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The Legend of the Tiger's GoldWill Granderson
The world (and this blog) has spent a lot of time wondering about the Nazi treasure train, allegedly hidden somewhere in the mountains of Poland. But another rumored treasure of gold and jewels, one that also came out of World War II, dwarfs even the most fantastic expectations about all the remaining Nazi stolen treasure that may yet be hidden in mines or lost to the bottom of the ocean. To start our hunt for this massive treasure we must look to our second front in WWII, the war with Japan.
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After shedding the last vestiges of the Samurai leadership after the mid-1850s, Japan embarked on a program to modernize its military. Much of that effort came after Commodore Matthew C. Perry of the United States Navy steamed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 and shelled the Japanese into accepting a treaty with the U.S. That incident shocked the Japanese into a long period of modernization and industrialization. By the early 1900s, Japan had grown into a formidable power in Asia, and when the empire started throwing its military weight around in the early 1900s, it was typically victorious, usually overwhelmingly. These victories led Japan to expand into areas rich in natural resources and the Japanese launched attacks aimed at Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Malaya. Of course, in that same push the Japanese finally overreached, attacking Pearl Harbor. You know the story from there.
As Japan's empire grew, so did its treasury. When their army invaded a country, they stripped that nation's wealth and used it to further Japan's own industrialization and war efforts. But when World War II started to go badly for them, many in Japan's leadership had a suspicion they were going to lose and allegedly hatched a plot to strip their own homeland of its treasures and hide them in the Philippines. It was long rumored that some of that recovered Japanese treasure was the source of the awesome wealth behind Ferdinand Marcos.
The task of hiding the treasure was given to Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, also known as "the Tiger of Malaya." That's how the hidden treasure got the name "Yamashita's Gold" and the tale of its burial is both intriguing and horrifying. As the legend goes, several high level Japanese officials were in charge of tunneling and digging mines. In all 175 treasure sites were constructed, filled and sealed. Allegedly, the last of these mines were sealed with the engineers and workers still inside to insure that the treasure's locations would stay secret. After that is when the story gets weird.
After the war it was rumored that Americans had discovered and seized at least some of the Japanese treasure. According to this account, the government and military decided to keep the seized treasure a secret, using the money to finance many aspects of the Cold War. If you believe some of the more spectacular tales, 170,000 tons of gold is still sitting in a vault in Hawaii. Were that true it would be a volume of gold greater than what's been mined from the earth since the beginning of time. One also wonders where the government is hiding a facility that would need to be substantially larger than Fort Knox in Hawaii?
As far as the truth of it, we simply don't know. It's quite likely that the Japanese did indeed hide some of their war treasure in the rugged hills of the Philippines. As to whether the U.S. found some of that treasure after the war, that's also quite possible. It was almost certainly not 170,000 tons of gold and there's certainly no super-size Fort Knox hosting a luau in Hawaii. It's likely at least some of that treasure has been discovered, though there are no official accounts of how much or where it ended up.
The rugged interior of the Philippines is still home to various rebel groups which makes looking for treasure in that jungle a risky enterprise. It's also good to keep in mind that, toward the end of the war, the U.S. had complete mastery over the seas around Japan and at least some of the treasure was likely sunk en route by U.S. submarines and warplanes. Ooops.
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For now the search goes on with at least a strong suspicion that much of Yamashita's Gold is still buried in the hills of the Philippines jungle…and at least one stash will contain the gruesome remains of a handful of Japanese engineers and miners who were tragically a little too good at their jobs.


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Source: Matt Wilstein / Mediaite
During her commencement address at Harvard University Thursday, Oprah Winfrey spoke publicly for the first time about the Newtown, Connecticut shoot and the broader issue of gun control. She told the students that she supports expanded background checks, while also defending Americans' Second Amendment rights, nothing that "they don't have to be incompatible."
"We understand that the vast majority of people in this country believe in stronger background checks," she said to applause from the crowd, "because they realize that we can uphold the Second Amendment and reduce the violence that is robbing us of our children."
Winfrey referenced an interview from Bill Moyers' show with Francine and David Wheeler, two Newtown parents who have been especially vocal about Congressional action on gun legislation.
"They talked about how they refused to be discouraged," Winfrey remarked, noting that the interview came just days after the Senate voted down expanded background checks legislation.
To read this article in its entirety visit Mediaite.

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Welcome to the Snippet Sunday! Thank you so much for visiting. If you choose to comment, I really appreciate it. Most of these snippets are unedited, works in progress, and while my snippets aren't consecutive, they are in order within the story. You can read last week's snippet HERE.
Today, I'm offering another snippet from my paranormal romance AVAILABLE NOW entitled A Hell Hound's Fire. Best part? It's free, both on Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks! :D In this snippet, Sarah has gone upstairs to tuck in her son and Alex remembered the bed had no sheets. He came to help make the bed and stopped to listen to her read to Liam. However his mind is going elsewhere. This is in Alex's POV.
If you're interested in A Hell Hound's fire, here is the cover and blurb:
Alex MacLaren figures he'll never find love again after his mate dies. As one of the rare Hell Hound werewolves, his chances are slim to none. And slim went home. When the local Morukai shaman calls on him to protect a lovely Irish werewolf and her young son from demons, he can't help but take the job.
Sarah Flanagan is desperate to save her son Liam from the deadly monster trailing them, but she's out of options and places to hide. She lost her mate the last time she encountered a demon, and with Liam depending on her, the stakes are far higher this time. After meeting Alex, she's not sure about the Hell Hound, but she's no fool. He's their best hope for survival... and hers for another chance at love.
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There are too many breasts in the world.
I know, it's a controversial opinion, and few men would automatically back me up. Steven Fry, perhaps, who has been public about how the sight of a pair of boobs makes him squeal and run away. But not many others.
Let me qualify it a little: there are just about the right amount of breasts in the world, but many of them are far too visible. I'd like to say it's all women's fault, because, frankly, I like to say everything is women's fault. I'm not sexist, I just really get a kick out of annoying feminists. They look so hot when they're angry.
I'm told that a woman's breasts have a massive effect on how she feels about her sexuality, which is a pretty important part of life. It's the equivalent of a man's feelings about his penis, and if you fellas are anything like me (and you definitely are, because all men are essentially the same), you'll have a lot of self-esteem tied up in your trouser-pouch.
Imagine opening the Guardian every morning and seeing a young, attractive man sporting a thick, hard, lightly oiled, glistening 11 inch erection, with a caption proclaiming his opinions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Imagine if you became persuaded that this so-called perfect body was not only "the norm", but that it's the only thing women wanted.
Granted, it's unlikely that The Guardian would publish it. It's more of an Independent kinda thing, embodying sheer bloody-mindedness and a distinct desperation for sales. But you get my point: a constant bombardment of images of an imagined perfection is very damaging to your self-esteem.
I happen to think the effect of porn on men is quite similar. All men see is images of perfect women and men with hilariously deformed genitals – because that's what a pornstar penis is, in reality. It's a grotesque, malformed, mutated version of what we all have. It's the equivalent of finding somebody with a 9 foot long leg, but the fact that we're sold this illusion that it's [a] normal and [b] the apogee of pleasure for all women is very damaging. The truth is, most women would find it very uncomfortable to be vigorously shafted by a truly massive cock, and many porn actresses have to undergo reconstructive surgery on a regular basis.
But overexposure to porn has made men desperately unhappy with their perfectly natural, perfectly normal 5.5 to 6.5 inch penis. It's making a generation of men feel sexually inadequate, and that leads to all manner of dysfunctions.
But those images aren't being delivered to our family doorstep every day: you have to Google them in secret. Unlike Page 3, which is broadly accepted by millions of people, and delivered daily in an uncensored, supposedly-family-friendly newspaper. You can be exposed to these images from the moment you pop out of your mum, and by the time you're 15 you're likely to have 4,600 photos of topless women plonked onto the breakfast table. Worse than that: many times these women are barely of legal age, and the Soaraway Sun even does countdowns to their youngest models' 16th birthdays (whilst running heartfelt campaigns about paedophilia on Page 1).
It endlessly demeans women, and undermines their self-confidence. I don't think even smart, self-aware women are totally immune to the pernicious influence of this sort of image, because it's relentless. Even if it's not making you feel demeaned, it's making you feel angry.
But it also damages men, because it gives a false impression of the value of women, and I actually think women are incredibly valuable. Ignoring women's brains, values, opinions and imaginations is a sure way to diminish your life. You're cutting yourself off from half of what life is about, and all so you can look at some norks over your porridge.
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Counterfeit Credit Union Checks and Secret Shopping
A variant of secret shopper and counterfeit check scams is showing up in several parts of the country. Capitalizing on the popularity of "mystery shopping," in which consumers are recruited to monitor the performance of retail businesses, scammers are making withdrawals from victims bank/credit union accounts.
Secret Shoppers send the member a package by FedEx asking him/her to do a secret shopping assignment. The assignment was to cash a cashier's check and then send a Money Gram from the local Wal-Mart. The member thought he was monitoring Money Gram's performance, but the scammer, using the name "Secret Shoppers," sent a counterfeit check. The member had wired his own money, about $3,000 to the scammer.


