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Nothing makes an enemy faster than seeking God. A Christian can be a Christian and coast through life with nary a problem. La-de-de, la-de-da, life goes on. Until they make the decision to commit fully to God. Then WHAM!!! They get broad-sided by a speeding locomotive! I like trains, so I hate to compare them to Satan, but what else moves as hard and fast as a train, and can completely demolish something in its path? Turning your eyes toward God can be like standing on the railroad tracks with a blindfold on and ear plugs in. You are perfectly fine until you are smashed to pieces.
Is this any reason to not turn your eyes to God? ABSOLUTELY NOT! But you better be prepared when you do. Unfortunately, far too many of us don't recognize the risk and are sucked into the devil's schemes. Nothing makes him happier than stealing our God-given joy, hope, love, peace, contentment, and strength, and leaving us crumpled in a heap wondering what in the world happened.
When we are in that crumpled state, what do we do next? Do we turn to God and ask why? Don't we often expect to be continuously filled with His joy when we are walking in HIs ways? And when we are digging into God's Word, studying, learning, praying without ceasing, don't we expect life to be easier? So what happened? Satan. As long as we are coasting through life, not really giving God the time of day, except on Sunday morning, the devil could care less what we do. We are not a threat to him or his plans. He does not consider us his enemies. That in itself is a very scary concept. If we are not enemies to the enemy of God, than what are we to him? Yikes!
As soon as we realize that we want more from our relationship with Christ. As soon as we decide to truly to commit to God and seek His ways. As soon as we dust off our Bibles and get on our knees, red flags go up in the enemy camp. Satan sits up and takes notice. He sends out the troops with their battle plans tucked under their arms, and weapons at the ready. LOOK OUT! His goal is not to slow you down, or stop you. His plan is to obliterate you. He wants to destroy you so that your faith is derailed permanently. He takes no prisoners. He is an executioner!
In many of my posts I have encouraged you to read your Bibles and spend time in prayer. Do not view the imminent attack as reason to neglect your relationship with God. Don't think that God is unable to defeat Satan in this battle for your loyalty. God has always been mightier. The battle was won on the cross as Jesus died. At that moment the victory was secured. I don't know if Satan knows he doesn't have a chance in the world, or if he believes his own lies and thinks he can still win. Either way, he is going to take down as many people as he can, and praying, growing Christians are top on his list.
I want you to pray. I want you to read God's Word. I want you to desperately seek Him, to learn His ways, to recognize His will, and to strive to live in obedience to Him. But I want you to do it with eyes wide open, and prepared for battle.
Ephesians 6:10-13 (NCV) – "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His great power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world. That is why you need to put on God's full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing."
If you are like me, the first thing you will want to do on your new journey to seek out Christ's will in your life, and deepen your relationship with HIm is to read through the whole Bible. This is admirable, and a worthy goal. Absolutely aim to do this. There is so much to be learned about our Father in every part of the Bible. But be sure to pray for protection (recall the "deliver us from evil" part of the Lord's Prayer). Pray for wisdom and discernment so that you will know what is truth, and what is a lie from the devil. And make sure you spend some of your Bible reading time looking up Scripture verses and passages that will help you to fight against the devil's attacks. A lot of Bibles, and Christian web-sites and apps, offer lists of verses to read in particular situations (when you are depressed, when you are afraid, etc.). These are great places to start finding verses that will help. Write them down! Keep them close at hand. (Thank you to my spiritual Auntie for this suggestion that has helped me so much;-) Speak them out loud when you are under attack. I have taken to reading several aloud after I post a blog because Satan attacks me immediately afterward. I go back to prayer. Seek the presence of the Holy Spirit as you pray. The presence of the Spirit is a mighty, mighty force. That is why Satan cannot attack me as I write. The Holy Spirit of God Almighty is so strongly present in me during that time, that Satan can't come near me. But afterward, I have to be very careful to not let my guard down. I need to continue in prayer, and speaking God's Word in defense. Reminding myself, and Satan, of the power of the God I serve. CHRIST IS THE VICTOR!!! PRAISE, GLORY, AND ALL HONOR BE TO HIM!!!!
Ephesians 6:14-18 – "So stand strong, with the belt of truth tied around your waist and the protection of right living on your chest. On your feet wear the Good News of peace to help you stand strong. And also use the shield of faith with which you can stop all the burning arrows of the Evil One. Accept God's salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God's people."
Never forget how very much God loves you! He will not leave you. He will not let you fight this battle alone. But you must fight it, if you are to draw closer to Him. The battle is worth it, my brothers and sisters. Knowing God in a deeper and more intimate way is worth any battle I have, or will face. I pray that you will find that, too. May God be your strong tower today!


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Don't mistake the logo on James Duggan's business card for an eagle. He will quickly point out that it is a peregrine falcon, "the fastest predator in the world."
The former DynCorp executive's new venture, Vista Information Technologies Inc., must fit that mold to evolve into a $300 million to $400 million systems integrator in five years.
Duggan and his partners - Dunlop Scott, a former vice president of investor relations for Wang Laboratories, Billerica, Mass., and Chicago investment firm Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Inc. - plan to build their company through acquisitions.
Vista officials are eyeing companies that are strong in geographic information systems, local area and wide area networks, and telephony in the initial acquisition stage.
They bought their first company, General Analytics Corp., for an undisclosed amount in March. The company's McLean, Va., offices are now the headquarters for Vista. Several other acquisitions are under consideration, said Duggan, Vista's president and CEO. "We have a lot of frogs to kiss," he joked.
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner is backing Vista to the tune of $25 million in equity capital and $100 million in debt capital, said Jim Tenbroek, the GTCR associate who constructed the deal creating Vista. Tenbroek is also a director on Vista's board.
The size of the systems integration market and its strong growth attracted GTCR to the Vista venture and technology investments, Tenbroek said.
NationsBank is providing another $25 million line of credit for acquisitions and accounts receivable, Duggan said.
Acquisitions will come at a "voracious" pace, Tenbroek said.
GTCR is familiar with that tempo. It helped Michael Willis build Houston-based CoreStaff Inc. into a $600 million-a-year provider of infotech staffing in four years. During that period, the company made 45 acquisitions, Tenbroek said. "Management is the key. We literally will start with just a management team and acquire companies around them," he said
Duggan's stint at Reston, Va.-based DynCorp attracted GTCR's attention. While there, Duggan built the company's aviation ground services business into a $100 million division. In 1990, he created DynCorp's IT division, which had revenues of $250 million when he left in January 1996.
"Typically, we find people who have built a $100 million business before," Tenbroek said.
Professional services will be a key focus of Vista, he said. "We don't want to invent anything, we don't want to develop software," he said. "We will strictly be a services company."
The goal for Vista is a 50-50 split between government and commercial work, Duggan said.
Outsourcing of network management is a very attractive business to Vista, said Scott, Vista's executive vice president and chief financial officer.
With the high level of skills required for network management in short supply, both the government and noninformation technology companies are turning to outside contractors, he said.
Growing through acquisitions might prove difficult in the current market because the stock market is driving up the valuation of most publicly held companies, said William Loomis, an analyst with Ferris Baker Watts, Baltimore.
Privately held companies look at those high prices and want the same for their companies. "We have seen a number of deals fall apart over pricing," he said.
One of Vista's biggest challenges will be convincing private companies that their asking prices are too high, Loomis said.
Earlier this year, GTCR launched a new $500 million equity fund. Tenbroek estimated a quarter to one-third of the fund will go to information technology investments.
The firm is funding a new venture by some former KPMG Peat Marwick executives called AnswerThink, which will be a software consulting firm, he said. More investments in the greater Washington area are expected.
"Information technology drives increased productivity," he said. "So there is tremendous demand to build systems to drive productivity up."
There also are many small IT businesses that can benefit from consolidating into larger companies, especially in the Washington area, Tenbroek said. The Washington area "is a hotbed of small IT services business, but it has been overlooked and undeserved by venture capital," he said.
Many of these companies are primarily government contractors, which is another plus because "there is some assumption of immediate cash flow" from the government contracts they hold, Tenbroek said.
