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I'm really glad I found this book. It gives you advice depending on what stage of his divorce he's in. You'll know if you should stay or if you should run. You'll know if you are a rebound and if he's really over his ex. It's a quick and educational must read no matter what stage you are at in dating a divorced man.
I found this book to be very helpful! I couldn't put it down once I started. My now ex-boyfriend exhibited so many traits where I should have walked away. He tried to justify everything and made me believe it was all in my head, especially when he had conversations with his ex-wife. I wish I had found this book sooner instead of wasting more of my time than what was necessary.
I loved that this book didn't tell me what I should or shouldn't do because everyone is different. It gave me different ways to look at the "issues/baggage" and figure out if it was worth the effort to stick through it or if I should just let him know it wasn't working. I would recommend this to any woman who is dating or thinking about dating a divorced man, especially if children are involved.
I just could not put this book down. I read the first book and I must say, Christie did go beyond my expectation for this 2nd edition.
There was no situation or possible situation left out in this edition. Christie Hartman discussed every area and every one that could affected or be affected by this type of relationship. With the high divorced rate, this edition is need; and should be read by any one in this type of relationship. This edition, not only gives advice but also make you think and evaluate and re-evaluate your relationship.
As a dating and relationship coach, this book will certainly be on my must read list for my clients.
The advice I found here was pretty spot-on. It didn't prevent me from being some a-hole's rebound person, but it did warn me that it would probably happen just the way it did.
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Your Daily Dose: Wild finishes in sport
A TALE OF TWO GOALKEEPERS, OCT 21, 2017
The penalty shoot-out between Bangkok Sports Club and Satri Angthong was in sudden death at 19-19 when Bangkok's goalkeeper stepped up to take his spot kick.
He hit the woodwork, prompting wild celebrations from his opposite number. Seconds later, the Satri Angthong stopper was racing back to his goal but he could not prevent the ricocheted effort from hitting the back of the net. Satri Angthong missed their next penalty to send Bangkok into the Cup final.
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BOOSTED TO BRONZE, AUG 23, 2018
The Singapore quartet of Hoong En Qi, Samantha Yeo, as well as sisters Quah Jing Wen and Ting Wen thought they finished fifth in the women's 4x100m medley relay at the Asian Games. Their time of 4min 9.65sec put them behind Japan (3:54.73), China, South Korea, and Hong Kong (4:03.15).
But China and South Korea were disqualified for illegal changeovers, bumping Singapore up to third. Jing Wen said: "I don't think I've ever seen two teams or two swimmers disqualified in a heat or final… We did get our medal, not through preferable ways but it's definitely a step forward for our women's team."
A TITLE BID STALLED, NOV 2, 2008
For 38.9 seconds, Felipe Massa celebrated winning his home race at Interlagos and becoming the Formula One world champion.
He had just enough points to win his first championship with Ferrari. Going into the Brazilian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton had a seven-point lead and had to finish fifth or better but was sixth.
Then at the last corner of the last lap of the last race of the season, the McLaren driver overtook Toyota's Timo Glock and crossed the line to win his first title.
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BIZARRE TO A FAULT, SEPT 12, 2009
The final shot of Serena Williams' US Open title defence was a second serve that landed well inside Kim Clijsters' service box.
With the American down 5-6, 15-30 in the second set, a line judge called a foot fault, giving Clijsters match point in the semi-final.
Williams then verbally abused the line judge, resulting in a point penalty and ending the match.
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SHARING GOLD, FEB 12, 2014
Before the women's downhill at the Sochi Games, there had been 134 events in 78 years of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics. Not one of them finished in a gold-medal dead heat. Outright victory was looking good for Swiss Dominique Gisin after she completed the 2.7km course in 1min 41.57sec. But 13 competitors later, Slovenian Tina Maze charged through the finish line in… 1min 41.57sec.
Maze was delighted to share gold with Gisin, who reached the top of the podium after nine knee operations. She said: "Better to be two on top than one to be one-hundredth behind. Two happy faces!"
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HE AIN'T HEAVY, SEPT 18, 2016
Alistair Brownlee was in contention to win the World Triathlon Series in Cozumel, Mexico. So was his younger brother at one point. Jonny led with 700m left when he started to weave across the course.
The 26-year-old stopped but Alistair, third, put his arm around Jonny and carried him before pushing him over the line. Jonny was second, 18 seconds behind South African Henri Schoeman.
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PHOTO FINISH, AUG 1, 1992
In the 100m women's final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, American Gail Devers crossed the line in 10.82 seconds. She won gold. Jamaican Merlene Ottey crossed the line in 10.88sec. She was fifth.
In the same event in Atlanta four years later, Ottey won silver in 10.94. The winner? Devers in 10.94.
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LE TRIOMPHE, JULY 23, 1989
American Greg LeMond started the final stage of the Tour de France 50 seconds behind Laurent Fignon. The two riders were never separated by more than 53 seconds throughout the three-week event.
After 3,000km, the title came down to the final 25km. LeMond zipped from Versailles to Paris in 26min 57sec, beating Fignon by eight seconds – the narrowest winning margin in the Tour's history. His average speed was over 54kmh – the fastest for a time trial in the competition by about 5kmh.
"It took me three days to get back on my feet," wrote Frenchman Fignon in his autobiography We Were Young And Carefree. "But when I write 'get back on my feet' that's just a manner of speaking. Because you never stop grieving over an event like that."
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CARNOUSTIE CATASTROPHE, JULY 18, 1999
All Jean van de Velde needed was a double bogey at the last hole of the Open Championship in Carnoustie for his first Major golf title.
A wayward drive, rolled trousers at Barry Burn, and a seven-foot putt for a triple-bogey seven later, the journeyman secured his place in a play-off with Paul Lawrie and Justin Leonard. Scot Lawrie, who started Sunday 10 strokes behind the Frenchman, would complete the biggest final-round comeback in Major championship and PGA Tour history.
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LOSE SOME, WIN SOME, MAY 14, 1995
Blackburn Rovers went into the last day of the 1994-95 Premier League season two points ahead of Manchester United. A loss at Anfield coupled with a United win at West Ham would deny Blackburn their first top-flight title in 81 years.
Liverpool snatched a 2-1 victory following Jamie Redknapp's free kick in stoppage time. But at Upton Park, Hammers goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko produced save after save to earn the hosts a 1-1 draw. Since then, seven Premier League trophies have been lifted on the final day, but none by the losing side.
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Duterte's Legacy: Tokhang
Mar 11, 2019 | GOV, Philippines
by Breaking Asia
A coined Visayan word that meant knock and appeal, the word is smattered with blood by the PH Drug War.
The word "tokhang" has emerged victorious in the annual linguistic boxing match in the Philippines known as the Sawikaan.
Held at the University of the Philippines, "tokhang" outmatched other contenders such as "dengvaxia" and "dilawan," all inspired by the current administration's interaction with Philippine society as a whole, specifically in online exchanges and offline discourses.
What many now view with numb acknowledgment is a word that actually rings alarm bells throughout Philippine society. EJKs or extrajudicial killings have become rampant when President Rodrigo Duterte began his bloody "war on drugs" in 2016, and to date, the anti-illegal narcotics program headed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) has claimed at least 4,000 lives.
Pres. Duterte's initial promise during his campaign was to rid the Philippines of illegal narcotics in 3-6 months. In 2019, the Philippines has seen a surge in illegal narcotics in the country, and no apparent let up in the human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings associated with the continued operations of the Philippine National Police.
Critics of the Duterte government have tagged his strategies as anti-poor, citing statistics from the current drug war and drug wars from countries like Mexico and Colombia. The current Philippine drug war is modeled after these countries as the budget for the military and police are over-extended, to the detriment of other important sectors, such as healthcare and education.
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In 2018, UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard pointed out the same things that local critics of the Duterte government have been saying all along – that the current drug war has spawned more problems than it has created solutions, and that the worst hit populations belong to the poorest segments of the country.
The PH government was quick to denounce Callamard's statements, saying that she will no longer be welcome to investigate the PH drug war. This has been a commonplace strategy of the PH government as of late – it actively seeks to discredit its critics from all fronts, including those working in human rights.
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Frank Würzburger (* 3. Dezember 1968) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler.

