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Tulsi Gabbard sues Google for $50 million
The lawsuit alleges that the tech behemoth infringed on her free speech
On Thursday, Representative
Tulsi Gabbard
(D-Hawaii) filed a federal lawsuit alleging that tech giant
infringed on her free speech when it paused her campaign's advertising account for six hours after the
presidential debate on June 28.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles. It is believed to be the first time a presidential candidate has sued a major technology company.
"Google's discriminatory actions against my campaign are reflective of how dangerous their complete dominance over internet search is, and how the increasing dominance of big tech companies over our public discourse threatens our core American values," Gabbard said in a statement. "This is a threat to free speech, fair elections and to our democracy, and I intend to fight back on behalf of all Americans."
After the June debate, Gabbard was one of the top searches on Google. According to Politico, Gabbard's campaign decided it was an optimal time to take advantage of her popularity on Google and buy search ads.
Gabbard's attorney Brian Dunne explained via Politico: "Just as her Google traffic was spiking, her Google ad account was taken offline."
Google told the campaign the account was suspended for a billing violation. In a statement, via Politico, a spokesperson said the suspension was automatic.
"We have automated systems that flag unusual activity on all advertiser accounts — including large spending changes — in order to prevent fraud and protect our customers," Riva Sciuto said. "In this case, our system triggered a suspension and the account was reinstated shortly thereafter. We are proud to offer ad products that help campaigns connect directly with voters, and we do so without bias toward any party or political ideology."
Dunne said though the suspension prevented the Gabbard campaign from really speaking to the people because it "had no possibility of putting up Google ads."
"They had no ability to really speak to the people who wanted to hear from her,'' he said.
In the lawsuit, Gabbard's campaign says Google "has not provided a straight answer" regarding what happened. Gabbard is seeking $50 million in damages and an injunction to keep Google from "further intermeddling in the 2020 United States Presidential Election."
Gabbard has been a critic of the tech oligopolies since she announced her presidency. Gabbard previously warned that "big tech companies who take away our civil liberties and freedoms in the name of national security and corporate greed."
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Solicchiata joined the list of important cities of the world in terms of availability of natural wines and good food! Sandro Dibella started 5 years ago in his local bar pouring natural wines from all over the world by the glass. A surprising selection in a small village up a volcano. To quote Justin Chearno from Uva Wines/New York visiting Solicchiata last year: "There are more Robinot bottles in Solicchiata than in New York!!!" (more…)
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Sandro's pizzeria-osteria-natural-wine-bar is open!Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
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Mysterious Ways
Souls think being an angel is easy – all music of the spheres and celestial light. Well, it's freaking hard work. When you get an assignment, no one tells you why – it's all "God moves in mysterious ways."
"You are to appear as a human female, partly cloaked."
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I got the usual indulgent smile. Infuriating. Like I'm still a fledgling.
"Make sure your breasts show."
Sigh. There's no point arguing.
I'll have to look up how many breasts are required for a human.
"On Mars. Details are in your assignment file."
I accessed the database.
"Mars? A rocky planet around a piffley little star in the Milky Way?"
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It took awhile to find the silly, inconsequential probe, even on a tiny rock like Mars. It's searching for conditions that might have once supported life. Humans' probes can't find life directly yet, unless an elephant galumphs by.
I found a lot of neat critters on Earth and elephants are my favorite. I thought about manifesting as an elephant – the supervisor said to improvise. But maybe I improvise too much. Maybe that's why I'm assigned to this barren rock now.
I settled on an appropriate ledge and waited for Curiosity's camera to rotate in my direction. The more I thought about it, the more it seemed unfair to interrupt the humans' exploration with something that looks impossible. It'll be eons before they understand.
The details are up to me…
I manifested as rock, angled to the Sun so long shadows became my hair and a coating of dust glistened as breasts.
It's awfully hard to stand still and look enigmatic in the burning cold, even as a rock. Sometimes I think the boss has forgotten what it's like to be corporeal.
I'm proud of what I did, though pride is frowned on. I guess I'm not ready for the next level yet.
I transmogrified back to myself, took a detour to blow dust off the rover's solar panels, and wished the poor little thing good luck.
What are humans going to make of my pareidolidal Dark Lady? Whatever it is, I bet they'll keep learning, keep exploring. I feel good about that.
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"I improvised."
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In Summary, Money doesn't buy success. Toyota used to have highest budget, yet could barely produce success. It's always the right people who bring success. Brawn is one of those genius people who always has had a clear vision for achieving success in differing circumstances and changing times. He always said, "Michael is the best driver and a reference for other drivers". One can't get a better evidence of greatness when it comes from a genius himself. Definitely not from arm chair experts on public forums, filled with hatred for one driver, looking at opportunities to pull that driver down and the only reason they like other drivers is just for that exact hate.Jolle wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:12 pmFor why Philip Morris isn't working anymore? probably the same reason it stopped working in '92. Rule changes (with having the wrong tire), key members of the team that left (Brawn, Todt and Byrne to some degree) and the replacements never impressed enough. Plus Mercedes took on the challenge with a slightly different approach with an equal or even greater bankroll.
Since Todt and Brawn leaving Ferrari they never looked stable. You may disagree but that all three team principles after Brawn/Todt didn't leave on their own free will says enough for me. The Ferrari/Philip Morris contract is up for renewal at the end of 2020 and could possibly turn a lot on it's head. Philip Morris is quite rigid in how they approach racing and far from loyal. If you compare '96 with Ferrari to '80 with Project Four (or even Agostini '81 and Roberts '91), they are mirror images. They could easily pick up everything, pick up Honda, buy/invest in a team like Williams, get the champion that is available and win/dominate in 2025.
Brawn was instrumental in pulling Michael to Benetton and even with smaller budget, the trio of Brawn, Michael and Byrne won 2 championships. It was Michael who was instrumental in bringing both of them to Ferrari. You should listen to an interview with Byrne who talks about how messy the whole Ferrari organization was and how much sanity they needed to bring. Philip Morris was just a bank account. They never had any vision.


