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Information about Six Valk Avenue Guest House Hotel
In Sandton (Fourways)
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 3 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.Head straight for the casino, or wait for that lucky feeling while you enjoy one of the other recreational opportunities, such as an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and barbecue grills.With a stay at Six Valk Avenue Guest House in Sandton (Fourways), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Montecasino and 5 minutes from Pieter Toerien Theatre. This casino hotel is 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Sandton City Mall and 8.1 mi (13 km) from Lion & Safari Park.Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Services of Six Valk Avenue Guest House Hotel
- Number of gaming tables - 30
- Luggage storage
- Free WiFi
- Wheelchair accessible parking
- Social distancing measures are in place
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Number of meeting rooms - 1
- Free self parking
- Pets not allowed
- Children not allowed
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Casino floor size square meters - 5000
- Number of outdoor pools - 1
- No cribs (infant beds) available
- Casino floor size square feet - 53820
- No elevators
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of VIP gaming rooms - 3
- Laundry facilities
- Designated smoking areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of slot machines - 25
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Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 6 winner, Amanda Ware and fellow Aussie Jordan Coulter are photographed by Pierre Toussaint for the latest cover of The Australian Wish.
Amanda Ware walked L’Wren Scott, Monique Lhuillier, Carlos Miele, Ruffian, BCBG Max Azria and Hervé Léger in New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012.
She also walked Pringle of Scotland, Nicole Farhi, Marios Schwab, Antonio Berardi, Clements Ribeiro and Luis Buchinho during London Fashion Week.
Image via Fashion Copious.
Below are her latest show cards for Spring Summer 2012 Fashion Week. She is represented by Silent in New York and Paris, Elite Model Management in London and d’Management in Milan. Jordan Coulter is represented by VNY for New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012.
Amanda Ware at Silent New York
Amanda Ware at Elite Model Management London
Amanda Ware at d'Management Milan
Amanda Ware at Silent Paris
Jordan Coulter at VNY
Let’s start to recap Harper’s Bazaar Australia!!
Victoria Beckham was photographed by Alexi Lubomirski for their January/February cover (it was a reprint) while Peter Lindbergh photographed Kate Hudson for my least favourite March cover. Mia Wasikowska looking beautiful on the April cover as she lensed by Paul Jasmin and Lily Allen’s May newsstands cover was by Alan Gelati and my favourite subscriber cover was by David Bromley.
Harper’s Bazaar Australia chose 5 rising Australian models to graced their June/July cover shot by Simon Lekias. They are : Georgia Fowler, Bambi Northwood-Blyth (she landed another cover for December 2010 by Victor Demarchelier wearing Chanel Houte Couture!), Juliana Forge, Meg Lindsay, and Stephanie Cherry.
The reprint image of Jennifer Aniston by Alexi Lubomirski was the cover for August issue. Elle MacPherson wearing Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 collection for their September issue. And another reprint was the cover for October with Gisele Bundchen shot by Cedric Buchet. Australia’s Next Top Model winner, Amanda Ware looking so vibrant wearing yellow Miu Miu for the November cover as she lensed by Simon Lekias.
Amby from Art8amby.

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This shoe is built using a gender-specific last to ensure that it fits nicely to the shape of a woman’s foot.
Lastly, it features a polyamide (PA) webbing lacing system with two hooks on top so you can adjust the fit between the forefoot and ankle separately.
Mammut has tied up with Vibram to create a grippy sole that can withstand moderate to challenging terrain conditions.
The Nova III Mid GTX sole features the Vibram Frog Technology which involves polygonal lugs for increased traction on varying surfaces, including soft and muddy grounds. The sole tread pattern is divided into two - one has hexagonal lugs and the other has thin cut lines (indentations). This design is meant to give fantastic grip and durability.
Another interesting feature of the Mammut Nova III Mid GTX is the Rolling Concept technology which is designed to optimize the natural movement of the foot and reduce the possibility of twisting the ankle when hiking unsurfaced trails.
This female hiking boot from Mammut has a lightweight midsole made of EVA. It’s a type of foam that has the ability to disperse weight and provide stability. It’s also very flexible and is soft enough to create a cushiony platform for the foot while remaining supportive.
The Nova III Mid GTX has a protective and durable upper made of Nubuck leather which is manufactured with Terracare standards for sustainability and eco-friendliness. Certain regions of the shoe, including the toe area, are reinforced with liquid rubber for added protection against abrasion, and damage from sharp hazards on the trail.
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Hooman Khalili's 'Olive' Filmed On Smartphone
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Okay, it's that time of year when movie studios trot out their best films, hoping for an Oscar nomination. And that's our last word in business today. It goes to a filmmaker who's looking to catch the Academy's eye: Hooman Khalili. His film "Olive" opens on Friday.
"Olive" is about a little girl who transforms the lives of three people without speaking a word.
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UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (as character) Are you going to say anything? Well, you ought to be ashamed - wait. Hey, where are you going?
INSKEEP: Now, what's unusual about this movie is the way it was filmed: on a smartphone, the Nokia N8. It is the first feature film shot entirely on a phone to get a theatrical release, and getting there wasn't easy. The N8 phone has a high-resolution camera, but Khalili told the Los Angeles Times he had to hack the phone in order to disable its auto-focus.
The filmmaker at one point affixed the phone to a remote-control helicopter to get an overhead shot. He had his own drone. Despite the low-cost camera, then, the movie cost half a million dollars to produce. Mr. Khalili had hoped for funding from Nokia, but didn't get any. He did reportedly get financing from a former Facebook executive, and so "Olive" will play for one week at a theater in Los Angeles.
That's the business news on MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.
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The perennial tension between belief and knowledge drives the cooperative but sensitive soul to the dichotomy of outward (belief) and inward (knowledge). Conformity to beliefs is conformity to the consensus of authority over the centuries. The sensitive soul is willing to understand the need for doctrine in terms of the efficacy of order and the use of symbols and rituals for the common people lost without them. But such a soul will chafe at the notion that that is all there is, that once one submits to authority or rote tradition, no more exists, neither of inquiry nor answers.
Such is the indirect origin of mysticism. Mysticism in the traditions from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism consists of the exhaustion of belief and the desire and the aspiration to attain knowledge that is not second-hand, not a body of laws or signs or formulas without spirit, without life. Mystic impulses are inevitable phenomena because the confines of the empirical, let alone the nostrums of culture, are too rigid to permit of speculation, contemplation, or identification with mystery.
Yet mysticism is often viewed as aberrant, as defiance of belief. Put in terms of individual responsibility for knowledge rather than mass expectation of conformity to tenets, “mystic” tendencies are present at the beginning, with the very “founders” of religious movements, of what become sweeping vehicles of individual attainment to knowledge of mystery.
Thus Moses is presented as holding mystical converse with God. The earliest Christian thinking was not the Judaic Paul but the mystic Paul, was not the authority of bishops and councils but the insights of gnostics perceiving a deeper resonance to the meaning of the life and teachings of Jesus. And the Sufi tradition in Islam predates the fundamentalism that eliminated the individual attainment of God for the structure and hierarchy of clerical authority.
In Hinduism, too, the revolution of the 5th century BC presents the spiritual insights of the Bhagavad Gita triumphing over the rigid caste system — a projection of belief — of the Brahmins. And the saying of Gautama Buddha in the Kalama Sutra rings out across the network of world-wide spiritual sentiment:
Do not believe in something because it is reported. Do not believe in something because it has been practiced by generations or becomes a tradition or part of a culture. Do not believe in something because a scripture says it is so. Do not believe in something believing a god has inspired it. Do not believe in something a teacher tells you to. Do not believe in something because the authorities say it is so. Do not believe in hearsay, rumor, speculative opinion, public opinion, or mere acceptance to logic and inference alone. Help yourself, accept as completely true only that which you test for yourself and know to be good for yourself and others.
The test is, as Kierkegaard shows, ultimately subjective, in the sense that the self must be satisfied with the content of knowledge, that the self must be able to conform to the goal that the momentum of thought presents. This is belief that is not believed in but is experienced as authentic and not secondary. Even when an adherent will argue that authority or tradition or revelation accepted is good enough to provide a trajectory in life, that is still not knowledge but a sentiment based on conforming to an outside presentation.
Ultimate subjectivity makes the ideas and words knowledge by transforming the self, not in the direction of closeness to other adherents but in distance from them and identity with a greater universal identity, an identity with every particle of creation, not merely the convenient creation of one’s culture or tradition. And yet we remain such creatures that we need our culture’s symbols, language, social routines. The paradox is only broken by silence, stillness, the adjustment of the self to a reality that must inevitably transcend all of this culture, this social transmission of ideas, this world and its evanescence.
The Christian gnostics, among others in this way of thought, recognized that everyone should think for themselves, much as the Buddha said. This meant a separation from worldliness, from society wherein everyone conforms thoughtlessly, to a concentration on the well-being of the self. The Gospel of Thomas has Jesus say: “Blessed are the solitary and the chosen, for you will find the Kingdom.”
Scholar Elaine Pagels puts it:
This solitude derives from the gnostics’ insistence on the primacy of immediate experience. No one else can tell another which way to go, what to do, how to act. The gnostic could not accept on faith what others said, except as a provisional measure, until one found one’s own path. …
Those attracted to solitude [orthodox or gnostic] would note that even the New Testament gospel of Luke includes Jesus’ saying that whoever “does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”
Of course, Jesus also praised loyalty and compassion, but within a firm sense of knowledge and the necessity of coming freely to awareness, not mere belief or conformity to authority. Like the “founders” of all religions, the complex and unique personalities present themselves as ultimate solitary, ultimately able to attain a plane of experience that eludes disciples and adherents, let alone authorities intent on constructing a self-justified edifice of power. Without striving for that level of knowledge, that level of gnosis, no one does justice to the true heart of spirituality.