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Frank Würzburger spielte vor seiner Profikarriere bei Eintracht Frankfurt und den Kickers Offenbach bei der DJK Bad Homburg. Sein einziges Bundesligaspiel machte er am 30. Spieltag der Saison 1986/87. Würzburger kam im Spiel gegen den FC 08 Homburg in der 86. Minute für David Mitchell zum Einsatz. Von 1987 bis 1989 stand er bei den Offenbacher Kickers unter Vertrag und brachte es auf 22 Spiele in der 2. Bundesliga und schoss zwei Tore.

1987 nahm Würzburger mit der deutschen Juniorennationalmannschaft an der Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft in Chile teil. Das deutsche Team um Andreas Möller und Marcel Witeczek erreichte dabei das Finale, in dem man Jugoslawien nach Elfmeterschießen unterlag. Würzburger kam im Turnierverlauf zu einem Einsatz.

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An Anker centre centre in Bamberg, housing asylum-seekers / Photo: Screenshot/ZDF
Coronavirus: Germany implements strict measures in asylum-seekers' hostels
Many migrants living in asylum shelters in Germany have tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19). Strict social distancing measures to combat the virus outbreak are hard to adopt in centres where people live together in tight spaces, reports Charlotte Hauswedell
Germany has imposed strict rules on social distancing, and some federal states have ordered lockdowns in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Hostels for asylum-seekers are affected too, but measures differ between states.
Here are examples of what measures have come into effect in the different states, as reported by the German press agency dpa:
Testing upon arrival
All newly arriving asylum-seekers are tested for the coronavirus in centres in the states of Bavaria, Bremen, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein.
In Bremen, tested persons are put in quarantine until results are in.
In Baden-Württemberg, Saxony and Brandenburg, tested persons are put in separate accommodation and in Schleswig-Holstein only those showing symptoms are isolated.
In North-Rhine Westphalia, asylum-seekers are screened for symptoms and asked about their travel routes. There are five first reception centres in the state which have rotating reception cycles: only one centre at a time admits new asylum-seekers for several days followed by a suspension on reception and transfers for two weeks.
In Lower Saxony, new arrivals are examined. Tests are only done if people show symptoms or if it is seen as necessary due to the asylum-seeker's travel route.
Thuringia tests if people show first symptoms.
Coronavirus cases in asylum centers
At the time of reporting on 23 March, the German news agency dpa collected the following data on infections:
Berlin has registered 4 positive cases of coronavirus among asylum-seekers in asylum centres in the state. One staff member in a centre also tested positive.
In Bavaria, 10 out of 1,900 asylum-seekers tested were infected.
In Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, there are reportedly 2 registered cases each
Baden-Württemberg, there are 8 cases.
Hesse, Thuringia: 1 each
Bremen, North-Rhine Westphalia and Lower-Saxony: none
Isolation measures
Asylum-seekers who are tested positive, contact persons as well as suspected cases are put in isolation, meaning they are accommodated separately. That's according to the interior ministries of all the states that responded to dpa's information request.
Restriction measures
Asylum centres have introduced restrictive measures in line with the measures that are implemented in almost all parts of public and private life in Germany. These include:
Stricter hygiene rules like more frequent cleaning of the facilities
North-Rhine Westphalia centres report they have put up disinfectant stations
Bremen centres report they have switched to handing out foil-wrapped food only
In many centres, school classes, nursery care and integration courses have been suspended
Many centres have also closed common areas to avoid gatherings of people
Everyone is required to keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters between themselves and other people. To make this possible, some centers report they have put on the floor indicators for distance.
Some canteens have introduced lunch in "shifts" or take-away lunches to avoid large group gatherings
Information in foreign languages
Asylum centres across the country are putting up health advice and information about preventive measures against the coronavirus. These can be in the form of posters or flyers, for example.
The centres are also attempting to make the information available in other languages beside German or English.
The Berlin office for refugees (Landesamt für Flüchtlingsangelegenheiten, LAF) published information about the coronavirus and quarantine in asylum centres in several languages. It's available online as audio files:
Here are the links: ENGLISH, FRENCH, ARABIC
According to LAF, many asylum-seekers in the centres have formed WhatsApp or Facebook groups where they keep each other informed, too.
For general information on coronavirus: The website of the Federal Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration offers information about Covid-19 in 11 foreign languages including English.
The Robert-Koch Institute publishes daily situation reports on Covid-19 in English as well as German. They include information about the epidemiological situation in Germany, risk areas and measures taken by the government such as border restrictions.
*Note: Not all 16 states responded to the information enquiries sent out by dpa reporters. This article does not represent a complete list of measures taken in all German states.
Aid and counselling suspended
In addition to measures taken inside asylum centres like trying to keep a 1.5 meter distance between people, the coronavirus measures are also taking its toll on volunteer and migrant aid services. Many organisations have had to reduce their staff numbers. Integration and language courses are put on hold. Personal counselling or in person contact is no longer possible, and in some asylum centres, non-residents are not allowed to enter the building. This means that many services are heavily reduced, such as legal counselling for asylum-seekers or psychological support where online support is not possible.
In an article by Sueddeutsche Zeitung describing the situation at the anchor centre for asylum-seekers in Manching, Bavaria, the asylum commissioner of the archdiocese of Munich, Rainer Boeck, is quoted as saying: "Volunteer activities have come to a near standstill". Aid workers and volunteers are not allowed in the anchor centre Manching any longer. Boeck is worried that asylum-seekers will be left to fend for themselves, as much of the reception care depended on the help of volunteers.
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A Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs
By Quil Lawrence • Oct 17, 2016
Gary Linfoot was paralyzed in a helicopter crash in Iraq. He's one of the few veterans still using an iBOT, which allows him to rise up to eye level using Segway-style balancing technology. The wheelchair was discontinued in 2009, but may soon be reissued.
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Originally published on October 18, 2016 4:47 pm
Thirteen years ago, just as the United States began what was to become its longest war, a futuristic wheelchair hit the market.
The iBOT allowed paralyzed people, including many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, to stand up by rising to eye level. It also did something no wheelchair ever had: climb stairs.
But even though users loved it, the iBOT went out of production in 2009 when Johnson & Johnson discontinued it.
"I was very disappointed," says disabled veteran Gary Linfoot, a former Army helicopter pilot. "I knew my tent was up, I had one, but I knew there were other people out there who could use this device, this technology and it would not be available to them."
Now, however, the iBOT could be coming back.
Toyota announced this year that it's bankrolling a reboot of the iBOT, which the machine's inventor, Dean Kamen, says will allow him to make some improvements.
"With advances in computers, the advances in solid-state gyros and electronics ... we can take a hundred pounds out of it. We can take a lot of cost out of it. We can improve it," he told NPR.
Kamen is widely known as the inventor of the Segway, which was actually a byproduct from development of the iBOT. The first iteration of the wheelchair had a $25,000 price tag — too high even for the department of Veterans Affairs in most cases. Most veterans who had iBOTs got them from veterans charities, and all but a few are now sitting in the garage, with nowhere to service them.
Today, Toyota is interested in some of the machine's balancing technology, possibly to be used in the company's robotic helpers for the aging. And that could mean new parts and new life for existing iBOTs as well as a new version of the chair.
It also helps that the Food and Drug Administration reclassified the iBOT from its strictest regulatory category for medical devices Class 3, alongside replacement heart valves, to Class 2, alongside condoms. That will also lower the expense of the machine, and Kamen says testimony by veterans using the machine was one key to persuading the FDA to make that switch.
