - a wild-borne Orangutan at Camp Leakey
Before I go any further I should explain that when I say Borneo I mean Kalimantan - the Indonesian side of Borneo. In case you didn’t know 73% of Borneo belongs to Indonesia, 26% to Malaysia and the remaining 1% is Brunei. Malaysia has RUINED their share of Borneo with Palm Oil plantations. Our adventure took place in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Of the 'Big 3' (Amazon, Congo & Borneo) Kalimantan is the most affordable and accessible.
Getting to Central Kalimantan is an adventure in itself. There is only one flight each day that leaves from either Surabaya or Jakata at around 9am. If the weather is bad, as it often is in the tropics, it doesn't fly. Oh, and it's a very small plane, so it's a white knuckle ride at times. Landing in Kalimantan at the tiny Pangkalan Bun airport is a bit of a culture shock even to those experienced in travel. It's chaos and there doesn't seem to be any rules. The only white people, we waited by a hole in the wall which turned out to be the luggage 'portal' with the locals. When the bags appeared it was a free-for-all as everyone pushed and shoved and dived for bags!
Pangkalan Bun is largely unremarkable. It's a port town with shipping services between Kalimantan and Java. It is also the jumping off point for Tanjung Puting National Park and Camp Leakey.
Sunset over the Lamandau River - Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan
Our adventure into the jungle started a little late. The sun was setting fast as we sped up the Sekonyer River in a very old, massively overpowered speed boat to meet our Klotok - our home for the next three days. It was all fun and games until the sun completely set. So, one of the guides sat on the bow and shone a torch on the water to light the way. The skipper didn't slow down at all. Then the torch died. It's VERY dark in the jungle with no light! Luckily there was a boat in the distance and we chugged along slowly until we reached it and were able to borrow another torch. From there it was only 10 minutes or so and we were boarding our boat. It was dark and we were tired and hungry. We had been travelling for about 16 hours in the heat and humidity and were well and truly ready for bed.
Klotok on the Sekonyer River - Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan.
Nothing could have prepared us for what we saw the next morning. The river was dead still, the green-green jungle reflecting on the waters surface. It was magical!
A bit about the Klotok. It's a wooden boat powered by a diesel engine that just chugs along the river. It has an upstairs / downstairs, a shower and a toilet. The crew (the Skipper, a guide and a cook) live downstairs while the guests stay upstairs. The shower is water pumped directly from the river - a clean, oily textured water that smells of Tea-Tree due to the peat bogs. We instantly fell in love with our boat. We ate, slept and lounged on the deck for three days as we cruised along the river spotting wildlife and stopping off to go find Orangutans.
This Way - Tanjung Puting and Camp Leakey
Finally we had arrived. The middle of the jungle. Borneo! And shortly after breakfast the skipper has pulled up alongside the dock the lead to Camp Leakey. I could hardly contain my excitement. I'd waited so long to be here.
For those that don't know Camp Leakey was a research (and now rehabilitation) centre founded in 1971 by Dr Birute Galdikas and her husband. It was established as a safe are to release Orangutans rescued from the pet trade and to rehabilitate captive born baby Orangutans into the wild. Then in 1986 the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) was developed, dedicated to the conservation of Orangutans and their environment.
This is the part were I tell you the Bornean Orangutan is and endangered species while the Sumatran Orangutan is critically endangered. Orangutans are our closest relative. We share 97% of our DNA, yet we are driving these animals to extinction by illegal logging, land clearing for Palm Oil plantations, hunting and the illegal pet trade. It is both depressing and disgusting that this continues in the 21st century.
Lunch-time - the feeding platform at Camp Leakey
Being up close to a wild Orangutan is amazing. All the superalatives apply here. To sum it up Orangutans are just like hairy humans, only more gentle. We share 97% of our DNA with Orangutans and 99% with chimpanzees, however we are more closely related to Orangutans because a small portion of our DNA is the same. You can see it in their manerisms and interaction with others.
Long-Tailed Macaque - Camp Leakey
Kalimantan isn't all about Orangutans. Cheeky little Pig-Faced and Long-Tailed Macaques are prevelant, their antics ever entertaining. There are also Proboscis Monkeys, gibbons, crocodiles, all kinds of snakes, more birds than you could ever count and about one billion types of bugs and creepy crawlies! Whatever you do, have your camera ready.
Stalker - A Pig-Faced Macaque. He followed us for miles, popping up every now and then to make a grab at our things.
