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We are conducting our annual survey with the intent to verify our existing occupancy records and to accurately measure market parameters which affect value. The data we collect is vital to our analysis and forms an integral component within our valuation process.
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Your Personal Guide to Exploring Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio was a city that my family used to frequent once a month or so for around 15 years. Not only did my husband and I start our adult life hanging in the popular OSU bars on High Street, but we made our children Columbus savvy at an early age. The family would go for a weekend or even a day visit to shop, dine, or visit friends. We honestly felt like we knew the city better than many of our friends who had lived there for years.
Here are the places we liked to visit and help with the economy in Columbus, Ohio.
German Village
Your guide to Columbus, Ohio, should start with German Village, a unique area near downtown. Exploring this 233-acre historic residential neighborhood will make your visit worthwhile. Obtain a walking map from the visitor's center, or take an organized tour (such as walking, pub crawl, or food tour) as you explore this exciting and educational gem.
German Village is lined with cobblestone streets and features some of Columbus's most exceptional restaurants. Two excellent choices are 1974 Brown Bag Deli and the famous Schmidt's Sausage House. At Schmidt's, try the Alpine Schnitzel on spaetzle noodles, Bavarian Cabbage Rolls, or their famous Autobahn Buffet.
My personal favorite is the Katzinger Delicatessen, open since 1984. They are unparalleled for their huge sandwich, side of noodle kugel, and rugelach to take home for a late night snack. The sandwich choice for me will always be #11; smoked turkey breast, Muenster cheese, Honeycup mustard, on challah bread. For your first visit, you may want to look at the menu online because the selection is daunting.
Next up, The Book Loft, located at 631 South Third Street, is one of the nation's largest independent bookstores. It has a whopping 32 rooms of books. If you are a book lover, be prepared to spend hours browsing. The Book Loft also offers a frequent user rewards card. Afterward, pop in Mary B', a fun store in German Village featuring unique wines and beers, plus nice gifts.
Worthington is home to a Columbus, Ohio, institution, Graeter's Ice Cream, which was created in 1870. They use the French pot process to make their decadent ice cream. What that means, I have no idea, but their ice cream is no joke—sheer deliciousness. My favorite flavors are classic Butter Pecan and Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean, with Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip being my favorite specialty flavor. Graeter's offers a factory tour at their Bethel Road location.
Easton Town Center
Not only a shoppers dream, but the entertainment options at the Easton Town Center will keep you coming back time after time. Options include the Funny Bone Comedy Club, a 30-screen movie dine-in AMC theatre, and fantastic unique beer choices at World of Beer.
Grab a margarita and watch games on the TV screen at Adobe Gila's, or have a delicious dinner with live piano entertainment at Mitchell's Ocean Club. Other noteworthy dining choices include Cheesecake Factory, McCormick & Schmick's, or the classic steakhouse menu at Smith & Wollensky.
Concerts in Columbus, Ohio
Located in the arena district, the Nationwide Arena is the home for all the big draw concerts in Columbus, such as Katy Perry and Maroon Five. The Columbus Crew Stadium is the place for artists such as Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line. I love the Palace Theater for artists such as Nick Swardson and Manheim Steamroller.
The Ohio Theater offers the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Theatre, for jazz and special events. Visit Newport Music Hall for the Gaelic Storm and Johnny Marr or the Mershon Auditorium for special concerts, such as John Mellencamp.
Columbus, Ohio Sports
Support the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena; games run September through April. Try canoeing and kayaking, available at multiple locations. The Columbus Crew, a professional Major League Soccer Club, play at the US first soccer-specific arena, the Columbus Crew Stadium.
For a different event, come to the Arnold Sports Festival, held annually in March, where nearly 20,000 athletes compete in about 50 sports and games, some even Olympic sporting events. The Arnold Fitness Expo is a three-day event with 700 exhibit booths featuring information on health and wellness, nutrition, training tools, and apparel.
Columbus Museums
Your guide to Columbus features an abundance of museums in this culturally diverse city. COSI, one of the nation's greatest and highest ranked science centers, is perfect for a single day visit, yearly membership, birthday parties, and scouting events. COSI exhibits include: Space, Ocean, Gadgets, Life, Progress, and Innovation Showcase and have over 300 exhibits, a large science park, the Atomic Cafe, and the only high wire unicycle in the state of Ohio.
Some other museums are the Columbus Museum of Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, Thurber House, National Cartoon Museum, the Franklin Conservatory, and Kelton House Museum and Garden.
Shopping Delight
Shop-till-you-drop in the many Columbus boutiques and shops. The famous Easton Town Center, a shopping/restaurant/entertainment complex and my personal favorite on the entire East Coast, is where you can find everything you are looking for, and then some.
Offering 240 stores and great shopping choices, such as American Girl, west elm, Burberry, Lacoste, and Apple, there is always something new to see at Easton Town Center. Anchor stores are Macy's and the most wonderful Nordstrom Department store.
Stock up your pantry at Trader Joe's and buy all those storage solutions you want, but will not ever truly need, at The Container Store. Polaris Fashion Place is the premier indoor mall with stores such as J. Jill, a small Sak's Fifth Avenue, and Barnes and Noble. This is a very average mall in my opinion, but it does have Molly Woo's, a delicious Asian restaurant.
Columbus has moved into the casino and gambling business over the past couple of years with their addition of the Hollywood Casino near downtown. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, Ohio, is the perfect choice for family fun and education. They feature over 9,000 animals including polar bears, elephants, gorillas, and koala bears.
Behind the scenes VIP tours are also available. Dozens of aspiring and note-worthy artists offer their galleries and paintings throughout the city of Columbus, but the most concentrated area for art is the Short North district.
Tips and FYI's for Visiting Columbus, Ohio
Tip: Try a Cameron Mitchell restaurant. You will not be disappointed. A few of his best-known eateries are Molly Woo's, Mitchell's Ocean Club (my favorite!), and The Guild House. Mitchell is a native to Columbus and now owns over 20 restaurants in 9 states.
Tip: If you have children and/or scouts, contact COSI for their Camp-In Program information. I took my girl scouts there years ago and we loved it. After check-in, we were free to peruse the museum exhibits, and simulators, all the while completing badge requirements and earning special patches. We had a late night pizza and dance party, with a DJ and disco lights, then were given designated areas for sleeping. We also saw the 7-story extreme screen theater movie.
FYI: Being a native West Virginia girl, I am so proud that our own Pies & Pints Pizzeria has landed a place in cool & chic Worthington. Their pizzas are unique and you must try them. Order the Pork & Pepper Nachos (black beans, pulled pork, salsa, cheddar cheese, jalapeños, scallions, and chipotle crema) and the Steak & Mushroom Pizza Pie (grilled steak, caramelized onions, mushrooms, gorgonzola, scallions, and horseradish crema) NOM! Pies & Pints will even let you have half your pizza between two specialty choices.
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P&P Weekly: #5
Here's what's been happening in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:
- Michael over at eyes on the road is posting about his current trip to Chile.
- Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. Of particular note is his shot "Mexican Sunflower," my personal favorite from this week.
- Andy of Visual Realia has been posting shots of fall themes. My favorite this week is the shot titled "Husk."
