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You're killing a bunch of people from Georgia Tech?
Googled for info and will be going with the boiling soapy water in the hole method
Considered the Plumber Khan method - kerosene in the hole followed by a match.
Considered the Paulie method - hiring a professional, then wearing a winter parka and football helmet while watching from inside a locked car.
Considered the 32Green method - no real plan, then a trip to the hospital.
A skunk ripped up one, so there is a ten inch wide hole at top. They can all come out charging at once.
You're killing a bunch of people from Georgia Tech?
I'd pay money to watch this.
At which vantage point will the raccoons be observing the event?
I favor gasoline over other methods when it comes to stinging insects. And running shoes.
The fumes will piss them off long before you strike a match. So, dowse w/fuel, run, wait 10 minutes, light with torch, and yes, run again.
If you film this and yell Woo Pig Sooie while running away, I'll reimburse you for fuel, ointment, and benadryl.
That bucket of water sounds heavy.
Is the wife going to lift it for you?
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The Eagles are down to 75 players after making a roster move involving outside linebacker Phillip Hunt.
Hunt was waived/injured by the team on Tuesday and will revert to injured reserve if he goes unclaimed by the rest of the league. Hunt has a partially torn ACL and had surgery on it last week.
Hunt was competing for a backup role on the Eagles defense while transitioning from the 4-3 scheme run in the past to the 3-4 base defense put in place under new defensive coordinator Bill Davis. The former CFL player joined the Eagles in 2011 and had three sacks in 22 games for them over the last two seasons.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
On the Street….After Chanel, Paris
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His outfit is outrageous! A short sleeved jacket?! Tragedy
Is his blazer sleeve short, or simply pushed up? This photo is actually one of my (very, very many) favourites. I think the woman (Anouk?) has a perfectly styled or balanced look: gracefully draped scarf, the perfectly fitted jeans in the perfect length, an elegant opened heel proving hosiery CAN look chic underneath, topped by a lesson in how a grey jacket can look as finished and ubiquitous as a black one.
To me, they are doing the 'coordinated couple' look without looking contrived.
I love the exposed long sleeves under the blazer!
Is that Jamie Hince?
Jefferson Hack, i think.
hack and lepere. nice shot! they totally don't look like they were expecting it!
also, they look like they had been doing some grocery shopping, not viewing the current chanel show, but what do i know?
Love this picture! The perfect couple..
The picture is spectacular and so are their clothes. I love the way they are both on their mobiles looking busy and as though they can not see the camera.
this looks…funny! :)
Great photo as always! Anouk looks absolutely gorgeous! Love the look from head to toe!
Damn, she's beautiful.
Like her cuffed sleeves, but not digging the short sleeve blazer on the dude.
The woman on the left looks so well put together, and the face of a cherub to boot. Not sure about what inspired the man to roll his sleeves up on his jacket. Maybe he was washing his hands and wet his shirt sleeves. I love his shoes (suede wingtips).
Oh Gosh.
I love the woman's style!
The boy is cool as well, just dont like the glasses.
i love the guy's jacket — it must feel so liberating on the arms.
wHAT A GREAT PICTURE!!!!!! I'm not sure if they are a "couple" but they look so in sync!!!
love love love
those suede wingtips.. does anyone know the brand?
I like this high rolled sleeves jacket…it makes the jacket so fresh and new..; and I adore and am sticking to those suede wingtips.
The girl's look is all right: laid back stylish one
The couple is in synch: mobile, jackets, gorgeous shoes
La brigade de la Mode
i find both of them to be constantly lovely. the "short sleeved" blazer (is it not just rolled up sleeves?) is daring on a man and quite refreshing.
it is jefferson and anouck, no? classic.
ANOUCK!!!! my favorite model… she looks radiant.
oh, and her bag? daunt books! possibly the nicest shop in londoon – that's very stylish…
For some reason I do not like her shoes and hose here, although the color of the shoes is good with the rest of her outfit. His look is almost too eccentric to critique- what to base it upon? I DO like the way they look together in the photo- that's the most interesting thing about it!
personally, i think that open-toed shoes with nylons is a mistake every time.
the rest, however, is very nice although not particularly striking style-wise. Her face, however, is stunning.
That guy needs to really sort his act out. I think the worst dressed male ever on the sartorialist. Short sleeved jacket aside, the [faded black even!] jeans with the rest of the ensemble is inexcusable. And including the sunglasses he really has got nothing right.
Sorry to be so negative!
she looks like rachel weisz..but i guess its Anouk!
Love the outfits, particularly love the grey blazer..tired of seeing the black/dark blue version on everyone.
I like the shot and the overall look. But pantyhose and sandals? UNDER PANTS? I must be seeing things :P
Love how you caught them by surprise. The self importance attitude here is palpable….oh, and a good meal would kill them both.
wow this is such a great photo!
love the colors & the movement!
i cant help but notice how much he looks like a blonde jamie hince in this particular picture.
there's something so cool about this. and for some weird reason i like that she's wearing those heels with hose, i guess it reminds me of something i would have done a few yrs ago.
also i need jeans like hers. the perfect mix of straight but not at all tight. and that i really need to get myself a grey jacket.
I can't tell whether his right sleeve is rolled up, but the one on his left looks a little longer – or is that just me? I dig the look regardless, though as someone already said, not the sunnies.
what brand are her jeans? theyre gorgeous.
her outfit is def. one of my favorites so far! all perfect!
Okay, well, then, there, I think what this proves to me is you can throw on just about anything and call it stylish as long as you look a bit smug and urban. Seriously, like, anything goes, right?
Anouck L.and Jefferson H.
One of the most stylish couple in the fashion industry. Her sense of style is beyond awesome.
When I see two people in a public space both using a mobile phone, I always imagine they are talking to each other on the phone…(a pretty frequent situation, in fact!) I like the little potential for absurdity in that situation.
i could care less about the fellow but her outfit is to die for!! here is style!! love it!!
what is anouk's last name?
you've captured such oblivious expressions – so good.
Modern "Bonnie and Clyde"!
I want that jacket…
Jefferson Hack, correct?
Very, very lovely, although I may be biased because dark wash jeans + fitted jacket + scarf is my own personal favorite type of ensemble this time of year.
I have always, always hated nylons with open-toed shoes. I think it looks strange, and if you need to wear nylons with an outfit, odds are strappy heels are neither weather or occasion appropriate. Especially because the straps are sticking out. I agree with another poster that low boots would have really completed the look.
Other than that, I love the outfits, and I love the photo, especially because they're both shifting their weight and just on the brink of movement.
Oh the slimness of the girl,perfect for the jeans that are not slimmy slim and match the scarf perfectly.
isn't that kate moss's babydaddy jefferson hack?
Isn't this Anouk L. (she's Belgian – yep !) and the ex of Kate Moss ??
Forget his name..she looks fab !
Love her jean..
not jamie hince, hack and anouk, :)
love both outfits
i'm guessing they're talking to each other…
I love the fact that she has forgone the kind of flashy designer accessories that I loathe. They both look wonderful and uncalculated.
that's anouck and boyfriend jefferson hack (ex to kate moss and dad of her fierce daughter lila)
It's Jefferson Hack – love it.
It's Jefferson Hack. Who else can be that funky?!
She looks like Brooke Shields!
I have the bag! only 5 pounds, it's an ecologist bag, i bought it last March in London!
put an ericsson or a nokia logo in a corner of the image and it'd immediately be part of a very good-looking ad campaign.
jefferson hack looks cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love her choice of clothes and the layering- her shoes don't fit the rest of the look- would prefer some short boots- besides I've done myself the thin socks- open sandals thingy and my toes kept slipping in front of the shoes and on the steet…really difficult to make more than 5 steps…
unnacessary call phone!
I love the way she looks. So cool and casual but very stylish at the same time.
OMG — both soooooooo gorgeous! Love the blues & grays… (-:
I think her outfit is well put together, with the various shades of blue, the different patterns and weights of fabric. Moreover, everything fits very well. I agree with Dan 7:12 that I am not crazy about the shoes, but it may be the one item that pops. She sort of lost me on the bag, very Barnes & Noble, but I bet there is a reason! No comment on his outfit. Jorge from W Palm Beach
Not sure about the short sleeved jacket, but really digging that flash of red sock!