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Technology Services
Belton ISD's Technology Services Department primary responsibilities:
Seek out, apply for and manage technology related grants.
District's liaison for all E-Rate Category 1 and Ctegory 2 matters.
Establish technology purchasing guidlines and act as the single point for technology purchases within the District.
Train administration, faculty, and staff on all technology appliances and applications.
Train administration, faculty, and staff to integrate technology into the curriculum.
Service and Support:
Install, support and maintain administration, student and teacher use computers, printers, and software.
Design, develop, manage, support, and maintain District and campus networks, Internet services, storage devices, application services. disaster recovery services, and enterprise e-mail systems.
Support, and maintain hardware and operating systems for business and student accounting systems.
Evaluate and oversee the purchase of District telecommunications services.
Manage, support, and maintain District telephone systems and services.


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While the Energy Center usually tries to avoid the use of acronyms, HVAC is in common use in the heating and cooling industry. It stands for "heating, ventilation and air conditioning," three functions often combined into one system in today's modern homes and buildings. Warmed or cooled or dehumidified air flows through a series of tubes - called ducts - to be distributed to all the rooms of your house. A central HVAC system is the most quiet and convenient way to cool an entire home.
Unless you live in an amazingly temperate climate, the HVAC system in your home uses more energy and drains more energy dollars than any other system in your home. Typically, 44 percent of your utility bill goes for heating and cooling.
Like many other appliances, HVAC systems have improved in energy efficiency in the last decade. As a result, you can save money and increase your comfort by properly maintaining and upgrading your HVAC equipment.
Another development of the 1990s is the whole house approach to heating and cooling. Coupled with an energy efficient furnace, heat pump or air-conditioner, the whole house approach can have a great impact on your energy bills. By combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with appropriate insulation, weatherization and thermostat settings - properly regulated with a programmable thermostat, of course - you may be able to cut your energy bills in half.
All major appliances including gas furnaces, boilers, air conditioners and heat pumps sold in California meet the Title-24 energy efficiency standards. If you are thinking about purchasing a new central furnace, check the ENERGY STAR® database, which uses information supplied by the California Energy Commission. It displays information on most energy efficient appliances in a consumer-friendly, easy-to-use fashion.
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Linux-Based Turla Trojan May Have Been Used in Cyber-Espionage Campaign
Researchers have discovered a stealthy form of malware that hackers may have used in a massive campaign of cyber-espionage discovered earlier this year.
Kaspersky Lab recently published its findings on the 'Penguin' Turla, which is the first known Turla Trojan sample that targets the Linux operating system.
The piece of malware is unique because of its stealth. Undetectable by the netstat command, the Linux Turla activates once the attacker sends a series of "magic numbers" in specially crafted packets.
The Trojan also has been stripped of symbol information, making it difficult to reverse engineer and analyze.
This has Kurt Baumgartner, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, concerned.
"The research is ongoing," he said. "I would assume at some point this is going to bridge into another finding because of the way this backdoor is used."
The fact that the Turla malware has expanded onto the Linux operating system means that it will become more difficult to track and dangerous to deal with going forward.
The Trojan was first detected back in August of this year. In what came to be known as Operation 'Epic Turla,' attackers backed by a nation-state (likely Russia) used the Turla malware to spy on government institutions, embassies, military installations and other organizations in more than 45 countries.
The attack used two different methods to infect Windows-based systems with the Trojan. The first involved spearphishing techniques using CVE-2012-1723 and CVE-2012-1723, privilege-escalation and arbitration code-execution vulnerabilities in Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Adobe Reader.
The other method relied on watering hole attacks using Java exploits (CVE-2012-1723), Flash exploits and Internet Explorer exploits.
It is possible that attackers may have also used the 'Penguin' Turla in their activities.
Kaspersky Lab notes that both the Windows- and Linux-based versions of Turla are built on the capabilities of Agent.Biz, a worm that ripped through U.S. military computers in 2008 and helped spark the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command.
Administrators who want to check for 'Penguin' Turla infections should check the outgoing traffic from news-bbc.podzone[.]org or 126.96.36.199, the known C2 servers for the Trojan. They can also build a signature using a tool called YARA.