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The move comes just in the nick of time, as Roberson’s 21-day window to be activated was about to run out today. Had he not been activated before that deadline, Roberson would have been out for the year.
In addition to activating Roberson, the Titans also added linebacker Dylan Cole to the active roster and wide receiver Cody Hollister to the practice squad. Hollister has spent multiple stints in Nashville.
Cole was a practice squad elevation in Week 10 and came up big for the Titans after he forced a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half.
The Titans getting Roberson back comes on the heels of fellow outside linebacker Bud Dupree suffering an abdomen injury. If the ailment forces Dupree to miss time, Roberson could potentially see an increased role.
Tennessee now has two open spots on their practice squad, and one on the 53-man roster.
Titans will induct Floyd Reese, Jeff Fisher into Ring of Honor in Week 11
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- Module Convenor for "Nutritional Epidemiology and Dietary Assessment (FB2NED)"
- Undergraduate Research Project Coordinator
- Member of Senate
- Director of the Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF).
Building locationHarry Nursten
Areas of interest
Nutritional epidemiology – Development of objective measures of dietary intake and exposure to food bioactives and other compounds, including early exposure (e.g. childhood). My interest is in particular the development of such methods suitable for application in large-scale cohort studies.
Polyphenol metabolism and health – Association between polyphenol metabolism and health in large scale studies.
Association between meat intake and cancer – Investigation of the association between red and processed meat intake and the risk of colorectal and other cancer, in particular the elucidation of underlying mechanisms. Development of novel food products to reduce the associated risks.
Research centres and groups
- Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition.
- Diplom Biochemiker – University of Leipzig, Germany
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The olive oil mayonnaise has a stronger flavor than the mayonnaise we can pick up at the grocery store but it has one advantage. Homemade mayonnaise is made with fresh and healthy ingredients, so we can eat it more often. You can also create your own homemade flavored mayonnaise adding chopped fresh chives or paprika or tomato paste. Mayonnaise served with carrot and celery sticks is suitable as an a aperitif, you can use mayonnaise also to garnish savory tarts or to make creative salad dressings.
INGREDIENTS for about 200ml
1 organic whole egg
1 organic egg yolk
150 ml of extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 pinch of salt.
Put all ingredients in a deep bowl. Put your immersion blender in the bowl and turn it on. The mayonnaise will start to form after a few seconds. Move the blender up and down until all ingredients are blended and the mayonnaise is firm. These steps will take you about one minute.
– Use cold ingredients from the fridge.
– Use an extra virgin olive oil with a very delicate flavor.
– You can blend the mayonnaise in a jar and store it in the fridge.
– You can store the olive oil mayonnaise in the fridge for a few days but I advise you to prepare the minimum amount you need.

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Older Americans Month 2017: This Is Senior Hunger
“Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.” – Maggie Kuhn, Founder of ‘Grey Panthers’ Senior Advocates
MAZON's Answer to "Alternative Facts"
There has been much discussion in the media lately about facts, “alternative facts,” and fake news. As a Program Associate at MAZON, I work to better understand the reality of hunger in America and help MAZON educate the community about that reality.
From the Food Pantry to The Hill: Observations and Impressions
It’s terrible that our country has come to the point where I see the same faces every week at the food pantry.
SNAP Series #3: Three Common Myths about SNAP
Let’s take a moment to identify and understand the truth behind three common myths about SNAP.
MAZON's Testimony before Congress on The Next Farm Bill: The Future of SNAP
We are so honored to have been invited again to testify before Congress. Yesterday, Josh Protas, MAZON’s Vice President of Public Policy, provided unique and compelling testimony to the House Agriculture Committee.
The Real Questions for Sonny Perdue
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold confirmation hearings for Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia and President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
A Perspective from a USDA Tribal Consultation
Last month I had the privilege of attending the USDA Tribal Consultation Meeting in Washington DC.
Statement: MAZON Responds to the White House's "Skinny Budget" Proposal
By systematically cutting programs that support poor people, this budget proposal sends a very clear and troubling message: that those Americans who struggle economically—including veterans and their families, home-bound seniors, and those who live in rural communities—are simply expendable for this Administration.
SNAP Series #2: The Facts
During this Congressional session, we at MAZON expect certain policymakers to want to debate the “proper” role of the federal government in preventing hunger across the nation. More specifically, we anticipate proposals that will slash funding for SNAP, change how the program is structured, or both. We want you to know the basic facts.
Statement: MAZON Calls for Holistic Solutions to Address Growing Food Insecurity Among College Students
Stories of hunger among college students have been widely documented in the press, resulting in, among other actions, senators calling on the Government Accountability Office to study food insecurity at American colleges and universities.


In Fleet 31, a Cadet is a member who joins under the age of 18. This designation affords them a measure of respect, while acknowledging both that they have the same potential as adults to make a difference, and that they still have much to learn.
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Badge and Pips
Pips are the lozenge-shaped pins seen on TNG Cadets, and are to be worn on the right side of the collar, vertically centered between the parallel top and bottom edges, with the first pip placed roughly 3/4″ away from the center edge of the collar, with 1/8″ between pips moving outward toward the side of the neck from the front. If the rank called for requires a black/hollow pip, that pip is to be placed last in the chain.
Yoke and Collar
The yoke should extend down to a height one-half the distance between the top of the shoulder and the bottom of the sleeve hole. Whereas in the TNG Cadet uniform the yoke would be a single piece of fabric, due to the overlap that is not possible here. Therefore, the yoke is split along a seam at the top of the shoulder, running from the sides of the collar to the top center of each sleeve. The height of the division color section on the upper sleeve is determined by the height of the yoke on the main torso; the lower tip forms a 90-degree angle which radiates outward along straight lines to meet the lower edges of the main torso yoke, with the upper edge defined by the upper limit of the sleeve.
Unlike the TNG Cadet uniform, in which the yoke and torso appear to be a single layer joined at the seams, this uniform places the yoke over the torso sections as a second layer, both to decrease the amount of labor necessary in production, and to evoke the feeling of the F31 Monster Grays.
This uniform has a 1″ stripe of the division color fabric layered over the sleeve, with the lower edge of the stripe placed 2″ above the end of the sleeve.
The back belt loop is worn in the center of the back at navel level. It is trapezoidal in shape, with the top edge measuring 3″, the bottom edge measuring 2″, and total height being 2-1/4″. Unlike the back belt loop of the F31 Monster Grays, this belt loop is not quilted. It should be attached such that the loop is flat to the back using a black top-stitch as close to the edge as possible.
This uniform uses four #4 snaps between the overlapping body layers:
- Hidden below the collar, just left of the center, such that when the uniform is worn in its open position, the flap creates a triangle with the top point at the horizontal center of the body and does not disturb the collar.
- Just medial to the left side belt loop, such that any bulge from the snap is hidden under the belt.
- Just medial to the right side belt loop, such that any bulge from the snap is hidden under the belt.
- On the right edge of the front body panel, such that when the uniform is worn in its open position and the first snap is properly placed, the triangle created is a right triangle.
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|C-3: Cadet 2nd Class (CAD2)|
|C-2: Cadet 3rd Class (CAD3)|
|C-1: Cadet 4th Class (CAD4)|
Comparison to Fleet 31 Monster Grays
This uniform was designed with budget in mind. For starters, the jacket has a standing collar like the uniforms used in TNG season 3 through Generations, which ultimately serves to help cut out the division color shirt under the jacket. By cutting out the shoulder strap and shirt, the amount of labor and materials needed are both reduced, and by replacing the gray wool with the division color fabric, we can further reduce the cost of materials. All of this is important considering that many members in the Cadet age range are still growing.
Unlike the standard version, the yoke is not quilted, although the cuff stripes are still 1″ in width regardless of the size of the uniform. The inside of the outer flap should be black, although whether or not that requires another layer of black suiting to hide the stitching will depend on the skills of the maker.