For people like Linfoot, it was a game changer.
He lost the use of his legs after a 2008 helicopter crash south of Baghdad. "I wasn't shot down or anything," he says. "It was just a mechanical malfunction. Probably a $25 part failed and we lost all power to the rotor system."
Linfoot and his co-pilot survived, but the impact left Linfoot paralyzed below the chest. The iBOT allows him to navigate street curbs and the hills around his home north of Nashville, Tenn.
"It goes beyond just reaching in the cabinet to get the cookies that my wife might hide up there, or the good booze," he says, sitting on top of what looks like an easy chair balanced on a pair of unicycles.
Plus the ability to stand up is huge.
"When you go out to a social setting, back up at 6 feet, talking to somebody eye to eye, you get this sense of dignity," he says. "The disability just kind of fades into the background."
Kamen said he hopes stories like Linfoot's will help persuade his new backers to return the iBOT to production and make it available to a wider group of people.
"The reason some of these veterans need these things is they've literally given up pieces of their body for this country," he says. "The least we can do is give them back the best technology that is currently available."
Several other companies have designed chairs that can get people with spinal injuries up to eye level and even off-road. But doctors at the department of Veterans Affairs are more excited about inventions that can actually get veterans walking again. The health effects of immobility for paralyzed people are just like the effects of sitting down all the time for able-bodied people, they say.
"Sitting is the new smoking," says Dr. Will Bauman, director of the Center of Excellence on the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx. He and Dr. Ann Spungen, associate director of the center, have studied the secondary health effects of paralysis.
"Just like you and I, if we sat around all day, we already know that's the worst thing can do to ourselves," says Spungen.
Immobilized people are prone to weakened bones, higher blood pressure, urinary tract infections and constipation that can be debilitating. At the Bronx VA, veterans have been using an exoskeleton called a ReWalk to get them moving again. It's like a backpack with robotic leg braces that allows patients to walk using crutches.
So far, devices like these aren't that useful outside a safe, flat surface. Regular therapy with these machines can help reduce pain and promote better sleep, Spungen says.
With as little as four to six hours of walking a week, about half of patients lost more than a kilogram of body fat, says Spungen. For many problems, she says, "the best cure is to take a walk."
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For decades, doctors and inventors have been looking at ways to get paralyzed people to stand upright and move around at eye level. There are health benefits to greater mobility. But as NPR's Quil Lawrence reports, military veterans who have lost the use of their legs usually focus on another reason - independence.
QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: The most coveted of all power wheelchairs is actually a 20-year-old invention - the iBOT. That's for one reason - stairs.
GARY LINFOOT: Now, the first time you go down stairs, it's a little unnervingly because you're like, I hope all his works.
LAWRENCE: On his back porch outside Nashville, Tenn., Gary Linfoot is sitting in his iBOT, a heavy motorized chair with four wheels about the size of dinner plates. The chair reclines, balances, and he heads up his steep porch steps backwards. The two sets of tires ratchet end over end, going up the stairs like a cog railway.
Linfoot did 23 years in the Army. He flew attack helicopters for Special Forces. In 2008, he crashed south of Baghdad.
LINFOOT: I wasn't shot down or anything. It was just a mechanical malfunction. Probably a $25 part failed, and we lost all power to the rotor system. You could say it was a successful landing, or maybe it wasn't.
LAWRENCE: Successful because everyone survived, but the impact severed Linfoot's spine. He's paralyzed below his chest. It took him a couple years to accept it.
LINFOOT: Every day you learn something new. You learn how to how to deal with the injury, how to cope. You become a great problem solver.
LAWRENCE: So the iBOT allows him to solve problems like street curbs, and it means he doesn't hesitate before visiting friends who have stairs. This social aspect is a big deal, which brings us to the iBOT's other feature. It stands up. Almost defying gravity, the wheels slowly stack up vertically.
LINFOOT: It just pops up onto two wheels.
LAWRENCE: From the side, it looks like an easy chair on a unicycle.
LINFOOT: And it goes beyond just, you know, reaching into the cabinet to get the cookies that my wife might hide up there or the good booze. You know, when you go out to a social setting, back up at 6 foot, talking to somebody eye to eye, you get the sense of dignity, and the disability just kind of fades away into the background.
LAWRENCE: Now doctors are more interested in standing up in a different way, a way that gets paralyzed veterans moving their legs. At the Bronx VA in New York, veterans come for therapy that actually allows them to walk again, an exoskeleton called a ReWalk. It's like a backpack with robotic leg braces. Doctors Will Bauman and Ann Spungen study the effects of paralysis.
WILL BAUMAN: If someone has a spinal cord injury that limits the ability to get up and go, that'll have numerous adverse effects on health.
ANN SPUNGEN: Just like you and I, if we sat around all day, we already know that's the worst thing we can do to ourselves.
LAWRENCE: Paralyzed people are prone to weakened bones, higher blood pressure, urinary infections and constipation that can be debilitating. Doctor Ann Spungen says the ReWalk can help.
SPUNGEN: With as little as four to six hours of walking a week, 50 percent of our patients lost over a kilogram of body fat.
LAWRENCE: Back in Tennessee, Gary Linfoot has a similar device in his home called an Ekso. He gets in it a couple times a week for therapy, but so far these devices can only go on flat surfaces. What Linfoot really wants is a sort of Iron Man suit that would let him walk around town. Until then, he's happiest with the iBOT. Problem is, Linfoot says, they stopped making them in 2009.
LINFOOT: I was very disappointed because I knew, you know, my tent was up. I had one, but I knew that there were other people out there that, you know, could use this device, this technology and it would not be available to them.
LAWRENCE: The market for them was small. At $25,000 per chair, insurance and even the VA wouldn't usually cover it. Some vets got them through charities, but those machines are now mostly sitting in the garage, dead, with nowhere to service them. But the iBOT may soon ride again.
DEAN KAMEN: The reason some of these veterans need these things is they've literally given up pieces of their body for this country. The least we can do is give them back the best technology that is currently available.
LAWRENCE: That's Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway. The Segway was actually a byproduct of designing the iBOT. Now Toyota is backing Kamen's reissue of the iBOT, which is due for an update anyhow.
KAMEN: With the advances in computers, the advances in the solid-state gyros and electronics - and we can take a hundred pounds out of it. We can take a lot of cost out of it. We can improve it.
LAWRENCE: Kamen says he's hoping to have a newer, cheaper iBOT out some time next year. Quil Lawrence, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Wheelchair Athletes Test Access
By Lottie Watts • Jul 18, 2013
More than 550 wheelchair athletes are in Tampa for the 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, public places have to be accessible to them. But one group of athletes from South Florida found some places are more accommodating than others.
More than 550 people who use a wheelchair to get around are in Tampa for the 33rd National Veterans Wheelchair games. By law, public places have to be accessible to them. Health News Florida Lottie Watts reports on what it's like for one group to get around town.
Shannon Buchholz traveled from Aventura with a group of athletes that included her husband Harvey, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a motorized wheelchair. Shannon said she made a reservation for 10, including four people in wheelchairs and one service dog, at Bern's on Saturday night after opening ceremonies for the games.
Veteran Trains for Wheelchair Games
By editor • Jul 12, 2013
Ten years ago, Dwayne Scheuneman was competing on the wheelchair racing circuit when he went looking for some cross-training in the off season. The Navy veteran started wheelchair dancing and never returned to the track, until this year.
Having the 33rd annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games hosted in the Tampa Bay region was too delicious of an opportunity to pass up.
Scheuneman plans to compete in the 100, 200 and 400 meter races to be held at Jefferson High School track and he'll play Quad Rugby, the wheelchair form of rugby.