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SUNY Potsdam Employees Honored with Chancellor's and President's Awards
SUNY Potsdam Recognizes Faculty and Staff for Excellence
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POTSDAM, NY (06/04/2018) SUNY Potsdam recently honored dedicated faculty and staff members with Chancellor's Awards and President's Awards at the College's annual Employee Recognition Ceremony, which also recognizes major milestones and retirements.
This year, three employees received Chancellor's Awards, while another 12 were honored with President's Awards.
The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are SUNY-level honors, conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence.
"One of my themes for SUNY is individualized education, meaning the work we do to help our students navigate the programs and opportunities within our 64 campuses," said SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. "Our faculty and staff educate, inspire, and support our students to pursue their passions; they are the driving force on campus. Those we honor today are leading this effort through their commitment to their craft and their dedication to our students. I am proud to celebrate and honor this year's recipients."
This year's Chancellor's Award recipients were as follows:
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service:
Payroll Examiner 2 Jessica Haggett was recognized for performing her job exceedingly well, and with an incredibly positive attitude. Haggett was honored for her ability to explain the payroll process and details to employees to ensure there is complete understanding and clear up any confusion.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service:
Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Michael Rygel was recognized for demonstrating a genuine commitment to outreach and leadership, through his annual recruitment visits to community colleges, his role as an active contributor to the College's efforts to revise and reform the General Education program, and serving as the driving force behind the creation of the College's new Geographic Information Science (GIS) major.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities:
Professor of Business Administration Dr. Edwin Portugal has been an active curator of scholarly efforts, consistently publishing and presenting on the topics of leadership, entrepreneurship and global management, both nationally and internationally. He has served as the co-director of two major grants from the U.S. State Department to form impactful academic partnerships between SUNY Potsdam and colleges abroad.
In addition, SUNY Potsdam honored 12 recipients of the College's President's Awards for Excellence, which are campus-level honors for distinguished service and achievement.
"Those receiving 2018 President's and Chancellor's Awards for Excellence have shown the highest levels of service to the College, through their outstanding accomplishments, and their devotion to teaching, scholarship and professional service. I am proud to recognize their extraordinary talents and the mark they have made on the SUNY Potsdam campus," said President Kristin G. Esterberg.
This year's President's Award recipients included:
- President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advising: Bridges Programming Coordinator Donnita Firnstein
- President's Award for Excellence in Auxiliary and College Educational Service: PACES Dining Services/Becky's Place Chef Benjamin Mitchell
- President's Award for Excellence in Clerical Service: School of Education and Professional Studies Secretary 2 Billijean Elliott
- President's Award for Excellence in College Service: Associate Professor of English and Communication and Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program Dr. Christine Doran
- President's Award for Excellence in Fostering a Welcoming and Inclusive Campus Climate: Director of Tutoring and Peer Academic Support Louise Tyo
- President's Award for Excellence in Fostering a Welcoming and Inclusive Classroom Environment: Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Anna Sorensen
- President's Award for Excellence in Operational Service: Janitor David Thomas
- President's Award for Excellence in Professional Service: Interim Director of Residence Life Julie Dold
- President's Award for Excellence in Professional Administrative Service: University Police Lt. Shane Ashley
- President's Award for Excellence in Professional Administrative Service: TRiO Director Mark Millward
- President's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities: Professor of Mathematics Dr. Joel Foisy
- President's Award for Excellence in Teaching: Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Timothy Murphy
To find out more about employment at SUNY Potsdam, visit http://www.potsdam.edu/offices/hr.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit http://www.potsdam.edu.


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Troops in Afghanistan Remember September Eleventh
"That morning terrorists gave their lives to cause those attacks.
So here we stand, six years later,
prepared to give ours to prevent further ones."
By Sgt. Jim Wilt
Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – At 5:16 p.m., the only sounds that could be heard was the distant drone of helicopter rotors, the flap of flags in the wind and the silence of hundreds of service members here.
In the U.S. it was 8:46 a.m., Sept. 11, six years to the minute after a plane hijacked by terrorists struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York.
For one minute, the service members attending the ceremony were silent.
For one minute, the service members honored those who perished that fateful day.
For one minute, the service members honored those who fought back on a plane.
For one minute, the service members were reminded why they are here.
Combined Joint Task Force–82 held a ceremony here for those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. "The world that was behind me when I went into school that morning was gone forever and the new one waiting for me that afternoon was wildly different," said Army Sgt. Gregory J. Barbaccia during his speech at the ceremony.
Barbaccia was a 17-year-old high school student in lower Manhattan during the attacks. Barbaccia, who is now 23 and serving here, was one of several speakers at the ceremony but he was the only speaker in New York City that day.
His speech revealed his memories, his 9-11 experience.
"Downtown that day looked like exactly what it was, a war zone," Barbaccia said.
He painted a vivid picture of what that war zone looked like with his words."A layer of ash covered the streets and a cacophony of alarms refused to cease. I remember the 60-block walk home where my friends and I walked north up the middle of 6th Avenue, which was completely void of all traffic, except for sporadic rescue vehicles from neighboring counties with unfamiliar demarcations rushing downtown, their sirens piercing the eerie silence. Crowds of people gathered outside any establishment with a television, standing like statues in anesthetized silence," he said."From virtually all points in Manhattan one could look to the South and see a huge plume of smoke hovering over the rubble where two towers once stood, two majestic American symbols, symbols representing both commerce in the free world and democracy," Barbaccia added.
For Barbaccia and his friends, the impact of what happened didn't hit him until the evening of the 11th.
"When the death toll was repeated that evening in the media, my friends began grasping the horror that their parents might not be coming home," he said."As for me in that strange and surreal moment the dye was cast," Barbaccia said. "A seed in my mind was deeply planted and roots already taking hold."
Following the attack, Barbaccia said he and his friends spent their time handing out supplies to rescue workers near "Ground Zero."
"In my enthusiasm and focus to do what I could, there was no discerning morning from afternoon or day from night," he said. "Just knowing that I was there to serve, I was there to show my gratitude, I was there to say yes, I believe."
"We kept handing supplies to the unending convoy heading into the abyss; and the people kept cheering" Barbaccia said.
The terrorist attacks left their mark on Barbaccia as they left their marks on many others."I'll never forget the acrid smell, the fearful and numbed look on people's faces, the sounds and the sour taste in my mouth," he said.
Those memories led him to join the Army.
"I knew it was my duty to wear this uniform," he said. "America needed help and life in [America] has been very good to me and I wanted to give back."
"Due to the way my father raised me and the strong service ethic instilled in me from my high school, I always felt it was my duty to serve, only I was unsure in what capacity," Barbaccia, who also has had two tours in Iraq, said. "The violence of the Sept. 11 attacks helped me decide to join the military."
Six years after the attacks, Barbaccia believes fighting terrorism in Afghanistan is the right thing to do.
"The Taliban had tyrannical rule over this country and robbed its citizens of inherent rights and freedom," he said.
During the ceremony, Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, the CJTF-82 Deputy Commanding General-Operations said Barbaccia "represents the highest quality" of service member.Votel voiced his own feelings on the events.
"I can recall how angry I was that someone could perpetrate an attack on our country," he said.
Army Maj. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux, the International Security Assistance Force deputy director for Security, who said he was struck by Barbaccia's speech, said the attacks were "our generation's Pearl Harbor."
"Events that day changed us as a person and as a nation," he said. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a rallying point for service members during World War II.
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bill Hayes, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety superintendent, was at Ground Zero the day of the attacks.
Hayes, who is part of the New York Air National Guard, was a firefighter aiding in the rescue efforts.
"My main focus was to rescue as many people as possible," he said. "We worked and worked until we couldn't work anymore."
"My wife didn't know if I was dead or alive," he said.
Over time, working at the site, Hayes realized there were no survivors. Today was an emotional day for many people. Hayes said he had a lump in throat all day.
In his closing remarks, Barbaccia echoed the thoughts of many Service members.
"That morning terrorists gave their lives to cause those attacks. So here we stand, six years later, prepared to give ours to prevent further ones."