If I have piqued your interest and you would like to go see Kalimantan, here's how.
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from the Gold Coast to Surabaya in Java, Indonesia.
From Surubaya we flew with Trigana Air to Pangkalan Bun.
Kalstar Aviation bought us back to Jakarta from Pangkalan Bun.
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Acknowledgement: The following photographs have been provided by Marcel Glover, Senior Development Engineer, MAN B&W Diesel Ltd, Paxman, who worked at Britannia up to the time of its closure in 1982. He and the Development department were then relocated to Standard Works.
Apprentices at Britannia, probably at the time lathes were manufactured there.
It would appear a cloth cap was almost obligatory!
St Botolph's Church can be seen in background.
St Botolph's roundabout in the early stages of construction in the early 1970s.
St Botolph's station (on left) still handled a substantial amount of goods traffic.
The branch line into Britannia Works is also visible.
(Photo taken on infra red film, looking west)
In the foreground are the Britannia Works offices. The paper lorry is
delivering to the print department which occupied the north bay.
Behind the offices, running from left to right, is Priory Street.
The multi-storey car park, top left, was demolished some years ago.
Britannia Works - right foreground
In the distance are the accommodation towers of the University Of Essex (top right).
The following photographs were taken during the last month before the Works closed in 1982.
Back of the Works, looking west towards St Botolph's Church.
The Rig bay is on the left and the Pipe Shop near the centre.
Enjoying a tea break on their last day at 'the Brit'. From left to right:
Andy Fowles, Stress Lab Technician; Dennis Coltman, Development Engineer.
From right: Kevin Hosking; Alan Clarke, Draughtsman; Bill Cox (seated);
Alastair Taylor; Bernie Cropton; Dave Cardy.
Left rear: Anita, Typist; Judy Leach, Illustrator; Clive Sims.
The centre bay of the Works after most of the tools and machinery had been removed.
The cylinder head section and machine shop had occupied this bay.
The east end of the old office block. A typical wartime building,
it may have been put up when the fire-damaged workshops were re-constructed.
Roy Matthews, Works Fire Chief, with his Coventry Climax trailer pump
and well maintained fire-fighting equipment.
View from the east end of the Works, showing boiler house (right) and fuel tanks.
The large door on the far left is where the railway siding entered the Works.
The top end of the railway bay, which was the most southerly extent of the main shop.
This bay abutted the side of the station platform. There were some dank and dark recesses
which went under the platform and were reputed to have been stables in the long distant past.
The shutters finally come down on Britannia Works !
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Dinosaur Rowe, LLC, the developer of the proposed 135-unit affordable housing complex on Rowe Street in Auburndale told the Zoning Board of Appeals last week there would be no major changes would be made to the proposal, The TAB reports.
Last week’s public hearing was a resumption of the process that’s been on hold since December when the ZBA said Newton had met the Chapter 40B’s “safe harbor” percent threshold for affordable housing on at least 1.5 percent of developable land. But the 1.5 percent claim was rejected by Department of Housing and Community Development and Housing Appeals Committee and now Dinosaur Rowe wants to move forward without any changes to the pla
[Dinosaur Rowe] was prepared to present a modified proposal at a meeting in February but the ZBA wouldn’t allow them to present. Since then, he said, “The facts have changed,” and the developer is no longer interested in presenting those revisions, the specifics of which he would not discuss.
Here’s my question: Was the city’s decision to make the 1.5. percent claim a wise one? Or will the end result be that residents will end up living next to a development that might have been smaller (or as ZBA Chair Brooke Lipsitt suggested last week a mix of commercial/residential with fewer housing units)?


Cristiano Ronaldo says his Real Madrid teammates not at his level after defeat
Cristiano Ronaldo said Real Madrid would be in first place if his teammates were on his level, though he later clarified he only meant to refer to his injured teammates' fitness.
The Portuguese superstar missed two clear chances in Saturday's Madrid derbi as Real lost 1-0 at home to Atletico.
Ronaldo, 31, now has just two goals in the 10 derbis since the 2014 Champions League final and none in his past five meetings against Diego Simeone's side.
Real Madrid's record goal scorer told reporters in in the Bernabeu mixed zone after the game that criticism of him personally was unfair as he was playing with teammates below his "level."
"It annoys me that they say that Cristiano has dropped his level, and that is why Madrid have dropped their level," he said. "If they were all at my level we would be first. You always ask me these crappy questions -- it seems that here in Spain, I am in the s---.