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The last pregnancy update I wrote was at 26 weeks, at the beginning of the third trimester. It was early December and we had birthdays and friends visiting over almost every weekend. I kept feeling mostly well. I had days when I was tired (but not all of the time, as in the first 14 weeks, when I was like a cat, napping in the sun all day); days when I was full of energy and days where I really wanted salmon, a steak or orange juice, always orange juice. As much as I craved it I never got the salmon* because I never manage to find out if it comes from a sustainable, toxic-free environment.
As I started to get heavier (at my last midwife appointment, I had already gained 10 kg), I was having more and more trouble finding a comfortable position to sleep. The other main symptom I had was a constant, dull pain in the pelvic area. Basically, it was a soreness that felt as if I had been kicked down there. I think it was pubic symphisis dysfunction, but the midwives always said it was normal, due to the increased weight I was carrying. Yu had been lying very low, with her head ready to engage for at least a month. She was in that position at every time they listened to her heart and felt my belly.
|1 day before 27 weeks, on December the 1st
It was a period full of medical check ups. On December 23, at 30 weeks exactly, we had an ultrasound to check for growth and my blood was screened for iron levels; on December 24 I had an appointment with the gynaecologist** so that she could redirect me to the anesthesiologist to make sure I could get an epidural.*** Then on January 8 I had another midwife appointment and on January 10 I had the appointment with the anesthesiologist. He kind of laughed at us... telling us that if I could go up and down the stairs of course I was fit for anesthesia. He did not even listen to my heart with his fancy stethoscope.
|December 14, almost 29 weeks
That last weekend before my waters surprisingly broke we went to a friends' house for a 'Rosca de Reyes'. The last pictures of me before my stay at the hospital were actually taken that day, while I was making Mexican-style hot chocolate. Then, on Sunday we went to visit another friend who is also expecting a baby. Funny thing is, as we bought presents for both these friends we saw some really cute-size 45 cm. baby clothes on sale and we both said,: "too bad she will never fit them". (Mark measured 49 cm. at birth and I was 52 cm. so we expected her to be at least 51 cm. at birth).
On January 13, as I looked at the fridge trying to decide what I'd cook that day and seeing how it was full of vegetables I called Mark to tell him I was *really* craving a steak. We went out looking for an Italian trattoria, a simple place where we could have some meat and pasta. I ended up eating only pasta because the steak we ordered was very rare. I had no idea when we went to sleep that she would decide to come to us a lot earlier than we ever thought, as there was no indication for it. I had pretty much a textbook pregnancy until her arrival: my blood pressure, weight, glucose and iron levels were always good and except for tiredness and discomfort I never really felt sick. I was mostly thrilled to finally be showing a bump and have her grow and live and play inside me. And we couldn't wait to meet her.
That night I saw the full moon and I remember thinking: "The moon synchronises women and horses... but we'd better wait for next month's moon". I guess we don't control that kind of thing.
"Había una luna a medias la noche que desquició para siempre los ordenados sentimientos de la tía Inés Aguirre. Una luna intrigosa y ardiente que se reía de ella. Y era más negro el cielo que la rodeaba que adivinar por qué no pensó Inés en escaparse de aquel embrujo.
Quizás aunque la luna no hubiera estado ahí, aunque el cielo hubiera fingido transparencia, todo habría sido igual." -(Angeles Mastretta)
Quizás aunque la luna no hubiera estado ahí, aunque el cielo hubiera fingido transparencia, todo habría sido igual." -(Angeles Mastretta)
"There had been a half-moon the night that Aunt Inés Aguirre's orderly feelings became unhinged forever. A scheming, burning moon laughed at her. And the sky surrounding it was so black that it was anyone's guess why Ines did not think of escaping that bewitched thing. Perhaps even if the moon hadn't been there, even if the sky had pretended to be transparent, everything would have turned out the same way".
*Actually, the last meal I had at the hospital, just hours before baby Yu was born was grilled salmon with hollandaise sauce.
**The gynaecologist I saw that day, by coincidence was the gynaecologist that attended Yu's birth. I could not have been happier when I saw her at the labor ward. Not only because I recognized her, but because she was the most upbeat, happiest, kindest doctor I had pretty much every met. On that appointment where all she *had* to do was sign a paper she took her doppler and made us listen to her heart just because, even if we had had an ultrasound the day before that and we were due to have midwives appointments in the very near future.
*** (As a child I was diagnosed with a physiological heart arrythmia and I was always told this could potentially interfere with anesthesia)


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The location of the conference in Cuba will be reflected in the conference. We expect a significant contribution from Cuban scholars studying innovation and development. Cuba has relevant experiences in innovation activities related to health and education; in the development of biotechnology products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment; in developing agricultural varieties; integrated management systems for agricultural production; development of low cost housing and building materials; management of natural disasters; exploration and extraction of oil; use of heavy oil; distributed energy systems; use of renewable energy, to cite just a few examples.
Conference tracks are:
1. Innovation in the health sector: challenges and opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development.
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4. Indigenous knowledge, informal sector, innovation and development.
5. Work organization, education and economic development.
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7. Science, technology and innovation policy and politics.
8. Innovation, sustainable development and energy in the South.
9. Financial institutions, intellectual property rights, innovation and development.
10. National and regional innovation systems.
11. Technological infrastructure and technological capabilities.
12. Sectoral innovation systems, industrial policy and development.
13. Trade, FDI, value chains and innovation networks.
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Giant Trance Advanced is able to crush some XC riding then go head-to-head with Enduro bikes
It is a serious business writing a review for any retail experience and I feel it is always best to report on positive outcomes. But it ain't going to happen Giant Bicycles Southport.
I purchased a $750 bike and explained that I had little experience. Asked for the seat to be adjusted a little higher and then in a wobbly fashion cycled away full of trepidation concerning my safety - I am 70 years of age.
My feeling at the time of purchase is that they weren't at all concerned with selling me an appropriate bike. Everything was a bit rushed and bustled. And I was allowed to cycle away with the seat set far to high for my safety. Toes could barely reach the ground.
The inevitable happened and I took a frightening spill simply because I was unable to get my foot to the ground.Truly lucky I wasn't killed, bounced of a vehicle and lost a bit of skin. Lots of blood but no serious damage. Very shaken. Bike unscathed apart from a broken bell.
I really wasn't happy with the service which was ego driven and smelled strongly of competitive testosterone.
