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Tomorrow, I'm going to vote for what I believe in, The Green Party is the closest manifesto to mirror my view of the world and a belief in equality and fairness for ALL.
It's up to us all to vote for what we believe in, fair one (sort of) if you're voting UKIP, and you believe in what they stand for, i don't personally, however, if that's what you truly believe then I can't get to vexed with that. Well not to much anyway, i do however think you're fully off your lips for believing the lie that 'immigrants' are to blame for the mess this country is in rather than 'the bankers'.
On the real, I'm struggling with the fact that people who want a world mirrored by the likes of The Green Party, TUSC etc are choosing to vote Labour, the party of war and selling out the people who built the party in the first place. Giving in to their own fear about 'the Tories getting back in'.
Labour aren't that much different to the Tories in practice, and definitely hugely removed from a vision of a society based on social justice for all. Their history in government demonstrates that. It's time for change, for the long term. It's time to put a rocket up the arse of the establishment, of which The Labour Party are now sadly part of after removing Clause IV:
The original version of Clause IV, drafted by Sidney Webb in November 1917 and adopted by the Labour party in 1918.
'To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of the common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the best obtainable system of popular administration and control of each industry or service.'
I for one can't in good conscience vote for a party who readily disavowed their stated commitment to sharing and then took us into an illegal war which led to the death of over a million (and counting) innocent people.
Is your memory really that short? Are you really that frightened? Are you really that easily led?
In my opinion, we cannot keep mortgaging out the future of young people, and children, many of whom will be eligible to vote come the next election, simply because we're scared.
What exactly are you scared of? Really? What?
What happened to the thinkers with a positive vision? What happened to the believers? What happened to the people prepared to stand together, come what may, whatever the odds and say YES?
A resounding YES to a positive future for ALL, with a big dirty smile on our faces. If we stand tall we will not be beaten.
And the shit eating grin is ours. Forever.
The reality is, if there is a much larger bloc vote for The Greens and other parties who are rooted in social justice, believe in a better world, and are working tirelessly to achieve this, then this will signal to the 'main parties' that they have to shift their platform towards social justice, towards anti-austerity, and away from being in the pockets of the establishment press and their puppet masters in the Square Mile.
We can say no to corruption, fear, and hatred.
Do not get it twisted, your vote counts, if you vote with your heart. However, if we keep mortgaging out the future of the next generation then we've fallen asleep on the job. We have let those children down, we are cowards.
I for one will be standing at the side of love over fear come the election. I will be standing shoulder to shoulder with children and young people all across Britain and saying to them: "I won't stand by and leave this mess for you to sort out, i'm going to make a start on this shitpile now. Grab a shovel when you're ready".
Will you?
Vote love. FTDCH


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Switching to LED lights can mean big savings—86 percent when lighting a 6-foot tree
TAMPA, December 3, 2018
As folks deck the halls in coming days, Tampa Electric would like to offer a few handy tips for a safer, more energy-efficient holiday season.
Consider investing in energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights. LED lights have dropped in price in recent years and are now available in many colors and styles. LEDs produce very little heat, so they reduce the risk of a fire and are safer than incandescent lights. They are also more durable.
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One of the greatest crises of our time is climate change, which threatens to create food shortages (as the Russians learned this summer), change geography, eradicate entire eco-systems and even wipe out cities and towns in coastal areas. (NOTE: If you are an anti-science know-nothing, don't bother to comment. The clear scientific consensus indicates a warming climate caused by human activity.)
That's Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a blog piece titled, "The GOP is now a party of know-nothing flat-earthers."
Sadly, and painfully, the anti-science crowd did bother to comment, but that is no big surprise since they swarm over any unmoderated discussion. Her piece continues:
But we've reached the odd and depressing point in American politics where not a single Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate supports aggressive action to mitigate climate change. The last science literate, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle, was defeated by tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell.
The blog Think Progress did a survey of GOP Senate candidates, and it found that even those who had previously supported policies that would curb carbon emissions have backed away, fearing a backlash from their know-nothing constituents.
Many others have simply chosen to be ignorant anti-science flat-earthers. Alaska's Joe Miller, who defeated incumbent Lisa Murkowski in the GOP primary, is an example of the latter category. He told an Alaska newspaper,"We haven't heard there's man-made global warming." [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 8/23/10]
Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson is in the more sophisticated category, too smart to deny the science outright but unwilling to buck a tide of flat-earth voters and selfish businesses that don't want to change their ways. This was Isakson's response, according to Think Progress:
Science has shown us that there has been a gradual warming of the earth over the last 50 years. What is not as clear is whether the cause for this warming is man-made emissions, a cyclical warming of the planet, or a combination of both. Given the uncertainty in the science behind climate change, I believe that we should take proactive steps, both personally and as a nation, to reduce our emissions. footprint.
Interestingly, though, Isakson doesn't support any "proactive measures" to combat climate change.
The current GOP represents a step backward from the Bush administration, which acknowledged the threat of climate change. In 2007, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US was "a major emitter" and was not "above the international community on the issue." She also said that "all nations should tackle" the "growing problem" of climate change. (h/t The New Civil Rights Movement)
"The current GOP represents a step backward from the Bush administration." Think about that!
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Bracewell Advises Chesapeake Energy on the Biggest of $2.6 Billion Trio of Deals
Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.
UPDATE: 4/12/12, 5:55 p.m. EDT, a Vinson & Elkins M&A team including partners Todd Triller, Robin Fredrickson, and Keith Fullenweider advised TPG Capital in the CHK Cleveland Tonkawa share purchase.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced a trio of deals on Monday that will net the Oklahoma City–based oil and gas producer $2.6 billion in cash.
The largest of the deals is the $1.25 billion sale of preferred shares in newly formed subsidiary CHK Cleveland Tonkawa—an entity that combines two of the company's liquids-rich assets in Oklahoma—to an investment group led by GSO Capital Partners, an affiliate of private equity firm The Blackstone Group. The purchasing group also includes TPG Capital, Magnetar Capital, and EIG Global Energy Partners. The completed deal calls for the group to receive a 3.75 percent royalty interest in the first 1,000 new wells drilled on the 245,000-acre play in question, as well as a 6 percent quarterly dividend.
A team from Bracewell & Giuliani advised Chesapeake on the sale. The firm's team includes business and regulatory cochair G. Alan Rafte, tax partner Elizabeth McGinley, and corporate partner John Brantley. Earlier this month, the firm also represented Chesapeake in a Utica Shale joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners.
Chesapeake also turned to longtime outside counsel C. Ray Lees of Oklahoma City's Commercial Law Group for legal advice on the sale as well as the other two deals announced on Monday. Henry Hood is Chesapeake's general counsel and Douglas Jacobson is executive vice president of acquisitions and divestitures.
Magnetar Capital, one of the members of the purchasing group, is being advised by a team from Weil, Gotshal & Manges led by Dallas-based corporate partner Rodney Moore. Information on the firms representing the other members of the investor group was not available in time for publication. A spokeswoman for Blackstone's regular outside counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said the firm is not involved in this transaction. (John Finley, Blackstone's chief legal officer, is a former Simpson Thacher partner.)
