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A searching man, a desperate widow; can they find love?
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When the League gets word that Blackflame intends to detain—and execute—a leading political family, Hitomi volunteers to help the family escape. But there are more secrets at play than Hitomi's, and much worse fates than execution. When Hitomi finds herself captured along with her charges, it will take everything she can summon to escape with her life.
This, the third in the series by Australian author Margaret Lynette Sharp, looks set to provide readers with another intriguing and delightful look at life at Longbourn.
Carla Standish is the go-to person for whatever her friends and family need, and is world-renowned for creating one-of-a-kind, swoon worthy dresses. She's even surprising herself and the folks in town by dating a decent guy these days. If one missing piece would fall into the jigsaw puzzle of her life, everything would be perfect. But she ruined that possibility long ago, didn't she?
It's been a couple of years since widower Jared Barnett and his kids moved to Serendipity for a much-needed new start. They were settling in, but now he's getting some confusing signals from the vivacious shop owner he's dating, and the small town "good old boy" network seems determined to treat the Barnetts as outsiders. An offer he shouldn't refuse would mean pulling up stakes again, but Jared will do whatever is required to take care of his family, and to protect his own heart.
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Even if it cost her everything.
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But so did David against Goliath. Although Keziah views Christianity as a flawed belief system, she grew up in a Christian home and doesn't underestimate the threat posed by a true believer. Her plan: go to Hearts Landing, masquerade as a tourist, infiltrate the opposition and destroy it from within.
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I tried Victory's Prima Pils and Hop Devil this weekend. They are very highly rated on BeerAdvocate. The Pils was really not great, but the Hop Devil was excellent. It was one of the better ESB's I think I've ever had. And yes, I know its an IPA. It is good, but I don't think its #8 good. You East Coasters need to try some IPA's from out here. I highly recommend Bridgeport, though there are too many to list. Go west young man!
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The thing that I do like about the Hop Devil is that its quit big on the body. Victory definately does a good job giving you a full hearty beer. But there are so many other good IPAs out there….
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My OFA (Organizing for Astroturfing) Adventure
I hope the establishment media is monitoring and interested in reporting the real results of the attempt by Organizing for Astroturfing, er, America, to lobby individual members of Congress to support ObamaCare. Sadly, I doubt they are.
If what I have learned this week holds elsewhere, it will turn out to have been a complete bust and will demonstrate that, despite attempts to make it appear otherwise, there is no grassroots groundswell for statist health care.
On Sunday evening, I received a compelling email that I simply could not ignore calling me to action (click here to see a graphic of the full email):
All throughout August, our members of Congress are back in town. Insurance companies and partisan attack groups are stirring up fear with false rumors about the president's plan, and it's extremely important that folks like you speak up now.
So we've cooked up an easy, powerful way for you to make a big impression: Office Visits for Health Reform.
All this week, OFA members like you will be stopping by local congressional offices to show our support for insurance reform.
Sign up now to visit Rep. Jean Schmidt's office in Cincinnati this week.
Well, as a bona fide, long-ago signed-up "member" of Organizing for Astroturfing, er, America, I could not turn down such an important request. (Never mind that the email refers to "health reform" and "insurance reform," which, last time I checked, are different things.)
So I went to the OFA website and found this sign-up form (red box at link added by me). It informed me of the 2nd District Republican's office hours, address, and phone number, and asked me to select a time to visit. You'll notice that the form also required me to provide my phone number, "so that an organizer can follow up with you." How thoughtful.
Separately, in keeping with the spirit of the OFA email, I "cooked up" the idea of also visiting the office of 1st District Rep. Steve Driehaus, whose district's boundary is about ten miles away from the BizzyBlog bunker. Driehaus is, at least in theory, one of the "on the fence" Blue Dog Democrats. At an August 4 town hall meeting that made national news, he got an earful from those opposed to the plan and told those who attended that he hasn't decided how he will vote. Thus, Driehaus is a guy OFA should be targeting.