Jefferson has a great sense of style always a little funky but still but together she always looks good as well
Jefferson and Anouk are such a handsome couple, the epitome of casual thrown-together chic. I love his suede wingtips and the short sleeve jacket is wonderful. Her jacket is fab too.
hack loves those tom ford shades. he's rockin in every recent photo i've seen of him…
chic chic chic!
omg you guys must be kidding. just because they are CONSIDERED stylish doesn't mean they really are. don't you people have eyes? what the heck is stylish about this people? I mean, seriously, panty hose WITH SANDALS??? just because she's a model doesn't mean she can get away with everything.
i don't believe you think this is fashionable. i beleive that you saw it on the sartorialist and figured, hack+anouk+sartorialist= ubercool style WITHOUT EVEN THINKING.
Sorry but he doesn't look eccentric or urban or in any way stylish to me. Rather, simply a 'huh?' moment. Her ensemble is OK but nothing extraordinary. Nothing we haven't seen before and I will happily jump on the never-wear-nylons-with-open-toe-shoes bandwagon. I think commenters are confusing lovely human beings with style. Anouck Lepere certainly is a beautiful creature and as such elevates the clothes she wears beyond their actuality. But I could open a J. Crew catalog in any year and find this outfit.
i love this shot! it captures perfectly the moment, and it's cool how anouk and jefferson's body movements are in tandem like their ensembles. she looks so chic in her boxy blazer!
i like the focus of the picture.
the bag is from Daunt Books, the fabulous travel book shop in London…
are they talking to each other on the phone?
Is it possible that they're on the phone with each other, coordinating a meet and just didn't realize their proximity — you know, they're meeting for a sleeves-rolled-up convention or whatever — and this photo capture the very instant of their passing, yet they're distracted by the lens of the camera thus ships crossing in the night….
Hack is not wearing suede wing tips, but in fact lace-up brothel creepers, or just "creepers." The combination of bright red socks with black creepers is a classic '77-era punk/rockabilly look, especially combined with skinnyish [slightly drainpipe-esque] faded black jeans…
Love her (always love Anouk) until you get to the ankles. The shoes and panty hose don't work. She must have had something else on and just left them on for whatever reason.
Love both jackets and jeans.
Oooh, can't wait for the weather to get cooler her in sunny L.A. so I can dress like this.
they look like the style secret service.
…either that or they are radioing in to their respective spaceships.
doesn't any of u guys know Jefferson Hack?! Former editor-in-chief/founder of Dazed and Confused + Kate Moss exboyfriend whom she has the daughter Lila Grace with… If u guys don't know him I would recommend finding his pictures on style.com –> people and parties –> jefferson hack.
Not much u can say about these two, they are a coupple! and I, myself, think they look amazing! Jefferson is probably one of the best dressed men in the world.
do you that think they are talking to one another?
One life with one mobile…What Would they talk about?
Love the subtleties- the fishnet stockings worn with strappy stilettos and complimentary shades of blue.
My friend Rebecca adds, "Toe-less stockings with open-toed shoes- how really awful is that?".
why is anouck so amazing?!
i love her!
I love the woman's outfit, it's so unexpected! The scarf with a blazer, skinny jeans and a metallic shoes…very creative.
jeffeson hack and anouck lepore (sp?)by himself i wouldn't like his outfit but with her it compliments her outfit- which i really like. effortlessly casual and chic. doesn't hurt that she is gorgeous of course!
to anonymous… they aren't wing tips, they are what the old english teddy boys called brothel creepers…
you can still get them in carnaby street in london, and maybe the east village in nyc, maybe trash and vaudville…
love their matching blazers.
love ur blog! i will be coming back for more!
us belgians are very proud of anouck lepère. Her husband jefferson hack is also very talented and they look very casual chic in this picture!
Why do all the models hang with Jamie Hince?
I love her mettallic shoes!
Love this picture
There are some good elements here, but overall, I think they both miss the mark a bit.
I like her scarf, and how it compliments her sweater. The colour of her sport coat is great as well, but it doesn't fit her. The breast pocket on the sport coat seems ridiculously high up as well, but that might be an illusion. Finally, wearing pantyhose and those shoes with the rest of the outfit is simply inexcusable. It pulls the outfit down considerably.
As for him, I'm not a fan of the rolled up sleeve at all, and the colour of the jeans does not go well with the colour of the sport coat. Other than that, I really like his shoes, and the fact that he's wearing a vest under there.
Anouck Lepere and Jefferson Hack right? The look so good together and in there outfits. Love the short jacket.
wrong Kate Moss boyfriend….it's Jefferson Hack, publisher of Dazed & Confused.
Love her look!
I never realized until looking through your blog that "the phone" was such an important accessory in Euro countries. Blah-hate em.
French peole and there mobiles… Wait… Correction, EVERYBODY and their mobiles. Well, the woman looks pretty stylish with her skinny jeans and blazer, and I like that the man kind of matches.
Jefferson Hack and Anouck Lepore looking completely cool as usual.
she models for j.crew.


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After the burst of gunshots, two other residents of the apartment complex emerged from their units to see what was happening outside, and one instructed the other to call 911, Wilson said.
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I think it's just once you've seen one you've seen it all. With the exception of maybe Vegas or Miami once or twice, other than that it's all the same to me. I can't hear anything in the club with the loud music, so you're in there and you're like, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE OF THE LOUD MUSIC." I hate that, yelling back and forth. And I don't drink, so it's kind of pointless.
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General hypothesis
It is hypothesized that an elementary particle is simply a standing enclosed electromagnetic wave with a half or whole number of wavelengths (λ). For each half number of λ the wave will twist 180° around its travel path, thereby giving rise to chirality. As for photons, the Planck constant (h) can be applied to determine the total energy (E): E = nhc/λ, where n = 1/2, 1, 3/2, 2, etc., and c is the speed of light in vacuum. The mass (m) can be expressed as a function of λ, since E = mc2 gives m = nh/cλ from the formula above.
A particle will possess no charge if the electric field of the looping wave is effectively canceled out by electric field vectors in opposite directions. If the sum of electric field vectors differ from zero the particle will be charged. Negative and positive values of charge arise from opposite chiralities.
Like electric currents flowing in the same direction attract each other, also loops of electromagnetic waves attract. They align with the waves moving in the same direction and with their magnetic moments merging.
The electron and positron
The electron represents an enclosed electromagnetic wave of 1/2 λ, analogous to a Möbius band because of the 180° twist. The mass is determined by the wavelength. The incomplete wave period causes an asymmetry in the standing wave and allows a given fraction of the electric field to escape.
The wave can release potential energy by coiling upon itself once, making a double loop and switching chirality in the process. An attempt to compute the value of the elementary charge suggests that the coiled structure is the one occurring naturally.
By convention, the charge of the electron is negative and the electric field points toward it. This implies that the electromagnetic wave processes in a left hand mode through the internal twist. One full twist will take two loops, explaining the 1/2-spin attribute of electrons.
The positron has the same half wavelength, structure, mass and spin as the electron, but opposite charge because of right hand twisting.
The proton and antiproton
The proton and antiproton are built like the positron and electron, respectively. But they have a much higher total energy, giving them a shorter wavelength and more mass.
The neutron and antineutron
The simplest elementary particle with no charge consists of 1 λ, and the neutron apparently does. The measured mass of the neutron is just slightly larger than that of the proton, implying a λ nearly twice that of the proton. It has like the electron a measured negative magnetic moment, suggesting left hand twisting.
The observed 1/2-spin of free neutrons seems to contradict the whole λ, but can be explained by folding. Because of the internal 360° twist, tension is released in the neutron if it folds into two lobes (like converting the number 0 to an 8). In a common plane, the formed two lobes have opposite spins and magnetic moments. By folding again, perpendicular to the intersection, the neutron aligns upon itself and releases potential energy in the process. It now resembles two parallel waves with a 180° twist each, and therefore appears with a 1/2 spin. Locally, at the "hinge" region, a strain is created which makes the neutron unstable. Eventually it breaks down in beta decay, forming new waves.
