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Venezuela is preparing for the sale of its "oil-backed" cryptocurrency, the petro. A total of 100 million coins will be issued in total, 82.4 million of which will be offered to the market in two stages: a private pre-sale and an initial coin offering (ICO).
The pre-sale starts on February 20 at 8:30 am Venezuela time (-04:00 UTC), where 38.4 million petro ERC-20 tokens will be placed for sale. The petro whitepaperexplains: During the process, degressive discounts will be applied to stimulate early investment.
Pre-sale tokens "will not be part of the Petro network until it is redeemed or 'burned' during the initial offer process," which starts on March 20. They "may be exchanged for petro [coins] at any time between the launch date and the closing of the initial offer," the whitepaper clarifies. The petro will be divisible by 100,000,000 units. For the ICO, 44 million coins will be available.
The Superintendency of Cryptocurrencies, headed by Carlos Vargas, and the Blockchain Observatory will oversee the function of the petro.
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The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Trade, José Vielma Mora, announced on Tuesday that Venezuela will pay for imports to Brazil using the petro cryptocurrency. The Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information announced:
A group of Brazilian companies have agreed to receive payment for the sale of food to Venezuela, through petro, starting on February 20, when the pre-sale of the cryptocurrency [begins].
Telesur TV quoted Mora describing a "group of Brazilian business people who wished to invest US$300 million in Venezuela," starting with $100 million. The minister further noted, "Poland, Dinamarca, Honduras, Norway, Vietnam among others also expressed interest in exporting goods to Venezuela like food and medicine for a total amount of $435 million, while receiving payment in Venezuela's new cryptocurrency."
In addition to other Asian nations, Mora added that a Canadian trade chamber also plans to trade with Venezuela and accepting the petro in exchange for "pharmaceuticals for humans and animals," the news outlet conveyed.


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The sea called and I came with bells on.
The trees fall and there's no one to hear them.
I still yell timber in my nature.
I'm a blue ox for babes at times.
It lasts just long enough for me to write it out.
No tall tales.
Not a fan of Paul.
They never met.
Sometimes that is what failed jaded lovers wish.
I watch so-called stars feign a lover's kiss.
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More Miles Doesn't Mean Better Training
by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T
Instructor candidates have to wonder why we talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the IPMBA Instructor course. Some of you may remember it from your college psychology or sociology classes. Quite simply, Maslow's principles apply to IPMBA Cycling classes. IPMBA trains adult learners who are civilian police officers, medics and security personnel. We do not train Marines or Army Rangers. Expectations are different and so is the training philosophy. Using a torture ride as a "right of passage" or a "bonding drill" should be saved for an in-service exercise if you really think it's necessary; riding fast and far as a way to impress students with how good you are is tasteless, tacky and unprofessional.
The most basic level of Maslow's Hierarchy looks at physiological needs like food, water, and shelter. If students aren't sufficiently hydrated, lack adequate nutritional stores, or have improper clothing for the weather, their ability to learn is going to suffer. They may not be able to perform the skills, and likely will not even assimilate information into their knowledge base.
The next level in the Hierarchy dictates that students need to feel both comfortable and safe. Most of the students coming into my basic IPMBA Cyclist classes have not been serious cyclists. Many do not have the conditioning to ride a bicycle for miles and hours on end. Some haven't even ridden a bicycle for more than a few blocks since they got their driver's license! Some individual departments have established fitness requirements to even get into the training course. That is to be commended and emulated. But even then, putting in miles instead of developing and honing public safety and traffic skills, may not be the best use of limited training time.
How does this all relate to Maslow? We occasionally hear about IPMBA Instructors who take basic students on long rides that last an entire afternoon and cover 20 to 30 miles – or more. What does it accomplish? For many of the students, this distance is just too far. Their butts hurt, their legs and feet hurt, and their backs and necks feel stiff and painful, too. This pain may even affect them throughout the remainder of the class.
The important lesson from Maslow is that once the students' comfort or feeling of safety is gone, the learning process essentially stops. If the idea is to let them know their fitness level needs improvement, the point can be made in a much shorter distance. In my classes, students have complained about going too far after only a 12-15 mile ride that was mostly flat and not very fast! If the reason for the ride is to expose them to riding in traffic, you can accomplish that by riding in concentrated areas where traffic is complicated and requires proper riding and lane use techniques.
If students come into your class with sub-par fitness, I can guarantee you that you won't get them in shape in a single week. Not if you are trying to teach them how to function as a public safety cyclist. Once they possess the basic skills, and have realized that they need to get in better shape, students can improve their conditioning on their own time.
Let's look at some facts. Most experienced urban bike officers, who are expected to do police work, don't ride 30 miles in an entire shift, let alone ride in one stretch. The majority of their riding is done slowly so they can better police their area. Realistically, what is the farthest a bike officer will ride to an emergency or call in progress? A mile or two is the farthest most will ride to a hot call. Any farther than that and it won't be hot anymore, or, there will be car-bound officers on scene already.
So, how far is too far when it comes to a group ride for class? IPMBA Instructors teaching a basic course should keep their group rides to less than 6-10 miles at a time. Instructors who are serious "roadies" may want to read that – and the above paragraph – again. To you, 6-10 miles may seem like merely a good start, but we are not training roadies! The pace should be set by the slowest rider in the group. Painfully slow is better than just plain painful! If a student is too unfit to be there and is holding back the rest of the students, address it privately after class, and negotiate with them about dropping out of the training.
If your area is particularly hilly, you may wish to make the route shorter and offer more rest breaks. It is always a good idea to give riders a break somewhere in the middle to make sure they hydrate, rest their infrequently used muscles, use a rest room and to get the blood flow back into their buttocks. If you go much farther, or forget to give them a break, the students' learning process will suffer too.
If you are one of those Instructors who believe that riding great distances is important, you may wish to view it from a different perspective. Students who hurt aren't having fun, nor are they learning anything. They may in fact become distracted, and as a result, become more dangerous. Pain and discomfort trumps learning. All that may be accomplished is to make students think badly of you, your class and IPMBA.
Kirby is a founding member of IPMBA, one of the authors of the Complete Guide to Police Cycling, and a former member of the Board of Directors. Since retiring, he has begun a bicycling consulting business, offering his service as an expert witness and educator.