In the second of Monday's deals, Chesapeake completed the sale of a ten-year volumetric production payment (VPP) to an affiliate of Morgan Stanley for roughly $745 million. Going back to 2007, Chesapeake has completed ten VVP's (in which the company accepts money up front in exchange for natural gas output over a set period) for a total of nearly $6.4 billion in proceeds. This particular deal is for natural gas assets from Chesapeake's Anadarko Basin Granite Wash play in Oklahoma.
Chesapeake's third deal on Monday calls for the company to sell 58,400 acres of leasehold in the Texoma Woodford natural gas play in Oklahoma to Exxon Mobil Corporation subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. XTO will pay approximately $590 million in cash for the tract. That deal is expected to close by the end of the month.
Chesapeake, the nation's second-largest natural gas producer behind Exxon Mobil, has been shedding shale assets as part of an effort to reduce its long-term debt. In January, Chesapeake raised roughly $2.32 billion by selling a 25 percent stake in its Utica Shale parcel in eastern Ohio to French oil company Total. The plan is partly a response to demand from Chesapeake's shareholders, as stock prices have dipped almost 40 percent in the past year.Make a comment
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Saga readers will lose themselves in the moving new novel by Beryl Matthews, WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES, published in hardback and ebook today by Allison & Busby. A grieving young woman finds solace in the unruly horses on a wealthy estate, but has to prove her worth to keep a position usually held by men. The paperback edition is set to follow in September.
1856. Christine Banner is alone after her father's death. Determined to make her own way in the world, she stumbles onto an estate in the New Forest where she finds work that she loves. However, when the future looks uncertain, Christine's skill at handling some of the large and difficult war horses shines through and captures the attention of the son of the estate owner. In the face of grief, sadness and disappointment, Christine's intelligence and strength will be tested until she finds the place she can truly call home.
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We are beyond excited to introduce our little sister, Kerry, as a guest blogger. As the youngest of five girls, Kerry has always shined and held her unique place in our big family; here, she yet again shows off her knowledge and insight as an architect. Our sister Colleen, in particular, would be proud to read Kerry's discussion of how the "built environment" can promote healing and Colleen would appreciate the unique form of care offered to cancer patients by Maggie's Centres in the UK.
Everyone knows Colleen was a champion of everyone around her, but she was especially protective and supportive of her sisters. When I showed more artistic than athletic promise as a young person, Colleen insisted that I take an art class outside of our basic grade school art program. I don't remember how old I was or if she was in medical school or her residency at the time, but I do remember her driving me to the weekly class, rushing me from basketball practice at least a couple of times. Colleen barely played me when she coached my 7th grade basketball team, so her believing in my artistic abilities was HUGE. I knew she wouldn't push me to do something just to be nice. Plus, taking an art class where I knew no one probably prepared me to go to a college where I knew no one, and major in architecture, of which I knew nothing.
So, it is with my background in architecture that I would like to relate to caring for Colleen at the end of her life. The built environment (a term Colleen loved to poke fun at-"What does that even mean Kerry??") has the potential to either worsen discomfort or improve healing during times of crisis and its aftermath. Over the years we saw a spectrum of treatment facilities, in-patient and outpatient care rooms, hospital lobbies, and cafeterias. After Colleen died our house was transformed by what seemed to be a million bouquets, orchids and ferns, a rose bush and a new tree in the backyard: a physical manifestation of Colleen's reach. The places where we dwell define our dealings with death, almost as much as our intangible memories and feelings.
A recent issue of The Architectural Review is dedicated to death, chronicling crematoriums, chapels, hospitals, memorials, and care centers that deal with end of life experiences. One such exemplar of a place of healing is the Maggie's Centres. I've admired the architecture of these centers for a while, but it wasn't until caring for Colleen in her last few months that I truly longed for something similar in the US, much less Michigan.
Who is Maggie?
Maggie Keswick Jencks was a writer, landscape designer, cancer patient, and wife of architectural theorist Charles Jencks. In the last few months of her life, she and her husband and cancer nurse outlined their ideas for a cancer care center that could contrast the banal and sterile atmosphere of the hospital where she was being treated. In the Metropolis Magazine article "Living with Cancer" Samuel Medina describes Maggie's feelings: "In such neglected, thoughtless spaces, she wrote, patients like herself were left to 'wilt' under the desiccating glare of fluorescent lights."
What is a Maggie's Centre?
Maggie's Centres offer free emotional, practical, and social support for cancer patients, as well as their friends and family. The first one opened in Edinburgh, followed by 19 more in various cities across the UK, one in Hong Kong, and a few more planned for the UK and other international cities. Each center is designed by a different architect, resulting in a collection of wildly distinct buildings, yet all adhere to the same prompt. They are located near, but remain separate from, institutional hospitals and treatment centers, and do not replace conventional cancer care.
Simply put by Dezeen's Amy Frearson: "it offers a non-clinical environment where anyone affected by cancer can stop by for advice or support."
Richard Rogers' design for the West London location has won multiple design awards, most notably the 2009 RIBA Stirling Prize. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in turn donated their winnings back to the cancer care center.
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Maggie's Centres are intentionally informal, residential in scale, and multi-purposed. If you want community, you can be comforted to find a group gardening class, other patients to chat with, yoga, and therapy sessions. If you would like a private place to think, you can find a library, a quiet garden, a cozy reading nook, or a massage. Worried about financials, sleeping, or your nutrition? You can even talk to experts in these fields at Maggie's Centres. When we were scrambling to find a massage therapist with cancer patient experience, we could have used the resources of Maggie's Centres. When we simply wanted to get out of the house without dealing with sad or confused looks, we definitely could have used a Maggie's.
The most recently completed Maggie's Centre in Manchester is summed up by its architects, Foster + Partners, this way: "The design of the Manchester centre aims to establish a domestic atmosphere in a garden setting and, appropriately, is first glimpsed at the end of a tree-lined street, a short walk from The Christie Hospital and its leading oncology unit."
Architects Have Feelings Too
- Sir Norman Foster, designer of the Manchester location has said: "I have first-hand experience of the distress of a cancer diagnosis and understand how important Maggie's Centres are as a retreat offering information, sanctuary and support."
- Frank Gehry, designer of the Dundee and Hong Kong locations, described his pain in designing the first center outside the UK: "I was going through the loss of a daughter while I was designing the center," the architect said. "I think you sort of suck it up and hope to make something that is soothing and respectful and hopeful. There's always hope, it's not a dead end." The Hong Kong center features a garden designed by Maggie's daughter, Lily Jencks.
- Maggie's husband, Charles Jencks, has also emphasized the importance of caregivers: In Steve Rose's Guardian article, Maggie's Centres: can architecture cure cancer?, Jencks states "in a way, the carers are more important than the patients. Because if the carers are cared for, they turn up, they enjoy it and you create this virtuous circle, this mood in a Maggie's Centre which is quite amazing. So architecture helps do that because it looks after the carers."
Most people have some connection to cancer, including architects. By involving star architects, like Frank Gehry, celebrities like Benedict Cumberbatch, and powerhouses like Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Maggie's Centres have been able to gain support, offer free services, and continue opening new centers in cities across the UK and internationally.
Yet the success of Maggie's Centres can also be attributed to its sensible (small scale), sensitive (support not limited to a scheduled appointment slot), and inclusive (accessible for everyone affected by cancer) concept that fills a gap in healthcare today. Some hospitals have even "solicited the foundation's services" that Maggie's Centres offer, such is the case with the opening of the Glasgow location, near Gartnavel General Hospital. Of the foundation's past year of visitors, "99% found the support [Maggie's Centres] offer helpful." The West London location alone gets almost 100 visitors a day.
