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Content marketing maven's new book offers much information, little insight
As a career-long B2B content creative, I have admired Rebecca Lieb's work for years. As a subscriber to her blogs as an analyst with the Altimeter Group and later as an independent consultant, I have always looked forward to the insights she reveals. I also appreciate her persistent exhortation to make time for strategy rather than shooting content from the hip. Perhaps that's why I am disappointed in her latest book.
Content: The Atomic Particle of Marketing promises to be the definitive research-based guide to content marketing. It is clearly research-based, but it's hardly a guide. Rather than helping readers navigate the content marketing jungle, Lieb simply takes us to a lofty vantage point, from which she surveys the complex landscape of content strategy, converged media, native advertising, real-time marketing and more. Drawing on dozens of in-depth interviews and her work with clients, she enumerates the ways in which companies have approached their content challenges.
Too much what, not enough why
It would have been more useful had Lieb analyzed her compendium of research to discern patterns that the average content marketer cannot perceive. I would like to know, for example
- How big does a company need to be before it has the wherewithal to embark on a comprehensive content strategy project?
- What is the connection between the type of company and its optimal content organizational structure?
- What attributes of an industry sector determine how a company in that sector will integrate owned, paid, and earned media?
Without understanding why a particular approach works for a particular type of company, how can readers deduce what might be best for them?
Moreover, despite being touted as a tool for all marketers, the book seems skewed to large enterprises. I can imagine some of our smaller B2B clients rolling their eyes at the massive investment of time and talent required to properly execute a content marketing strategy in the mobile, converged-media age. They know they should have a comprehensive editorial calendar, brand briefs, personas, and so on. They know they need better content management software. And a content audit is on their to-do list. But who among them has the time, or the budget? (On the other hand, smaller companies can rest smugly in the realization that they needn't worry about breaking down content siloes, as they have never had any siloes to break down.)
Practical content marketing advice
It's not all sermonizing however. There are useful features, such as the 10 steps to building a content strategy in Chapter 2 and the tables of content marketing performance metrics in Chapter 10. Illustrations throughout the book help readers quickly grasp concepts that Lieb unpacks over the course of several pages (although the fact that most of the illustrations come from works she published in 2012-2014 leaves me wondering if I am learning much that is new).
Putting content in the right perspective
Chapter 6, "A Culture of Content" contributes little to the book. I understand the importance of cultural change in affecting behavior and attitudes across the organization. But to speak of a "culture of content" seems rather pretentious. Because content involves collaboration across the enterprise, its importance requires executive support and continual reinforcement. But calling content "an ingrained element of an enterprise's culture" is akin to asserting that every company is a content company, which is absurd. Networking technology provider Cisco is no more a content company than it is a law office or accountancy firm, even though it surely employs a large contingent of lawyers and CPAs.
In that same vein, the assertion of the book's subtitle, that content is the atomic particle of marketing, doesn't ring true. Marketing—the art and science of connecting products and services to their markets—drives everything a company does: what it offers, and how it develops, manufactures, sells, distributes, and supports those offerings. But content does not drive everything in marketing. For example, much of marketing's ability to boost revenues and profits lies in the efforts of product managers to align their offerings with the highest value customers. Communication across the enterprise, and up and down the supply chain, is key in this strategic process. But marketing content has little to do with it.
We might find a better metaphor for content by zooming out from the atomic to the cellular level: Like the red blood cells that convey oxygen to all the cells of our body, content conveys a company's essential messages to all its various audiences. Even in the mobile, converged-media marketing jungle, the concept of content needn't be more complicated than that.


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I did not have the book that accompanies the DVD study for Love Does. I had heard about it and when the opportunity to see the curriculum came by I jumped at it. The material included in this study is extremely practical and easy to follow. I would bet if you were also reading the book, while doing the 5 weekly sessions with friends, or in a church small group, you would get even more from it.
What I specifically like about the material is that it isn't for you to just sit around and contemplate. Love Does gets you doing! The teachings are good, the material is great, and the challenges are practical and doable. I highly recommend this, and am looking forward to using it in the church I pastor this year.
I have used a lot of video study materials in my time teaching and leading small groups. Here is what I love most about Love Does. It gives you a strong punch of information and challenge, then leaves you to figure out the expression for yourself. You don't sit and listen to 45 minute teachings each week, they all last between 8 and 15 minutes. This, added to everything else I mentioned makes it a winner.
I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com® <http://BookSneeze.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