"This market is changing from solely a government focus to a good mix of telecommunications, software development, government and commercial," Scott said. "It is an attractive place to be."
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Off the hook...
Nope, the socks are not finished yet! I had to interrupt their progress to crochet these two sweet little sweaters. My son's boss at Starbucks recently had twin boys and I wanted to do something special for them. Everyone at my house had fun ooo-ing and ah-ing these little itsy bitsy sweaters in preemie sizes. The pattern is sooooo easy! It is called "Baby It's Cold Outside." You can find it here if you are interested: http://www.crochetme.com/Feb_Mar_2005/patt_baby_sweater.html
Also, there is a "crochet-along" for this pattern at Crochetville. http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36185 Different folks have posted photos of their finished sweaters. Some have made versions for older kids and even grown up sizes.
For those who might want to know (I always want all the nitty gritty info when someone shows what they made) The pattern was written for Homespun yarn and a K hook. To make it smaller, I used Caron Simply Soft yarn and a G (4.25 mm) hook. I followed the pattern exactly. I bought one skein of each color and I probably have enough yarn left over to make two more sweaters! There is an awesome chart compiled here of different sizes and yarns etc. for this pattern: http://www.knicknac.com/crochetville/bico-chart.htm
These are the first shaped garments I have ever crocheted. Up till now, I have made things like afghans and such...squares, rectangles, etc. I even crocheted the little buttons...too cute!
Also, I have been making some stuff for my secret pal. But I can't tell you about those things because I wouldn't want to spill the beans!!
Other than the occasional knitting and crochet, life has been a total whirlwind of activity. I thought life was busy when I had 6 kids all ages 8 and under, but now that 5 of those six are teenagers (with a 10 and 5 year-old too,) I look back on those days as "slow and easy!" My hubby tried to tell me that having 7 kids was not going to be easy, and he was right! They are not bad kids, they just keep me hopping!
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- kimodified said...
those are so cute!
I started my first sock. I'm skeptical that it will be big enough. I don't think I've knit enough to check my gauge yet.
You're scaring me about big families getting busier and harder as they grow. I'm not gonna make it, is that's the case. :(
Not that we're that busy ... but I am not doing a great job at anything now, so what will I do when things get harder?
- Liliana said...
They're darling. Your son's boss is going to love them. I bet they feel oh so soft too. I felt some baby yarn at the store and it was like touching a cloud. I'm getting ready to bead something. I am, for reals! I'm gearing up. My wheels are coming down to hit the runway anytime now. lol!
Kim, you just do what you have to do every day and it all adds up. You are a wonderful mum. I see it in your blog. Shoot, on your slowest day you do a ton more stuff than I do on a busy day!
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This is second part of my post on Master Data Management, using well-known Amazon.com to illustrate the value of managing and exposing reference data about key enterprise assets such as customers, products or suppliers. See also part 1 for the first two talking points on Customer and Product Master Data.
Third, Amazon builds trust through information. This was key to drive the success of its marketplace and more generally to Amazon's "long tail" approach: when you visit Amazon searching for a product and find it, there are very few chances that you face an out of stock situation. But obviously, Amazon wouldn't be able to support the costs of having those millions of products in their inventory, and that is why then opened their catalog to third parties. In 2013, more than a billion units worldwide were ordered on Amazon from Marketplace Sellers, and analysts estimate that Amazon marketplace now represents more than one third of Amazon sales.
This marketplace clearly brings value to customers, but this comes with a challenge: how can customers trust a seller that they've never heard of, and have no experience related to his reliability? Trust comes together with the "Amazon Seller Rating" that Amazon highlights when you're about to purchase the product. If you have experienced buying through Amazon marketplace, you know that Amazon always contacts you to rate the supplier once the product has been delivered. Through that important process step, Amazon engages you and therefore drives your perception that those ratings are trustable. Once again, information is impacting Amazon's growth.
So what can we learn from this? First, it shows the value and power of managing deep, shareable and trustable information about your key assets – customers, product and suppliers in this example – and then linking it tightly to your processes – customer facing processes in this example. Those data driven journeys may seem like a long and winding road, though: although Amazon manages customer identity across all their customer facing processes since the 90s, most companies aren't able to do that twenty year later, and very few software solutions are delivering this "out of the box". Look at customer one-to-one personalization for example: today, most companies manage their online interactions as clickstreams or unknown visitors, rather than as ongoing journeys with known or soon to be known customers. Ironically, because they know dealing without unknown visitors is not the best situation for an efficient sales process, they use artifact to "know the unknown" and are a result generally raise privacy concern from their customers that feel that there are being tracked on their behalf. The way Amazon uses customer identity and customer data across online transactions appears to be a much more transparent and win-win approach when dealing with online customer interactions.
The remaining question is when should you consider that as a best practice rather than next practices that only some pioneers have learned to deal with? Indeed, pioneers have shown that data driven approaches can drive competitive differentiation. But in industries that have been early to be hit by digital transformations, such as media, hospitality and travel, or retail, it has become as well a matter of survival.


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Two Mumbaikars have launched a website that lets users develop free Ganpati pages, and look at prominent Ganpatis across Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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For years, Mumbaikars have loved Ganpati and the feeling of goodwill that the elephant God ushers in with his arrival. Moving from mandal to mandal to see Ganesh idols and the accompanying decorations is a favourite activity among Mumbai's citizens.
But what if you had the chance of a darshan of not just the local idols but the Ganesh murtis in Mumbai and Maharashtra in just one sitting (literally)?
New city-based start-up Web Sizzlers has developed a first of its kind, innovative website www.liveganesh.com, that gives users the chance to have a 'live darshan' of the top most Ganpati mandals in the city, look up private murtis inside people's homes, see the murti in their favourite celebrity's home, and create their own mini website that gives all the information about their own Ganesh idol at a specially-created, free URL.
Developed by founders Pratik Sejpal and Khushal Thakkar (left to right, in pic above), the site is live and ready for people to register on it and get all the Ganesh-related information they need in Mumbai and Maharashtra. Says Pratik, "When we were young, our parents would take us to local Ganpatis to see the idols and the decorations. But we always wondered what the idols in other areas looked like. Even now, there is a limit to how many mandals you can physically visit. And some Ganpatis can be seen only after you stand in line for 12 hours."
"Khushal hit upon the idea for this site about a year ago, and we have been working on it since then. The basic idea is to connect people virtually and spiritually with Ganpati during this season."
How does it work?
Users must first register on the site, and look out for an activation email. "We also generate a unique QR code per user. The added advantage of the QR code is that it can lead one directly to the page of the local mandal, for example, and one can virtually participate in a live aarti," Khushal says.
He adds that owners of private, residential Ganesh murtis would especially love the features of the site. "Normally, people post daily updates about the murti on Facebook. But we are offering them a separate website, which will have all the details about their murti. They are free to upload as much information about the idol as they wish, with photos and videos. All they need to do is guide people to their website," he explains.
Using the site, people can manage their Ganpati photos, videos, details such as idol height, type (eco-friendly or other), the decoration details, visarjan area, daily videos of aartis, organiser or member details, etc. "Besides, we offer a live darshan of the top Ganpatis in the city – imagine taking a darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja without standing in queue for a day – and a free registration and listing for mandals," Pratik says. A bonus point for mandals to register is that for every such registration, the site will plant one tree in the city.
Additionally, the site will offer a look into celebrities' homes during the Ganpati period. "People are always eager to see how celebrities are celebrating the festival, how their idol looks, what the decoration is like. All of these details and photographs will be available on the site," Pratik says.
The duo has hired a marketing team to cull out details about mandals and celebrity Ganpatis in Mumbai and the State, and which are being constantly added to the site. "Currently, we are working as a team of four on this project. We are anticipating a good response and we hope many mandals and others make use of our site," Pratik says.