Get under the skin of Cambodia and explore some of the main attractions as well as charming riverside towns. Try and spot the rare Irrawiddy dolphin in Kratie, and enjoy a trip on the bamboo railway in Battambang. No visit to Cambodia would be complete without seeing Angkor Wat, and we can explore the legendary temple complex in all its glory.
Tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and excellent in his flexibility and willingness to help on any and all matters.


Apex Pumps specialise in the design and manufacture of centrifugal pumps. The company has met the most exacting demands of leading industrial users, both within the UK and as a major worldwide exporter. Apex offer quality products at internationally competitive prices, backed by highly responsive and efficient service.


There's something to be said for convenience, but it always comes at a cost, doesn't it? This holds true for the growing food trend of consumers wanting the convenience of restaurant-quality meals delivered to their door. When it comes to restaurant delivery services - specifically online third-party providers such as Grubhub, Uber Eats and DoorDash - many restaurants are struggling to find the balance of increasing business without taking a hit to their bottom line. We look at the downside of delivery services, and how effective marketing can help restaurants secure their core business.
Restaurants Are Losing Profitable Sit-Down Business to Delivery Orders.
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In every city, there are thousands of people searching Google for terms like "best restaurants near me". This equates to thousands of people you could convert into new customers.
And 50% of people who performed a search visited a local store as a result of that search within 24 hours. The best part about these searches is they're already looking for what you offer, a great restaurant experience, so it doesn't take much convincing to get them to choose you. But you do need to get their attention first, so they'll show up.
The question is, how do you get the people searching for restaurants near you to find you? There are over 90 factors that influence which restaurants are seen first in search results, but three, in particular, are easy to implement and have the greatest benefit.
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The 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment provides direct support fires in support of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. The unit is skilled both in the art of integrating and synchronizing all available fire support assets and in the science of delivering accurate and timely fires. As paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division, it is able to accomplish both of these tasks with no notice, within 18 hours of notification in support of a parachute assault.
The 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment was one of the original units of the 82nd Airborne Division. The Battalion's battle honors and campaign participation spanned 2 world wars, as well as, conflicts in Vietnam, Panama, and Southwest Asia, making it one of the most decorated Field Artillery units in the United States Army.
The Battalion's history begins in 1917 during World War I, when the Battalion deployed to France with the American Expeditionary Force and newly issued horse-drawn 155mm howitzers. The Battalion received battle streamers for distinguished action during the St. Mihiel, Lorraine, and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
In the early 1940's during World War II, the Battalion sailed to North Africa to begin several long years in combat. The Battalion fought in 6 major campaigns, earning its first Presidential Unit Citation while supporting elements of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions and the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Chuinzi Pass, Italy. By aiding in the victory at the Battle of the Bulge, fighting through Central Europe, participating in the breakthrough of the Siegefried Line, and crossing of the Rhine River, the 319th became one of the most decorated units of World War II.
Later, during 1967, the Battalion's operations centered around Dak To, Vietnam, where the Battalion received its third Presidential Unit Citation during Operation MacArthur. Later, the same year, the Battalion received the Meritorious Unit Citation. During Operation Junction City in support of the 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate), C Battery was the first United States Field Artillery unit to fire a 105mm projectile during the Vietnam War.
During Operation Just Cause in Panama, A Battery was the only field artillery unit to deploy and was instrumental in the success of the fighting centered around the Panamanian Defense Force barracks and Comendancia.
The Battalion was called upon to support Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During the war, the Battalion advanced to Iraq, nearly to the Euphrates River before being ordered to maintain defensive positions in support of 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. The Battalion re-deployed from Saudi Arabia in early April 1991.
C Battery deployed to the Province of Kosovo on a peacekeeping mission to support Operation Joint Guardian. C Battery became the first American Field Artillery unit in Task Force Falcon to conduct a training mission with live artillery in Krivolak, Macedonia.
As of May 2005, 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment was conducting operations at the Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan.
In 2006 the 82nd Airborne Division began transforming to the US Army's new modular force structure. A part of the new modular force structure included reorganization of Division level units habitually attached to a Division's Brigades, making them organic elements thereof. The 82nd Division Artillery (DIVARTY) was inactivated, and 3-319th Field Artillery was inactivated and reactivated as part of the reorganized 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
In 2007 elements of the 3-319th Field Artillery deployed to Iraq with the 1st Brigade Combat Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They served in that country into 2008.