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Alan Robinson Biography – Paradigm Energies & Convergence Group
Alan Robinson is a recognised businessman and entrepreneur in the fields of Aviation, telecommunications and media, with a 30 year track record as the Chairman, CEO or Managing Director of companies specialising in the licensing, ownership, design, build, operation and development of complex and often "disruptive" technology and infrastructure projects of medium to long duration and high capital growth.
These have included the development and certification of new Very Light Jet ("VLJ") aircraft & air taxi; the ownership, development and operation of privatised Regional Airports in Europe as well as the design, construction and operation of new-build airports; the franchising, design, installation and operation of large scale broadband telecommunications and submarine cable systems; the creation of local Cable and Satellite channels; and the creation of a national guide publication.
As an innovative industry leader and founder of many small to medium sized companies (including Telewest), this has necessitated the ability to deal with national and international government licensing of infrastructure, complex international corporate structures, raising substantial equity and debt finance and to sit on the boards of many UK and European companies and trade Associations.
In March 2008, at the age of 56, Alan stepped down as the active CEO of West Midlands International Airport Limited and also as the Chairman and CEO of Convergence International Airports Organisation Limited ("CIAO"), to pursue more actively his passion for flying and photography in conjunction with looking for new business opportunities principally in Africa, America (North and South), Canada and Europe, for ERRAF Limited (an Anglo American Joint Venture company).
From 2005 to 2008 Alan was Chairman of CAFCO-C, airport group holding company and the CEO of Coventry International Airport in the West Midlands. Since 2004 CIAO has been active in the acquisition and development of a number of European regional airports being privatised as well as the design and construction of three new build airport projects in Spain, Italy and a new airport on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic some 1,500 miles off West Africa.
Alan and his family lived in Greece from 1997 to 2003 where he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Silk Route, Silk Route Telecommunications S.A.,
Convergence Communications of Greece E.P.E, and Convergence Ventures Ltd. Since 1997, Alan was based in the Mediterranean developing the business of Convergence in the region. For twenty two years he was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive of The Convergence Group Plc., (formerly European Broadband Systems Plc.) and was a Director of Convergence Group International S.A. ("CGI") until 2003.
From January 1991 until January 1996, Alan was also Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurobell (Holdings) PLC. At that time, Eurobell was the UK's eighth largest MSO operator holding franchises in Crawley, South Devon and West Kent.
Alan was a pioneer, owner and developer of the UK and USA broadband cable telecommunications industry for over 27 years and was responsible for franchising more than 2.5 million broadband homes in the UK. Upon his return to the UK after working in Athens, Greece for many years pre Olympic Games, he established a new presence in the UK regional airport industry when, in 2004, he founded CIAO and Convergence-AFCO Holdings Ltd ("CAFCOHL") in partnership with Aviation Facility Company Inc ("AFCO") from the USA.
In 2005 CAFCOHL bid for and successfully acquired through its subsidiary CAFCO (Coventry) limited, the ownership and operation of West Midlands International Airport at Coventry with some 800,000 passengers per annum. CAFCOHL changed its name to ERRAF Limited in December 2008.
His initial training experience was gained in the USA where he worked for, among others, Cable Telecommunications Inc, a business with mature networks and high penetration rates. He has wide experience of commercial cable TV operations and broadband technology.
In 1982, Alan founded Croydon Cable Television Limited, one of the 11 initial UK pilot cable franchises and, as Managing Director, was responsible for its successful construction and operation until the sale of the franchise to United Cable in 1987, which then became Telewest, listed in 1994 for £1.8 bn. During this same period he established and managed Cable Guide Limited, a national weekly cable TV programme listings magazine, formed Crystalvision, the award-winning local channel and Production Company, and the UK Cable operators buying group which is now the BRAVO channel.
In 1987 Alan founded West Midlands Cable Communications Limited ("WMCC"), and subsequently won franchises covering 620,000 homes, including the Black Country (at the time, the largest franchise in Europe) and Telford. From 1989 to 1991 he was the Managing Director of Goldcrest Communications Limited (Goldcrest Film) and he negotiated the profitable sale of the Black Country and Telford franchises to South Western Bell International Holdings Limited. At the same time, Convergence purchased the Crawley, Horley and Gatwick franchise -Eurobell.
From 1993 to 1999 Alan was a Director of the Cable Communications Association (UK) and for a period, held the position of Vice Chairman. From 1994 to 1997, he represented the UK on the European DVB Standards Board.
Alan has been the Chairman of the European Federation of Advanced Communications Technologies (EuroFACT), was a member of the Federation of Electronic Industries ("FEI"), the Trade Association (formerly EEA), and sat on the New Technologies Broadband Committee ("NTBC") and the European Information and Technology Association ("EITA"); For more than 10 years his company managed or participated in leading edge technology research under the European Research into Advanced Telecommunications ("RACE") programme under DGXIII; He was on the Advisory Board of the Visionaire Vantage VLJ development programme for 4 years and has been involved in the Eclipse VLJ development of 1,100 aircraft for DayJet.
He is a member of Airports Council International ("ACI"); European Business Aircraft Association ("EBAA"); the Institute of Directors ("IOD"); Aviation Club UK; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ("AOPA"); and Experimental Aircraft Association ("EAA"). He is on the Board of Managers of Wingedfoot Aviation Holdings LLC, and the Advisory board of DayJet Corporation (Delaware). He also sits on the Board of The Art of Living Life (Charlotte) and the Advisory Board of The Herring Houses of Dothan (Alabama).
Directorships: See list attached
Qualifications:– Diploma in Company Direction, Institute of Directors, 1986.
- BA Fine Art (Photography), University of Texas at Austin, Texas,
- 3 GCE "A" levels (Maths, Physics and Applied Maths), Croydon
Technical College, Surrey, 1969.
- 9 GCE "O" levels from Purley County Grammar, Coulsdon, Surrey,
- Airline Transport Pilot ("ATP"), Multiengine Land & Sea, Fixed
& Rotary Wing, Drone Commercial – since 1972.
- PADI Rescue diver & Y.M.C.A. Scuba Diver since 1972.
- The MOSCOW Conference on Law& Economic Cooperation, The
Kremlin 1990.
- Institute of Directors ("IOD") London -since 1983
- Institute of Advanced Motorists ("IAM") – since 1968
- Airports Council International ("ACI") – since 2006
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ("AOPA")- since 1997
- Aviation Club UK – since 2006
- Experimental Aircraft Association ("EAA") – since 1999
- European Business Aircraft Association ("EBAA") –since 2004
- Malibu, Mirage, Owners & Pilots Association ("MMOPA") – since 1999
- Jersey Aero Club ("JAC") – since 1998
- MMIG46 Europe – since 2001
- Visionaire Corporation Inc., Vantage Aircraft Advisory Board 1997 to 2001
- DayJet LLC, Advisory Board – 2006 to 2009
Associations: continued…
- Wingedfoot Aviation LLC, Board of Managers since 2004
- The Cable Communications Association ("CCA") – 1983 to 1999
- Federation of Electronic Industries ("FEI") – 1986 to 2002
- European Information & Technology Association ("EITA") – 1996
- Research into Advanced Communications in Europe ("RACE") programme under DGXIII – 1991 to 2001
- Digital Video Broadcasting Standards Board – 1994 to 1996
- European Cable Television Association – 1994 to 1999
- The Art of Living Inc, USA, Board of Directors – since 2004
- The Herring Houses of Dothan, USA, Advisory Board – since 2006
Alan Robinson Career Timeline
Career History By Dates
Alan Robinson Directorships
The list below excludes companies that were dormant throughout their lives and are now closed
UK Companies
Amador Ltd
Black Country Communications Ltd
Black Country Television Ltd
Cable Communications Association Ltd
Cable Guide Ltd
CAFCO (Coventry) Ltd
CIAO LBIA Ltd
Convergence Airport Design Construction & Technologies Ltd
Convergence Aviation (UK) Ltd
Convergence Aviation Ltd
Convergence Group Internationsl Ltd
Convergence International Airports Organisation Ltd
Convergence International Airports Organisation Ltd
Convergence International Aviation Ltd
Convergence Technology Ltd
Croydon Cable Television Ltd
Crystalvision Ltd
CVT Solutions Ltd
ERRAF Limited
Convergence-AFCO Holdings Ltd
Eurobel (South West) Communications Ltd
Eurobell (Holdings) Plc
Eurobell (South West) Ltd
Eurobell (Sussex) Ltd
Eurobell (West Kent) Ltd
Eurobell Communications Ltd (originally named Mid Downs Cable Ltd)
Eurobell Managed Services Ltd
Goldcrest Communications Ltd
InvestUAS Ltd
Mainline Television Ltd
Marina Communications Ltd
Montrachet Limited
Paradigm CarbonTrust Partners Ltd
Paradigm Energies Equity Partners LLP
Paradigm Energies Limited
Paradigm Technologies and Systems Ltd
Skypark-Exeter Ltd
Sky Platforms Ltd
Smart Ports Ltd
SouthWest Regional Airports (Exeter) Ltd
SouthWest Regional Airports (Spain) Ltd
Stafford Telecommunications Ltd
Telford Communications Ltd
The Convergence Group Plc
West Midlands Cable Communications Ltd
West Midlands International Airport Ltd
Overseas Companies:
Convergence Aviation Ltd – Jersey
Convergence Aviation and Communications LLC – Florida, USA ( Doc#L04000042564)
Convergence Communications of Greece EPE – Greece
Convergence Group International SA – Luxembourg
Convergence Investments Inc. – USA
Convergence International, Inc. – USA
Convergence USA, Inc. – USA
Duvaray Corporation Inc – USA
Fergana Holdings Ltd – Gibraltar
New Image BioFuels LLC – Delaware, USA
Paradigm BioAviation LLC – Delaware, USA
Silk Route Properties Ltd – Cyprus
Silk Route Holdings SA – Luxembourg
Subsidiaries of Silk Route Holdings SA:
Silk Route Italia srl – Italy
Silk Route Capacity Sales Ltd – Cyprus
Convergence Mediterranean Communications Ltd – Cyprus
Silk Route Telecommunications SA – Greece
The Art of Living Inc – USA
Dates From – To:
14/09/1989 – 06/03/2008
10/05/1989 – 15/01/1991
10/05/1989 – 15/01/1991
1993 – 1997
1985 – 10/04/1987
11/08/2005 – 04/03/2008
24/11/2006 – 06/03/2008
21/02/1996 – 06/03/2008
22/06/1995 – 06/03/2008
19/01/2015 – Present
09/08/2017 – Present
22/12/2003 – 06/03/2008
09/02/2015 – Present
22/06/1995 – 06/03/2008
1996 – 18/11/2003
07/02/1983 – 10/04/1987
1985 – 09/06/1905
30/12/2005 – 04/03/2008
30/04/2009 – 30/11/2010
01/10/2004 – 07/03/2008
16/06/1993 – 24/01/1996
15/01/1991 – 24/01/1996
16/06/1993 – 24/01/1996
14/10/1992 – 24/01/1996
17/05/1994 – 24/01/1996
20/09/1989 – 24/01/1996
15/01/1991 – 24/01/1996
10/03/1989 – 15/01/1991
04/05/2016 – Present
1993 – 01/07/2003
10/03/1989 – 15/01/1991
07/02/1983 – 01/09/1989
15/11/2012 – Present
24/04/2012 – 20/06/2017
02/09/2010 – Present
09/12/2010 – Present
27/01/2005 – 06/03/2008
18/03/2016 – Present
23/09/2017 – Present
09/05/2006 – 06/03/2008
01/10/2004 – 06/03/2008
23/09/1990 – 15/01/1991
20/05/1990 – 15/01/1991
07/03/1985 – 17/11/2006
19/10/1987 – 15/01/1991
30/12/2005 – 04/03/2008
Dates From – To:
2000 – 2003
07/06/2004 – Present
1997 – 2003
2001 – 22/12/2003
1997 – 06/03/2008
1997 – 06/03/2008
1997 – 06/03/2008
1977 – 1980
06/10/2006 – 06/03/2008
05/08/2010 – Present
02/09/2010 – Present
2000 – 2004
1999 – 2003
2000 – 2003
2000 – 2003
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Time for a walk. Here in Montana the snow is patches except on the mountains and the rivers are rising melt water. Spring whispers and the long-range forecast is calling for more mild weather. Yes! Temperatures well above freezing, but still cool. Great walking weather.
I've talked about walking before, but this seems a good time to address it, not just for everyone, but as both a tool for writing and aid to writer health. So, here are the reasons why walking is a key to my health and writing.
Physical Health
A healthy writer is a productive writer and there are ample medical sites on the internet that can describe in varying degrees of detail the health benefits exercise provides. In my case, finding a way to gain aerobic exercise is more difficult because I suffer from a couple of lung issues that limit my choices (Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pan-lobular Emphysema). Walking allows me to start slow until my lungs are able to expand more fully while also raising my heart rate. It's a balancing act, but worth the effort.
Mental Health
Though there's no equal to meditation, walking is an excellent opportunity to practice mindfulness. Whether I'm walking off anger, stress, or simply clearing away thoughts, walking is a great way to empty my mind except for those required to place one foot in front of the other, which becomes as automatic as breathing (still, please take care when crossing streets, even in crosswalks…there are crazy drivers out there). For the writer this also means clearing away the distractions that steal our creativity.
Given that walking is a great way to shove aside the world's excesses it should come as little surprise that doing so opens the door to ideas. That bucking stallion in your head is now ready to run like Secretariat. At the same time, walking also represents a built-in distraction if we choose to employ it. Many writers report they're minds are freed to make creative leaps while performing routine, mundane tasks. Common examples are driving, washing dishes, vacuuming, or showering. Walking works that way, but also has the health benefits.
Walking is an excellent opportunity to observe the world around us and generate ideas. Here in Missoula the walking paths pass through a variety of environments and provide a multitude of superb views. There are homes, businesses, parks, the downtown, river, mountains, people, and wildlife. There's also ample access to easy trails in forested areas. The slow pace makes it easier to spot what we might otherwise miss were we engaged in a more strenuous activity like running or biking. Personally, the slower pace also allows me to take pictures. I enjoy amateur photography and it in turn helps generate ideas. Many of them end up in this blog.
Well now, this is what it's really all about. There aren't many activities that afford the opportunity to write while you walk, but walking is one of them. Locally, there are benches on the walking path, but I can also record notes if I slow my pace, which no one would describe as fast. I can't count how many poems I've composed. More important are all the impasses I've overcome in stories. One foot in front of another while thinking, What about this? What about that? What if I tried this? What are the implications if I did it this way? The number of breakthroughs I've had on the path are innumerable.
I'm fortunate that in Missoula these benefits are recognized and appreciated by so many (it's one of the reasons I moved here). The walking opportunities abound. In fact, were I so inclined, I could walk from one hundred feet behind my home to the town of Hamilton over forty miles to the south without leaving a walking path except to cross streets. The last segment was completed late last year. For now I'll leave that to those far younger and healthier than me while I fuel my writing walking around town.