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Personnel and Volunteer Paperwork
As your organization and volunteer legal advocate program grow, you will need to develop tools to help you keep records of all of the staff and volunteers. This is a very important human resources practice because it will help your organization keep track of trends with recruitment and hiring as well as provide you with data about your past VLAs and staff: Are they typically from a particular region? Are they usually a certain age when they look into these volunteer opportunities? What universities are represented? This data will be very useful for the development of your advertisement materials and recruitment strategies. Additionally, former volunteers or employees may use your organization as a reference and you should be able to easily access their employment dates/location to verify this information with whoever is seeking a reference.
Annual volunteer planning
Again, you can use the Annual Volunteer Planning chart to keep track of VLAs. With each new year, you can add a tab instead of erasing existing information.
Emergency information and staff bio information
Once volunteers and new staff arrive, they should also fill out a spreadsheet or form that provides information about their emergency contacts, permanent address, personal address, local address and other important information. Having this information accessible is important for risk management.
Below is a sample spreadsheet for Staff Information, which shows what kind of information is useful for your organization to track for each staff member and volunteer.
Personnel files
Every organization that employs one or more individuals inevitably collects substantial personnel information from each employee. Organizations should keep updated personnel files for all employees in order to protect against any potential labor charges brought against the organization in the future and to help with overall employee management and engagement. Suggested best practice is to keep personnel records for seven years after an employee's last day at the organization.
Some paperwork and employee information is generally required by law in most countries but organizations may choose to expand personnel files to include information outside of national or local regulations. Personnel files will often include performance evaluations, resumes, documentation of PTO (paid time off), and documentation of salary increases or promotions as well as tax forms and payroll information.
In addition to standard personnel files, it is recommended that employers maintain files for each filled position. Records ideally should include the job posting, resumes and cover letter for each candidate interviewed, interview notes, and reference checks.
Documents to store in personnel files include but are not limited to:
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Employment Contract
- Tax forms
- Employment eligibility forms (legal requirement in many countries)
- Requests for physical accommodations
- Work history
- Performance evaluations
- Disciplinary records and/or performance improvement plans (PIP)
- Personal commendations
- Sick days and vacation days
- Proof of insurance
- Waiver of Liability
- Benefit enrollments
- Beneficiary designations
- Payroll withholding statements
- Salary increases, promotions, or lateral job transition
- Voluntary or involuntary termination
- Reports of reference checks
- Workers' compensation information
- Medical information
- Disciplinary issues or formal complaints
Since personnel files can be requested by the government in the case of a formal legal complaint against the organization, all paperwork held within the files should remain objective and based on factual evidence. It is important that supervisors do not include subjective opinions, especially opinions not relevant to the person's employment history. It is suggested that supervisors remain vigilant in recording only objective observations even in their informal notes, as those, too, could be subpoenaed (summoned by a court).
How do you store files?
To protect access to employee information and help ease the process of supplying the government with required documents, some organizations choose to separate personnel information into specialized folders. For example, an employer may choose to store all tax documents together in one file and create a specific healthcare file to separate sensitive health records from an employee's general information. In addition, employers can choose to store all payroll records in a separate file to ensure that the accounting department does not have access to the employee's complete file.
Regardless of how an employer chooses to organize their filing system, all important paperwork should be carefully stored in a place that ensures long-term preservation and high confidentiality. Employers may choose to store documents electronically and/or in physical, locked filing cabinet. Considering the sensitive information within the documents, it is important that organizations use an electronic storing system that both encrypts the documents and allows employers to easily restrict access.
Who has access to files?
Access to an employee's general file should be accessible to HR, the employee, the employee's direct supervisor, and, in some cases, the Executive Director. The accounting department may be granted access to the payroll file but the healthcare file should, if possible, be restricted solely to HR and the employee.
It is suggested that employees have access to their files on an open or designated review period. Employers may choose to require employees review their files only in the presence of their supervisor or HR person in order to ensure the integrity of the files. If an employee disagrees with something recorded in his/her file the employee may request the opportunity to write an explanation or counter-point, which will also be stored.
Online systems
A snapshot of the basic information required about employees and volunteers can be created using simple free online tools, enabling emergency contact records to be updated on a rolling basis.
You can download the Staff Bio Spreadsheet to change the questions to fit the needs of your organization. If you choose to upload this Excel sheet to your GoogleDocs, you can then create a form by going to "Form- Create form." This will allow VLAs and staff to easily provide their information without having to enter into the spreadsheet. When they submit the form, their answers are automatically saved in your spreadsheet.
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PIQUA — The local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host the third annual Family History Seminar from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the church, 475 W. Loy Rd., Piqua.
Classes will include DNA, Beginning Your Family History, Death Records, Google for Genealogy and more.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with a welcome at 8:45 a.m. The first session will begin at 9 a.m. with the last session ending about noon.
Presenters will include:
Stephen McDonald, MD, of Springfield, is a physician who has been an avid genealogist since childhood. He is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is the senior medical education official at Kettering Medical Center and the Eugene Kettering Professor of Medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and geriatric medicine. He is a former LDS stake president and teaches family history topics such as DNA and genealogy and archaic medical terms in death certificates. He currently serves with his wife Lynda as area family history advisers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Amie Bowser Tennant of Piqua has been passionate about genealogy and family history for the last 16 years. She was awarded the NGS Home Study Scholarship in 2011, and is currently "on the clock" for national certification. She has served on many local community boards and organizations. This past year, Tennant accepted the position of head content specialist and assistant manager at RootsBid.com. Today, she works as a research genealogist, national speaker, and international writer. Follow her adventures in genealogy at www.rootsbid.com/blog or her personal blog at www.mykithnkin.blogspot.com.
The Family History Seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Richard Kice at email@example.com.


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Hello Friends,
We are having a wonderful event in Lancaster from 3-6th May. Please remember to invite your friends to attend. A draft agenda can be found here.
As you can see there is a Cabaret on the Sunday Night, and we also have a speaker session from Ben Pink Dandeline. There will be the a number of special interest groups available, including one from Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD), and a few from members within YFGM. There will be plenty for newcomers to do with 3 newcomer sessions run but our lovely Outreach committee.
There will be the opportunity to take part in an on-line Meeting For Worship too.
Come one come all, it will be a fun packed weekend. If you have not been on one of our events before please fill in our database form. Please remember if you are registered on our database or are new you still need to fill in an registration form too.
The deadline for this event is the 24 April, please do contact the office if this date has passed (0121 472 email@example.com).
Look forward to seeing you there 🙂
Hugo (YFGM Coordinator)
Speaker Session – Ben Pink Dandelion
Ben Pink Dandelion has worked for Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre for over twenty years and has written various articles and books on Quakers. He specialises in the study of present-day British Quakerism and has been part of the major surveys of Quaker life in Britain in 1990 and 2003. Another surveys is taking place this May and in this session, Ben will invite us to fill out a survey form and then discuss past findings. We will have a chance to share on our answers to the survey and what they tell us about where Quakerism is and might be going.


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Scott Boras Caught Using Negotiation-Enhancing Drugs
High-powered Baseball Agent Said His Lawyer Gave Them to Him, "Didn't Know They Were Illegal,"
Copyright c 2009 Amazine (For Parody Purposes Only)
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009, a surprise urine test administered by the American Association of Agents, Showbiz Lawyers, and Former Governors, caught
controversial baseball agent Scott Boras in a compromising position with unacceptable levels of Negotiorone in his body. This substance, banned last year by the ABA, American Bar Association, for its members, is said to increase testosterone levels in a way that makes users more verbally aggressive. It is said to unfairly enhance strategy-making skills and assists users in thinking several steps ahead of their opponents in chess games, verbal confrontations, and in the clever exchange of pickup lines with women in bars. Donald Trump is now also being investigated for Negotiorone abuse, however he is not a member of the ABA or any particularly important organization.
In an illusory interview with Amazine, Manny Ramirez, left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a client of Boras, said, "Hey, I knew his behavior was a
little off sometimes, a little odd, you know? …but I just thought to myself, 'that's just Boras being Boras. I didn't make anything of it. Some guys never really mellow with age for some reason. Go figure!"
