I got my camera back from the shop. It was pretty messed up, but it was covered under the accidental damage warranty I purchased when I got the camera. Looking at the camera I got back, it's clear they just replaced it with a new version of the same model, as there were all kinds of scuffs and cosmetic and functional problems that are no longer there.
I was sort of hoping they'd give me an upgrade option if they had to replace it. Not that there's anything wrong with this camera, I just wanted an excuse to upgrade to something a bit nicer, since I use it so much.
Last night I did a modified Water Works ride, leaving out the out-and-back to the actual Water Works facility. I took a light with me, but really need to get my lighting situation squared away with the road bike. I have a nice bright light, but its mounting bracket only fits on mountain bike handlebars. I took the camera with me, and it worked fine. The same as before it got all messed up.
I took a detour through a residential area. I've ridden past here countless times but never gone this way. It was a new, smooth road flanked with new, huge homes and several ponds and fountains. Lovely.
It was only a brief detour, but I enjoyed it. The rest of the ride was pretty routine, and on familiar roads. I finally rode down the big hill on Moore's Creek Road without touching the brakes, and hit 46 mph. I think I could get going a little faster than that, but wow, I was flying. The Long Haul Trucker felt solid, even at that speed. It was quite a bit cooler in the valley, and I felt almost chilly, but it was a good feeling. The cool air felt good between my toes. I have come to really enjoy riding in sandals.
As I climbed up Moore's Creek Road, I saw a group of 3 or 4 deer grazing behind some trees, but I couldn't get a photo.
It was a fun ride. Short, at under an hour, but I was just glad to get out and ride.
I've got over 460 miles on the Long Haul Trucker now, and I'm still loving it. I have some more tweaking to do to the setup to make it a little more comfortable, but even without doing that, it's a lot more comfortable than my road bike was.
On Sunday, some mountain biking buddies and I set out on a ride that was intended to be this year's "Pre-Breakdown Shakedown," in the spirit of last year's ride which we gave the same name. Last year's "Shakedown" was a long mountain bike ride we did in preparation for the Brown County Breakdown, my favorite ride of the year involving rides through Brown County State Park and Hoosier National Forest of 35, 50, 62, 75, and 100 miles. We were going to do roughly the same route as last year, the Nebo Ridge Trail plus Hickory Ridge trails 18, 19, and 20. I took a $2 Goodwill film camera, since my camera is still in the shop.
We decided on an early start, due to various scheduling concerns. Now, I'm not a morning person, but I truly enjoyed being up and about, and had a beautiful, foggy drive to the trail. I saw a couple of turkeys along the way. Sarah made me a big breakfast before I left, and I took plenty of coffee with me, arriving at the trailhead highly caffeinated. I was riding with Dave and DJ, both of whom I've ridden with before, and Jason, who I had not met prior to this ride.
One thing I love about Nebo Ridge is its location. It's about an hour from where I live, so it's not convenient, butiIt is incredibly remote and beautiful. The last sign of civilization you see is the tiny town of Story, IN, which is home to the Story Inn, a local art shop, and about two dozen citizens. After that, you pass a few homes and farms and then the road becomes gravel and crosses a couple of one-lane bridges. Then, you park and ride into the woods. There are no services here — no bathrooms, no water, no electricity, no cell phone reception, for the most part. You have to carry all the food, water, tools, and supplies you might need. I try to be well prepared. This satellite map should give you an idea of just how remote this is (the trailhead is about in the middle of the map).
The ride started well enough. I had a slow leak in my rear tire, but decided I could make it. I had only lost a few PSI overnight, so it wasn't too bad. I was also testing a new saddle, so this was truly to be a shakedown.
We started the long climb at the beginning of Nebo Ridge, and I hoped my caffeine buzz would last at least until the top of the hill. The ride starts with 1.25 or 1.5 miles of climbing that takes 10-15 solid minutes. None of it is particularly steep, but it's a rough trail surface, with lots of rocks, roots, erosion, and of course horse droppings to navigate. There's no chance to warm up, you are thrown immediately into a long climb. It was made more difficult by the fact that there were a lot of sticks, logs, and even whole trees that had been blown down in the strong winds a week before, remnants of Ike that made their way all the way up from Texas to Indiana.
Somewhere during the climb, Dave got some thorns stuck in his front tire. He removed them, and it seemed to be holding air, so we continued riding. We had some conversation going for a while, but at some point drifted off into just riding. Partially, we were riding too hard to talk, and partially, we were mesmerized by the forest — or at least I was. The quiet ride was interrupted only by the occasional gun blast (apparently, squirrel hunting season has started) and sticks breaking under our tires as we rode.
Fortunately, that first climb is the hardest part of the whole trail, but it's followed by some big rolling hills. You drop down into a valley, climb up a steep hill, and repeat the whole process, 7 times. Momentum helps some, but one climb is very steep and I even ended up walking part of it. In my defense, my new saddle still wasn't dialed in and I was in a situation where I had to choose between keeping my weight on the saddle (thereby popping a wheelie and losing my line) or standing (and having my rear wheel spin out). I chose the former, and once I lost my line, I was through. I walked the rest of the hill. Everyone else made it, putting me to shame. However, I hopped back on the bike and resumed riding.
Nebo has such a different feel from the pristine, well-designed, pruned trails at Brown County State Park. It's shared with horses, fraught with erosion, and covered in loose rocks and dust. It's much more raw; Mother Nature has had her way with it, and in my view it's a wonderful thing. I love the Brown County trails, but this just feels more real.
We stopped at a usual break spot by a pond, and I took the opportunity to adjust my saddle. It would take a few tries for me to get it adjusted properly, but everyone was patient. Besides, we all needed to catch our breath. Once we were past the 7 big hills (8, counting the first one), things got a lot easier, and more fun. Basically the second half of the trail is largely downhill, with lots of fun twists and turns, a few climbs, and some fun technical features: a rock garden, other rock features, a couple of dropoffs, tricky roots to wheelie over, etc. None of the features slows you down too much, though, and it's a real roller coaster ride. I made it over the rock garden, which I have only done successfully once or twice before, and enjoyed the dropoffs more than usual.
We suddenly came to a place where a couple of trees had fallen, blocking the trail. We put our bikes on our shoulders and precariously stepped over some branches and ducked under others.
Dave and I stopped to put some more air in his tire — it was going flat from a thorn puncture — and DJ and Jason weren't with us. We figured they were just a few minutes behind, and kept riding. Dave thought if he put some air in the tire, we could make it to the end of the trail before fixing the puncture.
We enjoyed the last 20 minutes or so of riding. I had forgotten how fast this trail can be — we were flying, sometimes literally. Frequently sticks would jump up as I rolled over them and bounce off my shins. Sometimes sticks would shift beneath us as we rode, and it almost felt like riding on gravel, where you have to accept some sliding around, and once you get used to it you realize you can ride faster than you'd think and your bike will roll over the loose, bumpy stuff beneath you.
We reached the end of the trail and stopped to patch Dave's tube. I had an extra tube but Dave needed a presta valve and my tube had a schrader. I am pretty good at patching tubes by now, so I helped him with that. But the first patch didn't take, and I peeled it off and started over again, making sure to sand down the surface a bit more.
While I was working on this, finally DJ caught up with us. We asked what had happened, and where Jason was. He assured us that nobody was hurt, and then proceeded to tell us that Jason had gotten some debris stuck in his derailleur. Then, when he started pedalling, somehow his chain slipped off the largest cog on the cassette, doubled over itself, and got lodged between the spokes and cassette, taking four spokes out with it.
They tried and tried, but couldn't even dislodge the chain. Jason had to walk the 4+ miles back to the trailhead, and couldn't even push his bike, as his rear wheel wouldn't turn. He must have lifted either the rear wheel or carried the whole bike the entire way, in biking shoes, which are horrible for hiking. But there was no other way.
This was Jason's first time riding at Nebo Ridge, and I hoped this wouldn't sour him on the trail. It's a great trail, but it can also be brutal. I hope he'll give it another shot sometime, as it's a lot of fun when your bike isn't destroyed.
The plan, apparently, was for DJ to meet Jason back at the parking lot. We decided to all ride back and forego the Hickory Ridge trails we had planned to ride. It seemed best to stick together as much as we could, and it seemed like riding the extra trails would be really pressing our luck.
I finished putting the second patch on Dave's inner tube, and he put it back on the rim and pumped it up. We started down the very steep hill down to the road (we do a loop with the Nebo Ridge trail and some paved, gravel, and dirt roads that lead back to an earlier part of the trail).
Once we reached the bottom of the hill, I realized my rear tire was very low. I stopped to add some air, hoping it'd hold for the rest of the ride. We rode along the road for a while, passing some fields absolutely covered in golden flowers (goldenrod?) — I wanted to get a photo, but didn't want to stop.
I stopped to raise my saddle and told DJ I'd catch up in a minute. Big mistake. I fixed my saddle and started riding again and my rear tire was losing air faster and faster. I had to stop and change the tube. I got out my cell phone and tried calling Dave, but I had no reception. I assumed they would figure out what happened and turn around to find me.
I used my spare tube, but kept the punctured tube to patch later and keep as a spare. I found the thorn responsible for the puncture — still stuck in my tire — and removed it. I was a little irked that I had a flat tire, but I have gotten good enough at dealing with flats that I no longer panic when it happens, I just work on fixing the flat. It took at least 300 times pumping with my minipump to inflate the tire. Arduous, but I got it up to a decent pressure. Just as I was putting the wheel back on my bike, Dave rode up.
He asked what happened, so I told him. He said DJ went ahead to meet up with Jason, and he came back to find me. That worked for me, I was admittedly glad someone had stuck around to ride back with me. I know the way, but I'd rather ride back with Dave than on my own.
The gravel road turns to dirt and is blocked off to motorized traffic. Bikes can continue on the dirt road, which was in much better shape than the last time we rode there. There are a few gravel sections, which were really loose before, but now they are packed tightly, and it makes for much smoother riding.
We stopped to rest and have a snack before the insane Combs Road climb, which has several steep sections, each followed by a dip. Each dip is welcome respite from climbing, but only a momentary rest, as the climb gets even steeper after the dips.
Dave went first, and made it all the way up without stopping. I followed and also made it all the way up. This is one of those sections that I sometimes ride successfully and sometimes screw up, so I felt a sense of accomplishment when I reached the top.
We had some more climbing to do to get back to the trail proper, and it was a tougher climb than I remembered, especially since it was littered with horse droppings. I had to take less-than-ideal lines several times because the horses had pooped in all the wrong spots. But I made it, without getting poop on my bike or myself. You know your ride is going well when you feel that that is an accomplishment.
Once back to the trail, we had a few ups and downs, with a couple of fun opportunities to catch some air, and then the long, bumpy descent back to the parking lot. It was relatively uneventful — which is to say, it was rough, but nobody crashed. The rocks and roots shake you violently as you ride down the hill, and impede your traction at some key moments that really test your faith in your tires. It's fun, but harsh.
We returned to the parking lot and saw that DJ and Jason had already left. We took this as a good sign, obviously they must have found each other and gone.
All in all, this was a tough ride, but at least nobody was hurt. It was tougher on our bikes than on our bodies, although I was feeling the effects of this ride for some time afterwards, too. But despite it all, I still managed to have a good time. I almost feel guilty saying that, as I bet Jason didn't have much fun at all. I really hope we'll be able to get him to give it another shot, as Nebo can be a great experience, when it doesn't completely and utterly destroy your bicycle.
We are planning on trying again to have a proper Shakedown ride. I'm not sure how to define that exactly, but I think it needs to be 30+ miles of trail riding. That doesn't sound like a lot of mileage, given how much road riding I've been doing, but I've been reminded by a few recent mountain bike rides that 15 miles on a trail feels like 30-40 miles on the road. It's more difficult and takes a lot more out of you. We have talked about possibly meeting somewhere in the Hickory Ridge trail system (which has nearly 50 miles of trails) and exploring those trails more. I hope we're able to make that happen, as it sounds like a blast to me.
I have not done much riding in the past couple of weeks. With the wedding and everything, I simply haven't had time. I did manage to get out on Saturday for a brief ride of about an hour and a half or so. I took off to ride down Lampkins Ridge Road to Friendship Road. I saw a couple of deer along the way. Once on Friendship, I decided to ride down to the end of Friendship Road to see the waterfowl sanctuary and find out what else is there. I remembered reading about it in the Bicycling in Bloomington blog, although I took Lampkins Ridge instead of Gross Road to get there.
I took a disposable camera left over from our wedding, so the shots are lofi. I am really looking forward to getting my digital point & shoot camera back from the shop, but not having it is forcing me to mix things up a bit.
Riding on Lampkins Ridge Rd.
I knew Friendship Road crossed a stream, but I didn't realize it followed it for so long. This appears to be the north fork of Salt Creek. There were a few people here and there fishing in the stream.
It's a truly beautiful ride. A little challenging because the gravel can be rather loose, but I'm really getting the hang of riding on gravel on the Long Haul Trucker. At times I was riding around 18 mph and while sometimes a wheel would drift, the bike just kept going in straight line regardless. The road follows the creek on and off and goes by some fields with views of the surrounding hills. I passed a group of about half a dozen turkeys. Unfortunately, they heard me coming before I noticed them, so I didn't get a photograph.
The road also passes a tree farm and becomes very narrow and bumpy before reaching a dead end at the waterfowl refuge. I wanted to check that out, but needed to get going. I'll go back sometime and explore the waterfowl resting area.
I returned home by way of Getty's Creek/Kerr Creek Roads and a bit of singletrack trail.
The trail had a lot of sticks on it from the winds we had as a result of Ike. I had to be a little extra careful, but didn't run into any problems. I saw a turtle and a bunch of toads by the pond.
Sometimes I get caught up in reading reports from people's bicycle tours, epic rides, vacations etc., and while I definitely crave those things, this ride and others like it make me realize how lucky I am that I can go on small adventures such as this one on a daily basis.