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I've been loc'd now going on 5 years and I've wrote about it in a few post back. My goal for this post is to give simple, basic
- Be Patient! This is one of the hardest lessons I had to learn about my hair. Locking your hair is a journey and a process that will not happen over night. If you do the tips and tricks I share below, you will thank yourself later. What you do now, you will notice results sooner, rather than later and develop a hair care routine that will moisturize, grow and hydrate your hair. Don't get discouraged, everyone's loc journey is different, some hair loc faster than others, others locs grow faster, embrace YOUR loc journey. Hang in there!
- Find a good locktician or natural hair stylist. This is important especially in your beginning stages of growing locs. Have a honest conversation with your stylist about your hair, ask, ask, ask as much questions as you need to, to gain a better understanding of your hair. For example, a good locktician will share small but important details like: the size of your initial twists is a good indication of the width of your final locs.
- Keep your locs clean. Locs thrive in a clean environment. If you are hearing otherwise, you shouldn't take advice from anyone who is saying this. When you are first starting locs, water actually helps to loc your hair faster. It aids in kinking up your hair for hold, and most importantly it keeps it CLEAN. Once you are fully locked continue to wash your hair on a regular basis. Cleansing is a part of any healthy hair care routine.
- Locs LOVE moisture! Give your locs the moisture it craves, starting from the scalp, down to the tip of the loc. Be careful to avoid products, such as creams and heavy waxes, that can cause build up in the loc. Use oils such as Olive oil to start with as you gain more knowledge about locs.
- Massage your scalp! Massaging is not only relaxing but it stimulates hair growth. You'd be surprised how the simple act of massaging your hair at night for about 5 minutes, will really help you achieve the beautiful locs you desire.
- Don't retwist your locs to death! Really love neat looking locs? You can still maintain a neat look, but every once in a while give your roots a break. When you constantly twist your roots as tight as you can, you are putting extreme tension on your locs. Continuously putting this amount of tension on your locs can cause your locs to break off. Your edges are especially sensitive and prone to breaking off, so just be careful, you don't want your hairline to lean back.
- Protect your hair at night. You want to practice good night care of your locs. Lint become attracted to your hair like a magnet, which is why you still want to wear a scarf to protect your hair or you want to use satin or silk bedding. Overtime getting lint out of your hair will become a chore if you continuously sleep without your hair being protected, plus who wants to walk around with lint in their hair?!
- Experiment. Try different ways of cleaning, oiling and styling your hair. Everyone's hair has different textures and no ONE technique will work for everyone.
- Use natural, simple ingredient products. There are a lot of products out there that are made with just chemicals, and/or "natural" ingredients mixed with chemical ingredients that will strip your hair of its natural oils that is needed to hydrate, moisturize and grow. Natural ingredients, still give you the same benefit as any of the chemical based products but with no side effects and I stated before, simple ingredients because you want to be able to see what ingredients works best in your hair. You can use products like: Our Creamy Shealoe Butter.
- Lastly, Embrace and Enjoy the Journey! Locs is a process and a journey, just as I stated above, take your time and enjoy your hair. You are FREE from chemicals and its liberating to know that you don't NEED those chemical products for your hair. You can use what God created and get BETTER results from it. Don't compare yourself with others that are in the in their loc journey as well, my favorite quote is: "Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone's chapter 20." You don't know what they have gone through or going through. Your focus is learning your hair and achieving healthy locs!
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Introduction / by Dilys Blum -- Schiaparelli & Andy Warhol / by André Leon Talley -- Schiaparelli & Raoul Duffy / by Christian Lacroix -- Schiaparelli & Jean-Michel Frank / by Donald Albrecht -- Schiaparelli & Marcel Vertès / by David Downton -- Schiaparelli & Salvador Dalí / Dawn Ades -- Schiaparelli & Horst P. Horst / by Yasuo Kuboki -- Schiaparelli & Leonor Fini / by Maria Luisa Frisa -- Schiaparelli & Jean Cocteau / by Pierre Bergé -- Schiaparelli & Christ Bérard / by Hubert de Givenchy -- Schiaparelli & Pablo Picasso / by Paloma Picasso -- Schiaparelli & Raymond Peynet / David Downton -- Schiaparelli & Cecil Beaton / by Hamish Bowles -- Schiaparelli & Meret Oppenheim / by Suzy Menkes -- Schiaparelli & René Magritte / by Dawn Ades -- Schiaparelli & Elsa Triolet / by Sophie Fontanel -- Schiaparelli & Derek Hill / by Christian Lacroix -- Schiaparelli & George Hoyningen-Huene / by Max Vadukul -- Schiaparelli & Jean Dunand / by Angelo Flaccavento -- Schiaparelli & Kees van Dongen / by Justine Picardie -- Schiaparelli & Alberto Giocometti / by Donald Albrecht -- Schiaparelli & Man Ray / by John-Paul Goude.
"Published on the occasion of the couture house's ninetieth anniversary, this book celebrates Elsa Schiaparelli's shared creative passion with the twentieth century's most esteemed artists. Known for her bravado and boundary-pushing dresses, Elsa Schiaparelli is undoubtedly one of the greatest icons of twentieth-century fashion. After launching her eponymous haute couture house in Paris in 1927, the Roman-born designer captured the attention of the world at large not only thanks to her trompe l'oeil patterns and surrealist forms--but also because of her creative relationships with some of the epoch's most renowned artists. From Salvador Dali, who collaborated with Schiaparelli on her infamous Lobster Dress to Alberto Giacometti's furnishings for her salon and Rene Magritte, whose surrealist works inspired some of the designer's creations, this beautifully illustrated tome delves into the couturiere's fascinating rapports with these artistic legends. Through never-before-seen photography, intimate anecdotes, and essays penned by some of today's most authoritative fashion critics, curators, and personalities, this volume is the first definitive work dedicated to the shared inspiration between the designer and her circle of artist friends."--Provided by publisher.
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Ever wish you had some serious throwaway money? You know; the kind of money that doesn't need common sense to be spent, like the kind most millionaires have to spend. Well if you did, and you really enjoyed gaming, I would imagine you would be in possession of one of these lavish gaming systems.
This gold Xbox 360 created by Computer Choppers is expensive console gaming at its glittering finest. Both the console and the controllers have been plated in 24 karat gold and each can be personalized for an extra fee.
But if gold is not your thing, there are other plating options available like Chrome, Copper, Nickel and Platinum, and each system can be embedded with custom jewelry. But like I stated earlier, this kind of over-the-top gaming console is not for the faint of wallet as the starting price for the basic 24kt Gold Xbox 360 Model starts at $4,999.
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The Cradle of Chi-Ji is a large island off the southern coast of the Krasarang Wilds, southwest of the Temple of the Red Crane. The Spirit of the Crane can be barely seen sprinting through parts of the island, while pandaren train amongst the hills and grasses. Areas on the island include Dome Balrissa, the Pedestal of Hope, and the Angkhal Pavilion; all of these are currently empty platforms.
The island is the birthplace of Chi-Ji, the Red Crane.[citation needed] The quest givers are located on the northern tip of the island.
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Right to Work in the UK Procedure
1. Introduction
Some people are automatically entitled to work in the UK. Others may have restrictions on how long they can stay, whether they can work or the type of work they can do. The HR Officer in liaison with the line manager is required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of every worker employed by ORGANISATION - regardless of their race, ethnic or national origin, colour or nationality.
Failure to follow this checking procedure and employment of someone who is found to be an illegal worker may lead to a civil penalty, an unlimited fine and/or a criminal offence.
2. Scope
This procedure applies to all new ORGANISATION employees before the Employment Agreement can be issued and before they start work.
3. Procedure
The list of acceptable documents in the Appendix gives details of how to comply with the laws on checking the entitlement of prospective applicants to work in the UK. Workers from outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland can legally come to the UK to work through the points-based system.
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Melissa McCarthy's 'Ghostbusters' Costume Revealed (PHOTO)
Ghostbusters director Paul Feig shared on Monday what Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon will be wearing for the female remake of the classic film.
The jumpsuits are back! Looks like the women ghost-chasers will be wearing similar uniforms to the originals.
#whatyougonnawear pic.twitter.com/o5oyHeIaSx
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 29, 2015
From left to right, the jumpsuits are tagged: Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy.


