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Her logic is simple. �See the recently set national mark in 4x400 women�s relay is 3 mins 28 secs. Most of those who set the record travel the distance in 53 secs. Multiply that with four and the time you get is more than the new national mark,� she argues.
The double Asian Games gold-medallist thinks there must be something wrong and didn�t rule out chances of large-scale doping.
P.T. Usha had levelled similar charges after K.M. Beenamol broke her long-standing 400 record in a meet in Kiev. According to Sikdar, there will be little authentic about Indian athletics unless proper action is taken.
The Asian Games double gold-medallist thinks Indians stand no chance of doing well in the track events in the Sydney Olympics.
Bhengra played for India in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina and represented Mohun Bagan and MMC in the Calcutta League from 1980 to 1986. Things turned to worse after the left-back left Calcutta and returned to his native village of Uyurguraiah, near Ranchi.
A father of five, Bhengra sought employment as casual labourer in some of the farms but had to settle for crushing stones to feed his family, which does not own any land.
Reducing 100 blocks of stones to tiny pieces fetched Rs 60/65 and the former Bengal captain says it was impossible to meet the mark everyday. The dust emanating from the chunks has affected his sight.
�I had no alternative since there are not too many arable lands in our village which reduces the number of job opportunities. I had to make small pieces out of these big blocks to look after my wife, three sons and two daughters,� Bhengra, now 54, recollects. This went on for about four-five years.
His drudgery drew the attention of former women�s hockey player Savithri Putri and his plight started making the headlines. Last year, the Indian Hockey Federation presented him Rs 50,000. He is now based at SSI Ucchavidyalaya, in Kuthi, and travels to other schools in Gumla (St Ignatious), Bahrihatu, Palamau and Ranchi where he conducts two-month camps for a monthly salary of Rs 3,000.
Among others to have offered help is Sunil Gavaskar, who grants him Rs 1,000 per month. Bhengra also gets a monthly assistance of Rs 500 from Mahesh Bhupathi.
All this, however, has not brought about any dramatic change in his lifestyle. His eldest son works as a labourer in a farm in Punjab and his daughters are yet to be married off.
Yet, his eyes turn bright when he says that his younger sons, Jitender (14) and Arjun (9) have taken to hockey. The former plays right-half and is a boarder at the SSI Ucchavidyalaya where his father teaches the game.
Among the 14 who were feted at the function marking the 95th birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand, was the legend�s son, Raj Kumar Singh. He led Bengal in 1976. Former international star Balbir Singh was the chief guest.
Those who failed to turn up were Inam-ur Rehman, Leslie Claudius, Vece Paes, R. Shah, Tom Mendes, Joginder Singh and Bir Bahadur Chhetri. While Claudius is away in Sydney, Joginder and Chhetri are in Delhi to take part in the former�s benefit match.
Chief guest Balbir, who scored India�s winning goal in the 1966 Asian Games final against Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur, was presented Rs 5,000. The Bengal skippers, who reside in the city were given Rs 2,000 each and others Rs 3,000 each.
Anwar Ahmed, Gurbux Singh, Raj Kumar Singh, D.K. Ghosh, Samar Mukherjee, Ranjan Pal, Gopal Bhengra, Anand Mandapaka, Balwinder Singh, Anil Maity, Cecil Saviel, Christopher Thomas, Zafar-ul Hussain, M.S. Yadav.
Former stars honoured
In another ceremony marking Dhyan Chand�s birthday, the State Bank of India felicitated several former stars. Among those honoured at the local head office of the bank were Gurbux Singh, Pankaj Roy, Tulsidas Balaram, P.K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Sukumar Samajpati and Bula Chowdhury. SBI chief general manager S.K. Gupta felicitated the stars.
Khalsa HS champion
Khalsa High School beat Behala Parnasree Vidyamandir 3-0 for the Pankaj Gupta Memorial hockey title. Parminder Singh, Jagroop Singh and Hardeep Singh scored. Belgachia Manohar Academy got the Fair Play trophy.
Manipur�s Posterior Hockey Academy won the under-16 invitational meet, beating Khalsa HS 5-3 in the tie-breaker.
The teams were locked 2-2 in regulation time with M. Gandhi and K.H. Dhajid scoring for the Manipur team. Jagdish Singh and Ravinder Jeet Singh struck for Khalsa HS.
Entally Hockey Association beat Paikpara Sporting 4-2 on penalties to win the Dhyan Chand Memorial (U-14) title.
Regulation time ended 1-1 with Avijit Biswas scoring for the Paikpara team and Amit Hella equalising.
Hockey quiz
Howrah Brathi won the Hockey Darpan organised hockey quiz competition at the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club with 55 points. Students AC came second with 20. Nilimesh Roy was the quiz master.
Though the top-brass is still undecided, it has been agreed that M. P. Parmar, CAB�s director of coaching, will be given a specific brief on his functioning.
�He will have to take a wider role in the interests of the state,� was how a top CAB official put it.
Parmar, under whose guidance Bengal last won the Ranji Trophy in 1989-90, was recalled to the state and requested to adorn the coveted post last season at the behest of Jagmohan Dalmiya. But in the absence of any proper guidelines, the team�s thinktank rarely took any interest in utilising his experience.
Parmar hardly participated in selection or team meetings. Neither did he get involved in any practice session. In effect, he was often made to feel like an �outsider�.
But Bengal�s dismal showing � they failed to make the knockout stage � has forced the CAB bosses to chalk out a definite plan this time. With the 66-year-old veteran coach unwilling to take independent charge, the authorities are likely to make his services available as a �consultant�.
He will, in fact, be asked to work in tandem with the coach and given a free hand to tackle any indiscipline on or off the field, an aspect Parmar feels is the root cause of failure.
�From what little I�ve seen last year, the approach was very casual at nets. The seniors, like Utpal Chatterjee and Srikant Kalyani, were noticeably more dedicated than the juniors,� Parmar told The Telegraph.
He did point that out to concerned players on a couple of ocassions last season, but corrective steps weren�t followed in the long run.
�The second line of the Bengal squad is not sound. The players know there are few replacements and this allows complacency to creep in.
�I feel a few of the current players have been pushed into the fray a little too early. They haven�t come through the hard work, which is essential for success,� Parmar explained.
�Players have taken professionalism to a different level. Earlier, we used to have physical conditioning sessions as a prelude to the new season but now players are off to England in the off season. Naturally team spirit suffers. No feeling develops for the state,� he laments.
This �feeling� is one aspect Parmar will have to work on along with the coach.
Though the CAB is not looking beyond the state for a coach, another round of failure may prompt a rethink next season. But one thing is certain: Palash Nandy will not make an unceremonious exit. He will get a fair hearing if the CAB decides to dump him.
After yesterday�s loss to Tollygunge Agragami, anything other than a win against Mohammedan Sporting at Salt Lake Stadium tomorrow will virtually blow out their chances of recapturing the Super League title. The man who took Mohun Bagan past Mohammedan Sporting with a �golden goal� in the McDowell Cup semi-final, Jose Ramirez Barreto, is out with two bookings.
So is Debjit Ghosh. But coach Subrata Bhattacharya must be more upset at the absence of the Brazilian forward rather than the defender whom he uses as a defensive midfielder.
�We can�t think of anything but a win and will go all out for that,� Bhattacharya said and added Rennedy Singh will play his first match of the season. That should add variety to his midfield alreday boasting the likes of Basudeb Mondal, R.P. Singh and Satyajit Chatterjee. But then, his worries lie deeper. A shaky defence, and Mohammedan Sporting do have a lively forward line.
Coach Syed Firoze said Mohammedan Sporting will not play the typical defence-oriented game and go for three points which shall take them them closer to the third spot. �A shock defeat can force two outcomes � they�ll either be too dejected or come out with an accentuated urge to do well. Whatever happens, it should not alter our plans,� said Firoze.
The trio of Abdul Khalique, Nazim-ul Haq and Kasif Jamal has been effective this season and put three past the Bagan defence in the McDowell Cup before losing 3-4. Also, they were only team apart from East Bengal to have snatched points from Mohun Bagan in the Super Division first-leg stage.
Tolly eye a point vs EB
In another crucial match at Kishore Bharati Stadium, East Bengal meet Tollygunge Agragami and need a win to rule out Mohun Bagan�s slim chances of forcing a play-off final. Tollygunge, after yesterday�s giant-killing act, are cautious and their coach said one point is what he is looking for.
Shankar Moitra, criticised for being unable to turn a bunch of mediocres into a cohesive unit, did score a vital point yesterday which fetched his team three precious ones. His aim now is to draw against East Bengal which will help them seal the third spot.
East Bengal coach Syed Nayeemuddin, not known for taking things lightly, ruled out chances of being complacent, though a draw tomorrow and another against Bagan Saturday will be enough for his team to win the title.
�They have some good players like Abdulatif Seriki and Sashthi Duley and we are not taking them lightly,� Nayeem said. Midfielder Chandan Das will not be around, having been booked out, but Nayeem didn�t disclose who the replacement would be.
Pugilists Gurcharan Singh, Jitender Kumar, swimmer Nisha Millet and badminton ace Pullela Gopichand received tumultuous applause on receiving their trophies.
There were several prominent Olympians absent today. Hockey skipper Ramandeep Singh and centre-forward Dhanraj Pillay � recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award � are training with the squad Down Under, while athletes Gulab Chand and Gurmeet Kaur are in Jakarta for the Asian Track and Field meet.
Twenty of the 23 chosen for the Arjuna Award received the scroll of honour, bronze statuette of Arjuna and enhanced cash prize of Rs. 1.50 lakh.
There were three recipients for the Droncaharya Award � athletics coach Ken Owen Bossen, weighlifting coach Ajay Kumar Sirohi and boxing coach Hawa Singh (posthumously).
The cash prize for this award is now Rs 2.50 lakh. Since 1985, 22 coaches have been conferred the Dronacharya.
There was a wave of anguish when the name of Hawa Singh, gold-medallist in the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games, was announced. Hawa Singh expired barely a fortnight ago in his native village in Mahendergarh, Haryana.
His wife Angoori Devi collected the award on his behalf, from President K.R. Narayanan.
The maximum applause was reserved for a frail woman named Andal Amma who received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on behalf of her son Dhanraj Pillay.
His brother Ramesh, who played as winger for Bombay, said that Dhanraj would have come and received the award himself had the department of sports paid for his air ticket from Australia.
Pillay is the 10th recipient of Rajiv Khel Ratna and the first hockey player. The prize-money has been enhanced to Rs 3 lakh.
In hockey, three were nominated for lifetime achievements � V.J. Philips, Haripal Kaushik and Balbir Singh.
Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh was also warmly applauded when he received his award in the presence his legendary father Milkha.
In the physically handicapped category, athlete G. Venkata Ravanappa was honoured for his multi-medal efforts in the 1994 and �99 World Masters Games.
Starting indifferently with a winning draw, 16-14 (49 imps to 41) against Japan and a 10-20 loss (39 to 64) to mediocre Cyprus, they blizted unfancied Uruguay 25-5 (55 to 7) to finish the day with 88 VPs from five matches. India play Czech Republic and Egypt late on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, England consolidated their position in the group with two facile wins and a 16-14 winning draw against Indonesia, who have moved up with a blitz over Mexico and a 20-10 win over Yugoslavia.
In the other groups, Australia continued to head group B with three big wins, scoring 69 VPs out of 75 during the day. There are two new but not unexpected leaders in the other groups, Poland and Italy in A and D, respectively, both winning all three matches of the day.
In other important matches, USA got the better of the Netherlands 16-14 on View-Graph despite Berkowitz-Cohen selling a game on a blind opening lead and missing a good slam duly bid by Muller-de Boer of the host nation to thundering applause from the audience in the View-Graph hall.
USA also beat Russia 20-10 while Israel lost 7-23 to France and 6-24 to Sweden.
The Indian ladies, however, have gone from bad to worse and are now lying near the bottom of their group, just one VP ahead of Pakistan. They were blitzed in two consecutive matches by South Africa and Scotland, scoring 5 and 3, before a 15-15 tie with Mexico. India play Egypt and China late on Tuesday.
In group B, Germany have overtaken Greece with three big wins while in group A, Norway overtook Austria for the top spot with a blitz over Ireland in the evening after a 21-9 win over Indonesia and a 16-14 winning draw against Jamaica.
In other important matches of the women�s series, England beat USA 17-13 while China, after being blitzed by Canada, missed a chance to hammer hosts the Netherlands when they bid a grand missing an ace while their opponents languished in game, losing 14-16 in the process.
Meanwhile, State Bank of Travancore has confirmed participation in the finals, beginning September 4. JCT is the other outstation team in this eight-team event.
Coalfields held
The first division group A match between Eastern Coalfields and Kalighat ended goalless. In third division championship play-off matches, Chandni beat Town 2-1, Beleghata SC defeated Janbazar 1-0.
Two share lead
Suvrajit Saha and Shanker Roy shared the top spot with 7.5 points each after Round IX of the all-India Fide-rated meet. Ram Kumar Mishra, Hariom Sharma and Dipan Chakraborty had 7 each.
Read as: Horse number, last four runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight & draw:
1st Race Star Of Italy Cup (1.40 pm)1,400m (Cl II�Rated 66-94)
2nd Race Rontgen Handicap (2.15 pm)1,400m (Cl V �Rt. 00-28) � Indian jockeys only
3rd Race Anybody Here Handicap (2.45 pm)1,400m (Cl IV � Rt. 22-50)
4th Race Douetil Memorial Cup (3.15 pm) 1,400m (Cl III�Rt. 44-72)
Fifth Race Bright Hanovar Handicap (3.45 pm)1,100m (Cl V, 3-y-o onlyRt. 00-28 Indian jockeys only
6th RaceBuchanan Handicap (4.15 pm)1,000m (Cl IV �Rt. 22-50) � Indian jockeys only
Outer sand track1,400m: Anolini (C. Alford) and Crucible (Rb) in 1-47s; (400m) 27s. Former easily 2 ls ahead.
1,200m: Acquest (C. Alford) in 1-28s; (400m) 26s. Handy.
1,000m: Alumina (C. Alford) and Serenader (Rb) in 1-17s; (400m) 27s. Former too good. Citadel (M. Reuben) and Starry Flag (Rabani) in 1-16s; (400m) 28s. Former too good. Mystic Hill (A. P. Singh) in 1-16s; (400m) 28s. Amistad (Rabani) in 1-18s; (400m) 29s.
800m: Amarante (Amil) in 59s; (400m) 28s. Sky Command (Manohar) in 56 2/6s; (400m) 27s. Fit. Little Boy Blue (Brij S.) in 1-3 2/5s; (400m) 30s.
Sand track1,400m: On The Bit (Connorton) in 1-50s; (400m) 31s. Hurricane Star (Connorton) in 1-49s; (400m) 29s.
800m: Global Harmony (G. Singh) in 54 2/5s; (400m) 24 2/5s. Magic Ring (Yacoob) in 1-0s; (400m) 28 3/5s. Fit. Crest Star (Amjad) in 58s; (400m) 25s.
On Monday, outer sand track
800m: Astoria (Rb) in 58s; (400m) 25s.Fit. Magnifico (Rb) in 59s; (400m) 25s. Moved well.
600m: Tsaynen Blue (Upadhya) in 43 2/5s; (400m) 27s. Easy.