"The numbers do not lie. Statistics never trick you -- it is easy."
Ronaldo later clarified his comments by telling Marca that he meant his teammates have not been as injury-free as he has been this season.
"When I said that I meant the physical level, not the game. I am not better than any of my teammates," he said.
Ronaldo, who has played every minute in La Liga so far this season, said it was a big issue for Madrid to have to rely on squad players this season with bigger names like Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema unavailable.
"I don't know if it is for bad preparation at the start of the season, but we are having many injuries and that is hurting us," he said in the mixed zone. "I don't want to knock anyone, no teammate, but when the best are missing ... I like to play with Bale, Benzema
"I don't want to say that Jese, Lucas [Vazquez] or [Mateo] Kovacic are not good players -- they are very good, but ... to win a competition you need to have your best players.
"Our best players are injured, unfortunately -- it's a fact, the reality. Bale is injured, Pepe, Karim is not at 100 percent, Marcelo is injured. I believe that is the principal problem this year."
Ronaldo said that Barca's better luck with injuries was the reason they were streaking ahead in the title race.
"In a competition this long, to win you need to have your best team. They are 12 points ahead, obviously they have done better than us," Ronaldo said. "If you had Neymar, [Luis] Suarez and [Leo] Messi almost always injured, Barca wouldn't be where they were. Maybe, but I don't believe so."
Ronaldo said Madrid had deserved more against Atletico but had missed their chances.
"We had more opportunities and we deserved to win, but football is like this," he said. "La Liga was already difficult and now it has become more difficult."
Though coach Zinedine Zidane accepted blame after his first defeat in charge, Ronaldo maintained he was not at fault.
"[Zidane] cannot play, but he is doing phenomenal work," he said. "He is optimistic and relaxed, is making the team better. I want to give him time. I am happy to work with him."
And Ronaldo said the Champions League, where Madrid are 2-0 up on Roma ahead of their last-16 second leg on March 17, remains for the team to play for.
"I am excited about that competition, we can win it," he said. "We are starting from zero like the others. If you see the Champions League games, the team has played well.
"Psychologically it is not the same to play in the Champions League as in La Liga, where your chances are already screwed."


hodge-podge noun – a heterogenous mixture; jumble
Yep, that’s sums up most of my pages. I am one of those people that feels like if there are less than 3 pictures on a page then I have wasted the page. So I always end up seeing how many photos I can get on a page. It truly is amazing how you can tilt photos to get just one more onto a page.
This also happens to me a lot (especially on Disney pages) when I only have 1 or 2 photos on a topic. I try to smush them all together. I am here to tell you it can be done and don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.
Lately I have discovered 2 things that have enabled me to do this more and more. In the end this allows me to save space in my albums and more importantly I save money since I will be printing fewer pages.
Tip 1: Page Templates with Defined Areas
When you look at templates try to look for ones with clusters of photos. That way each cluster can be a topic. Here is an example by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs. Each film strip could be it’s own topic.
And what’s even better is Scrapping with Liz has come out with templates specifically for multi-topic pages. Thanks Liz!
Here are 2 pages I created using these template.
Tip 2: Two Page Layouts
Two page layouts make it easy to get multiple topics or large number of photos on a spread. Just seeing how the pages ties together gives you a lot of flexibility. You can move photos easily around and even have topics overlap the pages. Here is an example I made using a template by Little Green Frog Designs.
Hope these ideas give you the inspiration to try and max out those pages with photos and memories. I promise to some day create a page with 1 photo but until then enjoy my hodgepodge!


If you haven’t heard the news, then just keep reading! ZING! If you haven’t heard, the Wayne Gretzky of the KHL is set to make his triumphant return to North America. Alexander Radulov was last seen on this continent back in 2007-2008 when he put up 26 Goals and 32 Assists as a 21 year old. And that was playing for the Trotz. Who, as we all know, sucks the offensive life out of every player he’s ever coached. Granted Trotz is still in Nashville, but Radulov is a guy you have to pick up if you need help on the Wing. His numbers in the KHL the last 3 seasons have been RAD, culminating in 2 KHL MVP’s. Admittedly though, winning an MVP in the KHL is like winning a beauty contest in Alabama, so if you do pick him up don’t expect him to carry your team during Championship week. If you’re in a bind however, or are just looking for a weekly spot start, there is no downside to being Rad…
Daniel Sedin – LW (Van): Ruh-roh. Sedin took an elbow to the head on Wednesday and is out tonight with an “undisclosed head injury” (Cough……concussion…..Cough). This is possibly devastating news to the Canucks but then again, who the F cares about them? The only reason this matters is if you own him and are lucky enough to still be in your playoffs (or near the top of your Roto league). If you own him then run and grab:
Mason Raymond – LW/RW (Van): Mayson Ramond (which is how I imagine his name would be spelled if he were a black guy) should get bumped to the top line with the other Sedin and maybe even get a shot on the top Power Play unit. And even if you don’t own Daniel Sedin, Raymond is someone to grab if you need help on the Wing.