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Individual citizens must take an active role in preserving and protecting our state's most valuable natural resources—air, land and water. Furthermore, the government must act responsibly to ensure that commercial and industrial interests aren't served at the cost of the state's ecological well-being.
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If you're feeling down, remember that eventually you will find a way out of the gloomyness. Thinking positive is sometimes hard, but for that reason you need to try as hard as you can to change your perspective. It's not worth worrying over little or big things. Everything has an outcome it's your decision which way you want it to go. Life is short. Be brave, be bold and think positive it is amazing how far it can and will get you.
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Let's just say that the Pugs like to stay home, chill on the couch, enjoy a few snacks during the day, eat a hearty supper about 4:30, then go to bed. What they do not like to do is go to the vet. Or go riding in the car. Or go for a walk. Well they don't like much of anything that requires any effort on their part.
But it is that time of year again when they had to get their rabies shots. And being the responsible single parent that I am, I snuck around and got their leash out of the drawer. Then I found them asleep on the bed, closed the door and snapped their joint leash on. That is where the fun began. As soon as I paused to get my purse, they both began to frantically wind around and around and around my ankles.
Do not be fooled by those sweet, innocent little faces. That leash is really long and by looking at what is left of it, you can guess how many times it is wrapped around my ankles. Okay, sit purse down, unwind Duke. Then as soon as I start to unwind Daisy, Duke starts back around the other way. Ten minutes later, we are finally in the car. I am exhausted.
They are the only dogs I have ever had that hated to ride in the car. You cannot make them get up in the seat. This is Daisy, Duke is hiding behind her with his head under the seat. As you can tell by her tongue hanging out, the minute they got in the car they began panting like they had just run a 5k. It is only 10 mins to the vets, but with every minute, they got louder and louder. My singing did not help, but then it never helped calm the kids down either, come to think of it!
Before we go in, I tell them the truth, yes, you are going to get a shot, but if you are good, I have a treat for when we get back in the car. Not impressed at all. As I wrangle and wrestle them up the steps, Duke goes under the handrail and Daisy goes around the other way, promptly starting a Maypole effect in full view of everyone. Other pet owners pass by us laughing, glad we could provide some comic relief to your day, you're most welcome.
Several minutes later, unwound, we make it in to the desk. I am sweating, they are breathing, rasping, gasping even louder. Their little pug eyes are bugging out and they don't blink at all. "Rabies shots, Duke and Daisy" is all I manage to get out before a big lab enters the office and the pugs go ballistic. I promptly move over to the other side to await what is sure to be an ordeal with the shots.
Strangely enough, they are perfect little angels when the vet walks in. Not a whimper, not a growl, not a bark, they are the most docile little pugs in the universe. I however, am covered in pug fur and sweating like I had just run a 5k.
As we get to the desk, I spy a treat jar that says calms stress. Hmmm, I ask do they work and if so, can I take two of them? And possibly one for me also???? Sadly, they were just for display.
So after posing for a pic to let the kids know that we survived the ordeal, we get in the car and I give them the promised treat. They both snub their noses at it, as if I was a stranger offering them candy. But once home, they grabbed the snacks, ran around like crazy and just to show that there was no hard feelings: I caught Duke in the closet starting to hike his legs on my clothes.
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If you install Sudden Strike forever, a Sudden Strike addon, in the main menu it will show 1.21 version. Depending on your version, this is the final patch.
Sudden Strike Forever was an official add-on to Sudden Strike which introduces many more historically correct units and equipment, such as the upgraded Soviet T-34 tank (1944 version).[7] New terrains are also provided: a desert terrain for the British missions in Tobruk and Tripoli and snow terrains for Soviet missions. The expansion also polished the game engine, balanced the damage of certain units, and added a map and scenario editor.Source from wiki.
The add-on includes 4 inter-linked scenarios for each of the campaigns for the Germans, the American, the British and the Soviets. Other units which are added into the add-on includes, but not limited to the Universal Carrier for the British; the BR-5 artillery, 160mm grenade launcher for the Soviet forces and more. The supply system has also been tweaked with artillery crews automatically resupplying themselves with ammo crates nearby instead of relying on supply trucks to do the job. The supply trucks would still be needed to repair damages inflicted on these artillery units, however.
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Some of the most common market research tools are web searches, customer feedbacks and online questionnaires. All these tools help you gather valuable information about marketing trends and your customers so that you can plan your marketing strategy accordingly.
In addition to these common market research tools there are many other free and low cost market research tools which we've discussed in this piece of writing. The following tools are useful in gathering marketing data with just a few mouse clicks.
Keyword research
You may conduct a number of searches using search engines. Take it a step further by searching for the keywords that people could use to find your business, product or website. Keyword research shows you what people are interested in and how many competitors you have. It can also reflect you to the related keywords that you haven't thought about and WebPages competing for the keyword or phrase. Some of the most popular market research tools are Market Sumari and Traffic Travis. We'll take a look at them later.
Competitor Links
Links to a website determines how strong a competitor it is. You can use search engine to find out the number of websites linking to your competitor's website. You can do that just by typing 'link:www.[competitor's name].com' into Google. This way you'll also be able to find out their prices, packages and offerings.
Blog Reading
Compared to websites blog are updated more frequently therefore reading blogs can be a great gauge of public opinion. You can search specific blogs by using blog search engines like Blogpulse, Technorati or Nielson BuzzMetrics.
Conduct Online Surveys
Online Surveys could provide the most accurate data about the market trend or what is the opinion of people about various products related to your market. Unlike phone surveys online surveys use random sampling of population. They are the most cost-effective way of finding which product or idea will be appealing to the consumers. There are many companies that offer services for conducting online surveys. EZ questionnaire, Web Surveyor and Key Survey are just to name a few.
My Experience with Market Samurai and Traffic Travis
Now we'll discuss a couple of great tools for keyword research and finding competitor's links – Market Samurai and Traffic Travis. Both these tools have a lot of features in common but also differ in many ways. They have different interfaces and bunch of features that sets them apart.
To the point Market Samurai is quiet powerful therefore more expensive. But what I find great about Traffic Travis is that it allows checking the SEO competition for bulk of keywords at the same time whereas in Market Samurai each keyword has to be put separately. Having said that, market samurai's SEO keyword analysis are much more detailed as it provides the no of backlinks to the page and domain and referring domain etc.