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Highest Rank is from January 2013 onwards only. Highest Alpha Rank is from 2005-2012 only.
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It has become a ritual. Every Cyber Monday, ecommerce professionals, including yours truly, forecast a whopping jump in single-day ecommerce sales compared to the year before. Some, such as myself, shameless gloat about the accuracy of their Cyber Monday predictions. But how many of us are willing to pause the celebrations and focus on the quality of those earnings, as opposed to merely the quantity of those earnings?

The Concept of Quality of Earnings

If two businesses make sales of a dollar each, it is not as if they are equally successful. There are many aspects to the quality of earnings, such as its predictability, sustenance, and, most notably its profitability. This seemingly common sense business principle is being violated in almost every one of the millions of ecommerce transactions that take place every single week.

What Aspect of the Earnings of an Ecommerce Business Are of Low Quality?

There are two primary points that get me really worried about the quality of earnings of an ecommerce business:

1) Ecommerce Businesses Are Buying Revenues, Two Dollars to a Dollar!

With aggressive business models, ecommerce businesses are trying to acquire new customers and repeat customers at any cost. It is no exaggeration that many businesses are spending more than two dollars to buy a dollar worth of sales. And that is not because they are fools! It is because analysts today are largely focused only on the sales figures of ecommerce businesses, often to the complete exclusion of expense figures. Go figure!

2) Repeat Buyers Are Elusive

The only way you can rationalize the previous point is if customer loyalty is something you can depend upon. But that is not how ecommerce seems to be evolving. Unlike physical stores that have a high degree of stickiness among a section of their customers, online buyers find it too easy to rush across to another website. In fact, there are specialist sites (e.g., price comparison sites, recommendation sites, review sites, and the like) that actually encourage you to shop smarter than you presently do.

