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The margin of victory was small, but the numbers do not tell the real story. This is it: Barack Obama won young Americans; African Americans and Hispanic Americans; white male Americans with postgraduate degrees; Asian Americans. Most important of all, he won American women across the board. Every colour and every class.
This was not a "wave" election like 2008. It was a "base" election. Obama's base may have looked an awful lot like the 21st century, but his success in motivating it depended on a turn-out machine like no other. As soon as he declared that he was running for a second term, the cry went up in Silicon Valley. Bearded men from California came with their keyboards and sleeping bags to his Chicago headquarters, ready to employ the latest data-mining techniques to unearth each and every last voter. The most brilliant idea – among several – was to stay out of the Washington DC echo chamber, and hunker down instead in the Midwest, in order to watch and listen and see who was out there.
The result was an election in which the Republicans may have had a few good ideas – and the support of more than a few billionaires – but were working with the wrong model. Obama and his team knew from their data that the contest would boil down to their base vs Romney's, so felt no need, as in 2008, to reach out to a few "Joe The Plumber" types – those white working-class males who have never warmed to the President; nor to white evangelicals; nor the white males without university degrees who get their view of America and the world from Fox News.
Which makes the great challenge of his second term all the harder. For to secure his legacy, and address the most pressing challenges that America faces, Obama will not only have to overcome his natural tendency towards doing business within an inner circle and let some light in, he will also have to reach out to precisely those voters he and his campaign did not target.
During the election, he relied as a surrogate on the formidable skills of Bill Clinton, a man he has called his "Explainer-in-Chief". Clinton, with his ability to make an individual feel that they are the only person in the room, was the perfect pitchman for the campaign, when it was necessary to instruct and galvanise the troops. They had to be fired up to go out and "be the change" that some of them had lost faith in. Bill talked to them and they understood.
Back in Washington, however, the 44th President will not be able to rely on the talents of the 42nd. He will have to turn instead to the 36th – Lyndon Baines Johnson. Johnson, a protégé of FDR, and a former leader of the Senate, was an absolute master of the Washington game. He knew how to work Congress and the press, how to handle Martin Luther King, how to use the all-important salons of DC, where powerful ladies bring together movers and shakers.
He turned up at tiny family functions, gave rides on Air Force One to those he was wooing, and told the American people what was on his mind as often as he could. As president, he would pass out cigars; talk for long hours into the night, until he was the only man standing and everyone else had collapsed; he would even follow senators into the toilet until they heard him out and agreed.
Robert Caro, the author of the definitive and magisterial biography of the Texan president, has said that, while attempting to get a piece of legislation passed, Johnson would listen to all of the arguments against it, until he could zero in on the one thing that wasn't mentioned: that element of the bill that no one could object to.
LBJ managed to drive through the biggest social revolution in American history after Roosevelt's New Deal: the Great Society. He did this in the teeth of the enmity of his own native region: the "Solid South", those deeply conservative states from Texas to Virginia. He stated, after he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that the Democratic Party had lost the South for a generation. And he was right.
Johnson did what Obama is not temperamentally suited to: build coalitions. And the current president had better learn quickly, because he has just as formidable a task as LBJ: the reshaping of American society to fit that mandate from the 21st century. Yet he must also convince that 21st century to face up to the legacies of the 20th: the looming fiscal cliff; the need for immigration reform; a tsunami of entitlements that could bankrupt the state; and the need to reach out to the 48 per cent or so who did not vote for him and feel hard done by. At the same time, he must avoid second-term hubris: the Nixonian belief that, free from the pressures of re-election, he can do what he wants.
In the process, Obama may end up losing the goodwill of some of the base that has returned him to office, just as Johnson lost the South. But to become a great president, he will have to risk it.


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A spokesman for Fiji's military regime has denied reports of extreme volatility in the Pacific nation, saying life there is continuing as normal.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully yesterday said the situation in Fiji was so volatile that it called for a cautious response from New Zealand.
He said he did not want to precipitate any further expulsions of New Zealand High Commission staff whose consular services were needed in the crisis.
Fiji's military-led Government has twice expelled New Zealand's top diplomats in June 2007 and December 2008.
Mr McCully said the volatility of the situation was shown by the arrest of the Reserve Bank Governor Savenaca Narbue, which he called an "act of vandalism".
"When you start moving on the Reserve Bank that indicates a level of volatility we don't normally see," he told the Herald.
However, Fiji's information ministry spokesman Major Neumi Leweni this morning said there was "no new policy" in place regarding the bank.
"It is continuing normal operations, nothing has changed," he told Radio New Zealand.
"Life is normal, there are no detained people," he said.
Asked about media censorship he replied: "That's the law. That's it."
Mr McCully this morning he talked last night with his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith about the situation in Fiji.
He said New Zealand was following a line taken by the Commonwealth and the United Nations that there was a need to send "a clear signal" that Fiji should return to democracy, but sanctions should not punish innocent people.
With no timetable for elections in sight, Fiji's suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum is due to take effect from May 1.
Mr McCully said yesterday he was not considering trade sanctions or preventing New Zealanders from travel.
But there was potential to "fine-tune" the present sanctions against travel to New Zealand.
He pointed to two other sanctions which could have an economic impact on Fiji.
In Beijing, Prime Minister John Key also warned unless Fiji's military regime did a "miraculous turnaround" and committed to elections soon the economic consequences would be dire.
Speaking to journalists in Beijing Mr Key said that recent events in Fiji meant the country was being given a "passport to poverty" by Cmdr Bainimarama.
He said the moves in recent days had taken democratic elections off the table for five years and that was unacceptable.
"The economic implications for Fiji will be dire if they don't have elections in that time I understand their economy is becoming more and more stressed by the day," Mr Key said.
The occupation of the Reserve Bank meant Fiji now also faced even further exchange risks, he said.
"That is one of the serious issues that their economy is facing but not the only one. It is hard to see that there will be any inbound investment in Fiji, we know tourism numbers are falling... Frank Bainimarama is effectively delivering a passport to poverty."
Mr McCully said the Pacific Islands Forum would have to question whether its secretariat remained based in the capital, Suva.
There was an issue over whether the forum, which was dedicated to the rule of law and the operation of democratic Government, "can credibly remain housed in a place where the duly elected Government has been overthrown, the constitution has now been abrogated, the judges sacked and individual and media freedoms curtailed and the president asserts that elections are five years away".
He also indicated that he would be lobbying again to have Fiji troops barred from United Nations missions around the world.
The UN deployed and paid for 223 troops and eight military observers in missions around the world, plus 51 police.
"For the UN to use as peacekeepers troops that have been involved in the overthrow of their own elected Government- overthrow of the rule of law - is unprincipled."
Fiji's former Foreign Minister Kaliopate Tavola yesterday told the Herald New Zealand and Australia should consider tougher trade sanctions to hurt the country.
Mr Tavola, who held the ministerial post in Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's Government, said other options - including diverting aid from the military Government - clearly hadn't been enough to pressure Commodore Bainimarama.
"They would have to be drastic actions. For Fiji, for a small economy, it cannot take too much of that - it depends on outside trade," he said.
A spokesman for Fiji's military regime has denied reports of extreme volatility in the Pacific nation, saying life there is continuing as normal.
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Penan Research Project – Part 3
From Ba' Puak, the team continues their exploration to Long Kevok.
The History
Originally, the villagers here are from Long Palo. They moved from Long Palo and finally decided to settle down permanently at Long Kevok on top of a hill. The village was named as Long Kevok based on Kevok river.
In year 2003, a big fire destroyed the village longhouse that consists of 24 doors. Today, the villagers built their houses separately (no more long house concept) along the hill slopes.