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The measured elementary charge (e) of 1.602176487 × 10−19 C can be approximated theoretically fairly well by assuming that the charged particle appears in a coiled configuration and that the 180° twist is effectively concentrated near the node of the enclosed wave.
In the electromagnetic wave making an elementary particle, the value of the total electric field (|Etotal|) can be derived from the total energy. Using radians, one can let |Etotal| be represented by the definite integral
, where a is a constant. Letting the integral curve twice around the circumference of a circle, the 1/2-λ wave encloses a sphere of radius (r) λ/8π and volume (V) λ3/384π2.
= (−a/30)(5 cos(3π) − 3 cos(5π) − 5 cos(0) + 3 cos(0)) / a(− cos(π) + cos(0))
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|(384hc)1/2π / λ2ε01/2
, where ε0 is the electric constant. Also, Coulomb's law applied on a point charge gives the electric field associated with it:
|Q / 4πε0r2
, where Q is the charge of the particle.
An approximation of the absolute value of the charge (Qapprox) carried by the particle can now be found. Since 15−1|Etotal| = |Eapprox|, we have:
|15−1(384hc)1/2π / λ2ε01/2
|Qapprox / 4πε0r2
|16(3hc)1/2π / 15λ2ε01/2
|64π2Qapprox / 4πε0λ2
|(3hc)1/2 / 15λ2ε01/2
|Qapprox / ε0λ2
|(3hcε0)1/2 / 15
So, Qapprox/e ≈ 0.956. Apart from the already mentioned cause of underestimation, deviations from a perfect double circular path and possibly other factors as well, can make the approximated elementary charge at variance with the measured value.
As is shown, the absolute value of the charge does not depend on λ in a double circular wave. It will not for wave particles of other shapes either.
The atomic nucleus
For an element above hydrogen in the periodic table, the nucleus consists of a defining number of protons (Z) in a framework of neutrons (N). The "8-configuration" of the neutron is apparently stabilized if a proton aligns with one of the lobes. This may be due to the electric field topology of the proton. The opposite lobe is free to align with another proton and/or other neutron lobes. Thus, several neutrons can build a structure holding the protons. The positions of a proton in a neutron lobe may be restricted by the electric fields from other protons in the nucleus. Protons may therefore share different binding energies with their neutrons.
In a stable nuclide, there must be sufficient framework (N) to prevent overlapping of the electric field vectors from the charged units (Z). On the other hand, if the ratio N:Z is too high there will not be enough protons to stabilize all the neutrons. A neutron will eventually fold onto itself and go through beta decay. A too large Z will destabilize the structure as the separate electric fields more frequently conflict each other, and thereby repel the protons.
By accounting for nuclear spin and nuclear magnetic moment, and also fitting binding energy into the model, it should be possible to find likely configurations for any nuclide. Different configurations may correspond to alternative excitement states of the nucleus.
The presented model, or a modification of it, should shed light on the structure of other elementary particles as well.
The model suggests that both the electromagnetic force and gravitation can only originate from electromagnetic waves. This may give insight into understanding the intrinsic structure of these only two forces of nature.
Several testable predictions can be made from the model, making it falsifiable.
HyperPhysics (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/HFrame.html; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA) was an excellent source when exploring basic concepts in physics, and Wolfram Mathematica Online Integrator (http://integrals.wolfram.com/; Wolfram Research, Inc.) was a helpful tool when calculating the integrals.


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Police say the collision happened shortly after 1 a.m. Monday.
Police say she was wearing all black clothing. They say the collision happened in an area with no street lighting, in the far right west-bound lane of Eisenhower Parkway. She was taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia, where she was pronounced dead.
Police said in a statement Monday morning that they were still working to identify her. She was carrying no identification with her, though she does have two distinctive tattoos: "Derrick" on her left arm and "Shay" on her right arm. She's described as a black female.
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For once, one of the rumors surrounding Cleveland Browns general manager Michael Lombardi came true.
Lombardi's long-simmering appreciation of quarterback Brian Hoyer was consummated Thursday in an agreement on a two-year contract, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio first reported the move.
Lombardi spoke highly of Hoyer as a potential starter when the Browns GM was a member of the media here at NFL.com. That was when Hoyer was the backup quarterback with the New England Patriots, which was three teams ago. Since Lombardi praised Hoyer, the Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals all have let go of the quarterback. Lombardi reportedly considered trading with the Cardinals for Hoyer, but the Browns realized they could get him for free.
In Cleveland, Hoyer simply will be insurance. Brandon Weeden is the presumptive Week 1 starter, and Jason Campbell is the favorite for backup duties (although Hoyer should be in the mix). Thaddeus Lewis figures to be released eventually. Hoyer provides another option, which never is a bad thing when a team still is searching for its franchise quarterback.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Many people would not know that superstar of the millennium, the first superstar Rajesh Khanna aka Kaka purchased the sea-facing magnificent bungalow "Aashirwad", from Rajendra Kumar, popularly known as Jubilee Kumar in the then Bombay Film Industry who gave 25 silver jubilees in a row while staying in "Dimple", the earlier name of Aashirwad , a gracious and spacious Bungalow in Bombay's Carter Road, facing the the wide-open sea.
By instinct and nature Kaka was not an atheist but a sort of an orthodox who always believed in God, a supernatural power that always blessed him.
He would always tell his friends in the industry that there are several, more handsome men, more in height and personality in Bollywood, then how come he'd become a superstar loved and adored by millions of ardent fans globally?
He was skeptical and confused about himself and bore a sort of inferiority complex about him being a star and that was the prime reason that he believed in God. According to him, luck always favored him in his heydays as a superstar for at least two decades in a row.
It is said that when Kaka had first seen the spacious house of Rajendra Kumar at Carter Road, Mumbai's prime location, he always wanted to have such a splendid house.
There was another hidden reason behind it i.e. it was owned by none other than Jubilee Kumar, the then superstar, and heartthrob of millions.
Kaka had a feeling that Rajendra Kumar became Jubilee Kumar, giving 25 hits in a row that became silver jubblies while staying in this Bungalow, then known as Dimple. And as such it might be a lucky bungalow, absolutely. Therefore his desperate interest in "DIMPLE" git generated tremendously. But for Rajendra Kumar, it was unlucky bungalow as his downfall had started by then. He wanted to sell it as due to his decline at the box office his financial condition was in jeopardy…
Therefore when Rajendra Kumar was facing financial hardships, Rajesh Khanna got an opportunity to fix a deal.
Considering the Bungalow as a lucky one that made Rajendra Kumar Jubilee Kumar, Kaka wasted no time to purchase this house.
It was Hathi Mere Sathi's, first heavy advance installment that helped Kaka to finalize the deal with Rajendra Kumar.
When the film producer of Hathi Mere Sathi from South approached Kaka to do his film, the latter wasn't interested to work with animals. But he acted because he was in need of money to buy Rajendra Kumar's house. Kaka had put a condition that if he was given half of the signing amount in advance, he would do the film. The producer readily agreed as Rajesh Khanna's popularity those days was on its peak. Rajesh Khanna got Rs 6 lakhs in advance and bought Dimple and later named as Aashirwad.
And undoubtedly Aashirwad gave Kaka name, fame and excessive wealth, till his death.
Though Kaka also confronted the worst period of his life in this house but till Kaka's unfortunate death it was always dear and the most adored asset of his life.
Rajesh Khanna's last wish, though not declared officially, was to convert Aashirwad to Super Star Rajesh Khanna Museum. His most loved and adored prized possession was not destined to be so. His family against the latter's heartiest wishes sold it after his demise. His fans say Kaka's soul definitely must be haunting this house, which was abruptly and arbitrarily sold against his wishes.
Today there is a multistorey building in place of Aashirwad thus crushing his last hearty wish to turn it into Super Star Rajesh Khanna Museum; the magnificent bungalow which Kaka cherished the most.