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LSU Librarian Stephanie Braunstein receives Margaret T. Lane Award
Posted on April 8, 2015 by Paul Hrycaj — No Comments ↓
Stephanie A. Braunstein, Head, Government Documents and Microforms for LSU Libraries, has been awarded the 2015 Margaret T. Lane Award by the Louisiana Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Section. She received the award for her exceptional work in promoting the use of federal documents in libraries and for assisting other depository libraries in the state in managing their collections. The award was presented at the Louisiana Library Association's 2015 Conference in Shreveport on March 25.
"Stephanie's service to the library community in Louisiana has been substantial," said Jean Kiesel, a vice-chair of the Louisiana branch of GODORT and librarian at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, who presented Braunstein with the award at the LLA conference.
Braunstein is one of two Federal Depository Library Program Regional Coordinators for Louisiana. She represents the Louisiana Library Association on the American Library Association (ALA) Council, and the Public Printer of the United States appointed her to the Depository Library Council from 2010 to 2013. She has also published several articles in the journal Louisiana Libraries and other professional journals. She has been a librarian at LSU since 2007.
The Margaret T. Lane Award, named for the first Louisiana Recorder of Documents, recognizes an individual or organization that has made an especially significant contribution in advancing access to or use of government information in Louisiana. The mission of GODORT is to promote the collection, organization, and use of federal, state, and local documents in Louisiana.
Congratulations, Stephanie!
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Ndamukong Suh's appeal hearing, where he plans to seek lesser punishment for stomping on a supine Green Bay player, is scheduled for Thursday. Suh plans to use the insanity plea, in the sense that it's insane to punish someone for being awesome enough to haul off and stomp a dude WWE-style.
Sources are reporting that Steve Johnson will be fined $10,000 for a touchdown dance in which he mimicked Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the thigh. He will be fined an additional $5,000 by the American Mime Society for speaking during his performance.
The Red Sox will introduce new manager Bobby Valentine to the media Thursday. Valentine says he's excited to see everybody, and can't wait to answer 35 questions about John Lackey's beer-drinking habits.
The Anaheim Ducks fired coach Randy Carlyle and hired Bruce Boudreau as his replacement. Without really knowing anything about the situation or getting into the sticky business of reading the article, I can only assume that Carlyle was undone by his fatal flaw of having a name that wasn't Canadian enough.


