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Sometimes I feel very sad,
Then I just wish to lay down,
And slash my wrist,
So that all the blood in me oozes out,
Along with my pain and sufferings.
I wish to thank My Valiant Soul for nominating me. Do visit her amazing blog at https://myvaliantsoulcom.wordpress.com
The questions asked:
1) What inspired you to initiate blogging?
Okay…. I wanted to write for on of the beauty blogs, but the one I applied to didn't hire me so I ended up opening this blog, as I wanted to start a beauty blog of my own. But then…hmm…..the poet and storyteller in me peeped out.
2) What is the craziest experience of your life?
Yet to experience!
3) What kind of blogs do you enjoy reading?
Poetry, book reviews, short stories and lifestyle blogs
4) Name an animal you relate to yourself and why?
Caterpillar. I know it's not a animal, but I kind of associate myself with it. Read this poem I am tired of this place, you would know why.
5) Name the movie you liked from the adaptations of book?
2 States
6) Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yes, I do.
7) The best place you have visited?
8) Are you a emotional person?
Yes, I am. Like not too emotional, but ya you would see me crying like crazy when someone dies in a movie I am watching.
9) What is your interpretation of being in love?
Having someone to share your heart's contents with.😊
10) Do you like reading novels? If yes, then what genres?
I love reading novels. I like reading crime novels with inbuilt concepts of romance, love and infedelity.
My questions:
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The Breakup Support Group
by Cheyanne Young
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: November 22nd 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
After four years of first love bliss, Isla Rush just got dumped.
Any hope she has of winning her ex-boyfriend back is shattered when the town rezones her neighborhood, forcing her to spend senior year at a wealthy high school in the next town over.
With a broken heart consuming her soul, Isla can't focus on anything, except maybe Emory Underwood—a ridiculously hot guy who dates a new girl almost every day. She can't help but crush on him, even though it's wrong.
When memories of her ex make her cry in second period, the school counselor sends Isla to a club that meets during lunch. The Break-Up Support Group is a collection of broken-hearted misfits who are all helping each other heal.
Just when Isla's heart is finally on the mend, Emory shows up, forced to atone for all the broken hearts he's caused over the years. While hiding her massive crush, she helps him understand the seriousness of breaking a heart.
In turn, Emory offers to help Isla get back on the dating scene by agreeing to be her fake date for the homecoming dance. Isla gladly accepts the ruse, because if anyone can make her into a desirable girlfriend, Emory can! There's just one small problem.
Isla's little crush on Emory might be exactly full blown. And a homecoming fake date with him could push her over the edge to possibly uttering the "L Word!"
Isla can't afford another heartbreak so soon after the last one. She will have to resist his charms, refuse to look into those dreamy eyes, and above all else, not make the mistake of letting him kiss her.
If only she hadn't let her guard down at the end of the night, under the light of her porch in a toe-curling kiss moment of weakness. And now, after months of Break-Up Support Group therapy, and with a heart fully on the mend, Isla has just handed it over to a guy who knows full well just how to break it.
Will this smoke result in another heartbreak?
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31697039-the-breakup-support-group?ac=1&from_search=true
Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Breakup-Support-Group-Cheyanne-Young-ebook/dp/B01LVZ4TQO
Cheyanne Young is a native Texan with a fear of cold weather and a coffee addiction that probably needs an intervention. She loves books, sarcasm, and collecting nail polish. After nearly a decade of working in engineering, Cheyanne now writes books for young adults and is the author of the City of Legends Trilogy. She doesn't miss a cubicle one bit.
Cheyanne lives near the beach with her daughter and husband, one spoiled rotten puppy, and a cat that is most likely plotting to take over the world.
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So she banned,
Negative thoughts circling her,
The anxiety taking over her,
Over thinking,
And her fear of future.
She gave life a chance,
To unfold it's mystery,
And let her tackle it,
when it comes,
So that she could relish each day,
Each moment,
As they went by.
A tiny beating heart in a corner of my body, desired for fulfillment and waited for love. Then you came, you held me close, kissed me long, touched my bare body and penetrated my soul. You sealed up those broken pieces, you stitched my heart into a whole. My soul intermingled with yours, your hug, became a paradise to me. And then everything changed, you drifted away. I waited for you to come. Tears escaping my eyes drenched my pillow, volume of my music player hiked and thoughts of us meeting again, filled my mind. But still no sign of you.
Like a cold breeze ruffling through my hair, you had come, made me happy, lifted me up, but then you left. I remained all alone in this world, with my tears and my own shoulders to lean on.
P.s in response to the daily prompt transformation, as the protagonist transformed from a girl with a broken heart, but again went back to being the same.
Author & Book Details:
Marry Me Mad
by Katy Regnery
(The Rousseaus, #2)
Publication date: October 21st 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Did you fall in love with The English Brothers? Were you hot for the Winslows? Katy Regnery's New York Times bestselling Blueberry Lane series continues with The Rousseau siblings in 2016!
For as long as Madeleine "Mad" Rousseau can remember, she's been the "sweet" twin to her sister Jax's "sassy." But after an especially painful break-up, Mad decides she's had enough of being sweet. Children's librarian during the day, she begins visiting Philly's seedier nightspots on a quest for adventure. When Cortlandt "Cort" Ambler, the ex-boyfriend of Mad's sister, Jax, saves her from disaster on one such evening, an unlikely friendship is born between the rebellious librarian and the moonlighting pianist…and two broken hearts begin a journey toward being whole again.
The Excerpts:
He turned to find Mad standing in the doorway of the small room holding a towel and dragged his eyes hungrily from her bare feet, over the lines of her comfy gray pants, to her soft-blue, scoop-necked T-shirt, ending at the shiny onyx waves of hair that framed her lovely face.
His breath caught as he stared into her eyes, recognizing the girl he'd known in the mouth-watering body of the full-grown woman before him and feeling blessed beyond measure to have this glimpse of her that he suspected few were privy to: Mad Rousseau without the heels and chignon—heart-stoppingly beautiful and utterly captivating au natural.
He cleared his throat and she grimaced, dropping her eyes to her toes and the towel to the arm of the sofa.
"I'll get us some tea," she murmured, slipping away in a hurry.
Cort stared at the space she'd vacated so quickly, feeling confused, wondering what the heck had just happened. Why had she grimaced? Why had she looked…disappointed? Picking up the towel as he followed her to the kitchen, he pushed open the swing door and stood just inside of it, scrubbing the rainwater from his hair as he watched her work in the small space. She finished filling a kettle with water and placed it on the stove, finally glancing up at him sheepishly.
"Not a good look for me," she said softly, standing up on her tiptoes to open a cabinet over the microwave. "I've already been told. Multiple times."
"I'm sorry…you've been told what exactly?" he asked. He looped the towel around his neck and stepped toward her, reaching over her head for the mugs she wanted. He held them out to her, and she flicked her glance to them before gesturing to her clothes.
"That I can do better than sweats and a T-shirt." She shrugged. "But I was wet and cold and tired. I didn't feel like putting on another outfit, so I—"
"I'm sorry. Wait a minute," he said, putting the mugs down on the counter and staring at her in disbelief. "Are you apologizing to me for the clothes you're wearing?"
She gestured helplessly with one hand. "I saw the way you looked at me."
"Baby," he said, reaching out to touch the soft-blue fabric covering her shoulder and running his fingers over the small sleeve of the T-shirt, then down the length of her arm, "you look good enough to eat. You look beautiful. And anyone who thinks different is a blind fucking lunatic."