The Un-expected Discoveries
Upon reaching Long Kevok, it wasn't in the mind to see such a well developed Penan settlement (as compared to Long Latei', Long Kawa and Ba' Puak). The village had a population of an approximately of 200 residents where it had a clinic, a primary school, a church and it even had a library (Perpustakaan Desa).
At the clinic, there is a huge parabolic dish and 2 public telephone booths. I kid you not. Sorry no picture taken coz I was too lazy and tired. ;p
The Un-Expected Assistance
As we couldn't locate the Head of Village house, we asked around and Miriam came forward to assist us. She immediately becomes our tourist guide and interpreter.
For the record, Miriam is the village librarian. In short, she managed the library. The library is open to all from Monday-Friday, 2pm-5pm. She received books supplied from the Marudi Library.
Miriam is one of the Penan younger generations that had completed their Form 5 education level successfully. She intends to pursue her studies to tertiary education level but due to financial constraints, she has to put her dream aside.
Anyone wish to finance her study? Anyone?
Apart from Miriam, we found out the Medical Assistant Officer based at Long Kevok is the Head of Village's son. The parent must be very proud. 🙂
One Among Many Findings
We met and had a chat with the Head of Village's wife – Madam Yiam. Her husband, Mr. Seman Ngang wasn't around as he went to the forest to hunt and gather some jungle products for the family. The interview, filming and photography session was held at the house patio. The house was located on a hill slope and on that day, it was quite windy so throughout the session, the air provides a cool breeze. It was so relaxing. I miss that moment, really. 🙂
Although they had adapted to the modern life styles nowadays, they can never be separated from what they have learnt from nature; hunting in the forest of which most of the villagers does for living till present. Not only they went fishing and hunting but also utilizing the jungle products into handicrafts to earn some hard cash.
However, nowadays the jungle products are getting lesser due to the timber loggings. 🙁
The Farewell
Before we leave the village, Mr. Ayub Geng (JKKK President) got all of us to leave our 'foot-print' in the village's Visitor Book.
Personally, I felt honored and amazed at the same time. How many villages will get you to sign their visitor book when you visited them? How many?


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I've been pretty lucky where charity shop finds are concerned, however this is the stuff of legend. I have literally dreamed of this kind of thing for years, and seeing this will almost certainly extend that for the rest of my days. To make it even better/worse, they were 99c a piece!


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I turned 32 yesterday. Traditionally I should still be wallowing in my pit this morning with a raging hangover after a wild night of celebrations ... But as I hurtle deeper into the wrong side of 30, I am changing. Instead of panda eyed and gasping for water the morning after, I am up with the lark (and using the phrase up with the lark) merrily posting about the most beautiful flowers I received for my birthday. Who am I?
One of my oldest friends organised a 'blooming lovely' surprise that landed on my door step. Oldest friend because I met her on my first day at Primary School and haven't been able to shake her off since. Here we are, some 28 years later still friends and getting ready to celebrate her wedding later this year. And what's the secret to a lasting friendship? Prosecco and some lovely gifts.
My friend had organised for a delivery from Bloom&Wild. Flowers that come with a difference. They fit through your letterbox! Genius! You don't have to wait in for your delivery or have the awkwardness of knocking on at the nosey neighbours you usually try to avoid, to collect your missed delivery. You know full well they'll have read the card!
Your fresh flower bouquet will arrive hand tied and in a box. Then you get the fun of following the easy instructions and arranging your own display. Bit of home therapy for you there! Tips for presenting your blooms and care instructions are included.
When you pass 30 there are two things that you'll notice
1, Your friends and family start buying you flowers
2, You're happy about this.
My living room resembles a West End Star's dressing room this morning and I'm ok with that.
This isn't a sponsored post. I genuinely thought the idea was so lovely and one I'd never heard of. Thought I'd share it with you and add a bit of floral goodness to your weekend. See Not Your Nine To Five isn't just slightly sarcastic whinging. That's right! There's flowers too!
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Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001
Dr. Sukhda Pritam, Deputy Registrar at the Principal Bench of the National
Green Tribunal is a Judicial Officer from the Haryana Judicial Services (HCS).
Dr. Sukhda Pritam, a Double Gold Medallist in Law, joined the HCS in the
year 2011, and has since served on various judicial posts including Judicial
Magistrate-cum-Civil Judge, Rent Controller, Additional Civil Judge (Senior
Division) cum Principal Magistrate Juvenile Justice Board. She has done her
PhD in Law. She has given presentations and lectures on Juvenile Law for its
effective implementation at State Judicial Academy, Chandigarh as well as to
police and various agencies at District Headquarters. She has also written a
book on latest Juvenile law enacted in 2015 with the title "Lectures on
Juvenile Law" which is under publication.
Dr. Sukhda Pritam joined the Principal Bench on deputation in August 2018
and is looking after its Judicial Branch. She is also In-charge of E-Court,
Video Conferencing and Technology, Public Grievance as well as Library
Ms. Sheetal Sharma, Deputy Registrar at the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal is a judicial officer from the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services (HPJS).
Ms. Sheetal Sharma joined the HPJS in the year 2004, and has since served on various judicial posts including judicial magistrate-cum -civil judge, rent Controller and sub-divisional chairman of the Legal Services Authority. She gained experience in legal research and training as the Deputy Director of the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Academy, in Shimla.
Ms. Sheetal Sharma joined the Principal Bench of the NGT on deputation in 2013 and has been managing its Judicial Branch since then. She also heads its the publication division of NGT, and is the editor of the National Green Tribunal International Journal on Environment, the NGT Reporter, the NGT Reports & Recommendation Booklet, and the Coffee Table Book on NGT. Ms. Sheetal Sharma is in-charge of E-court, video conferencing and technology as well library services. She also serves as the head of the Computer Branch, and the Law and Research Division.
Educational qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil. (Sambalpur Univ.) LL.B.(Utkal Univ.)
Joined as Assistant Registrar in NGT, Principal Bench on 09.05.2014 and continued till 29.08.2017. Thereafter joined as Deputy Registrar from 31.08.2017 and posted at NGT, WZB, Pune to till 01.02.2018 and joined in the NGT, Principal Bench on 03.02.2018.
Prior to that working as Assistant Director in All India Council for Technical Education, Head Office, New Delhi from 19.07.2013 to 08.05.2014.


text: Peacefully March 25, 2012 at the age of 87. Cherished husband and best friend for 61 years of Doris (nee Dickson). Beloved father of Dale Craig and wife Janet of Whitby and Lee Ann Craig of London. Proud grandfather of Robert Craig and Daniel Craig. Howard was a lifelong and active member of St. Stephen's Anglican Church. Howard proudly served his country in the Air Force and was a member of branch #594 for many years. He retired from Union Gas after 32 years of dedicated and loyal service. His gentle smile, sense of humour and great love for his family and friends will be missed by all. Donations to St. Stephen's Church in lieu of flowers would be appreciated by the family. Visiting Thursday from 3-5 & 7-9 p.m. with Veteran's Memorial Service under the auspices of Windsor Veteran's Memorial Service Committee Thursday at 4 p.m and parish prayers at 8 p.m. at Families First 3260 Dougall Ave. South Windsor, 519-969-5841. On Friday, family and friends are invited to St. Stephen's Anglican Church (5280 Howard Ave.) after 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment St. Stephen's Cemetery. Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.ca


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The North West Cable System (NWCS) forms a key component to one of Australia's largest nationwide fibre optic networks, originally developed by Nextgen Group to provide ultra-speed data networking to the northern and western regions of Australia.