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Date: November 15, 2013
Subject: Afghanistan
US Atrocities in Afghanistan
by Stephen Lendman
US drones murder Afghan civilian men, women and children. American grounds forces do it up close and personal.
US inflicted death, torture and other atrocities reflect daily life. Ordinary Afghans suffer most. They struggle to survive. American aggression is one of history's greatest crimes.
War criminals remain unpunished. Accountability is denied. Conflict persists. It's Washington's longest war. It's longer than WW I and II combined. It shows no signs of ending.
Trillions of dollars go mass slaughter and destruction. They're spent for unchallenged global dominance.
Vital homeland needs go begging. Targeted countries are ravaged and destroyed. Imperial lawlessness operates this way.
Its appetite is insatiable. It ignores rule of law principles. It does whatever it wants. It does it where, when, by what means, and under whatever pretexts it contrives.
It does so unapologetically. It targets one country at a time or in multiples. It wages direct and proxy wars. It does so without justification. It lies claiming otherwise.
Atrocities are virtually de rigueur. All US wars are dirty. In March 2012, 20 US forces murdered 16 Afghan men, women, and nine children aged two to 12.
Children were massacred while they slept. Two women were raped before soldiers killed them. Pentagon officials and media scoundrels whitewashed what happened.
One soldier was blamed for crimes 20 US forces committed. Nineteen got off scot-free. Cold blooded murder and other atrocities persist. They do so with disturbing regularity.
On November 12, Reuters headlined " 'Lack of US Cooperation halts Afghan probe into civilian killings," saying:
"Afghanistan's intelligence service has abandoned its investigation into the murder of a group of civilians after being refused access to US special forces soldiers suspected of involvement, according to a document obtained by Reuters."
War crimes were committed. US forces raided Wardak province. They did so from October 2012 to February 2013.
Seventeen Afghan men were detained. They disappeared. Residents found 10 buried in shallow graves. They were several hundred meters from where US forces are based.
"In the report authored by Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence agency, investigators said they had asked the United States for access to three US Green Berets and four Afghan translators working with them but were rebuffed," said Reuters.
On September 23, NDS published its report. "Despite many requests (it made, America hasn't) cooperated," it said. "Without (its) cooperation, this process cannot be completed."
Pentagon officials routinely whitewash serious war crimes. So do US commanders on the ground. Doing so is longstanding US policy. Rare exceptions prove the rule.
Under a decade long military agreement, Afghan officials can't charge US forces with war crimes. Whatever they do, they're immune.
Zakeria Kandahari is an Afghan translator. He works with US Green Berets. He's done so for nine years.
Documents Reuters obtained explained how US interrogations are conducted. Kandahari witnessed Sayid Mohammed's treatment.
He was murdered. Kandahari named three US Special Forces responsible. He kicked Mohammed," he said. He beat him. He threatened him.
"I handed him over to Mr. Dave and Mr. Hagen, but later I saw his body in a black body bag," he said.
Wardak residents accuse US forces of abducting Afghan men and boys. Interrogations involving torture follows.
Karzai is a US installed stooge. He's done nothing to stop what's persisted throughout his tenure. Failure to act responsibly reflects complicity.
Russia Today interviewed journalist Matthieu Aikins. He spent five months investigating the Wardak incident.
Local residents bore testimony. They supplied credible evidence. War crimes were committed. According to Aikins:
"The special forces team was deployed to an isolated valley west of Kabul, where the Taliban and other insurgents groups have a very heavy presence."
"Over last winter, the locals started complaining that the forces team and their translators were murdering people, abducting them, trotting them, and disappearing them."
"Just extraordinary allegations that at the time were essentially unproven."
In November 2012, residents first complained about a so-called Special Forces ODA 3124 unit.
When it withdrew in April, human remains were discovered near America's Nerkh district base.
Local authorities determined that ODA 3124 operations bore full responsibility.
Survivor testimonies confirmed it. Victims described being severely beaten and tortured.
ICRC representatives obtained more evidence. Because of an alleged US investigation, details weren't disclosed.
According to Aikins:
"In the five months that I spent reporting this story, not a single one of the witnesses that I spoke to had ever been contacted by the US military investigator."
"So it does really beg the question whether these investigators are actually going to be able to establish any sort of accountability of what happened."
It bears repeating. Pentagon officials routinely whitewash serious war crimes. So do US commanders on the ground.
Unaccountability is standard practice. US forces guilty of rape, torture and murder go unpunished.
On November 6, Aitkins headlined his Rolling Stone article "The A-Team Killings."
"Last spring," he said, "the remains of 10 missing Afghan villagers were dug up outside a US Special Forces base - was it a war crime or just another episode in a very dirty war?"
Six months after US Special Forces arrived in Wardak province, allegations of torture and murder surfaced.
Locals said 10 civilians were abducted. They disappeared. US Special Forces were responsible.
They killed another eight Afghans during their operations. Perhaps more bodies remain to be discovered.
On February 16, "a student named Nasratullah was found under a bridge with his throat slit," said Aikins.
Family members said US Green Berets abducted him. Other bodies were found. In July, Col. Jane Crichton lied, saying:
"After thorough investigation, there was no credible evidence to substantiate misconduct by ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) or US forces."
According to Aikins:
"(O)ver the past five months, Rolling Stone has interviewed more than two dozen eyewitnesses and victims' families who've provided consistent and detailed allegations of the involvement of American forces in the disappearance of the 10 men, and has talked to Afghan and Western officials who were familiar with confidential Afghan-government, UN and Red Cross investigations that found the allegations credible."
"In July, a UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan warned: 'The reported disappearances, arbitrary killings and torture - if proven to have been committed under the auspices of a party to the armed conflict - may amount to war crimes."
Aikins recounted Gul Rahim's killing. He spoke to three of his neighbors. They saw US Special Forces arrive.
They heard gun shots. When they left. They saw Rahim's "bullet-ridden body lying among the apple trees, his skull shattered."
A man identified only as Omar was targeted. He witnessed Rahim's killing. He survived.
He was taken to America's Nerkh base. He was put in a plywood cell. Interrogations began the next morning.
His hands were bound above his head. He was suspended and beaten. Afghan translator Zakeria Kandahari was involved.
Two Americans interrogated him. He said he knew nothing about Rahim and local Taliban commanders.
Beatings intensified. Sessions lasted for two days. "At one point," said Aikins, "Kandahari held a pistol to Omar's head and told him that he would kill him as easily as he had killed his friend."