I made a commitment to visit Schmidt's office at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, and to visit Driehaus at 3:00 p.m. In each case, I received a confirming email response that also directed me to a two-page "Office Visits for Health Reform Guide" (PDF).
As you'll see, the guide has a few amazing claims, with no sourcing, about "the cost of inaction in Ohio":
- 1,500,000 are uninsured today in Ohio and 1,180 Ohioans will lose their health coverage every week because of rising costs.
- The average family premium in Ohio costs $1,000 more because our system fails to cover everyone.
- Our broken health insurance system will cost the Ohio economy as much as $7.1 billion this year in productivity losses due to lack of coverage.
I did my own sourcing and determined that the claims are either flat-out wrong or squishy deceptions.


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In my last contest I noticed that many readers, more often than not, use drugstore products. I can't fault you girls and guys on that one, since they're locally and widely available, plus there's more than enough variety to choose from. Today's review is of a product that is not only easy to find, but is an awesome find as well: Celeteque facial moisturizer with SPF 15.
"I love that vain pleasure when I pencil my eyebrows, apply blusher, and roll on my lipstick; for this alone I'd choose to be reborn as a woman." - Wei Hui, Shanghai Baby
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GERD Home > More Info on Reglan Indications
Reglan has several actions in the digestive tract. It causes the esophageal sphincter (that closes the opening from the stomach up to the esophagus) to become more tight while causing the pyloric sphincter (that closes the opening from the stomach out to the intestines) to relax. It increases the muscular contractions of the stomach and small intestines. All of these actions work together to help food move through the stomach more quickly (which is why Reglan is effective for diabetic gastroparesis treatment). Reglan has little or no activity in the colon.
Reglan helps with GERD by preventing the contents of the stomach from refluxing back up the esophagus, since it increases the tightness of the esophageal sphincter.
Reglan helps to relieve nausea and vomiting by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain. Dopamine can activate the part of the brain that controls nausea and vomiting, and blocking the receptors helps to alleviate nausea and vomiting symptoms.
Reglan tablets and oral solution are not approved for any use in children. Young infants are particularly susceptible to the toxicities of this medication.
On occasion, your healthcare provider may recommend Reglan for something other than the conditions discussed in this article. Reglan is sometimes used off-label for a number of uses, such as:


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The Accidental Journalist: How Athens Changed my Life
Learn how Carrie Bostick's experience in Athens changed her life.
Eager to gain skills and experience of the world of work while abroad? The Athens Internship could be perfect for you. You'll spend six hours a week in your placement and enjoy seminar sessions designed to give time to discuss and reflect on your experience and how to adapt that experience in the future. You'll also create a term project and spend time getting to know this magnetic country, its people and its unrivaled culture and heritage.
You will take the Internship Cornerstone course, Work in Thought and Action, or for economic internship placements, Economic Work in thought and Action, along with courses through the Arcadia in Greece program. This includes liberal arts electives from a range of subjects, such as Greek history, archaeology, philosophy, photography, political science and the economic crisis.
Our diverse list of placement options include: International Alliance of Women; Munting Nayon Cultural School; Athens Insider Magazine; Doctors of the World; Caritas-Hellas (NGO); Library and Archives of the British School; The Therapeutic Riding Association of Greece; The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece; Institute of Economic Relations. Please see descriptions below:
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Munting Nayon Cultural School – This day care school provides early childhood education to preschool children from a variety of migrant nationalities, helping them to integrate into Greek society. You'll assist staff, and teach English to the children.
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Greetings Phantom of the Opera fans!
First off, I'm pleased to announce that Book One of my 3 part Phantom of the Opera based novel series is now available for FREE Kindle download: April 8-12, so be sure and get yours today!
Free on Kindle: Book One~Orphan in Winter
As a longtime fan of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, and as a lover of many other Phantom of the Opera adaptations in book, film, and stage-I am always excited when new Phantom of the Opera-based projects arrive on the scene! I'm especially excited when these projects are conceptualized by independent artists who possess the talent and courage to breathe new life into my favorite story.