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Ever since investor Chris Hansen exploded on the scene three years ago vowing to build an arena to lure the NBA and NHL to Seattle, there’s been a low, pleasant buzz surrounding the topic of expansion. It’s almost been enough to silence the thousands of middle fingers pointed in the direction of Oklahoma City each and every day.
After all, the Seattle SuperSonics were a successful NBA franchise that spent 41 years in Seattle before being shuttled out of town overnight by Oklahoma oil baron Clay Bennett. Initially, the energy that drove the arena project was the idea of the Sonics returning to Seattle. However, with the passage of time it’s become increasingly clear that isn’t going to happen. At best, the NBA has expressed indifference toward the Emerald City and has little interest in expansion or franchise movement, either now or in the near future. Call us in five years, says the NBA, or possibly ten. Better still, just build the arena and we’ll call you. Maybe.
Seattle certainly deserves better. KCPQ Fox 13 television personality Aaron Levine wrote about it in a recent piece, calling for the moon and the stars to align so that the NHL, not the NBA, takes the lead in the process. He’s not the only one, as I reported on the very same subject less than thirty days ago.
The NHL is all but begging the city to take a team, and it’s time for the local politicians to make it happen. Here are ten reasons why the NHL must expand to Seattle:
10. Seattle is the 12th largest media market in the United States
It’s a veritable gold mine for the NHL, and the league knows it. Securing new hockey fans has been an integral part of commissioner Gary Bettman’s legacy, with the Pacific Northwest still largely untapped. Nine of the eleven cities ahead of Seattle have NHL franchises.
9. Money talks
There’s gold in them thar hills. Seattle has the 12th largest Gross Metropolitan Product in the United States and is home to Microsoft, Amazon, Weyerhauser and other economic giants. The city has more than its share of corporate sponsorship opportunities.
8. An arena plan is approved
Plans for an 18,500-seat arena are done, the financing assured and as long as the process can be completed in time, an arena will be built. That is, assuming an anchor tenant is secured. Therein lies the problem.
7. The area’s hockey history is surprisingly rich
Junior hockey? Check. The Seattle Thunderbirds and Everett Silvertips are well-established teams in the general vicinity. Professional hockey? None at present, but the Seattle Metropolitans, Seattle Totems, and a handful of others have been in town at various points since the early 1900s.
Pop quiz, hot shot: what was the first American team to hoist the Stanley Cup? You guessed it — the Seattle Metropolitans won it all in 1917.
6. An instant rivalry with the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is a mere 140 miles away, close enough for Seattle and Vancouver to smell the blood and Zamboni exhaust. The Canucks would be a natural rival.
5. Potential bad blood with San Jose, Los Angeles and/or Anaheim
It may be eleven hundred miles away, but chants of “Beat L.A.!” reverberate well in just about any arena. Likewise, the nearby Ducks would be fun to root against.
San Jose is closer still and although there’s no natural enmity between the two cities, both feature tech-centered economies that look down their noses at practically everyone else. Each looks forward to disliking one another.
4. Future expansion or relocation to Portland
Portland, Oregon is reportedly interested in the NHL. Although not as attractive an option, they have a ready-made NHL arena — the Moda Center — for a team to play in.
It’s unlikely that Portland would be granted a franchise anytime soon, but if the NHL is successful in Seattle, there’s a chance another team could eventually land in the Rose City.
3. League imbalance
Sixteen teams in the East but only fourteen in the West doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, does it? Although not unprecedented, leagues don’t like imbalance to remain unresolved for long.
Yes, a team could simply be moved from the East to the West. However, the NHL already did that when Detroit, Columbus and Winnipeg switched conferences just before the 2013-14 season. It’s more likely that expansion solves the problem this time around.
2. Seattle fans are rabid
Ever heard of that ’12th Man’ thing? Granted, that’s the Seahawks, but it shows how intense and devoted area fans can be. It’s not just football, either, as the Mariners drew over 3 million fans four years in a row back in the early 2000s and the Sounders have set MLS attendance records for five straight seasons.
Without question, Seattle is a first-rate sports town.
1. Seattle deserves a teamThe politicians have already said yes to $200 million in public financing. Mayor Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine have thrown their weight behind the project. The Sonics were ripped away seven years ago, and fans are clamoring for the NHL.
If ever a city has shown that it deserves an NHL franchise, it’s Seattle.
The timing is just about perfect
Given the support voiced on local sports radio, favorable editorials and water cooler conversations and the factors listed above, it’s clear that the NHL would be a natural fit in Seattle. Mayor Ed Murray has acknowledged that he recently met with Gary Bettman and NBA commissioner Adam Silver on the subject just last month, and potential investors are reportedly lining up.
Silver may have brushed aside the notion, but Bettman made it clear that the NHL would like to see the NHL in town. It’s time for the politicians and area leaders to make it happen.
What do you think? Does Seattle deserve an NHL franchise, or do you believe another city should take priority? Leave your thoughts below, or send a tweet to @McLaughlinWalt.
12 thoughts on “10 Reasons Why the NHL Must Expand to Seattle”
You wouldn’t hear Beat LA from this fan… to the bone a Kings fan. But any other team that came up to play against our Seattle team would be on my boo list.
For the record, me neither. I’ve been a Kings fan since 1976. But I’m fine with the rest of the crowd getting into it that way.
There’s hundreds of good reasons why Seattle will be a great market for the NHL. Whoever ends up bringing the team to Seattle and building an arena is gonna be a really rich person.
All valid points. Seattle has had a few kicks at the NHL expansion can over the years, hopefully the next bid will be successful. Regarding #7, the Breakers were a junior club and are now the Thunderbirds.
Thanks for the correction. Fixed.
Re Point 8, assuming Chris Hansen, the gentleman who created the arena deal in the first place, primarily to get an NBA tenant, had an NBA team in hand, the arena deal would be fait accompli. Since the NBA told Hansen and the City of Seattle that an NBA expansion franchise is not on the horizon for at least another 5 years, the onus is on changing the arena deal with the city which was originally contingent on getting an NBA team first to one that is NHL first; The city, from what I understand, is not amenable to such an agreement in all probability unless the prospective NHL owner (Victor Coleman) is willing to put up more money to lessen the risk to the city. Supposedly, from news I’ve read, the city has not seen such an offer as of yet.
If the Seattle proper arena deal fails to materialize, then the onus will shift to a couple of people/groups (Ray Bartozek or Jac Sperling) who are looking to build an arena with private funds in one of two locations on the outskirts of the city.
The NHL in Seattle is unfortunately far from a done deal.
Yeah, I didn’t really want to go down that winding path in this article, but you’re right: technically there is a deal, but thanks primarily to the NBA, it won’t get done the way everyone originally envisioned.
12th Man was not stolen. It came out of the early 80s. Sports media not what it is today. A&M was a mediocre Southwest Conference team with regional appeal at best and the Seahawks were a middling NFL franchise (though on the rise during the Chuck Knox years) that the national media ignored. Each existed in it’s own little regional bubble. Stop the whining A&M fans. Different times, different circumstances. #KnowYourHistory
Actually came from a&m in 1922 where they pulled someone from the stands to help their depleted team. So there is your history. The seahawks actually pay a&m to use I so that shows it is not theirs originally. I am also not an a&m fan by any stretch
Actually the 12th man wasn’t created at Texas a&m it was used at university of Minnesota and Iowa before Texas A&M. Texas a&m was the first to trademark it, that’s why the Seahawks pay a royalty. Seahawks made everyone outside of Texas know what the 12th man was/is. Minnesota, Iowa and T A&M might’ve used it first but Seahawks have brought notoriety to the name.
The 12th man read was stolen, sounders fans but from Groupon, and Seattle politicians thought that the kingdome could host both hockey and basketball just a few years ago even though it had been gone for years. Seattle is a joke of a sports town
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- Combine first nine ingredients,and pour into a large ziploc bag.
- Add the chicken to the bag, seal, and turn bag to coat chicken with mixture.
- Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. (Overnight is best.)
- Grill chicken on medium heat.