The North-West Cable System is a unique cooperation between the Telecommunications and Oil & Gas industries to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
The cable system seamlessly connects offshore O&G facilities in the Browse, Bonaparte and Carnarvon Basins to on shore locations including datacentres and business headquarters. This is achieved through:
- 2,000km fibre between landing stations Port Hedland and Darwin
- branching cables and riser cables to the O&G platforms
- terrestrial optical fibre connectivity
The subsea cable system was built by Nextgen Group, a national telecommunications operator which is now part of Vocus Communications.
Leveraging our capabilities in terrestrial fibre optics and world class national fibre backbone network, combined with Alcatel-Lucents subsea expertise, we were able to provide a solution that exceeded the expectations of the oil & gas industry through provision of a highly robust, fully diverse fibre optic communications service.
The Project
Announced in May 2014 and completed in 2016, the project consists of three phases: the design phase, manufacture and deployment of the 2000km undersea cable and branching units.
The cable system will connect to the INPEX Icthys and Shell Prelude platforms as already announced. Branching units will be deployed for additional oil and gas platforms in the region.
- The NWCS build commenced in late 2014 and completed in September 2016
- The build and customer connections were delivered on time and on budget
- It is a 2 fibre pair, 12TB combined capacity cable
- NWCS is the only combined telecommunications network and resources industry cable in Australia
- NCWS will connect the Pilbara region which has 44,000 employees and an export in excess or $47b AUD annually, making it key for economic growth in Australia.
- As a data network, the NWCS will enable increased economic growth across Australia's north-west, and nationally – benefiting business and the wider community
The Benefits
Australia is a major exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the third largest exporter in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2011 alone, Australia exported 18.9 million tonnes of LNG which was valued at approximately $11.1billion (innovation.gov.au).
Many resource companies operate in this space and often in remote off-shore locations. The requirements for connectivity are driven by the operational improvements that are now available through the digitisation of every aspect of the platform operations.
The North-West Cable System offers an alternative solution to satellite connectivity with greater speeds and superior reliability, which is especially evident in adverse weather conditions.
Additionally the cable system connects the Pilbara region which has 44,000 employees and an export in excess or $47b AUD annually (http://www.economicprofile.com.au/pilbara) making it key for economic growth in Australia.
The NWCS is a built for purpose, world class asset providing Australia's resources sector with the connectivity, bandwidth and reliability to pursue new and highly productive operational models such as remote operations.


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The Camille Apartments, 2645 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94040
The Camille offers the perfect combination of mid-century modern architecture and open floor plan interiors which reflect today's style and ecological commitment. Enjoy the gardens, pool and spa, on site laundry facilities, covered parking, secured entry building and private decks or patios.
The Camille is located in Mountain View on the Palo Alto border, just one block away from the exciting San Antonio complex of shops and restaurants where you can browse the shops and meet friends. There is a popular mini-park steps away, as well as easy access to highway 280, 101, and Caltrain.
Many of Silicon Valley's prestigious companies populate the area, benefiting from the prime location. A short bike ride takes you to Stanford Shopping Center, which rivals the best in the world. Stanford University provides world class cultural and sports events. The Mid-peninsula hosts vast open space preserves that are accessible to the public. We invite you to come home to The Camille and enjoy a new way to live.
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As one of Cape Town's most popular road running events, our mission is to bring people together to make communities healthier, happier, stronger and more eco-conscious. While running is one of the most environmentally friendly sports around, an event brings a large amount of people together into a limited space. This comes with unavoidable impacts such as creation of waste which is a major problem in our society.
The Gun Run is constantly looking for more ways to #RunClean and protect the environment. This year we aim to reduce – even further – the amount of waste generated by the event.
By using environmentally responsible products wherever possible, we will reuse what can be reused, and recycle all forms of waste. Our goal? To create a ripple effect into our everyday lives, and encourage those around us – both runners and non-runners – to do the same.
For tips on how you can make running a cleaner sport, check out Modern Athlete's #runclean programme.
Here are a few ways in which we are improving our waste management practice for Gun Run 2018 and ways in which you can do the same:
We are huge supporters of the #CarryYourOwn initiative and encourage runners to use hydration packs and carry their own water so as to steer away from plastic water sachets altogether.
Bluewater refill tanks
Water refill tanks will be at the 5km water point on the 21km so bring your collapsible cup, softshell flask or top up your hydration pack
Throw your sachets in the bin or within the designated 'Chuck Zones' en route. We encourage all runners to put their sachets in the bin, rather than dump them on the road or in the drains.
Recycling and Refuse
During the race you'll see cleaning teams at each station plus our roving teams moving along the entire route to ensure that litter is contained while clean-up crews also ensure that the route, and every area we use, is left spotless. After the event, all cardboard, plastics and dry waste is sorted, bagged and recycled.
Plog on the Promenade
We encourage runners to pick up litter while they jog (plog) at our weekly Warm-Up Wednesday runs along the Promenade.
Environmentally responsible catering
Our vendors and caterers area making every effort to avoid the use of straws, plastic and polystyrene altogether.
Carpool and cut your carbon footprint
Get your running mates together and carpool. You will not only reduce your carbon footprint but we can guaranteed there'll be more gees in your vehicle!
Cutting out the paper!
By maximizing online marketing, we minimise all printed material, thus saving paper.
We're always busy brainstorming more ideas as to how we can minimise our impact on the planet and maximise our opportunities to benefit the people.
There is an impetus amongst race organisers to find practical alternatives to plastic sachets. We are currently in the stage of researching and testing out alternatives with an aim to reduce or replace plastic sachets with a more environmentally option in the future. 2019 sees the launch of Bluewater refill tanks and water in cups on the first station ono the 21km race.
Cups must be lined with wax to withstand holding water for long periods of time. This prevents standard wax cups from being compostable and ultimately not much better than plastic sachets. Certified compostable cups are the next option. Involving a major increase in costs, it's fundamental that they are properly disposed of. This requires an industrial composting facility to create the correct moisture and temperature levels for decomposition. Feasibility of this option is being further researched in terms of local composting facilities and funding strategies. It is also important to note, cups are harder to clear up as they are more easily lifted by the wind and risk being blown into the ocean and other sensitive natural areas.
Coca-Cola has been looking at ways they can be greener. One way is to use 100% recyclable (non-wax) cups. Often our tables are set up four hours prior to the runners arriving and the (non-wax) cups tend to 'melt' after standing with liquid in them for long periods. We would like our runners to be able to drink from the cups we hand out rather than getting them all over their chests! Even if we could use these they are four times more expensive than the normal cups and are currently not viable from a business perspective.
Biodegradable sachets cannot be manufactured more than two days before the event as they begin to break down. With an order of over 125 000 sachets, manufacturers cannot produce the volume that the Gun Run needs in time. In addition, the glue holding the plastic together is not as strong causing them to leak from the pressure of the sachets next to them. As law mandates provision of water at race events, we cannot risk not having water for our runners by race day!
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There are many days, sometimes in a single week, where I have to get a hold of my negative thoughts, build myself up (yet again), and tell myself that I can do it. When things get tough, I'm always tempted to sit down at my computer and "theorize" my writing job—that is, THINK about it abstractly and try to figure out how to make things work better from a technical standpoint. But the truth is, you can only think about things for so long before you start going in circles. At some point, you've got to convince yourself to ACT.
Networking is one road block for me that I've had to learn to face head-on. I'm not a natural salesperson, nor am I always interested in meeting loads of new people, so finding the motivation to get out there and sell myself has been a challenge at times. Yet, I have known all along that networking is a requirement for success in the freelance world, and that knowledge has helped (forced, rather) me to change the way I do things.