"Cort," she gasped, her eyes softening as she stared up at him.
"I'm serious. The pencil skirt and fancy hair? Gorgeous. Sure. But this?" He let his eyes roam slowly, intently over her form, pausing at the luscious mounds of her breasts before stopping at her lips as his fingers threaded through hers. "This is you, Mad. And you're…" He shook his head looking for the right words, but only one circled around and around in his head. "Baby, you're music."
He saw her before she saw him, and for a second, just a split second, the whole world paused as he waited for her to turn, to find him, to nail and level him with those bright-green eyes. When she did—even prepared as he was—his breath caught, his heart stuttered, his very soul swept unrestrained from his person, seeking only to be bound to hers.
And if there had been any ambiguity about his feelings, about the profundity of his regard for her, or his desperate longing for her steady and unending residence in his life, all doubts were assuaged in that single second that tethered them back together.
His feelings for her were forever.
He was done.
Finished with dating. Finished with looking at other women. Finished with a life that didn't include Mad Rousseau. Like a snake that had been in the process of shedding its skin to make way for the new, Cort's old life slipped from his being with a soft whoosh, and the only life left for him to live was one that he spent with Mad.
It wasn't just that he was fiercely attracted to her or that he'd secretly loved her since childhood. It was that the universe felt wrong unless she was standing on this spinning planet beside him, within reach, her eyes seeking his, the fluttering heartbeat in her throat never more than a touch away.
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You can purchase the book through the following links:
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Author's bio:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract and Katy's first novel was published in September 2013.
Twenty-five books later, Katy claims authorship of the multi-titled, New York Times and USA Today Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other standalone novels and novellas.
Katy's first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet, was nominated for a RITA® in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy's boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, hit the USA Today bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy's Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1-4, became a New York Times E-book bestseller.
In 2016, Katy signed a print-only agreement with Spencerhill Press. As a result, her Blueberry Lane paperback books will now be distributed to brick and mortar bookstores all over the United States.
Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.
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Woman finds video game worth $15,000 at Goodwill
A woman from North Carolina purchased Stadium Events for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), one of the rarest video games ever, for only $7.99 at a Goodwill.
She brought the game to a local video game store to try and sell it. The owner of Save Point Video Games, Wilder Hamm, posted an image of the game on his store's Facebook page.
Stadium Events is one of the world's first exercise focused gaming titles. It was released to an extremely small test market in the U.S. in 1987. The following year, Nintendo bought the rights to the fitness mat that came with the game and supposedly all titles related to it were destroyed. The mat was then renamed the Power Pad.
According to Kotaku, a sealed box version of Stadium Events sold for $41,300. This copy of Stadium Events, while still in the box, had its plastic seal broken.
Hamm wasn't able to afford the game since he just opened his store. The woman intends on selling it on eBay in a few weeks.
I'm hoping she lists it at a buy-it-now price of exactly $15,000
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Louw reviews the book "From estranger to e-stranger: Living in between languages" by Annie Abrahams and finds in it, both a significant history of networked performance art, and a sharp and poetic critique of language and everyday culture in the age of networks.
"I advocate a more 'non-relational' approach that does not deny the transformative effects of new media in terms of community, but thinks of it more in terms of hospitality to the other." Marc Garrett interviews Charlie Gere on Digital Culture in the Twenty-first Century with reference to two of his books, Digital Culture (2002) and Community without Community in Digital Culture (2012). Gere is a Professor of Media Theory and History in the Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University.
The third and last by Rob Myers, of a series of articles reviewing publications by the CACHe project, an archive of pioneering British computer art. Rob's first review was of the V&A's show and book "Digital Pioneers", the second was of Catherine Mason's "A Computer In The Art Room". Where "A Computer In The Art Room" concentrated on the history of art computing in British educational institutions up to 1980, "White Heat Cold Logic" gives voice to the individuals who made art using computers in that period more generally.
Mark Hancock reviews Remixthebook by artist, author Mark Amerika and co-curator and artist Rick Silva, consisting of over 25 contributing international artists, poets, and critical theorists, all of them interdisciplinary in their own practice-based research, who sample from remixthebook and manipulate the selected source material through their own artistic and theoretical filters.
Rob Myers reviews Peter Lunenfeld's new publication 'The Secret War Between Downloading & Uploading: Tales Of The Computer As Culture Machine'. A vivid new conceptualization of threats to and the promise of networked computers as culture machines and presenting a new way of looking at the cultural struggle for control of the Internet, whilst managing to avoid, singularization, fantasy and anthropological despair, and reaching a surprising conclusion.
Marc Garrett interviews John Jordan and Gavin Grindon about their collaborative publication, 'A Users Guide to (Demanding) the Impossible'. "This guide is not a road map or instruction manual. It's a match struck in the dark, a homemade multi-tool to help you carve out your own path through the ruins of the present, warmed by the stories and strategies of those who took Bertolt Brecht's words to heart: "Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it."
Furtherfield recently received a hard copy of The Telekommunist Manifesto in the post, written by Dmytri Kleiner. After reading the Manifesto it was obvious that it was pushing the debate further regarding networked, commons-based and collaborative endevours. Marc Garrett interviews Dmytri about the Manifesto, its concepts and other projects created by the Telekommunist Collective.
The server space embraces art work and its byproducts in all shapes and forms, functioning and non-functioning; in fact, it revels in the successes, changes & even failures of the combinations of art and tech.
An exploratory, year long project, set up to create online, real-time, net art residencies with three UK-based artists. Each residency lasts for 3 months, including critical forums & live interaction.
Around the world people are invited to contribute to a collective global diary. You are invited to collaborate with us on building a chaotic and varied picture of our collective lives.


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Dr. David B. Ashley served as the eighth president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from July 2006 to July 2009.
Prior to coming to UNLV, President Ashley served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California, Merced and held the Shaffer-George Chair in Engineering. He has also served as Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University and has held Civil Engineering faculty positions at the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Ashley's principal research and teaching activities are in the area of construction project planning, focusing primarily on risk analysis and management of large-scale, complex projects. His recent studies have addressed innovative project financing and new project procurement approaches.
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As you may know from reading my blog in the past, twice a year our church holds a General Conference to address the millions of members around the world. We receive modern day revelation and teachings about being better people, living our beliefs more fully, and overall to feel inspiration and hear uplifting words. I am so grateful for the help and comfort of General Conference twice each year. Here are some lettering quotes I put together, available as free downloadable printables here on my site. Whatever your beliefs, most of these messages are great inspiring ideas to improve ourselves.
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Think about this: you wear your skin every day. Fortunately, nothing is more beautiful than showing off healthy-looking skin. Unfortunately, our skin can sometimes look less healthy and more weathered. What's more, you may be hiding your best asset by covering up because of perceived problem areas you don't want to see (and maybe don't want others to see): dimples, cellulite, and wrinkles. But you're in luck, Nerium International has an age-defying solution for you: Firming Body Contour Cream.
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The construction industry was facing a workers shortage before the 2017 hurricane season. Now it's even worse. A recent survey found 70 percent of companies struggled to hire workers … even though they've raised salaries and thrown in benefits. This is a huge problem in Florida and central Florida with the building industry booming.
A look at why it's so hard to find an electrician, roofer and plumber when there's money to be made doing these jobs. And we examine how the education system and approach immigration are playing a major role in the construction worker shortage.