Went back in today for its first service and was left standing at the counter feeling like a goose I'm 192 cm and not accustomed to feeling invisible. I finally put my hand up for attention which was given most impatiently, off-handedly and hurriedly. Not quite rude but near enough. The tone got more polite and attentive when I mentioned buying a new bike for my partner.
No way mate. I'll pick my serviced bike up this arvo and cycle over to and check out Southport Bike shop.
Also must remember to cancel my order with Giant for the expensive bike lock and gloves.
Not Yuppie enough for you perhaps Giant?
Truthfully I reckon Giant bikes are excellent but for average Joe mugs like myself the service was elitist and most unwelcoming - even with a wallet full of money coupled a willingness to spend it.
Its called 'voting with your feet' folks.
Who is Giant?
Giant Bicycles is a Taiwanese bicycle and equipment manufacturer founded in 1972 by businessman King Liu and several friends.Giant started out as an original equipment manufacturer, producing bicycles to be sold under other brand names like Schwinn.
The first Giant-branded bikes came onto the market in 1981, first in Taiwan and then in Europe, North America and elsewhere around the globe.Giant went on to create iconic models like the Cadex 980 road bike in 1987 — regarded by many as the world's first affordable carbon fibre road bike — and the ATX One DH downhill bike in the late 1990s, which paired distinctive looks with 8 inches of suspension travel via a simple single-pivot design, a short wheelbase and World Champs-winning potential.
Other innovations have included what Giant calls the Compact Road design (late nineties), which combined a sloping top tube with a smaller rear triangle to create a lighter, stiffer and more responsive frame, and OverDrive tapered head tubes (2006), for more torsional steering stiffness.
What Giant bikes are there?
Naturally, Giant has a gargantuan selection of road bikes, mountain bikes, cyclocross and gravel bikes, hybrids and e-bikes to choose from.
There's even a separate range of women's bikes sold under the Liv brand name (check out our Liv Bikes page for more info).
It's a huge range, it really is, so let's try to break it down for you…Giant's road bike range consists of aero race bikes like the Propel, lightweight race bikes like the TCR Advanced, endurance-focused models like the Defy Advanced, entry-level all-rounders like the Contend, and triathlon-TT models like the Trinity Advanced.
There's also a selection of drop bar gravel bikes including the alloy-framed Revolt and AnyRoad models, and versatile cyclocross models like the TCX Advanced.
If you're up for some adventure or touring but want flat bars, consider the ToughRoad range, which comes with custom front and rear pannier racks.Giant's Trance Advanced is able to crush some XC riding then go head-to-head with enduro bikes
Mountain bikers have a similarly expansive number of options: competitive cross-country riders will be interested in the Anthem full-suspension XC models and XTC hardtails, while trail riders will want to look at the Trance and Stance lines of full-suspension bikes or the Fathom hardtails.
Finally, downhillers have the choice of Reign and Glory bikes.Check out our Giant mountain bike reviews to find the right one for you.
Giant's also going all-in with e-bikes. There's the Quick-E+ mobility bike for commuters (top speed 28mph!), the Road-E+ road bike that our tester said made him feel "like a god" on Austria's Kitzbüheler Horn, the Dirt-E+ hardtail mountain bike and the Full-E+ full-suspension mountain bike.
Finally, don't overlook Giant's hybrid and city bikes. These include the Escape flat bar bike that can do a bit of everything, the more speed-focused Rapid and FastRoad models, and Giant's folding bike the Expressway, which comes with full mudguards and a rear pannier rack.Does Giant make anything besides bikes?Yes it does.
There's an extensive range of Giant-branded clothing, components and accessories, including saddle bags, bottle cages, bike computers, lights, locks, bib shorts, shoes, gloves, helmets and hydration packs. Oh, and bike bells.Where are Giant bikes available?Giant goes the traditional retail route of selling its bikes via bike shops around the world — more than 12,000 retailers worldwide, in fact. There's bound to be one within reach, no matter where you live.


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"Clothing of the 1870s," Friend, June 1978, 33
Clothing of the 1870s
People living in the 1870s dressed much differently than we do today, and the clothing least like our own was the clothing worn by women.
Ladies' dresses fitted smoothly from the shoulders to the waist (bodice) and the sleeves of dresses were almost always simple and straight, extending to the wrist. Women often wore ruffled frills or collars and cuffs to dress up plain sleeves and bodices.
Skirts were long, reaching to the instep and sometimes to the floor. Fancy dresses often had extra-long skirts (trains) dragging along the ground. Dresses had hoops that were flat in front, with the greatest fullness of the skirt pushed out behind. Gradually, hoops became smaller and smaller until they disappeared altogether and were replaced by the bustle. The extra fullness of the skirt was gathered to the back of the dress over this hump. Frequently two skirts were worn, one over the other. Sometimes the two skirts were of different colors, the overskirt usually matching the bodice. By the late 1870s, the bustle was usually only a small pad, for the dresses were much less full. The snugness of the bodice began to extend down over the hips.
Dresses were often of two colors. Black or dark-colored trim on lighter colors was quite popular. Stripes, checks, and plaids were the most popular patterns of the period. Although some women wore bright colors such as emerald green, crimson, purple, magenta, yellow, and electric blue, many women wore quiet colors such as browns, grays, dark greens, olive drabs, and darker purples. For many women, their best dress was of black silk.
Ladies wore their hair smooth in the front, with the bulk of it in a chignon (large bun) at the back. Hats were small and decorated with feathers and artificial flowers. Sunbonnets had long "curtains" at the back to protect the neck, and the bonnet strings were very narrow and tied in front under the chin.
Little girls were dressed very much like their mothers except that their skirts were shorter, coming about midway between knee and ankle. Girls wore pinafores for school and play. Often they had only a large bow in back of their dresses instead of a bustle.
Babies were usually dressed in long dresses, with wide necklines.
Small boys to the age of four or five were dressed in skirts just like their sisters. Then they wore short pants. By the time a boy was school age, he wore long pants like his father. Small boys' jackets were often collarless, fastening with a single button at the top. Sailor suits for boys and girls started to be popular.
The clothes of older boys and of men were very much alike with a few exceptions. Both men and boys wore three-piece suits, consisting of pants, coat, and waistcoat or vest. These three pieces were sometimes the same color or with pants or vest lighter than the coat. The pants came down to the instep and were not creased down the front. Both men and boys wore "sack" coats that were similar to modern dress coats. However, they buttoned up the front as high as a modern vest. Men wore frock coats for more formal occasions. These came almost to the knee.