Mike Pelfry and Carlos Beltran are both clients of Scott Boras, and both expressed shock at the test results that implicated Boras in the abuse of Negotiorone. Carlos and Mike both said together in unison, "Wow, jeez! Man! I can't believe it!"
Alex Rodriguez, Yankee third baseman, in an imaginary interview with Amazine,
arod.bmpsaid, "With a guy like Scott Boras, he has so much natural ability as a negotiator, that its hard to tell when he's using his own natural strengths as an arguer, and when he is juicing them with illegal substances. I was shocked when I heard the news. I had no idea."
Pelfry, who is not yet a guest blogger for Amazine, and who has been a client of Boras since he was 13, said, "Why a guy like that who is so successful, why take a chance of getting caught? It is such a shame. It's a bad example for the little kids! Now instead of playing ball in trashy, rockstrewn sandlots and slum-bound basketball courts all over America, these little kids are gonna hang out in law schools and business colleges, trying to organize pick-up debate teams so they can show off their new-found prowess. I tell you, it's a real shame!"
Scott Boras, whose business operations, including the ambiguously titled "Impact Marketing," ("impact" is a word used in association with nicotene and other addictive drugs) are centered in Newport Beach, California, could not be reached for comment, and did not respond to several imaginary inquiries by Amazine. He got a degree from the McGeorge Law School of Eastern Lompock, California, and then, showing a conspicuous degree of forethought even then, went into medical malpractice law, a type of practices that would bring him into contact with a wide variety of prescription-only substances including steroids, and eventually, Negotiorone.
Players, apparently, once sold as commodities to these high-class buyers, seem to have trouble playing baseball for several months afterwards. Andruw Jones, for example, always performed well for low salaries with the Atlanta Braves, but choked up when paid $36.2 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers and never broke .200 at the plate. A-Rod, Johnny Damon, and even Beltran (in his first year with the Mets) had lesser slumps after working with Boras. If Manny Ramirez has had new emotional problems after the recent negotiations with the Dodgers, no one seems to be able to tell. It now seems evident that most normal players who work with Scott Boras soon need to take Negotiorone in order to deal with and become blissfully oblivious to the responsibilities involved with playing a child's game for a salary greater than the Gross National Product of Paraguay.
Barack Obama may establish a new congressional panel for discussing regular testing for members of congress and used car dealers for the possible abuse of Negotiorone. Voters are calling for The Onion and other responsible newspapers to investigate other possible misuses of this long-abused drug. The irony is, it may take the entire U.S. congress, under the influence of Negotiorone to negotiate with Scott Boras to talk him into bringing baseball players' salaries back down to earth. As the old expression goes, sometimes you need the hair of the dog that bit you to heal the wound.


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Hotel Le Petit Dru****
A wonderful 4 star hotel, with heated indoor/outdoor swimming pool and a great wellness centre, in the beautiful mountain ski village of Morzine, with its many shops, bars and restaurants. Hotel Le Petit Dru offers a high standard of accommodation in a fantastic location close to the centre of resort but also benefitting from its own free shuttle service to the slopes which give access to one of the world's largest ski areas the Portes Du Soleil with 650km of slopes to suit all ability and experience levels and just 1 hour from Geneva airport!
Set in the centre of Morzine in the Haute-Savoie department, this hotel offers a heated outdoor pool and a wellness centre with hammam, sauna and hot tub. The terrace offers views of the valleys and mountains. Free shuttle service is provided for your access to the nearby ski slopes.
Exceptional amenities, attractive décor, life's gentle pleasures and sumptuous panorama! The 4-star Hôtel Petit Dru, located in the centre of Morzine, opens up a wonderful playground just for you, where every activity is at your feet (free shuttle next to the hotel connecting the Morzine slopes to the Avoriaz ski area).
Our 4-star hotel set in the heart of the authentic village of Morzine is the ideal spot to ensure a successful stay in Haute-Savoie, with friends.
Each guest room opens up to a private balcony with views of the mountains and includes free Wi-Fi. All rooms have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and include en suite bathrooms.
Regional cuisine is proposed in Hotel le Petit Dru's restaurant, and packed lunches are available upon request. Buffet breakfast includes fresh products such as charcuterie, cheese, eggs and bacon and can be enjoyed daily in the dining area or in the comfort of guest rooms. On-site activities include billiards and table tennis, and ski equipment can be rented at the hotel. Massage treatments can be arranged upon demand.
On-site activities include billiards and table tennis, and ski equipment can be rented at the hotel. Massage treatments can be arranged upon demand. This is an excellent place to enjoy ski weekends in Morzine.


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Release 9
How to Buy
Visit the Products catalog and the User Manual.
Parallel CPU
Use All of your Computer - Not just 1/8th
Multi Core + Multi CPU
Release 9 is built upon Manifold's massively parallel Radian spatial platform, by far the world's richest, fastest and most powerful spatial data engineering engine.
Decades ago in the 1990's all desktop computers had only one processor in their CPU chip. Today's computers have many processors in their CPU chip. Some desktops even have multiple CPUs with many processors in each. That gives your modern computer the power of many old-fashioned, single-processor computers, but only if you run multicore parallel software like Manifold.
Non-parallel software still runs all computers as if they were old-fashioned 1990's computers with only one core per task. No matter how modern your computer, other software imposes 1990's limits on you. Your computer could have 20 processors in the CPU chip but non-Manifold software will use only one of those cores per task - just as if your computer was a 1990's computer. The chart shows how Manifold's Radian technology gains proportionately more performance with more cores. The more cores you have, the bigger the gain. With eight cores Manifold is way more powerful than single core software. With sixteen cores nothing else comes close.
See Manifold technology in action Watch the Open 110GB of Images YouTube video showing how Manifold Viewer opens 110 gigabytes of giant images instantly. Pan and zoom with images georeferenced to the world. Try it yourself with Manifold Viewer.
The graphs below show actual Manifold performance in Windows 10 Resource Monitor using an inexpensive, eight hypercore, Intel Core i7 processor, with and without parallel processing of an image transform. Manifold always uses all cores for a big process, but other software can't do that. It might hop around from core to core, but just like the 1990's it never uses more than one core.
Manifold: Full Power
Others: 1/8th Power
What do you call software that only uses 1/8th or 1/20th of your computer? If you've just spent a few thousand dollars for your computer you might call it some angry names. We call it non-Manifold software because only Manifold uses all of your computer all of the time to do your work faster and easier. Non-Manifold software that uses just one core out of eight is wasting over 87% of the computing power of your CPU.
See Manifold technology in action Watch the Gulf Bathymetry YouTube video of Manifold Viewer opening a project file in 1/10th second that the US Government website providing the data warned will take ESRI software 30 minutes to open in the equivalent ESRI native format. That's thousands of times faster for Manifold. Viewer effortlessly hill shades and styles and re-projects on the fly 7.5 GB of ultra-high resolution bathymetry data for the Gulf of Mexico. Re-projection can take hours in other packages but Viewer and Manifold do it on the fly, instantly.
Compare CPU Performance
Compare Manifold's effectiveness to other software running right out of the box, with no special software engineering efforts required, just routine, point-and-click, always on, fully automated use on the desktop by normal people with average DBMS and GIS skills:
Inexpensive Desktop - 8 Cores (AMD FX-8300, Intel Core i5-7500)
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Multicore hardware is now very affordable: A $100 AMD FX-8300 provides eight CPU cores while a $250 Intel Core i5-7500 provides eight CPU hypercores. Even better, the $100 AMD chip with eight cores running Manifold will crush a $1600 chip running non-parallel software. You get all that with Manifold even without using a GPU.
Professional Desktop - 20 Cores (Intel Xeon, Intel Core i7-6950X)
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|Not Parallel
Professional desktop machines using cutting edge multicore processors cost more but are still affordable: a 16 hypercore AMD Ryzen is only $320. Intel's Core i7 chips provide up to 20 hypercores. A pair of surplus Xeon CPUs at only $50 per chip provides a total of 32 hypercores. Running Manifold on 32 inexpensive hypercores will easily outperform far more expensive systems running non-parallel software. Add a $50 GPU and you often can run hundreds of times faster than others.