Then, the video of middle school student Keatan Jones plea to bullies to stop pushing him around went viral putting bullies back into the national conversation. We'll talk with a Stetson University professor who as a principal and superintendent took a community approach to change the hearts and minds of students caught in the cycle of bullying.
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I've been working on several smaller projects this week between all the things that comprise the life of a mom. We've had the stomach flu in my two older sons and now I'm doctoring the baby for pneumonia. UGH! So far, I've managed to stay healthy but I'm a little weary right now. Thankfully, we're on the up side of the pneumonia issue and I can rest a little easier.
The projects I'm working on are all for the master bedroom. I'm TRYING to get finished for a full reveal in time for Donna's Picture Perfect Room Reveals party on March 30. There. Now it's out there and the world is holding me responsible to get it finished. {ha!} Barring anymore sickness, it's a feasible goal. I'm hoping to show you some of the smaller projects in the next few days/ weeks.
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Lasers create 3-D scan of Mount Rushmore
A new and interesting story about Mount Rushmore from USA Today:
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Crews using lasers are creating a three-dimensional digital scan of the four presidential faces and other features of the Mount Rushmore National Monument for historic documentation and preservation.
National Park Service spokesman Nav Singh said the 3-D modeling also will allow virtual tours of the monument.
"This has tremendous potential for education and it's really exciting stuff," he said. "We finally have a way to help children see what an 18-foot mouth or a 20-foot nose looks like from a bird's eye view."
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These first 4 DVDs in this Motocross Training Value Pack really focus on the cornering techniques. They even show them being used on different track conditions, like tacky, slippery and hard and dry cushion berms. The only cornering DVD from this newest Volume 3 Series that is not in this Motocross Training Value Pack is the "Motocross Rutted Cornering Techniques DVD #5". This DVD is in the second half of the Volume 3 Series, along with the three Jumping Techniques DVDs. You may want to purchase the first half (4 DVDs) and add the #5 Rutted Corners DVD or purchase the entire set of the Volume 3 Series (8 DVDs).
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Cynthia Storer, Adjunct Faculty
Cynthia Storer served 20 years as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly on terrorism-related issues. She has since provided analysis training and education to US Government intelligence agencies was a Fellow at the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, and was a Lecturer at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. She is currently a consultant with the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Ms. Storer writes and speaks about counterterrorism and intelligence analysis and was featured in the 2013 HBO documentary Manhunt. She was also featured as the lead analyst in the recent Channel 4 series Hunted in the United Kingdom. In September 2015, she was a guest in the Global Security Podcast series. She has an MA in International Relations from Catholic University (1991) and a BA with Honors in Government from the College of William and Mary (1986).
Ms. Storer teaches Intelligence Analysis and Intelligence and Counterterrorism for Johns Hopkins University.


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June 2017
The mutual fund industry's asset base declined marginally by 1.15% to Rs 19.03 lakh crore at the end of May 2017, mainly due to outflow from money market segments. In comparison, the assets under management (AUM) of the MF industry, comprising 42 players, were at an all-time high of Rs 19.26 lakh crore at the end of April 2017, as per the data of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The industry's AUM had crossed Rs 10 lakh crore in May 2014, and it is expected to reach Rs 20 lakh crore this year. There is a drop in overall asset base of the industry due to net outflows from the liquid funds, which are susceptible to sharp inflows and outflows as corporates park short term money in these funds. Flows in equity, balanced and debt funds still remain strong. Overall, outflow in MF schemes stood at Rs 40,711 crore in May 2017 as compared to a staggering inflow of Rs 1.51 lakh crore in April 2017. Of this, liquid funds or money market category — with investments in cash assets such as Treasury Bills, certificates of deposit and commercial paper for shorter horizon — witnessed an outflow of Rs 64,692 crore. However, equity and equity-linked saving scheme (ELSS) saw an infusion of Rs 10,790 crore. Besides, balanced and income funds witnessed an inflow of Rs 7,663 crore and Rs 5,124 crore respectively. Investor awareness programme and paperless investing platform for mutual fund investing are the two major factors that have facilitated this growth in net inflows. In addition to these, even the investors' confidence in mutual funds has increased. Now, they are holding their investments in equity oriented schemes for a longer period of time for both lump sum as well as Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) investments.
Mutual fund houses added close to 19 lakh investor accounts in April-May of 2017-18, taking the total tally to a record 5.72 crore, driven by growing interest from retail and HNI investors alike. This is on top of 77 lakh folios added in the entire past fiscal and 59 lakh in the preceding financial year. In the two years, investor accounts went up following robust contribution from smaller towns. Folios are numbers designated to individual investor accounts though an investor can have multiple ones. According to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on total investor accounts with 42 active fund houses, the number of folios rose to a record 5,71,90,112 at the end of May 2017 from 5,53,99,631 at the end of March 2017, a gain of 17.90 lakh. Growing participation from retail as well as HNI (high net worth individuals) categories have contributed to higher overall investor accounts. The number of retail investor accounts, which comprise equity, equity-linked saving schemes and balanced categories, surged to 4.60 crore in May 2017 from 4.4 crore at the end of March 2017. A good percentage of investors stay invested in equity oriented schemes for at least 24 months or more than that. Over half of the retail equity AUM remained invested for more than two years in FY 2016-17, shows the latest AMFI data. Of the Rs.3.19 lakh crore retail equity assets as on March 2017, 52% or Rs.1.65 lakh crore has been carried forward since FY 2014-15, i.e, more than 24 months. While as on March 2016, 53% of retail money had been carried forward for more than two years and stood at Rs.1.16 crore. This increase in equity-oriented schemes' holding period is for applicability of long-term capital gain. Even the investors' confidence in mutual funds has increased.
Mutual funds' assets under management (AUM) from B15 grew to Rs 3.41 lakh crore in May 2017 from Rs 2.32 lakh crore in May 2016, according to the data available on the Association of Mutual Funds in India website. Contribution of small towns -- known as beyond the top 15 cities (B15) -- to mutual funds' asset base in India surged 47% this year. AMFI data showed that 18 percent of the assets of the mutual fund industry came from B15 locations in May 2017. The growth in the assets can be attributed to a positive sentiment in domestic markets along with well-timed initiatives by SEBI to re-energise the mutual fund industry, particularly higher commission to distributors for going to B-15 cities. To increase penetration and popularise mutual fund products in rural areas, SEBI, in 2012, had mandated fund houses to go to 'B15' cities and for this the regulator had allowed fund houses to charge an additional 30 basis points in the total expense ratio if new inflows from B15 cities are at least 30% of gross new inflows in the scheme or 15% of the average assets under management, whichever is higher. After SEBI's push, many fund houses revised their commission structure for distributors in B15 to incentivise them to get more people to invest in mutual funds. High commission is paid mainly for equity-oriented funds and monthly income plans where the fund houses feel they can earn enough for themselves, before passing on the rest to distributors as commission. A major portion of the products sold within this fast growing pocket of the industry are equity funds unlike the top 15 space, where institutional dominance tilts the balance towards fixed income products. In May 2017, 54% of the assets from B15 locations were in equity schemes, while equity-oriented schemes accounted for 31% of the T15 assets in May 2017 and 27% in May 2016. The higher concentration in debt in T15 locations was due to the presence of institutions in this segment. B15 cities are those which are beyond these top 15 cities New Delhi (including NCR), Mumbai (including Thane & Navi Mumbai), Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Panjim, Pune and Surat. Meanwhile, as per SEBI, equity mutual funds added over 6.5 lakh folios in the last month. Besides, 26% of assets held by individual investors was from B15 locations and about 10% of institutional assets were from B15 locations. Institutional assets were concentrated in T15 locations, accounting for 90.03% of the total. The shares of B15 assets, individual and institutional categories, increased since May 2016. The share of T15 assets, individual categories, decreased marginally. In April 2017, 17% of the assets of the mutual fund industry came from B15 locations. Assets from B15 locations have increased from Rs 2.24 lakh crore in April 2016 to Rs 3.23 lakh crore in April 2017, an increase of 43.7%, according to AMFI data.