I am excited to inform you about an "in development" Phantom of the Opera project I recently became aware of. A talented group of animators are working on a full-length animated adaptation of the Gaston Leroux's classic. The animators are promising to create a Leroux accurate animated film, and are eager to please the fans in remaining faithful to Leroux in all aspects of the beloved novel: character development, facial features, clothing, the selection of voice actors, as well as the artwork and storyline.
The production team is asking for your feedback and YOUR financial commitment through their Kickstarter campaign, where fans may pledge their financial support and submit suggestions, as they become partners in getting this production to the big screen! Like all independent filmmakers, the artists behind this film are not being backed by a large studio, so they require the help of supporters to develop and promote this ambitious and visionary project.
Please take a look at the beautifully put together Kickstarter page for more detailed information about how YOU can get involved!
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Nothing irritates me more than someone pretending to be stupid around other people. Majority of the time its girls who do this around guys they like.
"Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin"
But what I'm curious is what is their intentions of doing this?
Do you think you're going to be more attractive by seeming dense? Do you think it's cute? Or would you rather act like something you're not just to well, avoid being you? Whatever the reason is dumbing down yourself is NEVER a good idea.
People will notice instantly and think you're a moron. And any normal guy definitely doesn't find it attractive.
If you're naturally a little bit slow then by all means continue to be you lol, but please don't pretend to be.


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By: T.R. Slyder, email@example.com, @AndyDisco on Twitter
I accidentally thought of this one and I wasn't about to suffer through it alone.
Below is Li'l Wayne's song, Lolipop where he chronicles the receiving of oral services. The song opens with some clever lolipop-as-fellatio wordplay with him saying, "she said 'he's so sweet, I wanna lick the (w)rapper.' So I let her lick the (w)rapper".
I accidentally found myself singing along but changing the lyrics to "'he's so sweet, I wanna like the crapper.' So I let her lick the crapper."
That's how I roll.
Friday, June 11, 2010
You'll Think Less of Me
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Great Dr. Dre Lyrics
By: T.R. Slyder, firstname.lastname@example.com, AndyDisco on Twitter
At the 1:43 mark when he says, "You must be smoking something if you think I aint smokin nothing". Good work, Dr. Dre!
That's how I roll.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
By: T.R. Slyder, email@example.com, AndyDisco on Twitter
@Matodgey at Twitter just brought to my attention that Gone In 60 Seconds was on TNT right now (on the East Coast). I didn't care at all, until he dutifully reminded me that that movie contains the worst movie line ever, courtesy of Master P.. Instead of asking something like, "you guys ready to do this?", "ready to rock?", etc. before he and his cronies confront a dude, Master P. asks, "Y'all ready to play a little Pin the Tail on the Donkey?"
My question then is: Which is worse- that line, or when Def Leppard asks in Pour Some Sugar on Me, "Do you take your sugar one lump or two?"?
That's how I roll.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Song Lyrics I Can't Listen to Without Singing Aloud
By: T.R. Slyder, email@example.com
I think there are a million lines I love to sing, but these are my favorites that I could think of off the top of my head. Or "I spit these straight from the dome" as us freestylers
say rap.
Song title (Musician): Lyrics
Last Christmas (Wham): "I wrapped it up and sent it, with a note saying "I love you" I meant it"
The Girl is Mine (Michael Jackson feat. Paul McCartney): tie "Paul, I think I told you. I'm a lover, not a fighter." and Michael saying "I don't belieeeeeeve it"
Here Comes Santa Claus (Elvis): The opening line- "Here comes Santa Claus, uh-here comes Santa Claus."
Contagious (R. Kelly featuring Ron Isley): "Drive me crazy....drive me wiiiiiiiild" AND "I'm about to catch a caaa-aassse." Ok, really this is the best song ever to sing along with. All the lines are great.