I think the biggest networking breakthrough came when I realized the huge difference a little attitude adjustment can make. When I choose to simply ignore my hesitations—fear of rejection, appearing foolish or naïve, or making mistakes—and focus on the task at hand (that is, putting projects on my plate, money in my pocket, and more impressive pieces in my portfolio), networking becomes almost second nature.
Ignoring these things isn't easy at first. There are always those voices inside you that question your worth and overemphasize how terrible criticism can be. Yet, the more you practice combating those negative voices and replacing them with positive ones, the faster you become more comfortable in your skin. And since confidence is eye-catching, there's a good chance that people will take greater notice of you and help you get where you want to go.
I've had a few months to practice networking (and confidence) now, and I can tell you that it has become surprisingly enjoyable for me. And I'm not nearly as bad at it as I originally thought. I've found that when I allow myself to stop caring about people's opinions of me, the pressure of the situation diminishes and my creative self comes alive. All of a sudden, marketing my business is fun—almost addicting. And networking, in general, is a way to enjoy great company, learn something valuable from others, and share some of my own insights.
I wouldn't have discovered all this if I hadn't thrown myself—completely unwillingly—out there and given myself a chance to prove I was capable. It was hard, I admit. Even a few months ago, I didn't think I liked people enough to interact with them this much. But I do! And the more I talk with people, the easier it gets. Best of all, the more I talk, the better I understand and can communicate that I AM worth people's time, and money.
It's always great to have support from those around you, but the best kind of support you can have when building a business is yourself. Learn to make friends with the person inside you, and you'll always have someone to turn to for guidance and inspiration.
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When we observe the practice of Silence or Mauna, we are restraining the mind from going out through the senses to chase after the objects of the senses, of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, sensations and thoughts, and thus reducing comparisons, judgments, expectations, imaginations, anticipations, projections, scheming, plotting, arguments, justification, and etc.
This is part of the yoga practice of Pratyahara – Withdrawal of the senses from the objects of the senses.
When one limits or reduces the activities of the sense organs and the senses, the mind has less objects to perceive, to compare, to judge, to comment, to argue, to generate likes and dislikes, to generate agreements and disagreements, to generate desires of wants and don't wants, to expect, to be disturbed, to be restless, and thus it helps to allow the mind to quiet down to the maximum.
It is being care 'less' about the world and the surrounding beings and things. Most important it is being care 'less' towards what the mind thinks and feels. Some might think and judge that this is a 'selfish' behavior or practice for being 'uncaring' for what is going on in our surrounding environment, about other beings and happenings. But it is not so at all.
This is a great noble action to take care the well-being of oneself, so that when one is liberated from ignorance and realize unconditional love and peace, one can contribute to the society by being at peace, without generating disharmony and violence in oneself or into the surrounding atmosphere. And hence, one is able to care for the world efficiently.
The untrained mind is always chasing after the objects of names and forms to be stimulated, to enjoy, to be existing, to express, to be acknowledged, to take pleasure in the sense objects of names and forms.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the mind wants to see, hear, smell, taste, touch and think, unceasingly chasing one after another one. It is always busy with seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and thinking. And thus the mind is ever restless. Restless state of mind doesn't allow the mind to see the truth as it is.
And hence, in the beginning, we need to limit and reduce the inputs of names and forms to quiet the mind, by withdrawing or retreating the senses from the sense objects, to allow the mind to have a break from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and thinking, to have moments of stillness to see the truth. When the mind starts to see the truth as it is, then there is no need to limit any kinds of inputs, as the mind won't be chasing after the objects of names and forms anymore.
The mind is aware of all the sense objects of names and forms perceived through the senses, but without generate attachment, identification, clinging, craving or aversion. It doesn't take pleasure in the sense objects anymore, it doesn't need to be acknowledged, to be stimulated, to be existing, but it is resting in peace, in silence.
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Hillary dropping Wal-Mart, other evil stocks
In the ultimate act of unification with the socialist left:
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton liquidated the contents of their blind trust upon learning it contained investments of $5 million to $25 million that could pose conflicts of interest or prove to be embarrassing to her presidential campaign.
The blind trust and a bank account valued in the same range place the Clinton's total wealth at between $10 million and $50 million.
Ok, so nothing bad so far..
Over time, the Clintons' blind trust grew significantly and included stock holdings in oil and drug companies, military contractors and Wal-Mart.
ALERT! Sound the alarm, Hillary's blind trust owned stock in evil capitalist enterprises like Wal-Mart and the evilest of all, oil companies.
I would venture to say that Hillary is sick of Code Pink invading her senate office for her vote on the Iraq war. If she wants to avoid other left wing groups attacking her for possibly profiting from Wal-Mart and oil stocks then she best dissolve that ownership rather quick.
But wait, it's worse:
The blind trust held stock worth $100,000-$250,000 in NewsCorp, the parent company of Fox News, which many Democrats have denounced as biased against them.
It's a good thing she's getting this out now. The appearance of a mildly non-existent relationship with the parent company of Fox News could cost her the John Edwards supporters come November '08.


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If only the truth could go viral
"Vote for me and you'll get free stuff!"
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his post by a
Rabbi in
Teaneck, NJ
is a powerful reminder why America is in trouble. I've added
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for emphasis.
By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
The most charitable way of explaining the election results of 2012 is that Americans voted for the status quo - for the incumbent President and for a divided Congress. They must enjoy gridlock, partisanship, incompetence, economic stagnation and avoidance of responsibility. And fewer people voted.
But as we awake from the nightmare, it is important to eschew the facile explanations for the Romney defeat that will prevail among the chattering classes. Romney did not lose because of the effects of Hurricane Sandy that devastated this area, nor did he lose because he ran a poor campaign, nor did he lose because the Republicans could have chosen better candidates, nor did he lose because Obama benefited from a slight uptick in the economy due to the business cycle.
Romney lost because he didn't get enough votes to win. That might seem obvious, but not for the obvious reasons. Romney lost because the conservative virtues -
the traditional American virtues – of liberty, hard work, free enterprise, private initiative and aspirations to moral
greatness - no longer inspire or animate a majority of the electorate.
The simplest reason why Romney lost was because it is impossible to compete against free stuff.
Every businessman knows this; that is why the "loss leader" or the giveaway is such a powerful marketing tool. Obama's America is one in which free stuff is given away: the adults among the 47,000,000 on food stamps clearly recognized for whom they should vote, and so they did, by the tens of millions; those who - courtesy of Obama - receive two full years of unemployment benefits (which, of course, both disincentivizes looking for work and also motivates people to work off the books while collecting their windfall) surely know for whom to vote.
The lure of free stuff is irresistible.
The defining moment of the whole campaign was the revelation of the secretly-recorded video in which Romney acknowledged the difficulty of winning an election in which "47% of the people" start off against him because they pay no taxes and just receive money - "free stuff" - from the government.
Almost half of the population has no skin in the game - they don't care about high taxes, promoting business, or creating jobs, nor do they care that the money for their free stuff is being borrowed from their children and from the Chinese.
They just want the free stuff that comes their way at someone else's expense. In the end, that 47% leaves very little margin for error for any Republican, and does not bode well for the future.
It is impossible to imagine a conservative candidate winning against such overwhelming odds. People do vote their pocketbooks.
In essence,
the people vote for a Congress who will not raise their taxes, and for
a President who will give them free stuff, never mind who has to pay for it.
That engenders the second reason why Romney lost: the inescapable conclusion that the electorate is ignorant and uninformed. Indeed, it does not pay to be an informed voter, because most other voters - the clear majority – are unintelligent and easily swayed by emotion and raw populism. That is the indelicate way of saying that too many people vote with their hearts and not their heads. That is why
Obama did not have to produce a second term agenda, or even defend his first-term record.