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In this video Sophia from FL challenges Jonathan to try and see through a blindfold made out of a pillow.
Viewers from around the world are submitting seemingly impossible magic challenges for Jonathan Real to take on. While RMTV's fanbase includes many artists, musicians, actors and actresses, all of the requests you'll see are original and created by the person or people presenting them in the video.
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Is your in box filled with top goals posts? Top 5 goals for leading an authentic life. Top 5 goals to reach wealth in 2017, top 5 goals to eat healthy and live longer, top 5 goals to be happier, top 5 goals for homesteading. Yikes the list goes on. Some are much better than others, like this post from Homespun Seasonal Living. That I can relate to! But, when I start to see these I feel the pressure to think about goals too. To come up with some sort of laser focus for the new year. A way to bring my message to the world! Is this what the world needs from me? Are my goals even print worthy? The struggle is real. For me, focus is the lifetime struggle.
There is so much I still want to learn, experience, teach, and enjoy. There are so many blog posts to write, magazines to submit to, and books to work on. Not to mention the yarn! 2016 was a great year for my new yarn label, Free Range Yarn. So how does an all over the place, coffee drinking, wine loving, homesteading, yarn farming, lover of all things animal and farming focus in on a top 5 goals list? Lets see…..
Goal 1 – (oh and these are not in any particular order)
Start the day with a good cup of coffee. or two. Attempt to organize the day into clear focal points. A focused writing time, a time to keep the house up, and importantly, a time to dream and think. As someone who normally gets her best inspirations beginning around midnight, this might be a tough goal. It will involve removing myself from some ever present distractions a few times a week during the day. Where can I hide? Should I use an editorial calendar? What is an editorial calendar? See what I mean? Now I have to go look up "what is an editorial calendar" on google. Maybe I should switch to a notebook and pen and leave the computer behind until it's time to post.
Goal 2
Continue the momentum of branding and promoting the yarn label, Free Range Yarn. Another tough one for me. I love to come up with ideas but the promoting and "pushing" them out to the world is hard for me. Every time I have to send an ad into the social media cyber world, I cringe. I don't cringe when I see other people's ads on their social media pages so why don't I give myself the same grace? Something to work towards for sure. Definitely adding to the brand development to my Top 5 goals for 2017.
Goal 3
Continue the focus of using more herbal preventative care to the barn yard family. I made great strides on this in 2016 using more Oregano, Thyme, Sage and Chamomile. Using the herbs regularly takes discipline because I need to think ahead and also remember to note who received what each day or week. It made my life easier when I started using some premade herbal treats/treatments from Biteme. The animals love the wafers and I can control who got a dose easier that when it is mixed into the feed.
I hope to get further and further away from chemical wormers by consistently using the herbal treatments in 2017. Here's a book I refer to often when looking for an herbal treatment instead of a chemical or pharmaceutical remedy.
A side goal is to take a class on using the FAMACHA method of looking for worm load by evaluating the color of the animals soft tissue membranes such as gums and eyelids. It is used more often with sheep than with goats but can apply to both. I understand the method but I want to take a formal class in it because their lives depend on it! Unfortunately, barber pole worm is present here and the results can be horrific. We only have two pastures for the sheep and most of the time the goats don't want to leave the barnyard area. I need to be very vigilant on my parasite programs.
Goal 4
Write more. There are blog posts and books waiting to be let out of my brain! Consistently stretching and using the writing muscles helps it become more second nature. (See Goal 1) It all comes back to focusing on the goals. Top 5 goals item 4 – stop floating through the day. You can check out my latest book here on Amazon.com.
Goal 5
End the day on a good note. Pour the glass of wine, AND END the DAY! I tend to have some work-a-holic tendencies. For example, where I mentioned in Goal 1, that I often start work in earnest at midnight? Yeah. I need to retrain that and work during the day. Because fatigue is a real problem and clear thinking requires sleep. Burning the candle at both ends only works until the candle is suffering a complete meltdown. I have already started turning the computer off in the evening. It's not easy, and our house is also our business office for our family business so getting some uninterrupted writing time during the day is hit or miss. So top 5 goals list must include taking care of me and restructuring the day.
Now that I Have Written My Top 5 Goals….
So there you have it. My rather scattered list of Top 5 Goals for 2017. Do I feel more motivated than I did before writing this? No, not so far, but it's still the week between two major holidays! When January 2 rolls around next week, I will print this out and work the plan. If all else fails, I can always revert back to Goal Number 1 and start the day over with a good cup of coffee!