Mack the Knife (Louis Armstrong): "Tsuki Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Lottie Lanyard, Sweet Lucy Brown, Ohhhh the line forms on the right, dear."
The New Style (Beastie Boys): "I roll up the woolie and I watched Columbo"
Pour Some Sugar on me (Def Leppard): "Do you take your sugar one lump or two?"
Rebel Yell (Billy Idol): "In the Midnight hour, she screamed 'More, more, more'"
Don't Mean a Thing (Louis Armstrong): "It don't mean a thing-a if it aint-a got-a that-a swing-a."
100 Miles and Runnin' (NWA)- "A 100 Miles from home and yo, it's a long stretch. A little sprintin' mutherfucker that they won't catch."
Gangsta Gangsta (NWA)- "My homey Dre will fuck you up in a minute with right, left, right, left you're toothless then you say 'Goddamn they ruthless' "
Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra)- "Love was just a glance away, warm embracing dance and play."
Frank Sinatra (Miss Kitten and The Hacker)- "....we talk about Frank Sinatra. Do you know Frank Sinatra? He's dead....ha ha...dead."
You Rock My World (Michael Jackson)- (in the beginning part with Chris Tucker and Michael are talking) "...she is bangin'....she looks good, you're right" Real believable, Michael
Notorious Thugs (Just Bone n' Biggie)- The entire song, but especially when Puff Daddy does the voiceover where he misquotes scripture and says "Please forgive me, for you know not what you do." to that end, I also love his voiceover in Big Poppa "Tell your friends, to get with my friends, we can be friends. We can do dis every weekend? Dat aight? Dat aight wichu?"
Hey Ma (Cam'ron)- the telephonic conversation between Killer Cam and his friend "L"
"Yo L., I hit it."
"What else?"
"Plus dome."
"Say Word?"
Starry Eyed Surprise (Paul Oakenfold feat. Shifty): "Ladies of the evenin' drinking booze and minglin' "
Welcome to Atlanta Remix (Jermaine Dupri feat. Puff Daddy, Nelly, and Snoop): "St. Louis is the Truth like Sojourner/ Don't need to burn 'er, we learned from Ike Turner/I tried to told you/Don't cross that bridge without permission from the St. Lunatics"


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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2015 serves as a reauthorization of the preceding No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Reauthorization of NCLB is now years overdue and this new act, whose as of writing this content is still without a final version of the bill, will be up for a vote in the next week. ESEA, as it is called, is an Act that like others is in the process of being forced through the voting process without informed consent of the governed.
This proposed Act seeks to further federalize control of Public Education and further erode local control and parental rights. It does this blatantly in violation of the United States Constitution that does not give the federal government the power to centralize control over education either directly or by proxy.
Here in Connecticut, we expect that our members of Congress will act against the best interests of Connecticut's citizens and vote to reauthorize NCLB. This is consistent with educational policy that we are seeing here in Connecticut and growing boldness by the State and Districts to bully citizens into compliance. Looking to perspectives from other States on this Act, we have found Utah Senator Mike Lee to illuminate the issue with ESEA 2015 very effectively.
Please keep in mind that public education's primary purpose never was nor should ever be about workforce development. Such a proposal and preceding Acts that have passed in years past, turn public education into a system for rendering individuals to the service government and government sponsored business deems necessary for them to fulfill. It is a system that necessarily subjects the individual to the government, rather than maintaining our founders assertion that government was always to be by the people and for the people.
Connecticut Against Common Core, as a member of the Connecticut Parental Rights Coalition, is
asking you to help #STOPESEA by calling Congress at 202-224-3121. Tell Congress to vote NO on ESEA based on what's slated to be in it, and maybe more importantly, based on the corrupt, un-American process of passing it without giving time to read and debate about it.
The most current version of the Bill (as of 11/29/2015) is attached here for review.
Senator Lee's speech on the Senate Floor is as follows:
Nov 18 2015
At some point today the Senate will vote on the motion to appoint conferees – or what's often called the motion to go to conference – for a bill that reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or the ESEA, which is the legislation governing our federal K-12 education policy.