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Half Batch Brewing, soon to be Hendersonville's first craft brewery, signed a lease on a property in the Hazel Path Commons shopping center in August. The brewery plans to take possession of the property soon, which is located at 393 East Main Street, Suite 6A.
"We are excited to be in a great location surrounded by several other locally owned businesses," said founder Nate Newton. "We can't wait to begin brewing quality locally-produced beer for Hendersonville and the rest of Sumner County."
Half Batch Brewing expects delivery of a 10 barrel (310 gallon) brewing system from manufacturer Deutsche Beverage Technology in time for a Spring 2017 opening. Their beers will initially be available on draft only, and will be on tap in the Public Room at the brewery, and at restaurants, pubs, and growler filling stations throughout Sumner County.
Keep up with Half Batch Brewing developments online: www.halfbatchb.com; Facebook: Half Batch Brewing; Twitter: @halfbatchbrew; Instagram: @halfbatchbrewing
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A chapel in Greece designed by architect Michail Georgiou is a contemporary reimagining of the local orthodox ecclesiastical architecture. The Apostle Peter and St. Helen the Martyr Chapel, in Pafos, Cyprus contains a narthex, a nave, a side aisle, a sanctuary and a prothesis, the standard elements of a traditional double-aisle vaulted orthodox temple, but packs all of this into a tiny area of only 600 square feet. The many-domed structure of typical orthodox chapels has been transformed by Georgiou into a single sweeping form which makes up both the walls and roof of the chapel.
The curved roof reaches outwards at either end of the chapel, past the interior space, allowing the interior to flow outside and natural light to flow inside. On the east end, a semi-cylindrical self-supported form rests in the mouth of the extruded area, housing the sanctuary. The west end features a set of vertical louvres which provide shade from the often hot Greek sun while also allowing filtered natural light to drift inside. The louvres also house the chapel bell at the highest arc of the roof. The entire west wall is glass and an 18 foot high glass door reduces the division between interior and exterior space.
Related: Giant mysterious 'chicken church' roosts atop a hill in the Indonesian jungle
Inside, the sanctuary mural and the iconostasis, holding the Icons of Christ, Virgin Mary, Apostle Peter and St. Helen, are emphasized by the filtered entrance light. Elaborate geometric ornaments hang from the high ceiling, like celestial bodies in the sky.
The chapel frame is formed of steel and reinforced concrete walls, wrapped with a seismic, insulating shell only 100 mm thick. The shell is made of Ferrocement, a composite often used in the 60s for constructing thin structures and boats. The technique was revived for this project to allow for greater precision and flexibility for the free form shape, while keeping construction costs low.
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Clemson students begin annual Habitat for Humanity build
CLEMSON — Clemson University students and volunteers have begun construction on a Habitat for Humanity house on Bowman Field. It's the 23rd year of the community service project.
The Habitat for Humanity team constructs a house each year in honor of Clemson's homecoming. The tradition began in 1993, when the first house was built by students on Bowman Field.
Each year, more than 500 students donate 2,100 hours of their time to build a home for a local family in just two weeks.
The student volunteers work with Pickens County Habitat for Humanity, as well as businesses, government organizations and local citizens.
"It is truly incredible to see over 500 students come out to help build a home for a local community member," said Clemson Habitat President Emily McMacken. "I can't tell you how blessed I have been to be involved in such an incredible project, and I hope to continue supporting this project long after I graduate.
"I know our homeowner, who will be out at the build each day, is incredibly gracious of their time and is excited to finally have her new home."
The Clemson University chapter of Habitat for Humanity has organized several other projects, including the 2001 "Blitz Build" which produced five houses. In 2003, Clemson Habitat completed a Youth United home in partnership with D.W. Daniel High School in Central.
This year's build will continue until Friday, Oct. 14, the day before Homecoming.
To learn more and to donate, visit http://clemson.orgsync.com/org/habitat/.


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The President, Teddy and Saul
What, in point of fact, was the President's speech in Osawatomie about? Common knowledge says, a preview of election themes. In reality the President was channeling classic Saul Alinsky tactics applied more broadly than at any time in our history.
On the thoughtless surface, his arguments are persuasive, the rhetoric is smooth, it 'sounds good'. Aas is so often the case the President's comments are fraught with contradictions; colored by exclusions of fact and history that don't fit the narrative of the moment. The President abides by the Alinsky observation that radicals "do not have a fixed truth, truth to the radical is relative and changing, everything is relative and changing." This absence of values is on display in the President's speech.
Fascinating that America's first black President would be so enamored of Teddy Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a virulent racist, fully subscribed to the requirements of the 'White Man's Burden". In Teddy's time there would has been no Barack Obama; not even close.
While the President extolled the virtues of hard work he ignored the vast number of Americans that his administration has either put out of work, denied work (Keystone Pipeline, Gulf Oil closures) or created the conditions whereby going back to work was a secondary option as unemployment benefits, apparently, have no sell by date. One paragraph removed from extolling hard work, he opines that prior to the recession; hard work had stopped paying off. While, finally, admitting that the private sector is critical to job creation, he has attacked nearly every major private sector of the economy. Alinsky; "The end is what you want, the means is how you get it……the radical views means and ends in pragmatic and strategic terms". More from Alinsky, the third rule of ethics and means; "the end justifies almost any means."
The President observes that families found themselves racking up more debt, he ignores the policies related to housing and housing finance that were promoted by the leading lights of his party including Bill Clinton and his former client ACORN. We all remember "a home is a right". The President, rightly, points a finger at greed and irresponsibility, especially in the mortgage industry. This fact is inescapable. He does not however point that same finger at the full range of government and quasi government elites responsible for both creating the conditions by which the greed flourished and ignoring oversight. He points his finger at regulators; government regulators. But also makes clear his intent to generate more government regulation. He, one the one hand, says it did not work and on the other wants more of what did not work?
He ignores mention of those regulators that did identify the coming crash including senior analysts at the Fed. He ignores the fact that those regulators were slapped down by the likes of Messrs. Clinton, Dodd and Frank along with allies in the housing, banking and mortgage industry. He ignores the likes of Jim Johnson and Franklin Raines at Fannie Mae and the rampant greed of Democratic appointees who bear a significant responsibility for the fraud that created the housing crash. Sourced reporting related to Fannie and Freddy illustrates that the accounting fraud at Fannie and Freddy was specifically aimed at bonus generation. The President fails to point out the incestuous relationships involved in the housing market that created a tsunami of pressure aimed at creating and maintaining exactly those conditions that were the foundation of the housing crisis. Typical Alinsky tactics; "no fixed truth".
The President set's, as his goal, restoring the middle class. He spends quite a bit of rhetoric on the subject. The President "reaffirms his deep commitment" but offers no identifiable plan in support of that 'deep commitment'. "The country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot", says the President. Okay, easy to agree with albeit specifics are left begging. We have yet to nail down an actual definition of 'fairness' that shows his intended path forward.
He casts the Conservative idea that individual achievement, individual initiative and individual liberties are a critical part of the American experience as nothing more than "everyone is left to fend for themselves". No rational Conservative believes that, it is unlikely that the President believes that. It's a good line in a speech, but is illustrative of the lack of depth the President applies to these critical questions. Alinsky cautioned; "Radicals must be resilient, adaptable…….to avoid being trapped by their own tactics". If 'fairness' is a tactical theme an actual Progressive definition of fairness would indeed trap the President.