How Do Ecommerce Businesses Improve the Quality of Their Earnings?

This is not an easy problem to solve. All the same, here are some recommendations that could help:

Create Unique Content: If you are like most other ecommerce websites, you will have the same vendor-provided, unoriginal content. How will this encourage loyalty? If visitors could look forward to something original when they visit you, some of them would actually visit. And your persuasive sales copy would probably motivate some of the visitors to go ahead and make an immediate purchase.

Do Not Abandon Profit-Sense: This should be obvious to most business people, but not to ecommerce professionals. In the insane race to enhance sales, do not banish profitability from your mind. Do not attempt to offer the lowest price on the 'net.

Differentiate Yourself: This is easier said than done, but that does not mean it is impossible. Be it proprietary technology, a new path to purchase, or a unique navigation, all of these provide some differentiators. But that is not all. You can be unique in the way you market yourself. Maybe you can master social media. Maybe you can have a strong offline presence.

Your Accounting Books Will Be Very Unforgiving If Your Earnings Quality Does Not Improve

On the one hand, there are the ecommerce website-flipping entrepreneurs who are having a field day creating unprofitable ecommerce businesses that still manage to command exorbitant valuations. On the other, there is the immutable hand of economics that will sooner or later ensure that only the profitable survive. Will your ecommerce business be one of those that survive?


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DANNEMORA, N.Y. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Details continue to leak out of Joyce Mitchell's alleged relationship with Richard Matt, one of two convicted murderers Mitchell allegedly helped escape the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York nearly two weeks ago.
Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie told CNN that Matt painted a portrait of Mitchell's children and gave the painting to Mitchell, who gifted it to her husband, Lyle, as an anniversary present in April. In exchange, Mitchell gave Matt a pair of speed bag gloves.
Authorities have said Mitchell had a sexual relationship with Matt and now are reopening a 2013 investigation into an alleged past relationship with David Sweat, the other escapee. Sources close to the investigation said Mitchell and Matt's sexual encounters took place in the tailor shop. Following the 2013 investigation, Sweat was moved out of the tailor shop to limit his contact with Mitchell.
Lyle Mitchell also worked in the prison's tailoring block. He claims he was unaware of the prisoners' escape plan and wasn't aware of his wife's alleged relationships with Matt and Sweat.
According to Wylie, Joyce Mitchell warned her husband that Matt and Sweat intended to kill him.
"She advised him after the escape of what happened, including the possible murder plot," Wylie told CNN.
Investigators have subpoenaed Joyce Mitchell's cell phone records as they continue to dive into Mitchell's relationships with the two escapees. According to Mitchell's attorney, investigators could find as much as 20 hours of conversations between the convicts. Wylie also said Mitchell spoke with Matt's daughter at least once.
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This one command allows you to become the ender dragon in Vanilla Minecraft.
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BY Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu,
INSURANCE companies should open branches in rural communities to broaden their business and increase national savings.
Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) head of prudential services, Mr Pupurai Togarepi,
said this at the offcial opening of a Moonlight Funeral Assurance and Services branch in Plumtree on Thursday.
He challenged insurance players to come up with products for low income earners saying the industry was a major contributor to the country's revenue base.
"Government has come up with the National Financial Inclusion Policy where we are urging insurance companies to get closer to communities to ensure that people can access these
services as they are crucial," Mr Togarepi said.
"A number of people in rural areas still have to travel long distances to big towns and cities in
order to reach parlours. In the end these people don't subscribe to insurance companies and
Government loses a lot of revenue in the process."
Mr Togarepi urged insurance companies to enlist all citizens of the country and appealed to
local authorities to avail land to insurance companies that wanted to establish more branches.
He said the IPEC would continue to monitor players in the insurance industry to ensure that
they adhere to regulations.
"As a regulatory body of the insurance industry we will continue monitoring and examining
products of companies closely to ensure that they are correctly priced and are up to standard.
We also expect rights of members to be preserved and protected.
"We also urge small insurance companies, burial societies and other small players in the
industry to register their operations so they can be protected," said Mr Togarepi.
He commended Moonlight Funeral Assurance and Services for establishing a branch in
Plumtree Town and advised the company to ensure that it employed locals from the border
town for the new branch.
Moonlight provident associates group chief executive officer, Dr Chomi Makina said the firm
has established over 40 branches in the country and four in South Africa.
He said plans were under way to establish more branches. The Plumtree branch was established at a cost of $250 000.
"We opened our first branch in 1995 in Harare and we now have over 40 branches countrywide.
We are in the process of establishing more branches because our vision is to ensure that we are present in every district.
"We also offer repatriation services for Zimbabweans living in South Africa. In South Africa we have personnel in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Polokwane and Durban," said Dr Makina.
He said they got into an arrangement with South African based insurance companies that were responsible for ferrying bodies from the neighbouring country to the border or airports while Moonlight Funeral Assurance was responsible for collecting the bodies from the border.
Dr Makina said they would engage Botswana authorities in order to extend their services to
Zimbabweans living there.
Minister of Rural Development, Promotion and Preservation of National Culture and Heritage,
Cde Abednico Ncube, who officially opened the funeral parlour said its existence will go a long
way in developing Matabeleland region. – The Chronicle


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The "Bike'n Hike" concept was born out of a failed backpacking trip to Jirisan National Park in February of 2014. The logistics of that trip, for whatever reason, weren't coming together and out of frustration we got out our wall map of Jeolla-Do and started looking for alternatives. Naejangsan National Park, the closest to Gwangju, was an obvious alternative choice. Within about 15 minutes Jirisan was long forgotten, our bikes had replaced our car, and our first Bike'n Hike tour was organized and ready to go.
We've come a long way since then and have slowly been extending our reach to include a variety of destinations. It's been a great way to explore the countryside and essentially combines some of my favorite hobbies (traveling, cycling, hiking, camping and eating) into a manageable few days of adventure!
Bike'n Hike in Numbers:
Kilometers cycled: 1582
Kilometers hiked: 88
Fastest speed: 84.3 km/hr
Flat tires: 1
National Parks visited: 6
Provincial Parks visited: 5
Beaches visited: 2
Nights in a tent: 5
Nights in a minbak/pension/motel: 11
Number of seasons: 4
Provinces visited: 3
Calories burned: 50,000+
Bike'n Hike History:
Bike'n Hike (I): Naejangsan National Park. February 2014.
Bike'n Hike (II): Naejangsan Natinoal Park. June 2014.
Bike'n Hike (III): Wolchulsan National Park. July 2014.
Bike'n Hike (IV): Jirisan National Park / Hallyeohaesang National Park / Suncheon Bay. July 2014.
Bike'n Hike (V): Yulpo Beach (via Mudeungsan National Park and Boseong Green Tea Fields). August 2014.
Bike'n Hike (VI): Naejangsan National Park. September 2014.
Bike'n Hike (VII): Chuwolsan Provincial Park. January 2015.
Bike'n Hike (VIII): Geumseongsanseong Fortress Wall (Damyang). May 2015.
Bike'n Hike (IX): Jirisan National Park. June 2015.
Bike'n Hike (X): Mudeung National Park. July 2015.
Bike'n Hike (XI): Naejangsan National Park. August 2016.
Bike'n Hike (XII): Byeonsanbando National Park (Buan). August 2016.
Bike'n Hike (XIII): Chuwolsan Provincial Park. September 2016
Bike'n Hike (XIV): Yulpo Beach (Boseong) / Ikgeum Beach (Goheung) / Suncheon Bay. September 2016
Bike'n Hike Photos:
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Naejangsan National Park
Wolchulsan National Park
Wolchulsan National Park
Mudeungsan National Park
Suncheon Bay
Chuwolsan Provincial Park
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It was an offhand comment over a beer that launched the quirky challenge. Ola
Helland, a 25-year-old web designer, explains: "When I was out drinking with
my good friend Jørgen on the 6th of June 2009 I said a sentence that changed
my life. We were discussing the internet and how amazing it is, when I said:
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collect one million giraffes if I wanted to.' I wasn't really thinking about
what I was saying, but Jørgen wouldn't let that sentence go. He refused to
believe it was possible to collect that many giraffes, so we made a bet. The
wager was, as it always is with our silly bets, a case of beer"
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What Do You Think Are the Most Important Things In Life?What do you think are the most important things in life, such as time, friendship, music...etc.??
WiseSophia 18-21 2 Responses 0 Jun 19, 2009
Just got played big time.Went out to buy something and this guy stopped me and told me that he was selling an iPad, iPhone, and a laptop for £250, honestly I thought it was cheap so I decided to chip in money and buy it. I told him I d pay £180 for the three times with no hesitation he said okay. I...
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George Washington French, ca. 1940
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Photographer George W. French uncharacteristically sits in front of the lens.
French was born in Kezar Falls, and became interested in photography as a child. As an adult he moved to New Jersey to work for the Boy Scouts. While there, he started a business in art and commercial photography. He lived in New Jersey with his wife Margaret and two children, Donald and Barbara.
French moved back to Maine to work as the official photographer for the Development Commission. He worked for the state from 1936-1955. French was responsible for capturing photographs that promoted Maine's tourism industry.
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At least two hardcore Maoists were apprehended by joint forces of 10 NAP (IR) battalion and West Bengal police during a joint operation inside Jhalda forest in Purulia district, West Bengal September 12. According to state police PRO, IGP S.T. Sangtam, the 10 NAP (IR) bn, which was just inducted into field operation duties in Maoist-infested West Bengal, made its first mark during this joint operation. The police department said that initially nine suspects were apprehended but later confirmed that two were hardcore Maoist activists. The two were identified as one Santosh Maji of Chirudhar village and Atul Prasad Besra of Bawra Kotcha village, under Jhalda police station limits. Santosh Maji, reported to be a key Maoist organizer in the area, has been under wanted list in connection with some case.
(Not all of us can do great things. But, we can do small things with great love. Mother Teresa)
With eighty four people residing at the Kohima Orphanage and Destitute Home (KODH)