Use All Of Your System's Power...
Does it make sense to spend a lot of money on a computer and then throw away most of what you bought?
One Cylinder out of Eight?- Would you buy an automobile with an eight cylinder engine and then fill it with fuel that allowed only one cylinder to work while seven cylinders did nothing? One Hour a Day?- Would you hire somebody that worked only one hour out of an eight-hour day but got paid for all eight hours? Why do that with software?If you wouldn't do that to your car, and if you wouldn't hire such a lazy worker, why do that to your computer? If your computer has eight CPU cores, why use software that allows only one core to run a process while seven cores stay idle?
... Not Just a Little
Software that can run only one core out of eight cores in your system wastes seven eighths of your system - almost all the power in your system. Have you wondered why non-Manifold packages are so slow with demanding jobs? One reason is they fail to use most of the computing power of your system.
The tables above show how the ratio of effective use to wasted power is even worse with newer computers. The more modern your processor the more wasteful non-Manifold software will be. If you are running a modern processor like an Intel Core i7-6950X you have twenty hypercores. Manifold uses all 20 hypercores. Automatically. Non-parallel software will use only one hypercore and will waste 95% of the computer's power. Only Manifold automatically uses all of the computer.
Even Faster: Multiple CPUs
If your system has multiple CPUs Manifold will use all of the cores in every CPU. Professional users in GIS and spatial data engineering can deploy desktop systems with two CPU sockets. Using a 16 or 20 hypercore Intel Core i7 CPU in each of those two sockets will provide a total of 32 or 40 hypercores on the desktop. Manifold will use them all for astonishing power.
Prices are plummeting on many-core CPUs. With 16 hypercore AMD Ryzen CPUs appearing in the $300 range a 32 core system using two such chips on the motherboard becomes affordable for most professional users. $600 for 32 cores is way cheaper than $2200 or $3200. If you run Manifold you can enjoy blistering performance at absurdly low price.
Parallel Processing - The Real Thing
Superior spatial data engineering requires parallel power, and real parallelism cannot be glued on to non-parallel code. It has to be built in from the ground up.
Manifold was created from the ground up as an always-on, fundamentally parallel system, with parallel data systems feeding massively parallel computation. The Radian database engine is a parallel engine and Radian SQL automatically runs parallel by default. Every bit of Manifold was designed and coded for fully parallel work, including all infrastructure, hundreds of functions exposed for users and thousands of functions utilized internally. Zero weak links.
"Radian Studio did in two hours what Manifold 8 has yet to do in 85 hours!" - User post on beta forum, regarding a UNION of 100 tables involving all real estate parcels in a major US State, a very big job.
All of Manifold is a true multicore, parallel processing system. Manifold will automatically utilize multiple processors and multiple processor cores by parallelizing a task into multiple threads for execution on all of the cores in your system. Given hyperthreading plus multi-core CPUs, even inexpensive desktops will have 8, 16, 32 or even more CPU cores available. Manifold will use them all, as the Resource Monitor graphs show above.
In addition to parallel processing using multiple CPU cores Manifold also automatically launches massively parallel multiprocessing utilizing GPUs, potentially launching tasks on thousands of GPU cores at once for true supercomputer computational performance, far beyond what can be achieved with multicore CPU alone and often hundreds of times faster than other software. See the GPU Page for more.
Manifold automatically parallelizes and dispatches hundreds of functions to GPGPU, with automatic fallback to parallelized tasks dispatched to multiple CPU cores if a GPU is not available. It's all automatic and totally transparent with zero user effort required to use. Just do what you do and Manifold handles all the parallel wizardry.
No Parallel Coding Required
See Manifold in action Watch the Triangulate 5 Million Points YouTube video of Manifold previewing in one second a triangulation of over five million points, and then writing out the triangulation as a new drawing with over ten million areas in under three minutes. Other GIS software takes from well over an hour for that to even more than a day. Download the data set in shapefile format and try it in any other GIS. Nothing else comes close to one second.
Cores and Hypercores
Cores and hypercores mean almost the same thing: both refer to using multiple physical or logical processors on the same silicon chip to give the power of multiple computers within one chip. Cores usually means extra silicon circuitry, multiple copies of a processing unit. Hypercores is an Intel word for hyperthreading that gives a similar effect by leveraging idle circuitry to provide the horsepower of extra processors. 20 hypercores are not as powerful as 20 physical cores, but they can be close enough to count them the same. Windows Resource Manager counts them the same when it reports the number of CPUs in your system. Some chip vendors prefer the terms cores and threads to avoid using Intel's proprietary word. No worries - Manifold can use them all for true multicore parallelism.
When "Multi Core" Means "One Core"
Do not be confused by software that claims to be "multithreaded" or "multicore" but uses only one core for a task. Much software advertised as "multithreaded" is not parallel. It does not run a task in parallel on many cores like Manifold. Instead, it only uses one core for that task.
A well-known GIS package, for example, that is not parallel nonetheless uses "multithreaded" to describe itself in sales pitches. What they mean by "multithreaded" is the package can run one geoprocessing task in background on a single core, while the interactive user interface in foreground does not freeze up. Any additional tasks must wait for the first one to finish. Only then the next task can run, but again only on a single core. In that package big tasks run on a single core only.
That is not multicore parallel processing like Manifold. If you have sixteen cores that well-known company's "multithreaded" software will waste fifteen cores, painfully grinding through the geoprocessing task using only one core. Manifold uses all sixteen of the cores together at the same time, a huge difference.
Some vendors who have failed to create a parallel system try a different sales tactic. They implement a handful of functions with parallel capability or they call another package, perhaps on a cloud somewhere, and claim that capability as their own. Some will say "Yes, we are multicore, too..." even if less than 1% of their package is parallel and the overall effect is near zero.
Such tactics still waste most of your computer. First, the package itself remains a non-parallel bottleneck and second, implementing a few functions out of hundreds means that almost always your computer will be wasted. As one such vendor explains, "The use of multiple cores only applies to certain operations/functionalities [...] which is why you may not have noticed much difference in your CPU usage."
Do not be fooled by "multithreaded" or "multicore" packages that run tasks on only one core. Only Manifold always runs parallel, automatically chopping up large tasks to run on all cores in your computer. No other desktop GIS or spatial engineering tool can do that.
Experience Manifold Power in a Free Tool
Manifold Viewer is the free, read-only version of Manifold Release 9. Although Viewer cannot write projects or save edited data back out to the original data sources, Viewer provides phenomenal capability to view and to analyze almost all possible different types of data in tables, vector geometry, raster data, drawings, maps and images from thousands of different sources. Manifold Viewer delivers a truly useful, fully CPU-parallel and GPU-parallel Manifold tool that gives you parallel power and endless Manifold capabilities at zero cost.
No need to register, no adware, no requests for donations and no selling: use Viewer however you like, including commercial purposes. You can even redistribute Viewer, all for free. See Viewer in action Watch the Manifold Viewer Introduction YouTube video.
Buy Now via the Online Store
Buy Manifold products on the Online Store. The store is open 24 hours / seven days a week / every day of the year. Orders are processed immediately with serial number email sent out in seconds. Use Manifold products today!
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Pilgrimages to holy mountains
The Aetherius Society organizes several pilgrimages a year to holy mountains which contain special spiritual energies which can be radiated to those in need through prayer, mantra and visualization. Taking part in a pilgrimage is an inspiring – sometimes life-changing – event for any open-minded spiritual seeker. You are warmly invited to check out our upcoming pilgrimages if you are interested in experiencing the magic of a holy mountain for yourself. Schedule of upcoming pilgrimages worldwide
Operation Starlight
The holy mountains we visit were charged with spiritual energies in a mission called Operation Starlight, which took Dr. King on a worldwide journey which lasted just over three years.