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Ocean City, Md. — Deepwater Wind, beginning a new intensive phase of work on its Skipjack Wind Farm, deployed oceanographic vessels and dozens of experts tasked with completing Deepwater Wind’s multi-million dollar offshore research. This months-long geophysical and geotechnical survey off the coasts of Maryland and Delaware will involve five specialized vessels as large as 145 feet, plus 75 personnel, including engineers, biologists, archaeologists and mariners.
The survey, which will collect valuable data about the sea floor, marks a key milestone in Deepwater Wind’s plan to develop the Skipjack Wind Farm that will generate enough energy to power 35,000 homes. These surveys are required as part of Deepwater Wind’s construction and operations plan, and the extensive data collected will help inform the design and exact location of the turbines.
Deepwater Wind commissioned the Hanover, Md., office of sub-sea engineering company Oceaneering to perform the survey, in keeping with Deepwater Wind’s commitment to building Maryland’s offshore wind workforce.
“We are deploying major offshore assets this week to move full-steam ahead with the Skipjack Wind Farm,” said Jeffrey Grybowski, CEO of Deepwater Wind. “The survey will provide detailed scientific data about the ocean floor, so that we can place turbine foundations and sub-sea cables in precisely the best locations. The findings will help us construct a world-class offshore wind farm, while also helping to build a world-class offshore wind workforce in Maryland. At the end of the scientific survey, we will know more about this slice of the ocean than ever before and be closer to building a project Maryland can be proud of.”
The survey will be conducted aboard the 145-foot Merchant Vessel Danielle Miller, which was outfitted for the work at the Port of Baltimore. Additional modules have been added to the ship, including a cutting-edge data processing lab and high-bandwidth satellite communications link. A full suite of high-tech survey technology, including sonar, magnetometer and tools to measure the depth and slope of the seafloor, will be used to map the seafloor and geology and account for any areas of ecological or historical significance. The vessel also has an acoustic monitoring system and thermal imaging cameras staffed by marine biologists participating in the survey. Additional vessels will provide supplies, soil sampling, and seabed biologic assessments over the course of the mission.
Skipjack Wind Farm will be located in the ocean waters northeast of Ocean City, Md., 19.5 miles away from the Maryland-Delaware border. At that distance, Skipjack is the best offshore wind option to minimize visual impacts from the Ocean City shoreline.
Deepwater Wind plans to invest approximately $200 million in Maryland during Skipjack’s construction phase, including $25 million for a new steel fabrication facility and $13 million for ports in the Greater Baltimore area. The company also plans to establish the project’s permanent Operations and Maintenance facility in the greater Ocean City area. In total, Deepwater Wind has committed to spurring the creation of 1,400 direct jobs for the Skipjack Wind Farm over the project’s life.
In May 2017, the Maryland Public Service Commission designated the Skipjack Wind Farm a “Qualified Offshore Wind Project.” Offshore construction is on schedule to start as early as 2021, with the wind farm coming online in 2022.


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Brent Stewart’s The Dirty Ones has been selected for the short film program of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The Dirty Ones is one of 96 short films selected from a pool of 5,632 entries for next year’s competition. The film, running for ten-minutes and shot with a Red One camera, stars Rachel Korine and Raven Dunn as “two Mennonite sisters are traveling throughout Southern states with the body of their dead grandmother lying in the trunk bed.” The trailer for the film can be found here.
James Clauer, director of The Aluminum Fowl (2006), will also be present at Sundance next year, with John Maringouin’s Big River Man (2008), for which Clauer acted as cinematographer, screening in the World Cinema Documentary Competition along with sixteen other films. Big River Man is a feature length documentary about endurance swimmer Martin Strel. The film’s official site can be found here.
A short article about the two films, posted on Nashville Scene on December 11, can be read here. The article includes a short comment from Clauer. The article also reports Harmony and Rachel Korine’s child, born in late November or early December, has the name Lefty.


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For this video, my buddies over at AmericanMuscle.com and BAMA performance were kind enough to let me drive one of their badass project cars-the Procharged Terminator. Being an Unorthodox method of forced induction for this beast was a really interesting experience and was a completely different car from the last Terminator I reviewed back in Myrtle Beach. Putting down over 700 horses and by no means a street car-it was still a ton of fun. Thanks for watching and stay awesome! Social stuff and T-Shirts below! Bama tuning-bama.americanmuscle.com Get some delicious JerkyXP powers here! COUPON CODE- Thatdudeinblue http://www.jerkyxp.com/#_a_Thatdudeinblue My Social Stuff! Instagram/Twitter-Thatdudeinblue Like the Facebook!-https://www.facebook.com/thatdudeinblue T-Shirts!-http://thatdudeinblue.spreadshirt.com Twitch!-http://www.twitch.tv/thatdudeinblue/profile Song used-Aywy. & EphRem - Adderall
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ETF issuer Simplify Asset Management has announced the launch of two fixed income ETFs, the Simplify Aggregate Bond PLUS Credit Hedge ETF (AGGH), and the Simplify High Yield PLUS Credit Hedge ETF (CDX).
“In volatile markets, during times of financial stress, credit spreads can often widen with little notice, having a seriously detrimental effect on the performance of an investor’s fixed income portfolio. Hedging against such credit risk can be complicated and expensive, two issues we’ve sought to solve with the launch of AGGH and CDX,” says Paul Kim, CEO & Co-Founder of Simplify. “Through these ETFs, investors now have an approach that allows them to build a core fixed income portfolio, capturing both the investment grade and high yield universes, while also incorporating sophisticated credit hedge overlays to help protect against sudden shifts in credit spreads.”
The firm writes that AGGH is the first ETF to provide investment grade bond exposure with a credit hedge overlay. The fund’s core bond exposure will be delivered via the low cost, highly liquid iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) with a credit hedge overlay consisting of a combination of CDX calls, Quality-Junk factor-based hedges, or SPX puts, selected opportunistically by the Simplify team.
The firm writes that CDX is the first ETF to provide high yield bond exposure with a credit hedge overlay, with the hedges opportunistically selected from among CDX calls, Quality-Junk factor-based hedges, or SPX puts. The underlying core high yield bond exposure will also be delivered via low-cost, liquid ETFs such as the iShares Broad High Yield ETF (USHY) and VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield ETF (ANGL).
“The credit risk premium can be an attractive return source with the potential to deliver significant income,” says Kim. “But credit spreads can turn quickly, making it essential that investors have easy to access credit hedging techniques. We’re very pleased to be bringing these funds to market as we continue to build some of the industry’s most robust suite of tools for investors looking to hedge against key risks, access opportunities with convexity, and build portfolios positioned for the uncertain markets of the future.”


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The DU law faculty offers admission n to various LLB and LLM courses. The admission is decided based on merit. The race for admission in the Faculty of Law will kickstart on December 1st, 2020. The Delhi University released a notification for the admission in the law faculty.
Students are given enough time to complete the admission process. The University also offers extra three days to collect the fee.
The Faculty of Law made it clear that the student books a name in the merit list if the admission process isn’t completed or the fee is not paid then the admission will be terminated. The candidate will lose admission rights.
First merit list admission – from 1st December (10 am) to 3rd December (5 pm)
Last day for fee submission – 6th December (11:55 pm)
Second merit list admission – from 8th December (10 am) to 10th December (5 pm)
Last day for fee submission – 13th December (11:55 pm)
Third merit list admission – from 15th December (10 am) to 17th December (5 pm)
Last day for fee submission – 20th December (11:55 pm)
The candidates are informed that the admission fees will not be refunded under any circumstance. Even if the student is found ineligible under any course or year, once the fees are paid it can’t be refunded. However, if the student moves from one college to another then the extra amount (if any) will be refunded after the whole admission process is completed. This transfer may take some time.
Stating no other reason, the fees can be refunded.
The students who are applying for the provisional certificate are notified of the details by the DU authorities. A form is available on the official website of Delhi University. The students need to fill the online form to apply for the provisional certificate.
Then the students have to upload their photograph, digital signature, and also the soft copy of their mark sheet. The candidates need to submit the examination fees. After successful submission of application fees, the process will be completed.
The provisional certificate will be issued within 10 days if the application form displayed no error or discrepancy.