Because most Americans have probably never heard of this obscure parliamentary procedure – the motion to appoint conferees – I'd like to take a moment to explain how it works… or at least, how it's supposed to work.
When the House and the Senate each pass separate, but similar, bills, the two chambers convene what's called "a conference."
A conference is essentially a meeting where delegates from each chamber come together to iron out the differences between their respective bills, and put together what's called "a conference report" – which is a single piece of legislation that reconciles any disparities between the House-passed bill and the Senate-passed bill.
Once the delegates to the conference – the conferees – agree on a conference report, they bring it back to their respective chambers, to the House and to the Senate, for a final vote.
It's important to note here that, once the conference report is sent to the House and the Senate for a final vote, there's no opportunity to amend the legislation. It's an up-or-down vote: each chamber can either approve or reject the conference report in its entirety.
If each chamber votes to approve the conference report, it's then sent to the president, who can either sign it into law or veto it.
So what we're doing today is voting on the motion to appoint conferees for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Earlier this year, both the House and the Senate passed their own ESEA reauthorizations. And now, we're voting to proceed to the conference process and to appoint certain senators to participate in that process as conferees.
Historically, and according to the way the conference process is supposed to work, this vote is not that big of a deal. Voting on the motion to appoint conferees is usually, and mostly, a matter of routine.
But it's not a vote that should be rushed through on a moment's notice, because it is the last opportunity for senators and representatives who are not conferees – such as myself – to influence the outcome of the conference process.
We can do that by offering what are called "motions to instruct the conferees."
For example, let's say I was not chosen to be a conferee to a particular bill, but there was an issue related to the bill that was important to me and to the people I represent – in that case, I could ask the Senate to vote on a set of instructions that would be sent to the conference to inform their deliberations and influence the substance of the conference report.
Mr. President, this is how the conference process is supposed to work.
But it is not how the conference process has been conducted with respect to this bill, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization.
Sure, we're still voting to appoint conferees.
And those conferees will still convene a conference.
And that conference will still produce a conference report.
So from the surface, it will still look like the conference process is happening the way it's supposed to.
But beneath the surface we know that all of this has already been pre-arranged, pre-cooked, pre-determined… by a select few members of Congress, working behind closed doors, free from scrutiny.
And we know that this vote was scheduled on extremely short notice, so that it would be difficult – if not impossible – for the rest of us to influence the substance of the conference report through motions to instruct.
Now, why does this matter?
We know the American people care deeply about K-12 education policy. But why should they care about this obscure parliamentary procedure in the Senate?
They should care – and Mr./Madam President, we know that they do care – because the process influences the policy.
In this case, the process expedites the passage of policies that we know don't work – policies to which the American people are strongly opposed.
For instance, it's my understanding that this pre-agreement may authorize $250 million in new spending on federal pre-K programs – what amounts to a down-payment on the kind of universal, federally-run pre-K programs advocated by President Obama.
This would be a disaster not only for American children and families, but for our 21st-century economy that increasingly requires investments in human capital.
We know that a good education starting at a young age is an essential ingredient for upward economic mobility later in life. A mountain of recent social science research proves what experience and intuition have been teaching mankind for millennia: that a child's first few years of life are critical in their cognitive and emotional development.
Yet we also know that too many of America's public schools, especially those in low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods, fail to prepare their students to succeed.
Nowhere has the top-down, centrally planned model of public education failed more emphatically than in our nation's public pre-K programs. The epitome of federal preschool programs is Head Start, which has consistently failed to improve the lives and educational achievements of the children it ostensibly serves.
According to a 2012 study by President Obama's own Department of Health and Human Services, whatever benefits children gain from the program disappear by the time they reach the third grade.
But because bureaucracies invariably measure success in terms of inputs, instead of outcomes, Head Start and its $8 billion annual budget is the model for Democrats as they seek to expand federal control over child care programs in communities all across the country.