Piquant Parade
Top mutual fund houses received about 17,569 complaints from investors in 2016-17, a surge of 40% from the preceding fiscal, mainly due to increase in folio numbers. These complaints pertain to data corrections in investor details and non-updation of changes about address, PAN (Permanent Account Number) details and nomination, among others. Large number of complaints was received due to increase in folio base or investor accounts. Besides, illegible data provided by investors as well as errors made by investors while filling up application forms helped in raising the number of grievances. As per Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) data, the top five mutual fund houses - ICICI Prudential MF, HDFC MF, Reliance MF, Birla Sunlife MF and SBI MF - together received 17,569 investor grievances last fiscal compared with 12,579 complaints in 2015-16. The folios - numbers designated to individual investor accounts, though one investor can have multiple folios - grew to 2.72 crore from 2.23 crore during the same period. Among the top fund houses, SBI MF saw the biggest rise in investor grievances last fiscal, with complaints growing four-fold to 6,924. It was followed by Birla Sunlife MF, which saw complaints rising by 51% to 1,831 and ICICI Prudential MF witnessed an uptick of 2% to 4,648. However, HDFC MF witnessed 24% decline in the number of complaints at 2,857, while Reliance MF saw a drop of 10% to 1,309. Markets regulator SEBI first took note of the rising investor complaints in mutual funds in 2011 and hauled up fund houses for not taking serious note of the grievances.
Regulatory Rigmarole
To improve ease of doing business, markets regulator SEBI launched an online registration mechanism for mutual funds. The move would help in making it easier for the existing and new fund houses to complete their registration with SEBI much faster and in a cost-effective way. In a circular, the regulator said that it has decided to operationalise 'Sebi Intermediary Portal' for the entities to submit the mutual funds registration applications online. All the applications for registration of mutual funds would be made through this portal only. The applicants will be separately required to submit relevant documents viz declarations/ undertakings required as a part of application form prescribed in relevant regulations, in physical form only for records, without impacting the online processing of applications for registration. Earlier Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech for 2017-18 announced that the process of registration of financial market intermediaries will be made fully online by SEBI.
Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has appointed consultancy PwC to prepare a white paper on the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) and its impact on the mutual fund sector. Under the GST regime, asset management companies (AMCs) will have to pay service tax of 18% on the investment management fees they earn. Until now, the rate was 15%. This might lead to an additional tax outgo of Rs 300-500 crore annually, assuming sector revenues of Rs 10,000-15,000 crore. Since the tax is ultimately borne by investors, their expenses will go up marginally. Management fees are part of the total expense ratio charged annually by AMCs. These include marketing and selling expenses, fees paid towards registrar and transfer agents, trustees, auditors, etc. Typically, equity funds charge management fees of 1-1.5% of the assets under management, while debt funds charge between 0.05% and 0.5%. The GST Act says the tax is to be paid at a place where it has been consumed. AMCs will have to do detailed revenue and cost allocation for each of their branches and give the inputs to the individual states. AMCs and distributors need clarity on whether the GST needs to be paid state-wise or in a consolidated manner. AMCs will directly deduct the 18% service tax from distributors that do not take a GST registration, under the reverse charge mechanism. Those taking a GST registration will come under the forward charge mechanism, whereby the tax will have to be paid by the distributor directly. Under existing laws, distributors earning less than Rs 10 lakh annually do not need to pay any service tax or register separately. However, post GST implementation, these distributors will have to register under GST and later claim exemption. However, it is not yet clear if distributors earning less than Rs 20 lakh and catering to investors in different states can claim any exemption under the GST regime. Distributors working on a commission model may not have to register separately in each state. However, registered investment advisors working on a fee model and catering to investors in different states may have to register separately in different states leading to higher compliance costs.
The competition in the online mutual fund distribution space is heating up. India's largest e-commerce giant Flipkart is likely to start distribution of financial products like mutual funds and insurance. The company has already started offering loans to sellers in partnership with banks and NBFCs. Now, apart from loans, Flipkart is also looking at mutual funds and insurance products. To start with, Flipkart would target its seller to distribute financial products. Other e-commerce giants like Amazon already owns stake in online distribution and robo advisory firm, BankBazaar. Similarly, Snapdeal had also invested in financial services startup Rupeepower, which help people compare credit cards and loans across banks. Two years back, SEBI had constituted a committee headed by Nandan Nilekani to recommend measures to reduce cost structure of mutual funds. The committee had recommended SEBI to introduce a new distribution channel through e-commerce websites like FlipKart, Amazon and Snapdeal. In addition, the market regulator has allowed investors to invest up to Rs 50,000 per financial year per mutual fund using one time password (OTP) through eKYC. SEBI is likely to approach the ministry of finance requesting allowing bank KYC and Aadhar as valid KYC and IPV to invest in mutual funds. If implemented, it will help distributors especially online players to on board clients on a real time basis. In addition, payment banks like Airtel Payment bank and Paytm have expressed their interests to launch financial distribution services. Recently, SEBI has allowed fund houses to facilitate transaction in mutual funds of up to Rs50,000 through e-wallets/digital wallets. The online MF distribution space is already getting crowded with many players looking to cash in on the growing e-commerce trend.
It is vacation time again! The next blog will appear on the last Monday of August 2017, where the mutual fund round-up for the months of July and August 2017 will be covered.


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With three days and nine picks the Bengals look to supplement a roster already regarded as one of the deepest in the NFL. Where do they start? Which positions could use a body and during what round? Who are the top players to track as names are crossed off? Here's a closer look at the priority of what the Bengals must accomplish by the time Mr. Irrelevant is selected Saturday night.
1. Cornerback
Why: Age creeps in with Terence Newman (35), Adam Jones (30) and Leon Hall (29). Finding a player capable of starting within a year or two avoids future liability as the team wonders if 2012 first-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick can live up to potential.
Round most likely to address: First. Marvin Lewis loves first-round corners and five prospects own first-round grades. At least one will be available at 24.
Name to watch: Bradley Roby, Ohio State. Physical freak, but concerns off the field and an underwhelming final season stress caution.
2. Offensive line
Why: Center Kyle Cook was released and guard Clint Boling's ACL rehab will push up around the season opener. Also, in a longer view, left tackle Andrew Whitworth will be 33 in December and coming off a season battling a knee injury. An infusion of competition anywhere on the line would secure the future and provide injury insurance this year.
Round most likely to address: Second. The pieces don't fit well at 24, but in a draft deep at tackle a great value could slide to 55.
Name to watch: OT Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama. Massive, powerful presence (6-7, 322 pounds) but unpolished skill set. Often referred to as a first-round talent, but fallen down most draft projections. If he plummets to 55, would be easy call as a redshirt project or worth jumping up a few spots to secure.
3. Defensive end
Why: Not as desperate a need as experts think. Bengals drafted for loss of Michael Johnson last year with Margus Hunt. Still possess quality depth with Dunlap, Gilberry and Geathers. That said, could use an edge rusher to provide punch at back of rotation.