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As the Election Turns!--Barney Frank, Barbara Boxer and Feingold may all be unemployed come November!
Sean Hannity has been having a segment on his show called, Meet the Candidates. Yesterday, he talked to two excellent candidates running for office in November. The first was Ryan Frazier who is running for a House seat in Congress from the 7th District in Colorado.
I was really impressed with him. If you are from Colorado, sign up to help on his campaign.
The second was Sean Bielat who is running against Barney Frank. He actually has a chance to unseat Frank in Massachusetts.
These elections this fall are astounding when you consider that there is a possibility of unseating the likes of Barney Frank, Barbara Boxer and Russ Feingold. It is amazing what getting the American people involved in their government can do ;-)!
Also, Jim Hoft loves Sean Hannity, and of course, so do I! How can you not?
Republicans are Kicking Butt in the Polls!!
Energy...Excitement...Passion...
Conservatives, especially Tea Party Conservatives are fired up and motivated to make a difference this November! The polls are reflecting that.
West Virginia~~West Virginia Governor Jim Manchin trailing Republican John Raese 46 percent to 43 percent
California~~Boxer is up by just one point on Carly Fiorina, 47 percent to 46 percent.
Wisconsin~~Ron Johnson is leading three-term Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold 52 percent to 41 percent
Nevada~~The latest Fox News poll shows Sharron Angle leading Harry Reid by a point, 46 percent to 45 percent.
Pennsylvania~~According to Fox, Pat Toomey leads Joe Sestak by eight points, 48 percent to 40 percent -- his exact lead in the RCP Average.
Alaska~~Rasmussen Reports finds Joe Miller with 42 percent of the vote, to Murkowski's 27 percent and Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams' 25 percent.
Karl Rove, Sarah Palin & Christine O'Donnell!!
I forget where I first heard it, but the rumblings were there of Karl Rove not supporting conservative Christine O'Donnell's win in Delaware. Mike has the perfect title for his post, The Delaware Dilemma: Can O'Donnell Win the General Election?
I'm a big fan of Rove, so I thought it was odd that even after she won, he was still piling on. So, I found the above clip to find out what he actually said. He was basically saying more power to her, he just wasn't sure she could win. I found that to be more pragmatic than piling on. My only problem with Rove in the past, is when he supported Specter over Toomey in 2004. If this is a similar scenario, maybe O'Donnell is the better option.
O'Reilly tries to make peace between Rove and Palin and I think he makes some good points. Rove and Palin both do believe in the same principles, Rove is just concerned that the Senate takeover is now in jeopardy.
Mike wrote a post listing his, Top Ten Candidates to Take Back the Senate in 2010! Below is the list, but go to the link to see all the details:
1. Sharron Angle can Dump Harry Reid!
2. Marco Rubio: A Rising Conservative Star for Florida!
3. It's Time for Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania!
4. Rob Portman for Ohio!
5. Wisconsin: Johnson to beat Feingold!
6. Dino Rossi for Washington State!
7. Recycle Boxer in California with Carly Fiorina!
8. Mark Kirk to Take Obama's Illinois Senate Seat!
9. Open Season in Colorado!
Tie for 10th Place!
10. Roy Blunt for Missouri!
10. Return Richard Burr in North Carolina!
September 11th --May We Never Forget!!
~~Giuliani's 9/11
~~History Channel's specials on 9/11
Who Doesn't Miss George W. Bush??
I'm listening to Mary Beth Brown's book, Hand of Providence on CD right now. It is about Ronald Reagan's faith.
Brown does a wonderful job, and at the beginning of the book she plays several of the eulogies that were given at Reagan's funeral. I was struck by how moving George W. Bush's words were in his speech. Below are some excerpts from that eulogy:
The qualities all of us have seen in Ronald Reagan were first spotted 70 and 80 years ago. As the lifeguard in Lowell Park, he was the protector, keeping an eye out for trouble.
As a sports announcer on the radio, he was the friendly voice that made you see the game as he did.
As an actor he was the handsome all-American good guy, which in his case required knowing his lines and being himself.
Along the way certain convictions were formed and fixed in we should strive to know and do the will of God. He believed that the gentleman always does the kindest thing. He believed that people were basically good and had the right to be free. He believed that bigotry and prejudice were the worst things a person could be guilty of. He believed in the golden rule and in the power of prayer. He believed that America was not just a place in the world, but the hope of the world.
And he believed in taking a break now and then, because, as we said, there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
Ronald Reagan spent decades in the film industry and in politics, fields known on occasion to change a man. But not this man. From Dixon to Des Moines to Hollywood to Sacramento to Washington, D.C., all who met him remembered the same sincere, honest, upright fellow.
Ronald Reagan's deepest beliefs never had much to do with fashion or convenience. His convictions were always politely stated, affably argued, and as firm and straight as the columns of this cathedral.
The clarity and intensity of Ronald Reagan's convictions led to speaking engagements around the country, and a new following he did not seek or expect.
He often began his speeches by saying, "I'm going to talk about controversial things." And then he spoke of communist rulers as slave masters, of a government in Washington that had far overstepped its proper limits, of a time for choosing that was drawing near.
In the space of a few years, he took ideas and principles that were mainly found in journals and books and turned them into a broad, hopeful movement ready to govern.
As soon as Ronald Reagan became California's governor, observers saw a star in the west, tanned, well-tailored, in command and on his way. In the 1960s his friend Bill Buckley wrote, "Reagan is indisputably a part of America and he may become a part of American history."
Ronald Reagan's moment arrived in 1980. He came out ahead of some very good men, including one from Plains and one from Houston. What followed was one of the decisive decades of the century as the convictions that shaped the president began to shape the times.
He came to office with great hopes for America. And more than hopes. Like the president he had revered and once saw in person, Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan matched an optimistic temperament with bold, persistent action.
President Reagan was optimistic about the great promise of economic reform, and he acted to restore the rewards and spirit of enterprise. He was optimistic that a strong America could advance the peace, and he acted to build the strength that mission required.
He was optimistic that liberty would thrive wherever it was planted, and he acted to defend liberty wherever it was threatened.
And Ronald Reagan believed in the power of truth in the conduct of world affairs. When he saw evil camped across the horizon he called that evil by its name.
There were no doubters in the prisons and gulags, where dissidents spread the news, tapping to each other in code what the American president had dared to say. There were no doubters in the shipyards and churches and secret labor meetings where brave men and women began to hear the creaking and rumbling of a collapsing empire. And there were no doubters among those who swung hammers at the hated wall that the first and hardest blow had been struck by President Ronald Reagan.
The ideology he opposed throughout his political life insisted that history was moved by impersonal tides and unalterable fates. Ronald Reagan believed instead in the courage and triumph of free men and we believe it all the more because we saw that courage in him.
As he showed what a president should be, he also showed us what a man should be.
Ronald Reagan carried himself, even in the most powerful office, with the decency and attention to small kindnesses that also define a good life.
He was a courtly, gentle and considerate man, never known to slight or embarrass others.
Many people across the country cherish letters he wrote in his own hand to family members on important occasions, to old friends dealing with sickness and loss, to strangers with questions about his days in Hollywood.
See, our 40th president wore his title lightly, and it fit like a white Stetson.
In the end, through his belief in our country and his love for our country, he became an enduring symbol of our country.
We think of the steady stride, that tilt of the head and snap of the salute, the big screen smile, and the glint in his Irish eyes when a story came to mind.
We think of a man advancing in years with the sweetness and sincerity of a scout saying the pledge. We think of that grave expression that sometimes came over his face, the seriousness of a man angered by injustice and frightened by nothing.
We know, as he always said, that America's best days are ahead of us. But with Ronald Reagan's passing, some very fine days are behind us. And that is worth our tears.
Americans saw death approach Ronald Reagan twice in a moment of violence and then in the years of departing light. He met both with courage and grace. In these trials, he showed how a man so enchanted by life can be at peace with life's end.
And where does that strength come from? Where is that courage learned? It is the faith of a boy who read the Bible with his mom. It is the faith of a man lying in an operating room who prayed for the one who shot him before he prayed for himself. It is the faith of a man with a fearful illness who waited on the Lord to call him home.
Now death has done all that death can do, and as Ronald Wilson Reagan goes his way, we are left with the joyful hope he shared.
In his last years he saw through a glass darkly. Now he sees his savior face to face.
And we look for that fine day when we will see him again, all weariness gone, clear of mind, strong and sure and smiling again, and the sorrow of this parting gone forever.
May God bless Ronald Reagan and the country he loved.
Yet, its not just me that misses Bush. The military misses him too! As is seen in the pictures above (a friend of a friend was actually there and took them), when he made a surprise visit to the USO in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport last month.
And, in bizarro news, there are apparently LIBERALS WHO MISS BUSH!! Plus, Joe Biden is giving Bush some credit for the war on terror. There must be something in the water.
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My 2010 Book List So Far...Part 2
I visited Reagan's Boyhood home and Eisenhower's home and Museum this summer. So, it worked out well that I was in the middle of reading the above book on Eisenhower. I also bought a book on First Ladies at one of the gift shops, and found out some fun things about Mamie Eisenhower. When she was First Lady she conducted morning business meetings from her bed, and she halted whatever she was doing each day to watch her favorite soap opera (of course, there was no DVR back then ;-))!
Below I have updated my list. The titles in blue are the ones that I've read since the last post.
Here are the books that I have read so far:
Giuliani's 9/11
The National Geographic channel has been airing some great specials this week on 9/11. There are two entitled Giuliani's 9/11 and several others on Inside 9/11. Amazingly, I have found them to be very good.
I think it is important each year on the anniversary of 9/11 to remember what happened for various reasons. If for nothing else, "those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it." We can already see how lax security has gotten because its been 9 years and people have forgotten.
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As the Election Turns!--Barney Frank, Barbara Boxe...