Kartik Aryan owns apartment in which he was a paying guest once upon time…
Kartik Aaryan, a Gwalior boy from no film background has won the hearts across the nation. The blockbusters like Pyaar Ka Punchnama series and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety have proved that he is going to be a superstar in the future.
Kartik, the Heartthrob of many girls across India, has owned the apartment in which he used to live as a paying guest during his struggling phase. As per the media sources, he has paid INR 1.6 crore for the flat with a carpet area of 459 sq. ft. on the fifth-floor of Rajkiran Co-op Housing Society, Yari Road.
In a talk show earlier, Kartik while mentioning about his struggle in Mumbai has told "I didn't have a place to stay when I came to Mumbai. I stayed in a hostel. I have stayed with 12 guys in a flat. That was something I never thought I would do because I hail from Gwalior, which is not an expensive city to live in, but Mumbai is really expensive".
He also added "We had our share of struggles. We used to go to auditions, wahaan pe 'not fit' ho jaata tha. I used to travel without tickets in local trains from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai when I was auditioning. I didn't even have that much money,".
On the professional front, Kartik's upcoming movies include Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal 2, where the actor will share the screen with Sara Ali Khan along with Randeep Hooda. The sequel is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2020.
His other projects in the pipeline are Mudassar Aziz's Pati Patni aur Woh, Dostana 2 with Janhavi Kapoor and Chashme Badoor Remake with Jacqueline Fernandez.
Shahid-Mira dress up in traditional as they shoot for first project together
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are undoubtedly one of the most aww-dorable couples in Bollywood. The couple who never fails to give relationship goals will soon be seen alongside each other in a commercial ad.
Shahid and Mira were recently spotted in Mehboob studio in Bandra, Mumbai, on Wednesday as they had a photo shoot for their first ad together.
Currently, the pictures from the photo-shoot are going viral on internet.
During the shoot, both dressed in ethnic costume and looked beautiful together. While Mira was spotted in a gorgeous pink printed lehenga, Shahid was seen in a white embroidered kurta-pyjama. In one of the pic, Mira is being helped into her make-up van as a girl holds her lehenga.
Shamira is one of the most happening duos in the tinsel town who tied knot almost four years ago. They got blessed with a baby girl Misha in 2016 and a boy, Zain, in 2018.
On the work front, Shahid is currently basking in the success of his recent blockbuster 'Kabir Singh', which has crossed Rs 200 crore in 13 days and is already his highest solo opener.
Katrina Kaif shows off her toned abs in black crop top & shorts
Fitness has become one of the biggest goals in Bollywood along with acting. Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif has among the most toned bodies in Bollywood. The actress always emphasized how workout is extremely important for all.
The 35-year-old actress recently took to her Instagram account to share her workout regime and gave us some major fitness goals and briefed her fans on how she keeps her abs toned.
She captioned the gram, "Fitness & dance are a big part of my life. It is an interesting opportunity for me to curate interesting dialogues and conversation around fitness, women's training and body image among other things. It's a big part of my life."
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Proud to announce my association with @ReebokIndia. It is a perfect fit for me and i am very happy to join hands with a brand that believes and encourages the same thoughts as I do. Fitness & dance are a big part of my life and to be able to team-up with a brand who stands by and supports a similar vision is wonderful. It is an interesting opportunity for me to curate interesting dialogues and conversation around fitness, women's training and body image amongst other things. It's a big part of my life and it feels great to be sharing this platform with Reebok. @ReebokclassicIndia ❤📸#tarunvishwa
Katrina, also wrote, "Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up."
On the work front, the actress was last seen in Bharat and currently working on Akshay Kumar starrer Sooryavanshi. Rohit Shetty's directorial has a recreation of the iconic rain song, Tip Tip Barsa Paani. The new version of the song will have Akshay and Katrina's sizzling chemistry.
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Rishi Kapoor to resume work on his new movie with Juhi after returning back from cancer treatment
Natasa Stankovic is raising temperatures with her hot pictures
Monday, 17 June 2019: Dj Waali Babu fame Natasa Stankovic keeps entertaining fans with her bold & sultry pictures and photoshoot.
She is a trained dancer and also won the title of 'Miss Sports of Serbia' in 2010. She has attended Ballet Dance School for 17 years.
She became popular for her item number in Prakash Jha's 2013 film 'Satyagraha'.
The 30-year-old model cum actress has been away from the limelight for quite some time, never forgets to keep her fans updated with her stunning pictures and photoshoots.
She has always managed to give us some major holiday goals with her jaw-dropping pictures from her several beach holidays.
She is looking super hot in this black dress.
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Aryan Khan all set to make film debut with his father Shah Rukh Khan
Monday, 17 June 2019: Superstar Badshah Shah Rukh Khan elder son Aryan Khan, could finally be ready for his big screen debut.
In the midst of a great buzz over the Bollywood break for the star kids, Badshah himself could have given a huge clue in its latest publication on Instagram.
On the Occasion of Father's day, Shah Rukh posted a photo of himself along with Aryan sharing a father-son moment, as the sports team India jerseys with Mufasa and Simba printed on their backs.
Superstar and his great son have collaborated for the of Disney's classic The Lion King. The duo will be dubbing for the Hindi version of the movie. Where SRK & Aryan will dub for Mufasa & Simba characters.
According to a social media post, SRK & his son were recently spotted at a recording studio, dubbing for a secret project.
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For the past few days we have been spotting #shahrukhkhan and son #aryankhan dubbing for something. We tried to capture them and waited for them till 4 am everyday but a cop and a security guard from a atm botth humiliated us amd sent us back home empty handed. One of the days even #gaurikhan came for the dubbing sessions .My guess it is for #lionking with Aryan being the voice of cutie Simba and King Khan naturally Musafa 🦁 #happyfathersday #viralbhayani @viralbhayani
Shah Rukh said in an official statement that, "As a father, I can totally relate with Mufasa and the endearing relationship he shares with his son Simba. The legacy of Lion King is timeless, and being a part of this iconic re-imagining with my son Aryan makes it extra special for me. We are most excited that Abram is going to watch this."
Jon Favreau directorial, The Lion king hits the theatres on July 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
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Prabhas & Shraddha kapoor's upcoming thriller Saaho teaser released today
Thursday, 13 June 2019: The most sensational multilingual action film Saaho was released today morning, has set the internet on fire.
Sujeet directorial marks the Tollywood debut of BTown star Shraddha Kapoor. Also marks Bahubali actor Prabhas return to the big screen after a long gap.
The teaser highlights Prabhas in high-speed bikes chases and also shows he is taking down some big mafias with Shraddha. There are some astonishing stunt scenes that surely give you the thrills.
The teaser also hints a love story between Prabhas and Shraddha.
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Earlier, Prabhas sharing the poster on Instagram and teased the fans with a new action-filled poster, Prabhas wrote, "Hey Darlings… Only 1 Day to go, are you ready to ride into the world of Saaho? #SaahoTeaser out tomorrow at 11.23 AM! 👊 #15thAugWithSaaho ".
And, Shraddha Kapoor unveiled a poster where she was seen fiercely pointing a gun. Sharing it on Instagram, she captioned it, "The teaser is out on June 13th! #SAAHO #15thAugWithSaaho @actorprabhas @sujeethsign" (sic).
The multilingual project is being made at an estimated budget of Rs 300 crore. Saaho is directed by Sujeeth, has been shot simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil. The film also starring Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mandira Bedi, Arun Vijay and Evelyn Sharma among others,
Saaho is all set to release this film on August 15.
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Mommy-To-Be Sameera Reddy flaunts her baby bump
Thursday, 13 June 2019: Mommy-To-Be Sameera Reddy, who is expecting her second baby is slaying it with her Instagram posts.
The actress is frequently gets trolled for flaunting her baby bump but the actress never bows down. She has earlier slammed the tolls while talking to the media, and now, she is answering them differently.
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Swimming has been so therapeutic this pregnancy ! To enjoy and celebrate my growing bump 🙂Finally had to get a swimsuit that fit !. @seraphineindia 💓 🕶 @carolinalemkeberlin #maternityswimwear #pregnancy #pink #swimsuit #bump #baby #swimwear #sun #sunglasses . 📷 @designer_ishwari
Recently she took to her Instagram to share a couple of pictures in a bikini while flaunting her baby bump. She looks awesome in the pictures, aglow with happiness. She wrote," What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful- Brené Brown."