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A farmer collects soil samples from the field because she is curious about the possible microbes that might live there. Using a microscope she noticed two different kinds of cells: One is small with no separate internal structures; the other is much larger and contains several different internal structures. What are the names of the two types of cells? Describe two structures that are found in both types of cells and two structures that are only found in the larger type of cells.
2. Syndrome X is an inherited disease that only develops in individuals who are homozygous recessive for gene X. An individual with Syndrome X has parents that do not have this disease. What is the parents' genotype for gene X? What is the probability that they may have another child with Syndrome X? Explain your answers.
3. What type of ecosystems can be found in the area where you live? Describe a food web in one of these ecosystems and one example of how human activities have affected this ecosystem.
4. Explain why it is a good choice environmentally to eat a vegetarian diet using what you have learned about energy transfer in food chains and the second law of thermodynamics. Include the following terms in your answer: herbivore, omnivore, trophic level, energy. Hint: think about the resources and energy used to produce different types of food.
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Xien and I pretty much knew right off the bat that we were going to have fun with these two during their e-session in the North End of Historic Boston, MA!!! Jessica and Joe are so flippin' cute together, not to mention a little silly too! (with some prompting from me) We also knew rather quickly that this was going to be a great e-session photographically right after the shyness wore off. (with a little help) It was my can't miss recipe for great photos again… all together now, "fun/expressive couple madly in love + great location + good light + lots of TIME + Xien and I = great photos!!!"
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Our only problem with this shoot, was deciding what photos to post because I liked so many of them! We met up at our studio and drove into Boston together. We all had a great time just talking all the way into the city. After cruising the streets of Boston for a bit, ok a lonngggg bit… we then headed over to Hanover Street for some great Italian food. We can't wait to photograph your wedding next year guys…
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'I SPEAK my mind; you are blunt; he is rude." We all know the conjugation game, how we excuse or ignore in ourselves the faults we find in others.
Much of the overheated language used about tax is in fact a giant communal version of the conjugation game. "I pay the right amount of tax; you pay no more than you have to; he doesn't pay his fair share."
The feeling that we are paying taxes which others are unfairly avoiding is highly corrosive. It fosters resentment and suspicion, and weakens the notion of collective solidarity on which the tax system rests.
That is why circulars from the taxman emphasise the "fair share" theme.
The problem with this approach is that while support for laws and rules needs to be based on the feeling that they are fair, fairness and legality are quite distinct things. You and I may have very different ideas about what is or isn't fair, but – at least in theory – we both know what the law is, and it is the law that sets out how much tax we have to pay.
This mismatch is relevant to us as investors because of the current furore over some high-profile multinational companies which, allegedly, exploit complicated loopholes in order to pay much less tax than they should.
If we are shareholders, we are better off – and the same goes for various other interested parties, as I'll explain in a minute – but if this practice alienates customers and provokes governments into tightening the rules, we may end up worse off.
And there is also the ethical issue: do we want to condone behaviour seen by many to be unethical by investing in such companies?
The dilemma can be seen in a new light (if not resolved) by the insight that corporation tax, the tax that companies pay on their profits, is not really paid by companies at all.
The observation is not original, but just as the council tax isn't paid by houses but by the people who live in them, corporation tax is not paid by companies but by the four groups of real people who are brought together when a company does business: employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders.
Every penny in corporation tax means lower wages for workers, higher prices for customers, lower incomes for suppliers and lower dividends for shareholders.
And the reverse is true: a reduction in tax actually benefits all of these groups.
There are three reasons why corporation tax survives despite its inherent irrationality.
One is good, the other two aren't. The good reason is that it is sometimes technically easier to tax at this level than to try and catch the underlying real people.
Multinationals have worldwide supply chains and investor bases, and their hundreds of thousands of employees and millions of customers are similarly global.
The two bad reasons are that no-one likes big companies so taxing them is popular, and that virtually all governments impose corporation tax so the pressure on any one government to abolish it is minimal. Indeed, any developed world government, such as Ireland, which reduces corporation tax significantly is likely to face criticism for "unfair competition".
Fairness, as we've seen, is a slippery and subjective idea, but after the expenses scandal you would have to be tone deaf to irony not to laugh at politicians criticising companies for following the letter but not the spirit of the law.
If politicians make the rules so complicated that they are a snare for the unwary and a dripping roast for the well-advised, whose fault is that?
The really important questions about tax, which go well beyond transfer pricing, offshore tax havens and other picturesque side issues, are, first, how much do we need to raise, and, second, who is going to pay it?
On the first question, if we demand services from the government that cost, say 45 per cent of GDP, then that is the proportion of national income which the government will have to squeeze from us in tax, less a few per cent that it will borrow.
That is the amount that the notional average taxpayer pays – in income tax, national insurance, VAT, petrol and alcohol duties, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, council tax and so on, as well as indirectly through corporation tax.
The second question is even more explosive, but let's not assume that there is a huge unexploited reserve of unpaid corporation tax which we could tap into without adverse consequences.
• Gareth Howlett is fund manager director at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management


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A spice rack can often become a spice drawer and then a spice cupboard, especially for those for love to make home-cooked meals more often than not; the Cylindra Spice Rack is a great alternative to these tasty takeovers. A compact design that does away with individual jars that take up too much space, the Cylindra Spice Rack is made up of what could be likened to peri dishes that load neatly into one standing contraption.
Designed by Matt Carr and Helen T. Miller for Umbra, the Cylindra Spice Rack is not only compact, it is also sleek and minimalist. Each individual 'dish' is finished with a movable band that allows people to sprinkle a little or a lot of seasoning. It comes in a set of six.
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Wit & Wisdom's Kitchen Table Series
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- Wit & Wisdom Bar and LAMILL COFFEE Four Seasons Hotel
- March 22, 2017
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Wit & Wisdom is pleased to present the Kitchen Table Series, a rotating Wednesday evening multi-course tasting experience at the restaurant's Kitchen Table. Each dinner will be led by the talented team of Executive Chef Zack Mills, Pastry Chef Dyan Ng, or Sommelier Julie Dalton.
The Kitchen Table Series will take place every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. beginning February 1. For more details and to reserve your spot at the Kitchen Table, please call Shannon Toback @ 410-223-1464.Visit Event Website for More Info