This bill also doubles down on the discredited common-core approach to elementary and secondary education that the American people have roundly, and consistently, rejected.
Mr. President, parents and teachers across America are frustrated by Washington, D.C.'s heavy-handed, overly prescriptive approach to education policy.
I've heard from countless moms and dads in Utah who feel as though anonymous government officials living and working 2,000 miles away have a greater say in the education of their children than they do.
The only way to improve our K-12 education system in America is to empower parents, educators, and local policymakers to meet the unique needs of their communities and serve the low-income families the status quo is leaving behind.
With early childhood education, we could start block granting the Head Start budget to the states.
This would allow those closest to the children and families being served to design their own programs – rather than spending all their time complying with onerous, one-size-fits-all federal mandates – and designate eligible public and private pre-schools to receive grants.
We know this works because many states are already doing it. In my home state of Utah, for instance, United Way of Salt Lake has partnered with two private financial institutions, Goldman Sachs and J.B. Pritzker, to provide first rate early education programs to thousands of Utah children.
They call it a "pay-for-success" loan.
With no upfront cost or risk to the taxpayers, private capital is invested in the Utah High Quality Preschool Program, which is implemented and overseen by United Way.
If, as expected, the preschool program results in increased school readiness and improved academic performance, the state of Utah repays the private investors with the public funds it would have spent on remedial services that the children would have needed between kindergarten and the twelfth grade, had they not participated in the program.
Washington policymakers should not look at Utah's pay-for-success initiatives – and other local success stories like them – as potential federal programs, but as a testament to the power of local control.
Mr. President, we shouldn't expand Washington's control over America's schools and pre-K programs. Instead, Congress must advance reforms that empower parents – with flexibility and choice – to do what's in the best interest of their children.
The policies in this bill move in the opposite direction.
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Monsignor Dennis Murphy consults the difficult environment in which priests work today: declining and aging parishes; priest shortages; growing disrespect for priests as fallout from the sexual abuse crisis; the challenges of aggressive secularism. Through an "environmental scan," he reads the signs of the times to understand the social context for today's diocesan priesthood.
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If you are sleeping in the bedroom along with children or pets, stop this immediately. In a study, it was shown that pets being in the same room with their owners whilst their owners slept had a detrimental effect on the owner's sleep – by as much as 53%! Pets, as well as children, do not sleep very soundly, and can end up waking you up. This is even truer if they sleep in the same bed. If you can, have your pets or children sleep in another room or in their own rooms, and keep your bed to your spouse and you, or just for yourself.
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You may think that forgetting your anxieties right before going to bed is easier said than done, but it definitely is. What you can do is this: write down whatever it is you have to do the next day; make a list of your most important tasks. Once you make a list, your mind will be eased and you can begin to relax.
Make your bedroom as comfortable as possible
Whilst it's important to remove distractions and disturbances from your bedroom, it's also important to make sure that your bedroom is comfortable. First, make sure you have a comfortable bed and mattress. The wrong mattress can literally make you toss and turn for hours on end. Investing in a good mattress is essential. So is investing in comfortable bed linen. The linen you choose should contribute to a good sleep. Satin sheets, for example, are always cool and comfortable, and can definitely make you feel cosy and relaxed. High quality fabrics are a better option if you want to start sleeping better. After all, it's your health and sanity at stake! Sleep well tonight.
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After greater than a decade, spent, as a Real Estate Licensed Salesperson, in the State of New York, I have come to realize, the challenges, intricacies, and lots of elements, which have a demonstrable, impact, on what, we consult with, as the real property market. Native in Nature – The marketplace for real estate is uncommonly local in nature in contrast with other markets. With IT boom in past few years and pumping of money by NRI's have led to prices touching skies. The frequent contingencies are normally seen in pre-printed contract varieties utilized by actual property brokers.