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Haven't Got A Prayer; Sister Act to Close on Broadway
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Chris Luner	2 comments
Take Me to Heaven! One of the most popular songs of the hit Broadway musical Sister Act, may now also be a request for some of Broadway's newest performers to receive bad news this week. It seems as though the closing notices just keep rolling in!(Especially for all these religious shows too). Today, producers of the hit Broadway musical Sister Act announced the production would close on Broadway.
Sister Act is a Broadway musical that features music by Alan Menken with lyrics by Glenn Slater with book by Douglas Carter Beane, Cheri and Bill Steinkellner. The musical has been described in the follow way: "When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won't be found – a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community, but in doing so blows her cover. Soon the gang are giving chase, only to find themselves up against Deloris and the power of her new found Sister Hood."
Producers have announced Sister Act will close on Broadway August 26th, 2012. The news of Sister Act closing joins on to the week filled with many show closings and oddly enough, many of them being related to his holy self above! Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar have also just recently announced upcoming closing dates. Sister Act is currently playing at The Broadway Theatre where it opened with previews on March 24th, 2011 and officially opened April 20th, 2012. By the time the production closes on Broadway, it will have played 28 previews and 561 performances. But that is definitely not the end of Sister Act in the theatre world.
Sister Act transferred to Broadway in 2011 after the London production received much praise and success when that kick off back in 2009. The Broadway musical was nominated for 5 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, but did not win any of those. However, the press for the Broadway production of Sister Act was very positive. What did they say?
However, it seems as though that the great reviews and positive feedback Sister Act has gained in its time on Broadway will not be enough to keep this holy house open much longer.
Most recently, Sister Act even tried to bring in some star power that many other Broadway shows either use to try to save themselves or thrive off of. The cast currently features Raven-Symoné as Deloris Van Cartier, Tony nominee Carolee Carmello as Mother Superior, Fred Applegate as Monsignor, Sarah Bolt as Sister Mary Patrick, John Treacy Eganas Joey, Demond Green as TJ, Chester Gregory as Eddie, Kingsley Leggs as Curtis, Marla Mindelle as Sister Mary Robert, Audrie Neenan as Sister Mary Lazarus and Caesar Samayoa as Pablo.
Currently, a national tour of the production is set to kick off this October in Toronto! There are also productions planned for Paris in September 2012, Stuttgart in December 2012, Scheveningen, Holland in March, 2013 as well as Moscow, Madrid, Prague, Sao Paolo, South Korea, and Japan.
Sister Act is currently playing at The Broadway Theatre on Broadway (Yes, there literal street) in New York! You have until August 26th to check out this divine production currently gracing Broadway! Don't miss this chance to be taken to heaven and beyond with Broadway's beauty sensational sisters! For more information, check out Sister Act on Broadway's Official Website. And of course check out the rest of Luner on Theatre for all your theatre news you don't only need but want to know and so much more!
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October 5, 2012	2:04 PM
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RTCA ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM — Robert Toombs Christian Academy held its annual Christmas program on Tuesday, December 13, in the RTCA gymnasium. Elementary students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth retold the story of 'The First Christmas' through readings, songs, and a live Nativity scene. At the conclusion of the program, students performed two songs using instruments that they have been learning to play in music class. A special thanks goes out to all who helped make this year's program a success. Pictured: RTCA's Kindergarten class dressed as the wise men, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels, animals, and a star.
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https://www.barrons.com/articles/consumer-confidence-is-falling-thats-bad-news-for-the-stock-market-51561716001
Consumer Confidence Is Falling. That's Bad News for the Stock Market.
Andrew Addison
Updated June 28, 2019 3:58 pm ET / Original June 28, 2019 6:00 am ET
Photograph by Chuttersnap
One of the most reliable indicators of consumer sentiment over a 40-year period, is warning of an approaching stock market top.
The monthly Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index is one of the two major measures of consumer sentiment, along with the other is the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index. Of the two, I've found that the Conference Boards' to be a wonderful early warning for the stock market.
Since 1982, my analysis of the Consumer Confidence chart has generated three well-timed sell signals. The first was generated in August 1989, when the Index rolled over from a two-year top. From an August 1989 close of 351, the S&P 500 Index declined to 300 one year later, a 14.5% drop.
The second sell signal warned presciently of an even greater stock market decline to come. A two-year top was confirmed in October 2000, when another sell signal was generated. From an October 2000 close of 1429, the S&P 500 collapsed 43% to an 815 monthly close in September 2002.
Next, the S&P 500 broke down from a three-year top in September 2007 from 1527 was a few months early. But from that sell signal, the S&P 500 crashed more than 50% into its February 2009 month-end 735 close.
Most recently, a six-year uptrend was broken in November, when the S&P 500 closed at 2760—triggering a sell signal once again. If the Consumer Confidence Index breaks below the January low, then the sell signal would be confirmed.
Consumer confidence is a critical driver of consumer spending. When consumers are feeling confident, they open their wallets more freely. But when their confidence wanes, the stock market anticipates slower economic growth.
Will this indicator warn correctly again? If the recent January low is pierced, then I'd bet on it working once again for investors.
Andrew Addison is the author of THE INSTITUTIONAL VIEW, a research service that focuses on technical analysis.


Materials science is important for the development of technology and has been or thousands of years. Different materials have different strengths and weaknesses and are uses for different purposes. Materials Science and Engineering is the study of all materials, from those we see and use every day such as a glass or a piece of sport equipment to those used in aerospace and medicine, through that understanding how materials work, can create new materials for new applications as well as develop existing materials to improve performance. They can control the structure of a material, from an atomic level up.


European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has expressed his concerns over the move. "This is protectionism, pure and simple," he said. He added that the EU has no choice but to impose "rebalancing" tariffs against goods from the US. "By targeting those who are not responsible for overcapacities, the US is playing into the hands of those who are responsible for the problem," he said, in an apparent veiled reference to China.


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Yoga classes to benefit PE&D, the well-being of the association!
Léa Cerveau organizes parent/children monthly yoga classes at free price, and all the benefits will go to Planète Enfants & Développement.
A beautiful initiative that creates an opportunity for a nice family moment, while at the same time allowing children and their family at the other end of the world to benefit from our project.
She is here to share her experience with us.


Pixar in Concert is coming this April to the Bridgewater Hall, bringing to life everything from Toy Story to Finding Nemo.
Pixar have been responsible for some of the greatest movies of the last 20 years, and as you'd expect from a company that churns out one classic after another, there's some great songs in there.
Kicking off in style with Toy Story, Randy Newman then went on to score another 7 Disney-Pixar films, but he's not the only one. Most recently Michael Giacchino scored the brilliant Coco while Randy's cousin Thomas put his name to WALL-E and Finding Nemo.
This Monday 15th April will see a live symphony orchestra bring life to all of these arrangements, with a little bit of help from a few of the characters along the way.
If you're looking to get involved, you'd best be quick – tickets are available below but they're going FAST!


JAIPUR: With summer season at its now at its peak, the hospitals are witnessing increased number of diarrhoea cases. In JK Lon Hospital — state government's biggest child speciality hospital, more than 100 cases of diarrhoea are coming for treatment. But, no epidemic has been reported so far in the city. These are sporadic cases reported from different areas because of consumption of stale food or due to unhygienic eating habits.
Three-year-old Jugnu (name changed) was brought to JK Lon Hospital from Jamwa Ramgarh area with complaints of diarrhoea and dehydration. The doctors immediately put him on rehydration therapy.
A five-year-old girl Babita (name changed) from Amber area has same kind of problem. The JK Lon Hospital administration claimed that there is an increase in cases of diarrhoea but there is no such kind of epidemic reported from any particular area. The cases are widely spread and sporadic cases of diarrhoea from different areas are coming to JK Lon hospital for treatment.
For the purpose of giving even better care to the children at JK Lon hospital, the hospital administration has reserved a separate block for such patient's treatment. "We have a block of 10 beds in emergency unit reserved for such patients. The children coming with diarrhoea are dehydrated. So, we rehydrate them at the emergency block," JK Lon superintendent Dr Ashok Gupta said.
However, the hospital admits those cases with persistent diarrhoea. "The problem arises when people consume contaminated food. In summers food becomes contaminated and stale early. So, people should take fresh food to avoid diarrhoea," Dr Gupta said.
Besides, health department issued separate orders for collection of water samples. "We have issued directions today (Thursday) for collection of water samples from Jhotwara area to Moti Doongri to keep a check on quality of water which people are getting through water pipelines. Most of the health diarrheal diseases, including Cholera, Typhoid, and Dysentery are due to contaminated water. So, we have started collecting water samples which we send to laboratories for testing," chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I) Dr Narrottam Sharma said.
He said that in summers, cases of diarrhoea and other problems related to gastroenterology goes up by atleast 10%. So, people should take proper precautions while eating food and drinking water.