He was certain he'd die. At night, he was shackled in his plywood cell. Americans handed him over to Afghan forces. He realized he was being freed.
" 'I promised that I would kill you,' he says Kandahari told him, 'and I don't know how you're getting away alive."
Wardak is an intense battleground. It's "littered with bomb craters and burned-out tanker trucks," said Aikins.
Many disappeared Afghans "were rounded up by the Americans in broad daylight, in front of dozens of witnesses."
Aikins obtained credible testimonies. Mohammad Hazrat Janan is deputy head of Wardak's provincial council.
US forces terrorize people, he said. They do it "because they could not defeat the insurgents."
People abducted weren't Taliban, he explained. "(B)ut even if they were, no one is allowed to just kill them in this way."
Nerkh district feels besieged, said Aikins. It's a "hotbed of guerrilla resistance." It's close to Kabul. It's a "staging ground for suicide attacks on the capital."
US forces are stationed at Combat Outpost Nerkh. Green Beret units are called Operational Detachment Alpha, ODA, or A-Team. The Nerkha-based one is called ODA 3124.
It's involved in counterinsurgency operations. They part of what's known as "white" Special Forces. So-called "black" ones launch night raids.
CIA elements are involved in local operations. Insurgents control Nerkh rural areas. US forces are vulnerable to ambushes or roadside blasts.
Nerkh incidents didn't occur in a vacuum, said Aikins. "Over the past 10 years human rights groups, the UN and Congress have repeatedly documented the recurring abuse of detainees in the custody of the US military, the CIA and their Afghan allies."
According to Human Rights Watch Asia advocacy director John Sifton:
"The US military has a poor track record of holding its forces responsible for human rights abuses and war crimes."
"There are some cases of detainee deaths 11 years ago that resulted in no punishments."
Aikins said a former ODA 3124 interpreter named Farooq said he "routinely witnessed abusive interrogations during his time with the A-Team, involving physical beatings with fists, feet, cables and the use of devices similar to Tasers."
When Obama begins drawing down US forces, Green Berets and CIA will remain. According to Aikins, they'll be even less oversight than now.
Based on what he's seen and gotten from witnesses, "the fight in Afghanistan may get even dirtier."
Covert war may continue interminably. Afghans have enjoyed rare times of peace. They've had none for over three decades. Future prospects look grim.
For centuries, Afghans experienced what few can imagine. Marauding armies besieged cities. They slaughtered thousands. They caused vast destruction.
Imperial Britain and Czarist Russia vied for control. Local warlords exerted their own dominance. When Soviet Russia withdrew in 1989, a ravaged country remained.
Living Afghans can't remember peace, stability and tranquility. Endless conflicts persist.
Post-9/11, America's attack, invasion and occupation followed. Millions died. Countless others suffer horrifically.
It bears repeating. Nothing ahead looks promising. America came to stay. Permanent occupation is planned.
Afghanistan is strategically important. It straddles the Middle East, South and Central Asia. It's in the heart of Eurasia.
Occupation projects America's military might. It targets Russia, China, Iran, and other oil-rich Middle East states.
It furthers Washington's imperium. It prioritizes unchallenged global dominance. It seeks control over Afghan's untapped natural gas, oil and other mineral resources.
In June 2010, The New York Times headlined "US Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan," saying:
They're worth an estimated $1 trillion. Estimates are notoriously inaccurate.
Whatever they're worth, they include "huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium - are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe."
An internal Pentagon memo calls Afghanistan the "Saudi Arabia of lithium." It's a key material needed to produce "batteries, laptops and BlackBerrys."
Years of development are needed. Huge potential exists. Heavy investment is likely. An economic bonanza awaits profiteers.
Don't expect ordinary Afghans to benefit. Surviving concerns them most. Violence continues unabated.
Living conditions are deplorable. Vital services are lacking. Millions have little or no access to clean water.
Many don't get enough food. Life expectancy is one of the world's lowest. Infant mortality is one of the highest.
Extreme poverty, unemployment, human misery, and constant fear reflect daily life. Washington prioritizes conquest, colonization, plunder and dominance.
War without end rages. Human needs go begging. Wherever America shows up, death and destruction follow. So does unrelieved dystopian harshness. No end in sight looms.
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This week's post is written by the ladies at HotsyTotsy Vintage.
So you're hooked. You love swing dancing and everything that goes with it. You recognize that clothing is part of the whole package of awesome but you're not sure where to start.
We of Hotsy Totsy Vintage are here to help you navigate.
Investing in a couple of important dance wear items (like shoes and the right dress) combined with items from your everyday closet will have you looking and feeling great on the dance floor.
For this week, we'll start with the ladies. Below you will find our cheat sheet of the top ten items every female dancer should have in her wardrobe:
Top 10 Clothing Items for Women
- Flat Shoes
- Heels or Wedges
- Appropriate Under-roos
- An A-line high waisted skirt or pencil skirt
- Forties-style blouse
- Knee-length dress with sleeves
- High-Waisted Pants
- High Quality Repro-Vintage Outfit
- Slip
- Tights
First and Foremost, Dance Shoes
Our #1 recommendation (for women and men alike, actually) is to invest in a quality pair of dance shoes. Flat sneakers, like Keds, or oxford style shoes are a great place to start as a new dancer. Unless you buy flats with leather soles, we highly recommend having your soles sueded. This simple procedure can be done by any shoe repair shop and will allow you make beautiful swivels without killing your knees.
A cuban-style heel, like the heels Rebecca wears, or a low wedge is ideal. Top brands include Remix Vintage, Chelsea Crew, and Aris Allen.
Next, we think that a few crucial undergarments can both polish your look and keep you comfortable dancing. We love stretchy dance shorts—they let you move while keeping you covered up under dresses and skirts. You can find them at any athletic store or Target. Also, a sports bra or soft bra like this one is infinitely preferable to tugging at bra straps all night. Sometimes we forget that dance is still a sport.
Completing Your Dance Outfit
Now, clothed with danceable shoes and unshakeable underroos, you are ready to put together some outfits! We've used Rebecca to model two versions—something casual (the 1.0 version, pictured at top) and something dressier (vintage outfit 2.0, pictured at end).
For casual outfits, likely worn at local dances, the classic combination of skirt + blouse is a winner.