The President claims that Roosevelt understood that a free market required 'rules of the road'. The statement is made as if we are absent those rules and are still mired in the wild days of the mid 19th century. The analogy lacks intellectual integrity as does any analogy that compares now to 100 years ago with no sense of the context of the times. The President, of course, focuses on Roosevelt's Progressive bent, which was an essential demand of the political times. He fails to mention that Roosevelt lost the election of 2012 to a true Progressive; Woodrow Wilson. To assume politics had something to do with Roosevelt's 'conversion' to Progressive thinking does not support the premise of the speech and is, of course, ignored.
The President engages the flight of jobs to foreign shores but absolves unions of any fault by failing to mention the excesses in that particular segment of American business. He blames cheap workers oversees and the internet for job losses related to bank tellers and travel agents but fails to mention the jobs created by high technology. It sounds good until you actually think about what he's saying.
He paints opposition broadly, characterizing them as devotees of the idea that 'the market will take care of everything'; this disingenuous description will appeal to many who fail to think things through, hence the danger. It is hard to envision any but the most Libertarian fringe elements who think that a Wild West Marketplace is a viable alternative. Alinsky rule 10 "Do what you can and what you have to do, clothe it with moral garments".
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Matheran — The Hilltop Rainforest
What do Mumbaikars do when they want to get away from the city's noise, crowds, and pollution for a day or two? They travel to Matheran — the hill station barely a 100 kms away. That is what four of us did last Sunday.
Matheran in Marathi literally means the forest (Ran) on the hilltop (Mathe) — the hilltop forest. So named because Matheran really is nothing more than a small settlement in a rainforest at the top of one of Sahayadri's hills. In keeping with its name, Matheran is largely and densely green, smells green, and at this time of the year, nearly as warm as Mumbai.
Matheran is ecologically a sensitive zone and thankfully, the powers that be realized this and have done their best to preserve the place and its forest. Matheran is Asia's only pedestrian town; no motor vehicles are allowed inside the hill station township's limits and visitors traverse and explore this 8 sq. km hill station on foot or horses, or if you are so inclined, a few hand-pulled rickshaws. As a result, the air here is incredibly fresh and smells of leaves, with a little hint of red mud in it. There is of course the occasional whiff of horse. But there are no petrol fumes.
We traveled to Matheran the old-fashioned way. We took Central Railway's local train to Neral, which is a station near Karjat on the way to Pune. At Neral, we boarded a toy train at 8:50 AM to take us up to Matheran 11 kms away. En route, the train stops at three stations - Jummapatti, Waterpipe, and Aman Lodge and takes a leisurely two hours to reach Matheran.
The impatient types (and the ones who couldn't get a reservation on the toy train), drive to Matheran. You can also hire cabs at Neral station which take you up to Dasturi Naka in 20 minutes. Cars and other motor vehicles are not allowed beyond Dasturi Naka that is just off Aman Lodge train station. From Dasturi Naka it is a 3 km uphill trek to Matheran. One of the disadvantages of driving is that you miss the scenic route the train takes. Another is missing the quaintly named "one-kiss tunnel" that the train passes through, presumably so called because the train is in and out of the tunnel in just enough time for lovers to steal a kiss in the sudden darkness.
Matheran, being an ecologically sensitive zone, has no paved roads. Packed dirt tracks take you from one viewing point to the other which means that by the end of the day your black (or any other colored) keds are a uniform reddish-brown thanks to the red laterite soil that makes up the Sahaydris. And it is not only the shoes that are covered by the red mist . . . so are your clothes and, so are you. By evening, at the end of a day's walking around, there is enough dust on you for seedlings to express active interest in putting down roots and getting on with life on some body part or the other of yours. This dust and dirt is useful in other ways too — when you board the local train at Neral on your way back, people give you a wide berth lest they brush some of it off you. Therefore, the train might be packed in a way that is only possible in Mumbai's local trains, but you travel in some comfort.
Matheran has numerous viewing points — the trails lead to the edge of a cliff from where you see more mountain ranges, cliffs, and rivers spread out in front of you. After you are done gazing at the hills and valleys from one point, you walk all the way back, then take another trail to another viewing point, and see some more mountains and valleys. I guess it is possible for anyone even today, when most of Matheran is marked and sign-posted, to discover a cliff where no one has been yet (or at least in the last couple of weeks). To confirm if your discovery is indeed a new viewing point, check around if there is a board or a sign that has assigned a name to it. Hopefully (the chances are 1 in a billion) you won't find one. Next, look around for a "tapri" selling water, tea, and other assorted beverages within 10 feet of the point. If you draw a blank on both the counts, quickly fashion a board and give the viewing point your name. Next, leave a few more signs from the main trails directing people to your discovery. And voila, yet another viewing point in Matheran to go to and gawp from. If I am right, Matheran has over 31 official "points."
The other procedure (and not the recommended method) to have a point named after you is to throw yourself down one of them and leave behind a sufficiently dramatic and tragic story. In following the second method, people are advised to pick an obscure point. The well-known ones — Panorama, One-Tree-Hill, Sunrise and Sunset (which hill station doesn't have one of these?) and a few others are too well-established with signposts all over Matheran marking out directions and distance to them that locals and Matheran's administration wouldn't think it worth the effort to effect a name change.
We reached Matheran around 11:00 AM and after a quick bite trudged off towards One-Tree-Hill (So called because of the single tree on the mountaintop. Now a limp red flag keeps the tree company.) about three kms away from Matheran's market place. Occasionally we would halt whenever a photo-op presented itself. And there are quite a few—Horses trot or gallop around (with guys on them trying hard to look macho and as if they are in some wild-west or historical movie. The girls [ok most of them, if not all] do their best to: a) stay on the horse, b) not scream, and c) pray — and they usually seem to manage all three very competently). Monkeys occasionally climb down from branches to the trails to get a good look at you. Birds twitter teasingly, and after you have spotted them in the dense foliage, lined up your camera, adjusted the lenses, angle, and made a hazaar other adjustments, they promptly fly off just before you can click the picture. And they do not tire of this game. Neither do you.
From One-Tree-Hill, we trekked back and took one of the side trails to go to Belvedere point. Then we walked back to the main trail and to Charlotte Lake about two kms away. Charlotte Lake supplies water to Matheran and is great place to rest your feet for a bit and have sugarcane juice, ice-golas, and roasted corn-on-the-cob. Naturally, quite a few monkeys are also around for the food. Pisarnath temple stands next to the lake.
After a round of sugarcane juices and ice-golas, we started walking again, stopping en route to photograph an anthill. By that time we were feeling a bit peckish and started to look around for a place to eat. A couple of hotels that we walked into had run out of food (this was around 3 PM). Quite a few hotels in Matheran serve excellent all-you-can-eat Gujarati thalis. What this means is that quite a number of Guju folk turn up in Matheran and polish off these thalis before you can say undhiyon or farsaan. We finally had something to eat in the main market place of Matheran and followed it by sampling Chikki (sweets made of jaggery and some nuts, etc. Whole groundnuts and jaggery is the most common, but you also get crushed groundnut, coconut, sesame, chocolate, cashew, and other assorted dry fruits — most shops stock at least 10 varieties of Chikki) in different shops. Most shops will allow you to taste free samples and this is an excellent way to have dessert. We did buy some. This was followed by some ice cream. By then it was nearly 4:15 PM and we had to hurry back to the railway station for the 4:25 PM toy train back to Neral. We eventually reached Neral at around 6:15 PM. Après some nice "special chai" at one of the hotels just outside the railway station, we boarded the 6:37 PM local train to bring us back to Mumbai.