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Alchemical Energy, Episode II: Radiation
Prior to meeting with our Commander I took a little side trip to Skara Brae with our EM. Here he got to meet one of its most famous attractions, Pembroke.
EM Chimaera: salt
Pembroke: *shivers and Trembles*
Drakelord: in this corner
EM Chimaera: pembrook
Pembroke: *looks about wondering why Daniel has not come to feed him
Drakelord: in this corner
The last time we had used the Skara Brae Hall was 2006-2007, when the War room on Serpent's Hold was made it seem that time forgot that hall. Glad to see Pembroke is still there along with the fun tellies within the bars and the armor suit that takes you to the war room on SH. If you have to get to SH use the armor suit at this hall.
Returning to Serpent's Hold we waited for the arrival of Chimaera Ready for Battle.
Chimaera Ready For Battle: Thank you all for joining me, this evening How is everyone tonight?
Drakelord: very well you?
Briar Rose: Very well. How are you?
Chimaera Ready For Battle: I'm doing well, thank you. I have one announcement before we get started King Blackthorn has moved Sundays governors meeting from 7pm to 8pm Pacific Time. If anyone has issue with that, you can take it up with the King. *smiles* Do you have anything to report?
Drakelord: We have found the horse and the sleeping dragon.
Chimaera Ready For Battle: Darkmane yes. Have you spoken with the dark steed?
Drakelord: yes
Drakelord: the void Dragon he spoke of is in a mining cave
Chimaera Ready For Battle: Ahh... you found the location of the sleeping void dragon
Drakelord: My miner dropped a rune at the reward hall mailbox
Chimaera Ready For Battle: Were you able to wake him?
Drakelord: no he did not wake up
Chimaera Ready For Battle: Interesting. I suggest speaking with Laura, the Herbalist in Moonglow
Cinderella: he only shakes his head
Drakelord: my miner was scared
Chimaera Ready For Battle: She may hold wisdom on how to awaken the dragon
Drakelord: Ahh
Chimaera Ready For Battle: This is crucial, as the void dragon must have insight regarding the alchemical rift. For those of you that were unable to meet last week. We successfully defeated the alchemical energy in our lands. Melanosis, the energy of decomposition. Leucosis, the energy of purification. Xanthosis, the energy of wisdom and Iosos, the energy of self. We were able to capture the essence of these energies *points to floor*
Drakelord: *nods*
Chimaera Ready For Battle: as they may prove vital in closing the alchemical rift. It should be noted that there was one final energy type that revealed itself. There is no word for it. The best way to describe it is void energy or antimatter.
Cinderella: poison
Drakelord: *looks toward the rear of the room*
Cinderella: aye saw the puddle
Chimaera Ready For Battle: I was unable to capture the essence of this energy, as in a way, it doesn't really exist... You say you saw a puddle?
Cinderella: outside the cave
Chimaera Ready For Battle: made up of antimatter?
Cinderella: aye
Chimaera Ready For Battle: *nods*
Fisner: ewww
Chimaera Ready For Battle: That must be the center of the rift. This type of energy is something I haven't seen before in our land. And this is something I ask that our citizens keep a lookout for. Keep an eye on the "puddle" as you called it. If it changes shape or grows, that will worry me...
Fisner: should it be destroyed now ?
Chimaera Ready For Battle: I can't even begin to think about how to destroy it
Chimaera Ready For Battle: In all my research, I've never come across a substance... or lack of substance like antimatter. *nods* We must find a way to awaken the dragon. For tonights quest, we will be eliminating the residual radiation. Though the energy has been eliminated, the alchemical radiation was left behind. The radiation is clustered in three locations where alchemical rituals have taken place. The graveyard near Britain where we defeated the undead alchemist, Eric. The shore east of Yew where Tomas the traitor was slain. And the swamp north of Jhelom, where the void energy was found. Ive already encountered this active radiation first hand. And was able to capture some of it. *points to back of room* It is highly lethal and extremely toxic. So keep your cure and healing potions close at hand. Keep a distance if you can, but be warned it pulled me closer to it when I tried to move away.
Chimaera Ready For Battle: *takes deep breath* Alright friends are we ready for battle?
And with those words we went on a roller coaster of a ride with our commander, same three locations as last time, but with a twist and a lot more deaths. Believe me when I say deaths. It was hard to count the bodies as time there was more dead then those alive fighting. Does EM Bennu teach seminars on how to kill? I wonder? A few times we had to fall back, res our people, heal, regroup and charge once more into the mayhem around us. In the end we were *Victorious* and the Boss fell.
Note: Tonight drop was a set of bottles, a total of 20.
Thus ends this report!
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The winning quotes in the MRC's "Best Notable Quotables of 2010: The Twenty-Third Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting." As announced in a CyberAlert Special last Monday, the awards issue was posted, with videos, on Monday, December 20, but following tradition, today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - the last weekdays of the year - MRC.org's BiasAlert and corresponding CyberAlert e-mail newsletter will run the winning quotes followed on succeeding days by the runners-up.
The page linked above also has links for the text of the entire issue in MS Word, OpenOffice Writer or WordPerfect formats. You can also download a colorful and easily read-able PDF version.
To determine this year's winners, a panel of 46 radio talk show hosts, magazine editors, columnists, editorial writers, and expert media observers each selected their choices for the first, second and third best quote from a slate of five to eight quotes in each category. First place selections were awarded three points, second place choices two points, with one point for the third place selections. Point totals are listed alongside each quote. Each judge was also asked to choose a "Quote of the Year" denoting the most outrageous quote of 2010.
The MRC's Michelle Humphrey and Melissa Lopez distributed and counted the ballots. Alex Fitzsimmons helped produce the numerous audio and video clips included in the Web-posted version. Rich Noyes and Brent Baker assembled this issue and Brad Ash posted the entire package on the MRC's Web site.
The list of the judges, who were generous with their time, is posted online and listed below after the winning quotes.
Now, the winning quotes in the 17 award categories, plus Quote of the Year (see the "Best Notable Quotables of 2010" pages for video and audio clips of each quote):
The Poison Tea Pot Award for Smearing the Anti-Obama Rabble
Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, talking about radical Muslims: "Somehow, the idea got into their minds that to kill other people is a great thing to do and that they would be rewarded in the hereafter."
Host Tavis Smiley: "But Christians do that every single day in this country."
Ali: "Do they blow people up every day?"
Smiley: "Yes. Oh, Christians, every day, people walk into post offices, they walk into schools, that's what Columbine is - I could do this all day long....There are folk in the Tea Party, for example, every day who are being recently arrested for making threats against elected officials, for calling people 'nigger' as they walk into Capitol Hill, for spitting on people. That's within the political - that's within the body politic of this country."
- Exchange on PBS's Tavis Smiley, May 25. [92 points]
Rodney Dangerfield Award for Demanding Respect for Obama's "Achievements"
"It reminded me of a doctor who has this horrible burn victim come into the hospital, and he saves the guy's life - this is our economy - saves the guy's life, but the guy wakes up and he's got scars all over his face, and that's all he sees, that's all anybody sees. The guy's living, but he looks awful. And how - what's the doctor supposed to say? And that's what he's [Obama is] fighting, he's fighting an economy that just won't give him anything.... He cannot get any traction on what he's accomplished."
- CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl on MSNBC's Morning Joe, October 18. [66 points]
Damn Those Conservatives Award
Co-host Joy Behar: "You know what I'd like to see her do? I'd like to see her [Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle] do this ad in the South Bronx. Come here, bitch! Come to New York and do it."
Co-host Sherri Shepherd: "We're praying for you. We're praying for you."
Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck: "Even Joy is praying for her."
Behar: "I am not praying for her. I'm telling you right now. She's going to Hell....She's going to Hell, this bitch."
- ABC's The View, October 26, talking about Angle's ad against illegal immigration. [55 points]
The Shovel Ready Media Award for Claiming Success for Obama's "Stimulus"
"When you say the country's not better off than it was $1.8 trillion ago - when the President took office, the Dow Jones was about 8,000; it's above 10,000 now. The GDP was declining at about six percent; it's rising at about six percent right now. We were talking about the possibility of a Great Depression; most people aren't talking about that anymore. So, aren't we better off?...Had the administration not taken some of the steps it did take, though, might not that unemployment figure, be at 12 or 13 percent?"
- NBC's Matt Lauer to former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Today, March 2. [57 points]
They Don't Miss Him Yet Award for Still Bashing Bush
"This [the oil spill] is more Bush's second Katrina than Obama's first."
- Time's Joe Klein on The Chris Matthews Show, May 30. [77 points]
No Wonder It Sold For $1 Award for Newsweek's Priceless Bias
"No one has a quicker mind or tongue than [Al] Sharpton. His political instincts are unmatched, and his personal charisma has been undimmed since high school....He is out there all alone, still standing on the same principle he first enunciated in his housing project in Brooklyn: poor people have the same rights as rich ones, to justice in the streets and in the courts. If he didn't exist, we might, in fact, need to invent him."
- Newsweek's Allison Samuels and Jerry Adler in their August 2 cover profile: "The Reinvention of the Reverend Al." [87 points]
"All agree she gets credit for locking up this vote, one of the biggest since Medicare in the 1960s. And she's said to have done it with an epic blend of persuasion, muscle and will, even when half the town said it couldn't be done....Their indefatigable, unwavering almost 70-year-old Speaker, mother of five, grandmother of seven....[to Pelosi] What do you think your dad and your mom would have said about this moment?"