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There's so many different methods and strategies and systems out there for making money online it's ridiculous…
But what are some of the easiest or best ways for someone that's completely new and just getting started to begin making a livable monthly income…from complete scratch?
Easy…build an email list.
Because when you build a targeted email list, you're essentially building a tribe of likeminded people, who are passionate about a particular topic.
And with that list you have the power to communicate to all of those people…with just the click of a button.
That's a lot of power.
Think of a football stadium.
Many stadiums can hold 50,000 or even 100,000 people.
All of those people in the stadium are passionate about that particular sport.
Now, imagine if you had the power to send a targeted message to those same 50-100 thousand people…with just the click of a button…
Don't you think…that even if you were an absolute terrible marketer…that you could probably at least get some of those people to #1 open your email and #2 perhaps buy whatever product or service you recommended to them?
Now you understand the power of an email list.
The bigger your list, the greater the opportunity for your income.
So, how do you actually go about building your own targeted email list and what are the essential tools that you need?
It really all boils down to these three elements:
- An autoresponder (how you communicate with your list)
- A landing page tool (how you capture email subscribers)
- And targeted traffic (where you get subscribers)
That's it.
Well, sort of.
Additionally, you also need a proven high-converting offer and a followup email sequence (to build rapport and to continue to prompt the people on your list to take action and buy what it is you're selling).
So, if you connect all those pieces, you have the framework for a very simple, scalable and sustainable online business, which you can operate from anywhere in the world with just a laptop and an Internet connection.
Now, the one hangup that most people have in connecting these pieces and getting everything setup is not the traffic. Most people THINK they have a traffic problem, but it's absolutely not true.
The problem that most people have is they don't have a proven high-converting offer.
Not all offers convert well. And, although you could create your own custom offer…most people aren't that great at selling.
So, wouldn't it save you a lot of time if you could just get plugged into and use someone else's high-converting offer to help build your email list and cancel out your cost for buying traffic on the front end?
It sure would.
If you had that taken care of, and you could acquire all your leads for either free or even a small profit (bonus)…you're basically in a situation where you're building an audience for free.
And remember what I said above? Even if you're terrible at marketing, mostly likely every time you send out an email, you're probably going to get some bites and sales.
And if you're acquiring the leads for free, that means that every single dollar you make after that is pure profit.
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It was a first for China with the launch of its...
commercial maritime satellite HEAD-1 operated and owned by China HEAD Aerospace Co. Ltd was successfully launched on November 15, 2017, 2:35 AM local time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre on a Long March 4C as a piggy back launch with the FY-3D mission.
All launch and orbit insertion stages were executed nominally. The satellite smoothly reached its 808 km polar orbit. Initial in-orbit verification of the platform and payload have already started.
HEAD-1 is a 45kg satellite jointly designed and developed by the Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute (SAST) of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC) and China HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd (HEAD). The satellite was designed as a modular, highly integrated platform making use of platform virtualization and other innovative techniques to create compact, high performance and quickly integrated small satellite solutions.
The main payload manufactured by a European supplier is a fourth generation AIS (Automatic Identification of Ships) receiver making use of advanced signal processing techniques to deliver a high detection rate over high- and medium-density shipping areas. The satellite is designed to receive two million messages and identify 60 thousand vessels per 24 hours
HEAD operates its own data center in China to process the AIS data of HEAD-1 and to provide a range of positioning and analytical services through a dedicated on-line portal. Products and services are based on a mix of shore-based and satellite-based data sources enabling the company to start its commercial services swiftly.
HEAD-1 is the first Chinese commercial maritime satellite to target international commercial markets and meet the demand in the domestic market. The data and services of HEAD-1 is expected to contribute in the Chinese national maritime security market as well as to leverage socio-economic benefits through the support in the national initiative 'The Belt and the Road'.
China HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd is a privately owned, independent company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Beijing, China with subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the Netherlands, France and joint laboratories located in Switzerland and Italy. The company has successfully helped non-Chinese aerospace companies to commercialize their space products and services in China over the last 10 years. With an interest in the small satellite market, HEAD has been investing in a constellation of small satellites with multiple payloads dedicated to providing value-added services and applications. The HEAD-1 satellite is the first technology demonstration satellite as part of the "Skywalker Constellation", a multi-functional AIS and Earth observation micro-satellite constellation.