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Banks call for claimants of $44m in Swiss bank accounts
The Swiss banking industry has released the names of holders of dormant accounts, in the hope they will come forward to claim over $44m.
More than 2,600 names were released on dormantaccounts.ch.
New Swiss banking regulations mean that if an account containing more the 500 Swiss Francs ($505; £335) has been left dormant for 60 years, ownership of the funds reverts to the state.
Around 80 safety deposit boxes have also been gathering dust since 1955.
The deadline for submitting a claim is one year from the date of publication of the account holder's name.
"By publishing this information, the banks are making a last attempt to re-establish contact with the customer," said Claude-Alain Margelisch, chief executive of the Swiss Bankers Association.
He added that the new regulations - which took effect in January - also create legal clarity about dormant assets.
The banking lobby group said that banks may charge their costs to claimants who file clearly unfounded requests.


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16th seeded MEAC champion Hampton and 16th seeded MAAC champions Manhattan played in the first game of the NCAA Tournament (the play-in game or a First Four game if you prefer) with Hampton coming out on top 74-64.
The Hampton Pirates were led by senior Quinton Chievous who scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Junior Reginald Johnson chipped in with 15 points.
With the win Hampton moves to 17-17 and gets to play the #1 overall seeded Kentucky Wildcats March 19 in the next round. This is Hampton's second ever win in the NCAA Tournament. They had better enjoy it because they want be getting that third win against Kentucky.


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Well, if there’s anything I’ve learned about motherhood and training it’s this: You cannot control anything. This is what real life training with four kids looks like, and I just have to roll with it.
My training was thrown completely out of wack the past two weeks, and it’s been crazy. First, I got sick, then the baby got sick (which means no sleep for me). I was tired, and worn out.
My second week of training was cut short; I skipped the long run completely. I originally had hoped to push the run to the following Monday, but I made it four miles before I was coughing and hacking so much that I threw in the towel.
I did manage to recover and get back to some real runs, but it definitely hasn’t been easy.
Monday – horrible 4 mile run
Tuesday/ Wednesday – off, rest
Thursday – 30 minutes Pilates
Friday – 4 easy miles
Saturday – 8 easy miles
You can see where I started to feel better on Friday and picked the miles back up. By then it had been about a week of no quality running. (I don’t count Monday since I probably didn’t help my body at all.)
Monday – 3 easy miles on the treadmill
Tuesday – 40 minute bike and 15 minute weight training (upper body)
Wednesday – quality run: 1 mile warm up 3 miles @tempo (9:15-9:20/mile) 1 mile cool down
Thursday – rest
Friday – 4 mile easy run and Pilates
Saturday – 8-10 miles easy
Next week we are out of town, and I wanted to get a quality week before we left since next week I will probably be running what I can when I can. If I can get somewhere between 15-20 miles for the week with one run of 6-8, I’ll feel happy with that. It’s always so hard to get in some decent runs when you’re on the road.
There’s a little over a month until the half marathon. The good news is mentally, I feel good and prepared for the race. This hasn’t always been the case for me. I’ve often struggled with the mental side of racing. My big challenge will be making sure I still get the training I need when life with four kids happens.
How’s your training going? I’d love to hear if you’re having a better time than I am!
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Let’s be honest… is anyone really surprised that Beyoncé just absolutely SLAYED the Grammys stage? Even when you prepare to yourself for it, you’re still gonna’ be overcome.
Just ask J Lo and Chrissy Teigen – as soon as they stop crying.
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The year 2016 has been a memorable year for reasons good and bad. The year will definitely go down in history as the one in which old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were demonetised, and as a result of which the ‘aam’ junta had to face massive troubles to lay hands on their own money. It’s also the year when cult figure Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa passed away and the political environment in the country, by and large, remained charged wherein words like ‘nationalism’, ‘patriotism’ and ‘anti-national’ were often used in public discourse.
Comedian Vir Das has summed up the year for us and thousands of people seem to agree with him because his post has gone viral with over 3,000 shares and 10,000 likes, at the time of writing. Here’s what he shared in a picture that read. “So what you’re saying is…. Homosexuality is still illegal. We have banned surrogacy. Pollution is at its worst. We are arresting people in movie theatres. Normal people are standing in lines unable to reach their own money. Rich people have ample access to money. We are beating up painters, slashing films, threatening artists. But on the bright side…. Laddoos?”
The comedian clearly took a dig at the laddoos that Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi unit has directed its officials to give to families in order to “thank them for their patience”. The party has specifically asked the party workers to give one laddoo per family. He also mocked the recent SC ruling which made playing of National Anthem in movie halls across the country mandatory, following which it has been reported that 12 people have been arrested in Southern states for not standing while it was played.
Read his post here.
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NASA revealed the unique star cluster in the constellation Sail
MOSCOW, January 28 — RIA Novosti. NASA published a picture of the star cluster NGC 3201, made using the orbital telescope Hubble.
Globular cluster NGC 3201 is located at a distance of about 16 000 light-years from Earth toward the southern constellation Sail. It was discovered in 1826, and scientists are still trying to solve the mystery of its origin.
Not long ago, astronomers have discovered a black hole lurking in the center of NGC 3201. Her situation was solved by a strange movement of the stars, quickly swirling around a massive unseen companion.
In addition, the accumulation has unusual properties that make it unique among the more than 150 such phenomena belonging to the milky Way. In particular, NGC 3201 has an extremely high speed relative to the Sun, and its orbit is retrograde.


56 former leaders representing 20 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, as well as Japan and South Korea, have called on additional world powers to back the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) revealed on Monday.
The risk of using nuclear weapons "whether by accident, miscalculation or design" was rising, the leaders said.
“We must not sleepwalk into a crisis of even greater proportions than the one we have experienced this year,” the open letter said, speaking on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
According to the letter, nuclear weapons served "no legitimate military or strategic purpose" due to the "catastrophic human and environmental consequences of their use".
“It is not difficult to foresee how the bellicose rhetoric and poor judgment of leaders in nuclear-armed nations might result in a calamity affecting all nations and peoples,” the letter stated.
But five countries - Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey - host nuclear bombs from the US and would need to remove them after signing the Treaty, ICAN said.
The open letter argues that nations were promoting the "dangerous and misguided belief that nuclear weapons enhance security", adding that they should work towards a nuclear-free world.
“As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is nearing its entry into force, this letter demonstrates that even in countries that officially oppose the treaty, there is very significant high-level support. We’re confident that, over time, that support will grow even stronger, and these countries will eventually join the treaty,” ICAN treaty coordinator Tim Wright said in a statement.
Nations Pouring Funds Into Nuclear Arms as START Set to Expire
The news comes as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is set to expire in early February next year if talks between the US and Russia failed to agree on an extension.
The two sides remain deadlocked on whether to extend the treaty, which aims to limit the number of warheads Russia and the US can deploy at 1,550, with further limitations on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and ICBM launchers.
But US special presidential envoy for arms control, Marshall Billingslea told Russian media that Washington would extend START for less than five years to agree on a fresh multilateral agreement.
Nations such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Russia, Pakistan, India, North Korea and Israel had spent around $139,000 on roughly 13,000 nuclear weapons each minute in 2019, the report read.
“It is absurd to be spending $138,700 every single minute on weapons that cause catastrophic human harm rather than spending it to protect the health of their citizens. They are abdicating their duty to protect their people,” ICAN executive director, Beatrice Fihn, said in a statement at the time.


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Preacher Gallery is collaborating with Central Machine Works to create a soulful event featuring some of Austin’s most beloved musicians and artists. Enjoy great beer, cocktails, food and a first look at one of Austin’s most anticipated establishments, Central Machine Works.
Nov 22nd: DJ Jake 7-11pm
The Tender Things with special guest Dan Dyer 4:30-6:30pm
Robert Ellis – Texas Piano Man* 7-9pm
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists the situation regarding Alexis Sanchez's future is “very quiet” despite speculation intensifying over a switch to Manchester City.
Goal reported on Sunday that both Premier League clubs are currently negotiating the transfer of the Chile star, whose contract expires at the end of the season.
City failed to reach an agreement with Arsenal over Alexis last summer but are hopeful of triggering a deal in January, with the Gunners hoping for a fee of around £35 million.
Widespread reports have since followed claiming the 29-year-old - who played under City boss Pep Guardiola at Barcelona - has an agreement with the league leaders.
However, Wenger says he has “nothing” new to report about Alexis, telling a press conference on Tuesday: “When solicitations happen you respond to it but at the moment it's very quiet.
“I have nothing to add to what I said before on that."
Goal understands Alexis is desperate for the move to go through and City are hopeful they could land him for around £25m.
Alexis has scored eight goals and registered four assists in all competitions for Arsenal so far this season.
The forward was part of the Barcelona side which won the 2011/12 Copa del Rey under Guardiola before the Catalan stepped down at the end of that season.