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What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful- Brené Brown 🌟. . . #pregnancy #pregnant #baby #love #maternity #babybump #momtobe #babyboy #babygirl #motherhood #family #pregnantbelly #mother #feelgood #mom #momlife #sundayvibes #maternityphotography #birth #eight #weekspregnant #babies #bebe #bumpstyle #instagood #pregnancystyle #photography #babylove
While the actress is frequently getting trolled for flaunting her baby bump but the actress never bows down and hits back at troll by sharing continuing sharing her baby bump pictures.
Sammera took to Instagram to share a picture where she hits back their trollers she wrote, "Her soul was too deep to explore by those who always swam in the shallow end. This is my answer to anyone who feels uncomfortable with me enjoying my pregnant belly."
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Her soul was too deep to explore by those who always swam in the shallow end 🧚🏻♀. This is my answer to anyone who feels uncomfortable with me enjoying my pregnant belly 🌟 #liveandletlive . 📷 @_fabian.franco_ #maternityphotography #photoshoot #momtobe #photo #momlife #pregnancy #pregnant #fashion #preggo #preggobelly #sea #beach #positivebodyimage #selflove #acceptance
Later, she talked about the body shaming of pregnant women. She said, "I want to ask a very important question: Where did all of you (trolls) come from? Everyone came out of their mom only, no? It is shameful (to troll)… because it is a natural process. It is so beautiful and amazing. There are sexy ones like Kareena [Kapoor Khan], who come out of it pretty hot and there are people like me, who take time."
The actress is expecting her second child and is eight months pregnant, expecting delivery in July and was recently in Goa with her husband and three-year-old son.
On the work front, Sameera Reddy was last seen in the Kannada film 'Vardhanayaka' in 2013 which also marked her Kannada debut. After her film, she entered the wedlock with businessman Akshai Varde in 2014.
Unseen Bridal Pictures of Yuvika Chaudhary From Her Wedding Giving Us Perfect Major Bride Goals
Wednesday, 12 June 2019: The popular good-looking couple Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary got married on October 12, 2018 giving us major relationship goals.
After eight months from their wedding, their wedding photographers, Epic Stories shared some unseen pictures of the PriVika and make us drool over them.
Prince and Yuvika's wedding pictures still make one of the best celeb weddings.
Yuvika Chaudhary looked no less than a sizzling diva in bridal that almost floored us and dropped our jaws. Prince Narula who is known for his trademark Punjabi family antics and debonair aesthetics didn't leave any stone unturned to have a bashful wedding in the scenic Mumbai scape.
Here are some of our favorite looks from their wedding which you definitely can't afford to miss.
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I started my blog on 3 January 2011 to encourage myself not to give up on researches. I've had several longish periods of time in 2011 when I haven't had time to do anything, but it has persuaded me to take up my researches again when time is available. According to the WordPress stats, I did make 52 posts, so an average of one each week is OK.
Sites I started using this year:
http://beta.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ – browsing and searching is free, seeing the full results needs a subscription. Worth doing the searches, and then if you find anything you can decide on credits or subscription.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=easter_family – moved my family trees here. Still getting used to it – you upload your whole GEDCOM each time, and I've found duplicates that aren't in my original GEDCOM. I have searched and found others researching the same families, but no replies to contacts yet.
http://mocavo.co.uk launched the UK version – can't see a lot of difference to the .com version yet – most results are still from my trees. Again it depends how many people upload their trees. A recent update lets you mark search results as already read, and whether they were relevant to your researches.
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/ – OS maps for Ireland. Set preview (right) to historic, and select "Historic layers". If your ancestry is Irish, it's worth taking a look.
http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/history/devtales.htm Devon History Selection – links to many resources for Devon family history and genealogy.
Joined more groups at Genealogywise – I wish this genealogy networking site was more active, it would be an excellent hub. Take a look if you haven't visited it yet.
Several contacts have come through this blog and my main website, so if you have the time and don't already have a blog or site it's worth considering. If you're not a techie, using one of the blog providers is easy and free – I use wordpress.com but there are several others.
Plans for the next twelve months
I'm thinking about watermarking my gallery photos – some have been donated by other family members. I've no objection to relatives downloading them, but I wouldn't be happy about commercial bots harvesting them and using them for profit. I could include a note on the gallery telling any relatives to contact me for unmarked copies.
Collecting information from people who have contacted me and adding it to the main family history site. Thanks Lucy, Jane, Glyn, Dom, Gill, Patricia, Dorothy, Mary, Lynn.
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Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy wasted no time grilling the recently-outed porn star and Duke University student known as "Belle Knox."
Appearing on ABC's "The View" on Monday, Knox fielded questions from Barbara Walters and company after she outed herself as a college freshman porn star in a letter to XOJane.
While Knox said her parents were supportive of her choices, Walter asked if they thought she could have done something else.
"… I'm 18 years old. I don't have a college degree. And any job I would have gotten would not have footed the bill for $60,000 a year."
The shocker of the segment came later when Walters revealed Knox had been watching porn since she was 12 years old. Shepherd made it a point to throw Knox this zinger accompanied by audience applause:
"For someone to say, 'I've been watching porn since I was 12 years old and it empowers me,' to me it sounds like you have something completely memorized … my heart just breaks. It really really does."
Memorized or not, Knox was very clear on the empowerment she feels as part of the porn industry. She says given the backdrop of sexual violence against women and general misogyny, having choice to make decisions about her own body is liberating.
And after graduation? Knox says she wants to be a women's rights lawyer and may not even continue her porn career.


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Guest post from Dragos Filipovici – Adam.
I received the following email earlier this week from developer Dragos Filipovici. He wanted to share his story about an application he recently created for BlackBerry 10.
As I read the email, it was clear to me that his success was due to the strengths of the BlackBerry 10 HTML5/WebWorks platform and the social power of the open source & blog communities. As such, I wanted to share.
Some of you might already know Dragos online as BglowDragosh. Before getting into BlackBerry 10 app development, he acquired UI design experience in building BlackBerry themes.
Hi Adam,
About a year and a half ago I tried app development using the Java SDK. I got stuck in the complex ways to achieve simple tasks (even creating a basic UI), the not always clear documentation, and the long deployment processes for OS5-7 devices. Granted, I was still a newbie in Java.
However, I was (and still am) a JavaScript newbie as well – 6 months ago when I first started learning web app development.
I believe the biggest factor helping me successfully transition to BlackBerry 10 app development was played by the new tools available, as nothing helps one learn like applying new knowledge into an actual tangible project, if the tools are available. For me, the WebWorks framework, the rich documentation, the forums and Github repositories, even the way the developer.blackberry.com website is designed, helped me immensely as a very-beginner developer. And all of BlackBerry's efforts in the past year to engage with developers have kept me going, and the company's new platform vibe kept me excited.
After getting to know WebWorks and then bbUI.js, the learning curve for me was made much easier. I've often sent in questions in the WebWorks & bbUI.js Github repositories and most often it was my own code errors trying to achieve simple things, but I got helped each time anyway. Now I post actual API bug reports and sometimes request API features, as users request new features from my app. And I love this formed cycle which I believe was, for my personal experience, a recipe for success.
Which brings me to the present:
So far, it took me about 14 weeks of (intense) work on my first WebWorks app. Yesterday, CrackBerry.com review my app, and in several hours Workahol became the #1 top paid app in BlackBerry World. I am overwhelmed with user feedback suggesting new features – which I will endeavor to implement. It's great that we are able to achieve such diverse functionality and performant UI without even using the Native SDK, and no user has complained so far (by invoking the old web apps < native argument).
Lastly, if there's any way I can help – either by speaking about my experience, or to promote this platform, BlackBerry World or the BlackBerry 10 user community in any way, please let me know.
Kind Regards,
Dragos Filipovici (@BglowDragosh)
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Accompanying documentation---USGS map,photographs, and sketch maps that accompany completed registration form.