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There are a number of car parks within Richmond Park and these have been marked on the map below. Please don't park on the roads or grassland.
On Saturday mornings the car park at Pembroke Lodge is very busy between 9:00 am and 10:00 am when Park Run events are held.
There is a disabled-badge-holders only car park for the Isabella Plantation, access via Ham Cross. Other visitors should use the Broomfield Hill car park.
Parking is free of charge.
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Australian board and executive remuneration survey report
Each year we partner with McGuirk Management Consultants to produce the Australian board remuneration survey report (including MD/CEOs, C-suite, governance executives and risk management professionals).
This report allows you to see how your organisation's remuneration for key executive roles compares to others or you can see an extract for a role that you are pursuing.
If you are a member you can access a complimentary 25 page summary of the combined results based on type of organisation, entitled the 2019 Australian board and executive remuneration survey report.
If you wish to become a member to receive access to the complimentary 25 page summary report, the information on our membership page will help you decide which membership is best suited to you.
The 2019 Australian board and executive remuneration survey report is based on remuneration data covering 1,545 boards. This data has been collected from:
- 779 online contributors
- 377 boards who are ongoing contributors to the survey
- 390 client boards of McGuirk Management Consultants.
We would like to thank all our members who contributed to the survey for their valuable input. Members who participated are entitled to the full report available from McGuirk Management Consultants.
The survey is current to the financial year ending 30 June 2019 and shows the levels of remuneration relating to the following board positions, as well as remuneration and performance bonuses for the following executive and related governance roles.
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You pay the same as if you were to buy directly from the insurance company
We're on your side - representing you at the insurance company for claims and what not
PolicyX.com WeCare Initiative - A portion of your premium goes for education of underprivileged - Know More
Portfolio Planning - All our policyholders get one time portfolio planning services through our certified planners for free
You simply cannot exist without enjoying your life to the fullest. A healthy body and a happy mind are what turn your mere existence into a beautiful life. However, health and happiness are directly proportional somehow, if laughter is the best medicine, then good health is the reason of happiness. You cannot expect an unhealthy and sick person to be happy because the biggest suffering for a person is to be held back in his bed because of his illness and the worst case scenario is to see your loved ones all helpless because of the critical health condition. Imagine the frustration of depending on others because of illness? It seems hard to imagine, Right? However, we can always find a way to overcome this helplessness and frustration by getting the required treatment or surgery, but it doesn't come for free. You have to have money to get treated. Hence, it is important to have a medical policy.
New India Floater Mediclaim Policy is a health policy designed and introduced to cover the health requirements of the family. An individual alone cannot buy this plan; at least 2 members are required to get this plan.
Whom This Plan Suits- You simply cannot enter this plan just like that. New India came up with this plan, keeping the health safety of an entire family in mind. Hence, an individual cannot buy this plan alone; it covers minimum 2 and maximum 6 family members, including the financial dependable children and parents of proposer. As for the age criteria, this plan can be bought by people of the age of 18-65 years, children between the age of 90 days to 25 years and parents of age less or equal to 60. In fact, people over age of 65 can also continue with this plan, if they have been covered under this plan continuously.
Insurance and Premium Amount- You can avail the benefits as per the sum insured. In short, your expenses will be paid as per the amount you have been insured for. Thus, the amount you can insure under this policy- 2, 00,000; 3, 00,000; 5, 00,000 & 8, 00,000. As for the premium amount, it depends on certain things- the age of the insured, the members included and most important the area where the insured lives because premium under this plan is divided geographically. Zone 1 includes people of Mumbai, Zone 2 includes people of Delhi and Bangalore and Zone 3 remaining cities of India.
Only Treatment, No Worry- You certainly need money to get treatment and more than that you need a stress free mind to get better. Therefore, this policy promises to pay for the expenses you may incur during hospitalization as per the sum assured by you. Moreover, the expenses 30 days prior and 30 days after the hospitalization are also paid under this. These expenses include 2% of the sum insured on ICU, rented room, diagnosis, etc.
No Need to stay for 24 Hours- Few years back, the expenses were paid only if a person was hospitalized for 24 hours or more, but with progress and improvement in medical science and technology respectively, treatment of some health conditions doesn't take more than a few hours. Thus, under this medical policy, day-care treatment coverage is provided, which includes cataract, lithotripsy etc.
Organ Transplantation Becomes Easy- Lot of money is required for organ transplantation, but in case of organ failure, it becomes necessary to replace it before it becomes a poison in your life. Hence, this health policy provides money for the surgery of the organ transplantation excluding the cost of the organ.
"New India Floater Mediclaim Policy is a family floater that gives you financial aid when you need health treatment for yourself or your family members. It offers you feature such as cashless hospitalization, cash benefit, ambulance service, etc. which makes it easy for you to survive when time is tough."Why New India Floater Mediclaim Policy?
There is not just one, but many more reasons to choose New India Floater Mediclaim Policy over others. These reasons are explained below-
Always Together- It is a family floater and hence, can cover up to 6 people under one single plan. It includes you, your life partner, kids and parents.
Critical Becomes Easy- Another good thing about this plan is that it also bears the expenses of diseases that are critical and difficult to treat. Serious ailments require specialized doctors, proper care and above all money in your pocket. Thus, the expense of treating such health condition is very costly. Hence, under this plan, 11 critical illnesses can be treated as per terms and conditions mentioned in the policy. Some of these ailments are cancer, multiple sclerosis, stroke, heart attack, etc.
Choose For Yourself- If you want to get treated via Ayurveda or homeopathy, you can easily go for it as it provides you 25% of total sum insured for your treatment.
Bonus, Benefit and Discount- It also gives you discount for good health and for your immense loyalty towards the policy. Besides this, you may also enjoy health-check benefits and tax benefits as per Sec 80D and last but not the least 5% of the sum insured is added in the policy for claim-free year.
Grass is not always green. There are few exceptions in everything and same is the case with this policy.
Waiting Period- There is 30 days waiting period before any of the disease gets treated + pre-existing diseases won't be treated before 48 months.
No Maternity Benefits- If you are wondering you might get maternity benefit then think again because under this policy, you won't be provided maternity or pregnancy benefit.
Violence is Troublesome- Violence of any kind, whether terrorist attack, wars, self-injury or even a violation of law causes you any harm, then company is not liable to pay for it.
Not Everything Can Be Paid For- AIDS, mental disorder and cosmetic surgery are not paid for under this health plan.
What is life when you cannot even live healthily and happily with your family? New India Floater Mediclaim Policy gives you hope to always fight back with uncertainties for you and your family health and happiness.


text: During the Middle Ages there existed a kind of primitive science called alchemy. Its objective was to discover a substance called the philosophers' stone. This elusive material was thought to transform common metals such as lead into silver or gold. Another objective of the alchemists' researches was the "elixir of life"—a potion that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.


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Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 3, 2010)—Highlighting a range of activities in the Netherlands' capital, City-Discovery.com lists down its top ten picks for a holiday in Amsterdam. From canal bus rides to sightseeing trips, private tours and countryside activities, the travel website offers variety, flexibility, and time- and money-saving options to travelers wishing to explore Amsterdam and surrounding areas.
City-Discovery.com's Top Ten Recommendations in and around Amsterdam
1. Canals. The site offers 13 attractions for Amsterdam matched with canal tours. Included in this list are bestsellers such as Amsterdam Traditional Dinner Cruise, Candelight Cruise, Canal Bus Hop on Hop off Cruise, and Canal Pizza Cruise.
2. Museums. Activities combine a hop on hop off canal bus tour with a skip-the-line, discounted entrance ticket to Rijksmuseumand the Van Gogh Museum.
3. Anne Frank House. Opened on May 3, 1960, this museum is dedicated to Anne Frank, a Jewish wartime diarist who went into hiding together with her family on July 6, 1942. For travelers who put this attraction on their itineraries, the site offers City Sightseeing Amsterdam and Anne Frank House, Diamond Factory and Canal Cruise.
4. Red Light District. Fourteen cities in the Netherlands have red light districts. In Amsterdam, the Walking Tour by Nightand Amsterdam Thru the Lens - Private Tour let travelers explore the "Wallen" and "Zeedijk."
5. Amsterdam's Nightlife. On City-Discovery.com, the Ultimate Party Pub Crawl highlights Amsterdam's hottest spots. This activity is available from Sundays to Fridays, 6 nights a week at 8.30 pm. Meeting point is at Dan Murpy's on Leidsestraat 24.
6. Windmills. Picturesque windmill villages as well as lovely countryside views are in the itinerary of several Amsterdam tours on the site. A very popular activity, the Amsterdam City Tour + Volendam, Marken and Windmills, combine the best of countryside sights with city attractions.
7. Madurodam. Named after law student George Maduro, Madurodam is a model of a Dutch town on a 1:25 scale. To see this attraction, which was the inspiration for Disneyland's and Disneyland Park's Storybook Land Canal Boats, the site presents the Grand Holland Landmark Tour including Madurodam.
8. Edam. Half of the Edam-Volendam municipality, Edam is a city famous for the cheese with the same name. This attraction is available with Windmills and Edam.
9. Keukenhof. The world's largest flower garden is located near Lisse, Netherlands. Keukenhof Flowershow is open until May 16 this year.
10. Volendam. Famous for its old fishing boats and Dutch traditional costumes, Volendam is a popular tourist attraction highlighted in the Volendam and Marken.
City-Discover.com also offers the Canals and the Countryside itinerary, a two-day activity that combines a candlelight cruise with a Dutch countryside tour. For more tours, attractions and things to do in the world's top destinations, visit City-Discovery.com.
About City Discovery
City Discovery is a leading provider of sightseeing tours, travel experiences and ground transportation worldwide. With over 5,000 carefully selected travel activities in 300 destinations and user-friendly features such as traveler reviews, wishbox, suggested itineraries and gift certificates, City Discovery sells directly to consumers through City-Discovery.com and a network of over 7,500 travel agencies and affiliates. City Discovery is available in 14 languages and has offices in USA, France, Italy, Greece and the Philippines.


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Dallas Excursion Limousine > 20 passenger Stretch Excursion Limousine in Dallas Fort Worth Texas
Dallas Limousine presents the Stretch Dallas Excursion Limousine. We provide Dallas Excursion Limo, Plano Excursion Limousine, Dallas Excursion Limos, Dallas Wedding Excursion Limo, Dallas Prom Excursion Limousine at the best affordable prices. Please email us at [email protected] or call us at 214-989-5700.
The Excursion Limousine Dallas is equipped with following amenities.
- 4 Sub-Woofers, 10 – 12″ Speakers
- Capacity of 20 Passengers
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Timeless truth about darkness. All are dead in their trespasses and sin. Eph 2:1 & Col 2:13. Death means separation. Because we have all sinned, Romans 3:23, all are separated from God. Romans 1 presents the truth that deeper and darker depravity is possible. Those who reject God and begin to worship the creation will be "given over" to greater darkness.
The downward spiral continues with the conclusion of chapter 1. This teaches us that sin has unquenchable thirst for more sin and that sin takes us further into darkness as we continue in it. Rebellion against God leads to even greater rebellion against God. The rejection of the clearest light of truth leads to the rejection of all truth so that the mind is so darkened until life makes no sense. That is the place of hopelessness and despair.
God has given all people of all nations the light of His existence in creation. Rejecting the most obvious truth will disintegrate into the rejection of all truth.