- Diane Sawyer interviewing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on World News, March 22. [60 points]
Master of His Domain Award for Obama Puffery
Clip of Barack Obama from 2008: "My family gave me love. They gave me an education. And most of all, they gave me hope. Hope, hope that in America, no dream is beyond our grasp if we reach for it, and fight for it, and work for it."
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "I get the same thrill up my leg, all over me, every time I hear those words. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, that's me. He's talking about my country and nobody does it better. Can President Obama stir us again and help his party keep power this November?"
- Setting up a segment on MSNBC's Hardball, September 7. [63 points]
Dumb and Dumber Award for Matthews and Olbermann's Leftist Blatherings
"In Scott Brown, we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, tea-bagging supporter of violence against women and against politicians with whom he disagrees. In any other time in our history, this man would have been laughed off the stage as unqualified and a disaster in the making by the most conservative of conservatives."
- MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on Countdown, January 18, the night before Massachusetts' special election. [67 points]
The Ground Zeroes Award for Impugning Americans as Islamophobic
ABC's Christiane Amanpour: "So, Gary Bauer, as you know, a series of politicians have used the Islamic center [near Ground Zero], have used sort of Islamophobia and scare tactics in their campaigns....My question is do you take any - after some of the loaded things that have been said, and we can play you any number of tapes, Mr. Bauer. Do you take any responsibility at all for, for instance, what happened in Murfreesboro [Tennessee, where a mosque was vandalized]?"
Former GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer: "Are you serious? Absolutely not. I have never encouraged violence. I condemn violence."
Amanpour: "You don't think the rhetoric lays the groundwork for others?"
- Exchange during ABC's This Week October 3 townhall discussion on the question, "Should Americans Fear Islam?" [71 points]
Hazing Arizona Award for Denigrating Immigration Enforcement
"I'm glad I've already seen the Grand Canyon. Because I'm not going back to Arizona as long as it remains a police state....Everyone remembers the wartime Danish king who drove through Copenhagen wearing a Star of David in support of his Jewish subjects [during the Nazi occupation]. It's an apocryphal story, actually, but an inspiring one. Let the good people of Arizona - and anyone passing through - walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: 'I Could Be Illegal.'"
- Ex-New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse in an April 27 op-ed. [76 points]
The Supremely Slanted Award for Elevating Elena Kagan
Legal correspondent Nina Totenberg: "In some ways, the descriptions of Elena Kagan as dean sound a little bit like the beginning of the old Superman TV series."
Introduction to 1950s version of Superman: "Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers! Bend steel in his bare hands!"
Totenberg: "Translate that to Harvard, and you can almost hear the music. [Superman theme music in background] Kagan, who can raise money by the millions! Kagan, who can end the faculty wars over hiring! Kagan, who won the hearts of students!"
- Report on NPR's Morning Edition, May 18. [88 points]
The Half-Baked Alaska Award for Pummeling Palin
"I think it's probably a lesson for the American people of the power Palin has to incite hatred and her willingness and readiness to do it. She has pushed a button and unleashed the Hounds of Hell, and now that they're out there slavering and barking and growling. And that's the same kind of tactic - and I'm not calling her a Nazi - but that's the same kind of tactic that the Nazi troopers used in Germany in the '30s. And I don't think there is any place for it in America."
- Author Joe McGinniss talking about the reaction to his renting the house next door to Palin while he works on a book about the former Alaska governor, NBC's Today, June 1. [76 points]
Obama's Orderlies Award for Prepping America for ObamaCare
"What would you do, sir, if terrorists were killing 45,000 people every year in this country? Well, the current health care system, the insurance companies, and those who support them are doing just that....Because they die individually of disease and not disaster, [radio host] Neal Boortz and those who ape him in office and out, approve their deaths, all 45,000 of them - a year - in America. Remind me again, who are the terrorists?"
- MSNBC's Keith Olbermann in a "Quick Comment" on Countdown, January 5. [82 points]
The Crush Rush Award for Loathing Limbaugh
"What was the more likely cause of the Oklahoma City bombing: talk radio or Bill Clinton and Janet Reno's hands-on management of Waco, the Branch Davidian compound?...Obviously, the answer is talk radio. Specifically Rush Limbaugh's hate radio....Frankly, Rush, you have that blood on your hands now and you have had it for 15 years."
- MSNBC's Keith Olbermann naming Rush Limbaugh the "Worst Person in the World," April 19 Countdown. [67 points]
The Audacity of Dopes Award for the Wackiest Analysis of the Year
"Well, we're almost here, aren't we? The end of a long, arduous, four-month campaign for a Senate seat that you have approximately the same chance of filling as you did the pilot's chair of the Starship Enterprise....The notion that Massachusetts would elect a Republican to fill the seat left vacant by Edward Kennedy was the property of people who buy interesting mushrooms in interesting places. You might as well expect the House of Windsor to be succeeded on the British throne by the Kardashian sisters."
- The Boston Globe Magazine's Charles Pierce in a January 10 column addressed to GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown. [49 points]
The Barbra Streisand Political IQ Award for Celebrity Vapidity
"Hitler, by the way, never got more than 33 percent of the vote ever in Germany....He wasn't a majority guy, but he was charismatic, and they were having bad economic times - just like we are now. People were out of work, they needed jobs, and a guy came along and rallied the troops. My fear is that the Tea Party gets a charismatic leader, because all they're selling is fear and anger and that's all Hitler sold: 'I'm angry and I'm frightened and you should hate that guy over there.'"
- Actor/director/liberal activist Rob Reiner on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, October 22. [58 points]
Clip of Barack Obama from 2008: "My family gave me love. They gave me an education. And most of all, they gave me hope. Hope, hope that in America, no dream is beyond our grasp if we reach for it, and fight for it, and work for it."
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "I get the same thrill up my leg, all over me, every time I hear those words. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, that's me. He's talking about my country and nobody does it better. Can President Obama stir us again and help his party keep power this November?"
- Setting up a segment on MSNBC's Hardball, September 7.
The 46 judges, check the online listing for links to Web pages for each of them:
- Lee Anderson, editorial page editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press
- Chuck Asay, syndicated editorial cartoonist, Creators Syndicate
- Brent H. Baker, MRC's Vice President for Research & Publications; Editor of CyberAlert and MRC's NewsBusters blog
- Mark Belling, radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee
- Robert Bluey, Director, Center for Media and Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation
- Neal Boortz, WSB Atlanta-based nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- L. Brent Bozell III, President of the Media Research Center
- Priscilla L. Buckley, author; retired senior editor, National Review
- Mark Davis, WBAP radio in Dallas-Ft.Worth talk host, columnist for the Dallas Morning News
- Midge Decter, author; Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees
- Bob Dutko, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, WMUZ in Detroit
- Jim Eason, retired San Francisco radio talk show host
- Erick Erickson, editor of RedState.com
- Eric Fettmann, associate editorial page editor, New York Post
- David Freddoso, online opinion editor for The Washington Examiner
- Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis, Media Research Center; Senior Editor of the MRC's NewsBusters blog
- Steven Greenhut, Director of the Pacific Research Institute's Journalism Center
- Lucianne Goldberg, publisher of Lucianne.com news forum
- Quin Hillyer, senior editorial writer, Washington Times; senior editor of The American Spectator
- Mark Hyman, TV commentator, Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Jeff Jacoby, syndicated columnist for the Boston Globe
- Cliff Kincaid, Editor, Accuracy in Media
- Mark Larson, radio talk show host, KCBQ/KPRZ in San Diego
- Jason Lewis, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor-at-large, National Review Online
- Brian Maloney, radio analyst, creator of The RadioEqualizer blog
- Steve Malzberg, radio talk show host, WOR Radio Network
- Patrick McGuigan, Editor of CapitolBeatOK.com; Senior Editor for The City Sentinel
- Colin McNickle, editorial page editor for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Vicki McKenna, radio talk show host, WISN in Milwaukee and WIBA in Madison, Wisconsin
- Jan Mickelson, radio talk show host, WHO in Des Moines
- Rich Noyes, Director of Research, Media Research Center; Senior Editor of the MRC's NewsBusters blog
- Kate O'Beirne, President, the National Review Institute
- Marvin Olasky, provost of The Kings College in New York City and Editor-in-Chief of World magazine
- Henry Payne, Detroit News editorial cartoonist, Editor of TheMichiganView.com
- Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, Editorial Director, The American Spectator
- Dan Rea, host of Nightside, on WBZ Radio in Boston
- Chris Reed, editorial writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Mike Rosen, talk radio host at KOA in Denver; columnist for the Denver Post
- James Taranto, Wall Street Journal editorial board member and editor of "Best of the Web Today"
- Cal Thomas, syndicated and USA Today columnist
- R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, The American Spectator
- Clay Waters, Editor of the MRC's TimesWatch site
- Walter E. Williams, professor of economics, George Mason University
- Thomas S. Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Human Events
- Martha Zoller, radio talk show host, Georgia News Network
- Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.