May 31, 1985 - A seventeen year old girl is abducted. Her car is found in the driveway of her families' home. The family receives a letter titled "Last Will & Testament." Join us in the garage as we relive the month of terror in South Carolina.
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Center for Beam Physics: More Information
In the Center for Beam Physics, our goal is to understand the performance limitations of today's accelerators and to provide optimal solutions to extend the energy, luminosity, and intensity frontiers in the future. We collaborate closely with other national laboratories and institutions, and with other programs within ATAP and elsewhere in LBNL, notably the Engineering Division. We have been involved from the beginning in the ongoing US-LARP (LHC Accelerator R&D) collaboration.
Although the energy frontier in operating accelerators passed to Europe after the Fermilab Tevatron gave way to the LHC, there is still a great deal of interest in energy-frontier facilities that could be built in the US. Accordingly, we are involved in R&D and design studies for future accelerators such as PIP-II, a Neutrino Factory, and a Muon Collider.
CBP staff have made significant contributions to the development concepts for a muon collider and neutrino factory, providing theoretical analysis and understanding of cooling channel performance and developing a practical tool for calculating the 6D emittance of a simulated distribution. CBP staff have leadership roles in muon-accelerator R&D in the areas of design and simulation, as well as RF systems.
Accelerator Systems and Hardware
Advanced hardware, particularly in diagnostic and control systems, is a longtime area of strength for the Center, going back to our earliest origins as the Beam Cooling Group. We provide hardware components and systems for accelerator R&D in areas that include
Instrumentation and diagnostics.
Beam cooling and feedback systems.
Low-impedance structures (monochromatic RF cavities, crab cavities, bellows, vacuum chamber transitions, etc.).
High-gradient RF cavities with the goal of exploring the limits of RF breakdown under a variety of conditions.
Accelerator "Front Ends": RFQs and Beam Transport Systems
Another of our key responsibilities — going back to ATAP's deep origins in the Bevalac accelerator complex — is service to ion-accelerator-based projects in the Department of Energy and elsewhere. Thanks in large part to our work on the multi-laboratory Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) team, we have helped LBNL come to be regarded as the laboratory of choice for the technically challenging front end of an ion
accelerator&#151the series of initial components that give a beam the highest-quality start. We stand ready to contribute to other national research priorities that can take advantage of these capabilities, such as a proton driver for neutrino experiments at Fermilab.
IMP-Lanzhou RFQ team A particular area of expertise in ATAP is the radiofrequency quadrupole accelerator, or RFQ. Together with our colleagues in the Engineering Division, we have been designing and building RFQs for some 30 years. Recently we developed an RFQ of demanding specifications for the Institute of Modern Physics in Lanzhou, China. The RFQ will be a key part of a system that they are developing to transmute reactor waste into shorter-lived forms. This unit achieved 10 mA of beam current at 2.1 MeV this November in Lanzhou, making it the highest-intensity RFQ in operation.
We are also working on a similar RFQ for PIP-II, the Proton Improvement Plan at Fermilab, a centerpiece of their plans for high-energy and nuclear-physics research. This RFQ is expected to be delivered in mid-2015.
Femtosecond Timing Distribution
A area of special expertise is high-precision fiber-optic distributed timing and synchronization systems that can operate across wide areas. Though the fundamental idea had been invented elsewhere, LBNL brought unique innovations and a high degree of development to this system. Its femtoseconds-across-kilometers capability has proved especially useful for Basic Energy Sciences facilities, notably the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and LCLS-II, which is now being planned with substantial LBNL involvement.


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The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants
Binoy Sarkar, Raj Mukhopadhyay, Sammani Ramanayaka, Nanthi Bolan, Yong Sik Ok
Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering
Soil serves as both a 'source' and 'sink' for contaminants. As a source, contaminants are derived from both 'geogenic' and 'anthropogenic' origins. Typically, while some of the inorganic contaminants including potentially toxic elements are derived from geogenic origin (e.g. arsenic and selenium) through weathering of parent materials, the majority of organic (e.g. pesticides and microplastics) as well as inorganic (e.g. lead, cadmium) contaminants are derived from anthropogenic origin. As a sink, soil plays a critical role in the transformation of these contaminants and their subsequent transfer to environmental compartments, including groundwater (e.g. pesticides), surface water (phosphate and nitrate), ocean (e.g. microplastics) and atmosphere (e.g. nitrous oxide emission). A complex transformation process of contaminants in soil involving adsorption, precipitation, redox reactions and biodegradation control the mobility, bioavailability and environmental toxicity of these contaminants. Soil also plays a major role in the decontamination of contaminants, and the 'cleaning' action of soil is controlled primarily by the physico-chemical interactions of contaminants with various soil components, and the biochemical transformations facilitated by soil microorganisms. In this article, we examine the geogenic and anthropogenic sources of contaminants reaching the soil, and discuss the role of soil in the sequestration and decontamination of contaminants in relation to various physico-chemical and microbial transformation reactions of contaminants with various soil components. Finally, we propose future actions that would help to maintain the role of soils in protecting the environment from contaminants and delivering sustainable development goals. This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People'.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0177
Published - 2021 Sep 27
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Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Ramanayaka, S., Bolan, N., & Ok, Y. S. (2021). The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376(1834), [20200177]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0177
The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants. / Sarkar, Binoy; Mukhopadhyay, Raj; Ramanayaka, Sammani; Bolan, Nanthi; Ok, Yong Sik.
In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 376, No. 1834, 20200177, 27.09.2021.
Sarkar, B, Mukhopadhyay, R, Ramanayaka, S, Bolan, N & Ok, YS 2021, 'The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, no. 1834, 20200177. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0177
Sarkar B, Mukhopadhyay R, Ramanayaka S, Bolan N, Ok YS. The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021 Sep 27;376(1834). 20200177. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0177
Sarkar, Binoy ; Mukhopadhyay, Raj ; Ramanayaka, Sammani ; Bolan, Nanthi ; Ok, Yong Sik. / The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021 ; Vol. 376, No. 1834.
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But it wasn't without debate, much of it concentrated on Barr herself. Barr has actually been spreading out despiteful conservative propaganda for many years, consiste in, this really early morning, the conspiracy theory that George Soros is a Nazi (he is not).
Somehow, none of this prevented ABC from getting the Roseanne revival in the very first location. Sicuro, it's good ABC lastly took a stand versus Barr's bigotry — however if, at this moment, they were surprised by her remarks, that may be on them.