He needed only to
portray Mitt Romney as a rapacious capitalist who throws elderly women over a cliff, when he is not just snatching away their cancer medication, while starving the poor and cutting taxes for the rich.
Obama could get away with saying that "Romney wants the rich to play by a different set of rules" -
without ever defining what those different rules were
with saying that the "rich should pay their fair share"
without ever defining what a "fair share" is;
with saying that Romney wants the poor, elderly and sick to "fend for themselves" -
without even acknowledging that all these government programs are going bankrupt, their
current insolvency only papered over by deficit spending.
Similarly, Obama (or his surrogates) could hint to blacks that a Romney victory would lead them back into chains and proclaim to women that their abortions and birth control would be taken away. He could appeal to Hispanics that Romney would have them all arrested and shipped to Mexico and unabashedly state that he will not enforce the current immigration laws.
He could espouse the furtherance of the incestuous
relationship between governments and unions - in which politicians ply the unions with public money, in exchange for which the unions provide the politicians with votes, in exchange for which the politicians provide more money and the unions provide more votes, etc., even though the money is gone.
Obama also knows that the electorate has changed - that whites will soon be a minority in America (they're already a minority in California) and that the new immigrants to the US are primarily from
Third World and do not share the traditional American values that attracted immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries
It is a different world, and a different America. Obama is part of that different America, knows it, and knows how to tap into it. That is why he won.
Obama also proved again that negative advertising works, invective sells, and harsh personal attacks succeed. That Romney never engaged in such diatribes points to his essential goodness as a person; his "negative ads" were simple facts, never personal abuse - facts about high unemployment, lower take-home pay, a loss of American power and prestige abroad, a lack of leadership, etc.
As a politician, though, Romney failed because he did not embrace the devil's bargain of making unsustainable promises.
It turned out that it was not possible for Romney and Ryan - people of substance, depth and ideas - to compete with the shallow populism and platitudes of their opponents.
Obama mastered the politics of envy – of class warfare
never reaching out to Americans as such but to individual groups, and cobbling together a winning majority from these minority groups. If an Obama could not be defeated - with his record and his vision of
America, in which free stuff seduces voters - it is hard to envision any change in the future.
The road to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and to a European-socialist economy - those very economies that are collapsing today in Europe - is paved.
Society is permeated with sloth, greed, envy and materialistic excess. It has lost its moorings and its moral foundations.. The takers outnumber the givers, and that will only increase in years to come.
The "Occupy" riots across this country in the last two years were mere dress rehearsals for what lies ahead - years of unrest sparked by the increasing discontent of the unsuccessful who want to seize the fruits and the bounty of the successful, and do not appreciate the slow pace of redistribution.
f this election proves one thing, it is that the Old America is gone. And, sad for the world, it is not coming back.
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Jan 3, 2019
Wave Music System III has worked fine for 8 years, now I get a Please wait" display, flashes 5 times & unit turns off. Power disconnected, same result. Did I hit a button on the remote to cause this condition by mistake? How do I fix?
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Thanks for posting. I am sorry to hear about that. To start I would recommend resetting the speaker.
Perform a Wave Music System reset.
When the WMS is by itself, follow these steps:
Please give that a try and let us know.
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Dec 5, 2016
Hi Xenophon,
Thank you for the question.
"Please Wait" may stay on the screen for many various reasons, typically because of a hardware failure in the system.
We recommend service if a reboot doesn't help so that the product can be repaired and used again.
Best Regards,
Brandon - Community Support
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I would recommend reaching out to your local support team to discuss service options for the Wave system. Just click HERE and select your country and Contact Us at the bottom of the page.
Warm Regards,
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Are the Yoga Teachings Relevant to our Modern Life Today?
Some people have asked, "Are the Yoga teachings too ancient?doesn't Do they apply to our lifestyle today, our urban & industrialized lives".
The classical teachings of Patanjali are so relevant to our times. They constitute a major reference sacred text, considered as the seminal classical teachings of Yoga and written as sutras or aphorisms. Patanjali was an incredible sage living around 2,000 years ago, at a time when the Yoga teachings had become very scattered & diluted. He was the one who brought all the teachings back together, condensing them into short & concise aphorisms transmitted from teachers to students/disciples. Those wisdom teachings are like pearls of wisdom- golden nuggets of the Classical Yoga philosophy.
Why are those tools that are ancient so relevant to you, to all of us today?
Because those techniques are so universal. Those approaches allow us through the practice of Yoga in the West to really reconnect to our body, our physical body because we are disconnected from the five elements, from nature, in the way we live. We are very much disconnected from our bodies if we sit for eight hours in a chair and lot of people do unfortunately.
Yoga is so relevant for our century because those tools are invaluable for our evolution. They provide us with a road map to recondition and balance our nervous system, to harness the powers of our mind, to balance our psyche and to nourish our soul. Regular practice of the Yoga, breathing, meditation and energetic practices will accelerate our inner and outer transformation as as an individual and as a world community.


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The Impression
There is a salon opposite my house owned by a Muslim lady, who is pregnant. I go there once in a while. Months ago I noticed the place has been closed for a while. I thought the lady had travelled or something. In fact I didn't give it much thought. But I noticed whenever I am at the backyard, and I look towards the place. The thought kept coming to me to pray for her. I always brushed it aside, telling myself I was being paranoid. But the impression kept coming anytime I went to the backyard, which was many times every day.
This is no more a coincidence. I thought. Besides I do not think the devil will want me to pray for someone. So it is definitely not the devil. Standing at the backyard, I told God, "Father I have been having this impression to pray for this woman. I don't know why, neither do I know what to pray about. So I plead the blood of Jesus on her and her household and against anything that might be standing against them." Whenever the thought came to me that was what I prayed. I had lost her number, so I went to ask around for it but could not get it.
Few weeks later, the shop was opened. I went there, met her sister who informed me she had put to bed the previous month. This was surprising because the pregnancy bump had been very small. But I was able to get her phone number to wish her well.
Days later she had resumed and I went there to welcome her and the baby then she told me her story.
According to her, she was sitting at home one day and dozed off. Then she heard someone say "let's see how you will have the baby." After that she became sick and could not move from one position. All tests carried out at the hospital came back negative. But she had insufficient water and blood in her body. The doctors where trying to save her life. Because they said she can always have another baby (that was her second child, the first was five). She was discharged and told to go home and wait it out, when she was not responding to treatment.
Though she is a Muslim, she attends Christian programs at a church close to her salon. She got a bit better after a while but not strong enough to come back to work. One day she requested for water to take her bath. While in the bathroom, a thought came to her that "what if she finishes, she gets cold, then dies from there?" When she came out that was exactly what happened and the thought came again… "Today you will die." Then another thought came, "you know you are the one allowing this sickness, chase it and it will go. She said with that she jumped up from the bed where she had covered herself because of the internal cold. Ignoring the cold she stood naked in her room and said: "In Jesus name, I will not die, Satan you have no power over me. She prayed and sang till she started sweating. and the cold and every symptom of sickness disappeared.
Delivery date came and passed but there was no contraction or sign of the baby coming. After two weeks, she started bleeding, went to the hospital but she was told she was 1cm dilated. So the nurses gave her a bed and promptly ignored her.
She was there from morning to evening but nobody came to check her or attend to her. She told the nurses she was worried because she was still bleeding and the baby's movement have stopped. But they ignored her. She called her husband to come and help her home. Since she was there with no checkup or medication administered.