Pictures of Abraham Lincoln and of Brigham Young show them wearing frock coats. Both men and boys wore shirts with long sleeves. The collars could be short and fold over (like a modern shirt) or were standing collars, with or without the corners turned down. Ties were usually black and either tied like a modern tie (four-in-hand) or in a bow. Bow ties were common for boys. Hats included bowlers and top hats, as well as planter or cowboy hats. Colors for men were black, gray, buff, and brown. Sometimes there was a trace of bright color in a tie.
Boys and girls and men and women all wore shoes like a low-topped boot for every day. These shoes either laced up the fronts or were buttoned up the sides. The toes were rounded rather than pointed. Women and children had white stockings although sometimes children wore stockings with horizontal stripes.


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And it will be thrilling to pay tribute to Rev. Billy Graham next week as he celebrates his 95th birthday! The entire Graham family has had such a positive influence on our nation and the world. God bless them!
From Asheville's Citizens-Times:
ASHEVILLE — Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will attend next week's birthday celebration for the Rev. Billy Graham, a Graham organization spokesman confirmed today.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has apparently also said on social media that he will be attending, Graham spokesman Jeremy Blume said.
A number of prominent people have been invited to a Nov. 7 party to mark Graham's 95th birthday.
Blume said there are a number of ties between Palin and the Graham family.
Alaska has been "an outpost" for relief aid headed to Russia provided by Samaritan's Purse, the international charity run by Billy Graham's oldest son, Franklin.
Franklin Graham has a hunting cabin in Alaska and visited Palin during trips there when she was governor, Blume said.
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Art, Inspiration and General Musings
November 8, 2009
Thou Shalt Covet :: Spring Dot Becky Dress
Posted by Bows and Sparrows
Every once in a while I like to peruse the sale section of the Kate Spade web site. More often than not, sale items are still priced way out of my reach. Not this time! I stumbled upon this sweet cotton polka dot dress with ruffled collar, sleeves and front - perfect for next spring and, at $128, not completely out of my grasp.


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Yellowstone Seeks Public Input On Proposal To Update Youth Campus
Yellowstone National Park is considering a proposal to update the existing Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) facility at Mammoth Hot Springs to better achieve the park's environmental education goals as well as to comply with modern standards for health, safety, accessibility, and sustainability.
The existing YCC facility was built in 1978 and is no longer adequate to meet the park's environmental education goals. Under consideration is a plan to rehabilitate or replace the current YCC facility with an updated campus specifically designed for providing youth environmental education programming in a residential setting.
An Environmental Assessment will be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The park is reaching out to the public, asking them to share their comments, concerns, and ideas which will be used to aid in the development of a range of alternatives as part of the planning process.
Comments may be submitted online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/YouthCampus, hand-delivered during normal business hours to the mailroom in the park's Administration Building in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, or mailed to Compliance Office, Attn: Youth Campus, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 82190.
Comments will not be accepted by fax, e-mail, or in any other way than those specified above. All comments must be received by midnight MDT, September 26, 2014.
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Porcelain crowns are a proven technology that have been used by dentists for years to lighten teeth, reduce tooth crowding, narrow gaps in teeth, and improve the aesthetic appeal of teeth. These porcelain crowns have been improved to the point where they no longer require any metal in their construction, which give them a clean, natural appearance without sacrificing structural integrity.
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Opened in 1993, the Tomás de Berlanga school is a private, non-profit, non-religious, bilingual educational institution on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos. Currently, the school serves about 180 students, and on average one-third of them receive scholarships from Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic and other donors. The school prides itself on high academic standards and a real-world approach to addressing the realities of students who grow up in a World Heritage site that is renowned for its wildness. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and need.
Support provided by the LEX-NG Fund allows for program enhancements and broader education reform initiatives. This includes the hiring of a school psychologist who started a program called Escuela para Padres (School for Parents) that offers parent programs including, How to help with homework, How to reinforce positive behavior, and Reading with your child (innovative concepts among many Galápagos families). This proactive approach helps maintain a positive environment in the school and fosters involvement of parents in the education of their children.
Support from the LEX-NG Fund also paid for professional development efforts for teachers, helped support the school's bilingual mission, and facilitated school activities including a Family Day, the creation of a community service program for high-school-aged students, and much more.
To read a blog post about the students at Tomás de Berlanga School, click here.
Guests are invited to donate books
Exploring Galápagos with us? Since December 2015 our guests have been invited to bring up to two new books to donate to the school's open air library. There is a constant need for new books due to the isolated nature of island living and a climate that causes rapid book deterioration. Books carried in by guests is the least expensive way to obtain new student materials; and the school deeply appreciates books appropriate for K-12 students in English or Spanish. You can see the school's Amazon Wish List for ideas.
Since this program began our guests have donated over 1,400 books, which is over one-third of the total books in the Tomás de Berlanga school library.
Bringing a young explorer to the islands? Invite him or her to bring two copies of their favorite book to share with students—it can be a fun way for young explorers to make a meaningful connection with students their own age in Galápagos.
Keep in mind—luggage weight limits are enforced by the airlines. On the flight from mainland Ecuador to the Galápagos, your checked baggage cannot exceed 44 pounds per person and carry on luggage must not exceed 22 pounds per person.
Please note that book donations are not tax deductible.
The Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic (LEX-NG) Fund aims to protect the last wild places in the ocean while facilitating conservation, research, education, and community development programs in the places we explore. If you would like to learn more about projects supported by the LEX-NG Fund worldwide, please contact the Fund by email. To support our work by making a contribution to the LEX-NG Fund, click here.
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This permanent kiosk in front of the American Adventure Pavilion at Epcot is home to some food fan cult favorites.
If you're looking for a Jumbo Turkey Leg, popcorn, or the American Dream slushie this is the place for you!
After ordering, you can find a seat at the tables between the Liberty Inn counter service and the Fife and Drum kiosk.