At the risk of committing sacrilege (at least in Maharashtra), I would say that Matheran still hasn't worked its charms on me (this was my second visit), though this time around it did enough to suggest that some day I might come to like the place. The primary reason, I guess would have to do with the temperature — I expect and prefer my hill-stations to be cool (and if it is not asking too much, have a pleasant breeze blowing most of the time). Matheran is about a couple of degrees cooler to Mumbai undoubtedly, but a temperature of just below 30 degrees Celsius in a rain forest and when you are walking around 10-12 kms can be feel a bit warm — which is how I found it.
Hotels and much else in Matheran are on the expensive side. Since no mechanized transport is available, porters and horses transport goods and these are costly. Everything as a result is at a premium. Matheran can also get crowded in season (October-November, March-June) with its close proximity to Mumbai and Pune. Yesterday, it wasn't that crowded but whenever we came across a group determinedly trying to have "fun" by screaming at the top of their voices or singing tunelessly (and loudly) and generally making a lot of noise, I couldn't help fantasizing how wonderful it would be to throw all of them down one of Matheran's cliffs one by one and how sweet would be the sound they would make on their way down to meet their maker (Alas!).
Dust is ubiquitous in Matheran. But while it is not something I like, I realize that dirt trails are needed for the numerous horses that are used for transport in Matheran. Also, the mud trails make Matheran a walker's paradise. You could walk on and on and it is largely easy on your feet — and I love going on long walks. Ideally, you should go to this hill station for 2-3 days and walk around from morning to dusk.
I guess a part of my crib against Matheran is largely my fault. It was (as with most of the places in Maharashtra) just a wrong time to visit the place. By February and early March, you are looking at a dry, yellow, and brown landscape. There is much dust in the air. So you trek all the way to a point and there is just so much shimmering haze in the air that most of the view is blurred. Maharashtra is at its most beautiful and green in the rains and just after. Matheran, I could guess must be a paradise in the rains (if you can ignore a bit of slushy mud). I plan to make a visit this monsoon. From what I gathered by talking to the locals, there are hardly any tourists on weekdays during the monsoons (weekends are packed these days with the craze for monsoon picnics) and everything is fresh and green and smells heavenly. Then, in the rains, Matheran will be a lovelier place and it would be wonderful to walk from viewing point to another (or even aimlessly) soaking in the rainforest's greenness. And that is when I think I will fall in love with this hill station.
Matheran: Photoset /Slideshow
Other places worth visiting in Maharashtra:
Malshej Ghat / Ashtavinayak / Tuljapur-Kolhapur-Panhala / Mahabaleshwar-Pratapgad
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Nice post.
- Thu Feb 28, 02:44:00 PM
It is beautiful in the rains, Mandy. And trekking is so much easier. I went there last in 2004, I think... with Pinky, Darius, Shardul and his wife. You chose not to come and really missed out. :)
- Thu Feb 28, 08:07:00 PM
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Patty Kimball, Owner
Patty and her husband, Dave, purchased Dakota Quilt Company in December of 2011. Patty was born in Detroit, MI, grew up in Placentia, CA, and moved her senior year of high school to Kearney, NE. Patty graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a degree in Home Economics with an emphasis on fashion merchandising.
Patty started sewing as a 6-year-old, when she received a pink Barbie sewing machine. She was hooked!
As a young mom, she sewed for her three children, made her own clothes and did alterations for a bridal shop in Kearney. At this same time, she took some adult education classes and began quilting, mostly using Eleanor Burns' "Quilt in a Day" techniques.
She and her family moved to Spearfish in 2004, and she started working at Dakota Quilt Company in 2005 as a sales associate. She loved her work, and the rest is history!
Melodee is a previous owner of Dakota Quilt Company, but found she couldn't stay away and now works full time. Her responsibilities include sales, marketing, inventory control and making samples. Actually all of this is just an excuse to play with fabric all day and get paid for it!
Melodee and her husband, Tom, have three grown children and four grandsons. She grew up in Deadwood, graduated from Lead High School and attended South Dakota State University, majoring in home economics and journalism. She has spent most of her adult life working in the hospitality industry, but quilting has become a passion!
She began sewing in junior high and never looked back. Her passion grew in high school when her teacher, Mrs. Michlitsch, took her under her wing and became a great mentor. Melodee remembers her first quilt, using sandpaper as a pattern and sitting on the living room floor, cutting it out with a scissors!!
Today, you will find her teaching the Beginner Class or sewing on a sample. She's the one with all the strings attached!
Joyce is a retired English teacher who decided quilting would be the perfect retirement hobby. Joyce began sewing in 4-H when she was eight and never stopped. SHE LOVED IT! And she was good at it. What a shock when in 2007 Joyce was gently urged to take a beginner quilt class! The very idea!!! But she did, and it has made all the difference. With a shiny rotary cutter (her left pointer finger is more slender than her right after being trimmed twice), every ruler imaginable, a new sewing machine, fine fabric, color-coded totes filled with more quilt kits than she'll live long enough to finish, and the hottest, newest notions, Joyce was ready to embark on her quilting odyssey.
Joyce and her husband Dan taught for over 36 years, the last 27 in Gillette, Wyoming. The SD Black Hills is now their home. They have two sons, a daughter-in-law, an almost daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren.
Joyce started working at Dakota Quilt Company in 2009. Seeing and waiting on friends, meeting and helping new customers from far and near, and fondling the latest fabrics have made Joyce a very happy girl who is excited to assist you with your quilting needs and desires!
Mary Goddard, Sales Associate
Mary took home economics in the seventh grade, and in her words, "made in through"! She claims she taught her older sister, Sharon, how to sew, but that point is still in dispute! But, in fact, Sharon introduced her to quilting and her love was born.
Mary and her husband Gary have two daughters, five grandchildren and one great grandson. She grew up in Verdi, MN, moved to Rapid City when she was 13 and came to Spearfish in 1968. This is home!
Mary has worked at several different jobs, including Kreskies in Rapid City. When her husband was in the service, they were stationed in Itazukie, Japan. She then worked as a hostess and also at the Officer's Club. After they returned to Spearfish in 1973, she started work at Safeway, retiring in 2010.
Mary has since found out that quilting is addictive and claims that you can tell the professional quilters by the size of their stash! She wants you to come in and have a great time!
Sharon Coughlin, Long-Arm Quilter
As a young wife and mother, Sharon made all of her family's clothes. She grew up in Verdi, MN, and moved to Rapid City after high school graduation. She has three grown daughters and one son, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. All snuggle under a quilt made by her!
Sharon spent most of her adult life working with Taco John's. She owned the Deadwood operation and managed the Spearfish store, retiring in December of 2011.