The next day was a Saturday, the church she attends their program were to have one that day. She went there but they had a vigil the previous day so the program was cancelled. So she came back home, and laid down in the sitting room where she slept off. She said she saw a very tall person in white, so tall she could not see his face. He told her where to go and have her baby. She told him but "I do not know your name." He said "you do not need to know my name, I am your helper, and you will have your baby before 4pm." Then she woke up and realized it was a dream, it was after twelve in the afternoon. She went to find the midwife because she didn't know who the midwife was neither does she know where she stays. One of the people she asked did not only know her but was on her way to her place.
Funny enough the midwife was not far from their street. She went there, was checked. The midwife said she could feel no fetal movement and she had been bleeding, so she doesn't know if she is equipped for that. But the woman told her to do her part and God will handle the rest.
She was induced, told to go home and come back when the contractions get consistent. All these while there was no contraction. Within an hour of coming back, the contraction came back to back. She went back to the midwife and had her baby boy by 3pm. He was healthy but blood entered his eyes which cleared up after some days.
All the while she told me the story, my mouth open. I told her of my impression to pray for her. Apparently I was not the only one but the other person had called. Prayed with her and took her to her church where she was prayed for.
God loves all His children. He has called us all to be intercessors. We all have that impression to call someone. Pray for someone or do something for someone which we ignore or think our way out of. The devil will not want you to be good. So when those thoughts come do not see it as you disturbing the person or something not necessary. He/she may or may not tell you when you do it but we have to learn to start obeying those promptings. That is what I took from this experience
I have learnt to start obeying more because I use to rationalize those thoughts. Before this incidence. If I had ignored, God would have told someone else. And I would have missed the opportunity to be used.
If you were the one would you have obeyed immediately?
Have you had any of such prompting to do something for someone?
What did you do about it?
How did it go?
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The Barbados Rugby Football Union kicked off their domestic Sevens Season at the Garrison Savannah on the weekend, with Renegades proving the team to beat which no one could manage.
Under bright blue skies, the Renegades and Tridents started the first of six scheduled round-robin matches with Renegades emerging 26-12 victors.
Tridents' Jae Bowen put them on the board with his usual speed but Renegades responded quickly with a try from Mitchell Morris, and tries plus conversions from brothers Brandon and Darien Walcott the score at half time to 19-7.
Renegades' defence was rock solid in the second half, allowing only one try from Antonio Gibbons, while Darien "Duckhead" Walcott showed his agility once again with a try plus conversion that sealed the game.
In the second game featuring Scorpions against Emperors, there was very little sting in the Scorpions as they were demolished 36-12 in a surprisingly one-sided affair. In the first-half Emperors' Kriss Carrington (U-19), John Melville and Abdeel "Snipa" Giles scored tries. Jeren "Blinki" Clarke also converted twice and the half time score was 19-0.
During the second half, Scorpions hammered away at their opponent's defence and were eventually able to post a try from Kevyn Murrell and a try and conversion from Dario Stoute. Undaunted, though, Emperors' Enrique Oxley, ably assisted by his teammates Marty Campbell and Kriss Carrington, scored two tries, while John Howell made his second of the match. "Blinki" Clarke's successful kick later settled a game that had long been lost by Scorpions
In match number 3, Emperors had to face the well-rested Tridents, who seemed determine to compensate for their earlier defeat, displaying an impressive physicality and speed. The Tridents would dish out a 36-7 thrashing.
The lightning quick Jae Bowen got away from defenders with ease to post two tries and three conversions for Tridents, while Omar Bynoe used sheer brute force combined with impressive agility to get his first try, and Leandro "Ice Man" Bynoe's trademark slippery style added another try and two conversions to the score.
"Snipa" Giles' try plus conversion put seven points on the board for the sadly disappointed and well-beaten Emperors.
Scorpions then faced the rampant Renegades in an exciting and very tense display of rugby sevens skills that went to Renegades 19-12.
Renegades' Brandon Walcott and John-Shane "Cracker John" Howard (former national U19 teammates) brought the fight right to their opponents, who returned the favour with enthusiasm.
Walcott scored two tries and two conversions. National player Dario Stoute used his speed and agility to score two tries and a conversion to tie the score at 12 points each. But the fired up Walcott scored late in the second half to deliver a second loss to the Scorpions for the evening.
The fifth battle of the evening would test the stamina of the Renegades as they opposed the now fired up Emperors but still managed to emerge 19-14 winners in a thriller.
The action was fast and furious with the Walcott brothers combining for a try and conversion that was quickly countered by Emperors "Snipa" Giles' try and kick. Half time score was seven points each. Things got very tense in the second half and Renegades' "Duckhead" Walcott was yellow-carded by referee Rommel Parris.
But brother Brandon forged ahead with impressive speed to add another 12 points for his team, including a last minute try that snatched the victory away from the Emperors much to their chagrin.
The final match of the afternoon was played as the sun set and the shadows lengthened, with Scorpions finally managing to eke out a 14-7 victory against the Tridents.
Stoute and Kevin Carter combined for a try and conversion, for a halftime score of 7-0 to the Scorpions. The tireless Jae Bowen evened the score in the second half, but a rapid fire Scorpions sequence led to a try by Kevin "Flakes" Cobham and acsuccessful conversion kick by Bryan Cummins to lift their team to victory as the night fell across the Savannah.
Sevens action resumes in two weeks, with XVs taking the pitch this Saturday at 4 p.m.


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Revati is the final lunar sign and one of the most spiritually oriented. It governs ,'endings'. It seems an oxymoron but that is the energy of this new moon which is about beginnings. What is is it that you need to bring to closure ? What is it that you even need to begin to bring to closure ?Most transitions and transformations do not happen over night. Very often it takes repeated tries or new beginnings before we are successful. Revati is the baby that comes to completion and must be born thus an ending and a beginning simultaneously. This new moon may well be the final new beginnings.
Revati is concerned with Moksha. Moksha is spiritual liberation. Essentially this is the act of finally realizing that we are supported by a higher invisible force; that we belong to this higher invisible force. Moksha is the act of aligning with that energy combined with trust. Let go and let God.
The deity for Revati is Pushan,' the one who nurtures'. Pushan is the protector of flocks of sheep and animals.
Pushan also recovers anything that has been lost.
Pushan is the blessing sign for beginning a long journey.
Pushan is about nurturing and proper nurturing is what causes real wealth.
Be very clear, even if you have all of the money in the world you can still not feel wealthy inside. The truth is many who have accumulated massive financial wealth continue to have the same feeling of not having enough. This is not true wealth. True wealth is a feeling of contentment within with what you have. Vedic astrology teaches us that this inner wealth is linked to Revati. Revati also means , 'the wealthy'. How interesting is it that it is linked to nurturing others. Yes, we are designed to support and nurture others. I like the african ancient way of measuring wealth. How wealthy you are is based on how much you can afford to give away. Revati embodies that concept.
Do not despair if you do not have a lot of material wealth to give; then give of your time and do it willingly. You will see that when you give you receive. The first law of reaching enlightenment is learning how to receive; it actually comes before giving. Something to medidate upon during this new Moon.
Venus loves to be in Pisces because it is free to express fully the emotion of love!
Passionate Love comes from being fully engaged. You do not reap full inspiration by being, 'half in'.
Emotional involvment to the extent that you loose yourself in your feelings of devotion to what creates pleasure.
Pleasure , if you are inspired, is an ongoing theme.
Don't be afraid to explore this question to it's full extent.
What makes you come alive? Who makes you come alive? Can you identify how full inspiraton feels?
This new Moon has Venus dancing with the Sun and the Moon coloring this new cycle with emotion.