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One of the key features for game dev teams is to be able to use highly scalable centralized servers
We run frequent scalability tests using automated bots that simulate actual users to tune Plastic under heavy load.
We have an Amazon EC2 based setup to enable teams to connect and check scalability by themselves. The typical scenario is described here including a screencast showing how a developer using the Plastic GUI is affected by the load created by hundreds of concurrent users.
This section explains how Plastic scales using different operating systems and database backends.
Each "test bot" performs the following operations:
So each "test bot" performs 100 checkins of 10 files each.
Code base size: 197,356 files, 15,179 directories – 2.59 GB
OpenSUSE 12.3 x64 14.0 GB RAM, 3.00 GHZ 8 processors
MySQL (7GB innodb) MySQL-server-5.6.15-1.linux_glibc2.5.x86_64.rpm
Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit, 8GB RAM 3.60 GHZ Intel Xeon E5-1620 0
Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 14.0 GB RAM, 3.00 GHZ 8 processors
SQLServer 2012 (Limit to 7GB max mem)
MySQL (7GB innodb) mysql-installer-community-184.108.40.206
Linux – std sgen means the test uses the standard sgen garbage collector with no extra params
Linux – boehm means the Plastic server runs on the standard setup, using the Boehm garbage collector
Linux – tweak sgen means the Plastic servers uses sgen with the following params (highly recommended for high load linux servers) - Mono 3.0.3 provided with PlasticSCM5, with sgen. Server launched with the following MONO ENV variable: MONO_GC_PARAMS=nursery-size=64m,major=marksweep-fixed,major-heap-size=2g
MySQL – int ids shows how the overall performance is greatly improved when the database stores object identifiers using ints instead of longs. This improvement is already present in the 5.4 release.
The results show how Plastic scales under a really heavy load scenario. The Windows server + SQL Server combination probes to be the fastest, closely followed by the Linux setup correctly configured to work under heavy load
It is important to highlight that the number of checkins performed during the test by each 'test bot' is extremely high compared to what a human developer will do. This test with 100 bots can be easily compared to a real scenario with several hundreds of concurrent developers.


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What we have here is Broken Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.
Even though the glass is only broken, this device requires to have whole front screen replaced as the screen and LCD is fused. In order to save money for customer, we have taken next step to remove the glass off LCD and replace it. Since the screen has built in digitizer, the device will work without fusing the screen to LCD.
We have composed a video to see what it takes to get this done.


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We'll Cut Through the Red Tape to Get Your IRS File.
You would be surprised to see what information the IRS keeps on file about you. Of course, gaining access to that file and then interpreting that information is best left to a professional who understands the system. There is no need, after all, to raise any red flags through your requests.
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Maternity Registration Form
Even if you've had a baby at the Coombe in the past, all maternity patients must fill in a Patient Registration Form. Please return the completed form to us in order to receive your first appointment. Click the word 'more' (below) to download a copy of the form.
Patient Information
- Maternity Patient Registration
- Your inpatient stay
- Your outpatient appointment
- Maternity services
- Midwifery led care
- Neonatal services
- Gynaecology services
- Hospital Chaplaincy & Bereavement Support
- Radiology/ Gynaecology Ultrasound
- Access to your medical records
- Information for GPs & Referring Hospitals
Patient Information
The information on this section is for patients, their families and members of the public. We hope it tells you everything you need to know about coming to the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital.
Amongst other things, here you will find:
- A Patient Registration Form, which you must complete and return to us by fax or post before we can give you an antenatal appointment. Downloading the form from the box on the right hand side of this page is faster and easier for you, instead of telephoning us to request a Registration Form
- A list of our consultants in the Patient Registration & Hospital Charges section
- Information about Outpatient appointments at the hospital
- Charges for private and semi-private patients, which you will find in the Patient Registration & Hospital Charges section
- Inpatient admissions information, including what to bring in your hospital bag
- Some Frequently Asked Questions, which can be found in the Maternity section
Click on the bars to the left hand side of this page to read about these and other topics. If you still have questions, go to the Contact Us section by clicking on the Quick Link, which can be found on the right hand side of this page.