Wakka was born in the far Kayili (north) of the Martu homelands near the Percival Lakes area. The place where he was born is called Kuljali and is next to an area called Kulyakartu. Kulyakartu is a very important area to the artist and his family. They would travel there during the Pujiman (bush) days in the wet season. It is predominately grass planes and would be very good hunting. During the dry time they would travel Yurlparirra (south) around the Percival lakes area, travelling to all the lakes, sand dunes and waterholes all over the desert.
Wakka's brother is fellow painter Muuki Taylor and both men are very important senior Martu men. His wife Nancy Taylor is also a very well-known and respected painter. Wakka is also a Senior Ranger with the Parnngurr Men's Ranger team.


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It is very popular and common tours for those tourists who have less time but want to explore the mountains of Nepal. The mountain flight no doubt offers panoramic views and exciting experience as if you encountered with breathtaking massifs of rock and ice. The flight departs from Kathmandu and alongside the Himalayas to give you eye-level views of the snow peaks and then brings you back to Kathmadnu within one hour.
With in a short span of time taking off from the airport towards the east, you can see Gosaithan [also called Shisha Pangma] that stands at the majestic height of 8,013 m, on the right, you view the peak called Dorje Lhakpa (6,966 m), looks like the number 8 lying down and covered with snow, on the right there is Phurbi-Chyachu, which looms over the Kathmandu Valley. Subsequently, you can see the Choba-Bhamare, the smallest one of the lot at 5,933 m then, Gauri-Shankerand, and then Mt. Melungtse, Chugimago, Numbur, Karyolung , Gyachungkang Gyachungkang, Pumori (7,161 m) and many other mountains including Mt. Everest the highest peaks of the world.


Like many Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), SAI Gabon has been tasked to examine and ensure the correct use of public resources within the Gabonese Republic, serving as a bulwark for good governance and fighting against corruption in the public sector.
This is much easier said than done, however – especially when a SAI is not well equipped to carry out this task. SAIs need much more than a government mandate do to their job. They need funds, facilities, trained and sufficient staff, as well as receptive audiences. In 2014, several of these critical factors were missing for SAI Gabon, making the execution of their mandate near impossible. Over the past four years, however, thanks to the collaborative efforts of international donors, domestic stakeholders, the INTOSAI community, and most importantly, the SAI staff, SAI Gabon has successfully overcome many of these challenges, ultimately producing audit reports that have and continue to have a clear impact on national politics and public policy.
SAI Gabon is a court model SAI, and in 2014 the organization had no focus on performance audit. As a result, despite the mandate to examine the use of public funds, the SAI had no mechanism to ensure that Gabonese taxpayers' money was used efficiently to the benefit of citizens. The introduction of programme-based budgeting aggravated this challenge.
While the auditors at SAI Gabon were well-trained due to the continuous work of CREFIAF, the SAI's structure did not provide an appropriate environment for the implementation of that knowledge. The SAI's legal framework did not guarantee secure funding and the work schedule of the auditors did not allow time for performance auditing.
Beyond the internal challenges, externally the SAI was not well-known in the country. Even Gabonese parliamentarians only had a basic understanding of the institution's role and mandate. Even if the structural hurdles for performance auditing could be overcome, raising awareness of the SAI's role was crucial for ensuring the issued reports would be effective.
Confronted with its challenges, SAI Gabon reach out for international support by submitting a concept note to the Global Call for Proposals program, hosted by the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation. After working with SAI Gabon to refine the proposal to be as attractive as possible to donors, IDC was happy to see the project successfully funded through a collaborative arrangement between two donors. The Swiss State Secretariat for the Economy (SECO) provided funding through the SAI Capacity Development Fund (SAI CDF) for SAI Gabon's project, which was then implemented by the World Bank. A grant agreement for USD 350,000 was formally signed on 21 November 2014 and set to run for a period of three years.
The project consisted of three components: Developing a new organic law with better financing for the SAI, carrying out three performance audits in highly relevant policy areas, and developing and implementing a new communication strategy.
When developing and implementing projects with SAIs, the IDC actively encourages all donors to follow four key principles: first, that they make available additional funding for SAI capacity building; second, that they coordinate their funding and support to avoid duplication of activities and to find potential synergies; third, that the direction and priority of funding is led by the SAI itself; and fourth, that all donor activities are harmonized under the SAI's own strategic plan. This materialized in shared SAI CDF and Gabonese funding for the audits of HIV and malaria prevention and social security. SAI staff and leadership were very actively involved in the project management and stepped up further than initially planned by doing a SAI PMF self-assessment, with facilitation by SAI France.
The new organic law revised the management and organizational structure of the SAI, in order to make the organization more effective and capable in conducting performance audits. The organic law has now been approved by the legislature.
With its audit work, SAI Gabon is ensuring that taxpayers' money is spent efficiently to benefit citizens. SAI Gabon has conducted three performance audits recently on construction, healthcare, the national insurance scheme. The reports from these audits have all impacted national policies.
An audit of road construction processes, jointly financed by donors and the government, showed heavily inflated charges by construction companies. This lead to renegotiation of the contracts and inspired government to introduce an overall improved methodology for infrastructure procurement. Ultimately, the SAI's work was the starting point for increased cost efficiency.
The Peformanceaudits covering HIV and malaria prevention policies, completed in April 2016, and the national social security scheme, completed in June 2017, both gave government and parliament a solid basis for strategic policy discussions. Based on these experience, SAI Gabon has also begun implementing additional Performance audits covering waste management and tax expenditures.
In addition to its auditing workload, SAI Gabon is continuously reaching out to its various stakeholders and enjoys high standing in society. Workshops with key stakeholders help the SAI to better communicate its activities and spread the information and reports. Greater engagement with Parliamentarians helps the legislature to see the value of the SAI's work. Because of its valuable audit work and its communication efforts, implemented through the new communication strategy, local parliamentarians now share a high level of understanding for the SAI's work. The relevant and timely Performance audit topics also lead to increased media coverage of the SAI's work.
While implementing the projects funded through the SAI CDF programme, SAI Gabon has striven to be an inclusive and gender-balanced institution, with over 40 percent female staff. The institution's commitment to equal opportunity was recently received international recognition when AFROSAI's Women Leadership Academy rewarded the SAI's gender strategy with a prize. In this way, SAI Gabon is leading by example in its country and the region.
SAI Gabon enjoys the benefit of an active and committed leadership. All performance audits are steered from a special unit that is placed right under the first president of the SAI. The SAI very actively manages donor relations and makes the best out of the support it receives. Its project management capacity is exemplary.
Strong leadership, cooperation and harmonized donor support are among the key factors that has strengthened the SAI role.
SAI Gabon is another example of how the MoU Principles can lead to great success in SAI capacity development.
With the new performance audit coordination unit becoming operational, SAI Gabon is better equipped than ever to carry out performance audits. Some challenges, however, still remain. While the new organic law has been successfully drafted and tabled, it has not yet passed the legislature. Additional auditors still need to be trained on performance audit methodology, and more performance audits need to be implemented. Thanks to a thorough and honest SAI PMF self-assessment SAI Gabon is well positioned to identify opportunities for improvement in the coming years. All the while, SAI Gabon is a leader in the region, contributing to capacity building of neighbouring SAIs.
The INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation is a strategic partnership between donors and the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) community.
Purpose: to improve SAI performance in developing countries through scaled-up and more effective support.
Guiding Principles: development of country-led strategic plans; donors respecting SAI country leadership; and improved coordination of support.
(who comprise the INTOSAI-Donor Steering Committee) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding.
For more information, visit our page on Who We Are.