For skirts, look for A-line or pencil cuts (so-called A-line because it flares slightly from the waist). Note the relative slimness of the skirts—voluminous circle skirts came later in the 50s and are not well suited to the rigors of dancing.
Also, we (HotsyTotsy) tend to be less concerned about skirt length because the shorter lengths of modern skirts allow people to see followers' footwork, something we count as a good thing!
As for tops, blouses imitating 1940s style abound both new and second hand. Look out for buttons up the front, puffed sleeves, and novelty prints. Blouses from this era were commonly embellished with embroidery, pin tucks, sequins, and lace. We have a couple of examples in own own posts here and here.
Dressy Occasions
For dressier dance occasions, we think a nice vintage-style dress can go a long way.
What do we mean by vintage-style? Well, swing originated in the 30s and 40s, which had a great deal of variation in their dress styles.
Some common features of this time are the presence of sleeves (sleeveless dresses were left in the scandalous twenties), longer skirts, and shirtwaist styles (dresses that sort-of look like collared shirts on top). Popular fabrics of the time were cotton and rayon. Some of our favorite vintage reproduction companies are Loco Lindo, Trashy Diva, Shabby Apple, and Bettie Page.
Rebecca has really put the finishing touches on her outfit 2.0 by adding a fun colored slip, back seamed tights, and authentic vintage heels. Investing in a few accessories can really make an outfit shine.
There you have it! The top 10 clothing items that will make any new dancer look amazing. Building a dance wardrobe from the beginning can make you feel like a dance insider (and also makes it so much easier to pack for your first event).
Women, what are your must-have clothing items for dancing lindy hop? Leave a comment below!
Photo credits: Cindy Yetman (Rebecca), Sasha Anderson (skirt sketch)


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BF2 Hardcore does NOT modify original game files and does not conflict with vanilla Battlefield 2.
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a) Battlelog Revive Launcher: run the launcher, choose Battlefield 2 HARDCORE in "Mod" box and click "Play Now" button
b) BF2Hub: open your Battlefield 2 installation folder, find bat-file named "BF2 Hardcore.bat" and run it
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Greetings everybody, I'm back here! More than a year of playing BF2 Hardcore v.2.1.5 online has brought us a lot of fun and positive experience. It was extremely productive as well, many ideas and balance fixes came up during this time.
I would say we have explored nearly every aspect of BF2HC during our conquest, co-op and infantry-only rounds, and now this mod is as close to perfection as it never used to be.
So the final version of Battlefield 2 HARDCORE is already here. Press the button below to see change-log and to download the mod.
But that's not over yet. For your ultimate Co-op experience I'm releasing 18 default BF2 maps with full bot support for all sizes, which means that you can play in Co-op mode on 32-players and 64-players variants of these maps (few maps don't support 16 and 32 sizes though).
Flags, vehicles and spawn layouts are identical to vanilla maps, with the only exception that spawn points on carriers are slightly adjusted to avoid AI deaths on spawn.
There are also two minor changes: at first, on maps with clear weather view distance has been slightly increased. And second, all jets can not be stealed by enemy soldiers anymore.
As always, you can download all maps in Addons section. I recommend you to download Co-op MapPack which includes all 18 maps in one file.
Also, be advised that our Co-op server is still up and running. New mod version and all new maps are already installed there, so I hope to see you all on the battle field. Have fun!
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As I promised, first custom map comes to BF2 HARDCORE!
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What exactly makes this mod different from vanilla BF2?
Change-list is long enough. Some changes are minor and some are pretty global.
Just play a few rounds in singleplayer or co-op mode and you'll get the point.
I know this is a multiplayer mod but I am simply wondering, does it actually work with singleplayer or does it just crash?
Why just not try? It will NOT crash in any way.
Soo... It's like project reality.
Yeah, but more friendly for those who like BF2 setting (maps, armies, weapons, vehicles, etc.) and not so complicated gameplay-wise.
You mean it's in the middle of PR and BF2?
Exactly :)
how about hd lightmaps??
How about playing on the server? This is multiplayer game.
how about when u fix missing textures?
Hello. What textures do you mean?
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the weeks just go too quickly - i can't believe i'm already doing another sunday post! it's been another hectic week, with a beautiful surprise in the middle as i was invited to go along to LFWend with sophieetc as she was lucky enough to win tickets! here's what else i got up to/wore...
this was monday's outfit. i had uni pretty much all day and wanted to be comfortable, i wore my brookhaven jumper with, you guessed it, my disco pants. i think im in a rut with these, and desperately need a new pair of comfortable flattering leggings! i decided to wear my really old nikes, and my boy london beanie as i was having an awful hair day. this later proved to be a bit of a bad idea as the weather was really warm, and i was left feeling a little hot and a little out of place amongst the girls wearing little summer dresses! despite this not being as suited to the weather, i really liked this outfit as it was super comfy, and i felt really casual around uni - which is so needed when you have a 9am and then a 3 hour wait!!!
...moving onto tuesday, in the day i was chained to my desk again doing work - the glamorous life of a second year uni student. i wore disco pants AGAIN (i'm starting to bore myself!!!!!) and one of my dad's shirts. i kinda stole it a few years ago and it's just become mine. i cut the sleeves off myself and also cut down a little further to make a cool side. i love shirts buttoned up to the top - especially oversized ones as i find them so flattering if you're having a casual 'can't be bothered' day. i don't like tight fits all the time, and a big baggy shirt is just perfect for these days!!! i also went out this night, as featured here, which (unfortunately) meant wednesday was a bit of a write off... oops. my bad.
thursday was another day of researching for essays and trying to do my work as i was constantly distracted by facebook. i wore my leigh navy Topshop chinos, which are really comfy and i would recommend to anyone as the fit is amazing. i also wore an old Topshop shirt which i got in October. i love the cut out shoulders, as it adds a slight edge to the otherwise normal flannel design. the only issue i have with the cut out shoulders is you can't wear a bra with straps as it looks a bit weird - and also, in a cold student house it can get a bit chilly around the shoulders! i really want to invest in some more shirts, especially baggy ones like the one above - looks great with jumpers as well!
thursday was a pretty plain day - not much to report unfortunately! me and my fellow housemate hannah did discover this amazing photobooth in broadmarsh centre - it's only £2 and you get two strips of four poses. it reminds me of those teen chick flick films where girls go and pose before a big 'make over' scene. unfortunately, there was no make over, but i think for £2 it's a pretty good deal!