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A close call for Jill Drews father-in-law when he was in the hospital led her to create a simple accessory that protects patients arteriovenous fistulas.
Mike Drew, who has a fistula for dialysis, was in the hospital for an unrelated infection about 14 months ago, and the staff kept trying to use his arm that has a fistula for treatment. At one point, a nurse yells, No, no, not that arm, Jill Drew, RN, said.
Thats when she got the idea for the No No Sleeve, she said.
The red, forearm-length sleeve provides a physical barrier as well as a written reminder of No BPs, No IVs to warn healthcare professionals not to use that arm, said Drew, a nurse at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. It makes healthcare professionals think twice before removing it to use the patients arm, she added.
Drew had noticed flaws in other methods that hospitals had to communicate that the patient has a fistula. Signs above the patients bed would be ineffective if the patient was moved to another room, for example.The bright red No No Sleeve has clear No BPs, No IVs warnings along with space to denote the patients name and also whether the left or right arm cannot be used.
Anesthesia also would render patients unable to warn hospital staff not to use a certain arm, she noted.
The No No Sleeve stays on the patients arm and relieves patient anxiety that the fistula could be damaged, which could delay or prevent life-saving dialysis treatments.
If they are hospitalized, its one less thing to worry about, she said.
Maureen Strausbaugh wished her mother had a No No Sleeve when she went into a hospital for a 30-minute gall bladder procedure and wound up in intensive care for three days.
Strausbaugh said her mother, 78-year-old Joan Hill, was under anesthesia and couldnt warn the staff not to use her arm where she has a fistula. Strausbaugh said she believes someone put pressure on her mothers arm, and the fistula became clogged.
Had she had the sleeve, I dont think that would have happened, said Strausbaugh, of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Strausbaugh saw the No No Sleeve at her mothers dialysis center and bought one to prevent future damage to her mothers fistula.
Its a wonderful invention and a wonderful idea, she said.
Drew said she has sold about 200 No No Sleeves, which cost $8.99 for individuals or $6.99 for institutions.
The No No Sleeve also could be used by mastectomy patients who have to protect their arms after they have had lymph nodes removed, Drew said.
For information on the No No Sleeve, visit nonosleeve.com.
Karen Long is a freelance writer.


How to Develop Battery Management Systems in Simulink
This video series walks through how to model and simulate algorithms for a battery management system (BMS) using Simulink® and Stateflow®. You’ll see how a BMS simulation model lets you explore a wider range of operational and environmental conditions that would be difficult to reproduce with hardware testing. You’ll learn:
How to use Simulink to model and test components and subsystems
How to use Stateflow to develop supervisory control for a battery management system
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Liberia : Living and learning with epilepsy
Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing care for people living with epilepsy in Montserrado County, Liberia, since 2017, in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health. One in four of the 1,200 patients is school-aged, and without clinical care and psychosocial support they risk missing out on life’s most important opportunities.
Epilepsy is a very common brain disorder that causes recurrent seizures. Although epilepsy has no cure, treatment can bring the seizures under control in most people.
Yet, not everyone living with epilepsy can get access to care. Depending on where they live, the treatment gap is small or extremely large: on average, as few as 10 per cent or as many as 75 per cent of people with epilepsy untreated.
Childhood is the most important developmental period for humans. If seizures start in childhood without early diagnosis and timely treatment, it is impossible to avoid setbacks that will reduce the quality of a child’s life.
Médecins Sans Frontières’ programme with the Liberian Ministry of Health is addressing the epilepsy treatment gap by building a comprehensive approach, wrapping support around the children, their families, their schools and their broader communities, so that this young generation can live, learn and plan for their future with epilepsy.
Seizures attract stigma
Epilepsy causes repeated seizures. Seizures involve sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain and manifest in many different ways, such as changes in physical behaviour and movement, sensations in the individual, and consciousness. Particularly when recurrent or prolonged, seizures can be dangerous and life-threatening. Being close to fire, or water, or elevated from the ground when having a seizure increases the risk of harm.
Seizures can be very visible and very frightening, which can stigmatise the person experiencing them.
Marilen Osinalde, who recently completed an assignment as mental health activity manager in the programme, explains: “In Liberia, epilepsy is a condition that is not very well known and children will usually have many symptoms, especially physical, such as convulsions. This can be scary for them and anyone looking on. The children stop going to school, they are socially excluded, and sometimes they develop psychological suffering or mental disorders. Stigma is one of the risk factors for them to not continue their treatment.”
There is a common belief that epilepsy is a curse on the person, says Vivian T Sambola, a psychosocial worker at Clara Town Health Centre, one of five health facilities involved in the programme. “Many children with epilepsy are deprived of going to school because their family and immediate community think that they are useless. They are not given the same opportunity as other children; they are left to do all the domestic work.”
Other myths compound the problem. “We explain that epilepsy is not contagious, but having a child experiencing seizures is embarrassing for the mother and the family,” says Sambola. School teachers may refuse to have the student in their class, and peers can be quick to shun, or bully them.
For parents whose hopes were pinned on their children gaining the education they missed out on, some unable to read or write themselves, this feels like a cruel blow.
Clinical care intertwined with counselling
The joint Médecins Sans Frontières – Ministry of Health programme aims to integrate epilepsy care into the public health system and raise awareness in the public’s mind. It involves a multi-disciplinary team: clinicians who are specialised in epilepsy and mental health, psychosocial workers, counsellors, and community health volunteers. Each has a specific role with the aim of providing the most complete care for the patient, amplified by engagement with the patient’s broader community.
“We create awareness in the community because we believe if patients and caregivers are aware of what epilepsy is, and that it can be treated, they will also have faith to come and get that treatment. [Throughout] treatment we continue to create awareness, telling them about adherence to the treatment protocol, telling them about the basics and the precautions to take when it comes to caring for people with epilepsy,” says Sambola.
Treatment focuses on altering the electrical activity in the brain that is causing the particular type of seizure so that it won’t recur. Clinicians, trained by Médecins Sans Frontières, choose the most appropriate drug from a small group of so-called first-generation anti-epileptics. Although proven to be effective, these represent another treatment gap, as for several reasons there are other countries with a wider choice than Liberia, which is something Médecins Sans Frontières would like to see change.
Patients are prescribed their anti-epileptic medication twice daily. Following monthly check-ups, if they’re seizure-free after two years, some patients can come off the therapy. Parents and caregivers are highly influential in how their children progress.
Gertrude is the mother of 14-year-old Peter, who came into the epilepsy programme this year. “The lady [psychosocial worker] from the clinic told me, ‘You can't miss a day. The time they gave you to come to the clinic, you should come. Don't be weak. Be patient for your son. It will work.’ ”
Like Sambola, psychosocial worker S Wonka Reeder Senior helps patients address the problems in their way. “If you have epilepsy and you are being bullied, you develop that negative mindset that you are useless,” explains Reeder. “If [we] don't work on the psychosocial problems, and they are taking medication, it doesn't work.”
If children miss appointments repeatedly, their psychosocial worker will arrange a home visit with the local community health volunteers, to understand why. Reeder took this approach with another teenage client, Mary. “I kept going to the home every week. And gradually, Mary started to come for her treatment regularly.”
School support essential
Going back to school after sick leave, as Mary did, or starting a new school, like Peter did, takes courage. The outreach team mobilises each time to help build acceptance among the teachers and the students, and to inspire the school leaders to add value however they can.
T Abraham Thomas Queegbo II, vice-principal at Mary’s school, is proud of the support that the school has received and has in turn been able to give to Mary: “We have trained counsellors here at school. It helps her from being traumatised, from being distinguished from her friends. We say to her, ‘Do not feel bad about yourself. This thing is a sickness. You can still make your life’."
The outreach team also provides practical guidance on what a seizure looks like, and what to do if a child experiences one. Staff are trained how to maintain everyone’s safety: the patient’s, the other students’, and their own. Once the seizure has stopped, the most important thing is to ensure a speedy transfer to hospital.
Families look to the future
At every step of the way, the programme is designed so that children living with epilepsy can have access to treatment and live a normal a life as possible. It’s designed to enable them to share food with family and friends, play together, learn, and trust in their own abilities to decide their future.
Gertrude remembers how she worried about Peter. “I was thinking he was not going to be able to go to school again.” But now, Peter is looking forward to finishing high school and, if Gertrude has her say, learning a trade.
Mary, who enjoys studying as much as laughing and talking with friends, holds a shy ambition. “I want to become a medical doctor, to be helping people.”
A call for more access
The programme is now well supported by the communities it works within, their members often referring people for care. “This is very positive,” says Osinalde, “because it means that when a child is starting to have symptoms, the earlier they come to the facility, the better their treatment, and the more effective we’ll be.”
To respond to this demand, Médecins Sans Frontières will continue to invest in capacity building, to expand the healthcare workforce that can respond to epilepsy with the necessary tools and skills.
But an important next step in the programme will be advocacy to secure access to newer generations of epileptic drugs with fewer side-effects, wider tolerance with other drugs, and safer profiles in pregnancy. So that more children can be comfortably seizure-free, and share all the opportunities young people are entitled to.
Médecins Sans Frontières has been providing care for people living with epilepsy in Montserrado County, Liberia, since 2017, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. More than 1,200 patients are involved with the programme, and a quarter of them are school age. Taking a multi-disciplinary and holistic approach in five health centres across the county, the project teams provide clinical treatment and psychoeducation to the individuals living with epilepsy, and awareness-raising and other support in their community, to help reduce the barriers to being accepted in society.