Having always sewn, she started quilting with Vernie Hyatt in the 1970s. She remembers that when she started, there was no using a rotary cutter, but instead they ripped all the fabric!
Sharon purchased her Gammil long-arm quilting machine in 2001 and began quilting quilts for others at that time. She now quilts for Dakota Quilt Company.


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Whey protein before of after workout – Which one to choose?
The HOLY GRAIL of muscle building, Whey protein. This magical powder which will take your recovery and muscle gains to the next level. Praised by fitness industry as the most important supplement on the market.
But is it really that?
If you ask me, no. Not at all.
Whey protein is NOT necessary for recovery and muscle growth.
I'm not saying here that whey protein is completely useless. It's actually a convenient way to add a bit more protein intake to your daily requirements if you don't get them from your food.
The mantra revolving around the post-workout (after workout) protein shake has been praised by the fitness industry and yes it is true that post-workout protein is vitally important to the mucle building process but the issue here is the DEFINITION of post-workout.
"In recent research performed at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada in conjunction with the University of Nottingham in England, it was found that the first meal after a workout is extremely important to many markers of muscle growth. They also found that this meal could be as much as 24 hours AFTER a workout [Burd NA, 2011]." – Quote from Brad Pilons book.
That being said it doesn't really matter do you take the post-workout shake or not since you should be paying attention that you're taking the advantage in the next 24 hours after weight training.
Just eat at your normal meal times and what you're used to!
Don't chug up protein-shakes or meals right after workouts just because fitness industry has painted this picture in your head.
It seems to make very little difference whether you take pre-, during or post-exercise protein supplements. So little, that I would worry more about the quality of my workouts rather than what supplements to take before, during and after.
Since the studies suggest that it is the WORKOUTS that leads to increased protein synthesis and create an anabolic response to protein feedings don't worry about the supplementation with Whey protein just keep eating your daily requirements of calories and make sure you eat enough protein and you're golden.
So to answer your question Whey protein BEFORE or AFTER a workout?
Up to you. Doesn't make any difference. If you like to drink pre- or post-workout shakes by all means do it. But if you don't, remember that it doesn't hinder your muscle gains one bit.
Did you find this article helpful or not? I'd love to hear what you think on this subject! Leave a comment below 🙂
Happy trainings everybody!
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In connection with the sale of batteries or with the delivery of products containing refillable, the seller is obliged to draw your attention to the following: you are legally obliged to return used batteries to end users. You may return used batteries to the vendor or designated collection points (for example, municipal collection points or in the stores) for free. You can also send them back to the dealer by mail.
The seller refunded in any case the postage for the return of your old battery. Illustrated on the batteries have the following meanings.
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Computer & software / tablets. The item "apple ipad mini card wi-fi 256gb gray space" is on sale since Saturday, April 13, 2019. It is in the category "computers, networks \ tablets, e-readers". The seller is "www-mioga-de" and is located in dresden. This item can be shipped to the following country: european union.


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sábado, 2 de noviembre de 2013
Bernadien Robben
She is Bernadien Robben ( Holland, 1984 ), she is Arjen Robben's wife.
They married on June 9, 2007 in Groningen after a relationship of 7 years. They met while studying in high school Heike Kamerlingh Onnes.
The couple have two sons, Luka born in 2008 and Kai born 2012 and a daughter, Lynn born in 2010.
She works for Fondation 'Stichting Aktie Benin' (FSAB) ( information here and here).
After her presentation, I want to talk about her style.
Bernadien's style is so easy and comfortable. It's simply and classy but I like it so much because she doesn't need clothes very glamourous to get a perfect outfit.
She wears basic colours like black, white, creams and browns and combinates with some complements; doesn't wear print clothes so often but she knows how to do to get a simply outfit for everyday.
Information about Bernadien Robben, here and here.
You can look my tumblr too, here.
Thanks, Raquel ( twitter ).
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My goal is to help you realize your full potential and to be a vehicle for your own path of maximizing your potential. Welcome.
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Engine Fuel Injected IO-540 Aircraft Engine - 300 horsepower modified for the Hummingbird helicopters. Configured for 93 octane to 100ll fuels. $59,475.00
Engine LS7 - 300 horsepower liquid cooled V-8 with ECU. $30,350.00
Skids - Includes four oleo struts, skids, shoes, braces, step and hardware. $17,695.00
Quickbuild Fuselage - Assembled airframe including, windshield, nose, center instrument console, doors, tail cone and landing gear. $46,750.00
Pre-bent Angle Kit – Factory supplied pre-bent angles $4,750.00
EFIS Glass Panel – Grand Rapids with AHRS - Large screen 10.4", artificial horizon, turn & bank, altimeter, airspeed, compass, manifold pressure, fuel pressure, engine oil pressure, transmission oil pressure, engine oil temperature, voltage, EGT, CHT, FCASH drive, USB connector, EIS-6K, wiring harness and sensors. $9,300.00
Landing/Search Light $575.00
Seat Belts with Inertia Reel - Includes pilot and three passengers. Three point lap and shoulder harness. Front seats have inertia reel. Available in any color. $2,385.00 Set of four
100 Hour Inspection Kit $45.00
Blades Painted With Safety Colors $1,910.00
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Columbia Shirts with the Hummingbird logo $65.00
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Under Australian Consumer Law, guarantees for goods and services apply when the goods or service that you have purchased:
- cost less than $40,000; or
- cost more than $40,000 but will be used for personal, domestic or household purposes.
Any business which provides goods and services through hiring, selling or leasing to Australian consumers must comply with these consumer guarantees. This obligation is unaffected by any other warranties that might be given to you during the purchase.
Consumer guarantees apply to:
- Business vehicles and trailers if they are used for the purpose of transporting goods;
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- Goods and services that have been bundled together;
- Sale items;
- Goods and services that have been bought online from an Australian business; or
- Goods that have been bought second hand from a business.
However, these guarantees do not apply if:
- the services were bought before 1 January 2011 as these are covered under the Trade Practices Act;
- The services purchased cost more than $40,000 and are for commercial or business use;
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Cass Lake is, without a doubt, one of Minnesota's natural treasures. Its scenic beauty is only surpassed by its rich history, unique features and the many ways visitors can enjoy the lake and surrounding area. The lake is a popular destination for recreational fishing, boating, and swimming. There are numerous campgrounds and resorts located on its shores.
Located in north central Minnesota, Cass Lake is a glacially-formed lake that is approximately 10 miles long and 7 miles wide with over 25 miles of forested shoreline and sandy beaches. The lake is both fed (from the west) and drained (to the east) by the Mississippi River. It is the largest lake of the eight lakes that make up the Cass Lake Chain of Lakes and lies within the Chippewa National Forest and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.
Cass Lake's water levels are affected by the operation of two dams on the Mississippi River. Otter Tail Power Company operates a dam upstream, just below Stump Lake. At the Cass Lake outlet is Knutson Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Forest Service. Knutson Dam was built as a logging dam in the 1890s, and rebuilt by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1928. The dam was then turned over to the US Forest Service.