What makes this foundation even more unusual is its commitment to designers who help realize these goals. Charles Jencks claims the architecture is "risk taking" because it engages with a very real existential crisis. "To live is a great risk. Cancer patients go through this cycle of desperate fear, of deciding to die," he says. "But those like Maggie risked to live. That's the architecture in a way and what architects need to get into their building. And I think they have." Jencks admits to using the famous architects as a way to gain funding, notice, and continued support. In return, the architects jump at the opportunity to be among the list of top designers, to contribute to this innovation in cancer care, and to grapple with an unusual design challenge. Richard Rogers describes the centres as "in a way monumental, and precious, like a church that isn't a church, a gallery that is not in a museum, or a house that is not a home." Maggie's Centres are fairly unprecedented in building type, and wrapped up in the program requirements are complicated emotions of fear, mortality, healing, and hope. With these challenges, architects and the Maggie's Centre charity have set up a high risk, high reward cancer care system.
Consider Design, Consider Space as a Factor in Caregiving
+ What is wrong with the U.S.?
You might be thinking well, lots of things. You might be thinking, this could never happen here! But if they can do it, maybe we can push ourselves to do something similar, at any scale. Take this funny comment about Americans for example, and note Maggie's original goal:
+ Creating a Sense of Home
Each Maggie's Centre includes a kitchen, and a central dining table, which are often the heart of a home. Creating the feeling of home can be simple, and an important way of healing or providing comfort.
+ Views of Nature, Natural Light, Fresh Air
It was pretty chilly when Colleen was very sick, and we all remember how crazy we probably looked, propping up chairs by our front door and opening it to get some fresh air and sun. My favorite part of the various Maggie's Centres is the range of landscape designs and the attention that goes into shaping garden views, providing different ways to experience the outdoors, and considering the effects of natural light.
Peter Zumthor, a favorite architect of mine, has said before "When I like it, you will like it too, because I'm not so special." It is obvious from each of the 20 Maggie's Centres that every designer has a distinct style, but design that understands our core vulnerabilities and how to make us feel invited, relaxed, and supported in times of need, is design that can be liked by all.
Maggie gets it. She understood that while hospitals are vital in treating cancer, a supplemental support system rooted in a physical place is necessary. She understood that caregivers and families need support too. She understood that light and atmosphere are important aspects in healing. Colleen would have loved what Maggie Keswick Jencks has started in the UK with Maggie's Centres, and I only hope they keep growing, right into the US.
"Living with Cancer" by my former classmate, Samuel Medina, for Metropolis Magazine
"Maggie's Manchester by Foster + Partners: 'What matters is not to lose that joy of living in the fear of dying" by Gillian Darley, for The Architectural Review
"Pile of Hope- 20 Years of Maggie's Centres" by Cate St Hill
"A Home from Home: Maggies West London Revisited" by Amanda Birch in The Architect's Journal
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Alex is a digital communications officer and has worked at Greenpeace for two years. She is an enthusiastic scuba diver, and in her spare time takes part in a scuba diving club. Alex also loves hiking and photography, and volunteers for local environmental projects including beach litter clean up days. She is an adventurous and caring person, and loves travelling.
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Kalabhavan Shajon is the actor who came to silver screen from Mimicry field. He had become popular at first doing many comedy characters here in Mollywood and then surprised us all with his amazing performance in the movie named Drishyam in which he played the negative character opposite none other than Mohanlal. Then he had done many blockbuster films like Oppam and Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol with Mohanlal and played many important characters as well. This time he had come up with a movie named Pareeth Pandari, in which he had played the title character. Debutant named Gafoor Elliyas had written and directed this movie.
Pareeth is living in a coastal village named Thangalangadi and he is 60 years old. He has a wife and 3 daughters and the elder daughter is 30 years old. She is still unmarried and Pareeth is very sad about the situation. Financial problems are the main reason for that and the film showcases the unexpected incidents that happens in Pareeth's life.
The main attraction of this movie is the performance of Kalabhavan Shajon as Pareeth Pandari. He had become the character in his look, body language and each and every movement of his was perfect. His performance was amazing and it was he who had become the backbone of this movie. Other artists like Sajitha Madathil, Ansiba, Anil Murali, Jaffer Idukki, Sunil Sugatha, Resmi, Joy Mathew etc also done very well playing their characters perfectly. James Vasanthan, the popular Tamil music director had tuned the music for this movie and the DOP of this flick was Faizal. Both of them had done a very good job in this flick and Ratheesh Mohan's editing was also good. Belli Raj and Shybin had jointly produced this flick under the banner of Chennai Film Factory. It seems that great recognitions are coming for Kalabhavan Shajon through his performance in it. It is an engaging class entertainer which tells the story in an intense and heart touching manner. You can watch it with your family and you will be satisfied for sure.


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The Britney Spears promo train keeps chugging along with yet another new full-length track from Spears' upcoming album, Glory.
"Clumsy" leaked early this morning along with 35 seconds of another Glory track titled, "Just Love Me," but both were quickly pulled. Now "Clumsy" has been officially released by Spears and Co. and offers a change up from the sultry "Make Me" and the poppy "Private Show."
Combining a catchy, bluesy beat with an electro-pop tempo, Spears coos, "Call me a fool, call me insane / But don't call it a day" on the tongue-in-cheek track. While we're a bit put off by the 'Chipmunk' sound effect, it is nice to hear Spears sounding like she's genuinely having fun in the studio for the sing-along single.
"Clumsy" doesn't push Spears vocally, but after years of lip syncing in concerts, maybe it's better for the Las Vegas performer to lean further from the 'singer' side and closer to the 'entertainer' side of the pop music spectrum.
"Clumsy" is now available on Apple music and when fans pre-order Glory.
Like "Make Me," Spears also co-wrote "Clumsy," hitting the studio with songwriter Talay Riley to flesh out the lyrics.
The new song arrives the same week that Spears recorded her iconic music video for "…Baby One More Time" back in 1998. Different pop beat, same abs still killin' it.
Nigel Dick, director of Baby One More Time. First ever music video… 18 years ago. Most precious day of my life!!!! pic.twitter.com/QeAWQY9Dob
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) August 9, 2016
In addition to today's new track from Glory, news from Spears' camp also includes an upcoming appearance on Carpool Karaoke with The Late Late Show host James Corden. The episode, which we're betting includes a stop at a Starbucks drive-thru, will air on August 25, one day before Spears' ninth studio album Glory drops.


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"He's her mate and he dipped his stick in several other … actually many other oil tanks. So she dumped his furry player ass, snuck away in the middle of the night and hadn't really planned on ever going back there again." – Dwayne
Last night was "cleanse the palette" night. After some difficult reads, with deep thought processes needed, it was time to pull up a "freebie" from an Indie author. Ground rules: the author's first book in a series (I had thought this was actually her first book, then I got a gander at the whole NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author thing – ah well!), a 'light' read with a female lead, and it has to promise to have some humour.