On July 23rd, 1958, Dr. King was instructed by a Cosmic Intelligence to climb Holdstone Down, a small mountain located in North Devonshire, England. It was here that he was contacted by the great being of love known as The Master Jesus, who sent streams of spiritual power through him deep into the mountain, making Holdstone Down forever holy. Often in gruelling and testing conditions, eighteen other mountains around the world were also charged by Cosmic Intelligences or Ascended Masters with spiritual power in this mission – making them beacons of light for all humankind.
The holy mountains charged in Operation Starlight are as follows:
British Isles
- Ben Hope, The Highlands, Scotland (nearest community: Tongue)
- Brown Willy, Cornwall, England (nearest community: Bodmin)
- Carnedd Llywelyn, Gwynedd, Wales (nearest community: Betws-Y-Coed)
- Creag an Leth-choin, Grampian, Scotland (nearest community: Aviemore)
- Holdstone Down, Devonshire, England (nearest community: Combe Martin)
- Kinder Scout, Derbyshire, England (nearest community: Hayfield)
- Old Man Of Coniston, Cumbria, England (nearest community: Coniston)
- Pen y Fan, Powys, Wales (nearest community: Brecon)
- Yes Tor, Devonshire, England (nearest community: Okehampton)
- Castle Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado (nearest community: Aspen)
- Mount Adams, New Hampshire (nearest community: Gorham)
- Mount Baldy, Southern California (nearest community: Mount Baldy Village – also not far from Los Angeles)
- Mount Tallac, Northern California (nearest community: Tahoe Valley)
- Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales (nearest community: Thredbo)
- Mount Rams Head, New South Wales (nearest community: Thredbo)
New Zealand
- Mount Wakefield, South Island (nearest community: Mount Cook)
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (nearest community: Arusha)
- Mederger Flue (also spelled: Mederger Flue), Switzerland (nearest community: Davos)
- Le Nid d'Aigle, France (nearest community: Les Houches)
Schedule of upcoming pilgrimages worldwide
PLEASE NOTE: Mountains are potentially very dangerous places. We recommend that if you have a long distance to travel, you arrive the day prior to a morning pilgrimage at suitable local accommodation so as to have a good night's rest before climbing the mountain on the following day. We strongly suggest having a good breakfast and drinking plenty of fluids before climbing. You should be well prepared for sudden changes in the weather – wear mountain boots, and carry both warm and waterproof clothing. A hat, sun block, energy bars and water are all basic essentials but requirements will vary depending on the mountain and weather conditions. Always make sure you inform someone of your plans and the time you are expecting to return.
You should not attempt a mountain climb which exceeds your level of fitness or health. If you are unable to climb to the charged spot on a particular mountain you can still do a tremendous amount of good from whatever point you reach.
IMPORTANT: All pilgrims should inform us in advance which mountain(s) they plan to climb. Please note that all pilgrims take part in these pilgrimages at their own risk.
You are warmly invited to join us on one of our pilgrimages. The Aetherius Society does not charge for participation in any of these pilgrimages.
Recommended reading:
- The Holy Mountains of the World – edited by Charles Abrahamson


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We provide nightly entertainment, where the hostel will visit the best local bars (free entry+ possibly a free drink)
Check out our free maps, flyers and vouchers for local attractions.
Asylum also has an active employment notice board and can assist travellers seeking to work in Australia, from the fruit-picking industry to a broad range of city job opportunities working with various recruitment agencies like In Front staffing (construction/labour employment).
If you are on working holiday visa – chose us as your first stop! We provide mail and letter collection (an address to send all your mail) and guidance to getting you started on your australian journey. eg. getting bank card, ABN, white card, RSA, etc.
We can book all your tours, promising the lowest prices and best advice so you can have the time of your life. We know Cairns and tropical North Queensland as well, so get your introduction to the East Coast with us. Our price guarantee to you is that we will refund the price difference plus 10% if you find a lower price elsewhere for the same tour.
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2015 – Motorcycle Gloves Ratings
Posted by Canstar Blue September 26th 2016
You are viewing the archived 2015 ratings for Motorcycle Gloves. Go to the current Motorcycle Gloves ratings.
Find the perfect pair of gloves for your next ride by checking out our articles and guides on the subject.
Canstar Blue research finalised in July 2015, published in August 2015.
Most Satisfied Customers | Dririder
Our winner was Australian-owned Dririder, with the company scoring a perfect five stars for overall customer satisfaction to earn our award for motorcycle gloves.
Dririder pockets our customer satisfaction award for jackets
Everyone has their own reasons for owning and riding a motorcycle, but if you're anything like the 10% of Aussie bikers who feel "sexy" out on the roads, then you'll be interested to read about our customer satisfaction ratings for motorcycle jackets.
A comfortable, protective jacket should be high on the list of priorities for any motorcyclist. If you can look great at the same time then even better, but safety and comfort should be foremost in your mind when choosing a jacket that's right for you.
To get an idea of what Aussie bikers look for in a jacket and which brands they rate highest, we set about asking hundreds of them about their purchases. So when it comes to the most important factor behind their purchase decision, here's what they told us:
- Comfort / fit: 33%
- Degree of protection: 29%
- Style-look: 14%
- Brand reputation: 11%
- Price: 11%
This is the first year we've produced customer satisfaction ratings for motorcycle jackets and we're pleased to announce that Dririder has taken out our award, with a hugely impressive set of results, scoring top marks in all criteria.
Value for money
Our survey found the average spend on motorcycle jackets is $356 – and for that sort of price you definitely want your money's worth. Owners of a Dririder jacket certainly think they got value for money, with a top rating being awarded to this brand.
If you're spending hours on the road, you'll definitely want to feel comfortable in your clothes, so it's a good idea to give serious thought to the comfort of your jacket, rather than just how it looks. Again, Dririder rated highest in this area.
Similarly to comfort, a well-fitting jacket is essential if you're going to enjoy the thrill of motorcycle riding. Also from a safety perspective, it's important your jacket fits in the way it is intended to. Survey respondents with a Dririder jacket think that this brand fits the bill.
Nobody wants any unfortunate encounters with the ground, but in the event that you do have an accident, you'll be glad you had a jacket that keeps you well protected and helps reduce your chances of injury. Once again Dririder was rated highest in this area.
If you're spending upwards of $300 on your motorcycle jacket, you'll want it to be durable and last a decent length of time. This will naturally relate to how often you wear it, but once again Dririder excelled in this respect.
Your motorcycle jacket is ultimately there to protect you from potential hazards, but like anything else, you'll want more than that for your money. Is your jacket adaptable to different weather conditions – be it hot or cold – and does it come with the pockets and flexibility you need? These are all things to consider and again Dririder scored a five-star rating.
If you are one of the 10 percenters who want to feel sexy out on the roads, chances are the style of your jacket will be a serious consideration. Let's face it, who doesn't want to look good, no matter what they're doing? Dririder makes it a clean sweep of top ratings by collecting a final five star rating for style.
Frequently asked questions
Canstar Blue commissioned I-view to survey 882 Australian motorcycle riders in order to measure and track customer satisfaction. The outcomes reported are the results from customers within the survey group who have purchased a new motorcycle jacket in the last 18 months – in this case, 418 Australians.
Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included. Results are comparative and it should be noted that brands receiving three stars have still achieved a satisfaction measure of at least six out of 10. Not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The ratings table is first sorted by star ratings and then alphabetically. A rated brand may receive a 'N/A' (Not Applicable) rating if it does not receive the minimum number of responses for that criteria.


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Romantic Happy Birthday Poems for Boyfriend: LOVE POETRY
Your love for your boyfriend can be express with t he help of Wishes, quotes or message. But, Showcasing your love in the form of Poetry have a different level of feeling. So, In this post we are going to share some romantic Happy Birthday Poems for Boyfriend on his Birthday. These bday poetry for boyfriend are of different different sizes few are small and some are long. Its up to you choice which you want to send.
If you are looking for funny birthday poems for boyfriend to bring humor in our greeting cards then you can also grab from the collection Below. These Birthday Poetry for boyfriend are very well written which can melt anyone's heart easily. This blog is specially created to share wishes, messages, greetings for BF. Why should we leave poems?