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Teachers 2 Parents Ltd is a technology business, supplying software products to schools. Mr Jain, who is Indian-born, was employed by the company as a telesales operator since September 2009. On his first day at work, he was inducted with around nine other new starters and during the induction, a manager informed them that they needed to pick anglicised names before they could start work on the phones. Mr Jain was unhappy about having to change his name and explained that he had operated successfully in sales using his own name, Rahul Jain, which was easily spelt.
However, he was still required to anglicise his name and Mr Jain reluctantly agreed to be called Rob. Other Asian employees at the company also adopted aliases; for example, Mehul became Max; Faizal became Fred and Sarbjit became Sally. When he was dismissed for redundancy, Mr Jain initiated tribunal proceedings, claiming that the requirement to change his name amounted to direct and indirect race discrimination.


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Energy regulators in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, have announced that they will submit a proposal to develop a 500 MW solar rooftop scheme to the Emirates Executive Council early next year.
The proposal will outline ways in which Abu Dhabi residents can generate their own clean energy and sell excess power back to the grid, advising on a feed-in tariff scheme that will help support these ambitious plans.
In order to reach Abu Dhabis goal of generating 7% of its energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020, there is a growing understanding that the Emirate must do more to harness the power of its greatest natural resource the sun.
Hence, members of Abu Dhabis Regulation and Supervision Bureau, which is an independent power and water regulator, will submit their proposal to Abu Dhabis Executive Council. Their proposal will include a recommendation on tariff pricing based on data gleaned from a two-year, 2.3 MW pilot study.
"Were ready to recommend a solar rooftop plan," said the regulators director general, Nick Carter. "We have sufficient data to tell the government that if they want to go down the feed-in tariff route, this is the price they will have to pay."
Ever since cell and module oversupply pushed prices to record lows, nations in the Middle East region have had their collective heads turned by the potential of solar. These oil-rich and oil-dependent countries still need some serious convincing in order to wean themselves fully off fossil fuels, but the affordability of solar is certainly piquing interest.
"The cost of solar cells [currently at a global average of US$0.74/W] is not going to get any cheaper," added Carter, who also spoke about the difficulties faced by Spain and Germanys FIT schemes. "Weve been quite cautious in Abu Dhabi. We have been definitely not advocating any feed-in tariffs because we want to be absolutely certain that any scheme we do suggest does not put the government at a disadvantage in 10 years time."
Whether now is the right time for the UAE remains to be seen, but appetite for solar across the Middle East region is increasing. Dubai has explored the possibility of introducing a feed-in tariff scheme for rooftop installations, while Saudi Arabias government has already installed solar panels on some of its official buildings.
The UAE, however, remains the market leader in the region (and the most power-hungry, with residents consuming three times as much electricity as the global average), according to the Ministry of Energy, which recently announced that the UAE will aim for 2.5 GW of renewable energy by 2030.


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"The Accounting Profession in Tran-sition:
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Good luck with your search and enjoy your stay.
Machado Gallery Bed and Breakfast. Set beside the River Avon in the historic village of Barford. Just 5 minutes' drive from Warwick Castle, this quaint bed and breakfast features a secluded walled garden and lounges with log fires. Machado Gallery offers freshly baked handmade bread, espresso coffee and specialty teas in the substantial buffet breakfast. Originally an 18th-century Artisan's home, Machado Gallery Bed and Breakfast is just 18 minutes by car from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, while Warwick city centre is only 3.5 miles away. Birmingham International Airport can be reached in a 30 minute drive from the Machado Gallery Bed and Breakfast.


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Whilst not officially acknowledge by Google, SEO experts and webmasters agree the Sandbox is a very real thing. Newly registered domains are often placed in Googles sandbox for a period of 3-6 months sometimes longer, during this period your Google rankings will be lower until Google trusts your site.
Unfortunately there's no way to bypass Googles sandbox, it exists to filter out fake sites and to combat those who try to manipulate the search results in their favor by using various black hat SEO techniques.
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I'm not exactly sure when our society stopped making their own things and switched to chemical-filled, store-bought products for their household cleaners.
I'm sure my grandmother knew the wonders of vinegar and baking soda, but at some point the convenience of pre-packaged cleaners took over. Unfortunately those cleaners are filled with chemicals and potential toxins.
For me, it's not worth the risk to expose my kids to these things so I was excited to try making my own.
Homemade All-Purpose Spray Cleaner
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups distilled vinegar
- 15-20 drops citrus essential oil
- 15-20 drops Thieves essential oil
- Mix in a spray bottle and spray as needed.
Young Living has a number of different citrus based essential oils that would be perfect for this cleaner.
The Young Living Premium Starter Kit comes with Lemon and a free Citrus Fresh which would also be great in this homemade cleaner. Citrus Fresh, grapefruit and orange are rich in the powerful antioxidant d-limonene, it supports the immune system and overall health while bringing about a sense of well-being, creativity, and feelings of joy. Lemon and tangerine essential oils consist of 68 percent dlimonene, a powerful antioxidant.
Thieves oil also comes in the Young Living Premium Starter Kit. Thieves has cleansing abilities and is highly effective in supporting the immune system and good health.
Young Living offers you the opportunity to purchase essential oils at wholesale prices. For more information about buying essential oils wholesale visit: Wholesale Essential Oils – Young Living. You save 24% off retail prices when you join. If you are interested in retail pricing visit YoungLiving.com.
If you are ready to get started with essential oils at home you can purchase a Young Living Premium Starter Kit for $150 (you save $120 over retail prices) and you will have everything you need to begin your essential oil journey. And I'll be here to help you along the way!
By the way, if you are interested in my glass spray bottle, you can make your own!