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By Shujaat Bukhari
When Kashmir Super League-II culminated at Dubai's International Cricket Stadium on March 24, it was not just the conclusion of three-month-long cricket tournament but it offered an opportunity for Kashmiri expatriates to celebrate the moment. For the first time in recent history, Kashmiris, not unmindful of what was happening back home put their heads together to showcase their talent and also resilience. For varied reasons stereotyping has remained the hallmark of describing a Kashmiri. Often being referred to as a community that is pampered and all the time needs to be fed by others, non-resident Kashmiris wherever they are have exhibited their excellence in every field. There is no census conducted as to how many Kashmiris have been living outside but the number runs in lakhs and they are spread across the world. Some of the Kashmiris by their sheer dint of diligence have reached zenith in their career thus making their homeland proud.
Likewise, those successful Kashmiris who live in United Arab Emirates did this by coming together under the umbrella of KSL since cricket is the game of South Asia and Kashmiris cannot remain away from this. For them vying for this game threw an opportunity to exhibit the sense of togetherness and also firming up their resolve to do something purely on their own. And that became evident on March 24 when nearly 2000 Kashmiris converged at Dubai international stadium to cheer for the teams in typical South Asian way. Here it was also different as the supporters used their mother tongue to cheer their teams and when it came to the fight between two teams named after uptown Rajbagh and downtown Razey Kadal the flavour reflected the unique character both the localities have. Not only was the enthusiasm making it look like a big game in the oval stadium but the participation of a 24-member delegation comprising academicians, journalists, businessmen and civil society members that had been invited by the organisers made it a real celebration as the KSL management called it a "new bondage and connecting to our roots".
For them it was just an idea that kicked off over a cup of coffee. They never imagined it scaling this much of height. But the determination of some of the highly successful professionals who have otherwise excelled in their respective fields made it a reality. It started with just four teams in 2016 but when KSL-II culminated 24 teams—all of them drawn from UAE based community – it created waves back home and even some started suspecting a different hand behind this as one of the organisers quipped "because we have not seen anything coming up on our own obviously it was beyond expectations".
"But we take that also in stride. Criticism is part of any success. We are committed to bring glory to our homeland through transparency and hard work."
Four teams began playing the Twenty20 tournament, sponsored by "Dre Homes" — a real estate company — and was named as "Dre Homes Kashmir Super League. Season II with 224 players and 14 teams was inaugurated by international cricketer Parvez Rasool.
KSL-II turned out to be not just a cricket tourney on the pattern of Indian Premier League or Pakistan Super League but at the final it was like a Kashmir carnival encompassing everything from passion for cricket to relishing culture and history. All the teams were named after famous localities of Srinagar and other places that defined the way each bit of it was celebrated as a cultural mosaic. Inayat Fazili, Zubair Shah and Imran Malik three successful professionals were first to move the idea of creating KSL but they never thought it would grow so big in size and impact. For them getting the Kashmiri tea in traditional Samovar (the copper made utensil used for keeping the tea warm) and then sitting on the grass field in Ajman to warm up the teams was something like creating Kashmir in the deserts of UAE. Same Samovar was later presented by the delegation to the organisers as a token of love from Kashmir. The trophies too smelled of Kashmir. Rajbagh Royals lifted a copper cup with intricate design, which came from Kashmir. The man of the match trophies were of walnut wood and shaped like a chinar leaf.
While cricket is a favourite game for us and the bats are also made from Kashmir willow but the way the fever traveled to the deserts of Dubai was beyond one's imagination. For organisers it was more about creating a Kashmir exclusive thing that could not be beaten. It was also to demonstrate that Kashmiris can do something on their own and can show to the world that they have capacity and talent. Back home they are embroiled in conflict and bloodletting has become the fate of the land. They are choked, spaces are shrunk but in the outside world they create their own spaces, which need to be celebrated.
Outside Kashmir they have increased their capacities and that is why a campaign by a fringe element back home to discredit KSL did not dampen their spirits. They are well aware how an honest effort is being coloured differently so that nothing positive is attributed to Kashmir. Those who indulged in this dirty game did not even know that all players were based in UAE and were sponsored transparently by successful businessmen here. Exhibiting their sick minds they used to calculate how much money it would mean to take 224 players from Kashmir to Dubai. Whatever the reason behind their targeted tirade it lifted the spirits of organisers to plan for KSL-3 in advance. The best thing that happened was that the positivity these young Kashmiris brought was not lost in this din created by a few "motivated" and may be sponsored individuals with a shady past.
In UAE, Kashmiri community is strong and according to estimates 10,000 people are settled there and many businessmen who have bought houses come and go. By coming together through cricket the community has sent a strong message that it is alive despite the fact that bullets continue to rain on the youth and the killing of three young men on March 28 stands testimony to the resistance being put by the people. While the resilience inside Kashmir has been on for centuries, they also need to show while being outside that their hope is not lost. They live on their own terms and exhibit their talent to tell the world that they have capacity to do in case the situation is conducive. KSL-II has been remarkable move to re-define Kashmir and that is the hope of life and resilience it carries. While diaspora has huge responsibility to tell to the rest of the world how deep the political wound is but at the same time it has to show that it is a community that is alive and can sustain and survive purely through hard work and its own imagination. God bless the KSL-II organisers who helped us to shun the tag of being only a pampered community.
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I've talked to two executives recently about an idea that isn't firmly on roadmaps yet but seems to be on the radar of public cloud service providers.
Margaret Dawson, HP's new cloud evangelist and vice president of product marketing, first suggested to me that public cloud providers might start offering different level SLA.
"We are going to see and we're already starting to see among enterprises a willingness to pay different levels of premiums or costs for different levels of SLAs," she said. "Not every app needs to have 99.95 uptime. For workloads where maybe 99 percent or even 98 percent is ok, you get to go to this low cost bucket."
She wouldn't say if HP plans to move in this direction. "For HP, we have published a 99.95 SLA that's across every customer and workload we provide," she said. "It's something we could look at but right now our commitment" is to the existing SLA.
Rackspace told me that, in essence, it already has different level SLAs. "If you're willing to pay us more, we'll manage your environment and give you a better SLA," said John Engates, CTO of Rackspace.
In Rackspace's initial cloud offering, it had three service levels it called managed, intensive and critical. They were "low, medium and high-touch," in terms of how much users pay and the type of service guarantees users get, he said.
In Rackspace's newest cloud, the one built on OpenStack, it offers just two levels: managed and unmanaged. He said the company has been thinking about ways it might be able to offer more services for its bigger customers but has nothing solid in the works.
"Would we have a cloud for the masses and a cloud for the few? I don't know. We haven't thought that far ahead," he said.
He figures that at some point if you want the "cloud for the few, you'll get a cloud for one, which is your private cloud," he said. But there might be room for more tiers than Rackspace already offers.
SLAs have been a sticking point in cloud computing. Gartner's Lydia Leong drew attention to cloud SLAs in a couple of blog posts late last year in which she called most cloud SLAs useless.
Different kinds of SLAs could be one way that service providers differentiate their services, particularly in the OpenStack community where many service providers may end up using the same base of technology to compete for customers.
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My Daily Life in The Net
I have been installing CentOS in Strathmore University while I was searching my name on Google. People search for their name on the net. Right? I mean, I didn't have any reason to search on my name. May be it is out of curiosity what I did. Keep in mind that, everything you do in the net is somehow recorded and stored. It doesn't seem a lot of trouble if you think about it. But I get a little shocked when I found my stupid comment with the IAAF website. I mean, really? Have I ever dare to comment on IAAF website? The thing is I did and I can't even believe that I was such a stubborn. But my life in the net is more connected than writing a comment about athletics. Who doesn't? So if you are wondering what I am doing sitting in-front of a computer the whole day. I might have a good answer in this article. I might even have a good reason to tell you.
It is my primary email address. I check my Gmail inbox every 20 minutes, at least! I receive about 40 emails on my gmail daily. These emails are not notification. I don't register to newsletters, forums or social network using my gmail account. It is dedicated to exchange email with people – not machines. It is pretty good idea to keep one of your email addresses to dedicate for human communication. Some people might understand what I mean very well, considering how many subscription and notification you might receive from different sources.
I found it very convenient to use my Yahoo! Mail address for many machine generated communications. I registered to a forum with my yahoo account, whenever I fill a form on the net I use Yahoo! Currently, I have 10,080 unread messages. I don't need to read all them. But Yahoo! Is the first email I open whenever I get connected to internet.
I have got 470 friends on facebook that I communicate with. People who don't find me on Facbook can't probably find me in person. Facebook is where I make friends. I haven't have 500million friends like Mark has. But I have got to manage to keep my social balance with Facebook and I love it. I use my Facebook for quite a number of things. The power of social network is vast. It is facebooking ara. If you can't make friends online, you can't make friends offline. My connection on Facebook is making me to have an interesting weekends, making my distance relationship works, getting updates what my friends are doing and how I cooperate with them, advertising my services and let people know what I am doing. I read most of my favorite quotes from facebook status. If you have someone on facebook, there are a lot things you don't need to bother to remember: Last names, Birthdays, martial status, locations. People even tend to tell their daily feelings on facebook. Is it that easy to start a good conversation based on facts instead of wondering what somebody is thinking? Facebook is where you can find your friends in one place, and friends of your friends. What did you do with Facebook that you never imagine you could actually do without?
I have only 13 twits so far. I am too lazy to update my status on twitter , but it is one of the website I visit everyday. I get such a vast information from twit updates.
I created this social network to be a meeting point for IT experts in the country. I have been administrating this website in daily basis.
I haven't included standard things in my daily Net life. I am working the whole day. I receive many messages in my official email address that I have to answer and work. I can omit my facebook session for one day. But I can't ignore my email from my boss. I read news. I don't watch TV for the usual reasons why people don't watch. I like to retrieve my own information. I like the word search than broadcasting. I read others people articles, blogs, books. I check products, weather information. Etc.. I mean, really a lot of things which I don't even remember doing it.
I also have tools on net that I use time to time. My Blog : eweket.wordpress.com is one of them. I don't write everyday. But I actively write blogs. I communicate with people with my blogs. My articles talk louder than my Facebook or my emails.
I use skype, gtalk, meebo.
I use Internet! Everyday! Now!


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I know I should be thinking about, or doing something, with feeling. I look at the things in the world, things I have thought about a great deal and others which leave me utterly blank, and they are like boats on the river in front of me, drifting past, carried by the wind. In fact, I am barely watching them, almost fully immersed in the book I am reading, and yet as soon as I turn each page I have almost no recollection of anything that happened, or that was said, on any of the pages already read, nor do I have any recollection of what I felt about any of it. And yet I know I read those pages, and that the boats did drift past. I know, am certain, yet don't know anything else, for instance how any of it might concern me, or if there was any way I could have intervened, or if intervention on my part would have been useful or counterproductive. Feeling powerless is the most effective siphon. Last week I went to the launch for an art catalog I have a text in. The catalog is hardcover, about four hundred pages. It features many images and many texts. My text is about Quebec, about the fact I don't speak or understand French, and about Japan. I don't know how I feel about what I wrote, and also know that I will receive basically no feedback on it ever, will have no idea if anyone read it and, if they did, what they may or may not have thought. It is dropping a pebble into the void. A world with much noise but no echo. I started a Tumblr account a few days ago and quickly found myself following over two hundred other Tumblr accounts. The images scroll past and just keep scrolling. It is difficult to believe there are so many compelling images in the world and yet, for as long as I am able to sit here, they keep rolling past my eyes. Life is certainly not infinite but this scroll of images is, made by everyone and no one, for pleasure and out of boredom, an infinite confusion that cannot be grasped. Distraction is at war with politics. Infinity is at war with the finite. And all roads lead to either moderation or collapse.
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By Jenn Johnson
We all know the biggest reason why adopting an animal from a shelter or rescue organization is a much better choice compared to other avenues. Saving a life is the first thing that pops into our minds, but what about other ways we can reap rewards from adopting an animal from these environments instead of more traditional methods?
For those of us seeking a particular pet, perhaps an exact breed, size, shape or age and think that shopping at a breeder is the only alternative available without limiting your choices at a shelter, think again. Whether you're looking for a specific tiny terrier or an enormous Great Dane, many shelters and rescue organizations will be happy to address your unique request. As with any special order, it may take a bit longer to find your perfect match, but you'd be surprised what you'll find there and what they can deliver.
For example, many people don't know the number of purebred animals found in shelters are upwards of 25%, which begs the question, why pay a breeder for an animal that's questionable in the way they were born and raised, which is where the term "puppy mills" comes from. This is one of the main reasons some of these animals wind up being boarded here. Because they were "rescued" from these types of abusive environments.
Young & Old
If you're looking for a puppy or kitten, going to a shelter or rescue spot is an excellent option since they have a good selection available on hand the vast majority of the time. Even if they don't have a litter available at the moment you stop by, there will be one on the way almost immediately. The entrance of these little ones seldom matches the demand for them being selected for adoption.
On the other hand, those who are seeking a partially-grown or adult animal, these critters are usually housebroken, mostly trained, already "fixed," have given some medical clearance and are simply looking for a forever home with someone who will share the love they have to offer. Even though they may have been abused in the past, they're forgiving in nature and open to another chance at a life beyond what they've experienced and known.
Because They Know
The best part of this rewarding experience that comes along with adopting a pet is the fact that they know. What do they know? Science can't explain how animals can predict weather patterns, why pets separated from their masters will often travel hundreds of miles to be reunited with their families or how some of them can detect cancer in their owners.
They also know – somehow – whoever let them out of that cage on a permanent basis – once and for all – is the one they'll love forever and ever. Who took them away from a life of misery that led to that confinement. Once they've been adopted or rescued permanently, they know. Somehow, they just know.
They say you can't put a price tag on love, but you can certainly get plenty of unconditional love for a smaller investment in time and money when investigating shelters and rescue organizations.
Born in Chicago and raised in Boston, Jenn is a journalist and freelance writer. She completed her PhD in Journalism from Northwestern University. You'll find this pet enthusiast and free lance journalist living happily with her husband, three kids and their two beloved dogs, Thunder and Lightening in the Back Bay area of Massachusetts, just outside Boston.