The rich history of Cass Lake includes its Native American heritage. In the Ojibwe language, Cass Lake is called Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag (where there are many red cedar). The lake is named for General Lewis Cass who led an expedition in 1820 and erroneously identified Cass Lake as the source of the Mississippi River. An expedition in 1832 led by Henry Schoolcraft identified the actual source of the river as being in nearby Lake Itasca.
A fascinating feature to Cass Lake is Star Island, an 1,100 acre island located in the middle of the lake and is accessible only by boat. Interestingly enough, the island has its own lake - Lake Windigo. As noted by Ripley's Believe it or Not! Lake Windigo is "a lake within an island within a lake" and is the only one of its kind in the northern hemisphere.
Cass Lake is also a fisherman's paradise. Anglers commonly catch walleye over 10 lbs. and muskie over 40 lbs. Cass Lake is second only to Leech Lake in the number of muskies caught annually. Other game species include northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, perch, and the elusive burbot. Cass Lake's maze of steep drop-offs, mid-lake bars and sunken islands provide the perfect topography for a fisherman's dream vacation. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has placed a consumption advisory on Cass Lake whitefish, including cisco, northern pike, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch, so check consumption guidelines for your favorite catch.
In addition to fishing, visitors will enjoy the Norway Beach Recreation Area, Cass Lake Campgrounds and surrounding Chippewa National Forest. A large sandy beach, picnic areas, and hiking trails along with the regular lake activities of swimming, canoeing and boating are all available. For bird lovers, the National Eagle Center is located just 10 minutes away. In the winter, visitors can go cross country skiing and enjoy the 50 mile Heartland Snowmobile Trail that runs from Park Rapids to Cass Lake.
Cass Lake is a good distance from major cities with international airports. The closest is in Fargo which is a three and a half hour drive. Northwest Airlines offers connecting service through the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport (4 hours away) to Bemidji Regional Airport which is just a half hour from Cass Lake. With the many activities and natural beauty, plus convenient resorts and accommodations, a trip to Cass Lake is well worth the effort.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 to launch at CTIA
Samsung is getting ready to launch its 8.9″ Tablet and so the company is sending out invitations to the CTIA media. As you can see on the invite, the number 78910 is displayed and we take that to mean 7″ 8.9″ and 10″, the whole Samsung Tab line up.
Speculation is that the Samsung 8.9″ Tablet will use Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). Not sure if it will have Tegra 2, or Samsung's own chip. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 uses a Tegra 2, but Samsung also produces its own system on a chip (SoC).


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Silly Comment Questions of the Day:
(Answer any or all!)
1. Are your boobs too big, too small or just right?
2. Have you been to a gay wedding? Do you know where Bahrain is?
3. Can you lick your own penis?
4. Any more TV Theme song requests for Buck to sing? What is your all time fave?
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4 countries gave Egypt a few hours to discuss anti-colonial plan in the Security Council.
According to diplomats from New Zealand, Venezuela, Malaysia and Senegal, these 4 UN council members announced that if Egypt refuses to discuss anti-colonial plan which obliged Israel to stop the construction of settlements, they will raise the plan in the Security Council.
"In the event that Egypt decides it cannot proceed to call for vote on December 23 or does not provide a response by the deadline, those delegations reserve the right to table the draft, and proceed to put it to vote ASAP," the four council members said in a note to Egypt, seen by the Reuters news agency.
"An overwhelming sense of hopelessness engulfed us because Security Council did not agree with the resolution," Palestinians added in this note.
According to US diplomats, Cairo on Thursday requested that the vote proposed by Egypt, the only Arab member of the council, be postponed to an uncertain time.
Illegitimate government of Benjamin Netanyahu tried so hard to prohibit the resolution. "The Israeli government asked US president, Donald Trump, not to allow UN Security Council to pass the anti-settlement resolution," an Israeli official said. While Egyptian spokesman said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi talked about this on a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
An unnamed Israeli official mentioned Israeli officials' important calls to Trump's transferring team after Trump failed to convince US officials to veto the resolution.
The two Western officials said that US President Barack Obama had intended to abstain from the vote,
Trump demand officials in his tweeter page to veto the resolution, and surprisingly called Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah Sisi.
On Friday, December 23, 2016, Egyptian president announced that it agreed to delay a vote on a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli colonies during a phone call between President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi and US President-elect Donald Trump.
Egypt's presidential office said that Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah Sisi, talked to Trump on Saturday, December 22, 2016. The conversation led to the Egyptian initiative on occupying Palestine in Security Council.
Presidential spokesman, Alaa Yousef, said: "this conversation was mostly about regional situation and recent events that clearly increase challenges against peace and international security, especially in Middle East."
"In the framework, the resolution draft on occupying regime of Israel comes up. The two leaders agreed on the importance of giving the new administration a chance to deal comprehensively with all the aspects of the Palestinian cause to achieve a comprehensive settlement," he added.
Diplomats believed Egypt stance is because of being under pressure of Israel to drop the bid.
According to Reuters, the draft resolution demands that Israel stop settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and declares that all existing settlements "have no legal validity" and are "a flagrant violation" of international law.
Members of Netanyahu's illegitimate government will be satisfied with Trump's promise on transferring the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while relations between Obama and Netanyahu were in bad condition.
The Israeli official said Israeli regime is concerned that another country raises the draft before the new president take the control as Obama's administration is expiring.
"It's breaking US vows in supporting Israel," he added. He also appreciated Trump's efforts in this regard.


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VIDEO: Russell Wilson recalls meeting Peyton Manning in Denver before draft
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Russell Wilson and Peyton Manning go way back. Not as far as the Manning in those Papa John's commercials, but to Wilson's sophomore year of high school.
Wilson attended the Manning Passing Academy. Manning was the instructor of Wilson's group, and of course, because the Broncos quarterback doesn't forget much he remembered Wilson's face when he arrived in Denver prior to the NFL draft two years ago.
Wilson picks up the story in the video.
The Seahawks, as they did last week during practice, appeared comfortable on the stage. Here's a collection of video clips from their media pressers on Sunday night.
Linebacker Cliff Avril on the defense:
Center Max Unger says he's never seen Russell Wilson overwhelmed.
Pete Carroll compared the Super Bowl meeting to that of a big college bowl game:


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May 26, 2013
// Jogo Beach // S/S 13 Collection
Hope you guys are having a fun Memorial Day weekend! I'm happy to be collaborating with JOGO Beach to show you guys their bright and sporty S/S 13 Collection! I made this inspiration board with my favorite suits from their collection. I really love bright colors like teal paired with rich navy hues and that's exactly why these jumped out at me.
The one-piece on the left is very simple and elegant while the monokini on the right sort of reminds me of a sexy diving suit. I love them both :)
Hopefully my reviews on swimwear are getting you excited for Mercedes-Benz Swim Week here in Miami this July. You'll definitely wanna pick up a few swimsuits for that! Plenty of parties to show off those pretty little things.
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The exhibition opened Tuesday Nov 1, and the installation looks great. I was stepping out of the museum a little after 10 AM, right after the museum opened its doors to the public, and there was a group of high school students waiting to tour the exhibition.
It would be wise to plan for your tour early. You can schedule the tour using this form.