This trend could be witnessed as a consequence of weakening spirits of potential buyers and real estate firms call it a actuality verify on their promoting budgets. In fact, the contract should additionally element the method of arbitration if obligatory, the insurance coverage that will cowl the house through the sale and and property disclosures associated to the home in query.
The real property has the very distinctive feature in terms of the consumers in this market. According to actuality analyst sales volume can die out further in south as developers persist on holding to their steep costs and buyers anticipate an extra fall with present charges past attain.
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Coppa final places up for grabs - Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi has challenged his players to show they are worthy of a Coppa Italia final spot as AC Milan close their Serie A season against Roma.
Milan will secure sixth place and a guaranteed Europa League spot if they overcome Luciano Spalletti's in-form side and rivals Inter do them a favour in taking points off Sassuolo.
Otherwise, Milan's only route into Europe next season will be by beating Juventus and preventing the Serie A champions from making it back-to-back doubles in next weekend's Coppa Italia final.
It is a showpiece occasion that Brocchi hopes will motivate rather than distract his squad on Saturday at San Siro.
"Tomorrow is a huge match," he told a pre-match news conference "I will be assessing which players I can then rely on for the cup final.
"Those who play have to show me how much they want it and have the right attitude ahead of the final.
"In this short space of time available, I have tried to give everyone a chance."
The game could see Francesco Totti bring down the curtain on his glittering, career-long association with Roma.
The 39-year-old former Italy forward has been among the goals in recent weeks and Brocchi is a keen admirer of the veteran, who is out of contract next month.
"I hope Totti plays," he said. "He has made history in the game and he has treated us to so many great moments."
Brocchi's own future is up in the air, with the former youth-team coach having been promoted to replace Sinisa Mihajlovic until the end of the season last month.
"I live for the moment because I know that news will come over my future," said the 40-year-old, whose side ended a run of three matches without a win by battling to a 1-0 triumph over 10-man Bologna last time out.
"I am honoured that the president chose me for the work I did with the youth team. He chose me for my methods and this is my strength.
"Should the president change his mind, I would always be grateful regardless for the rest of my life.
"I will accept any decision gladly, safe in the knowledge that I have lived my dream and happy with what I have done in these 30 days."


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Asia's most important biennial flagship exhibition for wire, cable, tube and pipe industry
Booths at wire & Tube China 2020 International Pavilion are now open for reservation!Read more
A new addition to MEDICAlliance: MEDICAL FAIR BRASIL
In Brazil, a strong platform is being created "by professionals for professionals" with MEDICAL FAIR BRASIL Messe Düsseldorf Group and manufacturers association ABIMO agree on cooperationRead more
Hans Werner Reinhard to Resign from his Position as Operating Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf
Hans Werner Reinhard, Operating Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf, informed the Supervisory Board of Messe Düsseldorf today, Friday, 28 June 2019, that he will be resigning from all his functions as of 31 December 2019.Read more
All in CARAVANING 2019 Successfully Concluded
On June 16th, AIC 2019 – the 8th All in CARAVANING successfully concluded at the Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center (Beijing).The indoor and outdoor exhibition areas totaled 37,000 square meters, with more than 200 brands from 22 countries and regions, 48% of which were international exhibitors.Read more
Looking forward to seeing you at Medical Fair China 2019!
The only satellite exhibition of MEDICA in China, Medical Fair China 2019 is co-organized by Messe Dusseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and China Service Alliance of Medical Devices Innovation, which will be held in Suzhou International Expo Centre from September 5 to 7, 2019. There will be over 300 domestic and international exhibitors displaying the world's latest medical equipment and innovation technology in the 15,000-sqm exhibition hall, which are expected to attract over 15,000 medical top experts.Read more
Gathering at RV Festival, Sharing RV Life: AIC 2019 Press Conference Has Been Held in Beijing
On May 28, the press conference of All in CARAVANING 2019 was successfully held in Beijing. AIC is celebrating its 8th grand festival, which will be held on June 14-16 at Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center (Beijing).Read more
ProWine Asia 2019 (Hong Kong) enters a dynamic phase of visitor and exhibitor increase
Reinforce its brand image as a trade-focus event for Asia Pacific region,A strong participation of national and regional groups and trade associations, High quality trade visitor participation continues to increase,High-class on-site events.Read more
C-star 2019 closed with another success story in retail
C-star - Shanghai's International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends All about Retail concluded its fifth edition once again attracted more visitors to Shanghai New International Expo Center from April 25 - 27.Read more


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Indoor Cricket
World Masters/U-19's
it's indoors, and it's in New Zealand, Action Indoor Sports Stadiums has it
The Indoor Cricket World Masters and International 19 & Under tournament was held in Christchurch, New Zealand, in April 2003.