Service: Counter Service
Type of Food: American
Location: Epcot, World Showcase
Disney Dining Plan: Yes, Snack Credits
Tables in Wonderland: No
Official Disney Menu
Jumbo turkey leg, popcorn, soft serve ice cream, American Dream Slush, root beer floats
Disney Food Blog Review: Fife and Drum Tavern Features Classic and Rare Disney Treats
Disney Food Blog Review: Hard Root Beer Float at Epcot's Fife & Drum Tavern
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- There are two ordering windows for the kiosk
Famous Dishes: The American Dream Slush, Jim Beam Red Stag Lemonade, turkey legs
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Holy copyrights infringement, Batman! The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a copyright ruling against the selling of Batmobile replicas. Unlike Batman's usual rivals, with the likes of the Joker and Poison Ivy, the legal battle pitted Mark Towle, owner of Gotham Garage against the owners of the Batman brand, DC Comics; in a court case has been on-going for years now. Gotham Garage has been selling the 1966 Batmobile replicas from the 1989 film and television series that starred Adam West for quite a while now. According to the Associated Press, which was reported on in the Detroit News, the replicas were sold at $90,000; with the original selling in a 2013 auction for $4.62 million.
MSN reports the ultimate ruling came from the idea that the unique look of the Batmobile placed it in a copyright division, classifying the car as a character in the Batman stories that could not be replicated unless DC Comics provided permission. While the lawyer for Towle based his legal argument on the fact that the Batmobile was simply a vehicle that could be exempt from copyright infringement; a U.S. District Court judge saw the Caped Crusader's car as more than just an automobile. In fact, he saw the Batmobile as a solid character that was a part of the Batman stories; thus siding with DC Comics.
As a result, the U.S. Appeals Court new ruling therefore upholds the district court's decision. While Gotham Garage may be out of a business, the city of Gotham and its residents are once again safe from any potential copyright infringement woes. Judge Sandra quoted the Dark Knight in her writings to the panel, saying that much like Batman once told his side-kick Robin, "In our well-ordered society, protection of private property is essential."
Strike another win for Batman in his crusade for justice and keeping the public at peace.


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Why screaming at children doesn't work
I would like to ask your advice on my family life. Both my husband and I have very bad parenting skills and very short fuses.
My husband works from 6am until 2.30pm five days a week and I work two and a half days a week. My husband comes in from work and goes straight into his parenting role.
I know that this is hard going for him but I try and give him some time off when I come in at 5.30pm. Nevertheless it can be pretty full on with two lots of homework and a 20-month-old.
I would love to have a peaceful household that involves being a parent without shouting at my children or feeling like I am constantly fighting with them. I regularly search the internet for stuff about dealing with situations positively and calmly. However, any good I get from it is undone by my husband as he won't read it and is not dealing with situations the same way as I am.
This results in he and I disagreeing and eventually it always ends in yelling. I try so hard to explain how this resolves nothing and leaves us with three wonderful children who know no different but to deal with their anger and difficult situations by shouting and screaming.
I know we need to change; I don't want my children growing up thinking that yelling and shouting is the way to resolve things. Please help!
David replies:
I have no doubt that your lives are busy. With both of you working and having three children at various stages of school and toddlerhood it must feel like it is all go.
No wonder you and your husband are tetchy. You are probably exhausted and may even resent the amount of work that is required to keep the family going. Ironically you both can probably really sympathise with each other's plight yet you don't seem able to talk about it in a supportive way to each other.
Indeed, it sounds like you and your husband are almost in competition with each other rather than working co-operatively. This seems to me to be the place to start.
I could imagine that your husband feels criticised and blamed every time you come with a new parenting approach that you have found online.
He probably resents the intrusion of all these 'new ideas' since the corollary is that you seem to be suggesting that his current ideas must be wrong.
I am sure this is not your intention.
You sound like you just want to find the best way to deal with your children so that things are happier and easier for everyone. But, however you are approaching this now is drawing resistance rather than acceptance from your husband.
So, go back to the drawing board and sit down with your husband some evening when the house has finally quietened down.
Talk about your desire for things to be calmer and easier and ask for your husband's help to find a solution, rather than presenting him with a solution.
There is no doubt that having a shared and agreed approach to raising the children will reduce division between you. The best way to attain that might be to do a parenting course together. There are many to choose from and your local HSE services may be able to either offer one.
There are also many courses to be found online.
Other ideas that might help you are to arrange, with each other, that you each get formal time off, regularly in the week. That time off is there to recharge your batteries. Sometimes it is just a chronic build-up of stress that leads to constant bickering.
Given that you and your husband won't always agree, it is helpful to plan that you will take your disagreements away from the children. You are right to recognise that if the children only ever see you fighting that they too may learn that you always try to assert yourself by shouting others down.
It also sounds like you might want to take some time to work out what are the things about your family life that you love (so that you can replicate them more often) and what do you dislike (so that you can find strategies to change them).
This may include either or both of you learning how to understand and regulate your anger. It is unrealistic to expect that you won't get angry, but it is possible to learn how to deal with that anger so that you don't end up taking it out on everyone else.
Counselling, either individually or as a couple, may be the way to get a better handle on anger and why it is so present and easily triggered right now.
What is positive, however, is that you recognise you need to do something to support your children better. Open discussion, with no strings attached and no guilt-tripping, may help your husband to reach the same realisation.
Change is possible once you both want to give it a go.
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Since the 2016 Presidential elections, protectionist fervor has gripped those on both the left and right. From Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, free trade is under fire and the lure of protectionist policies is on the rise.
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What is free trade, why has it garnered so much attention in the media, and is it good or bad for the economy?
Politicians on both the left and right have demonized free trade in recent years. Many have ridden a populist surge animated by nationalism and a push back against economic globalization. Acton experts explain how free trade is a powerful driver of wealth creation, poverty alleviation and human flourishing.


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School holidays are here, where we live.
Below, four cute activities with paper. Perfect for rainy afternoons, or quiet time activities.
1. Paper bracelets, via all things paper
2. Flowers. The link for this is broken .. but the photo below is pretty self explanatory.
3. Paper animal wall hangings. Trace, cut, and string using different inspiring patterned papers! via little rue
4. Hanging flowers. The one in the picture is made from brown paper lunch bags! via lorajean's magazine


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Antonio.Willybiro needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 160 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
Quinta dos Amarelos
Quinta Dos Amarelos is a villa offering different types of accommodation.
we need to fully redesign this and modernize the website.