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Continuing my live-blogging from International Legal Technology Association's Annual Conference. . . .
This session builds on last year's session by Bruce MacEwen and John Alber. They will review the basic economics of law firms – what makes them similar to other businesses and what differentiates them – and then explore particular applications of these principles with special emphasis on deciding where best to make technology investments. Included in this session will be some exposure to statistical analysis techniques that help you understand which practices can benefit from additional investments – including technology investments – and which cannot.
- John Alber – Bryan Cave, LLP
- Bruce MacEwen – Adam Smith, Esq.
My Notes:
The market conditions today:
- clients are unhappy with the level of service
- clients are reducing the number of firms that service them
- purchasing agents are key players in law firm selection
- clients are driving change like Legal OnRamp
- extraordinary price and budget pressure
- clients are banding together to band together on issues like associate compensation, diversity, etc.
What are law firms doing in response:
- A lot of business as usual
- Some growth in fixed fee engagements, risk sharing proposals
- Some creative technology responses
- Some increased use of business analytic tools to refine pricing, staffing models (see Redwood Dashboard)
Interview with Jeremy Hand
Chairman of British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
Quoted in LegalWeek June 19, 2008 on the failings of law firm management
"Very often the managing or the senior partner does not actually control, run and manage the firm in a way that other professionally run organizations would expect to see. In fact, making quick, effective, efficient, and in some cases bold commercial decisions to take advantage of opportunities like the Legal Services Act is simply beyond the capabilities of the partnership group as a whole to make. I do not necessarily think that the best outcomes are going to be delivered by lawyers who happen to have been promoted into senior management roles."
Someone has to propagate knowledge of business fundamentals into the decision-making process on pricing, staffing and growth decisions. A starting point on the decision-making process is to understand law firm economics.
The income statement of the "P and L" has three variables:
- Rates
- Hours
- Realization
All three of these variables have a ceiling. They are not unlimited. You can only at so high a rate, work so many hours and only reach 100% realization.
The expense side consists of:
- people (65%)
- rent (26%)
- everything else (9%), including IT which ranges from 1% to 7%
The percentages are rough averages.
Law firms cannot compromise on talent (people) or being in Class A downtown space in financial capitals. Law firms should be able to budget their expenses very accurately.
Profit Margins. The AmLaw 100 averaged a profit margin of 36%. The downside is that a 10% discount on rates leads to a 28% drop in profits. The expense side is very fixed.
What does an equity partner cost? They have the cost as a worker. You have to pay them what an equally talented non-equity partner would be paid. They are managers. You have to pay them what you would have to pay a professional manager to do the job. They are owners and have a residual claim on profits after everyone else gets paid. The "Profits Per Partner" figure combines all three costs into one.
Where does IT fit in? Every penny spent on IT comes out of the partners pocket. If you are going to make an investment decision, you need a compelling case that it will pay for itself in full or better this year. There is not concept of "retained earnings." Law firms strip cash out and distribute to the partners.
Every professional services firm (including law firms) has a mix of revenue creating groups and expense creating groups. The working lawyers create expense and rainmakers create cash. That is comparing hours billed to fees billed. This is a touchy issue inside law firms. Lots of lawyers do not like to talk about profitability.
In looking at profitability, you need to analyze the relationship between revenue and expense. It is not always linear. If they are linear, the opportunities for profits to increase are limited. If they are non-linear, with revenue increases not tied to expenses, then profits can rapidly increase.
You can break the linear relationship by not being tied to hourly billing. That has a built-in cap on profitability.
There are also three time-tested ways to influence the relationship between revenue and expense:
- Brand – For example, wall street firms. Can you be the go to firm and charge a premium
- Lifetime client value – Not thinking matter by matter, but as a flow of revenue and experience
- Transactional costs
IT, Finance and other law firm business functions can strongly influence the relationship between revenue and expense by creating a kind of "information gravitation" that makes decision-making information transparent and accessible.
Transparency questions that can help be answered with technology:
- Am I making money now?
- Where is the break-even point?
- How can I disassociate income from expense?
- How can I increase lifetime client value?
- Are my service levels appropriate to my price model?
- What supply/demand conditions are we operating in?
Make this information is the key to getting better decision-making inside the firm.
Law firm matters/transactions/cases are essentially projects with resources, tasks to be accomplished and a critical path to the desired end.
One way to show transparency is to show the margin per partner per hour.
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Thanks to everyone that tried the first preview of the new CameraSim. I so appreciate everyone's time and valuable feedback! In this new v0.2 release, we inch forward with a few new features:
Focal Length
In additional to simulating physical distance from the subject, you can now dial in a focal length between 18mm and 55mm. For now, I'm simulating a 1.6 cropped sensor since these are so common in the DSLR universe. Note how the level of zoom affects the depth of field.
Speaking of depth of field…
I'm hitting some technical limitations that are keeping this from being perfectly accurate, but I'll continue fiddling with my formulas and improving this with each releases.
Move the new Focus slider to manually adjust the focus, or click the "Auto" button to autofocus on whatever is in front of the center focal point of the viewfinder. Even better: just click your mouse while it's over the viewfinder to autofocus! Let me point out again that only the center focal point is active. This was partly to avoid programming complexity for the time being, but this is actually how I have my own camera set. (Not everyone agrees with this, but I'm a "focus, frame, shoot" kind of person and will be so until I'm in the cold, cold ground.)
There's no shame in clicking around to all the different controls, but just know that it is so much faster (and more fun, I think) to use the shortcut controls. Here's an example: left-mouse-drag to look around, right-mouse-drag to orbit the subject, scroll-wheel to move closer, left-mouse click to autofocus, then spacebar to snap the photo!
This looks and sound more complex than it is, but give it a try and see what you think. (I don't yet have a shortcut for focal length, so you'll still have to drag that slider manually.)
Up next
Based on the feedback I got from the last release, I know many people are eager to see some exposure controls. Before I tackle that however, I'm going to implement multiple lenses and multiple subjects (and on-camera flash if I can fit it in). This, I think, will make the exposure controls more meaningful when I finally get them implemented.
Until then, check out the new (and still free) version 0.2 and keep the feedback coming!


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Firms Design Seattle SEO Packages That Improve Website Performance
Posted on 05. Jun, 2014 by Jay in Info Article
Many Bellevue SEO consulting companies have been offering their services so that big and small businesses can get the most out of their presence online. This kind of service, though relatively new, has already helped turn humble local stores into successful enterprises. Yet, there are still those like Joshua Steimle, a contributor for Forbes, who are still getting questions about what SEO firms do:
"Oh, you run an SEO firm? So…what exactly do you do?" This is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive. I often give the simple and short answer "We help companies get business from search engines," but this always leads to the follow up question "How do you do that?" I then explain that SEO is primarily three activities; 1) creating content, 2) building high quality links (I used to just say "building links" but when there are thousands of companies building bad links and doing all sorts of harm in the process, I have to qualify my statement), and 3) analyzing results and adjusting accordingly.
Steimle has perfectly summarized what SEO companies do and how they are helping many businesses reach their full potentials, penetrating untapped markets to further expand their reach successfully. Businesses often go for consultants and firms that make extensive and comprehensive Seattle SEO packages designed to improve their websites' performance to get business online and customer traffic.
A traditional SEO package starts with a site audit to help identify pages that would become target for keywords and phrases that people commonly use on product and service research. This kind of audit also checks for issues, such as duplicate or multiple content on the website that says the same thing.
Another part of the optimization process is the actual inclusion of keywords to the website. Traditionally, these are added to content titles, descriptions, image file names, and URLs. SEO firms do this to boost the chances of getting more online traffic to the website content. They usually add the optimized keywords or phrases first on pages that have been proven to generate the most number of visits.
Experienced SEO companies like OnPage1.net are aware of the importance of strategically placing keywords and building high quality links on them. They avoid hiding keywords and stuffing them throughout the website which can be flagged as spamming by search engines. Professionals also know better than to force keywords where they don't belong, thereby ensuring that the flow of content looks natural.
Quality SEO packages also provide tools for checking the optimization effectiveness through analytics and webmaster analysis. They even do code overhaul, brand monitoring, and outreach to make sure that the SEO is working and reaps the expected results.
(Source: What Does An SEO Firm Do?, Joshua Steimle, May 2, 2014)


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Canadian pop star Michael Bublé has married Argentine TV actress Luisana Lopilato in a civil ceremony.
The Grammy-winning singer of Crazy Love and his Argentine sweetheart posed for a mob of fans after tying the knot in downtown Buenos Aires Thursday. She was wearing a violet dress with silver high heels and Bublé wore a sharp grey suit as they smooched for the cameras. Then Lopilato tossed a bouquet of purple orchids into the crowd.
Bublé won the Grammy last month for traditional pop vocal album. Lopilato made her name on Argentine TV sitcoms.
They plan a full ceremony with 300 guests next month at a mansion outside Buenos Aires.