What I came up with was Ready to Were: Shift Happens, Book One. Originally appearing in Three Southern Beaches, which I haven't read, this novella extends a short. Essie McGee is an agent with WTF – the Werewolf Treaty Federation. Her job is, basically, to go out and kill things. Quite a bit different from her life on Hung Island, Georgia, where her main interest was her sexy Alpha Hank Wilson. That all ended when Hank couldn't keep it in his pants – who wants to be barefoot and pregnant and at the beck and call of a player – but when Essie gets marching orders back to go back to Hung Island on a case, even though she would rather chew off her own paw, well. Hilarity happens.
Dragging her gay 300 year old Vampyre best friend along with her for moral support, Essie blows into Hung Island to all the things she left behind. Including Grandma Bobby Sue – and the dreaded Hank the Cheater. But as Dwayne says, "you're far too beautiful to be hung up on a goober."
There are missing women, strangers in town, and a desperate rush to find the women before it is too late. All well written, paced and plotted. But the best part? I am lying in bed with my Shih Tzu, Koda, and I laughed so hard when we met Grandma Bobby Sue that he leaped up off my stomach and started barking at whatever made his mom blow up!
I loved this book! As I said, it is free on Amazon, so grab your copy and sit back to enjoy yourself! Published November 25, 2014, I guess I will have to wait a bit for the next installment. Bummer!


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History of Hyundai
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Company) - a South Korean company. It is engaged in the production of cars. The company's headquarters is located in Seoul.
After the end of the Korean War in the country rapidly began construction. In the wake of the boom in December 1967 founded the company Hyundai Construction Hyundai Motor. Thus was the beginning of the formation of engineering and transport industries in South Korea. Originally, the company was known as the Hyundai project - design and shipbuilding firm. But in 1968t, the company begins production of automobiles.
The first car, which released the company was Ford Cortina MK I, manufactured under license. But already in 1973, was organized by the department of development, which was led by George Turnbull. In the first model, the company Hyundai used Japanese and British know-how and designer Giorgio Giugiaro contribution with his ItalDesign. It was a Hyundai-Pony 1.3, saw the light in 1985. This car was designed for the middle class. He immediately gained recognition in the Korean domestic market.
Exports of cars began in the late 70s. The company acquired a truly invaluable experience in overseas markets. In the 80 years the standard of living has risen so that the car is a symbol of prosperity and wealth has become simply a vehicle, what it should actually be. By the mid-80s the company Hyundai has gained a strong position in the US and Canada. Some models of the firm have been adapted to the requirements of export markets. But the company did not stop the development of new models.


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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 3 – Which Came First, The Melody or The Motif?
What is the theme, actually? This is a common semantic wrinkle in musical terminology. Specifically, is a theme simply the melody, or is it the melody and the harmony that underpins it? It would seem that the melody has primacy. The monophonic nature of a melody is a mnemonic aid – one internalizes that single line more readily than a group of simultaneous pitches. The melody rises to the forefront of one's memory the way it rises to the forefront of much of Western music; it stands out in relief. One can recall a melody in a conversation with someone else, and say, "I love that piece that goes like that…" and then sing a snatch of the melody, obviously without accompaniment, since we usually don't have a guitar, piano or string orchestra standing by when we're on the go.
But many of us have probably experienced a particular phenomenon that demonstrates the varying degree of importance of melody in a given piece of music: Someone sings a melody to you, unaccompanied, asking if you know it – maybe he or she knows the music, but has forgotten the name. And you have no idea what he or she is singing – it does not register in your memory of all the music you know. Later that person remembers what the piece was and tells you, and of course you know it as well. Now, when the melody is sung again, you place the harmony under it in your imagination, and it all comes together.
Some themes, as great as they are, lean more on harmony than others and are very hard to sing to someone – and very hard to recognize only from the melody. Take for instance the riveting, bad-assed opening of Brahms's First Symphony:
Many have remarked about Brahms's First Symphony and its debt to Beethoven – the most overt example of that debt being the similar character of the theme of Brahms' last movement and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" theme in the finale of his Ninth Symphony. The opening of the Brahms above is a perfect example of one of those melodies that you cannot sing to a friend – it is pretty funny and frustrating to even try, and while Brahms also wrote many perfectly singable gorgeous melodies, this opening does bear out George Bernard Shaw's quip, in this case at least, that you can't sing Brahms. This disavowal of singability, I believe, is a Beethovenian gesture.
It's easy to see how unsingable this opening is by trying to sing the violins or cellos, which double the melody in octaves. The upwards-chromatic climb of the line does not sound like much by itself. Then, starting at bar 5, the intervals grow and descend in wide leaps. Just to sing these intervals in tune requires pretty good pitch. This is not the melody that the layman walks out of the concert hall whistling or humming, like he does with a theme from a symphony of Tchaikovsky (who did not warm to Brahms's music at all, at least in his correspondence).
The other factor is rhythmic displacement. Already in the first bar, Brahms introduces a key motivic component by making the C-sharp in the melody anticipate the downbeat of the following bar by one eighth note, and he continues with this practice, anticipating the downbeats at the beginning or halfway point of each bar. We shouldn't underestimate the audacity of opening a symphony like this – if the symphony was hard enough to sing without a piano standing by, the anticipated upbeats ensure that your poor friend will be completely rhythmically lost as soon as you start singing it to him or her, unless you're ready to bang out some eighth-note triplets. If Brahms was a less original composer, he might have written the opening without this rhythmic anticipation. Brahms was nothing if not a supremely imaginative rhythmicist. Here is how a more rhythmically "square" composer might have approached the opening:
The violins and cello now play on downbeats. It's perfectly acceptable, but nowhere near as unsettling. The rhythmic displacement, along with the chromaticism and wide leaps of melody, is what makes the symphony unlike anything else. Everything works together: The rhythmic anticipation is easily felt and heard as a wonderful syncopation once we have the timpani, basses and contrabassoon pounding out those killer low C eighth-note pedal points. Likewise, the melody needs the rich harmony of the woodwinds, horns and violas that descend in the opposite direction to tell its chromatic story – and in this sense, then, the story is a harmonic story as much as it is a melodic story. That is big, and it's why Brahms is so big: he was able to fundamentally shift the focus of musical narrative away from a singable melody. This, more than the cosmetic similarities between Brahms' First and Beethoven's Ninth, was how Brahms honored the symphonic legacy of his great predecessor.
The harmony itself is a kind of protagonist in Brahms' symphony, and this is an undoubtedly modern gesture. Although the harmony of the opening is completely stamped with Brahms' identity, he is not reinventing the wheel here – it owes much to Bach. (Play the opening of the symphony back to back with Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, for example.) Rather, Brahms' innovation is in the way he reassign the role of a musical component like harmony in the unfolding symphonic narrative. This opening is undoubtedly about something, but it's not something that you could pluck out and sing to a friend. Its identity is spread throughout the whole texture, and each part is interdependent. It is the malleability of identity that is deeply modern. To forsake melodic primacy is to forsake a definition of beauty that rests on clarity and comprehensibility. When the melody is not easily identifiable, what draws us in?
This rhetorical question is the subject of the symphony: As with Beethoven's Ninth, the story begins with non-comprehending angst and moves towards the clarity of melodic primacy in the last movement. Both symphonies arrive at famously singable melodies in their last movements, implying a victory of melody over motif finally – a counter-disavowal of the more motivic form of expression that the symphonies began with. Beethoven and Brahms say to us, "Here is melody, it does indeed have primacy," but it is really the motif that reigns supreme. What draws us in and holds us there for the duration with Beethoven and Brahms is the omnipresent motif.