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Gasabo Intermediate court has postponed an expropriation court case involving more than 700 residents of Kangondo I&II and Kibiraro, a slum located adjacent to the high end residential area of Nyarutarama and Gasabo district – Kigali.
The residents filed a court case number PST RAD 00025/2018/TGI/GSBO in Gasabo Intermediate Court.
They are pleading the court to rule that Gasabo should pay them expropriation fee, instead of relocating them to another estate under construction in Busanza – Kicukiro district, to pave away for construction of a high end commercial hub in their plots.
Appearing before court on Wednesday, November 7, over 200 plaintiffs with 4 representatives reiterated before court at Rusororo, that there is no deal if Gasabo does not pay them money.
At the courtroom that was full to capacity, the Gasabo district attorney challenged the procedure in which the plaintiffs filed their case.
"The manner in which this case was filed, doesn't fulfill the requirement of the court and this can be resolved with help of a lawyer," Justin Niyorushikana, the Gasabo district attorney told court.
"The plaintiffs have not provided full information in the procuration, and didn't pay court fees- which we find reason for court not to receive the case," said Niyorushikana.
However, the representatives headed by one Jean de Dieu Shikama told the court that they were given a go ahead by all the complainants and, as a matter of facts, they have the land titles for everyone.
The court ruled that the representatives of complainants should bring the procuration of everyone who is complaining by December 2018.
On top of that, they should come in the next hearing together with a lawyer/lawyers representing the complainants.
"We will look for the requirements as requested by the court and if we cannot get them all, others will benefit from the outcomes," Shikama said.
The next hearing was scheduled to February 27th.


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Logo and CD cover design for this Spanish hip-hop band. The title "Tiempos de guerra" means "War times" and is the basis of all the pieces of the design, trying to mix this concept with urban & hip-hop style. Photography also by almostDesign.


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Midnight Lace Obsidian is an excellent grounding stone. It is both protective and stabilizing.
It teaches that there are many different ways to view problems, issues and situations - and that there are many intermediate points of view between any two extremes. Midnight Lace Obsidian can also assist to let go of the past and break past habits that are no longer useful. It promotes living in harmony with the flow of life.
Midnight Lace Obsidian can be used for "gazing" or for "scrying" and may provide insight into the future. Stimulates growth on all levels, urging exploration of the unknown to open new horizons. It brings clarity to the mind, clearing confusion and constricting beliefs and dissolves emotional blocks and ancient traumas - past life stories that are affecting the present.
Black Obsidian is a very protective stone and said to form a shield against negativity as well as absorbs negative energies from the environment. Because of this it should be cleansed regularly in running water. Black Obsidian Stone is a powerful cleanser of psychic smog created within ones aura, and is a strong psychic protection stone.
It is an excellent stone to assist in the release of disharmony that has built up during day to day life including resentment of others, fear and anger.