Modern, high quality pictures, Videos.
Clean, simple and modern design.
We are going to start hosting surf, kite surf, yoga and diving camps from there.
the website i list below have the following in common:
1. large high quality images.
2. minimalistic design
3. focused on the product (i.e. type of rooms offered)
1. Homepage: logo, name, large rotating images, thumbnails with each rooms offere and a short description
2. Accommodation: room type details page. large image, small 3. thumbnail used for namivating between the room images, description
3. Common Spaces page: details page with images of the common spaces, the villa, swimming pool, lounge, large image with small thumbnails for navigation, descritption
4. Reservation page: please see http://www.quintadosamarelos.com/re…amento.htm for content needed on that page
5. Find us: map showing location of the villa, address, gps coordinates, description of how to get there
the current website can be found at http://www.quintadosamarelos.com/


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Indian Model Railroad, Delhi to Bombay Model Railroad, Indian Model Railway, Indian Steam Locomotive models, Indian Rail models, Indian Steam Locomotives, Indian railway scale models, Indian Model trains Indian Model Railroad, Delhi to Bombay Model Railroad, Indian Model Railway, indian railway scale models, Indian Model Train
Electrical Turnout Controllers
I installed a couple of electrical turnout controllers on the Bombay yard. These are similar to ones that were starting to be deployed in Bombay in 1970's
Bombay West Signal Box
I just added a new lighted Bombay West signal box. This was installed in place of the old signal box which was moved to handle yard signalling.
New Signal Box at Delhi
Just installed a Signal Box at Delhi East. The Delhi West signal box has been moved as the yard signal box
Sawai Madhopur Signal House
Upper deck lift-up bridge
In my layout I have a lift-up bridge which connects upper deck to the lower deck. I added bridge girders and lights to this bridge. Lampposts added are standard Railway type with LED lights, they have a ladder attached.
Power house
I added a Power Hose underneath the Tiger pass bridge. It has a Hindustam Motors Ambassador car, a Herald van and a Tata truck standing in front of it.
In India at every railway crossing there are massive jams as everybody tries to go first, usually using the wrong side of the road. The picture from my layout is pretty tame compared to what is seen on the actual crossing in India.
Semaphore Signal
I am in the process of adding Semaphore signals throughout the layout. These are DCC controlled. Here is a picture of a closer look of the ones I am installing. It still non operational, but I will be wiring it up to my DCC bus soon.
Crossing Gate
Just installed a crossing gate near the lower deck temple. These gates were manually operated by a gatekeeper who lived on a small hut near the gate..
Bombay Signal Tower
Semaphore Signals
Started installing Operational Semaphore signals on the layout. These are fully operational and controlled thru DCC. The first two are now placed on the way out of the Bombay Yard.
Self Propelled breakdown crane
My Self propelled diesel breakdown crane crossing the Tiger pass bridge on the upper deck
Tamping Machine
My Plasser & Theurer Tamping machine in action on my layout. Although these were introduced in India way after the period of this layout, I like the workings of these machines.
I am of Indian descent and moved to the USA in Mid 1970's. Model Railroads and Model Remote Controlled Aircraft are my two hobbies both of which I have been pursuing since my childhood in India.
October 2019
Various Indian Steam Locomotives
Here is a link which details the working of the Indian WP Locomotive. a great effort by Sheeju Chandran
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text: On our website you can now also play Shimmer and Shine Games, which is one of the latest categories of Nickelodeon Games that we have created, knowing full well how much love this show gets, considering that this 2015 animated show has already two seasons out, and that a third one was already announced. It is with utmost pleasure and joy that we have created this category, because fans of this show really like to play games based on it, and we think that we can provide them with the best selection of Shimmer and Shine Games out there, so that they will not have to worry about how to play with their favorite characters ever again. We think that we can offer you all the interesting games with these characters, and whenever a new game shows up on the internet, you can be certain that www.friv-games-today.com is going to be the first website to present it to everyone. What makes Shimmer and Shine such a hit show? Well, if you have reached this page not by looking specifically for Shimmer and Shine Games, and you would want to know what makes this show special and loved by so many people, and why the games on this page are so enjoyable, you can just read the following part of the description, where you will be able to learn more about the show, it's characters, and of course, the games based on it. Leah is one of the main character, and she is friends with two genies-in-training called Shimmer and Shine. The two genies fullfil three wishes for Leah each day, but they always get the wishes wrong, so they spend the whole episode trying to correct the mistakes done, all the while hiding their existance from Leah's neighbour Zac. In the second season, Zac gets his own genie, and the action moves to the place where Shimmer and Shine live, Zahramay Falls, where they continue to grant wishes for Leah and have a lot of adventures, and meet a lot of new wonderful and colorful characters. Shimmer is optimistic, enthusiastic, loves to clean, glitter, and to collect genie bottles, while her sister, Shine, is courageous, does not like to clean, is always hungry, and knows many things about animals. Leah is their best friend, and even if they get her wishes wrong, she forgives them and is patient with the genies. Together with these characters you will get to play Shimmer and Shine Games where you will step inside a fairytale world, play memory games, coloring games, puzzle games, ping pong games, bejeweled games, bubble shooter games, and you will never be able to get bored with these characters. If you don't belive us, all that you have to do is start playing any of the Shimmer and Shine Games on this page right away, and in no time you are going to find yourself immersed into this amazing world, and you are going to really enjoy playing all the games on this page!


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Essentials by Ellen September Pin-sights Challenge
I'm thrilled to be joining in on the Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights Challenge. If you've never heard of this challenge, today is your lucky day! The Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge is a monthly inspirational challenge based on a Pinterest Inspired photo that is located on the CLASSroom blog. Here is this month's photo:
There were SO many ways I could have gone with this inspiration. I decided to pull inspiration from the peach, mint and navy color scheme and the flowers in the bottom corner.
I started by stamping the Bold Blooms in Hero Arts Mint Julep and Fresh Peach Shadow inks. Then I came in and filled in the spaces with WP9 Nautical Navy. The sentiment from the Thankful stamp set was heat embossed in white on Nautical Navy card stock and adhered with foam tape. This is about as CAS as they come!