saturday was my housemate's 20th birthday, and to celebrate we had a house party. the theme was 'anything beginning with b' as her name is becky. we had a real array of outfits, from ballerinas, baywatch, bumblebee and beachboys. i decided to be really environmentally friendly - or rather, i had no money for a cool outfit - and went as a bin bag. i bought two rolls from poundland, and simply pinned the green bags around my top in a bandeau style, and then wore my leather skater skirt over it, and then pinned black bin bags all over that. it looked a bit dull like that, so i twisted the two colours together to create a top part to the dress. voila! a fantastic bin bag dress at a budget! :)
...which brings us to sunday! i've been excited for today all week as i went to LFWend with sophieetc!!! i had such a good day, albeit started at 6.45am. i loved the atmosphere, the people, the attractions, the show... and just being in London again after such a long time! i'm going to do in depth posts on the show and the day in general tomorrow, but it's safe to say i really enjoyed myself. felt really lucky to have been able to go at such short notice, and for free as well! really confirmed for me that the fashion business is where i'd hopefully like to be when i graduate next year :) so stay tuned tomorrow for my LFWend Blog, with proper photos and everything!
so, that was my week! hope you all had a great week too :) xo


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The National e-Health Collaborative Aug. 2 released a report featuring case studies of 12 sustainable, mature health information exchange organizations from across the country, and their strategies and lessons to succeed in HIE.
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The report, Secrets of HIE Success Revealed: Lessons from the Leaders, was developed based on interviews with senior executives from 12 HIEs. NeHC profiled these HIEs based on their innovative strategies and business models, the value and impact they have had in their respective communities, and their maturity in achieving sustainability, the association said.
"With a new environment of increasing accountability in health care, the need for effective, sustainable HIE to improve quality, care coordination, and cost-effectiveness is becoming even more important," Kate Berry, chief executive officer of NeHC, said at a press briefing on the report. "This report distills the critical dimensions required for a successful and lasting HIE operation and is intended to contribute to a cohesive national roadmap for nationwide HIE."
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The 12 health information exchange organizations featured in the report were Availity, based in Jacksonville, Fla. and serving the state of Florida; Big Bend Regional Health Information Organization in Tallahassee, Fla.; HealthBridge in Cincinnati; HealthInfoNet, based in Portland, Maine, and serving the state of Maine; Inland Northwest Health Services in Spokane, Wash.; MedVirginia, based in Richmond, Va., and serving the state of Virginia; Quality Health Network in Grand Junction, Colo.; Rochester RHIO in Rochester, N.Y.; Sandlot, based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving North Texas; SMRTNET, based in Oklahoma City, Okla., and serving the state of Oklahoma; THINC in Fishkill, N.Y., and serving the Hudson Valley; and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
All of the organizations featured in the report offer the basic HIE services of collection, management, and distribution of patient health information, delivery of patient clinical care summaries, and connectivity to electronic health records, NeHC said.
Each organization found success through a unique business model that reflected the local, community-based nature of health care, Berry said.
For some HIEs, a business model that required hospitals, physicians, and other providers to pay fees, usually subscription fees, proved successful. For other organizations, sustainability was achieved through health plans and other data suppliers such as labs paying fees based on patient size and volume, according to the report.
In some cases, payers contributed most of the operating expenses with additional revenue coming to the HIE from data suppliers. Additionally, some organizations separated grant funds from operations costs and used state and federal grants to finance new strategic initiatives, the report found.
According to the report, several of the HIEs believe that using participants in the exchange, such as health plans and physician practices, as a source of revenue is essential to the long-term sustainability of the HIE business, and that positive outcomes like reduced data distribution costs and increased staff productivity are the major reasons why participants are willing to pay for the HIE services.
Looking forward, raising capital to steadily grow is key to long-term sustainability, the report said.
Furthermore, as an HIE grows, its stakeholder community becomes more heterogeneous, making governance more challenging and complex, the report found.
Leaders of the HIEs asserted they have the governance structure in place that is needed for the long term, and lessons learned from the profiled HIEs suggest that establishing a stable yet adaptable governance structure early in the HIE's lifecycle is a key indicator of future sustainability.
The report is available at http://nationalehealth.org/SecretsofHIESuccessRevealed.pdf .
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Bernie Sanders should run as an Independent Presidential Candidate to the Democratic and Republican Parties. There will never be another opportunity like this. Bernie must put the country's needs ahead of the Democratic Political Party.
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Will he demonstrate the Moral Courage to do so? Unsure after Meeting with Obama
Why Run As An Independent?
1. The Democratic Party Rigged the Nomination Process with Super Delegates in favor of Hilary Clinton from the Start.
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The World Bank has reclassified Latvia from a borrower state which receives its aid to a donor state which provides aid to other countries.
Wow! I didn't expect it to happen so soon. Despite all the political mess that we have, we are now wealthy enough to be helping others.
Now, I only hope that the burst of economic bubble does not push us back into the category of countries that need help from the rest of the world...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Latvia becomes a donor state for World Bank
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Having A Strong Currency – Good Or Bad For Your Business?
For any business to survive and grow the economy has to be developing. Only when the economy of the country grows, will it lead to the growth of all business in it. When the economy improves, the currency rate gets stronger and higher. This increase in currency rate increases the foreign exchange that flows into the country.
How Does All This Affect Your Business?
So the currency rate moves up or down, how does it affect your business? If you are not in international trade, does the exchange rate really affect you?
The answer is yes, it does. When the currency rate of a country is high, more foreign exchange comes in. When the foreign capital is high, the development of the country's economy is also high. hence, when one spends on foreign goods, they get more for the same amount of money spent. This increases the purchasing power of the consumer and results in higher purchases.
Most businesses will require raw materials or other goods from other countries. When your currency is strong, you will be spending lesser to get these foreign goods, thus reducing your expenses. As a result, you will be spending lesser for the same number of final units as before.
Trading In FOREX
When you are in the business of trading in FOREX or are trading in FOREX as a part of raising funds for the company, a strong currency will only aid the earnings. If one is not in a position to pay attention to the FOREX investments but does not want to miss the booming market, they can turn to automated trading software like HBSwiss where everything is taken care of. This will ensure both the business and FOREX investments are taken care of when the currency gets stronger.