Round most likely to address: Second/third. Don't see the Bengals stretching for Auburn's Dee Ford or Missouri's Kony Ealy in first round. Likely look for value on Day 2.
Name to watch: Will Clarke, West Virginia. Fits the physical mold the Bengals covet at 6-6, 271 pounds. Knocked down 10 passes his last two years in Morgantown. Rangy end with proficiency knocking down passes – sound familiar?
4. Quarterback
Why: Andy Dalton enters the last year of his contract with negotiations ongoing. If the Bengals can't reach a deal, finding an insurance policy if Dalton plays out his final season will be imperative. If Dalton struggles or plays himself outside a price range the Bengals are unwilling to compensate another option will be necessary.
Round most likely to address: Third. If the Bengals jump up to the second round it would increase the heat on Dalton. More than likely, they pick their pet project from the deep class at No. 88.
Name to watch: Aaron Murray, Georgia. Four years in a row the Bengals took a Bulldogs player in the third or fourth round. They trust their sources and track record from Athens. Murray was beloved there and finished the SEC's leading career passer. Similar to Dalton in many characteristics, most of which the Bengals value.
5. Safety
Why: The Bengals like George Iloka, but could upgrade. Reggie Nelson may be their most underrated defender, but will be 31 when the season kicks off.
Round most likely to address: Third/fourth. Even in the second round if the right fit is there, a selection would make sense.
Name to watch: Deone Bucannon, Washington State. Owns the prototypical size Bengals love (6-1, 211) and sound character (three-time captain). Most have grade of second/third round on him.
6. Linebacker
Why: The Bengals love undrafted players at linebacker, but with Rey Maualuga entering the final year of his contract and Vontaze Burfict versatile enough to move to the middle if necessary, a first-round talent would be worth the infusion.
Round most likely to address: First or not at all. This position feels like elite or bust. The Bengals have depth with Vinny Rey, Emmanuel Lamur and Sean Porter, among others. The only real upgrade would be in quality not quantity.
Name to watch: Ryan Shazier, Ohio State. If he or C.J. Mosley slips to No. 24, it would provide a dynamic playmaking addition next to Burfict and one of the top linebacker combos for the next five years.
7. Tight end
Why: Jermaine Gresham enters the last year of his deal and with questions on whether the Bengals would re-sign him. At the very least, an eyebrow raises at the neck problem Tyler Eifert battled late in the season.
Round most likely to address: Late rounds. Not many top prospects exist in the first two days.
Name to watch: Arthur Lynch, Georgia. When in doubt, find the Bulldogs. He was one of the team leaders for Georgia and a powerful athlete.
8. Running back
Why: BenJarvus Green-Ellis enters the last year of his deal. You can never have enough running backs considering their short shelf life. Finding a bruising Green-Ellis clone would be ideal.
Round most likely to address: Sixth. The Bengals selected a running back in the sixth or seventh round each of the last three seasons.
Name to watch: Terrance West, Towson. At 5-9, 225 pounds, he exhausted defenses at the small school. The Bengals don't mind a diminutive back (See Bernard, Gio) and West would bring power.
9. Wide receiver
Why: The top two positions are set with A.J. Green and Marvin Jones, but beyond that possibility to upgrade exists, specifically in the slot. Mohamed Sanu seeks to bounce back from a disappointing second season and Andrew Hawkins is in Cleveland.
Round most likely to address: Fourth.
Name to watch: Bruce Ellington, South Carolina. Unabashed team leader for Gamecocks, one of the most respected players on team. And owns serious speed and quickness inside. Should be around in the third/fourth range.
10. Defensive tackle
Why: Domata Peko just received an extension, Brandon Thompson impressed last year, Geno Atkins is one of the best in the game. Wallace Gilberry, Robert Geathers and Margus Hunt can move inside. The Bengals would like to push Devon Still, but there's plenty of depth.
Round most likely to address: Seventh. Finding a raw, unpolished developmental prospect is the best bet.
Name to watch: Anthony Johnson, LSU. Physically gifted and showed as much burst off the line as top talents like Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery for Tigers. Just needs polish. Would be nice developmental piece.


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Mike has always loved romping the variety of trucks he has had. His latest is no exception. Saturday night we went with some friends to a raceway park and did some pretty intense mud romp. This was my first time romping.
What??? How have you dated and married Mike Grubbs and NEVER been romping??
I don't know either.
Actually I do. I get scared. Then I close my eyes and whimper. "Mikkkkke slow down we're gonna crassshhh."
Then he says, "You are lame, I'm never taking you romping again."
I say, "Okay. Take me home now."
Thats how.
This time I braved the romp.
This is us after all the excitement and adventure! Also, Chase and Beth have the most ADORABLE little baby boy but he slept in the car most of the time. I want to have him but they won't give him to me.
Completely off topic but... deep fried snickers from the state fair... amazing.
Here is a video of us in Mikes truck. Beth and I sounded like banshees laughing and screaming in the back seat. It was awesome.
First romping trip for me: SUCCESS


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new mini-trend: purple
it's no secret that purple seems to be all the rage in fashion right now, but, much like fashion, design seems to be following the purple trend as well. as i start to receive spring and summer 2008 press releases i'm noticing that all shades of purple are popping up- ranging from soft, powdery lavenders to deep, rich royal purples. so i thought i'd make a roundup of my favorite purple pieces in the market, ranging from affordable to splurge-worthy. you can view the full roundup right here or click "read more" below to see the complete post and all 12 photos. enjoy!
[image above, clockwise from top left: maison charles purple chairs at 1stdibs, kragh rosenberg pillow, capiz lamp at target (in-store only $399), deluxe plastic cutlery $120, optic cube $283, akiko glassware $60 for 2, roots table lamp by agnes and hoss $500, iris daphne pillow by madeline weinrib, teardrop chandelier $268, gayane mug 2 for $85, sarah cihat tape plate, tree mallow tray $92]
[image above, clockwise from top left: zoe pawlak painting, purple rain boots $20, menta lamp $548, duotone floormat $56, bubbledog tree card $7, amethyst geode soap $10.95, suzi purple rug by madeline weinrib, amoebe chair $1560, panton flower pot lamp, iomoi paperweight $68, judy ross pillow $190]
[image above, clockwise from top left: mini magnet strip $8, butterfly can opener $18, pisaroi umbrella $40, serena cushion $25, leather pouf $155+, pico owl pillow $28, lucite tray $585, song lilac rug by madeline weinrib, hugo poppy canvas bag $225, angel's share bowls $198, glass carafe a plus r store, cup couture sleeve $12, hanna chair $2,000+, automoblox car $35]
[image above, left to right: jungle flower fabric by virginia johnson $45, woods wallpaper by cole and son, kabloom wallpaper by flavor paper]
[image above, left to right: peony chair $199, curved leg table $129]
[image above: hyacinth flat notes by sarah parrott $8]
[image above: lorena barrezueta lush collection]
[image above: ruffle edge cork board $159]
[image above, clockwise from top left: blythe specimens fabric $8.95 per yard, twilight gift wrap $3, lilac damask fireworks fabric $8.95 per yard, avalisa rug $310]
[image above, left to right: amethyst chair $299, ferm living cherry tree wall stickers $45]


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Las Vegas, Nev. (January 9, 2013) Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties, one of the country's largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises, was the only real estate company in Southern Nevada to participate in the Toys for Tots holiday drive. The company, its real estate sales executives and team members donated approximately 1,000 new, unwrapped toys for Las Vegas children.