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Cabin accommodation consists of standard or deluxe two bedroom cabins. The standard cabins have one queen bed and one single bed. The deluxe cabins have one queen bed and two sets of bunks. Each cabin includes a kitchen, dining table, lounge area, private bathroom and air-conditioning. All linen is supplied.
Rich River Tourist Park has well maintained facilities including a swimming pool, games room, childrens playground, kiosk facilities, BBQs and camp kitchen.
Experience welcoming and friendly service when enjoying your next relaxing holiday at Rich River Tourist Park.
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- Dogs permitted with site bookings
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- Dogs must remain on a leash at all times
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Dear Customer,
20 years ago I was nearly run over by a huge state snow plow truck. Jogalite, the company I founded as a result of that terrifying experience, has become the premier line of reflective gear for sports enthusiasts in the USA and in 15 other countries worldwide.
CrateWorks has come about in a similar way, though not quite as dramatically. Now in middle age, I've turned to bicycle touring with a passion (that's me in the picture doing BAJA!). However I've always had a problem shipping my bicycle. We traveling cyclists have had to make do with left-over bicycle store boxes or pay $300 and up for expensive molded or aluminum cases.
In short, I finally built my own box. It was so successful that all my cycling friends wanted one too, and I decided to make the boxes commercially. CrateWorks was born Nov. 1997, just twenty years after my run-in with the snow plow.
How long will my boxes last? The PRO I (corrugated) is designed to hold up for at least 10 trips under normal conditions. The PRO XL, XL-C, XL-RC and XLTC Models (CORRXr Plastic) will give many years of continued use. (See Reviews) Better yet, when ANY of our boxes begin to wear or are damaged through mishandling, you can call customer service at 1-800-934-5214 and order only what you need to replace it…it's a system.
From one cyclist to another…enjoy these bicycle boxes. Believe me, they are very well made. Happy roads!
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2018 Outdoor Track & Field
Garnered three points for finishing sixth in the 1,500-meter with a time of 4:36.50… Set a career-bests of 1:02.66 in the 400-meter at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, 4:35.19 in the 1,500-meter at the Duke Invitational and 17:39.57 in the 5,000-meter at the Raleigh Relays.
2018 Indoor Track & Field
Finished first in her section in the 800-meter with a time of 2:21.14 at the UNCG Early Bird Duals… Earned three points at the SoCon Championship with a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter at 10:13.89 in just her second race in the event in college and also finished ninth in the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:55.57… Recorded a personal-best of 10:10.80 in the 3,000-meter at the Camel City Invitational.
2017 Cross Country
Had a team-best 5,000 meters run of the season (18:14.90) for 42nd place at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational… Ran the top time for the team in the 5,000 meters of 18:27.20 for 36th place at the Adidas XC Challenge… Finished the year with a time of 19:07.70 for 43rd place at the SoCon Championships.
2017 Outdoor Track & Field
Took fourth in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 2:14.17 ... set a top-time of 2:13.09 in the 800 meter preliminaries at the SoCon Championships ... placed seventh in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships, setting a time of 18:14.22 ... took eighth in the 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 4:37.80 at the Duke Invitational ... placed ninth in the 800 meters at the Aggie Invitational with a time of 2:14.35 ... timed in at 2:15.24 in the 800 meters at the Liberty Invitational, placing third ... set career high times in the 400 meters (1:04.26) at the Bob Davidson Spring Kick-Off and 5,000 meters (17:53.91) at the Raleigh Relays.
2017 Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships, posting a career-best 5:05.51 ... took eighth in the 800 meters at the SoCon Championships with a time of 2:19.83 ... ran a top time of 2:15.45 in the 800 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, taking second ... won the 800 meters at the UNCG Early Bird Duals with a time of 2:18.56 ... registered a 5:05.52 in the mile at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness, taking second.
2016 Cross Country
Opened the season with a 15:14.10 in the 4,000-meter race at the Elon Invitational … Placed 11th overall at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 17:42.05 on the 5,000-meter course … Ran the 5,000-meter race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (18:06.00) and the adidas XC Challenge (18:26.00) … Tallied a time of 22:28.00 on the 6,000-meter course at the Princeton Invitational … Closed out her season with a 22:46.00 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
High School
Ran cross country and track at Southview High School where she was a four-time All-Conference and All-Region selection in both cross country and outdoor track.. she earned All-State honors on three occasions and holds the school record in the 800-meter at HMHS with a time of 2:13... she ran a personal best 18:38 5K while competing for the Tigers while also holding the record for the one-mile... was a four-time NCSHAA 4A state qualifier in indoor track where she earned a third-place finish in the 1,000-meter in 2016... qualified for the state indoor track championships four times where she placed third in the 800 in 2016 and was a three-time cross country state qualifier finishing as high as 10th overall during her career... member of the National Honors Society, Academy of Scholars and was on the HMHS Honor Roll
Born June 25, 1998.... daughter of Chrisitine Delaney... has five siblings; Matthew Delaney, Kyra Delaney, Ryan Delaney, Joshua Madej and Christopher Madej... undecided major
Top Times
Cross Country
4k: 15:14.00 (Elon Invitational, 9/1/16)
5k: 17:42.05 (SoCon Championships, 10/29/16)
6k: 22:28.00 (Princeton Invitational, 10/7/16)
Indoor Track & Field
400m: 1:03.06 (JDL College Dual Meet Madness, 1/28/18)
800m: 2:15.45 (Virginia Tech Challenge, 2/18/17)
1,000m: 2:58.87 (Virginia Tech Invitational, 1/14/17)
3,000m: 10:10.80 (Camel City Invitational, 2/2/18)
5,000m: 17:55.57 (SoCon Championships, 2/25/18)
Mile: 5:05.51 (SoCon Championships, 2/25/17)
Outdoor Track & Field
400m: 1:02.66 (UNCW Seahawk Invitational, 3/10/18)
800m: 2:13.09 (SoCon Championships, 5/12/17)
1,500m: 4:35.19 (Duke Invitational, 4/21/18)
5,000m: 17:39.57 (Raleigh Relays, 3/30/18)


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Alaska sport fishing report for Kingfisher Lodge, Craig, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. August 17th we left the lodge with light winds, slightly choppy water, overcast skies, and a weather outlook of 20 knot winds and 8 foot seas. We made it to the outside of Noyes island with flat water and 15 knot or less wind speed and with the seine fleet out we were not sure what to expect but when we got to fishing it had for sure slowed down. We did land 2 King salmon and lost one and Joel landed 3 and a few silvers for starters. After a few hours of releasing many halibut having only 1 silver and two Kings on the boat it was time to head some where else as I felt the seiners were just going to continue to deplete what fish was there. We headed off as Joel stayed
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Posted: Jan 17, 2017
BROCKTON, Mass. ---- The Massasoit athletic department has announced spring sport team meetings for softball, golf and track & field for the 2017 season.
Track & Field Meeting
Wed., January 25 at 12 PM
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Softball Meeting
Thurs., January 26 at 3:45 PM
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Golf Meeting
Mon., January 30 at 2PM
Head Coach: Mike Croatti – firstname.lastname@example.com
To participate, students need to be enrolled 12 or more credits. If you are unable to attend a team preseason meeting, stop by the Athletics Office for more information.