For Brahms and Beethoven the symphonists, melody is a creation born of the motif – it is not the simple "gift" we talked about earlier: It must be earned. The motif is the source, the raw stuff from which melody springs. The melody acts like a mortal being: is always immediately perceivable yet intermittent – it comes and goes; it is always in flux, transient, and temporary. The motif acts like that mortal being's omnipotent creator: it is not always immediately perceivable yet always present – it is constant and fixed; it is forever. The melody is beautiful; the motif is sublime. If the melodic activity throughout a large-scale work has motivic continuity, then it makes a claim at sublimity as well.
It's easy to stumble on the term "motif" because it is vague: Often, the melody and motif are one and the same thing in a discussion about a work, but usually, the motif means an isolated part of the melody that has specific intervallic and rhythmic properties. It may sound melodic in itself; it may not. Here are the opening bars of Beethoven's Ninth:
The motif has two quickly recognizable features: the interval of an open fifth, and the highly dotted rhythm that we hear first in the first violins, answered in the next bar by the violas and basses. As a melody, that figure is little more than a wisp. But that's the idea. When a proper melody begins and we hear the first real theme of the movement at the pick up to the seventeenth bar,
we then see that the motif was preparing us for it – the melody employs the motif's dotted rhythm, and the interval of the fifth is inverted.
For the first 16 bars of the symphony, Beethoven uses only two notes – an A and an E. Our ear, the first time we hear this, assumes that we are hearing a tonic fifth, with the A as the root. We sense that we are in some sort of "A" tonality. Whether it's A major or A minor is not clear because there is no minor third or major third interval above the A that would indicate the mode. So we feel a sense of suspension, but whereas suspension in classical music from Bach on had implied an incipient resolution, here we are suspended in mid-air as it were, with no sign of where we might be headed. In those opening 16 bars, Beethoven has succinctly sketched a musical portrayal of chaos and formlessness.
For me, the effect of this opening never diminishes. Even though I know the symphony and know what's coming, I am never prepared for the D-minor tonality that is coming down the pike, until it gets there and blasts itself into my body and brain. When the main theme does enter at bar 17, it creates a unique, unsettling feeling that was new to music: Instead of lessening the vertigo of the beginning, it increases it. It is as if we have been standing on a precipice in the clouds, not sure of what is underneath us. Then some of the clouds clear, we can see the ground from our high precipice, and all of the sudden we realize how far away we are from the ground.
But why are we still in the clouds, filled with only more vertigo? Why doesn't the firm tonality of D-minor in the theme at bar 17 ground us? Hasn't this whole beginning just been a long and drawn-out V – I progression? Not really: The open fifth of A and E, in itself, does not qualify as a functioning dominant: It lacks a C-sharp leading tone that would pull us towards the D tonic, or a G that would pull us towards the F natural of the D minor triad. It is stubbornly directionless. It is a motif, which means: It is an empty vessel for now, waiting to be filled. So when the D minor theme arrives, it does not feel like it resolves what preceded it – on the contrary, it feels like a usurping.
Beethoven creates that feeling of space between the dominant and tonic through the vagueness of the motivic open fifth. But how exactly does he draw those clouds away from underneath our precipice? The secret is the bassoons and the horns in B-flat. Let's look at the full score from bar thirteen, as we head into that terrifying theme:
At bar 15, the bassoons and B flat horns play Ds. They do not start on the downbeat, but come in on the second eighth note of the bar. This is a masterstroke – they sneak in upon us rather than landing squarely, and in this way the effect is more of a subtle shift and less of an overt transition – an A pedal point is shifting to a D. After all – this is not any kind of harmonic resolution at all – it's more like a drop. In a symphonic texture, everything always blurs together a bit, and Beethoven exploits this blur. We still have the motivic A-E open fifth in our ears and then the Ds of the horns and bassoons nestle under the A. For a strange, blurred moment at bar 15, our ears perceive something like this:
What is Beethoven up to here? He's playing the same kind of game as he did in the Op. 96 quartet we looked at earlier: He is messing around with the hierarchy of the dominant and tonic, poking and prodding at the bedrock of Western tonality, this time by scrambling our ears right from the gate with this strange cipher of the open fifth that begins the symphony. Again, as in Op. 96, the tonic and dominant are in an adversarial relationship, repelling each other rather than attracting each other. And again, the bedrock relationship of dominant and tonic will become the main story of the piece.
Beethoven is like a storyteller who says to you: I am going to tell you about a beautiful princess and a prince and a dragon. And so you roll your eyes because you're sure you've heard it before. And then he starts to tell you his tale. All the characters are there, and all of the themes are there – love, nobility, good conquering over evil, bravery – but some things have been switched around: The dragon, perhaps, is the one who falls in love with the princess. And the princess is torn between the dragon and the prince. Maybe the dragon isn't purely evil; maybe the prince isn't purely good…Maybe the dragon is the prince. Beethoven uses the same material as everyone else and then pokes a hole in it, so that something new springs forth and we see everything in a different way.
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The Best Test
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Physicist Michael Faraday's journal from 1849 provided the epigram currently perched on the welcome page of my personal site, and I suspect it may already be familiar to most readers of popular science:
"Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature, and in such things as these, experiment is the best test of such consistency."
The first clause has developed an epigrammatic life of its own; science writers often roll it out when they want to convey appreciative awe for some brilliant intricacy or unexpected beauty of the natural world. That was certainly the intention of the late, great polymathic team of Philip and Phylis Morrison when they introduced me to Faraday's quote during the 1990s while planning the reinvention of their long-running book reviews as a monthly essay column, "Wonders," for Scientific American. (Originally, they wanted the title of the column to be "Nothing is Too Wonderful to Be True," until I gently pointed out to them that such a lengthy phrase might not even fit across the top of the page in the new design.)
Far be it from me to knock anyone's sense of natural wonder, or the power of science to uncover glories that inspire it. Yet I notice that most casual uses of the quotation leave out "...and in such things as these, experiment is the best test of such consistency." And in so doing, I think, they are unfortunately omitting the most important part of Faraday's reflection.
Faraday is, after all, not just cheering for us to marvel at nature. He is cautioning us to test our most marvelous hypotheses through rigorous experiment to see if they hold true and consistent with the rest of physical reality. The universe's inventiveness can far surpass anything we might imagine, but we therefore should not let either our own incredulity or rapture at the amazing possibilities lead us astray.
The first half of Faraday's quote makes it poetry. The second half makes it science. The union of the two yields the richest human experience from engaging the universe with all our faculties. As such, I couldn't think of a more fitting sentiment to take as a slogan.
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Former Ottawa hospital technician Misbahuddin Ahmed has been found guilty of two terrorism-related charges by a jury.
Ahmed, 30, had pleaded not guilty to conspiring to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity, participation in the activities of a terrorist group, and possession of explosives with intent to do harm after his arrest in August 2010.
His eight-week trial began in mid-May and went to a jury on Tuesday. On Friday, the jury found him guilty of the first two charges but not guilty to the possession of explosives charge.
Conspiring to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison, while participation in the activities of a terrorist group has a 10-year maximum term.
Ahmed will be sentenced on Sept. 15.