Acreage---area of a historic property measured in acres.
Amendment documentation---provided on a new registration form or continuation sheets for a property already listed in the National Register officially changing the significance, boundaries, name, or other aspect of the listing.
Antiquities Act---enacted in 1906, the first legislation in the United States to preserve American antiquities, including the designation and protection of national monuments on federally owned land.
Archeological district---a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites important in history or prehistory.
Architectural classification---item on registration form calling for the entry of an architectural style or other term by which property can be identified.
Architectural significance---importance of a property based on physical aspects of its design, materials, form, style, or workmanship, and recognized by criterion C.
Area of significance---aspect of historic development in which a property made contributions for which it meets the National Register criteria, such as agriculture or politics/government.
Association---link of a historic property with a historic event, activity, or person. Also, the quality of integrity through which a historic property is linked to a particular past time and place.
Associative characteristic---an aspect of a property's history that links it with historic events, activities, or persons.
Boundaries---lines delineating the geographical extent or area of a historic property.
Boundary description---a precise description of the lines that bound a historic property.
Boundary justification---an explanation of the reasons for selecting the boundaries of a historic property.
Building---a resource created principally to shelter any form of human activity, such as house.
Certification---process by which a nominating authority signs a National Register form or continuation sheet to verify the accuracy of the documentation and to express his or her opinion on the eligibility of the property for National Register listing; also, the signature through which the authority nominates a property or requests a determination of eligibility; also, the process and signature by which the Keeper of the National Register acts on a request for listing, a determination of eligibility, or other action.
Certified Local Government (CLG)---a local government officially certified to carry out some of the purposes of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended.
Certifying official---SHPO or FPO who initiates and supports a nomination or requests other official actionrelated to National Register listing.
CLG---see "certified local government."
Commenting official---any official whose comment is required or requested on the nomination of a property to the National Register or other action related to National Register listings.
Contributing resource---a building, site, structure, or object adding to the historic significance of a property.
Criteria---general standards by which the significance of a historic property is judged; see National Register criteria.
Criteria Considerations---additional standards applying to certain kinds of historic properties.
Cultural Affiliation---archeological or ethnographic culture to which a collection of sites, resources, or artifacts belong.
Cultural resource---building, site, structure, object, or district evaluated as having significance in prehistory or history.
Current function---purpose that a property, or portion of it, currently serves or will serve in the near future.
Design---quality of integrity applying to the elements that create the physical form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property.
Determination of eligibility---an action through which the eligibility of a property for National Register listing is decided but the property is not actually listed; nominating authorities and federal agency officials commonly request determinations of eligibility for federal planning purposes and in cases where a majority of private owners has objected to National Register listing.
Description---section of the registration form where the historic features and current condition of a property are described.
Discontiguous district---a historic or archeological district containing two or more geographically separate areas.
District---a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.
Documentation---information that describes, locates, and explains the significance of a historic property.
Documentation standards---requirements for describing, locating, and stating the significance of a property for listing in the National Register.
Eligibility---ability of a property to meet the National Register criteria.
Evaluation---process by which the significance and integrity of a historic property are judged and eligibility for National Register listing is determined.
Evaluation methods---steps through which the eligibility of a historic property is determined.
Event---an occasion, circumstance, or activity that occurred within a particular period of time, or continued over an extended period of time.
Federal Preservation Officer (FPO)---official designated by the head of each Federal agency to be responsible for coordinating the agency's activities under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, including nominating properties to the National Register.
Feeling---quality of integrity through which a historic property evokes the aesthetic or historic sense of past time and place.
Function---(or use) purpose for which a building, site, structure, object, or district is used. (See also current and historic function.)
Geographical area---an area of land containing historic or archeological resources that can be identified on a map and delineated by boundaries.
Historic context---an organizing structure for interpreting history that groups information about historic properties which share a common theme, common geographical location, and common time period. The development of historic contexts is a foundation for decisions about the planning, identification, evaluation, registration, and treatment of historic properties, based upon comparative significance.
Historic district---see "district."
Historic function---use of a district, site, building, structure, or object at the time it attained historic significance.
Historic property---any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object.
Historic significance---importance for which a property has been evaluated and found to meet the National Register criteria.
Historic Sites Act---enacted in 1935, the legislation providing for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, including the designation of National Historic Landmarks and historic units of the National Park System.
Identification---process through which information is gathered about historic properties.
Identification methods---steps through which information about historic properties is gathered.
Important person---an individual who has made significant contributions in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
Information potential---ability of a property to provide important information about history or prehistory through its composition and physical remains; importance recognized by criterion D.
Integrity---authenticity of a property's historic identity, evi- denced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property's historic or prehistoric period.
Level of significance---geographical level local, State, or national at which a historic property has been evaluated and found to be significant.
Local significance---importance of a property to the history of its community, such as a town or county.
Location---quality of integrity retained by a historic property existing in the same place as it did during the period of significance.
Materials---quality of integrity applying to the physical elements that were combined or deposited in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property.
Multiple property documentation form---official National Register form (NPS 10-900-b) used for documenting the contexts and property types for a multiple property listing.
Multiple property listing---a group of historic properties related by common theme, general geographical area, and period of time for the purpose of National Register documentation and listing.
Multiple property submission---format through which historic properties related by theme, general geographical area, and period of time may be documented as a group and listed in the National Register.
Multiple resource submission---format previously used for documenting and listing groups of historic properties located within the same general geographical area; see "multiple property submission."
National Historic Landmark (NHL)---a historic property evaluated and found to have significance at the national level and designated as such by the Secretary of the Interior.
National Historic Preservation Act, as amended---1966 legislation establishing the National Register of Historic Places and extending the national historic preservation programs to properties of State and local significance.
National Register criteria for evaluation---established criteria for evaluating the eligibility of properties for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
National Register Information System (NRIS)---computerized data base of information on properties included in the National Register of Historic Places.
National Register of Historic Places---official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture.
National significance---importance of a property to the history of the United States as a nation.
Nominating Authority---Federal or State official authorized to nominate properties to the National Register of Historic Places.
Noncontributing resource---a building, site, structure, or object that does not add to the historic significance of a property.
Notification---process through which property owners, public officials, and the general public are notified of nominations to and listings in and determinations of eligibility for the National Register.
Object---a construction primarily artistic in nature or relatively small in scale and simply constructed, such as a statue or milepost.
Owner objection---a notarized written statement from a property owner disapproving the nomination and listing of his or her property in the National Register.
Ownership---legal status in which an owner holds fee simple title to a property, or portion of it.
Period of significance---span of time in which a property attained the significance for which it meets the National Register criteria.
Physical characteristics---visible and tangible attributes of a historic property or group of historic properties.
Potential to yield information---likelihood of a property to provide information about an important aspect of history or prehistory through its physical composition and remains.
Preservation planning---series of activities through which goals, priorities, and strategies for identification, evaluation, registration, and protection of historic properties are developed.
Preservation planning process---process by which goals, priorities, and strategies for preservation planning activities are set forth and carried out.
Property---area of land containing a single historic resource or a group of resources, and constituting a single entry in the National Register of Historic Places.
Property type---a grouping of properties defined by common physical and associative attributes.
Public notice---notification made through a public notice in a local newspaper or public place.
Public participation---process by which the opinions of property owners, public officials, and the general public are considered prior to making a decision to nominate or list a historic property in the National Register.
Registration---process described in 36 CFR Part 60 which results in historic or archeological properties being listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register.
Registration requirements---attributes of significance and integrity qualifying a property for listing in the National Register.
Resource---any building, structure, site, or object that is part of or constitutes a historic property.
Resource type---the general category of property--building, structure, site, district, or object--that may be listed in the National Register.
Setting---quality of integrity applying to the physical environment of a historic property.
Significance---importance of a historic property as defined by the National Register criteria in one or more areas of significance.
Significant date---date of an event or activity related to the importance for which a property meets the National Register criteria.
Site---location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure.
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)---the official designated by the Governor to administer the State's historic preservation program and the duties described in 36 CFR Part 6l including nominating properties to the National Register.