Indoor Cricket World was invited to Christchurch to host the official website of the event, and to provide up-to-the-minute internet coverage of the tournament, keeping family, friends and fans around the world abreast of the tournament's progress. The following pages are our written and photographic record of the event.
If you are a regular visitor, don't forget to hit "refresh" or "reload" on your browser each visit--we are frequently updating the site, rotating and adding as-yet-unpublished photographs.
The Day-By-Day Report links above lead to a summary of the main happenings of each day, and the Results include scores/reports and photographs on each individual game. The Photo Gallery leads to the full collection of photographs so far published, with more being added regularly.
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All photographs on this site were taken by Sheldon Levis. Copyright rests with Sheldon, and if you would like to use the photographs on a web-site or for any other public display, please email Indoor Cricket World beforehand.
For all of you who enquired about the availability of the photos on CD, full details will be published here by May 10.
And for those who expressed an interest in the technical side of the photography, there'll be something up for you soon too.
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Transport Canada has issued an update on its investigation into the December 2017 crash at Fond-du-Lac
31 Jan 2018
On 13 December 2017, an aircraft crashed shortly after making a night take-off from Fond-du-Lac. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact but there was no fire and only one subsequent fatality amongst the occupants. The Investigation is ongoing but preliminary information has been released which confirms that both engines were operating at impact and that a significant wreckage path through trees led up to the impact site.
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Cory Richards Snapchatted his way to the top of Mount Everest.
Last May, the 35-year-old climber and National Geographic photographer launched a brilliant social media campaign focused on his journey to the highest point on earth. Through raw and real 15-second clips, he gave his followers a candid look at what it really takes — the good and the bad — to accomplish a feat like this.
So what happened when he reached the top and prepared to take his final Snap? His phone died.
"Some things maybe just shouldn't be Snapped," said Richards during his hourlong keynote speech at SXSW on Friday afternoon. "There's some poetic justice in that. I stayed up there for three minutes and I was very, very scared. I was thinking, 'This is as close as I'm ever going to get to space.'"
Despite its anticlimactic finale, what the Snapchat-Everest project taught him is that life is better, and people respond better, when it's authentic rather than manufactured.
"(Before)," he said, "social media had me in a death spiral of comparison."
His keynote doubled as a narrated photo essay of some of his excursions to places like Pakistan and Indonesia. He detailed a trip to Myanmar where he encountered a terrifying mode of transport called a "death train" and woke up one day with 50 spider bites.
"Great adventure is really just a hook to talk about the things that matter, like science," he said. "In the field, I felt completely satiated."
At home, however, he found it was becoming more and more difficult to satisfy his need for adventure. He was also grappling with PTSD from surviving an avalanche.
"I started to hate coming home. I wasn't stimulated. I was bored. I had to sit in the silence. I felt like the darkness inside of me had erupted and now was the darkness all around me," he said. "The idea of being comfortable in my own skin was like speaking Japanese to me."
Slowly, Richards started opening up to others, and found that, in doing so, he discovered himself. To conclude his keynote, he urged the audience to attempt to find their most authentic selves, too.
"How effective is it when you're actually authentic? How much more do people connect when you stop putting the beautiful stuff up (on social media)?" he said. "All we have to do is be honest."


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