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3 Main Aspects to Consider When Leasing Land to A Cell Tower Business
Having a cellular tower erected on your land is a rare opportunity that you may be presented with. A mobile telephone website where antennae and also electronic communication equipment are placed is called a cell tower. Cell towers are built by communication business. These business provide Cell Tower Rent in exchange with your land. Cell Tower Rent could differ from one firm to the other. Some will offer you a good amount for your part of land, while some could supply a quantity which is not appealing in any way. Naturally, one could tend to enter into an agreement with a company which could offer a good value for the pointed out land. Before leasing out your land, there are elements that should take into consideration. Cell Tower Rent is a great income to you as the land owner.
Below are three major aspects.
Amount of rental fee
As the homeowner you should reason out seriously when coming into an arrangement with a business that is making the offer. You ought to know mobile tower leases to prevent being ripped off on by the company. As soon as the contract has been authorized, it is fairly tough to make changes. A business which supplies the greatest amount of rent should be the one to provide first consideration. If as a land proprietor you are not aware of the leasing amount, then it is easy for the interaction firm to make use of that. It is advisable you do an assessment of the present leasing total up to ensure the monetary facet of the agreement.
It is recommended to do a bunch of examination as well as study as the homeowner. This boosts the understanding of conditions on mobile tower leases. A lot of these business could suggest you on the alternatives that a cellphone carrier will might have when it involves cell tower construction. By making appointments, you could enter terms with the lease and that a smart phone carrier need to pay for the use of the land. Consultations excel when it pertains to assessing the value of your house as a landowner.
Consultation business will certainly still make you knowledgeable about the non-monetary issues that should be attended to based upon the place, the kind as well as impacts of the cell tower being constructed on the land. Professional firms are the very best when it pertains to details concerning mobile tower leases.
Leasing prices
mobile phone tower leases vary based upon different aspects. You need to rely on leasing prices information being provided by the cell tower company. Generally mobile phone tower lease rates will certainly vary depending upon factors like current market lease prices and site purchases. You need to keep in mind that relying on the market lease without considering other elements could cost you a lot of cash when an agreement has been authorized. Consequently it is good to comprehend the various leasing prices in your location. You gain from the understanding that every cell tower website has a different leasing rate value. This takes place considering that the value of land is never ever taken into factor to consider. It excels to be mindful with representatives, as the majority of them interact with the firm owners. That is when you need a consultant business to advise you.


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Template >> Stationery - Printable Kraft Paper Save the Date 135968 by ClementineCreative @ CreativeMarket
File Size: 1.82 MB; DPI: 300 DPI.
This printable wedding save the date template has a kraft paper background with white bunting design. Get the kraft paper and white ink look without breaking the bank!
Size: two 125 x 176 mm cards on an A4 page and two 5 x 7 cards on a Letter-sized page.
1. Buy this item and download the PDF file/s
2. Open it in Adobe Reader (http://get.adobe.com/reader)
3. Fill in your own wording
4. Save and print out on thick paper
5. Cut out along the dotted lines with a craft knife. You can use a steel ruler and cutting mat to help you.
6. Send!
If you get stuck, check out my video tutorial here: http://youtu.be/ydU9HQ0Q77Q
You won't be able to change the fonts, font size or colours. The artwork is copyrighted and therefore the PDF is password protected to prevent editing of artwork. Text can only be filled in.
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Welcome to our front porch. It's a great place to sip tea (or wine) in the summer and perfect for decorating all year long.
As you come up the steps there's a cute little holiday sign that I picked up for a couple of dollars at our local grocery store.
To the right of the front door is a small pre-lit tree that I got at the same grocery store (Thanks, Loblaws!).
The urn was actually bronze but I spray painted it white and hot glued that cute ribbon around the top and bottom. I'm digging the red and white thing this year for sure. I added some white snow flakes from the dollar store and white and red striped ribbon to fancy it up.
We get some crazy weather here, so the gifts are bricks in boxes that I wrapped up in red and white paper.
I've spent enough time chasing porch decorations down the street…thanks very much.
I hung a white garland from Michaels around the front door and added a cluster of jingle bells at the top.
The "JOY" sign to the left of the door is a Target find. Oh, Target….how I love you. Target always seems to know exactly what I'm looking for. My wallet is not always as happy as I am.
Can we talk about this cute little wreath?
First of all, they were on sale at Michaels for like $2.99. So I had to buy five of them. I know, right??
I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them but for the door, I just added the simple white and red striped ribbon left over from the wreath I made earlier this fall.
I knew it needed something but I wasn't sure what. Then I found some red and white straws in the bin that I dragged home from the boys birthday party last summer. I started twisting and stapling and came up with this cute little star.
A bonbon sticker nicely covers the staples in the middle. Functional? Check. Cute? Double check.
Speaking of the red and white wreath….It's currently hanging between the two windows on the porch.
There's a small table under the window that holds some candles and my wine tea in the summer. I set a white galvanized tub that was also left over from the boys party (I think it held drinks?) on the table, filled it with spare greenery and another red and white wrapped gift and then topped the tub with a bow.
In front of the little table are these two rocking chairs that I found a few years ago on Kijiji (Craigslist for my Southern friends) and lugged them home for $20 a piece. They've been painted with Annie Sloan's Old White. I didn't wax them as per the instructions. You're not supposed to wax anything that goes outdoors since the sun apparently melts the wax. They haven't held up all that well and I'll need to repaint them this spring.
I made those little pillows out of dish towels and fabric glued a tie to the back so they don't blow away in the wind. I didn't do this with the Halloween pillows I made last year and wound up chasing them down the street. Along with all the other Halloween decorations. In my pyjamas. So sexy.
And that's our red and white front porch this year. Bright and colorful and so fun to come home to. Thanks for stopping by ; )
Linking up here and over at Serenity Now, Home Stories A to Z, Cedarhill Farmhouse, Coastal Charm, Sew Can Do, From My Front Porch to Yours, Finding Silver Pennies, and Savvy Southern Style.


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The benefits of a conservation easement depend on what the landowner and the Land Trust agree to include. Potential benefits to the landowner include:
- Reduction in estate and/or property taxes.
- Charitable income tax deduction if all or part of the easement is donated.
- Cash income if all or part of the easement is purchased by the Land Trust.
- Future flexibility for adding structures to your land.
- Ensuring that your land is forever protected.


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Last night, we hosted our "This Is pARTy" Livestream event. We planned this event as a way to get our community interacting with us and each other. We wanted to publicly share our excitement and gratitude with them for all of their support in funding the project on Indiegogo (66 hours left!) and spreading the word. We've had over 6,800 views of the project and a thousand of those views were referred by donors. Thank you so much for carrying our banner!
This post will give you some insight into our process for the event.
Originally, we were going to use USTREAM to do the event, but when Emily and I tested it out, the whole system seemed super slow, clunky, and hard to operate. There were a few different chat streams and the one it automatically put you into was not actually the chat room. Most notably, Emily said that the sign in process was confusing. The last thing we wanted to do was discourage people from logging in to the system to start a dialogue with each other, so we thought we'd try Livestream and see if it worked any better.
The entire Livestream system was cleaner from start to finish not only from the viewer side, but from the broadcaster side. It puts everything on the same page (recording monitor, view counter, chat room, twitter, moderator privileges, etc), so that you can easily monitor your broadcast and interact with your viewers without having to move all sorts of windows around the screen. Note: Close down the actual channel when you start the broadcast or you'll get a horrendous echo. The biggest plus for Livestream was how easy it was to enter the chat room. You start typing, the system asks them for a nickname, and you're put into the chat room. It doesn't require any involved account making or registration.
The ease of chatting resulted in viewers of all ages and demographics being able to participate in the Livestream event. It was incredible to see people gathering for the stream a whole hour and a half early. When I peeked in the chat room, folks were already buzzing about what was going to happen and starting to meet each other.
Part of this is because I recruited a bunch of friends from online chat rooms I frequent to come and help us break the ice. This was wonderful, because it made our chat room active when the bulk of people arrived around 9PM EST when we officially started the broadcast. Thank you to everyone who came and "pre-gamed" for the event in the chat room!
In addition, give your supporters their time in the sun. This kind of event gives you the unique opportunity to thank specific people in the chat room who you haven't been able to thank face to face. Because we're all about bringing artists and creators together, we also tried to plug their projects whenever possible.
We filmed the whole thing on my MacBook Pro, but in the future, I think we'll try to use a nicer camera. This would allow us to get a better picture that wouldn't require us to huddle so closely. As much as I love my cast mates, it made lighting difficult and one of us always had to be far from the mic. Having a separate camera would also allow us to keep the computer closer to us so we could interact more with chat room while filming. Having reviewed our footage, the biggest issue is that I think we need to be closer to the microphone, which is also in the computer. So, those are all things to think about if you're putting one of these events together.
One integral part of the event was having a moderator in the chat room. In our case, this was Bryan Vu, our webmaster and graphic designer. I chose him because I wanted to involved as many cast/crew as would come and because I know he's frequented these types of events in the past so he would know what to expect. He's also based in Texas, so unless he flew out to NYC, he wouldn't be able to be on camera. We did have a few "trolls" pop into the chatroom, but we banned them as soon as we were able. This is bound to happen with an open event on the internet. It's just part of the territory. Don't panic, just deal with them accordingly. Note: When you ban them, select ban IP address instead of ban nickname because they'll just create a new name and come back.
You'll also need someone to keep track of interesting questions that folks in the chat room ask because you will be so busy talking most of the time that you won't be able to follow all the text that's scrolling by on your own. I also tasked Bryan to instant message me questions that people asked so when we got to the final section of the show, we could answer them. Bryan had a big job that evening, so thank you so much for being an absolutely integral part of our This Is Art team!
One of our less successful parts of the event was our contest. Here are the details:
Anyone who Tweets about this event with #thisispARTy or tags "This is Art: The Series" in their Facebook status (http://www.facebook.com/watchthisisart) between now and the end of the party on Thursday night will be entered to win a digital download of our score and original songs by the amazing Laura Intravia (www.lauraintravia.com).
In theory, we hoped this would help us spread the word about the event and increase interest, but I think it may have been premature. We're very early in our process for the show and while we do have a growing number of supporters, we didn't get very many entries to the contest. The biggest factor here was that our incentive doesn't carry much weight at this juncture. While Laura is a wonderful composer and has a lot of fans of her work, we haven't completed the scoring process for the show and people don't have much to go on when imagining how cool that reward might be. In addition, because we're so early in the process, her fans probably aren't even aware of our show. In my opinion, this kind of contest will be more successful once we have our episodes online. If you choose to use this kind of reward system for those who help publicize your events via social media, choose an incentive that will have a more immediate reaction and, as always, let us know how it goes!
The last suggestion I have is that you plan the event as best you can. Don't script it, because then you'll be visibly wooden and the whole point of this is interaction and spontaneity. We just plotted out sections of the broadcast- Welcome, Introductions, Thank the Donors by name, Clint Interviews Anne & Emily, Emily & Anne Interview Clint, and answer questions from the chat room. With this loose framework, it allows you to know where you're going and watch your timing, but it will also allow you to move freely with whatever is happening or being requested/suggested in the chat room.
In fact, we are now creating a This Is Art meetup at New York Comic Con because someone in our chat room suggested it. So be open and aware of the ideas your viewers throw at you because they may not only be brilliant, but your audience will enjoy knowing that they had an effect on you. Interactive projects go both ways. You affect your viewers and in turn, they'll affect the project. That's one of the biggest joys when it comes to working on the web.
If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments section below. We'd love to hear what everyone thought!
–Anne Richmond