Be the person you wish to attract. You emanate your inner truth. If you are truly wanting to be in a conscious loving relationship start be loving yourself the way you want to be loved. Years from now when you are old and have lost your youthfulness, you will regret the time you wasted on despising yourself. It is, in fact, the worst thing you can do with your time. Your time is your most precious asset. Begin now. Now is good!
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You're young, you're probably broke and you might not even really like your roommate. But you know what? That uni roommate of yours is on the short list of people—which includes your parents, your brothers and sisters and your husband/wife—that you're going to live with. You want to get them something. Here's what.
You university folks either know this already or will learn it soon enough. Drinking is bonding. Drinking is uni. Drinking is life. Drinking can be a little harder than you want when you're living in the big city (and broke). So get a Beer Kit for the two of you to brew some fizzy alcohol in your little dorm room. Pretend you're making meth. Yes, you get to be Walter White. Your roommate will be Jesse. And you'll both be the coolest kids in the dorm because there'll always be an endless supply of beer. £53 from Amazon
Do people even use alarm clocks anymore? Yes, they do. It's called the awful, noisy Top 40 ringtone that blares out of your roommate's stupid iPhone. Now you hate Katy Perry because of your roommate. Save yourself from being rudely awakened (and from hating Katy Perry) by buying him an alarm clock that vibrates him awake. Paying for this gift is paying for your sanity. £33 from LiGo
Covering your roommate's ears isn't enough though. You need to cover the eyes too. And asking a roommate to wear an eye mask might be taking it a little too far. But a tongue in cheek gift of a hoodie pillow? The pillow that even people who own Snuggies would point and laugh at? That gives your roommate an option to duck inside the hood when the uglies get to knocking. Plus, it's absolutely hilarious. £30 from HoodiePillow
It's simple. A sock on the door is embarrassing and gross. A note written on a chalkboard door handle? That's exactly what you need to communicate with your roommate through a closed door. It's one of those gifts that you and your roommate will both use. Also known as the best kind of gifts. Pro tip: use code words. £6.25 from eCrater
But if you get lucky so often that horizontal dancing is happening every day that has a D in it, a pair of nice looking headphones won't cut it for your roommate. Your roommate needs true, sound blocking headphones that screams, curdles, oomphs, thoomphs and oopsies won't be heard. People wear the Peltor Optime III Ear Muffs while shooting guns. Your roommate can wear it every time he walks around in the room. £18 from Amazon
Here's the thing: these headphones aren't any good. But guess what? They're dirt cheap, they look good and most importantly, they block out noise. Noise that you and a fellow bed partner might make on the off chance you got lucky at last night's party. Noise that you might not want your roommate to hear. Noise that he'll be thankful he can block out because you bought him a pair of headphones that look great. £13 from Amazon
The magic bullet was my favourite dorm room accessory. Mixed drinks, smoothies, dip! £50 from Amazon
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text: Mortgage interest rates have been pretty attractive for a long stretch of time. So long, in fact, that many homebuyers and homeowners might not realize that rates haven't always been this low. Mortgage interest rates in the 4-percent range were unheard of until 2010, and rates in the 5-percent range were unknown prior to 2003, according to Bankrate.com surveys through the years and a chart of monthly average mortgage interest rates tracked by the Federal Reserve since 1971.Prior to 2003, higher mortgage interest rates were the norm. In the early 1970s, rates hovered in the 7-percent range and spiked up above 9 percent in late 1975, late 1976 and most of 1978. At the end of the decade and throughout the 1980s, mortgage interest rates rarely dipped lower than 10 percent.In the early 1980s, mortgage interest rates brushed the stratospheric highs of 18 percent and even 19 percent. Imagine trying to get a home loan with an interest rate of 18 percent. At that rate, the mortgage interest deduction would be a very lucrative income tax perk, but the monthly payment on a loan would be far more painful than a typical mortgage payment today.During the 1990s, mortgage interest rates ranged from around 7 percent to roughly 9 percent for many years. It was only in 2000 that rates began to fall to earth. They held at less than 9 percent in 2000, less than 8 percent in 2001 and less than 7 percent in 2003.Mortgage interest rates are an important factor in many major financial decisions. When rates are low, it can be a good time to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage. When rates are high, it can be smart to pay off your mortgage. Rates should also be considered when deciding whether to refinance from a fixed rate to an adjustable-rate mortgage, take out a second loan or tap a home equity line of credit.


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When parents get divorced, they must try to work out a custody arrangement and parenting schedule. If they're not able to agree, a judge must make decisions about child custody and visitation. Kansas law provides that parents can be awarded legal custody, residency, or both. Legal custody refers to right and responsibility to make educational, religious, moral, and legal decisions about the child. Residency refers to the right to decide where the child will live.
Kansas courts prefer to award joint legal custody to both parents, unless it is in the best interests of the child to award sole legal custody to only one parent.
In Kansas, a judge, not a jury, decides how to divide legal custody and residency of the child based on what is in the best interests of the child. This best interests standard also guides decisions about visitation. The court has broad discretion to determine the best interests of the child and will consider all relevant factors, including:
These factors are not exhaustive or exclusive. If one parent offers other relevant information, the judge will consider it in determining the best interests of the child.
Kansas does not automatically presume that it is in the best interests of an infant or young child to be placed with the mother—the determination of whether the father or mother gets custody is based on all relevant evidence of what is in the child's best interests.
However, if one of the parents is living with a person who must register as a sex offender or who has been convicted of child abuse, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the child's best interests to be placed with that parent. This means the court starts with that presumption, but it can be overcome if the parent presents enough evidence.
To assist the court in determining the best interests of the child, the judge may appoint an investigator to evaluate the child's needs and each parent's ability to meet those needs. The court may also order that either parent undergo physical or mental examinations. The investigator's recommendations based on these investigations and examinations are not binding on the court, but the court will give them significant weight.
In Kansas, if the parties have already entered into an agreed parenting plan, the court will usually presume that the parenting plan is in the child's best interest. However, the parenting plan is also not binding on the court. A judge can still find that the parenting plan is not in the best interests of the child and order alternative arrangements based upon the evidence presented.
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For centuries, craftsmen high in the Austrian Alps used wool to provide warmth and comfort in their rugged homeland. Throughout Austria's mountainous Tyrol region, they handcrafted stunning, intricate pieces from wool. The artisans drew inspiration from Austria's natural beauty: snowy peaks, pristine rivers, fields upon fields of wildflowers. Walter and Elisabeth Giesswein enriched this tradition using boiled wool, refining time-tested techniques to create a softer, more comfortable knit to make sweaters for friends and neighbors.
In 1954, Walter and Elisabeth launched Giesswein to share their passion for wool with the world. Three generations later, the Giesswein family hasn't lost sight of the Austrian heritage that informs and inspires each unique design to this day. All Giesswein wool is crafted in the scenic Alpine village of Brixlegg overlooking the Inn River. No matter what you select from Giesswein today, know that it was made with the same dedication to craftsmanship that Walter and Elisabeth knit in to the very first garments they made only for family and friends.


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This has been sitting on hold for about two months.
Somehow - St Patrick's Day, Earth Day, Easter, working and stuff made me forget about this pack.
Introducing my 'Possum Magic' for K-2
There are 14 tasks to explore and a great Aussie book by a great Aussie author - Mem Fox.
This is a fabulous book to find out about Australian food and our capital cities.
These pack contains planning tools, interactive notebook pages and writing prompts.
The really cute line drawings are the work of my very talented husband, drawn just for me to use.
Interactive Notebook page - KWHL
Interactive Notebook page – Beginning, middle and end
Summary of the text
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Where did Hush visit
Foods we eat
How would you make Hush visible?