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We are looking for a self-motivated and high-energy team member to take on multiple marketing, administrative support, and business development duties for a group of high performing sales professionals in a fast-paced commercial real estate office.
This person must have knowledge of InDesign. They must have the ability to quickly shift gears, coordinate a multitude of tasks and work independently. This role requires a business development and administrative professional that can manage, understand, and interpret the multiple functions in high level real estate sales.
CBRE is a Fortune 207 company and is the world's largest commercial real estate company.
Administrative and Correspondence
Coordinates complex on/offsite meetings and conferences. Schedule appointments, keep calendars and arrange meeting room reservations for sales professionals and Management.
Tracks, collates and maintains inventory of marketing materials.
Answer incoming property calls and field to the correct contacts.
Maintains Multiple; Complex Databases of Prospects in the Market, Closed Deals and Comparable Properties.
File Process (Listing and Deal Cycle)
Gather Property Info and Process Listing when Obtained
Monitor Listing Status and Renew Listing when Expired
Ensure Correct Listing Documentation is Drafted and Executed (Listing Agreement, Representation Agreement, Commission Agreement, Confidentialities, Co-Broker, Etc.
Marketing Responsibilities
Maintains CBRE brand, product, office and client messaging and consistency by applying templates to produce marketing materials including flyers, proposals, tour books, maps, floor plans and qualification packages.
Organizes the preparation and production of customized, client specific property information packages in response to Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
Design Property Marketing Brochures and Keep Updated Design and Update B-Weekly Owners Reports
Arrange Onsite Marketing Displays at Available Properties
Track and Manage Inventory of Physical Marketing Items (Tables, Chairs, Banner Displays)
Create and Update Property Marketing Contact Lists
Property Email Blasts - Monitor Stats, Contacts, and Schedule
Manage Team's CoStar/LoopNet, KCREA, and Crexi Accounts
Communicate Listings with Brokers and Economic Development Partners
Prepare and Send Out Monthly Mailers and Investor Broadcasts
Maintain Individual and Team Resumes
Prepare and Update Case Studies
Design, Order and Remove Signage, Maintain Signage Inventory, Process Signage Reimbursements
Order Drone Footage & Photography as needed
Acts as point of contact and liaison with CBRE's Midwest marketing department
Business Development
Property Tour Searches and Complete Preparation of Tour Packages for Clients
Lease Proposals Preparation and Responses
Request for Proposals and Responses
Excel Experience Required
Code Monthly Expenses through PeopleSoft
Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position.


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Oakley Flight Jacket
Aerodynamic engineering makes this speed specialist the ultimate eyewear for cycling, running and beyond. An open-edge brow maximizes the upper field of view, and our new Advancer nose bridge instantly opens airflow to combat fogging and overheating. Two included lengths of interchangeable temples make Flight Jacket compatible with helmets. Features: Brow-less design allows for improved upper field of view, Advancer™ nosebridge positions the frame to block light while opening airflow to combat fogging and overheating, Interchangeable temple lengths for improved helmet compatibility, Durability and all-day comfort of lightweight O-Matter™ frame material, No-slip Unobtainium® nosepads and earsocks: Increase grip with perspiration, Three-Point Fit: Comfort and performance that holds lenses in precise optical alignment, Frame suitable for medium to large faces, Optimal precision and impact resistance that meet or exceed ANSI Z80.3 optical and impact standards
Colour code: 01
Colour: Matte Black
Lens category: 2
Lens features: Mirrored
Lens Colour:
Frame Shape:
Current Size:
Frame Colour:
(1) Arm:
136 mm
(2) Bridge:
(3) Lens:
37 mm
15 mm
At Sunglasses Shop you get free delivery and if you're in the UK it's next working day when you spend more than £80. Order before 3pm and, for nearly all our UK customers, you'll be wearing your new sunglasses the following working day at no extra cost. We'll send your tracking number too. Sunglasses Shop works hard to get your order to you as quickly as possible.
Returning your sunglasses is easy at Sunglasses Shop. We know that sometimes what you get isn't quite right or just not what you expected, so simply fill out the returns form included in the delivery package and send us the sunglasses. We'll arrange refund or exchange, and we can help you make the right choice.


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booze up
booze (it) up
slang To drink a lot of alcohol. It's my birthday, so I'm definitely boozing it up tonight!
booze up
Sl to drink heavily. Those guys are always boozing up. Stop boozing up and go home.
booze up
1. To consume alcoholic beverages steadily: They were boozing up all night and didn't come home until sunrise.
2. To serve someone enough alcohol to cause drunkenness: The sales representative was well known for boozing up her clients after a sale. He doesn't seem friendly, but he's more sociable if you booze him up a bit.
3. To become drunk. Used in the passive: I was too boozed up to drive home.
booze upverb
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Too horrible for HMN! Exhibit P: "Laser Moon"
Here's another in our semi-regular series of movies fully-awful -- movies too crummy even for us.
1993 brought the world "Laser Moon", one of many post-porn sorties for Traci Lords. She had been on this path for a few years, so it's not "Not of This Earth"-level bad. It's just drop-dead boring.
A serial killer is on the loose, and he kills only under a full moon. Even more specific is his weapon of choice -- a high-powered laser, which he presses against his victims' head, boiling their brains. It ain't a very scary weapon. It looks more like a big laser pointer.
Anyway, the killer taunts the public by calling in to a popular talk radio program with clues and boasts. Traci is a forensic cop assigned to catch the laser villain. She has scenes with the radio DJ, other cops, and various randos that bend time with how long they drag on. It's like Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio" meets a bottle of Nyquil.
We'd link a clip, but the internet has rejected any video evidence like the human body rejects a black market kidney. Seek it out if you need assistance falling asleep.
Our next HMN show at NerdMelt in Hollywood will be Saturday, May 9th. We'll have an announcement of the chilly selection we've made, along with our awesome stand-ups. Stay with us!
Posted by Horrible Movie Night at 5:17 PM
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- Abstract Product Id
- 1953
- Concrete Product Id
- 6182
Löffler Men's BASIC cycling shorts
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The men's BASIC cycling shorts by Löffler are true classics amoung bike shorts. The ELASTIC material ensures good breathability and freedom of movement. The COMFORT ELASTIC seat pad offers best support in warmer temperatures.
• Lightweight cycling shorts made of fast-drying, breathable ELASTIC material
• TRANSTEX lining in kidney area
• Elasticated waistband
• Key pocket inside
• Leg grippers
• Reflective elements
• COMFORT ELASTIC seat pad
• Available up to size 66
Material: 80% polyamide, 20% elastane
TRANSTEX: 75% cotton, 25% polypropylene
Two-way stretch, sturdy, fast-drying and easy-care
The inner layer made of polypropylene wicks sweat away from the skin and remains dry itself. The outer layer made of cotton absorbs moisture and guarantees constant evaporation.
Sporty all-rounder with very high quality. Particularly dense and durable compact, perforated foam.
• Elastic and very supple
• Good, pleasant ventilation
• Soft binding
• Anatomically shaped
• Very high seating comfort
Thickness: approx. 12 mm
- Manufacturer`s ref.:
- 04835 990
- 9008805018368
- Leg length:
- Short
- Trouser features:
- With seat pad, Without straps