BBC NEWS | Africa | Darfur: What's the way forward?
Darfur: What's the way forward?
Violence in Sudan's western Darfur region has led to what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Some one million people have fled their homes and up to 50,000 people have been killed since conflict broke out in Darfur 18 months ago.
The conflict is between rebels, who took up arms to demand more rights for Darfur's non-Arab groups, and Arab militias - known as the Janjaweed.
The Sudanese government denies backing the Janjaweed. In early July, it promised to disarm them but there has been little sign of this. There are still reports that the Janjaweed continue to attack civilians.
International pressure is now building on Khartoum to fulfil its pledge to stop the killings in Darfur, with talk of sanctions and military intervention.
What do you think is the way forward for Darfur? What role should the UN and the African Union play? Should the crisis be resolved through sanctions, through military intervention or through quiet diplomacy?
This debate is now closed. Here are some of the comments sent in.
An immediate solution is to send a multi-national force to root out the Janjaweed.
The Sudanese government is supporting the evil Janjaweed, just as the past Rwandese government backed the 'Interahamwe'. An immediate solution is to send a multi-national force to root out the Janjaweed and if Khartoum resists, they should face allied bombing just like the former Yugoslavia or Iraq. Of course only the US or NATO has proved able to do that.
Direct military intervention is appropriate not in Darfur but in Khartoum. This is where evil stems from.The solution is to remove President Bashir, restore democracy and find someone to give Sudan a bold start.
It strikes me as hypocritical, that there had been a long civil war in southern Sudan and there wasn't any kind of military intervention by the so called Western powers. It seems to me that the Western countries are being biased by responding instantly to the issue of Darfur.
The case for military action in Darfur seems stronger than it was for Iraq. But the AU and UN are too divided to face up to it. What an irony that, after Iraq, the 'Coalition' is wary of stepping in! To make matters worse most African leaders do not have the courage to 'judge' Sudan, and therefore condemn it, as have the US and the UK.
Robert Alu, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
The way forward for Darfur is through quiet diplomacy.
I feel that the way forward for Darfur is through quiet diplomacy as these people have suffered enough and don't need any more bloodshed that may result from military intervention.
Like the two past wars in Sudan, the present crisis is a result of the Arab-dominated government's brutal reaction to the genuine grievances of its marginalised black African citizens. I would vote with those who propose a creation of two nations: one for Arabs and another for the black African population. After all Sudan is Africa's largest nation, about five times the size of Kenya.
The international community is just like a barking, toothless dog. The 30 days will give the Sudanese government more time to continue killing those helpless and defenceless people. The government of Sudan will never act because the Janjaweed is part of government.
The same government of Sudan has murdered two million people in southern Sudan and because of an apparent indifference of African countries, that government is now carrying out genocidal killings of blacks in Darfur.
It is absolutely disgusting and insulting to human intelligence and values, that people are being deliberately massacred in hundreds of thousands in Darfur. Yet nations such as China are blocking sanctions because of oil interests in Sudan. It is my opinion that there should be an immediate military intervention in Sudan.
Immediate military intervention and sanctions on the Khartoum government is the only way forward.
Hoping for an African Union solution is a waste of time. If the world is really concerned, immediate military intervention and sanctions on the Khartoum government is the only way forward to resolving the crisis. Anything less would encourage the Arabs in Khartoum to wipe out non-Arabs in Darfur.
After the debacle in Somalia no US government is going to become involved in peace operations in Africa for some time. Perhaps this is an opportunity for the EU and its new rapid reaction force to stop posturing and prove its worth. Everybody knows that sanctions will not work and are only a tactic for governments around the world to claim they are doing something.
There are half a dozen nations with the military capacity to intervene in Sudan. It is high time that the EU took a more active role on the world stage. What is the point of creating a new super state that makes no difference?
The crisis in Sudan has always taken a racial dimension. Alongside religious intolerance, the degree of hatred keeps rising. Sanctions will not work because they can readily be circumvented. A military intervention is the most feasible option. It's the only language the Arab Sudanese understand.
The UN decision on the Darfur situation is too little too late.
The UN decision on the Darfur situation is too little too late. People in Darfur had suffered long enough already and another 30 days of waiting would worsen the tragedy.
I think diplomacy should be used right now as we await the deadline given to the government. Should this fail, sanctions can then be imposed.
As a saying goes, the one who sits closest to the fire feels the heat. The UN and the AU may feel they are doing their best but frankly, if only one of their representatives spent one night at these camps, it will be enough to 'burn' him or her and perhaps that would provide the much needed sense of urgency in their handling of Darfur.
My message goes to the Sudanese government which regards itself as ' Arab.' Stop treating people in Darfur as enemies. They are your brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, mothers and fathers. It is time for you to realise that you are "Africans" and start playing a greater role in ensuring peace in Africa's largest country.
Sudan should be banned from all sporting activities for two or three years.
Sudan should be banned from all sporting activities for two or three years, the same way South Africa was excluded during the apartheid era.
The African Union has no capacity to intervene in such a big country as Sudan, unless the international community provides logistical support for the operation.
The way forward for Darfur begins with the immediate dissolution of the current government of Sudan because it has demonstrated that it cannot reign in the Janjaweed militias. The African Union and the United Nations should use their powers to bring to book all those individuals who are responsible for this human suffering - in other words, military action is the correct dosage.
The Rwandan genocide happened because world leaders preferred engaging in the so-called 'quiet diplomacy', threatening sanctions and avoiding to get involved in other countries' 'internal affairs,' as innocent defenceless civilians were being murdered in front of the whole world. A perfect time has come for the super powers to ignore the UN and all international laws and save lives.
The people of Darfur should not expect much of a remedy from the AU.
An African Union intervention is unrealistic. The African Union is still a theoretical organisation, God knows until when! The people of Darfur should not expect much of a remedy from the AU, and instead the UN must take swift, decisive action with the help of some bold countries. This is about saving Africa from another ugly genocide.
I watched a little child today dying of starvation in the Darfur refugee camp and I cried. Yet the bankrupt United Nations has given the Sudanese government another month to stop this human disaster. How many innocents will have to die before the UN does something positive and quickly? I say sack the UN and replace it with the US.
What's happening in Sudan is genocide and history might never forgive us if we remain silent. We have to act and act fast. The only nation that has the capacity to make UN intervene here is USA. Intervening here will surely win the support of all right thinking people and will add another feather to the world's most powerful democracy.
People are dying and we watch? Another Rwanda again?
The international community should go ahead and intervene despite the Sudanese government's threat to fight back. People are dying and we watch? Another Rwanda again? Ooh no.
I believe the crisis taking place in Sudan will not be the last. Many African countries are destined to implode in a similar manner. As a continent, Africa can do nothing. Africa has only been good at incubating problems and watch them explode. Take a closer look at any African country, and you will see a mirror image of Sudan. Ultimately, the solution to the crisis in Sudan is partition of the country.
The UN is not an institution on which we can rely to resolve ethnic oppression in one of its member countries. The impact of the flight of Darfur residents on Chad gives the UN the only reason for enforcing an end to the Sudanese crisis that is consistent with its raison d'etre. Failing that, the most effective strategy would be to demand intervention by the African Union or even NATO.
The killings are the acts of perpetuated racism. The violence is no different from that of Hitler, Rwanda and Burundi. The way forward is for the UN, the African Union and the Sudanese government to recognise the sanctity and importance of human life, and protect it through force and political solutions. The viable political solution is to partition Sudan into two and separate countries, one for the Arabs and one for the black Africans.
There must be an end to the dance of death in which Africa has been caught up.
The Darfur episode is no surprise but a déjà vu scene in the entertainment serial play of the African Theatre. Up to this point the so- called civilised world's response to famine induced by wars in the Africa has been one of charity and false generosity. They have been conditioned to look strictly at the immediate needs for relieving famine rather than causes of warfare. When the music of "We Are the World" fades away and the relief planes fly off, the shooting and the hunger continue! There must be an end to the dance of death in which Africa has been caught up.
It is with great difficulty that I look upon the crisis in Sudan, as an American, as a white person, as a member of the privileged world. When the mother land of all humanity is dying, as indeed Africa is, it is difficult to see a future for mankind, regardless of where we reside.
Being a Sierra Leonean, I perfectly understand what the people of Darfur are going through. I was shocked to hear that the AU heads of state summit only recommended a 300-hundred strong force to be sent to Darfur! Anybody vaguely familiar with such humanitarian problems anywhere in Africa should know that that is hardly an appropriate way to respond. Considerable diplomatic pressure has been brought to bear on the Sudan government, but nothing has been done so far.
How many people must die or be driven from their homes and have all basic human rights violated before the UN acts in a strong decisive manner. But, what can one expect when Sudan is on the human rights council of the UN? Other voting members who are against a strong action to stop the genocide in Sudan have very poor human right records themselves.
Make representatives from the AU and UN sit through a night in a camp where mothers are wailing as their children die in their arms.
Make representatives from the AU and UN sit through a night in a camp where mothers are wailing as their children die in their arms. Then make them go out to gather firewood with women and try to avoid being murdered and raped just outside the refugee camp borders. Then let them tour a burned out village with the charred remains of the villagers. Then perhaps the correct time frame and course of action will become very clear for them. If it were up to me alone, troops would have been in Darfur months ago.
The African Union must expand and energise the AU Peace force immediately! Military intervention, only by African troops, is extremely urgent at this point. Otherwise, Africans will face another tragedy while the world watches.
Yes, we need to do something for the people of Darfur. But, please don't send American troops - the world's worst peace keepers.
Immediate military intervention is the only way to stop the genocide taking place in Darfur. The Janjaweed will never feel the effects of sanctions nor respect diplomacy. The UN and the AU must not sit idle and wait for another "Rwanda" to occur in the Sudan. Send troops, and send them NOW!
I feel the only way to solve this crisis is through military intervention and quiet diplomacy. To avoid more bloodshed the UN and the African Union should meet the rebels on one hand and the government on the other hand for amicable compromise for the sake of peace.
Aaron Anye, Cameroonian in Johannesburg.


New task force recommends Enbridge Line 5 undergo several changes that lower potential enivronmental risks.
Stephen Henderson speaks with Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette about Enbridge's Line 5 embedded in the Mackinac Straits. Five years ago one of Enbridge's oil pipes, Line 6, spilled 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River and led to a $75 million settlement. Now there are calls for re-examining the Enbridge pipelines' activities and a task force organized by Schuette and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant has released its recommendations for changes. Schuette speaks with Steven about his plans for the existing Enbridge Line 5 in the straits and what the State is doing about the future of oil in the Great Lakes.
Task Force Recommendations: Schuette says in the short-term the state will follow the recommendations and ban the transportation of heavy crude and Alberta Tar Sands as well as immediately mandate comprehensive liability coverage for the pipeline's carrier. He also says a second pipeline is not an option and affirms that the current Line 5's days are numbered.
People and Pollution: Under the new recommendations Schuette also seeks to involve the community in advisory councils and increase the transparency of oil transportation. This will give the people more involvement in monitoring the lakes and the activities of oil companies.
Future of the Great Lakes: In the long-term Schuette wants the state's laws to parallel Federal ones. This would force the pipeline's carriers to adhere to higher scrutiny in their quality reports and maintenance of the pipeline. He also plans to mandate research on alternatives for transporting light oils and propane that would help bring the pipeline closer to an end.
Stopping the Spigot: Schuette says unfortunately it isn't a likely option at the current time because the state is still dependent on light oils and propane. Stopping the pipeline's 500,000 gallon flow would mean shifting transportation to thousands of oil tankers on Michigan's roads and waters. He notes future research still includes pipelines but will look at alternatives that do not put the Great Lakes' fresh waters at risk.
Click the audio link above to hear their full conversation.


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Supporters of Barking girl, three, with rare condition raise £2,500 for Beckton hospice
Friends and family of Grace Hill at the Bubble Rush event. Picture: Richard House
Family and friends of a three-year-old girl with a rare chromosomal condition have raised more than £2,500 for the hospice that cares for her.
Little Grace Hill requires 24 hour care and initially, her parents Metin and Jade had been looking after her on their own.
But she now spends part of her time at Richard House Children's Hospice, offering them some much-needed respite.
Metin, from Barking, explained: "Without Richard House, we wouldn't have been able to make half of the memories we have so far, Grace wouldn't be able to express certain feelings without the techniques she's learnt in music therapy, and most importantly we wouldn't be able to recharge our batteries for just a few hours."
And to say thankyou to the Beckton-based hospice, Metin and Jade - also parents to five-year-old Archie - and a team of supporters took on the Bubble Rush fun run.
The 28-strong group ran a combined 140km to raise more than £2,500 for the hospice.
Metin said: "Everyone came together and made it an incredible experience. The biggest highlight for us was when we all ran through the finishing line together as a team."