Impact On The Long Run
However, all this positive impact on the business due to a strong currency is only for a short while. When a particular currency is strong, it reduces the supply of that currency in the market. Hence there is lesser money to spend. After some time, the businesses will see a fall in demand due to reduced supply of money.
Also, people will find foreign goods cheaper due to the low exchange rate and be willing to spend more on foreign goods. As a result, the demand for local goods decreases and can slow down the domestic businesses and eventually lead to a loss.
When a currency gets strong, it initially benefits the economy but in the long run, it proves to be disadvantageous and eventually decreases the value of the currency.
How to Earn More Money
A common question has been present ever since money was introduced and that question is on how to earn more money. Money is something that actually existed for the sole purpose of controlling trade since during olden times barter was what it presents in which equal trade in not present, people just trade pigs for chicken, apples for wood, and so on. With the rise of the importance of money, especially now with the population growing wherein there is greater competition for money and more to give provision, many people are going through so many difficulties that they are going for so many jobs just to earn enough money.
Before making money, you should identify first what you need and what you want. Through separating these two, you would be able to identify what is important for you to purchase every month or every week. By knowing what you need, you would also be able to make your own budget in which this budget will help you in your finances since you can either use this money to save for future use or use it on a financial venture since every financial venture requires money just to earn more money. That is how it is nowadays, money for more money or less money if not properly used.
With the extra money you have from your budget, most people would think of going for a business since this is one of the most practical approaches in gaining some money. For this to work out you would also need knowledge on the product or service you want to offer and to know which market this is suitable. Money is an assurance with a business as long as you know who the market is. As ideal as this might be, the downside to it is that if you have a business, this would interfere with your actual job and letting go of your job for a business is quite risky with the exception of your business already in a stage wherein you can rely
As ideal as this might be, the downside to it is that if you have a business, this would interfere with your actual job and letting go of your job for a business is quite risky with the exception of your business already in a stage wherein you can rely from the profit you gain from it. Your job is the one that can sustain your lifestyle so letting it go when your business is still not at the right level would not be ideal. Also, there is a chance of the business to fail in the future if the business cannot keep up with the unpredictable changes in the business world.
If you are too busy with your work and is still looking for some money, then you should think if you are willing to take some risks or not. If you are, then you can go for an investment on market stocks. Binary options are where you can invest on stocks and would be in the side of having a 50/50 chance of winning or earning more money, but it requires minimal effort. Many are already benefitting from this financial option, so learn more about this option and get the chance to earn more money with less hassle and effort.
Freedom from All Money Problems
Financial freedom has always been what people seek. It is a certain stage in life that not all people can achieve, but it is possible for everyone if they do pursue this. For those that do not know what financial freedom is, this is when money is not significant in your life anymore wherein you can do whatever you want in your life and this does not mean that you do not need money anymore. This only means that you do not have any worry on earning that much money because you are already has a stable life.
In order for one to become financially free, one must undergo struggles and hardships that would help you learn in the process. To learn more about earning money through these difficult times is one of the greatest lessons you can get and you can pass it to the next generation for them to have a better life. If you think about it, most success stories do not come from those that are already rich, but from those that come from humble beginnings.
For you to be financially free, you must look deep into your heart and mind, and see what you would want as your goal. With that goal in mind, you would have something to back you up whenever you get down. Settling for a single goal is not enough, but to make several goals so that when a certain goal is achieved, it would not make you stop working on other goals. To help you on your work, you must think of it as something you enjoy because enjoyment of your work would lead your body forget all the stress it will have to go through. The best way to enjoy your work is to do it early in your life, this starts on choosing the career you would want to take. By choosing the career you want would help you achieve financial freedom easier since there would not be that much pressure since you are having fun.
To be financially free you would also need to look into other financial ventures such as binary options trading which is to invest on a certain market stock and wait for it to go up or down. This is quite risky, but many are already binary traders for years and they seem to have benefitted well from this. If you are concerned, you can look into how these binary traders achieved stability in their venture in the web. You can read about the Top 7 Binary Robots.
Lastly, one of the greatest factors in order to attain financial freedom is the one and only financial management. Yes, managing money is the best way to make sure that you would attain your goal in life. You should learn how to budget your money depending on what you need and want in your life, and set a certain amount from your salary or profit if you are into business, as part of your savings. This savings will become your key to financial freedom one day.
The Need of Money
In this generation, money is so important that people would go through so many lengths just to earn money. There are those that would do several jobs, make multiple businesses, and many other ways. Money was born to control how trade works, in the past it was just an item for an item way of trade, but now money has become a great requirement to do so. With how the world is changing, the need of money is also changing because of how the price of food, furniture, land properties, electricity bill, and other purchases, are increasing.
So to keep up with the need of money, people must become creative in their approach, but to ascertain that you would be able to keep up with all the payments, you must learn how to save money. In order to save money, you must have your own financial budget or you should learn how to manage your money. To manage money, there are factors to be considered such as what are the needs to be bought, what can be lessened from your usual purchases, and what to do with the extra money that is not within the budget. There are many ways to deal with it and you need to come up with how you would handle this, some would use the extra money for a business venture, some would just use it for savings, some would use it for stock market investment such as binary options, and more of it as suggested at http://top7binaryrobots.com/review/centument/.
Making money is not that easy, but as long as you have the will to do so then it is possible. If you are too busy with work or with your business and are still looking for ways to earn money because of its great need, you can have a chance to earn money by venturing into binary options. Binary option is a financial option that is not highly regarded because of its downside of potentially losing money, but people do not see that almost all money making venture has the risks of losing money with the exception of a job which has a fixed salary with a chance of increase. Binary option does have great risks, but that would depend on the reliability of the binary option site you approach since there are already many fraud sites that are available in the web. If you do venture into this, do not jump into it right away, like all money making venture, you need to have knowledge, skills, and experience to back you up to give you a higher percentage of success. If you are wondering how to make experiences without diving into it, there are software available to let you practice on binary option and this will simulate close to actual experiences.
There are many more methods on how to earn money, but since it is acknowledged that most people nowadays are too busy, and then this would be a good way to earn some without much hassle. It should be noted that binary options should not become your main source of money because it is not a 100% assurance that you would earn a profit right away.