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|Kabul: 8:08 AM
Welcome to Kabul:Reconstructions. You can follow the information below, which has been gathered from a
number of sources by a number of participants (click on the names at left for bios), to reconstruct your
own picture of events in Kabul since this site was launched on March 8th, 2003 and, in a sense, since the
reconstruction of Afghanistan began somewhere in the winter of 2001-02.
Some of this information has been provided in response to specific questions submitted by visitors like you. Please note that this section of the project is now maintained as an archive and has not been updated since 2005. Click here to ASK A QUESTION.
Mariam Ghani
Zohra Saed
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Nassima Mustafa
Bibigol Ghani
Arian Mouj Sharifi
Soraia Ghani
U.S. reshuffles its appointees in Afghanistan
Calling In the Heavyweights How the Bush administration plans to reshuffle the group responsible for rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq NEWSWEEK Aug. 12 - The White House is beefing up its senior team handling reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq. President George W. Bush plans to name Robert Blackwill, the former U.S. ambassador to India, to lead his National Security Council office on the two countries, NEWSWEEK has learned. At the same time, Zalmay Khalilzad, the president's special envoy for Afghanistan, is to become U.S. ambassador in Kabul. AN NSC SPOKESMAN said Blackwill's appointment was expected to be announced formally this week. The shake-up marks a renewal of White House attention on Afghanistan, after months of neglect of the first battleground in the war on terror and widespread criticism of the pace of change in the second. In another sign of its revived commitment to rebuilding Afghanistan, the administration is planning to spend an additional $1 billion over the next year, in the run-up to the country's national elections in June. However, the shake-up also underscores how Afghanistan has suffered from the lack of senior attention in the White House over the last year. Khalilzad, who is Afghan-American himself, was heavily engaged in working with Iraqi exiles and told Afghan colleagues he was unable to devote enough time to both countries. His move to Kabul reinforces the U.S. political presence in Afghanistan, placing one of the White House's most respected officials in the Afghan capital. His predecessor, Robert Finn, was previously ambassador to Tajikistan and lacked Khalilzad's access to the White House. Inside the White House, Blackwill is expected to be an effective counterpart for both Khalilzad and L. Paul Bremer, the senior U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq. Blackwill's appointment adds a heavyweight presence to a White House team that has often been overshadowed by the larger-than-life principals across the administration, especially Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Blackwill was one of Bush's team of foreign policy advisers when he ran for office in the 2000 presidential campaign. And the former ambassador's relationship to Condoleezza Rice, the president's national security adviser, was cemented when they both served as Soviet experts during the collapse of the USSR in the last Bush administration. Blackwill's stature should help with at least one of the major shortcomings in Iraq's reconstruction, as identified last month by a task force of independent experts commissioned by Rumsfeld and Bremer. The task force, led by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, found that the Iraqi administration needed a more direct and responsive relationship with Washington-stretching from Congress to the Pentagon. However it is Afghanistan where Blackwill is expected to have the biggest impact, not least because the situation on the ground remains so grim. Another group of experts, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, painted a bleak picture of the country in June, warning that there was a risk of "a reversion to warlord-dominated anarchy [that would] mark a major defeat for the U.S. war on terrorism". Citing the lack of U.S. support for President Hamid Karzai's government against the country's regional warlords, the experts warned of "a dangerous security void outside Kabul" which they blamed for "the painfully slow progress in reconstruction". The experts pressed for the swift rebuilding of the road from the capital to the southern city of Kandahar by the end of this year, and the expansion of the new Afghan army from a target of 9,000 to 27,000 troops by next summer. Alongside better security, and greater funds for reconstruction, the experts also urged the United States to lean on Iran, Russia and Pakistan to cease meddling in Afghanistan, especially their support for the warlords. Other analysts say the Bush administration has failed at an even more basic level in Afghanistan since it toppled the Taliban regime at the end of 2001. Thomas Gouttierre, dean of international studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, says Washington has relied too heavily on a confusing and costly mixture of international aid in Afghanistan, instead of providing leadership in the country's reconstruction. "I think we are coming to understand the problem requires more than we have put into the country to date," Gouttierre says. "The biggest problem so far has been the inability to formulate a well-coordinated plan for what should be the U.S. role in Afghanistan. It's always been my belief that it should be a command role in terms of reconstruction, just as it has been with the military." Still, even with a change of U.S. officials, security remains an enormous obstacle for the Karzai government. NATO took control of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan on Monday, providing some continuity of command for the so-called International Security and Assistance Force. Until now, a different country has taken control of the force every six months. While NATO's role marks a new chapter for the transatlantic alliance-the Afghan operation is its first outside Europe-it does not meet the more pressing demands from Karzai and the United Nations to extend the force outside Kabul. Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. secretary general's special envoy for Afghanistan, pressed that case again in talks with Colin Powell at the State Department on Monday. Compared to the 5,000-strong international force, the United States still has around 9,000 troops in Afghanistan in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Al Qaeda terrorists. Neither military operation has progressed smoothly in recent months. U.S. troops killed two Pakistani soldiers near the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan this week, even though the Pakistanis are close allies in the hunt for Al Qaeda in the border region. And in a sign of the continued strength of terrorists in Afghanistan, four German peacekeepers were killed in a car bombing in Kabul in June. Incidents like those illustrate how Afghanistan needs far more than a reshuffling of top officials in Washington. Blackwill and Khalilzad will need all their diplomatic skills-as well as a heap of good fortune-to help steer the country to its first elections since the fall of the Taliban.
Posted By: mariam   August 14th 2003, 2003 11:47 AM
Kabul: Partial Reconstructions is an installation
and public dialogue project that explores the multiple meanings and resonances of
the idea of reconstruction -- as both process and metaphor -- in the context of present-day Kabul.
www.kabul-reconstructions.net is an online discussion forum, information resource, and medium for the communication of questions and answers about the reconstruction between people inside and outside the city of Kabul itself.


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Discover all that Singapore has to offer with Mandarin Oriental Hotel as a base.The hotel features a wide range of modern facilities and services in its 527 well-appointed guestrooms and throughout the premises.
Each guestroom is tastefully appointed with internet access (wireless), internet access, in room safe, bathtub, separate shower and tub, kitchenette.This Singapore accommodation features on-site facilities such as coffee shop, bar/pub, meeting facilities , restaurant, babysitting, business center, poolside bar.
Hotel's guests can experience on-site latest leisure and sports facilities such as pool (kids), gym/fitness facilities, tennis courts, spa, pool outdoor, garden.The hotel provides a warm and welcoming service of international standard.
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How to optimize your Google searches:
"You don't have to do things a certain way
just because that's how you've always done them. Open yourself up to trying new ways of organizing and making
the most out of the tools available- should you choose to use them."
- Doug Merrill
Douglas C. Merrill holds a Ph.D. from Princeton in Cognitive Science and is the former
Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) at Google. His book is "Getting Organized in the Google Era: How to Get Stuff Out of Your
Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right."
"A better searcher can filter out what's not important and focus on what is. The
ability to perform quick targeted searches helps you find the information you need faster. You don't have to expend
mental capacity trying to anticipate where to look for a piece of information or trying to figure out where the heck to put
it. Just search for what you want, and voil
Here are some strategies and tips for getting the best results from your searches.
Google uses automated software agents called crawlers, also known as spiders or robots.