Even a small kid love to remember poem. Why not your boyfriend will love it? Just write down your favorite cute birthday card poems for boyfriend
Romantic Happy Birthday Poems for Boyfriend
Let's begin with these romantic birthday poetry for boyfriend. These poems are best to increase the love into your relationship.
- You are the most preciousThings for me in this world.Nothing can come to compareYour value in this world.You can take me out fromAny trouble with your super power.You have given me bail,I will promise my love never Fail.Happy Birthday, sweetheart.
- Today I am filled with happiness and joy,Because being with you give me immense pleasure.Praying to god to spent 100 more years together,And reveal the depth of my love to youIn all of coming birthdays.The love that arises when you are nearMy heart beat which increases when you touch me,The butterflies that I got when I think you are mine,On this birthday, just be aware thatI love you a lot that I can't even express;
Happy Birthday to you!!
This Birthday poem is dedicated only to you.
- I only have a Crave for you,I only have adore for youI only have a need for youI couldn't ask anything more.I love you much more than youI cannot get closer to you,My sweet treat I cannot refuse!Happy Birthday, Dear!
- If time had played differently we may haven't metAnd I a wonderful love story may have lost,Many things can interfere with our love story,But everything goes right and our destiny helped us,I would like to thank god and my star for making my so lucky,For the way, they brought me to youAnd the love has just begun.Happy Birthday sweetheart!!!
- Happy Birthday To My Boyfriend Poems
- I love the way you call me at any time to say "I Love you"And describe me how much you miss me.I love the way you explain about me to your friend.I love the way you whisper into my ear,This low sound just seduces me,It feels like I'm in dream,I love the craziness inside you and you are not ashamed of it,I love the way you excite me,I am very happy to be yours.Happy Birthday My love.
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Short Birthday Card Poems for Boyfriend
These simple and short Bday poems for boyfriend be use to post on facebook wall. They can be easily remember and say to your boyfriend.
- My love for you is for forever,My Feelings for you is for forever,May god bless you with everything my dear,When I am with you, I have no fear,May your Special day goes super fantastic,Wish you a happy Birthday!
- It was easy to fall in love with you,It is very easy to stay with you,It is easy to spread love on this day,Because this is the special day, it's your Birthday.
- Somebody love youSomebody Care 4 youSomebody wishes youA Happy Birthday to you!!
- My love for you never endsMy Best wishes for you never finishMay your success never endsMay you smile never finishHave a Lovely Birthday DarlingThis Bday poem is only for you my boyfriend.
- You are romantic, sweet and caringI hope you always remain the same.May you have a happy and prosperous life.Wish you a happy BirthdayMay god bless you with love and happiness.
- This Bday poem come Directly from bottom of my heart.You know I always love you,And we will always stay together.
- Your bday is here, You look Dam cool, With color of gray, You eyes are still cool, I cannot become foolYour smile is very killerEven your teeth are so yellow.
- You know I have told you much time, How much I love you sweetheart,With every birthday celebration, You are getting more sweeter, Since today is your special day, I am saying it one more timeYou are a wonderful gift to meWhich is more precious than a diamond.I love you and Happy Birthday my boyfriend!!
- On your Bday, I Thank you.Thank you for everything you did for me.You fill my life with lot of love,There is no gift more valuable than you.You are more precious than a diamond.This Romantic Bday Poetry is only for you.
- I wish I am with you , When you blow out your, Birthday candles.I wish I am with you , When you Dance like, Party animal.Sending you lot of Birthday wishes my BF
Read This also:- Birthday Romantic Letter for Boyfriend
Best Birthday Poems for Boyfriend With Love
Poetry are are use to touch anyone's heart. these happy birthday poems for boyfriend with love are best to send on whatsapp and email.
- Every CandleYou blow today,I will make a wish and pray,I wish you stay sweet and play,May your love for me never go away,May we stay together always,Wishing you a happy BirthdayI love you <3
- This Birthday love poem is for special oneWho has a place special place in my heartThis is for one who touches my heart with loveI wish him a happy Birthday with this special one.Happy Birthday Sweetheart
- You are my future which who I Have planned my whole life.Undoubtedly you are the one with whom I want to spend my whole life.You open my heart so wellThat why I can focus on you so wellTime with you is always miracle,So, I am making your birthday celebration magical.Happy birthday, dear, I love you!!
- Sweeter than cake,And best in taste,Fierce in passion,That can easily melt your heart,Love is so strong,Easily fill you with romance,My love for you,Increasing each and every day,I love you,Happy Birthday!
- Happy Bday to the boy,Who is reason ofEvery day's sweet dreams.Who is reason ofFull day blushingWho is reason ofFull day smilingWho is reason ofMy lovely life.
Happy Birthday my boyfriend.
- I don't know what magic you didBut I can't stop falling in love with you,You are my life and want to be your wife,Just because of you, I forget all my worries of life,Happy Birthday Darling,Let's cherish this moment of life.
- Happy Birthday to my boyfriendWho flies on my dream daily,Who change my life totally,Who make the time walk slowly,I am so thankful to youFor being mine and only mineYour relations will bring the sunshineHappy Birthday, Dear BF.
- You are my present and become my future,You are the most lovely and romantic creature,You change so wellThat my heart safely dwell,You are like a magician,You steal my heart with perfection,Happy Birthday my Love!
- May we alwaysStay togetherMay there be no reasonsTo leave each otherMay no one can makeUs keep apartMay Even God bless usWith love and romanceI love you from Bottom of my heart!Happy Bday Dear!!
- It is your birthday, ButI am the one who feels the luckiestYou are like a gift to me direct from GOD,Your smile on face gives me the inspiration to live,Your happiness means a lot to me.
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Cute Birthday Poems for Your Boyfriend
Are in search? Poems below are very cute and loved by many people. You can edit a little bit and add up your favor of love. You can do anything with these funny birthday poems for boyfriend.
- Don't be SadDon't be madI am very badThe reason is very sadI forget you birthdayEven though I forgetI will make it super awesome dayHappy Birthday to you!!!Happy belated birthday
- The calendar is wrong,Because the time is singingBirthday songs,Today is the special dayI am very happy to sing for youAnd it is especially all brand new!Happy Birthday to you'!
- Every'day become very wonderful,Because it is spent with you,This special day is very colorful,Because it is your birthday,Happy Birthday sweetheart!!
- Love is an amazing feeling& you are giving it.My heart is never reeling,& you are holding it,
- Having a boyfriend like youIs like a treasure chestWith you company I can putAll my problem and worries to youWith you all my nights turnInto bday celebration partiesEvery day become a festival for meHave an amazing happy BirthdayI love you & I wish you the best…
- May you become exactlyWhat you want to becomeI hope this birthday becomeThe best birthday ever.You are a special personYou have special place in my heartHappy Birthday Darling!!
- Happy Bday To best boyfriendIn the whole world.Who never value youWith diamond, gold or silverStill my heart flip-flopWhen I look at youYou are the oneWho value me with emotionsMay this day shower youWith lot of wishes and blessings
Happy Birthday to you!
- Happy Birthday Poems for Your Boyfriend
- I do not believe in BFF (Best Friend forever)But, having a friend like you makes a differenceI do not believe in Best Friend eternallyBut, having a friend you support every wayI do not believe that best friends never fightThis the things they meant to doI do not believe in perfect friendshipIt also goes through many compromisesAll I know is a true friendshipWhich stay forever.
Happy Birthday, sweetheart.
- The curve on my faceIs not because of money and success.The curve on my faceIs not because of these materialistic thingsThe reason behind the curveIs you and only you.You are more than a bestie,I Love you & Happy Birthday to you.
- Happy Birthday to my dear boyfriendWho is the only reason of my daily smile,You are more precious than the gold,You make my life fully complete,Having you as my boyfriend isThe best thing happened in my life,You are my prince and become my king in future,I will love you,Throughout my life.
Love Poems for Boyfriends Birthday Long
So, At the end we are sharing these Long Boyfriends birthday poem on his birthday. Write them down on cards, Images or Photo.