Draw and describe one part of the story
Grandma Poss – is-can-has
Animal Research
Interactive Notebook page – draw the food and name where it is from (b/w and color)
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|Nancy and Frank Nemecek on their wedding day (May 3, 1968)
"That sounds like a good idea," a beautiful young bookkeeper from the nearby suburb of Redford agreed. "But do you think one will be enough?"
"You're right! There should be four of them - each an improvement on the one who came before."
It was then that a wise priest overheard them and interrupted this couple by saying, "By the power vested in me by the State of Michigan and the Holy Roman Catholic Church, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. Go forth and create those four loud mouth idiots."
And the rest, as they say, is history.
Happy 50th wedding anniversary to my Mom and Dad from the loudest of your four loud mouth idiots.


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Mixed families, when at least one child comes into a marriage from a different parent, are not uncommon but require special treatment in estate planning. Some unfortunate outcomes have occurred when property gets passed down to everybody but the step-child due to unforeseen circumstances.
Wills are typically mirrored for current spouse, giving the surviving spouse all their community property, and assume that if the second spouse dies, the property will then be distributed to all of the children. The standardized clause in the will typically looks like "to my spouse, if he/she survives me, but if not, then to my children".
However, when a step-parent includes in a Will, to my spouse if then living, but if not to my children", the step-child is not part of "my" children for the step parent (unless formally adopted). So if the blood parent dies first, the property is not distributed to the step-child; an outcome that has consistently been upheld in Washington state and other jurisdictions.
Here is an example. Let's assume Mary and John get married. Mary already has a child from a previous marriage named Suzy, and John has a child David. Being responsible parents, the two go to their general practice attorney who suggests the normal routine provisions for both parents - if I die, I want my spouse to have all my property, and if he/she does not survive me, then to my children.
Fast forward and we can add Mary and John have a few children together, Paul and Stephanie. Unfortunately, Mary dies first in an unfortunate accident. As her Will described, all her property goes to John. At that moment, the property is John's and is no longer a party of Mary's estate. Suzy, who is a step-child of John, goes to live with her father.
John passes away sometime later. His last will still reads the same, that his property should go to his children. John already got all of Mary's property, so it belongs to him now. Since his Will mirrored Mary's, and marry died first, all of John's property will go to his children. So here we have result that Mar probably did not foresee. Paul, Stephanie and David all receive a portion of John's estate, but Suzy - the one child that has no blood relation to John and was never adopted by John, receives none of Mary's property. Sally's only inheritance, if any, will have to come from her father's side.
Parents and attorneys should proceed with caution less they unwittingly disinherit a child.
What's the solution? The first thing each spouse should do is include a clause in their own Will that upon death all property to which the dead spouse had a right to transfer should be placed into trust. Second, if you want your surviving spouse to be able to use or access any of the trust assets, the use should be made conditional. The condition being that should the spouse remarry, the spouse will lose all rights to the trust assets unless: (1) both the surviving spouse and the new person to be married must place all their separate property into trust prior to the marriage. (2) the couple must create a valid pre-nuptual agreement stating that all separate property must remain separate property, and any property obtained through the dead spouse's trust is agreed upon as separate property.
If all conditions are not met, then the surviving spouse loses all rights to the dead spouse's property. The property will then be saved for all of the deceased spouse's children.
It's important, if you have the funds, to find an attorney who primarily does estate planning to make sure that everything is done properly. Trusts are complicated and have very specific requirements that can change periodically. Lawyers who focus in estate planning are almost guaranteed to cost more, but save you and your family a lot more time and money down the line. Plus, you can build a life-long relationship with an attorney who will always be there to take care of you and your family.
Matthew Johnson is a Seattle area estate planning, bankruptcy, and probate attorney. Johnson Legal Group: http://www.johnsonlg.com/.


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Whether it's making a list or keeping a diary, writing a heartfelt letter that will never be sent or simply covering the fridge in post-its, who hasn't felt the benefit of writing things down?
Writing has been shown to be of benefit to our mental health and overall well-being. It can help to overcome anxiety, reduce stress and increase self-confidence. It can bring order to our everyday worries and provide a way to address those life problems that sometimes seem overwhelming.
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For some people, writing in a diary or jotting down notes is all they need. For others, the thoughts and worries continue to turn, conversations replayed, that inner voice nagging us about what we 'should have done' or 'ought to do'.
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Reflective Writing is a well-recognised method used in the professional fields of Education and Healthcare. It is a method which can be adapted and used to good effect in our personal and working lives.
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text: A charming children's table lamp or night light, this ceramic bunny lamp has an unusual quirk in that it has an LED light bulb where it's tail should be! An exceptionally cute lamp that will be adored by kids, you can alter the brightness of the lamp by changing the direction that the rabbit faces in the room, for instance, if he faces directly out into the room with his tail to the wall, the light will appear dimmer than if he was placed at an angle to the wall. Lit by energy efficient LED's this gorgeous little bunny will be a big hit with kids and will be a great comfort at night.


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Recorded two NCAA B-cut times at the Ivy League Championship Meet ... Finished fifth in the 100 butterfly (53.55) and fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:59.06) ... Placed third in the B-final of the 100 backstroke at the Ivy League Championship Meet, clocking in with a time of 55.46 ... Second in the 200 butterfly (2:04.29) against Brown and Penn ... Clocked an NCAA B-cut time in the 100 butterfly (54.26) and the 200 butterfly (1:58.31) at the Texas Invitational ... Finished second in the 100 butterfly (56.28) against Cornell ... Won the 200 butterfly (2:04.00) against Columbia.
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First team All-Ivy League in the 100 and 200 fly … Placed sixth in the 100 back and was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay team at the Ivy League Championship meet … Second in the 100 and 200 fly at H-Y-P … Runner-up in the 100 and 200 fly against Penn and Brown … Victorious in the 100 (56.20) and 200 fly (2:03.46) vs. Columbia … Won the 100 fly 'C' final at the Texas Invite … Top time in the 200 fly (2:03.48) against Cornell and Dartmouth.
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Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials ... Placed third against Cornell and Dartmouth in the 200 fly (2:06.14) … Took fourth against Cornell and Dartmouth in the 100 free (53.25) … Finished fifth in the 50 free (24.70) and third in the 100 fly (56.75) against Columbia … Took 10th at the Texas Invitational in the 400 IM (54.45) in a time and 18th in the 200 fly (2:00.19) in the Texas Invitational … Finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (57.18) and 10th in the 50 free (24.61) against Brown and Penn … Recorded Harvard's second-fastest times in the 100 (53.94) and the 200 fly (1:58.89) at the Ivy League Championship Meet.
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50 free (lead-off leg): 23.18
200 free: 1:47.51
100 fly: 52.43
200 fly: 1:57.64
In 2014, Brittany Usinger was a finalist in the 100 fly (A final) and 200 fly (B final) at winter SCY Junior Nationals, and summer LCM Junior nNationals (B and C final). She also was a Santa Clara Arena International Grand Prix 200 IM finalist (C final) and a 200 fly finalist (B final), before placing first in the 100 fly and second in the 200 free at California's North Coast Section championship. Usinger is a three time Academic All-American, a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation, and was nominated for the Acalanes Gifted and Talented Education program at her high school. She is interested in studying psychology, reading postmodern literature and traveling.
"I chose to attend Harvard because of the exceptional education Harvard has to offer and the endless, unique opportunities that are available to students," Usinger said. "Also, I feel it is the perfect place to meet a diverse group of classmates who will help me to learn and grow as an individual. Harvard's combination of academics and athletics is unparalleled, and I cannot wait to be a part of the HWSD family."