State historic preservation office---office in State or territorial government that administers the preservation programs under the National Historic Preservation Act.
State preservation plan---document that sets forth the process by which a State develops goals, priorities, and strategies for preservation planning purposes.
State review board---a board, council, commission or other collegial body appointed by the SHPO to review the eligibility of nominated properties and the adequacy of nomination documentation.
State significance---importance of a property to the history of the State where it is located.
Statement of significance---section of the registration form where the reasons a property is significant and meets the National Register criteria are stated and explained.
Structure---a functional construction made for purposes other than creating shelter, such as a bridge.
Thematic resource submission---format previously used for documenting and listing a group of historic properties related by a common theme; see multiple property submission.
Theme---a trend or pattern in history or prehistory relating to a particular aspect of cultural development, such as dairy farming or silver mining.
UTM reference---a set of coordinates (easting and northing) that indicates a unique location according to the Universal Transmercator Grid appearing on maps of the United States Geological Survey.
Verbal boundary description---a statement that gives the precise boundaries of a historic property, such as a lot number, metes and bounds, or township and range.
Workmanship---quality of integrity applying to the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture, people, or artisan.
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The XML mavens at Altova have worked to push out the 2013 version of Altova MissionKit. The firm's suite of XML, SQL, and UML tools consists of XMLSpy, MapForce, StyleVision, UModel, DatabaseSpy, DiffDog, and SchemaAgent, and now includes new support for SQL stored procedures in data mapping projects.
Key elements of the 2013 update are integration of MissionKit functionality in Java applications, updated standards support, and a Smart Fix validation function.
Altova president Alexander Falk calls out the Smart Fix as "true XML alchemy" and describes it as a huge leap forward in intelligent XML editing. The feature provides options for fixing validation errors that developers can apply with a single click. In addition to reporting information about validation errors, XMLSpy enumerates the possible corrections for fixing them and will make the required changes automatically, based on the user's selection. This, says Falk, reduces the time spent troubleshooting and testing considerably.
XMLSpy 2013 also includes support for embedded XML Schemas in WSDL files, enhanced WSDL document options, and support for CamelCase words in the spell checker.
MapForce has provided functionality for mapping, processing, and transforming SQL database data and now it includes robust support for SQL stored procedures. Support for these tools for designing, querying, and maintaining database architectures has been a frequent user request.
With these updates, developers can utilize stored procedures in a data mapping project as input components, output components, and data processing function calls. Never shy of over selling its wares, Altova boldly claims that MapForce 2013 is the "ultimate tool" for solving complex database-related data conversion and transformation challenges.
Other features here include watermark support: Designers and developers now have the ability in StyleVision 2013 to incorporate image and/or free text watermark content (such as diagonally page-spanning "confidential" or "draft" in the background) in PDF, RTF, and Word output. This adds even more power and flexibility to multi-channel publishing of XML, SQL database, and XBRL content.
Claiming to now be able to provide "seamless integration options in Java applications", Altova says that it is now possible for developers to integrate XMLSpy, MapForce, StyleVision, and Authentic functionality into custom Java applications for Windows. This "frequently-requested" capability adds support for integrating MissionKit tools in Visual Basic or C# applications.
NOTE: Example applications are also provided to give developers a head start implementing this functionality.
Users may now add up to 10 external programs that can be directly accessed inside XMLSpy and Authentic, allowing for workflow in these development environments. In the UModel 2013 release there is support for UML 2.4 (the latest version of the UML standard) and SysML 1.2. In addition, all XBRL-enabled MissionKit tools have also been updated with support for the most recent US-GAAP taxonomy, version 2012.


text: Academics / Clinical Program print The Real World of Law Practice Overview Clinics & Externships High-Credit Clinical Programs Clinical Faculty News & Noteworthy The BLIP Clinic Disability and Civil Rights Clinic Safe Harbor Clinic Corporate and Real Estate Clinic Criminal Defense & Advocacy Clinic Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy ("BLIP") Clinic functions as a modern, technology-oriented law firm. Since its inception in 2008, BLIP is training a new generation of lawyers who are well-versed across the spectrum of skills needed to represent emerging tech, Internet, communications, and new media companies. The BLIP experience is well-rounded -- in addition to learning the intricacies of representing start-ups, BLIP clinicians are at the forefront of tech-related policy issues and advocate on behalf of causes and businesses in various legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas. Students accepted into the BLIP Clinic come from diverse backgrounds and range from former engineers to musicians. Most have significant work and internship experience in tech, media, or government. All share a passion for law and policy in an Internet-enabled, digital world. BLIP alumni can be found in "big law" firms, boutique firms, non-profit organizations, government agencies, as in-house counsel, and as entrepreneurs in their own right. To date, BLIP has helped more than 500 clients presenting diverse legal, business, and policy challenges. BLIP accepts clients who require creative legal representation and arguably advance the Internet or digital economy, and for whom expensive legal services would act as a barrier to entry in their respective industries. BLIP has helped clients with incorporation, intellectual property protection, structuring licensing agreements, web documentation, and has also provided litigation support and general legal advice. If you would like to inquire about BLIP's services for yourself or your venture, please send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Read more about Professor Jonathan Askin. Read more about Professor Marjorie S. White. Read more about Adjunct Professor Lynda M. Braun. Read more about BLIP in Brooklyn Law Notes. Interested in applying to be a BLIP client? Request BLIP Service. More About BLIP BLIP in the News Our Mission BLIP functions like a full-service, technology-oriented law firm in which students provide transactional, policy, some litigation and general legal support to tech-oriented startup clients, innovators and entrepreneurs. read more Our Clients Clients are accepted based on the extent to which they provide a good platform for legal training. The clinic endeavors not to presuppose that one client or policy position is more worthy of representation than another client or policy. Nonetheless, BLIP prefers clients who arguably advance the Internet, the digital economy, or intellectual property laws. BLIP only takes on clients who otherwise could not afford private counsel and whose ideas would unlikely evolve into sustainable businesses without its legal support. When possible, BLIP tries to take on BLS law students pursuing business ventures of their own. This has proven to be very worthwhile to both the BLIP students and their client-classmates. BLIP has represented several graduating BLS students and post-graduate students who have decided to take their legal training and create entrepreneurial ventures. Interested in applying to be a BLIP client? Request BLIP Service. Our Clinicians The clinic seeks out students with a demonstrated passion and commitment to become technology-oriented attorneys. Corporations is an official course prerequisite for taking BLIP, except for students interested in working with the patent team. For students interested in working with the patent team, a course in patent law is required. Additionally, students will be well served if they have some background, either through coursework or practical experience, in some of the following areas: Telecommunications, Internet, Copyright, Patent, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Media Law, Antitrust, Non-Profit and Administrative law. Learn more about what's new by visiting the BLIP blog. Related Links: BLIP Blog Follow BLIP on twitter BLIP LinkedIn Request BLIP Service Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy Clinic Prof. Jonathan Askin, Founder / Director Prof. Marjorie S. White, Director of Transactional Practice 111 Livingston Street Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. or by appointment BLIP Clinic Documents Our Clients The BLIP Experience BLIP Highlights Brooklyn Daily Eagle Profiles BLIP Clinic's New Program CREATE BLIP Clinic Assists High School Students with Legal Art Education Professor Jonathan Askin Comments on the Legal Obstacles Faced by Start-Ups BLIP's Legal Hackathon: An Experiment in Collaborative Work and Thought Professor Jonathan Askin and BLIP Clinic Profiled in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Learn more about the BLIP experience.


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Martin Luther
Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) was a German theologian whose writings heavily influenced the Protestant reformation. As a young man, Martin Luther dedicated himself to become a monk after a near-death experience, almost being struck by a lightning bolt on his way to school. Years later, he was excommunicated by Pope Leo XI after publishing harsh criticism of the Roman Catholic Church in Ninety-Five Theses and refusing to withdraw his statements. Lutheranism is based on Martin Luther's theological interpretation of the Bible.
Martin Luther was critical of Judaism. In 1543 he published On Jews and their Lies, in which he advocates intolerance, violence, theft, arson, and murder against Jews. His writings were used by Nazis in the twentieth century to support the Holocaust.