"The generosity of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties' team members is unmatched in Nevada," said Mark Stark, CEO. "When they hear of a need, they come together to help their fellow citizens. Combined, our offices donated $15,000 in toys to give Southern Nevada children a happy holiday."
The company is known for its service to the community and supports organizations including Opportunity Village, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Sunshine Kids. Hundreds of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' real estate sales executives also donate to individual charities and give a percentage of their earnings with every home sale to non-profit organizations, amounting to hundreds of thousands donated every year.
Stark owns the sixth largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise in North America, which includes both Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties in Nevada and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties, both the largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises in their respective states. Combined, this award-winning company has 21 offices and 2,000 real estate sales executives. It is home to some of the country's top-selling real estate executives and teams and has been recognized by JD Power and Associates multiple times for its commitment to customer service.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties was ranked #20 in RIS Media's 24th Annual Power Broker Survey of the country's top 300 real estate companies http://remag.rismedia.com/t/14873.
In 2012 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties was named a "Best Place To Work" in Southern Nevada and was included in the prestigious Inc. 5000 listing of America's top private companies. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties also houses a fully accredited real estate school with free Continuing Education classes every month.
Through its real estate brands, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has nearly 80,000 real estate professionals in more than 2,800 locations across North America. Its global footprint spans North America, the United Kingdom, France, China, Singapore, India, Brazil and Australia, and includes more than 2,500 employees worldwide.


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Successful transformation needs more anarchyFscebook, Professionalism, Social networking, Successful Delivery
A programme of RIOTS, projects that are "Relevant" and "Interactive" with user "Ownership" and "Trust" and that are "Sustainable" can succeed after Prince 2 has destroyed the will to live ...
The day the Internet Stoppedcensorship, Resilience
On July 4th 2008 the frogmen of the Global Privacy Alliance cut TATnn and Helvetica, removing 80% of currently operational Internet capacity between the United States and Europe. Simultaneously they struck PCn and PACnn, with similar effect on trans-Pacific capability ...
IPR Wars: fighters scrambled – is the truce over?copyright, Digital media, IPR
"Whitehall gives ISPs piracy deadline" was the Financial Times summary headline for the UK Government's attempt to move the creative industries "from the margins to the mainstream of economic and policy thinking"
Death by Data Protection II: The Empire Strikes BackData protection
Across the UK we can see unholy alliances of data protection and security consultants, technology salesmen and regulatory lawyers bureaucrats queuing up to "help" Sir Humphrey "protect" our privacy.
How Green is your IT? Are you helping flood the planet?Efficiency
The IT Industry is said (Gartner) to be responsible for around 2% of global CO2 emissions, about the same as the airline industry. More-over by 2020 it is predicted that ICT and consumer electronics will consume 45% of domestic power.
I love it when a plan comes togethere-crime, Risk management
Today is "Internet Safety Day" - it also sees the launch of the "Information Security Awareness Forum" - the UK ICT professional bodies coming together to present common and compatible messages to employers and consumers
An Archbishop for the Internet AgeInternet, Multiculturalism, Prmitivism, Professionalism, Social networking
The speach for which the Archbishop of Canterbury has been attacked goes to the heart of legal and cultural issues that have to be addressed if our globalised, multi-jursidictional, multi- cultural, global information society is to survive, let alone flourish.
User centred like a laser guided bomb in FalujaProfessionalism
There have been many recent events on the means of improving public sector project success rates but we have known the causes of failure and the pre-conditions for success for over thirty years. And still we make the same old boring mistakes.
Is the Internet fit for life/business critical systems?Internet
The failure of half the bandwidth to the Middle East and India reminds us just how far the theoretical resilience of the Internet is undermined by the vulnerability of the physical communications networks over which it runs.


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The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is prone to different types of hazards that can seriously affect the lives and livelihoods of people living in both the mountains and the floods plains. This component intends to reduce the risk and vulnerability of communities and infrastructure in the Koshi basin to water hazards and climate extremes through enhanced capacity development and the implementation of appropriate institutional frameworks for social and gender-sensitive policies and practices and improved transboundary cooperation in early warning systems.
Strategic approach
Synthesis report on the spatial and temporal prevalence of floods and drought; hazard assessment analysis reports; basin-level case studies on risk management; a road map of activities to improve hazard risk reduction in the future in the Koshi basin


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CFA worked on two major atrium spaces for the new Telecom HQ on the western outskirts of Dublin.
Mature Adonidia and Phoenix palms reach up through three floors of office space. CFA explored another dimension in atrium planting design, allowing office residents the opportunity to experience the upper canopies of such architectural plants, so often only viewed from below. The impact of large planted material in the confined setting of relatively small atrium spaces highlights the visual effect of mature tree stems viewed at close quarters.
Client: Telecom Eirann
Architects: Scott Tallon Walker Architects


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Is there a formula that works out the size of a soap mold to the batch size of soap that one wants to make?
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The Catamount Lodge, located directly across from the Northstar at Tahoe gondola, is the perfect location for those who want to be closest to the lifts. Featuring well-appointed suites, studios, one, two and three bedroom condominiums, these accommodations provide a luxury vacation. Access to the Village Swim & Fitness Center with state-of-the-art exercise equipment, steam rooms, locker rooms, outdoor pool and hot tubs is included for guests of the Catamount Lodge.
Discover an alpine paradise nestled within the scenic Sierra Mountain Range at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort. This Lake Tahoe hotel, resort, spa and casino offers everything from delicious cuisine and inviting guestrooms to luxurious amenities and outdoor adventures – you'll experience an incomparable escape. Relax in the heated outdoor lagoon-style pool, sample the restaurants and lounges, or take in gorgeous mountain views as you make delicious s'mores on a fire pit overlooking the lake. This alpine modern resort blends in beautifully with the pine forest surroundings. Inside, the open-beamed ceilings and woodsy decor offer a pleasing and comfortable atmosphere. A large stone fireplace in the casino area adds a special touch.Located on 26 acres, this resort is a winter wonderland, perfect for après ski, 24-hour nightlife, and an old Tahoe style 20,000 square foot casino. The Hotel's three restaurants provide for a variety of menus to satisfy your palette. The Hyatt Regency also offers room service, a grab and go deli, ski valet, on-site ski shop, 2 large whirlpools, a 24-hour fitness center, wireless internet, air-conditioning, and Camp Hyatt children's facilities.
Gateway to Northstar Village, the Iron Horse Lodge's two buildings offer luxurious condominiums with expansive views of the mountain surroundings and the immediate proximity of the Village and ski slopes. Each Iron Horse residence includes a fully-equipped kitchen, gas fireplace, balcony or patio and washer/dryer. Guests have access to the Village Swim and Fitness Center's outdoor pool and hot tub, steam room and fitness center. Underground parking and ski lockers are also available.
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On 5.1. I can't insert a Graphic for printing my labels. Not sure why the option is greyed out.
Posted By: Monte Nickles on Dec 30, 2016 07:24AM Category: Front Panel Designer
Hi Monte,
The insert print graphic will only work if your panel is anodized as material. It will be greyed out if your material is Perspex or Powdercoated. Let us know.
Posted By: Adrian on Jan 06, 2017 09:24PMReply
It is also grayed out if the 'Customer provided material' option is enabled, even if that material is anodized aluminium.