- And another year has passed cuddling together,Today is the time to blow the candle and cut the cake.And once again, I will start thinkingThe sweet time we spend together.I am very lucky to have you in my lifeYou fill my life with lot of love and careEvery day is full of pleasure and treasure,Your helping nature always gives the warmthTo stay with you.
Living a life with you feel me super safe and secure,
Because your love is unconditional and selfless
Your loving attitude makes me feel blessed,
I always enjoy your company with peace and joy.
For me, your birthday is a very special day;
I hope I can also bring pleasure and excitement in your life.
- I wish your birthdayHappens everydaySo I can celebrate your special dayAnd make the rememberableYou have made my life very happyJust by being yourselfYou are so handsome,My crush on you rises every day
Your special day is
So special to me
That I want to show my
Love and romance every day
I can pretend every day
To be your Birthday
And Make the day special
And celebrating for you
And show your worth
In front of me.
Happy Birthday, Sweetheart.
- It's a special day created for you,When wishes for you in this New Year,You will gather the year which moved too fast,Forget about the time which wasted in past.Enjoy the day which god has planted for you,With blessing sing for you and your family,Although I am a part of this day
Let's bloom it with surprises and party,
This poetry is for my lovely heart
Who is garden of happiness and joy.
- I am Enjoy the gift of having you in my life,Your bday just signifies what I feelAnd how much I feel for youSo, on your Birthday,I thank you for everything you gave me,You just complete my life.There are no gift more valuables than yourYou are the most precious thing in this world.So Happy Birthday Sweetheart…
I just ask god to give more moments like today,
You are the most handsome flower in the whole world,
Happy Birthday my love.
- Just remember all the best moments of us…All the kisses, hugs, and intimate thingsThe way we are when we are togetherAre the most nostalgic moments…Nothing can compare these momentsSo, on this special day of your birthdayLet recall all the moments we spent togetherAnd make some more interesting and unforgettable moments…
Today I am going to start a new chapter of Love affair
Let's give it a fresh start or a new beginning…
Happy Birthday dear Boyfriend.
Best Birthday Wishes To Lover Boyfriend
So, I want your search for Birthday Poems for Boyfriend ends here. Just enjoy the day with your special person and make him feel special. Don't forget to share special things of day with us.


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I love perfume! I think I have worn perfume almost everyday of my life since I was a teenager, my first one being Blue Grass, which my mother bought for me during a trip we made to Paris. Whenever ever I smell it, I am instantly taken back to a time when I was young and my mother was showing me how to dab the scent carefully onto my wrists and behind my ears. As well as taking us to difference points in our lives, perfume can also evoke different people. My father always wore Eau Savage by ChristianDior and every time I smell it, I am always reminded of him.
Because perfume can arouse such strong feelings and memories, I spent a long time thinking about what kind of scent the characters in THE ROYAL SHEIKH would have. The hero, Sheikh Rafiq, would wear a heavy cologne. It would be expensive to reflect his wealth, it would have undertones of musk to evoke sex and it would smell slightly exotic, but at the same time international to reflect his Arabian origins but jet-set lifestyle. Royal-Oud by Creed would be perfect for him as it was inspired by 'wood, leather, marble and gold, elements of a royal Persian palace' and it gives the wearer 'a touch of the splendour of palace life, Persian and Parisian' (Creed Boutique).
In contrast, Clare MacKay, the heroine of the novel, would wear a very different type of scent. Unlike the Sheikh, she is not rich or overtly sexual. Instead, she is a hard-working professional, focusing on becoming a fully qualified architect. Therefore, she would just wear a small amount of a classic, light floral fragrance, such as Light Blue by Dolce and Gabbana. In addition, she would use bathroom products scented with cherry blossom, which would evoke her Japanese ancestry, such as L'Occitane's Cherry Blossom Bath and Shower Gel.
While Clare is staying in a luxury hotel in the Middle East, visiting the Skeikh's kingdom, she uses a jasmine-scented shampoo provided by the hotel. What brand do you think it would be? Also, what's your favourite scent and why?


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We know we are in an island but I believe there is some form of constitution in this island government that protects the labourers in any form of inconsitencies in what is expected of each person working for a company. We know you are one of the biggest revenue generating companies in this island, but the system in each department tells a different story: many people are being sent to different departments to cover missing leg work; leg work that is obviously can be achieved by actually making the higher management see each of its subordinates slacking off on their shifts. This is so unfair to the ones who actually work their asses off and not walk around eating their fifth serving of sweets on their fourth hour in their shift. If it wasn't for the benefits of working here, I would have let go of my passion to run your new project. In all honesty, I am terribly demotivated by what I see in the system. It is not good.
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Postmodernism never fails to surprise me. How else can a band like Street Sects be explained? The duo of Leo Ashline and Shaun Ringsmuth make music that gets under the skin like a splinter. It pierces, pricks, irritates and eventually gives way to a kind of wounded acceptance. This is all apparent on their new release, The Kicking Mule.
The band's combination of ostensibly disparate influences (their press release name checks Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Berlin-era Bowie and NIN) should not work together as well as they do. Taking more than a few pages from the dissonance of early industrial music, Street Sects create serrated songs that offer more of a stuttering heartbeat than a smoothly flowing melody. At least that's how it seems at first.
Although they use samples throughout The Kicking Mule, Street Sects does not sound anything like the halcyon days of bands like Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire or Ministry, despite being clearly inspired by those heavy hitters. It's more like the band is making music while a TV is on in the background, on a channel that only plays old movies. (Probably a tube TV, and definitely a non-cable channel.) This isn't to say that their samples are just background noise; it's obvious that they are carefully curated. However, there is a kind of accidental brilliance in the way they add to the mood rather than directing it.
With electronic drums that sound like the wet slap of a leather blackjack on skin, and Ashline's sharp, sneering vocals, it can be hard to get a handle on Street Sects at first. It seems like just jagged noise and affectation. Stick with it, though, and the payoff is grand. There are melodies in between the spaces of these songs, and lyrics that sound like a modern interpretation of the sleazy noir stylings of pulp writer Jim Thompson.
The song titles read like chapters in a novel: specific but inscrutable. "269 Soulmates," "Suicide by Cop," "Chasing the Vig," "The Drifter." These are characters who aren't just flawed, they're severely fucked up. And the lyrics! It's both comforting and painful to find oneself relating to lines like: "Everyone you love / Lets you down / Stop reaching out / Lie back down / Don't get up" (from "In for a World of Hurt"). Ashline spits out his lyrics like poison, and often unleashes throat-shedding screams, so when he throws in a vibrato, the effect is like an apology after a fight. Soothing, but waiting for the next blow to land.
"Everyone's at Home Eventually" is stark, confessional and stunning in its straightforwardness. Subtle chord changes and hammering drumbeats coalesce to create something that's relentless and raw. The chorus is full of heartbreak, even more so when learning that Street Sects didn't even form until after Ashline kicked a 13-year addiction six years ago: "Fell down / For fifteen years / I know I wasted half my life drunk on doubt and now I'll do without."
The songs on The Kicking Mule end with a bang, not a whimper, and perhaps none are more seductively nihilistic than "The Drifter." The narrator's lack of regrets ("I would do it all over again") are counterbalanced with a kind of lust for his own demise: "You can bury me alive / I'll bring the shovel."
Street Sects is the kind of band that a lot of people would call "problematic," but they're a much-needed smack in the face in a world that seems less compassionate with each passing day. The Kicking Mule indicates that it's time to get tough and fight back.
The Kicking Mule was released by The Flenser on October 26, 2018.
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THE debut of Hilton brands with the opening of Hilton Garden Inn, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has truly redefined the taste of hospitality services enjoyed in Nairobi, Kenya.
The magnificent hotel is strategically situated on Mombasa Road, adjacent to the airport which serves as an easy access to both business and leisure visitors to Nairobi. Withcomplimentary shuttle available for pick up and drop off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for all resident guests. The hotel is about 15km Downtown Nairobi and Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi is a place for travellers who deserve a satisfying hospitality experience peculiar with global Hilton brands in more than 720 locations in 33 countries and territories.
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