Disclosure: As a Joovy Blogger I received the following product at no cost, for review purposes. All opinions are honest and are my own.
The latter half of this summer has been fairly uneventful for us as far as adventures go. We've mostly hung around the house and the pool in an effort to keep cool. Louisiana in August isn't exactly pleasant weather.
We're looking forward to the more temperate months of fall when we can actually enjoy the outdoors without my middle child looking like he is going to die of heat stroke (that kid sweats more than I've seen anyone sweat before!). The Husband keeps telling the boys that he is gonna take them out camping when the weather cools off. That will be fun. I don't think I've been camping since before I had kids. Crazy!
It was with these future camp outs in mind that I was interested in the Joovy Foocot. While sleeping in a sleeping bag on the rocky ground of the tent (because, somehow, no matter where you pitch your tent, the ground directly beneath your tent always manages to be the rockiest ground in the whole campsite) is almost a rite of passage, it really doesn't make for the greatest night's sleep…even for the kids.
The Joovy Foocot is a portable child's cot that eliminates the need sleep on the rocky ground or dusty carpet. Super lightweight, this portable child's bed folds and unfolds like a camping chair. The Foocot supports a child up to 48 inches tall or 75 lbs. It is comprised of a steel frame and 600D nylon fabric. The Foocot comes with a heavy duty fitted sheet that not only gives your child a soft surface to sleep on, it also keeps your Foocot clean!
I have to tell you my kids were so excited about the Foocot! I mentioned above that it has been just too hot for camping here. So on an evening when Little Brother's sheets were in the washing machine, and I was just too tired to put new sheets on before I began our uber long bedtime process, I got out the Foocot and let Little Brother try it out for a night (or for 5 nights 🙂 ).
First of all, I love how easy it is to set up and put away. My 3 and a half year old takes a great deal of pride in the fact that he can set up the Foocot and put the sheet on all by himself. When he is done using it it is super quick for me to fold and stow in its carry bag.
I'm going to let Big Brother show you just how easy the Foocot is to set up.
The Foocot comes in 4 colors and retails for $69.99 and is available at Joovy.com as well as Amazon.com .
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I really like this cot and looks like it folds up easy and is sturdy. Can take this camping or use it as and extra bed! I like that it is portable and can be put away when not in use. A really nice product.
We could use this for when we travel to grandma and grandpa's house! I like that it is so easy to fold up and travel in the car.
Oh that looks really neat! Great for sleep overs in siblings rooms!
Having one that's especially for kids helps save even more space. Nice idea!
This is awesome! Definitely something my son would LOVE!
I love this! It's perfect for camping in those forts the kids like to make with sheets and blankets.
I know, I so want to do an indoor campout with my boys. I'm a little afraid they'd fight over who sleeps in the foocot though.
I so want one of these for each of our kids. Love how portable and sturdy they are and you can't beat the Joovy brand!


Chicken is the most popular dish on the dinner table. Today I will be sharing some amazing quick recipes of chicken which I have tried with success in my home kitchen and some of them at the restaurant.
Grilled chicken cutlets with vegetables – This amazing recipe will help you get slimmer. All for that doctor advice to cut on chicken intake. Ingredients: Chicken cutlet, basil leaves, small tomatoes, pepper, salt, seasonal vegetables cut into small pieces and olive oil. The method: Grill some chicken after cutting them into round pieces. Heat a teaspoon of olive oil and add the cutlet. Add the vegetables and tomato and cook for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped Basil leaves for aroma.
Yogurt Chicken : This preparation is easy to cook, digest easily and has divine taste. I serve it regularly at my restaurant and the customers love it. Ingredients: Chicken legs and breast, saffron, garlic and Ginger paste and yogurt and some olive oil. The method: Heat two table-spoon of olive oil for two minutes and add ginger garlic paste. Then add chicken and salt and cook. Add yogurt after 15 minutes cooking. Cook with yogurt for another 10 minutes and add Saffron as garnish. The color of the dish is golden-yellow and the taste is amazing.
Chicken with bread crumb roll – This is one economic dish and looks great. Just have to use the leftovers and a great dish is there. Ingredients: Chicken bits from left over from dinner, bread crumbs, home-made cheese, salt and onions and vegetable oil. The method: Heat vegetable oil and cook some grated onions. Add the chicken bits and cook just for 2 minutes. Your filling is ready. Make a roll out of bread crumbs and cheese. Pull in the filling and serve with sauce of your choice.


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Our dental office provides scheduled check-ups and urgent dental care as well as cosmetic dentistry treatments such as teeth whitening and orthodontics.
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neither of these links work for me, all i get is an interface with no options / channels availble to select... theres literally nothing there. THe same is for the match center. any ideas?
I'm in the UK and started using a VPN the last month which helped, but the channels still don't work when you want to watch something most of the time. One minute they are working then 5 mins later down again.
Cant see many complaints on here or are people just leaving Vaders for another service?
Saludos ... problemas para iniciar sesión ... eliminé la instalación y volví a instalar, pero no puedo logearme a mi cuenta ... mi suscripción vence en septiembre 13 del 2019 .... ayuda. Si alguno de los programadores pueden resetear mi cuenta estaría agradecido.
Everything working like normal now that the Premier League Football has finished. Same thing every week! Anyone else getting sick of this service?
............and working again and even without the VPN!
Looks like the UK ISP's have beaten Vaders on the English Premier League and main stream tv. This for me looks like the end because we never seem to get any response on how to combat this apart from "use a VPN".
Don't work anymore guys........especially for the sports.
(04-14-2019, 06:40 PM)banannaman Wrote: Everything working like normal now that the Premier League Football has finished. Same thing every week! Anyone else getting sick of this service?
The moment the Liverpool match ended I couldn't log into Vader any more..
i got on no problem through my phone, which was weird as I couldnt get on through my laptop? anyway, getting a bit pissed off alright now that its become unreliable. Im going to seek out alternatives.


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Gap Between Federal Liberals and Conservatives Narrowing Heading into Fall Election
Support for Federal Liberals Holds Steady on PEI
PEI PC Party Leading Following Election
MQO Research spoke with 400 residents of Prince Edward Island to gauge the political temperature in the province for the Summer edition of our quarterly political poll: Atlantic Matters.
According to the latest polling numbers, the PC Party is in front following the Spring election. Among decided and leaning voters:
Support for the PC Party jumped 11 percentage points to 40%;
Support for the Green Party slipped 6 percentage points to 34%;
Support for the Liberal Party edged down 3 percentage points to 23%.;
NDP support was relatively unchanged at 2%.
"Premier King is currently enjoying a honeymoon with voters," said Stephen Moore, Vice President at MQO Research. "This level of support should provide him with a period of political stability as he navigates his way through a minority government."
The Atlantic Matters poll was conducted by telephone from July 31st to August 6th, 2019 and included 400 randomly selected eligible voters from across the province. The margin of error for the total sample is ± 4.9 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
MQO Research is one of Atlantic Canada's leading market research firms, providing research insights to clients throughout the region and beyond. Our team includes experts in quantitative and qualitative methodologies and program evaluation. As a member of the Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC), MQO subscribes to the highest standards of information gathering and research ethics in the industry in Canada.
For more information on Atlantic Matters or MQO Research, contact:
Stephen Moore – Vice-President
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