"I'm devastated by the verdict, it's never easy to lose a case and it's especially hard to see someone like this be convicted of these types of offences," said Ahmed's lawyer, Mark Ertel.
"He's a good man, a family man, the jury obviously found that for a short period of time in his life he was misguided but the acquittal on the third count proves they realized if there was any danger to Canadians or anyone he put an end to it."
Crown lawyers said during the trial that Ahmed was a "committed jihadist" with an eye on potential Canadian targets, pointing to a bag in his basement they alleged held bomb-making materials.
Ahmed and his defence said during the trial that he was trying to stop a planned attack and was planning to destroy the contents of the bag, which he got from a known extremist.
The jury heard how the RCMP had tapped Ahmed's phone and videotaped him meeting with that same extremist, whose name is covered under a publication ban.
A verdict is expected in the trial for Khurram Sher, one of Ahmed's alleged co-conspirators, on Aug. 19.


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Dr. Alan H. Golden is a 1974 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his residency in pediatric dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1976.
Initially working for another pediatric dental practice and teaching at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Dr. Golden opened his own practice in Dale City in July, 1979 and has practiced there since. In July of 1995, Dr. Golden opened an additional office in the Town of Quantico.
Dr. Golden is a Board Eligible Pediatric Dentist and Active Member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry since 1976 and has served on various committees over the last 25 years. Dr. Golden currently holds teaching positions in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Medical College of the Virginia School of Dentistry and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Golden is currently responsible for the dental education of Pediatric Residents at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. Dr. Golden is currently on the medical staff of five area hospitals; Children's Hospital in D.C., Inova Fairfax and Inova Fair Oaks Hospitals, Potomac Hospital, and Prince William Hospital. Dr. Golden is a member of numerous professional organizations and held many positions of responsibility among them.
Dr. Golden has always worked, both within professional organizations and professionally, as an advocate for better patient care.
"Dr. Al, the Kiddies' Pal" has been a nickname given to Dr. Golden for over 25 years. Many thousands of patients later... the label still sticks, as many can attest to, even those now grown-up. "I'm lucky enough to have a profession where I can help people and a specialty that I truly love. I get to work with the most tender of patients, many of whom really need specialized help. I do my best to help them receive the optimum in dental care without the trauma that has scared so many of today's adults. It has been a distinct pleasure to see so many of my patients grow up with happy, healthy smiles and the even greater honor of doing the same for their children."
Dr. Herschel Jones is a 1976 graduate of the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences. He completed his pediatric dentistry residency program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1981.
After several years as a pediatric dentist with the Army Dental Corps, to include serving as assistant to the director of one of the two Army Pediatric Dentistry Residency Training Programs, he joined Golden Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics in 1995.
Dr. Jones is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist, Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He has also published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is a member of many professional organizations.
Parents readily understand why it is said that, "Dr. Jones absolutely loves being a pediatric dentist." It is evident in the caring attitude and joy by which he interacts with the children.
As a father of four, Dr. Jones fully understands both the joys and challenges of parenthood and invites you to come join our dental family to help "Fight decay with Dr. 'J'!"
Dr. Budania completed her pediatric dentistry residency in 2015 at the, Tufts University School of Dental medicine, Boston. Dr. Budania previously earned her dental degree from the University of Rajasthan in 2010 in Bachelors in Dental Surgery before moving to the US. Dr. Budania has received extensive training to provide primary and comprehensive, preventive and therapeutic oral health care for pediatric patients, infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. She believes in communicating and educating both parents and children in preventive dentistry to nurture a positive attitude towards oral care and dentistry.
She loves to spend time her toddler boy and is very passionate about yoga, meditation and painting.
Dr. Hennigh grew up in Springfield, Virginia and went to West Springfield High School. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1992, and finished 3rd in his class at The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1996. He then took additional training at Penn as a resident in General Dentistry before practicing as a dentist at The Watergate Dental Associates in Washington, DC from 1998 to 2003. In 2003 Dr. Hennigh recognized that he would like to move on from General Dentistry and specialize in Orthodontics. He left the Watergate and worked as a civilian dentist with The U.S. Army in Germany while preparing applications for Orthodontic programs. In July of 2005 he began studies in Orthodontics at The Eastman Dental Center at The University of Rochester. The program was two years in length, very demanding, highly rewarding, and at its conclusion Dr. Hennigh had earned certification by the American Board of Orthodontics as a Diplomate. He has been practicing with Golden Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics since the summer of 2007, and thoroughly enjoys the combined practice environment Dr. Golden has fostered.
Most orthodontists practice either solo, or in a larger group orthodontic practice. At Golden Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, pediatric dental and orthodontic services are available under one roof at all our locations. Dr. Hennigh believes this leads to improved communication between the professionals involved in a child's oral health care, and thus improved outcomes when a patient needs orthodontic treatment. Having been an adolescent orthodontic patient himself, he can personally attest to the oral health, and psycho-social advantages derived from a harmonious bite and attractive smile. He welcomes the opportunity to help children, adolescents, and adults realize these benefits, and he believes that the results can have positive, life-lasting consequences as he has seen in his own experience.
Dr. Hennigh is currently a member of the following organizations:
Dr. Hennigh is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. As a Diplomate, Dr. Hennigh passed a rigorous clinical and oral testing process administered by his peers in the American Board of Orthodontics.
Dr. Dumlao earned his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1994 and while there, he was a member of the PSI OMEGA Dental Fraternity. After graduating, Dr. Dumlao began practicing dentistry in Philadelphia. In 2002, Dr. Dumlao moved to Northern Virginia and has been practicing here ever since. Dr. Dumlao joined Golden Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics in 2008.
Dr. Dumlao is a firm believer that cosmetic concerns are important but they should not ever compromise a patient's comfort and/or function. Other dentists may advertise their emphasis on cosmetics first, but for Dr. Dumlao the comfort of his patients is always his paramount concern. Dr. Dumlao has taken a great deal of his own time since graduating to continue his dental education in order to provide his patients with the most current treatment techniques and philosophies.
In his spare time Dr. Dumlao enjoys archery and watching cooking and travel programs on television, and YouTube. When you come for your visit, be sure to ask Dr. Dumlao what his favorite YouTube video of the day is.
Dr. Amante completed his pediatric dentistry residency in 2010 at the Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester in New York. Dr. Amante previously earned his dental degree from the University of the Philippines in 1993 where he served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry before moving to the US. He also completed a two-year advanced general dentistry residency program in 2000 at the Eastman Dental Center at the University of Rochester. Initially working as a general dentist in Seattle from 2000 to 2008, Dr. Amante found his passion treating children while volunteering at the youth homeless shelters in Seattle and abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico for Medical Teams International. Following his pediatric dental residency, he served as a faculty member and site director for the Smile Mobile Program of the Department of Community Dentistry at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health until 2012.
Dr. Amante is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and a Diplomate with the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and has published with the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is currently a member of the following organizations:
Dr. Amante enjoys time away from work first and foremost with his family enjoying all the activities that Northern Virginia has to offer.


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Italy coach Pierluigi Casiraghi unveiled his 22-man squad for next month's Beijing Olympics here on Thursday.
The Azzurrini (the little Azzurris) will undergo their pre-Games medical examinations on Monday before heading off to their training camp at Coverciano near Florence.
They have a warm up game against Romania scheduled for July 22 and are due to arrive in Beijing four days later.