Huntington (Ind.) North offensive tackle Damon Kaylor has had a run of scholarship offers, starting with Michigan State.
The month of May and the final weeks of the spring recruiting period have been fruitful for Huntington (Ind.) North offensive tackle Damon Kaylor.
A 6-foot-6, 315-pound senior to be, Kaylor received three scholarship offers from Power 5 conference schools. Michigan State, his first Big Ten offer, started that run on May 10 and Boston College and Vanderbilt have followed since.
Kaylor has played football since his elementary-school days. He was always one of the biggest kids, so he had an idea football might continue to be a part of his life as he got older. When he got to high school, that is when he began to take the necessary steps to play college football. That included going to many different camps and training sessions with stops in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, as well as his home state of Indiana.
That has brought him to the point where he now has 15 scholarship offers. Cincinnati and Virginia are on the list, along with the aforementioned schools and several others. With this recent surge of activity, the picture of his recruitment has changed. Still, Kaylor wants to continue moving toward a decision, but not before he works out in front of a large number of major programs at Lindenwood University's mega-camp, which takes place next weekend on their campus just outside of St. Louis.
Kaylor has been to Michigan State before for games and spring practice, and offensive line coach Mark Staten has been to his school.
Some schools have talked to Kaylor about guard, some have talked to him about playing tackle, some schools say it could be either. That will not play a part in his decision. Education (he wants to go into business) will.
Michigan State, like the other schools courting him, should not have to wait too long before finding out his decision, but wherever Kaylor ends up, he has not lost sight of where he came from.
In addition to his football exploits, Kaylor also throws shot put and discus for his school. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite ranks him as the No. 17 2019 recruit in the state of Indiana.
Michigan State offered Highland Springs (Va.) wide receiver Ali Jennings on Wednesday. Jennings (6-1, 186 pounds) has been clocked as fast as 4.39 in the 40-yard dash.
That speed has caught the eyes of other schools recently, as Illinois and West Virginia both offered during the spring evaluation period.
He has previously discussed coming up to the state of Michigan for visits this summer.
As a junior, Jennings caught 47 passes for 709 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Belleville cornerback Julian Barnett is now the No. 70 overall recruit in the country, per 247Sports. The update comes after Barnett was a top performer at the Nike Opening Regional in Ohio where he earned an invitation to The Opening Finals in Dallas.
The 6-foot-2, 189-pound Barnett was coming off an injury, but clocked a 4.50 40-yard dash at the event and, although he has been known for his receiver play in the past, demonstrated high-level cover skills as a cornerback.
Barnett has been committed to the Spartans since December and has maintained that commitment despite overtures from other programs.


Shaza Al Madina is the only luxury hotel in the area with a contemporary Eastern design. The hotel sets incomparable levels of hospitality, elegance and state-of-the-art technology. Ideally located at the doorsteps of the Masjid Al Nabawy in Medina, only 150 M. The hotel enjoys a perfect location within the heart of the city and only a short 20 minutes (15 KM) drive from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport. Shaza Al Madina two dining options include an open show kitchen, which serves fusion cuisine.


This is not a timely post. I just thought I'd catch up with one of the new exciting plants I've got new this year. I'd fancied an Apricot for a long time. Although they probably would grow outside here if you had enough shelter, I'm still a long way away from that. However, I am growing more and more perennial plants in the polytunnel, so I thought I'd like to try it in there.
The plant was a present – a one year grafted whip of Early Moorpark Apricot on Torinel rootstock and was a good height, perhaps 4 feet tall. The first hard thing I had to do on planting it back in February was to cut it right down to about 1 foot tall! This is the exception to the general rule about pruning stone fruit only in summer to avoid silverleaf infection. According to the RHS "Apricots bear fruit on shoots made the previous summer and on short spurs from the older wood" and unless growing as a bush (which I thought would be impractical in the polytunnel) should be grown as fans. I rather fancied an espalier, but again that wouldn't work for an Apricot. I found the RHS website very helpful in giving directions for training from scratch. So I planted, cut back and watered, and waited, hoping I hadn't killed my lovely tree!
Sure enough, as promised, several new branches grew strongly from the trunk, which was a bit of a relief – I hadn't killed it. The next step for me, was to put up some training wires. A little less straightforwards for a free standing fan, since I had no wall to come off. The arch of the polytunnel also meant that I couldn't put in two vertical posts and string the wire between. I ended up using some random bits of wood we had lying around to create the framework. I had one nice vertical fence post by the centre path in the polytunnel, and one sloping bit as far to the side as I could manage. Since neither was in deep enough to take much strain, I have braced them with horizontal bits of wood before putting across the neccessary horizontal straining wires.
Then came another hard part. Again I had to cut back my lovely tree. This time the object is to select two branches to train in a 90 degree 'V' shape. I actually left two on the out board side since I couldn't decide between them. Since then however, one has lost it's leading point, so I think the decision has been made for me and I now need to prune that one out.
So far I am very happy with the health of my tree. It has grown well and has had no signs of any problems at all. Since it is undercover I need to keep an eye out for pests. Spidermite may become a problem. I have had this in the past on other plants in the tunnel and it really does stunt the growth. Also the soil I have is not very deep, generally less that two feet and usually less than that. I can't do much about that. Since the polytunnel is slightly terraced (it slopes from end to end) I have put the Apricot in the downhill bed where the soil is slightly deeper, and I have been careful to water well but seldom, to encourage deep root formation if possible. Next year in the early spring, I will need to bite the bullet again and cut the leaders back again to encourage further branching to create more of the fan structure. I wonder whether I will get any blossom? Very exciting!


The play structure from hell is finished!
Who knew building something from a kit would be so much work. Of course, if we didn't have to deal with the three gremlins, it would have gone a lot faster, but I am proud to say we are now done, and it looks good. The kids are thrilled.
Well…they were. Until Gremlin #2 realized a family of spiders had taken over. He screamed like a little girl – over and over and over. I will actually be surprised if he uses the darn thing after the terror he experienced yesterday.
On the writing front, I am knee-deep in revisions for Marina's Bane. And for all my grumbling to the contrary, I have to admit I'm liking the result. That agent's suggestions were good – she obviously knows what she's talking about. I have been a stress case the last few days, but hopefully I'm starting to get a handle on this thing and will be done soon. I did this same thing when I re-worked WFM – felt like I was floundering until I got into it, then realized it wasn't nearly as bad as I made it out to be. Of course, my cp is sick to death of hearing me whine and complain – to which I owe her a great big THANK YOU! – but hopefully I have repelled those annoying flying doubt demons for the time being.
Ha! Yeah. Right. Until the next major crisis.
Have I mentioned how terrified I actually am of getting an agent? I mean, I've pretty much got this querying thing down. Write letter, send it out, receive rejection. Or more lately, write letter, send it out, get request, THEN get rejection. This whole 'I like your work' thing is new for me, and as great as it is, I'm a bit freaked about what comes next.
Baby, I'm there. And I'm holding you to it.


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Q: Using CSS, making a menu button clickable I'm creating the menu on a mobile website and I'm making the menu button with CSS rather than using an image. I can't seem to make the whole menu button clickable, only the first horizontal line of the menu icon is clickable. What I need to do is make the whole button, plus 10px padding around the button clickable. Here's what I've got so far:
<!doctype html>

<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Test website</title>

A: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/emGMVr
This can be achieved by putting the link inside the div and giving it a width and height.
.white-menu-btn {
display: block;
position: relative;
float: right;
height: 30px;
width: 30px;
vertical-align: middle;
padding-right: 0.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}

A: because there is nothing in it, either add a   or some content then add padding, notice the border goes to the next line due to the div inside,these are inproper nesting, you should look into changing them for an unordered list with  li's

.right-menu-btn-wrapper{border:1px solid red;}
.second-right-menu-btn-wrapper{border:1px solid green;}

second button

A: Your css and html isn't clear that much. You don't want to do this much of code lines to do above task. I'l suggest simple solution for your prob.
Add this css style to your .css file
.buttonNew{
width:100px;
height:50px;
padding:10px;
background-color:#fff;
color:blue;
}

And add this little code line to your .html file

Button

I think this is the solution you hope.