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Edmonton Oilers forward Ben Eager has been charged with assault with a weapon as a result of an incident at a Toronto bar, TSN reported.
The alleged incident took place Saturday and involved Eager and the bar's doorman. As a result of the altercation, the doorman was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
The alleged weapon was a chair, according to Sportsnet.
Eager, who had eight goals and five assists in 63 games for Edmonton last season, is scheduled to appear in court on Nov 26.


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"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the Spider to the Fly,
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.
The Way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to show when you are there."
— "The Spider and the Fly," Mary Howitt, 1829
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Very few people on either side of the debate seem to understand what "separation of church and state" is really all about. The original intent was to protect poor Pilgrims against the corrupting influence of entanglement with the power establishment – not the other way around.
Ever since the Emperor Constantine conquered his rival Maxentius "by the sign of the cross" at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312), most of Christendom has assumed that it is not only possible but even proper and necessary to maintain a solid connection between the government and the kingdom of God. The Radical Reformers of the 16th and 17th centuries – the so-called "Anabaptist" followers of Conrad Grebel, Menno Simons, and Jacob Amman – disagreed. They were convinced that the gospel had been sullied and the church corrupted by this unholy alliance. As a result, they adopted a principled and conscientious stance apart from the state. Many paid for it with their lives. It is primarily to them that we owe our modern concept of "separation."
Fast forward to the present. On January 20, 2017, on the occasion of the inauguration of the forty-fifth President of the United States, Franklin Graham stood up at the podium and praised the new American Head of State in the following words: "Mr. President, in the Bible rain is a sign of God's blessing. And it started to rain, Mr. President, when you came to the platform."
The tragic irony of this spectacle is not lost upon some of us who remember the pilgrimage of Graham's father, the Reverend Billy Graham. During the early days of his ministry Billy maintained personal ties with many governmental and political figures. It was his habit to invite presidents and governors to share the platform with him at his evangelistic crusades. In the late 1960s he kept up a fairly close relationship with President Richard Nixon. All this came back to bite him in a big way after Watergate.
In 2011, at age ninety-two, Billy Graham was asked if he had any regrets over his long career. His response? "I would have steered clear of politics."[i] This wasn't a new idea for him at the time. As a matter of fact, it reflected a conviction that had taken hold of him as early as 1979 when, in an interview granted to Sojourners magazine, he said:
I have gone back to the Bible to restudy what it says about the responsibilities we have as peacemakers. I have seen that we must seek the good of the whole human race, and not just the good of any one nation or race.
There have been times in the past when I have, I suppose, confused the kingdom of God with the American way of life. Now I am grateful for the heritage of our country, and I am thankful for many of its institutions and ideals, in spite of its many faults. But the kingdom of God is not the same as America, and our nation is subject to the judgment of God just as much as any other nation.[ii]
The words of the elder Graham ought to give us pause – especially at a moment when his son appears to be granting unqualified support to a government leader whose mantra is, "From now on it's going to be America first!"
"Franklin Graham," says Americans United for Separation of Church and State, "seems determined to repeat his father's mistakes."[iii] Perhaps so, but the rest of us don't have to follow in his footsteps. Far better to embrace his father's change of heart. Like Billy, we've all been tricked and trapped and co-opted by the political establishment too many times in the past. Let's pray we don't get fooled again.
[i] "Evangelist Billy Graham Says He Now Regrets Involvement in Politics," Americans United for Separation of Church and State, March 2011.
[ii] "A Change of Heart: Billy Graham on the Arms Race," Sojourners magazine, August 1979.
[iii] See footnote 1.


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Chair to Suitcase is a dead-giveaway name for such a seat design. It literally changes from a chair to a suitcase in a matter of seconds. Although a practical option for small spaces, it was created by a magician for magicians. It does, after all, look like a captivating magic trick. One worthy of Mary Poppins with her bottomless purse and sugary medicine.
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Lindsey Graham: 'Enemy combatant'
The lawmakers argued that the United States faces major challenges posed by "radical Islamists."
"We continue to face threats from radical Islamists in small cells and large groups throughout the world," they said. "They have, as their primary focus, killing as many Americans as possible, preferably within the United States. We must never lose sight of this fact and act appropriately within our laws and values."Continue Reading
They urged the Obama administration to classify Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant.
President Barack Obama offered a possible nod to that issue in his televised address Friday night, saying that "it's important that we do this right."
"That's why we have investigations. That's why we relentlessly gather the facts. That's why we have courts," Obama said.
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted the notion of trying the suspect as an enemy combatant, saying in a statement that doing so could cause problems for the prosecution.
"I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organized group, let alone al Qaeda, the Taliban, or one of their affiliates — the only organizations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, as it has been consistently interpreted by all three branches of our government," he said in a statement. "In the absence of such evidence I know of no legal basis for his detention as an enemy combatant.
"To hold the suspect as an enemy combatant under these circumstances would be contrary to our laws and may even jeopardize our efforts to prosecute him for his crimes," he continued.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Saturday urged the administration to "resist" those who want to designate Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant.
"The Administration should resist hasty calls to treat the suspect as an enemy combatant," he said in a statement. "This is not a foreign national caught on an enemy battlefield, but an American citizen arrested on American soil. The Justice Department has demonstrated a far greater ability to successfully prosecute suspected terrorists in federal courts than the military commissions have thus far been able to show. Nothing must be done to compromise the public safety, the ability of prosecutors to seek justice for the victims or our constitutional principles."
Graham and McCain released an earlier statement Friday that emphasized their concerns over threats posed by "radical Islam."
"Our goal at this critical juncture should be to gather intelligence and protect our nation from further attacks," they said in a statement. We remain under threat from radical Islam and we hope the Obama Administration will seriously consider the enemy combatant option."