Italy Olympic squad
Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Robert Acquafresca (Cagliari), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Antonio Cadreva (Udinese), Luca Cigarini (Parma), Andrea Coda (Udinese), Andrea Consigli (Atalanta), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Paolo De Ceglie (Juventus), Lorenzo De Silvestri (Lazio), Daniele Dessena (Parma), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Marco Motta (Udinese), Antonio Nocerino (Palermo), Andrea Ranocchia (Arezzo), Tommaso Rocchi (Lazio), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Andrea Russotto (Treviso), Salvatore Sirigiu (Citta di Castello), Emiliano Viviano (Brescia)
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While scouring the net for reviews on the latest Blackberry, I happened to come upon this recipe by Martha Stewart. It's called Spiced Up Hummus. And it sounds delicious. It's a recipe that's not time consuming and you can whip it up when your friends are headed to your place.
Image and recipe from Martha Stewart.
- 15 (1 can) ounces chickpeas, drained, reserving 1/4 cup of the liquid
- 1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground star anise (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped, plus whole leaves for garnish (optional)
- 1 plum tomato, peeled, seeded, and very finely chopped
- 2 scallions, very thinly sliced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- In a food processor combine beans and reserved bean liquid, tahini, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, star anise (if using), ginger, and cumin; puree until smooth.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and stir in cilantro, tomato, and scallions; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons oil over the top of the hummus. Before serving, garnish with cilantro leaves if desired.


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Really good real estate agents – how to tell a good one from a ho-hum one
You've decided it's time – so how can you find the perfect realtor to sell your home? Maybe it's time to move on from your business or sell your commercial property, but you're asking, what will real estate agents really do to help you?
Finding the right real estate agent is critical in all real estate sales. Selling real estate in today's competitive market is a tough ask, having the right people on board is essential, so how can you tell if you have commissioned the right real estate agent to sell your home, business or property?
We have laid out five sensible tips about things to look for when deciding on the best real estate agent to sell your property.
Two Way Communication Is Critical
Is your real estate agent listening, or is he or she just talk, talk, talk? It is vital that your real estate agent listens not only to you, but also to potential purchasers. A good real estate agent will ask the right questions, listen to what you have to say and understand any special needs that you may have.
A good agent will also be listening to your potential purchasers, know what they are looking for and be able to show them through a selection of suitable properties. After all, if you have a four-bedroom home with a pool, and your real estate agent brings through customers looking for a two bedroom unit, then he/she is wasting everyone's time.
So, Tip 1, look for a real estate agent's who not only listens to you, but explains back to you, in his/her own words, just what you are expecting from your property sale.
Can-do Attitude
You want an enthusiastic real estate agent who is eager to get out there and go for it. If there are hurdles to be jumped then he/she will have the problem solving skills to do that. He/she will have some great ideas on how you can make your property more attractive to buyers as well as the people power to bring in the right people interested in your property.
This type of real estate agent will have great references, so ask for the names of some of their former clients and give them a call to see what they have to say about the communication and selling powers of the real estate agent you are about to choose. If it isn't good, don't go there.
Tip 2, you want them geared up and ready to throw themselves into selling your property.
Building Relationships / Networking
A good real estate agent will know who's interested in what type of property. When you list your property for sale, they should already have people they can bring to the table. A talented real estate agent will keep in touch with his or hers' potential group of customers on an ongoing basis.
Relationship building also involves networking, getting out amongst the community and building a great list of contacts. This is not just limited to customers, it can include other real estate agents, mortgage brokers and auctioneers as well as potential vendors and buyers.
By building relationships, a motivated real estate agent is also building referrals from his/her network through their family, friends and colleagues – word of mouth is a very powerful marketing tool in the real estate industry.
Tip 3, choose a real estate agent well known within the community.
Honesty and Trustworthy
You are selling your biggest asset, you want to put it into the hands of someone honest, someone you can trust. Testimonials from previous clients are a great way to check out your real estate agent. What is the word around town and has he/she given you references to call. Go beyond the testimonials that are thrown in your face, call them up, go for coffee, hear exactly what they have to offer.
Make sure they are a fully licensed real estate agent and registered with Fair Trading in your state or territory. An honest real estate agent will tell you what your property is worth, not what you may simply want to hear. This is good information, because you do not want to spend time with a shoddy real estate agent who guarantees you a high price but never delivers it – month after month – hearing crickets.
So, listen to what your real estate agent has to say and make sure you base your decision on honesty and integrity when you are deciding what real estate agent to commission.
Tip 4, do your homework and make sure your real estate agent has a good track record.
Loving It
Make sure you hire a real estate agent who loves what they do. A positive attitude and a love of real estate will show through in everything they do. They need to embrace the market and really care about selling your property. Half-hearted attitudes and platitudes just won't cut the mustard. The right real estate agent will get great satisfaction from selling your home – just as much as they will finding the perfect home for the buyer.
Tip 5, look for a real estate agent with a passion for property and a zest for selling.
Passion For Property
All in all, do your homework, make sure you have thoroughly checked out just who should be commissioned to sell your property. Don't dive in at the deep end before doing your real estate agent research. Today's real estate environment is so much different to 10 years ago. Look for a tech savvy agency that can really catch the attention of potential buyers.
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When I think of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, I tend to think of a single location such as Palace Green in Durham, where both Castle and Cathedral are found, or Studley Royal in Yorkshire, where John Aislabie added his estate and water gardens to the existing ruins of Fountains Abbey. In Sicily though, I found the word "site" stretched to breaking point, for here UNESCO have granted World Heritage status, to what they call
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
That trips off the tongue doesn't it? What's more the description that might suggest three locations actually relates to nine; for the elements located in Palermo include the cathedral, three other churches, a pair of palaces… and a bridge! Furthermore, though Monreale is contained within the urban sprawl of Palermo it is a separate town, and Cefalù is over 60km away as the crow flies.
So what were UNESCO thinking? Well this scattering of locations are united by unique evidence of intercultural cooperation, describe by UNESCO as:
…the fruitful coexistence of people of different origins and religions (Muslim, Byzantine, Latin, Jewish, Lombard and French).
If you've read my previous posts from Sicily, then this multiculturalism will come as no surprise, but what surprised me was the impact that some of these structures (I didn't visit all nine) had on me, and two in particular.
From my brief visit to a cold and grey Cefalù I headed straight to Monreale where heavy rain and the fact that the Cathedral was closed made me question the value of a visit. I persevered, killing time with a quick lunch and a when the rain stopped, a walk around the wet streets nearby (rarely great conditions for photography). As I wandered I caught glimpses of a style I was to become familiar with on my travels around the island but I had no idea what was in store.
When the doors opened once more people materialised from all directions, and with good reason. I was immediately reminded of Howard Carter's words on entering the Tomb of Tutankhamun; everywhere the glint of gold. Not the gilt statuary and picture frames that you might expect in a catholic cathedral; here it was in mosaic and roof timbers, pictorial and abstract, above you and below. With too many people around to deploy a tripod, and works too delicate to even consider a flash, I wedged myself between pillars and into corners in an attempt to get the stability to produce decent pictures. These don't even begin to do justice to a building whose beauty literally brought tears to my eyes. The nave shone with the Byzantine and the Muslim (those geometric patterns produced by a religion that shuns figurative representation), but beyond the altar the style changed.