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The information society of the future starts with the citizens of today. By increasing technology usage, Egypt is laying the foundations for a vibrant domestic communications and information technology (CIT) industry with the potential of yielding rich export and employment opportunities and most importantly empowering citizens for change.
Egypt's partnering with the business community aims to create growth in the CIT market while contributing to a vibrant information society. Three uniquely Egyptian initiatives helped Egypt jumpstart its road to CIT accessibility. The Subscription Free Internet Initiative has partnered Telecom Egypt (TE) with the country's 140 ISPs to provide access to the Internet, implementing a revenue sharing scheme between ISPs and TE. The model offers the service nationwide at the cost of a local call with no premium; boosting internet use and the development of localized Arabic content on the Web.
Similarly, the PC For Every Home Initiative -- launched by the Ministry of CIT end of 2002, to increase computer penetration rates in households, implemented in partnership with Telecom Egypt and 17 private sector computer manufacturers is a model for public-private partnership. It offers affordable, internet-enabled family computer on installments, with no collateral and no deposit required – the only guarantee needed being a fixed telephone line. The initiative instantly bolstered the growth of the supporting industries and services. To date, over 55,000 computers have been purchased through the initiative, and reflected an increase in Internet use. Increasing computer use lays also the foundation for providing a firm base for building a strong information technology sector, including the development and export of software and e-services.
The Egyptian Ministry of CIT established more than 566 Information Technology Clubs (Government subsidized Internet cafés) in dense and remote areas of Egypt; with an aim to familiarize people with computers and promote IT awareness regardless of skills, gender, and economic standing. In collaboration with NGOs and local organizations, the Clubs offer affordable access to computers, Internet, software libraries and basic training on IT skills. Through its continuing commitment to IT Clubs, the Ministry is making IT part of local communities; ensuring opportunities for all.
Egypt is growing into a hub for telecommunications and information technology in the Middle East and Arab Region. This is realized with Egypt's high-tech infrastructure, new laws and growing consumer society. A pro-active policy and clear long-term vision by the Government of Egypt, in partnership with the private sector, seeks to make the CIT sector a key one in the country's economy. Today, Egypt's CIT sector is growing exponentially and dynamizing the national economy.


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The Way of the World: Reviews Are In
Submitted by admin on April 6, 2018 - 12:00pm
The critics have weighed in on the Donmar Warehouse's production of The Way of the World, with most giving the play 4 out of 5 stars. Here's what a few had to say about the play and performances:
Paul Taylor from The Independent calls it a "comic masterpiece."
There's a crispness and clarity to the way this production highlights the contrast between Mirabell and his superficially similar fellow-gallant, Fainall. Tom Mison shows you a disturbing, almost neurotic meanness of spirit behind the studied languor of a ruthless individualist who will stop at nothing (even defaming his wife) to get his hands on all the Wishfort money. Though he has done unfortunate things in his past, Mirabell now appreciates the humane value of contracts.
Sarah Crompton from What's On Stage says "director James Macdonald and his entire creative team frame this rare revival with such thoughtful care that it emerges with the gleaming richness of a symphony."
Even the manipulative Mrs Marwood (played by Jenny Jules with a hauteur that hides real pain) is allowed our sympathy; she has been used by Fainall, who Mison plays magnificently, his languor hardening into savagery as the evening progresses. As his traduced wife, Caroline Martin finds a moving sense of betrayal and fierce self-reliance.
Michael Billington at The Guardian writes "James Macdonald's revival offers clarity and hilarity"
Gwynne is very funny when gazing at her unadorned features in the mirror ("I look like an old peeled wall") and when hurling herself intemperately at a chaise longue to find the right posture for an expected suitor. But you feel deep sympathy for her when, as Fainall seeks to tie her to an extortionate contract, she cries "Never to marry!" in despair at a life of sexless solitude. In a play that scarcely has a dud role, there is a wealth of fine performances. Tom Mison and Jenny Jules lend the arch plotters a hint of inner complexity.
The play runs through May 26th. Check the Donmar's website often for ticket availability.
Photos by Johan Persson
TV Line Performer of the Week - 11/8/14
Submitted by admin on November 10, 2014 - 4:24pm
Sleepy Hollow Press/Publicity - Season 2
Sleepy Hollow: Interviews and Clips and Links (Oh My)
Submitted by admin on September 22, 2014 - 12:44pm
If you weren't already aware (which seems unlikely if you're visiting this website, but you never know!), Sleepy Hollow Season 2 premieres tonight at 9pm/8c in the US and Canada. So many clips, interviews, photos and stories have already been posted about Tom and the show leading up to tonight's premiere, and there will be many more to come. To make it convenient and easy to keep up with all of it, it's been gathered together for you all in one place. Click through on the graphic above to go to the Sleepy Hollow Season 2 Highlights page. Hope you're in a comfy chair -- this may take a while.
Hamlet Available on IPlayer for a Limited Time
Submitted by admin on March 29, 2014 - 8:46am
The five episodes of Hamlet, aired on consecutive days this past week, will only be available for a short time on BBC iPlayer. Each episode is accessible for listening for one week after it is broadcast, so episode one is only available for 2 more days.
Reviews of the program were very complimentary:
The Stage: "The first episode of Hamlet, that seminal text of Nordic noir, stranded across a whole week of Afternoon Dramas, offers a masterclass in how to create an atmosphere of swirling, sepulchral doom. Roger Goula's original music, gorgeous and expectant, works with Marc Beeby's direction to impart a chill to proceedings."
Radio Times: "To get the audience in the mood, here's a full and impressive five-part version of one of literature's greatest works of fiction — Hamlet. I spotted minor cuts to the text but nothing that will arouse the ire of die-hard Shakespeare fanatics. Instead, the team have grasped the nettle and introduced some stunning audio effects that add real depth to the play, especially the ghost scenes."
Each episode is a bit less than 45 minutes. Make sure to give it a listen while you can!