There's actually something else that just popped out at me as I'm looking at the inspiration right now. I will be heading to my stamp room and creating another card for this challenge shortly, so come back in a few days if you'd like to see that!
Head on over to The CLASSroom to see what the rest of the designers created from this inspiration. Then head to your own craft room and create a project. One random challenge participant will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store. (To be eligible to win, you MUST use Essentials by Ellen products and the photo badge as inspiration.)
Posted by Maureen Merritt at 3:00 AM
2 comments:
- ~amy~ said...
Yay you!
Gorgeous card, love the pretty colors!
- September 17, 2015 at 8:55 AM
- TK said...
Wonderful! Love that color combo...
- September 17, 2015 at 11:05 AM
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Saving Baby Moses
Exodus 2:1-10; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
The Rev. Leonard B. Oakes
August 27, 2017
When I was a lad of 7, I attended a summer vacation bible school hosted by a local Baptist church in my elementary school classrooms.
I remember my VBS teacher using cardboard cartoons to illustrate the faces and places described in the Bible. One of the fascinating stories I heard is the story of the birth of Moses and how he was found, saved and adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh. At the end of the story, we all learned the song, "Baby Moses" "Ni ubing nga Moses, nagidda basket. Ti Diyos kinunana di ka agbuteng." "Little baby Moses, lying in a bed. The Lord said to Moses Do not be afraid" That song still resonates in my ears today as it reminds me of Hope in God.
I now have a better understanding of the whole scenario behind the story.
You see, for hundreds of years, Israel had prospered and grew as a nation. In fact, they grew to the point that the Egyptians were afraid of them. "The Hebrews are growing fast in number! What will happen if they decide to rise up?" Was the concern they had in mind.
So, Pharaoh decided to impose some population control to take care of the "Hebrew problem." Although the Pharaoh did not attempt to build a wall or threaten to deport the Hebrews, he however attempted to coerce the midwives of the Hebrews to kill the boys born to them. This would mean that the following generation would be born to Egyptian men by Hebrew women. The Hebrews as a people would be wiped out for coming generations and be absorbed into Egypt.
But it didn't work! The midwives like Ziphrah and Puah were too brave and too smart. At great personal risk, they avoided carrying out Pharaoh's orders. And God blessed them and the Hebrews continued to grow. So, Pharaoh took it a step farther. He ordered all the boys born to the Hebrews to be killed by throwing them in the Nile.
You see, innocent as he was, Moses was born under a death sentence. His crime was treason against Pharaoh by being born Hebrew and male. So, his family hid him strategically as they would.
But we all know that we cannot contain our children forever for they grow. And so the danger to being discovered grew larger as Moses grow in size. So, they decided to find a way to save Moses. They made a basket and put Moses in it. And ironically, they did what Pharaoh had said to do, they cast him in the Nile.
Moses' sister kept an eye on him. Providentially the daughter of Pharaoh came and saw the baby in the basket. Her heart went out to him and she adopted him. Again, ironically his own mother ends up nursing him till he is weaned. Then he is brought to Pharaoh's daughter to be her son. Pharaoh has said to cast all the boys in the Nile. And in the end the Nile became the means of Moses' deliverance. It also placed him in the house of Pharaoh as a Prince of Egypt where he could eventually address the powers that oppressed his people and say, "Let my people go!"
It must have been tragic for Moses to remember that he once felt he seemed destined to drown in the Nile as many others in his generation did. He was a helpless baby condemned by a ruthless empire that was enslaving his nation of people. But Moses was destined to live and become a great chosen person of God, just like his forebears, Abraham and Sarah. These were a people who placed their faith in the God that made Egypt and the rest of the universe. This nation were the ones who began as a barren elderly couple believing in an impossible promise of many descendants. They had endured family troubles, persecutions, famine, and most recently 400 years of slavery. And God had made this hopeless band into a great nation.
Now, God was about to deliver them. A helpless people in a hopeless situation. Pharaoh was systematically killing off a generation of their sons. But some of these helpless hopeless people decided to save one boy. His family hid him and put him in an ark and watched him as he floated down the Nile. He was delivered from the death sentence imposed by Pharaoh, and eventually, after a long journey, was used by God to deliver the whole nation. God specializes in making the impossible, possible. God took a barren couple and made them a great nation. People like Abraham and Sarah. People like Jacob and making them people of faith. People like Moses, a child born under a death sentence an enemy of an Empire. Yet God delivered him and made him a great deliverer. God took Moses where he was, one baby boy among a generation sentenced to death. And God put him where he needed to be: in the court of Pharaoh as a Prince of Egypt. God not only delivered him but used him to deliver the whole nation of Israel. God can use a basket as an ark to bring deliverance. God can turn fear and hopelessness into a miracle of deliverance.
I believe that is so to us. God takes us where we are and put us where we needed to be. God not only will deliver us but will use us to deliver the rest of our people who are being threatened to be thrown and disappear. God can turn a basket story into a miracle of deliverance.
Sometimes our lives can be filled with basket stories. People can be caught in cycles of addiction or abuse or poverty. They can feel helpless and hopeless when our home security is at risk. Sometimes our financial situation or careers or family relationship can seem like a basket story. It comes to us in different forms that put us down and troubled. And if you stop and think about it, the whole human race is a basket story. We like to think we are masters of our own destiny, but we are really at the mercy of God and it is only by grace that we are saved. We are incapable of saving ourselves. We have offended the moral order of the universe and are too far gone. We are hopeless. But God specializes in hopeless cases and makes things impossible a possible. God took a basket case like Moses and made him a great deliverer. And God sent Jesus who became helpless and died on a cross the victim of an Empire. God delivered Moses through the Nile and God delivered Israel through the Red Sea and God delivered Jesus through his death on the cross. And as Jesus passed through death, he made a way for us through his death and resurrection to have true righteousness and hope. Jesus, who is the rock where Peter built his Church, has become the foundation of our Faith.
Let us therefore cast our hearts and souls in the ark of God's grace and present ourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, and let God lead us where he wills us to be. Let the God of Abraham and Moses and Jesus bear us up. Let us Admit our dependence on God and acknowledge God's power. God will deliver us from sin, from oppression, from the troubles and trials of life. God can give us hope and bear us up, just as he did to Moses when he was on the verge of trouble. Everything is possible with God, if we only trust in Him.