Here Baroque chapels revel in marble craftsmanship that anywhere else would be with a visit in themselves but of course the return journey to the exit doors was by way of that magnificent nave that would form my abiding memory.
Time to dry my eyes and return to the real world.


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Brandy Gibson from Chestnut Ridge Church in Morgantown, WV brings us this bottled Christmas design.
They built a 12-foot tall glass tree for their "Finding Christmas" series. They hung 483 glass bottles with 20 lb. test fishing line from an overhead batton on their stage.
They constructed a 6′ wide, 12′ tall cone-shaped skeleton from 1″ aluminum tubing, welded aluminum angle and polycarbonate sheeting of varying thicknesses (thickest at the widest part of the cone). Using a clear material made it possible to light the bottles on all sides using LED strips.
They attached the polycarbonate to the aluminum frame using self-drilling screws, which worked well to attach it not only to the tubing, but also to pin the layers of polycarbonate together where the layers overlapped. With a cone this size, it would have easily taken 1,000+ bottles to cover the cone 360°. Where the tree was positioned on stage, it wasn't necessary to cover the back. So they flanked the tree with translucent tree-shaped coroplast to keep the bottles front and center.
Side note: glass bottles vibrate and rearrange themselves when the band plays.
They added a little dry ice, some oversized ornaments and fantastic lighting to make it come alive.


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The Center for Legal Civic Initiatives (CLCI) is an Albanian non-for-profit organization, and a co-developing organisation of DOVA, the human rights assessment instrument in Domestic Violence. Together with Rights4Change, CLCI will lauch DOVA in Albania.
Two events will be part of the DOVA lauch. A DOVA workshop to kick start the Human right assessment on Domestic Violence in Albania will take place from the 26thuntil the 28th of September. In the three day workshop the participants will determine the focus of the assessment and develop a work plan to take the assessment process further.
On the morning of September 28th the DOVA workshop participants will introduce a wider audience of Albanian civil society and donors to DOVA and Domestic Violence challenges in Albania.


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Cocktail aficionados, it is time to celebrate as The Alchemist has come to town!
The bar and restaurant will be opening its doors at The Grand on Colmore Row on Monday September 26.
The Alchemist is about celebrating molecular mixology and the alchemy of cocktails. This is a theme bar that focuses on the theatre of cocktail making.
There are seriously killer cocktails — ones that steam, bubble and even change colour. Downstairs in The Lab bar there is even a cocktail scientist experimenting with creating weird and wonderful quaffable concoctions.
And all staff are trained to make seven drinks at the same time, so hopefully no endless waiting at the bar to be served. But at least you're sure to be kept entertained.
The Alchemist bartender toolkit includes bunsen burners, smoking guns and blowtorches.
The new bar is part of The Living Ventures group which also has venues in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and London.
Watch a cocktail masterclass at The Alchemist here:
We recommend you make sure you nab a seat at the bar so that you can witness a live show!
Here is our guide to the cocktails you must try.
Bubble Bath
This cocktail is creative experimental and very pretty. The Bubble Bath uses gin, Chambord and Aperol with apple and some secret ingredients, and arrives frothing and bubbling bright pink in front of you.
Tanqueray gin, Aperol, Chambord, lemon, apple and a secret ingredient called fairy liquid (yes, really) are used to create this pretty concoction which bubbles and froths fabulously. Dive in! We sure did.
Chocolate Orange Salzerac
This is a chocolately twist on the classic Salzerac cocktail and is absolutely perfect for Christmas. Chocolate, orange sazerac, woodford reserve , Martell vs Brandy, Cointreau with ice and garnish with orange zest. Who needs a chocolate orange when you can have it in liquid form?
Smokey Old Fashioned
You can't argue with a traditional Old Fashioned - simple and boozy. Of course at The Alchemist they put on show when serving this drink.
Woodford reserve whisky, maple syrup, Jerry Thomas Bitters, the smoke of charred oak chips, and a large ice ball! A little sweeter than you might be used to if an Old Fashioned is your cocktail of choice but it is so delicious. There is also the more fancier Smokey Number 2 priced at £12.95 if you prefer - Ron Zacapa 23 rum ( it's awesome) winter sugars, apple, and of course smoke!
Caramelised Rum Punch
There are lots of flames with this one! Warmed in a copper pan over a Bunsen burner then served over ice. This concoction is made with Appleton Signature rum, Grand Marnier, watermelon, pineapple and lime to create a fruity beverage that certainly packs a punch.
Served with a cinnamon stick this festive smelling cocktail is like The Caribbean at Christmas! We loved it.
Light Bulb moment
Plumes of dry ice billow from the glass as you pour this gintastic cocktail. A mix of Tanqueray gin, Pimms, ginger beer, raspberry, lemon, mint. A Mad cocktail professor's dream. Crazy and creative full of summer nostalgia.
The Screwball
An adult twist on a childhood favourite. This is fabulous for anybody with a sweet tooth, this is a dessert cocktail that combines Absolut raspberry, Briottet blue curacao, apple, lime, white chocolate foam and bubble gum. Perfect way to end your evening of alchemy on a sugar high!
Mad Hatters
This is one of The Alchemist's star cocktails with the price tag to match! But all the showmanship around it means it's worth it.
Vodka, Cointreau, elderflower liqueur, citron gomme and water bubble and infused with strawberries, orange and mint before being poured into conical flasks with white crystals at the bottom.
Then prepare for the science! Serve in porcelain tea cups with lots of white steam. Pure theatre in a cocktail.
Beyond The Kale
The Alchemist are famous for their brunch dishes and what better as a brunch cocktail than Beyond The Kale? Certainly makes a change from a Bloody Mary. Zubrowka vodka, lime, kale stirred and served in a tall glass.
The super healthy look of this concoction belies its super strong taste. Achemist bartenders are happy to make without alcohol but if you've lined your stomach then all should be fine!
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This is how to make the initial animation to play once, but when the second animation comes in it loops endlessly and the first animation won't come back unless the sequence is triggered again, either by trigger word or a pose spot.
How to make it work:
1) No multiple ensembles are needed, because those work based on the random (though modifiable) chances so it's not necessarily what you may need to create this effect. Instead, create a single animation which has both of the animations. Or two if you need one for skeleton and one for morphs.
2) Take a look at your single action/ensemble, and find the "Frame Controls".
3) Set the controls like this:
# Loops: 0 (endless loop)
Loop start: The frame where you want the second animation's (merged in same animation file) loop to begin. Call it "Frame A".
End: Set the last frame of the looping animation. Call it "Frame B".
4) As a result, the initial animation will be played from the start a.k.a. frame 0 once, but when animation reaches frame A it will keep looping from frame A to frame B.
Tutorial: Initial animation plays once, second keeps looping
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June 1 rally on parliament hill: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Not The Answer/
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Not The Answer
Join the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, the Living with Dignity Network and the Physicians Alliance Against Euthanasia for a demonstration on Parliament Hill on Wednesday June 1, 2016 (noon to 1:30 pm).
The Supreme Court of Canada imposed a June 6 deadline upon parliament to pass a bill to regulate euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. Parliament could follow the Supreme Court decision and still protect Canadians from euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Bill C-14 is a dangerous bill that does not protect vulnerable Canadians. Bill C-14 provides a perfect cover for murder.


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