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Inspired equally by jangle pop and arty post-punk, Guided by Voices created a series of trebly, hissy indie rock records filled with infectiously brief pop songs that fell somewhere between the British Invasion and prog rock. Led by songwriter and lead singer Robert Pollard, the Dayton, Ohio-based band recorded six self-released albums between 1986 and 1992 that attracted a handful of fans within the American indie rock underground. With the 1994 release of Bee Thousand, the group became an unexpected alternative rock sensation, winning positive reviews throughout the mainstream music press and signing a larger distribution deal with Matador Records. Initially, the bandmembers stuck to their aesthetic, continuing to record their albums on cheap four-track tape decks, but by 1999, Pollard recruited new bandmates, moved up to a larger label (TVT), and began working with name producers in real studios (Ric Ocasek was at the controls for Do the Collapse). Despite this, Pollard's melodic sensibilities changed very little, and when the band moved back to Matador for 2002's Universal Truths and Cycles, they learned to strike a middle ground between more professional technique and Pollard's spontaneous, compact songcraft. GbV broke up in 2004, reunited in 2010 in a lineup dominated by Bee Thousand-era sidemen, broke up again in 2014, and came back a second time in 2016 in a new lineup that proved to be one of the strongest in the group's long history.
Schoolteacher Robert Pollard formed Guided by Voices in the early '80s. Throughout the group's history, Pollard was at the center, writing the majority of the songs and leading each incarnation of the band. During the '80s, Pollard was frequently joined by his brother Jim, who continued to write songs for the group even after his departure in the late '80s. Guided by Voices didn't become a full-fledged band until guitarist Tobin Sprout and bassist Dan Toohey joined the group in 1985. A year later, they released an EP, Forever Since Breakfast, on the local indie I Wanna Records. Guided by Voices released their first full-length album, Devil Between My Toes, on their own G Records in 1987; it was followed several months later by Sandbox, which appeared on Halo. Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia was released on Halo in 1989 and Same Place the Fly Got Smashed appeared on Rocket #9 Records in 1990.
During the latter half of the '80s, Guided by Voices was essentially a hobby. The band rarely performed, and a wide array of musicians appeared on the group's albums — according to some estimations, nearly 40 musicians passed through the band during its first decade. Nearly all of the Guided by Voices albums before Vampire on Titus were recorded in Steve Wilbur's eight-track studio in his home garage; Wilbur occasionally played guitar and bass on the records. Guided by Voices added Mitch Mitchell (rhythm guitar) and Kevin Fennell (drums) around the time of Propeller (1992), which was released on Rockathon Records.
Prior to 1993's Vampire on Titus, all of Guided by Voices' records were essentially interchangeable musically, and none were widely available. Vampire on Titus was the first album the band released on the Cleveland-based indie label Scat, and the wider distribution meant the record was heard by a larger audience. Soon, the group had won fans like fellow Dayton native Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders) and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. Later in 1993, the band began playing live for the first time in several years, with Greg Demos replacing bassist Toohey. By the spring of 1994, Scat had entered a national distribution deal with Matador Records. Bee Thousand was the first album released under the deal, and it became a surprise word-of-mouth hit, earning positive reviews from mainstream publications like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. Pollard had quit teaching shortly before the spring release of Bee Thousand, and the group toured heavily behind the album, appearing on the second stage at several Lollapalooza dates. By the fall, GBV's video for "I Am a Scientist" was aired a handful of times on MTV. Demos left the band in late 1994 to study law and was replaced by music journalist Jim Greer.
By the release of 1995's Alien Lanes, GBV had joined Matador's official roster; their contract with Scat was completed with the spring release of Box, a five-disc box set containing the band's pre-Propeller albums. Alien Lanes was greeted with positive reviews upon its March release, and the group embarked on its first full-scale American tour. Greer left the band before the recording of Under the Bushes Under the Stars, which was released in the spring of 1996. That fall, Pollard and Tobin Sprout both released solo albums on the same day; the records were quickly followed by an album-length EP a month after their release. As the solo albums indicated, Pollard and Sprout had had a falling out during the group's extensive tour earlier that year, which resulted in Pollard firing the rest of the group.
At the end of 1996, Pollard recorded the next Guided by Voices record, Mag Earwhig!, supported by the Cleveland garage punk band Cobra Verde. In 1999, Guided by Voices left Matador to sign with TVT Records, which paired the band with producer Ric Ocasek in hopes of giving GBV's label debut, Do the Collapse, a more radio-friendly sound. Pollard, however, allowed fans of his older work to revel in his lo-fi period with Suitcase: Failed Experiments & Trashed Aircraft, a four-disc box set featuring 100 unreleased songs recorded over the space of 25 years. While GBV's second album for TVT, 2001's polished and hard-rocking Isolation Drills, received strong reviews, the band hadn't expanded its fan base far beyond its loyal cult, and in 2002 GBV returned to Matador with Universal Truths and Cycles, as well as a number of side projects released through Pollard's reactivated Rockathon label.
In the spring of 2004, Pollard startled his fans with the announcement that he would be breaking up Guided by Voices later that year. The band's supposed final album, Half Smiles of the Decomposed, was released the following August, and the resulting farewell tour concluded with a New Year's Eve show in Chicago. Even broken up, 2005 was a busy year for GBV. Pollard signed with Chapel Hill's Merge Records and announced plans for a 2006 solo album. Rock critic and former bandmember Jim Greer authored the book Guided by Voices: A Brief History: Twenty-One Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock and Roll. There was another box set of unreleased material, this one entitled Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow, and the 1992 album Propeller was reissued. To add to the accumulation of GBV material, a live album, Live from Austin TX, was released in 2007, showcasing a performance recorded in November 2004 for the PBS series Austin City Limits during the band's farewell tour.
In 2010, Pollard assembled what he called a "classic lineup" of 1990's GBV veterans (including Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennell, and Greg Demos) to play a show at the Matador Records 21st anniversary festival. The show was well received, and the lineup proceeded to tour again; in 2011, Pollard announced they were working on new material. The following year, GBV released their first new album in eight years, Let's Go Eat the Factory. Making up for lost time, a second new album, Class Clown Spots a UFO, arrived in June of the same year, with a third, The Bears for Lunch, following before the year was out. The reunited band soldiered on in 2013 and dropped its fourth album, English Little League, right on schedule in May, followed shortly by the six-song EP Down by the Racetrack. After a public falling out with drummer Kevin Fennell — who was asked to leave the band in October 2013 following a curious incident in which he attempted to sell his drum kit online for $55,000 — frontman Pollard announced that the group would release its 21st album, Motivational Jumpsuit, with Kevin March behind the drums. The album saw release in February 2014.
They continued their resurgence with Cool Planet, scheduled for release just months after Motivational Jumpsuit appeared, after recording 18 tracks during the freezing "polar vortex" weather system that swept through America that winter. But in September 2014, only four months after the release of Cool Planet, Guided by Voices abruptly announced that they were canceling all concert dates as the band had once again broken up, with Pollard telling The New York Times, "It's gone as far as it was going to go and to go beyond this point, to any degree or any length would be just going through the motions." In February 2015, Pollard launched a new project, Ricked Wicky, and two months later dropped a solo album, Faulty Superheroes, confirming he would remain prolific even without the group. In the fall of 2015, Pollard offered a look at his past and future with the box set Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War, another four-CD/100-song marathon which collected a wealth of Guided by Voices demos and outtakes along with rough versions of tunes Pollard wrote for an upcoming solo album, Of Course You Are.
In February 2016, Robert Pollard surprised many fans by announcing that Guided by Voices would be touring that year, beginning with a June appearance at the Sled Island Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Pollard revealed that GBV would be performing in a new lineup, with the frontman joined by Nick Mitchell (of Ricked Wicky) and Bobby Bare, Jr. on guitars, Mark Shue on bass, and Kevin March on drums. Pollard also released a new Guided by Voices album, Please Be Honest, in April 2016, but the new lineup did not perform on the set. Instead, the album featured Pollard playing all the vocal and instrumental tracks himself. This GBV lineup didn't last long; in July 2016, it was announced that Nick Mitchell had been given his pink slip, and Doug Gillard had stepped in once again as the band's lead guitarist. In April 2017, fans got to hear this GBV edition on wax with the arrival of August by Cake, which, in advance press releases, Pollard declared was his 100th album (though some fans and journalists questioned his math). The endlessly productive Pollard had another Guided by Voices album ready to go a few months later, and How Do You Spell Heaven was released in August 2017. March 2018 saw the release of Space Gun, an unusually ambitious set that the usually prolific Pollard declared would be GBV's only album of the year. Pollard was good to his word, but February 2019 saw the band deliver another epic-scale release, the 32-song, 75-minute Zeppelin Over China, featuring the same lineup as Space Gun. This time, GbV didn't wait nearly so long to issue a follow-up, with the 24-song, 37-minute Warp and Woof appearing in late April 2019. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Game of Pricks
Alien Lanes
See My Field
Tractor Rape Chain
Bee Thousand
I Am A Scientist
Space Gun
How Do You Spell Heaven
August by Cake
Please Be Honest
Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War
Cool Planet
English Little League
Down By the Racetrack
The Bears for Lunch
Let's Go Eat The Factory
Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now
Live from Austin, TX: Guided By Voices
Suitcase 2
Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Human Amusements at Hourly Rates - The Best of Guided By Voices
Earthquake Glue
The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet
Universal Truths and Cycles
EP & Singles
Angelic Weirdness
The Rally Boys
My Future in Barcelona
Cohesive Scoops
You Own the Night
That's Good
Space Gun - Single
Dr. Feelgood Falls off the Ocean
Table at Fool's Tooth
Males of Wormwood Mars
Authoritarian Zoo
Save the Company
The Littlest League Possible
Planet Score
Vote for Me Dummy
Alex and the Omegas
Xeno Pariah
Noble Insect
The Official Ironmen Rally Song
Demons Are Real (Live)
Learning to Hunt
Composer, Author
A Good Flying Bird
Chasing Heather Crazy
5° on the Inside
The Electrifying Conclusion
Some Drinking Implied
The Who Went Home And Cried


planet earth: sand & ice | gekritzel.
and i've been watching quite a lot of bbc's "planet earth" on netflix.
rule for the drawings: don't stop the film. just try to observe as much and as fast as possible.
This entry was posted in animals, birds, camel, penguin, sketch book and tagged bbc, camel, desert, documentaries, ducks, fennek, netflix, north pole, penguins, planet earth, polar bear, south pole on March 15, 2017 by klara..


Give her sparkly, sweet style in the Skechers Twinkle Toes Rainbow Brights! These slip-on sneaks are all about the details with colorful swirl fabric uppers, metallic printed design, and glittering details. Plus the toe cap is covered in studs and twinkling lights that flash with her every step!