"I had made up my mind to write no more either about the Jews or against them. But since I learned that these miserable and accursed people do not cease to lure to themselves even us, that is, the Christians, I have published this little book, so that I might be found among those who opposed such poisonous activities of the Jews who warned the Christians to be on their guard against them. I would not have believed that a Christian could be duped by the Jews into taking their exile and wretchedness upon himself. However, the devil is the god of the world, and wherever God's word is absent he has an easy task, not only with the weak but also with the strong. May God help us. Amen."
- — Martin Luther (On the Jews and Their Lies)
Political Thought[edit]
Initially the Protestant reformation had little to do with the expansion of political liberty. Martin Luther, who founded the first Protestant church, argues that government is ordained by God, and therefore, the subjects must obey the ruler, regardless of any extreme and harsh methods of rule the authority might employ. He argued for the ultimate authority of the king because he was extremely wary of his non-Christian neighbors. Christians are unquestioningly good because of their relationship with God. If the entire world were made up of Christians, there would be no need for government or law, because Christians inherently have the law of the Holy Spirit inside of them. The law, however, "is given for the sake of the unrighteous, that is, that those who are not Christians may through the law be externally restrained from evil deeds." Even though Christians have no need for an external law, Luther argues that they must obey it, and even suffer any punishments and unjust laws decreed by the king, so as to serve as a model for how the non-Christians should act with regards to the law.
While Luther argued that government was ordained by God, he specifically argued against government having any authority over religion. [1] Luther stated that "no one but God can have authority over souls," and thus he put forth a doctrine that made religion and obedience to God a personal matter in which government could not change or infringe upon. By doing this, Luther set a system that would be built upon later by John Calvin, and many of the later figures in the American Revolution, such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, that was based on what today we may call nonoverlapping magisteria of government and religion. This idea was a radical separation from the traditional political thought advocated by earlier Catholic thinkers like St. Augustine and John of Salisbury who argued for a theocratic basis of governmental power.
- "What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good and for the Christian church … a lie out of necessity, a useful lie, a helpful lie, such lies would not be against God, he would accept them.[2]"
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- ↑ Martin Luther, cited by his secretary, in a letter in Max Lenz, ed., Briefwechsel Landgraf Philips des Grossmuthigen von Hessen mit Bucer, vol. 1. Source: Sissela Bok, Lying: Moral Choice In Public and Private Life, New York: Pantheon Books, 1978, p. 47. German text of the quote.


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Another Reason We Need Open Government Data: To Avoid Information Asymmetries
from the database-of-intentions dept
Can the future aggregate actions of people be predicted from relevant sets of data that describe them? That, of course, is what Isaac Asimov's invented mathematical discipline of psychohistory was supposed to do. Some Japanese researchers claim to have made some progress towards that goal:
These guys have used ideas from statistical mechanics to model the behaviour of humans influenced by word-of-mouth interactions and advertisements. In this paper, Ishii and co derive a bunch of equations that they use to model the number of people who'll turn up to see a movie or visit an art show.
Inspired by this work, Nicklas Lundblad has written an interesting speculative piece about what the rise of predictability through the analysis of huge data sets might mean for society and openness. He notes that one of the "theorems" of psychohistory is that for it to be effective the data sets and the predictions derived from them must be kept secret from the populations involved – the idea being that if they were able to analyze that same data themselves, they might change their actions and thus nullify the predictions.
He points out that this creates a tension between predictability and openness:
There is an assumption here that is worth highlighting. And that is that for a democracy to remain open it can not be predictable by only a few. That is a complex and perhaps provocative assumption that I think we should examine. I believe this to be true, but others will say that our democracy already is predictable, in some sections and instances, only to a few and that they build their power base on that information asymmetry, but that it is reasonably open still. Maybe. But I think that those asymmetries are not systematic to our democracy, but confined to those phenomena, like stock markets, where they are certain to be important, but where they also do not threat the nature of democracy as such.
That, in its turn, is an argument for openness. If data held by a government, say, is released freely, anyone can explore its implications and then be able to modify their actions based on them, and thus escape being a statistical part of the predictability that would otherwise be implied by remaining in ignorance. As Lundblad writes:
In summary, if we share the data and allow everyone to use it, then predictability goes down.
If there is a conclusion here it seems to be to explore the amazing value of data under the imperative of openness to the the full extent possible to ensure that our societies gain from this new, fantastic age of data innovation, discovery and exploration that we are entering into, but never compromise on that openness in the pursuit of macro-social predictability.
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Kent Authentic Handmade Pocket Comb with Metal File and Real Calf Leather Case – 110mm
Kent Brushes, a 235 years old brushes brand has been a pioneer in the handmade combs segment. While you must have heard of thousands of brands claiming to supply handmade combs, Kent provides real hand-crafted and hand made combs made from 100% cellulose acetate. These combs are of the superiormost quality ever known to mankind. Each comb is hand sawed and hand finished from a single sheet of cellulose accetate undergoing about 35 processes before touching your hair. The Kent Range of Handmade combs come with the Kent seal and assurance of quality and craftsmanship. Nykaa


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Why New Zealand should top your bucket list
Get ready to add New Zealand to your bucket list. Every single corner of New Zealand is full of breath-taking scenery, here are our top things to do.
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Cave Diving in the Lost World Cave – Waitomo
Dive or take a tube ride on the lazy river at the Lost World Cave. Take a boat tour to experience the beauty of the fluorescent glowing caves and head deep into the darkness. This New Zealand attraction is a must for anybody looking to find their inner explorer.
Jet Boating - Shotover River
No paddles needed for this one, but floaties and a change of clothes are recommended. This takes white water rafting and brings it to a whole other level. Take a ride on a wild bull of a boat that seats 15 people including your driver (who seems like he's the worst but in reality is one of the best navigators around). Buckle in and get whipped around through twists, turns and 360s in as little as 4 inches of water through narrow canyons on this thrill ride.
Visit the Shire
Feel free to geek out a bit at the Shire and travel back to middle earth – the real place where the Lord of the Rings trilogy was shot. The location is surrounded by the perfect landscape of Mount Te Aroha and the Kaimai Ranges. After the tour, head over to the Green Dragon inn which is an exact replica of the bar the citizens of Hobbiton in the Lord of the Rings went to socialise and chat with friends.
Nevis Highwire Bungy Jump – Queenstown
I have to say after swimming with sharks, rock climbing, and even skydiving, there's nothing more anxiety provoking than bungy jumping. The terrifying moment you look down 300 feet you immediately regret accepting the idea of putting your life into the hands of a glorified rubber band. That being said, accomplishing the jump is one of the greatest feats and thrills of my entire life. At 134 metres high the Nevis highwire bungy jump is the highest bungy jump in New Zealand that hovers over the Nevis River. For any daring adrenaline junkie nothing compares to the exhilaration of bungy jumping and Nevis is one of my absolute favorites.
Don't forget to explore the rest of Queenstown as well – it was recently named the number 10 city in the world to see before you die on our top 100 cities list.
Milford Sound
One of the most ravishing natural sights in the world, Milford Sound is probably New Zealand's most iconic landscape. Its vibrant green forest life on the bottom half of the mountains, its snowy steep peaks at the top, and its encompassing dark blue lakes along the bottom filled with stunning waterfalls – it's no wonder photographers from all over the world flock to Milford Sound.
Rangitikei River
With its twists and turns, sudden drops, and beautiful rocky scenery the Rangitikei River holds some of the best white water rafting in New Zealand. Afterwards you can head over to Lodges Fulcrum Pit Bar and grab a couple of drinks with your fellow paddlers. This is some first class white water.
See Auckland
The city of Auckland is one of the many reasons New Zealand is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world. There's a reason it's on our list of cities to see before you die. With a population of almost 1.5 million people Auckland is New Zealand's largest city. Its most iconic structure, the Sky Tower is the largest structure in the southern hemisphere standing at 328 metres high. The views are stunning. Its restaurant Orbit offers a beautiful 360 degree dining experience.