Stand up therefore my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, and feel no reasons to be depressed or mocking yourself . For God has a purpose for you, even on the verge of your drowning, falling or losing it all. Put your trust to the Lord and God will lift you up to become a great person and a great deliverer.
Oh, people of God, let us all rise and sing, "Arise shine for the Light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon us." (Repeat)


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$9 Billion Interventions Beef Up Naira
The Nation has learn that Dollar injections into the financial system estimated at $9 billion on account that February have helped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to acquire long-term naira steadiness and curb volatility in the overseas alternate (forex) market.
The greenback injections were made to enable stakeholders invulnerable adequate forex for their operations, and in the method enhance naira's stability.
The hole between official and black market fees started out to reduce considering February 20, when the CBN resumed dollar interventions in key segments of the economy. Industry sources said the CBN has injected over $9 billion in the final nine months into the market.
The CBN's Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Joseph Nnanna, stated the introduction of the Investors' & Exporters' (I&E) Forex Window was once targeted at increasing forex supply; and allowing the timely agreement of transactions helped to achieve the cutting-edge trade rate. He stated over $10 billion has been attracted to the economy through the I&E Forex window, adding that the window's success rate surpassed stakeholders' expectations.
In line with its intervention policy, the CBN had, at the weekend, injected $287.89 million into the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS).The intervention was in continuation of its get to the bottom of to guarantee liquidity in the foreign change market.
Data obtained from the CBN printed that the figure was in favour of the agricultural, airlines, petroleum merchandise and raw substances and equipment sectors.
The bank's Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okorafor, proven the figures, noting that the releases have been targeted at sustaining liquidity in the market as nicely as boosting manufacturing and trade.
He reiterated that the bank remained committed to ensuring liquidity in the inter-bank sector of the market and would continue to intervene in order to force increase in the financial system and guarantee balance in the market.
With Friday's costs hovering round N359 and N360/$1,. Okorafor, used to be upbeat that the bank's foreign exchange intervention had correctly checked speculations round the Naira. He, however, disclosed that the bank would proceed to ensure enforcement thru utilization record and market intelligence.
It will be recalled that the CBN had ultimate Monday, also intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $210 million comprising of $100 million for the wholesale segment and $55 million every for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles segment.
Although the naira maintained its constant fee against fundamental currencies around the globe, replacing for N360/$1 in the BDC section of the market on Friday, there is developing anticipation that the objective of the CBN to obtain charges convergence might be met earlier than the quit of December 2017 through a combination of elements such as Diaspora repatriation of money and continued accretion to the country's reserves.
Market sources said the naira's balance will proceed in the coming months due to the CBN's expanded dollar sale to BDCs, the intervention for SMEs and favorable foreign exchange policy for investors, exporters and end-users.
But JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Renaissance Capital have said the naira rally, sparked by way of expanded income of foreign-exchange forwards and looser capital controls, are contingent on the CBN persevering with to sell down its foreign reserves.


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Wow what a place! I only stumbled upon the Phoenix Garden this year (2013.) I was going to meet a pal for a beer and got a bit lost trying to find the pub when I saw the garden. It was a little like finding a Christmas present my parents had hidden in as much as I could see the place and new it was going to be great but could not open it as it was wrapped up i.e. locked! I spyed a chap working behind the fence which surrounds the Garden and asked what the crack was? I was informed that the Garden was shut for renovation work and also given a brief history of the site. My curiosity arroused I knew I would return and decided to find out more in the meantime.
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Nate Diaz Steps In To Take On Rory MacDonald at UFC 129
An undisclosed injury had forced James Wilks out of a proposed Welterweight bout with Rory MacDonald at UFC 129 at the Roger's Center in Toronto. MacDonald will now face Nate Diaz who is coming off a decision loss to the unbeaten Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 125. This will be a much tougher opponent for the Canadian.
MacDonald last faced Carlos Condit at UFC 115. There, Rory fell to the more experience Condit after winning the first two rounds on the judges' scorecards. MacDonald will hope to rebound from the first loss of his career against Diaz at UFC 129.
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Five Tips on Baby and Children Photography
This photography article is about the difficult subject of getting the best out of your offspring. They grow so quickly it's important to have some really good pictures of them at different stages of their lives.
This is more important if you have two or more children as the enthusiasm with which you document your first child tends to diminish with subsequent children. A friend of mine who has three young boys says he and his wife have several albums worth of the firstborn son's early years, including a few hours of video footage. The second son barely merited a whole album and ten minutes on the end of a wedding video. The third son, he says, appeared occasionally in the background of other photographs...!
Sadly this is fairly common and some really good pictures of the young ones are essential, if only to embarrass them with when they reach 18! So here we go with five tips guaranteed to boost your success rate:
Five Top Children's Photography Tips
1. Get down on their level. Most adults point the camera downwards with the end result of a balloon head, small feet and half an acre of grass. If you sit or squat down, the proportions of your subject will be more natural looking. They will respond more readily to you and it is a lot easier to join in their games. Facial expressions are important here, and if you are on the ground playing with them you stand a better chance of getting a good smile. However...
2. ... you don't always have to wait for the smile before shooting. A calm expression and big eyes are very appealing. Shoot a few more shots - your last one may just be that killer image you've been trying for.Credit: © simon kemp 2013
3. Here's a handy professional's ploy for getting a good reaction from young babies - the fishing rod trick! Get a length of bamboo about 4 or 5 feet long and tie a piece of thread or thin string to one end and a feather to the other end of the string. Dangle the feather above and in front of the baby's face. When the infant reaches out for the feather, pull quickly towards the camera. With good timing you can get a great picture of the baby the way you want it, looking towards the camera. Warning! Please be careful waving the stick around. It's best to keep it well above baby's head. Using a longer piece of string may help. This approach, by the way, will benefit enormously from putting your camera on a tripod.
4. All children will be happier engaged in an activity of some sort. If you're giving them toys to play with, keep them as small and unobtrusive as possible. This is so they do not dominate the final picture and detract from the real subject - your bundle of joy. When I photograph children in the studio I sometimes use small unpainted wooden toys for just this reason.
5. Be patient! Pick a good time when the child or baby is fed and rested and be prepared to pack up and try again if things aren't going well.