Disney Returns to Debt Market For $1.3 Billion In New Cash From Canada
The Walt Disney Company, has returned to the debt market for additional cash. This time they are borrowing in Canada.
The studio in an SEC filing yesterday (March 26th) said it raised an addition $1.3 billion in 3.057% senior notes from a Canadian private placement due in 2027.
The Walt Disney Company said that it intends to use the new financing for “general coroporate purposes” according to a recent piece in The Hollywood Reporter.
Last Friday in a separate filing, Disney disclosed that it raised nearly $6 billion dollars which it would put toward other debt obligations. This offering from the U.S. was comprised of five different notes which will mature as early as 2025 but will run through 2050. The individual values were between $500 million and $1.75 billion with interest rates between 3.35% – 4.7%.
As The Hollywood Reporter points out, Disney had long-term debt totalling more than $38 billion at the end of the last fiscal year. The studio and other media giants are turning to the debt market to offset the impact that the COVID-19 virus is having on their businesses.
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Within hours of Syfy canceling The Expanse, fans of the series began to make as much noise on the internet as they possibly could about why the show should be saved.
Thankfully, Amazon was listening.
In response to the show’s cancellation, fans signed petitions and chipped in to rent an airplane with a message pleading with Amazon to bring the show back. According to Amazon Studios CEO Jennifer Salke, while the production company had already been considering whether to pursue The Expanse internally, the fandom’s love for the show definitely played a role in shaping how things turned out.
The fact that cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine got picked up by NBC after Fox canceled it probably didn’t have a direct effect, but it showed everyone that other networks are willing to rescue quality shows that suffer a premature death through lack of foresight.
In an interview with Deadline, Salke explained that even though she wasn’t familiar with the show, it was impossible to ignore how passionately people felt about it:
“There were airplanes circling us, I was having cakes delivered, there was a whole thing happening. And then really smart people, whose opinions I really value creatively, started reaching out to me, saying, ‘have you seen this show, The Expanse, it’s actually great.’ I hadn’t so I spent some time, I watched the show and I was like, this show is actually really well done, why is nobody watching it?
At the same time, Jeff Bezos was getting emails from everyone from George R.R. Martin to every captain of industry, like the founder of Craigslist, and they were all writing, saying, there’s this show, it’s so great, you have to see it, you have to buy it or save it.”
Salke went on to describe how relatively easily the deal came together – and how hyped Amazon boss Bezos was to be able to humblebrag that The Expanse was coming back in front of a surprised audience that included the show’s cast. But the real takeaway here is that Amazon actually listened to an impassioned fandom that was advocating for something they love with positive, collaborative energy. In a time when fandom is having a tough time at the moment, it’s nice to see people expressing themselves in a way that doesn’t involve harassing one another and being abusive on social media.
The next episode of The Expanse season 3 airs on Wednesday at 9pm ET on Syfy in the US. Season 1 and 2 are on Netflix in the UK.
• Amazon officially announces it’s picking up The Expanse
• Amazon in talks to save The Expanse
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• Syfy drops The Expanse after three seasons
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Carlos Carrasco won his first start since his leukemia diagnosis, Yoenis Céspedes hit a home run in his return from major leg problems — and Daniel Bard had the longest road back of them all.
This past week was obviously an emotional one for many people in baseball, and it was especially significant for players who had lengthy absences even before the coronavirus shut the sport down in March. Bard had not pitched in the major leagues since 2013, and after his control and confidence deserted him, his playing career appeared over before he attempted a comeback this year. He made the roster for the Colorado Rockies and earned the win in relief Saturday against Texas.
Carrasco was diagnosed with leukemia last year. He was back in the bullpen for Cleveland in September and took the mound Sunday as a starter, beating Kansas City. Céspedes hadn't played since 2018 — he had surgery on both heels and broke an ankle — but he was back Friday, homering for the New York Mets for the game's only run against Atlanta.
Not all comebacks went that smoothly. Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound to pitch for the first time since 2018, but the two-way star didn't get an out Sunday in the Los Angeles Angels' loss to Oakland. Ohtani didn't pitch last season following Tommy John surgery.
Corey Kluber, traded from Cleveland to Texas in the offseason, left his debut with the Rangers on Sunday with shoulder tightness. He went just one inning in what was his first start in almost 15 months. Kluber missed most of last season because of a broken arm.
Old habits are hard to break.
One of the big questions coming into this season was how the game's emotions would be affected by the lack of fans and the distancing protocols designed to protect against the virus. What would the scene be like when someone hit a game-winning homer?


Since the insurgency started in 2009, the extremist group Boko Haram has killed tens of thousands and forced 2.6 million people from their homes. The group is the single biggest threat to peace and security in Nigeria.
But Nigeria’s military and civilian leaders agree that stopping Boko Haram will require more than just bullets and bombs. “You can never solve any of these problems with military solutions,” said Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former chief of defense staff. “It is a political issue, it is a social issue, it is an economic issue, and until these issues are addressed, the military can never give you a solution.”
Africa’s men and women in uniform still need to understand the limits of force when responding to extremist groups such as al-Shabaab, Ansar al-Dine, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram. Although military force is an essential component of a broad counterterrorism strategy, it can never on its own deliver peace and prosperity. The central purpose of such armed force is to contain war within a limited area and win that war — not promote peace. Ending the violence of the extremists is its primary mission.
However, this does not end the threat posed, given the structural conditions fueling such extremism. This containment of war provides the conditions on the ground for other government departments, civil society organizations and the international community to work toward ending the structural conditions fueling violence.
Understanding the Roots of Boko Haram
The origins of Boko Haram go back to 1802-1804, when religious teacher and ethnic Fulani herder Usman dan Fodio declared his jihad to purify Islam. In the process, he established the Sokoto Caliphate. Many in the Boko Haram movement cite re-establishing this caliphate as their principal goal.
More recently, the Maitatsine uprisings of 1980 in Kano, 1982 in Kaduna and Bulumkutu, 1984 in Yola, and 1985 in Bauchi represent an effort to impose a religious ideology on a secular Nigerian state. These echo Boko Haram’s attempt to force the national government in Abuja to accept its brand of Islamic Sharia across all 36 states in Nigeria.
Between 1999 and 2008, 28 religious conflicts were reported — the most prominent being the recurrent violence between Muslims and Christians in Jos.
Religion, however, does not exist in a historical vacuum. It is interconnected with issues including ethnicity, politics, economics, migration and violence. Religious differences often have been used by politicians and other leaders to further their own goals. To understand the recurrent religious violence in northern Nigeria, we need to explore the context in which this Islamist fundamentalism thrives.
One such structural driver is economics. It is no coincidence that northern Nigeria has been prone to radical uprisings — it happens to be the poorest part of the country. Twenty-seven percent of the population in the south live in poverty, compared with 72 percent in the north. The north’s precarious economic situation has been further undermined by desert encroachment, recurrent drought and a rinderpest cattle disease pandemic.
The effects of economic globalization have worsened the north-south divide. Although large deposits of oil have benefited the south, the few industries in the north — largely textile mills — have failed to compete with cheaper Asian imports. A Nigerian-made textile wrap costs 1,500 naira (just over $4). A similar one imported from China costs just 550 naira (about $1.50). Under these circumstances, the number of factories in the main northern city of Kano has fallen from 350 in 1987 to 103 today. Youth unemployment has increased in the north, and it is from these vulnerable, alienated youth that Boko Haram recruits.
The growing impoverishment of the citizenry stands in sharp contrast to the growing wealth of the political elite. Since the end of military rule in 1999 up to the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Nigerian politicians have reportedly embezzled between $4 billion and $8 billion per year. This adds to the alienation between state and citizen, where the state is viewed as illegitimate. Under these circumstances, one can understand the resonance of the Boko Haram rhetoric when they say the Nigerian state is taghut, or evil.
From here it is a small step to further argue that the Western secular state has failed. Indeed, it is precisely the failure of governance to guarantee security, with attendant rising criminality, which also resulted in northern states implementing Sharia. Boko Haram’s discourses for Sharia would have had scant appeal had successive governments provided basic security to its citizens — especially those in the north.
“The sooner we deliver economic reforms and greater prosperity to all Nigerians, the sooner we can achieve more inclusive society and minimize societal divisions and grievances,” said Dr. Bukola Saraki, president of Nigeria’s Senate.
Defeating Boko Haram won’t be enough to restore order to Nigeria. The nongovernmental organization International Crisis Group says Nigeria must return government administration to marginalized peripheries, “so as to provide crucial basic services — security, rule of law, education and health — and address factors that push individuals to join movements like Boko Haram.”
Identity as a Weapon
Another structural factor is the politics of identity. Nigeria’s 190 million people are divided into more than 500 ethnic groups speaking 250 to 500 languages. The population is further divided along religious lines with 50 percent being Muslim, 40 percent Christian and 10 percent adhering to various indigenous faith traditions. To compound matters further, these differences are mutually reinforcing where ethnic, regional and religious identity markers serve to heighten divisions.
Since independence, successive Nigerian governments have struggled to define a common Nigerian nationality. Indeed, one could argue that the exclusionary character of the Nigerian state is designed to accentuate, as opposed to attenuate, differences. Local and state governments are exclusionary in how they differentially confer rights on people living in an area. At the local governmental level, for example, there is a marked distinction between “natives” and “immigrants.” Natives, or “indigenes,” share the same ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic characteristics and are termed “local citizens.” Immigrants, or “settlers,” have different ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics from the “locals” and are considered to be noncitizens, irrespective of how long they have lived in a particular area and the fact that they are all Nigerian citizens.
The consequence of the exclusionary nature of the Nigerian state is clearly seen in narratives among ordinary Nigerians when explaining the violence. Religion, ethnic and regional identities all play a part. While the popular media has portrayed the conflict as a Muslim-versus-Christian issue, there is another ethnic dimension to the conflict: a case of reinforcing fault lines. The Islamist Boko Haram may be targeting Christians living in the north; however, the perception among the Igbo is that the Hausa Fulani and Kanuri Boko Haram are targeting the Igbo ethnic group — that this is systematic ethnic cleansing.
In response to Boko Haram targeting Christians in the north, the Igbo group, Ogbunigwe Ndigbo, gave all northern Muslims living in the south two weeks to leave or face death. In Lokpanta, the Muslim Hausa community, which had been living among the Igbo for decades, took the warning to heart and left the area by the truckload.
This perception is given added credence by Corinne Dufka, a senior West Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. After extensive research on the victims of Boko Haram violence, Dufka believes that Boko Haram is killing people in northern Nigeria based on their religion and ethnicity.
The conclusion is inescapable: No military-centered response will bring about sustainable peace in northern Nigeria unless the underlying structural variables — economics, governance and identity — also are addressed. In a similar vein, the countering violent extremism narrative will not find traction unless issues of poverty, corruption and virulent ethnic nationalism are resolved.
Written by Dr. Hussein Solomon, senior professor in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State, Republic of South Africa.