Crawlers visit web sites frequently, reading and capturing most of a page's text as well as following links to other
pages within the site.
The crawler collects info about a site and adds to the search engine's index of web
pages. When you perform a query, the search engine rapidly analyzes the info in its index to find matches. The results of
your search are listed in order of relevance, with the most relevant pages listed first (not the paid-for results listed on
Google's PageRank algorithm is based on "educated guesses" and "site trustworthiness."
But sometimes the results are too broad (for instance, type in 'videoconferencing' and you'll get more than
two million search results. Type in 'apple' and you'll get millions more).
To better pinpoint your results you need to
give more specific instructions. Be as descriptive
as possible.
Here's how:
Add "quote" marks and the ~ tilde symbol.
If you search for 'paris hotels,' Google
will search for pages in which the phrase– where the two words are used somewhere in relatively close proximity to one
another. That's not necessarily helpful if you are looking for a hotel with cheap rates. For that you should type this
search string:
"Paris hotels" ~affordable
Placing the tilde symbol (~) immediately before
a word tells Google to look for pages with the word affordable– and others like it, such as cheap, budget, economy,
The tilde is a wild card, giving Google carte blanche
to find all the pages it thinks have words similar to affordable.
You can also use the standard search operator OR.
With OR, you could search this way:
"Paris hotels" affordable OR cheap OR budget
OR will return fewer results because you're
asking for pages containing only the words you specify. So if you're trying to narrow your results, use OR and specify
the synonyms you want.
Exclude what you don't want. If you use the
minus symbol (-) immediately before a word, Google will eliminate it from your search.
Be specific with numeric ranges.
The ellipsis (...), three periods, can express
a range of numbers. If you're shopping for an item in a certain price range, here's an example:
"Digital camera" $100...$250.
You can also use Google to search a specific website.
The command for this is site: (with no space after the colon) followed by the URL of the site you want to search. If you wanted
to see articles about Paris hotels in the New York Times, try this:
"Paris hotels" site:nytimes.com
You can access Excell spreadsheets, Pdf files,
Word files, and PowerPoint files, as follows: (type the subject between the quote marks.)
for Excell "personal budget" filetype:xls
for PDF "personal budget: filetype:pdf
for Word "personal budget" filetype:doc
for Power Point "personal budget" filetype:ppt
Google isn't just for finding web pages.
Use it as a calculator and look up all kinds of facts. Perhaps there's a particular statistic you need to find. Here's
Currency conversions:
example: 100 euros in dollars (or) 100 euros in
or do it in reverse, or with pesos, yens, etc.
Measurement conversions:
Google converts liquid, distance, and other measures.
Here are examples for searches:
1 mile in km
pound in ounces
inch in mm
Time conversions:
What time is it in Paris? Find out:
time Paris
What's the weather?:
weather Paris
Find a map. Just type in the street
address and city.
Want to know your flight status? Enter your
airline and flight number, for example:
American Airlines 123
Translations of English into foreign languages?
Just go to translate.google.com Type in whatever you want translated and what language you want it converted into.
(Yahoo has a similar tool at babelfish.yahoo.com)
Need to know a word definition? Can't
remember what discombobulated means? Do this search:
define discombobulated
Trace a caller (when you know the
number but not the 'who.'
Try this: phonebook: 212-555-1212
Need someone's phone number? Try this:
phonebook: Jane Smith Anywhere NY
Need a stock quote?
To get a current quote when you don't
know the stock exchange symbol, try this:
Apple stock
Find the status of your shipment via
FedEx, UPS or another shipper. Type the tracking number into Google search and you'll get an update on the package's
current status.
Google search is also a calculator in disguise.
Use the standard symbols: * for multiplied by, / for divided by, and so on. The answer will pop up. Even math geeks can get
answers form complex equations such as 5*9+(sqrt10)^3=
In case you're wondering, the answer is 76.6227766.
Use the search engine as a spell checker.
Type what you think is right (or close) and Google will suggest the correct spelling, or it will search for pages containing
the word or phrase properly spelled. But beware: Google won't always know what you mean by your misspelled word, i.e.,
it's not a mind reader.
You can find theater showings and movie
times by typing in the movie and your zip code, for instance:
Avatar 92101
Also, you can look up all sorts of basic information
just by sending a text message to Google at 466453. Save the cost of making a directory assistance call. Get the phone
number by texting the name and city, for instance:
Drake Hotel Chicago
If you dial 800-466-4411 Google will look up a
business by name, city and state, and then automatically connect you.
More helpful trivia about the Google search engine:
You don't need to type most common words
and characters, such as a, and, how, where, and the into a search engine query. If a common word is essential, however, the
best approach is to include the entire phrase in quote marks. Consider the middle initial of 'A.'
If you type in James A. Dunlop, you'll also
get James H. Dunlop, James C. Dunlop, etc. So go for "james a dunlop" for better results.
Know that Google automatically searches for pages
with common variations of a keyword. If you type in the word exercise, you'll also get exercises, exercised, and exercising.
Google search also works on you own computer.
You can search entire program and file contents of your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system by using the desktop utility
(P.S. Search words are not case sensitive, so you
can type Paris or paris and get the same results.)
Go therefore and search and find!
Douglas C. Merrill was COO of New Music at EMI Group and currently
heads EMI Music Digital Strategy.
go to Doug on Twitter


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Today i went to Mega Bazar, annual computer fair held in JEC with my fiancee. I went there to get a screenguard for my iPad. I got there around 7 PM and i left JEC in less than 30 minutes. That was a record to me as i usually spent over one hour looking at many booths available to find more information about new products and prices.
Today, i wasn't in a mood to find information and so it happened to be my fastest visit to a computer fair so far
I only bought DVD blanks and also one screenguard for my iPad and i'm done with it.


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Hey I am not that young, but maybe not that old either.Anyways - finally got it working after reinstalling the app.Now I can finally look up the forum while down in the cave painting or perhaps lying in the sofa? The possibilities are endless!


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Tel: +44 (1278) 671347
Cannington Cold Stores is a family business that all began by storing vegetables - potatoes to be exact! Based in Somerset, our business developed after we found that there was a demand for washed, peeled, prepared and packaged produce ready for some of the UK's leading supermarkets. This evolved into the storage and stock management of other foodstuffs including cheese, fruit, meat, fruit juices plus much more. As our business grew we decided to invest in more state of the art facilities such as modern plant equipment and mobile pallet racking. Today Cannington Cold Stores works with some of the countries biggest food and drink manufacturers including Gerber Juice who we are proud to have worked with for over 15 years. At Cannington Cold Stores we continue to do our very best for our customers by providing a unique and bespoke service.


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I've run out of words to describe how bad I feel. My fever broke last night, so my head isn't swimming nearly as much. But my cough is worse. In fact, I've pulled a muscle around my lower rib cage from coughing.
Throat still sore. Nose still clogged. Joints still achy. I'm the kind of sick that is so miserable you just want to cry. And talk to your Mama.


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Saturday, June 14, 2014
After four years of schooling, I am finally proud to say that I've graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Portland State University, with EIT designation to boot! It was a long journey, and quite the leap from my marketing career, but thanks to all the support from my friends and family, I made it. Now, back to work.
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