Giving Binary Options a Chance
Binary options have been present since not too long ago, but the main idea of binary options have been present for already a long time. According to Investopedia, binary options are where you would bet on a market stock, wherein in a given period of time, it would either go up or down, and obviously if it goes up, it means that the binary options trader win and get money out of it. It is the same as gambling so the chance of winning might be slim and many are giving out negative reviews about it.
Binary options is not all that bad because most of those people that have so much negativity from this financial option are those that have been scammed wherein there is absolutely no chance of winning. Scams in binary option are very present since there are so many sites that are fraudulent, making people think that they would get money out of their binary option site. So if you go for those reliable binary option sites, you would feel a different atmosphere and would see the good side of this financial option. If you are still concerned on the win rate, you would be able to notice that there are actually so many binary options traders that have been around for so long already, in which these traders are those that are benefiting from this option.
The chances of winning in this option would actually depend on you as the investor because, like every venture in life, knowledge would always be a great advantage. So to have further knowledge in binary options would give you the edge in winning, it may not be a 100% chance of winning when you have knowledge, but it would surely be at a high percentage.
If you need more information about this financial option or you are in need of experience before making actual bets since this is the best way to win, there are actually software available for this in which you can simulate a close to reality binary option trading. In this software, you would be able to see how the market changes and giving you insight on how to properly bet in binary options without actually losing money whenever you made a bad bet. This would result to you to become better for the actual binary option.
With all those things being said, it would be good to give binary option a chance and if you already did gave binary option a chance and failed, then give it a second chance. But before you do give it a chance, you should learn more about it first so that when you actually give it a try, then you would understand how it works. There are also so many binary traders out there that are sharing their expertise in this field in which you can learn from them and get the reasons as to why they are still in binary trading after all this time even though many have so many negativity to it.
How to Manage your Binary Options Trading Venture
Binary options trading have been a financial venture that is not given too much light because of how slim the chances are on earning more money. That is not really that case because through this financial venture, you can actually manage it in a way that you would indeed earn some money. The most common reason as to why people do not want to go into binary options is because of the chances of winning and all the complaints of people in the web. With this reason, many have become hesitant to have this as an option.
Those people that are not actually winning in the binary options trading are those that lack information and knowledge of this financial option. One and the most common reason people do not win is because of the fraud binary options sites. These sites hinder those chances of winning of people because there is a huge guarantee that they will fool you into thinking that you would win, but in reality, you would not. So the first thing you need to do is to look for those binary options sites that are reliable and trustworthy in which many binary traders have been trading already for years.
Going with the part that manages your binary options trading venture, you would need binary options automation. This is a program or system that enables you to automatically bet on binary options and find out more about how it behaves. It might seem bad that it does automatic betting wherein you did not choose that amount of bet, but this is actually the best way to manage your binary options trading. The reason why is because most people bet a large amount wherein there is no guarantee on winning. Also, most people do not also understand how the stock market works and changes.
Having automation on your binary option helps you control or limit how much you would spend in a bet in which this would help you win or earn some money if you win, and by chance you lose you would not be losing too much. This automation also makes use of a certain algorithm in which it can counter react to the algorithm of the binary options, with this you would be able to bet on a market stock with a higher chance of winning. Many would argue that this might not work properly because it does not guarantee you a win, well, of course, nothing in this world guarantees a win, but it does a guarantee that you would be betting safer and better when it comes to binary options trading.
With this program, you would be able to appreciate binary options more. This also enables you to learn more about binary options and how constant change is not only in the stock market but also in the business world itself. Money being relevant means you might face people that would scam you so be careful with that and always make sure to go with those binary options sites that are already established as one of those trusted by many traders.


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Komodo Island is an island located in the Nusa Tenggara islands. Komodo Island is known as a habitat for native animals dragons. The island is also the Komodo National Park is managed by the Central Government. Komodo Island is located east of the island of Sumbawa, separated by Sape Strait. Administratively, this island including the District of Komodo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Komodo Island is the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara.
On the island of Komodo, dragons animals live and breed well. Until August 2009, on this island there are an estimated 1300 dragons tail. Coupled with the other islands, such as the island of Rinca and Gili and Motang, their number totaled about 2500 birds. There are approximately 100 individuals dragons in Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the mainland island of Flores, but not including the Komodo National Park.
In addition to the Komodo dragon, the island also holds a variety of exotic flora Sepang wood by local people used as a medicinal and dye clothing, tree or Sterculia oblongata nitak is believed to be useful as medicines and seeds are tasty and delicious like peas. Komodo Island is also accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as in Komodo National Park area, along with the island of Rinca, Padar and Gili Island Motang
Komodo, or more so-called Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), is the world's largest lizard species that live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. This lizard by the natives of Komodo island is also known by the name of the local ora.
Including family members Varanidae lizard, and klad Toxicofera, dragons are the largest lizards in the world, with an average length of 2-3 m. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for body meraksasanya certain animals that live on a small island linked to the absence of mammalian carnivore on the island where dragons live, and the metabolic rate of small dragons. Because of her size, these lizards occupy the position of a top predator that dominates the ecosystems in which they live.
Komodo discovered by western researchers in 1910. Her body is great and terrible reputation that makes them popular in zoos. Dragons in the wild habitat has been shrinking due to human activity and therefore enter the dragons IUCN as a species vulnerable to extinction. This large lizard is now protected under Indonesian law and a national park, the Komodo National Park, established to protect them.
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Frozen food chain Iceland has announced it will still run a series of Christmas ads featuring Kerry Katona, despite her disastrous appearance on This Morning.
Not that the firm aren't worried about the effect it could have on their image.
As Katona's publicist, Max Clifford, explained to The Telegraph :
"Iceland are worried because she is supposed to be this happy capable young mum and the interview today doesn't give that perception."
Hmm, capable young mum?
All of the ads I've seen in the past seem to centre on the phenomenal lack of effort she needs, or wants, to put into feeding her on-screen family.
Frozen roast dinner in a box, anyone?
It's great news for Kerry, whom I can't help but feel a bit sorry for this week.
Still, I would imagine that the prospect of yet more 'why bother with all that freshly-cooked food nonsense?' messaging won't fill Jamie Oliver (sainthood pending) with festive cheer.
Who knows? It might even drive him to impale himself on a Turkey Twizzler…


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Don't let anyone trample on your daisies…not even you
I would write something poetic here, but I think this quote just sums up everything I've been thinking lately for I've been in quite the creative rut. Maybe this will spark some inspo, for the both of us.
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