Ryan Miller – G (Buf): And Miller gets his 6th Shutout of the season on Wednesday giving him a career high. Yes even in 2009-2010 when he went bonkers he only had 5. I know I find it hard to believe myself. It points to the fact that just like Miller beer, Ryan Miller can make you nauseous…
Eric Staal – C (Car): Hey hey hey what is going on here?!? That is exactly how I feel towards this clown right now. I’ve been telling all you underachievers this year to KEEP UNDERACHIEVING! How else am I supposed to get you at a discount next season? Now his horrible season has been staaled after back-to-back 2 Goal games and I couldn’t be any angrier with him. I’m crossing you off my Christmas list Staal!
Jason Blake – LW (Ana): I’m always amazed when I watch Ducks games at just how fast a skater Blake is. I often find myself going “Hey, who is that super fast guy with the puck?!?” Then my heart sinks when I realize it’s just the same old Jason Blake (AKA Smeagol from Lord of the Rings). Nice Goal on Wednesday, but you still suck.
Okay programming note: In case you haven’t noticed my posts have been few and far between and well, bottom line, my home computer is kaput. I am remedying (remediing? remedie?) the situation but believe me I’m still about 24,000 empty beer cans away from the laptop I want. I appreciate the lack of hate messages and in the meantime just bear with me and my sporadic posts por favor!


“In September of 2008, I was three years into grief over losing my husband. I admit, I did not take care of myself. I noticed a lump in my lower chest near the rib cage but chose to ignore it for months. I went to the doctor for a sinus infection and mentioned the lump to my primary care provider. He felt the lump and thought it was just a swollen lymph node due to the sinus infection. I had been with my PCP since I was 12 years old, so he knew me well.
While I was getting ready to leave the PCP office, my doctor said “I scheduled you a mammogram, just to make sure.”
I was 39 years old and couldn’t figure out why a mammogram was necessary at my age, but I agreed to go on his request. The mammogram was set up for the following Tuesday. Again, I had no fear since I was young, had no history of breast cancer in my family, and the lump was not directly located on my breast. To me, this was just an inconvenience. The morning of the mammogram I almost canceled … but went begrudgingly.
By that afternoon, I was asked to come back for an ultrasound. When I got back to imaging, I questioned if everything was OK. I was told that process is normal at the time, but received a call the next morning that I would need to have a biopsy. I went in the next Thursday for the biopsy and on Monday morning, I received the call that I had breast cancer.
I remember the call. I remember the words. However, when she asked me if I had any questions, I just asked for her name again. I was told I would hear from my PCP to get set up with an oncologist. I called all of my sisters … which was hard. I am the baby of four girls, and I had already struggled with my husband’s congestive heart failure and death. I had lost so much, and now this. We all cried, and in my mind I thought, “do I need to prepare to die?”
I went home and wrote out both my obituary and my final wishes. I did not know anyone with breast cancer, so for me this was bad.
I was set up with an oncologist who supported me through five years of treatment. I was stage 4 and informed of the chances of survival. He answered my concerns and supported all the questions my sisters had as well.
Looking back, I realized cancer saved my life. It led me to a career at Lake Norman OBGYN where I introduce myself to anyone, and everyone, who has a lump. I know that fear. I understand that fear. But, more importantly, not every lump is cancer and not every cancer is terminal.
Was treatment hard? Somedays. It is not like the shows and movies. I did lose my hair. I actually shaved it so I had control over losing it. I left exhausted somedays, and somedays it took a look in the rearview mirror to remember that I actually had cancer. There were a lot of great days, and some days that my bed was my refuge.
Life is scary. I realize that as bad as I thought I would die at that time, God gave me a journey and life story that I am proud to share. Cancer was hard, but it is not the worst thing I have been through. My journey, through family death and cancer, brought me life and sure made me a stronger woman.
Frankie Finegan is the office manager at Lake Norman OBGYN.