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Traditional cobbled town, surrounded by fertile valleys and an idyllic atmosphere. A beauty of its own.
Embedded in the Tramuntana mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Pollensa is certainly one of the most beautiful spots of Mallorca. This charming old town with unique properties has gradually become the envied prime second-home of many foreign residents, giving it a lively cosmopolitan character.
Most of the properties in the area are situated in fertile valleys, at the short driving distance to the center of Pollensa. Here, the magnificent villas and fincas boast spectacular views over the crystal clear waters of the bay and out to the open sea. Prime-second home owners enjoy absolute privacy in an idyllic setting. Particularly, the neighbourhoods of La Font and El Vila offer wonderful hillside villas with a marvelously private community atmosphere.
Property prices in Pollensa town range from a low of €100K to as high as €18M. Hoses ranging from €100K to €900K are sold in average for €2,317 per sq.m. More upscale villas of price range from €900K to €7M have the average sq.m. price of €4,480. Exclusive homes ranging from €7M to €18M have the average price of €13,814 per sq.m.
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The town was founded in 1229 by the Catalan conquistador Rey Jaume I, who brought Christianity to the island. Traditions which are still alive show the rich historical and cultural heritage of the town and Pollensa municipality.
One of the most notable monuments in Pollensa is the baroque-style Parish Church of Santa Maria, originally founded in the 13th century. Other notable relics include the sumptuous Church of Monti-son and the 16th century Church of Sant Dominic, which now houses the Municipal Museum.
The town itself consists of a labyrinth of cobbled streets. In its heart, you will find plenty of historic buildings, restaurants, boutiques, galleries and craft shops. The main town's square represents the lively center for business and leisure.
Pollensa has a privileged location in close proximity to various attractions and activities in the region. Located in the northern coast (just 10 km away), Puerto Pollensa is a well known holiday destination in Mallorca. The area boasts a beautiful steep coast and beaches with plenty of water activities.
The Pollensa Yacht Club (or Club Náutico de Pollensa) offers facilities and clubhouse supporting 375 moorings. Golf courses of Golf Pollensa and Golf Alcanada are reachable in some minutes' drive.
Pollensa's most famous attraction is the Calvary Path. It features a small hill near the town, ascended by a path of 365 steps, surrounded by cypress trees. At the top, you can admire beautiful views over the entire region.
Also, various fascinating hiking trips can be made from the town of Pollenca. One of them is to the Puig de Maria. Standing high up on the mountain peak, this shrine now hosts a Gothic Revival façade and welcomes visitors and overnight guests. This point also commands outstanding panoramic views. You can enjoy the scenery ranging from the town itself to the highest mountains in the area, also over the bays of Pollensa and Alcudia. On a clear day, even the island of Minorca can be observed from here.
The nearby impressive countryside spots include the lavish valleys of Vall d'en March, Vall de Colonya, Ternelles and the protected Tramuntana foothills. You will definitely enjoy these naturally beautiful locations.
Pollensa is notable with its festivals and the traditional summer holidays. One of them is a festival dedicated to the historical battle between the Moors and Christians. It takes place every summer on the 2nd of August. During this festivity, the whole town is transformed into a full improvisation of that era, when the inhabitants of the city prevented the pirate's invasion in 1511.
In addition, a very typical thing is the weekly Sunday Market and the artisan fair "Fira", held in November. Here you can buy traditional local products and crafts.
Finally, this modern and romantic town is a lovely host at any time of year, where the Mallorquin traditions still are very much alive. In addition, the superb locations of properties in Pollensa make this area ideal for those prime second-home buyers, who want to enjoy privacy within a short distance from the heart of the historic town, as well as a wide range of activities and centers of interest in the region.
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MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Megan Elizabeth Veresh Caram MD
Clinical Lecturer
Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology
University of Michigan
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Abiraterone and enzalutamide are oral medications that were approved by the Food & Drug Administration in 2011 and 2012 to treat men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Most men with advanced prostate cancer are over age 65 and thus eligible for Medicare Part D. We conducted a study to better understand the early dissemination of these drugs across the United States using national Medicare Part D and Dartmouth Atlas data.


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Key Points
- Delivery of the Rafael MIC4AD solution scheduled to be finalised by 2020
- Land Ceptor and Giraffe AMB will be integrated with the BMC4I functionality to deliver the Sky Sabre comprehensive air defence capability
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Joint Sensor and Engagement Networks Team has awarded Rafael Advanced Defense Systems the contract to deliver the battle management command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (BMC4I) Phase II element of the UK Sky Sabre ground-based air defence (GBAD) requirement.
The contract, awarded on 15 December 2016 (but disclosed on 7 February 2017) and valued at GBP63.4 million (USD79.1 million), will see Rafael supply its Modular, Integrated C4I Air & Missile Defense System (MIC4AD) as the BMC4I solution for Sky Sabre; MIC4AD is core architecture for integration of the networked Land Ceptor air defence missile, the Saab Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) medium-range 3-D radar surveillance system, and other key sensors systems as required by the UK customer.
The Land Ceptor contract with MBDA capability is delivered through the MBDA Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM). Equipped with an active radar frequency seeker, CAMM is a next generation air defence missile designed for land, sea, and air environments; in its land-based application (Land Ceptor) it will replace the Rapier Field Standard C surface-to-air missile system and, in British Army service, form the core of the land-based air defence capability for the UK Royal Artillery. The UK Royal Navy equivalent is designated Sea Ceptor.
The provisions of the Phase II contract require a GBAD capability along with initial support solution for up to five years. This includes delivery of a BMC4I functionality integrated with networked Land Ceptor launchers into a primary Fire Control Centre (FCC). The FCC will be the primary command and control (C2) for missile engagements within the context of a wider Air Defence C2 Battle Management environment.


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Jan Ullrich finally admits to using 'treatment,' says it was to level playing field
"I used nothing that the others were not using," the winner of the 1997 Tour de France tells a German magazine
"I used nothing that the others were not using," the winner of the 1997 Tour de France tells a German magazine
German says the Texan did "enormous harm" to cycling by doping and taking illegal drugs
Former Tour champ, perennial second-place vaguely acknowledges indiscretions, wants to move forward
Cycling federation officials say the former Tour de France winner cannot participate in any sanctioned event in the country
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A ruling in the Operation Puerto doping case of Jan Ullrich will not be released this week as anticipated, VeloNews.com has learned.
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Jan Ullrich is back on the bike and enjoying life as a recreational cyclist — and he's not particularly interested in how the Court of
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The Seahawks seem undeterred by a string of narrow defeats around the turn of the year.
Perhaps one players-only meeting can turn around the UNCW men's basketball season. After getting throttled at James Madison last Wednesday night, the Seahawks convened in the locker room the next day. They discussed what was missing through an uneven and often disappointing first half of the season.
Effort was the focal point of the conversation. The players decided there was no excuse not to have it, and they brought it along with execution Saturday in a stunning 82-74 victory over George Mason. The victory was UNCW's first over the Patriots since Feb. 2008.
UNCW coach Buzz Peterson didn't learn of the meeting until Saturday's postgame press conference. Regardless, he was glad it happened, and hopes it's a sign of maturation from a team whose late-game play beforehand could best be described as immature.
"I was just pleased the guys stepped up. It looks like they're taking some kind of ownership in this team," Peterson said.
Teams operate best when they function as a self-governing unit. Players hold each other accountable, minor details are handled and leadership comes from within. The Seahawks are hardly to that point, yet it seems like they're intent on getting there, undeterred by a string of narrow defeats around the turn of the year.
"We've gotten even closer through this adversity," guard Tyree Graham said. "That's one thing that a lot of teams break apart when adversity hits. This team's been so strong. We talk to each other. We've been out to dinner. Things like that it seems so little, but it helps you more on the court just knowing, 'I can trust this guy, I can talk to this guy, I know this guy.'"
A graduate student, Graham came to UNCW to provide scoring and leadership after spending the last two years injured at Rutgers. He feels prepared to assume both roles as he continues to chip off rust that accumulated in a 900-plus-day layoff from competitive action. Preseason hernia surgery delayed his physical conditioning and, prior to the George Mason game, he endured a two-game suspension for violating a team rule, something he said could've been avoided if he'd handled the team's struggles better.
"I could've been leading since the second or third game," said Graham, who hit nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points in 33 minutes in the Seahawks' last two home games.
"A little adversity hit me," he continued. "I had to find my own identity when it comes to basketball again, not just from a scoring standpoint, but as in, 'You love this game. You've been through major injuries and you've worked so hard to come back to this point in life, cherish it, don't take it for granted, and let's go.'"
Beating the Patriots earned UNCW a sliver of the respect it's trying to regain. But Graham knows that respect will dissolve as quickly if the Seahawks don't validate the victory with another against Old Dominion, which has won six consecutive games in the series, by an average margin of 17 points. UNCW's only single-digit deficit in that stretch, 53-48, occurred last season in Trask.
"ODU, no matter their record (2-14), they're still Old Dominion," he said. "To win this game would be a step in the right direction for our team and our program."
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