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When Ask Me Inc. shut down suddenly in August, agents and their customers were unable to determine whether or not deposits for destination weddings were paid—creating a great deal of stress and confusion for everyone.
Some travel agents are still working to assist their customers in determining their options for the destination weddings cancelled at the Melia International and Paradisus resorts they thought they had booked through Ask Me Inc. But for those who chose to purchase destination wedding insurance, payments are being made, and couples are proceeding with their nuptials.
“Destination weddings are so popular right now, and they are amazing events,” said Christine Dyer, social media expert and founder of BridalTweet.com. “So it’s always a good idea for a bride and groom to purchase wedding insurance in order to prepare for unexpected occurrences. And your clients will be able to sleep better knowing that their wedding budget is protected.”
“Travel agents need to keep in mind that even if they do their due diligence with their vendors, these kinds of things happen,” said Steve Lauro, vice president of Aon Affinity, which offers WedSafe Wedding Insurance.
One in four of the two million weddings held each year are now considered destination weddings, Lauro said. The average wedding costs nearly $30,000, and destination weddings can cost significantly more.
Wedsafe recommends couples cover the total budget of their wedding. “This is a significant investment, and wedding insurance is one way to protect that investment,” Lauro said.
“We recently had an event venue (that had been in business for decades) unfortunately went bankrupt and only those that had event insurance received their deposits back,” said Jennifer Ball, event planner and wedding whisperer at Knot Your Average Events, Burlington, NC. “All others are tied up with the banks. Some only found out weeks/months prior to their event dates.”
Lauro said the average Wedsafe premium is $200. Other insurers estimate premiums anywhere from $95 to $800 or more, depending on the types of coverage sought, the coverage limits, and the deductibles.
Some insurers limit how far in advance insurance can be purchased (typically, from 12 months before the wedding up until the actual day of the wedding). Experts advise couples to apply destination wedding insurance as primary coverage, so that wedding-related claims are paid from these policies before any of the couple's other insurance plans.
“While rare, Travelers Insurance has reimbursed couples for wedding planners gone awry,” said Todd Shasha, managing director of personal insurance product management. Travelers’ plans start at $160, with no deductible. “We reimbursed a couple last year whose destination wedding was canceled due to an impending hurricane. At the last minute, the hotel closed, and we reimbursed them to reschedule.”
In another instance, a Travelers wedding insurance customer provided a deposit to a wedding venue that had agreed to pay for the caterer. “The caterer never received payment, and as a result, we reimbursed the couple for the deposits they made,” Shasha said.
But agents should be careful about how they advise their clients, Shasha said. “Insurance is a great safety net for couples having destination weddings—but it does not cover change of heart. And we do advise couples planning destination weddings that known circumstances, like Zika virus, are not covered under our policies.”
Typically there are two types of coverage with wedding insurance—liability insurance covering claims for accidents, and cancellation/postponement insurance, protecting for any nonrefundable expenses incurred when an event is canceled or postponed beyond the couple's control.
Add-ons could include coverage for gifts that are lost, stolen, or damaged; jewelry (some policies limit this coverage to items bought or rented specifically for the event within seven days of the event date); photos and videos; and special attire (including bridal gowns, mother of the bride's gown, other bridal party attire).
Unlike travel insurance, it's rare for insurers to pay travel agent commissions for recommending these policies. But given all of the other travel elements a destination wedding includes, having insurance helps agents protect their work as well as the couple’s dream event.
While wedding insurance is becoming more popular, many couples never think of it. “Most couples just see the glitz and glam...the cake and flowers.... and never think about if something major happens or if a vendor doesn't show up,” said Ball.
“I think more education needs to happen about this,” said Dyer at Bridal Tweet, and travel agents can be one avenue to raise that awareness.


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Among the highly anticipated releases of 2019, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Bharat is the most talked about film. With Salman Khan opting for five unique looks spanning across different eras, fans can’t wait to see the connection between each timeline. The trailer gave us a glimpse into the dynamic role Salman has played as Bharat. In his youth, Salman plays a circus artist in the Great Russian Circus and Disha Patani is his partner, who is a trapeze artist.
In the Slow Motion song, we saw the sizzling chemistry between Disha and Salman and it left fans wanting for more. Now, another still featuring Disha and Salman has come forth and it surely tempts the fans to know what’s more in stores for them in Bharat. In the still, we can see Disha and Salman dressed for a show. Salman can be seen sitting on a bike, while Disha can be seen posing on the bike with him. Disha can be seen standing on the backseat of the bike.
It seems Salman and Disha are all set to break into a daredevil act in the scene that follows the still. While Bharat is set in five different eras, this particular still is from 1964. From 1964 to 2010, Salman goes from being the young heartthrob to a dashing old man with an engaging story to tell. Bharat also stars Katrina Kaif who will be seen as ‘Madam Sir’ as seen in the trailer. Jackie Shroff, Tabu, Sunil Grover and Sonali Kulkarni are also a part of the film. Helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat is slated to release on June 5, 2019.

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Responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused: WHO clinical guidelines
This guideline provides recommendations aimed primarily at front-line health-care providers (e.g. general practitioners, nurses, paediatricians, gynaecologists) providing care to children, including adolescents up to the age of 18 years, who have, or may have, experienced sexual abuse, including sexual assault or rape. It can also be useful for other cadres of specialist healthcare providers who are likely to see children or adolescents.
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