However, in the UV printing, Source material topic of the Online Help it states:
"UV printing can in principle be applied to any material. We only guarantee the perfect adhesion of the print on anodized aluminum however. As white is also available as a color, colored panels can also be printed. Under these conditions, it is also possible in principle to carry out UV printing on customer-supplied material."
Can you print on customer supplied anodized aluminium panels?
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by: Sebastian (age 8)
December 2015
Roads decorated with lights, sparkling in the moon light.
I joyfully play with my new toys.
Silky smooth chocolate tastes like heaven in my mouth.
Tasty smells waft to my ravenous nose.
Minty candy canes melt in my salivating mouth.
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There are three types of swimming pool filters, D.E. (which stands for Diatomaceous Earth) Sand and Cartridge pool filters. Different regions of the country seem to have different preferences; personally my order would have D.E. first, then Sand, then cartridge filters. However, the suitability of a filter to a pool can have more to do with size, than with type. Always go at least one size larger than you think you need. Buy the largest filter you can afford, it's money very well spent.
Even though I have a stated preference of D.E. filters over Sand or Cartridge filters, I would rather have a large cartridge filter than a small D.E. filter. So remember, in pool filters, size matters! Many filters installed by pool builders are just adequate for the size of pool they filter, and with the deterioration of age are just barely operating. All filters at Poolcenter.com are good, solid technology. Major pool filter manufacturers (Jandy, Pentair, Hayward) try really hard to produce no "junk".
So once again, filter size is more important than brand, name, type, color, etc. Buy the biggest pool filter that fits your budget. This is not true for pool pumps, however. Oversized filters are good, but oversized pumps can cause filter problems.
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Are you ready to start cloth diapering?I decided that I would use cloth diapers on my baby during my first trimester. We didn't know anyone that cloth diapered. Our friends and family thought we were crazy. So, since I had no support system and didn't know anyone with experience, I decided to research it all on my own. Cloth diapering was overwhelming to me while I was pregnant. I felt like there were so many rules, brands, styles, accessories. I just couldn't wrap my mind around it all, but I was adamant that cloth diapering was right for us. So, my husband and I decided we would figure it out along the way.
During my nine months of research, I came across moms that cloth diapered straight from birth, still in the hospital. They made comments about how a disposable diaper would never touch their baby's skin. This scared me! I wasn't horrified of disposable diapers. We had received quite a few packages as gifts. I just didn't want to waste my own money on diapers that would be thrown away and piled up in a landfill. What scared me was the philosophy that a disposable diaper was really that bad and I needed to start right away.
I let reality sink in and gathered my thoughts. I was going to be a new, first time mom. I had lots of experience with babies, but none for 24 hours straight as my sole responsibility for a lifetime. What if my hormones were too much to handle? What if I was exhausted? What if we had a baby with colic or breastfeeding issues? I didn't want to set myself up for failure, so I set a reasonable goal for myself. One month. I would give myself one month to get my feet wet as a new mom. After that month, if all was going great, we would start using cloth diapers.
Turns out, I was hormonal and exhausted, but we didn't have a colicky baby or breastfeeding issues. After the first week, I felt we were settling into a routine. My hormones were crazy, but it was manageable. I was becoming accustomed to the lack of sleep. I saw my stash of cloth diapers and was so ready to use them! At 2 1/2 weeks old, we put our first cloth diaper on our son. I didn't feel guilty one bit for waiting. I knew I was ready. I could mentally tackle the overwhelming world of cloth diapers at that moment.
Next time, I'd like to cloth diaper sooner. Now that I know what I'm doing, I see that it's manageable and not at all overwhelming. Of course, every baby is different, but I know that disposables are an option and I don't need to feel guilty about that. So new moms, don't feel pressured or guilted into your decisions. Do what you feel comfortable with. After all, you are the one that has to live with the decisions you make. Not your friends, family, or even strangers that you encounter.
I'm Jenny, the mama behind the blog Cloth Diaper Revival. I'm a stay at home mom to Noah and a wife to Chas, the cloth diapering dad. I used to be a 3rd grade teacher until I was blessed with the birth of my first child, Noah. I'm currently trying to conceive my second child while struggling with infertility due to PCOS.


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MLM Secrets: Go For No!
I just finished reading this great book by authors Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz – Go For No.
I wanted to just give you my thoughts on the incredible power of this book and it's concepts.
It is so contrary to our normal thinking of goal setting and hitting hard to meet quotas and getting those sales.
I love the tagline of the book "YES is the destination … NO is how you get there."
Let's look at our traditional training and thought process. We are taught very early on that we should set goals and strive to make those goals at all cost.
Nothing wrong with that…. where I believe we have been mislead is we are taught to go for that YES and when we do we have arrived.
After reading Go for No! my whole thought process and goal setting system has changed. Prior to this I was so caught up in
getting the YES and once I had all was complete. The problem I now see with that is to get to that oh so blessed YES we have to go through so many NO's.
So think about this, we set our goal for 3 yes's today and when we reach that goal we reward our family with dinner out. Sounds like a great plan, right?
Here comes the challenge, how many NO's along the way are we going to encounter and because our goal is set on the YES it is so easy to get despondent, quit, or even worse start setting our goals to less so we don't have to deal with the disappointment.
Now let's consider setting our goal to the number of NO's that we want to get. Doesn't matter along the way if we get 1 YES or 100 we keep going til we accomplish the number of NO's that we set for our goal.
So if we set a goal of 20 NO's a day there isn't any disappointment when the NO's come because that's our goal.
As we grow and get better and better at closing the number of YES's that we end up with increase and that's a great thing, but we continue to "Go For No."
I love what one of my mentors always teaches, Ray Higdon, "Don't get attached to the outcome." This is so very important, just let the outcome, come. Concentrate on the process and set your site on the goal of NO's!
I would challenge you over the next two or three months to switch up your thinking when it comes to setting your sales or recruiting goals. Start going for the NO's and detach yourself from the almighty sale.
It is my belief that this is a much more productive and successful way to run your business and your life. This also makes it a lot easier on your team in dealing with the disappointment of the NO. If they are taught to "GO For NO" then they will become much more productive and less attached to the outcome.
I hope this has given you some help and inspiration on setting up your next 90 day goals.
This is just one of the many MLM Success Secrets out there, but changing your mindset to Go For No will change your results significantly.
Join The Discussion
What are your experiences on getting NO's. Have you been in the mode of avoidance or understanding that the more NO's you get the more YES's you will have in your Network Marketing Business.
Give us your thoughts and comments below.
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LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has to do driving test just like anybody else
Part of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's enduring appeal is his relentless bluster, with the LA Galaxy striker repeatedly going to great lengths to remind everybody just how superior he truly is.
However, Galaxy have shared a wonderfully mundane photo which proves that, while he may be capable of superhuman feats on a football pitch, Zlatan still has to sit for his United States driving test like everybody else.
.@Ibra_official gets his driver's license just like the rest of us 😂 (via Rolf Feltscher) pic.twitter.com/Dz7PFJwDvd— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) May 16, 2018
Behold, the mighty Swedish lion reduced to such commonplace banality.
Though if you listen to his version of events, presumably Zlatan took the test and the DVLA failed -- or something like that anyway.
Chris covers the funny side of the game for ESPN FC in the Toe Poke blog.
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I felt completely at ease because I knew Tiffany would have everything done not only on-time, but in a way that would be perfect! - Brett + Matt
Let's face it, if everyone was as organized and passionate about event details as my team and I are, I wouldn't be in business. Maybe it's the fact that I'm an older sibling or that I'm Type A by nature, but there's nothing I rather be doing more besides planning weddings & events- well except trying new restaurants!


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After a wonderful weekend in the English countryside, it was finally time to head into London! Since I was going to be in London for 7 nights, I wanted to stay in a flat rather than a hotel. I rented a wonderful flat in Notting Hill from Airbnb. If you haven't heard of or used that website, I highly recommend it. Staying in a flat was not only cheaper and much more comfortable, but it also made me feel like a local rather than a tourist.
I got into London late Monday night and spent most of the next day in meetings around the City of London. After my meetings finished, I decided to take a leisurely stroll along the north bank of the Thames, as it was a beautiful night outside. I started my walk near the Shard.
The color of the bridge changed from blue, to pink, to green, then back to blue.
I loved the light projected onto the buildings. It gave them such an imposing and creepy feel.
I continued up the north bank until I finally caught glimpse of the London Eye…
…and the Houses of Parliament.
I turned the corner at the Westminster tube station and continued up to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. It was quite the ambitious walk, I must say.
These landmarks are absolutely striking during the day, but there is something really special about seeing them lit up in all their glory at night.
Absolutely exhausted, and extremely impressed with my walking abilities, there was only one thing I could think of to do to end the night: stop in the nearest Italian restaurant and order a big glass of wine and a massive bowl of pasta.
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My dear friend Linda, just got a new Bernina 750 sewing machine and she is so happy and excited!!!
So, I had to make her new machine, Betsy, a pretty cover to keep the dust off!!
I had some awesome scraps leftover from the "She Who Sews" quilt, so I used them!!
She doesn't have Betsy sunk down into a new sewing leaf in the big studio table yet, so I had to sort of guess the size according to the machine dimensions.
But it seems to fit fairly well!!! YAY!!
Happy Birthday, dear Linda!!
Yogi was really closely supervising me while I made it!! LOL!!
What are you up to this weekend???


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Sapporo is known to some as Japan's largest small town, with a comfortably-urbanized city center surrounded by suburbs where people live relatively relaxed, middle-class lives. While Sapporo is not chock-full of attractions on the scale of Tokyo or Kyoto, there is still plenty of sightseeing. Many sights are clustered downtown between JR Sapporo Station and Odori Park, but others listed below are an easy urban walk regardless of the season.
154 Tours & Activities in Hokkaido
Wondering what to do in Hokkaido? Discover and book Traditional Cultural activities, Walking Tours, Winter Sports and other experiences to create unforgettable memories during your stay in Hokkaido! Tours & Activities in Hokkaido
Odori Park (Odori Koen)
If you're ready for a twelve-block walk (it's 1.4 kms, or about a mile long) in a park framed by skyscrapers, Odori Park awaits. Start at the Sapporo TV tower (vaguely modeled on the Eiffel Tower, which every major Japanese city seems to want to replicate) and work your way west. Depending on the season (and they are dramatically different in Hokkaido), you'll see toddlers trying to jump in fountains, young people cuddling on dates or showing off on skateboards, middle-aged folks taking breaks from office work, and elders gumming corn on the cob and potatoes while sniffing roses and lilacs. The farther west you go, the more trees, swing-sets, and statues you'll see, culminating in a rose garden and an old archive building with public displays of arts and crafts. If you're too tired to walk back, hop on the local subway (Nishi 11-chome) and take the one stop back to Odori.
There's almost always something going on at Odori. In Spring, you'll see the Lilac Festival and the YOSAKOI So-ran dance festival. In Summer, you'll see the joyous Beer Garden (with each block reserved for a major Japanese brewery; the foreign brews are consigned to the far south), and tipsy Sapporoites reveling outside for the short warm season. In Autumn comes the Obon Dance and booths featuring local harvested goods (with fresh delicacies from each part of Hokkaido).
Once the snow starts falling, Odori battens down its hatches, ready for the world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival in early February – which takes up all twelve blocks of the park, and then some!
The underground passage between JR Sapporo Station and Susukino subway station (Sapporo Chikagai)
Under Odori Park are two shopping centers called "Aurora Town" (running parallel with Odori all the way to the TV Tower), and "Pole Town" (running perpendicular to Odori, south from JR Sapporo Station all the way to Susukino). Both offer pleasant shopping for Sapporoites without the bother of having to surface and brave the city's six-month winters. In fact, you can walk the entire length underground from JR Sapporo Station to these shopping areas (and beyond) through a new passage called the Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway (Chikaho).
All areas are worth a browse, and you will satisfy your urban wanderlust while getting your daily exercise. When you're ready for dinner, head south to the end of the passage and surface in Susukino (Sapporo's party district), where hundreds of restaurants and bars await your custom.
Former Hokkaido Government Building (Kyu-Docho or "Akarenga")
Close to Odori is a lovely red-brick structure that you should drop by any time of the day at any season. Built in 1888 to show off how modernized Japan (and particularly newly-colonized Hokkaido) was becoming, it reflects historical construction styles seen hardly anywhere else in architecturally-sterile Sapporo.
If you're there when it's open, have a look inside, and imagine people with mutton-chop mustaches more than a century ago trying to figure out how to finish Japanizing Hokkaido before the Russians, Americans, and other imperial powers got stuck in.
Hokkaido University (Hokkaido Daigaku)
Famous as one of Japan's former Imperial Universities (roughly equivalent to an Ivy-League school in Japan), Hokkaido University, or Hokudai for short, has one of the nicest college campuses in Japan, where tertiary education focuses on building classrooms and facilities, not on landscaping and leafy walkways.
A reasonably short jaunt northwest from JR Sapporo Station, it's worth a stroll for its trees and old-ish architecture, especially in Summer and Autumn. The main street runs about 6 km (nearly 4 miles) north, and there are other sights along the way.
Tanuki-Koji Shopping Arcade (Tanuki Koji Shouten-Gai)
A place celebrating both the weird and wonderful, the Tanuki-Koji Arcade (named after a quirky little animal that looks like a cross between a badger and a raccoon) offers kitsch, cheap eats, knock-offs, and the like for people bored with sterile shopping malls. Running south and parallel to Odori Park for seven blocks, it has been gentrified in recent years, but the farther west you walk (the arcade roof disappears after the seventh block), the more decrepit the stores become. Worth exploring for Hokkaido souvenirs and other Japanese-style whimsy.
Sapporo Clock Tower (Sapporo Tokeidai)
Just one block off Odori Park is a tiny barn with a clock on top that is known as Sapporo's symbol. You'll see the clock gable on just about any pamphlet or Sapporo-based merchandise.
However, there isn't much to recommend the Sapporo Clock Tower, except that it sits nestled within Sapporo skyscrapers, chimes on the hour, and has a rather esoteric history and an American-frontier architectural style. But if you don't at least drop by, your Japanese friends may ask why you didn't, because for them it's a must-see.
Nakajima Park (Nakajima Koen)
If you're a fan of parks and are in the mood for a walk, Nakajima Park, about eight blocks beyond the start of Susukino, may be the ticket. Offering a boating pond in summer and cross-country ski rentals in winter, it is an expansive green space ideal for a stroll. When you surface at Susukino, keep walking South along Eki-Mae Dori until all the eateries and nightlife emporiums end. Then the road hits a t-junction, and straight on you go into the park. You can take a subway back (three or four stops) to JR Sapporo Station when finished.
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