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We have now installed our 8 new cabins in the old garden area, which will be our new project offices and welfare facilities. The cabins will need to be fitted out, along with data, power and water.
Due to the weight of the cabins, propping was introduced and placed on the underside of the slab to support the cabins. All the hoarding that was needed in Tonbrige Walk as been completed and painted. Also, there will be some extra lighting to help brighten the walk further in the next week or so.
Progress update
The new steel roof extension levels 9 and 10 works are well underway. The central core structure is the starting point of the works and is progressing well.
Works to the goods lift is ongoing. We have now moved up from the basement to the ground floor to start carrying out the next elements of the work to the goods lift. A crash deck has been installed to allow for the demo works to the slab and will catch prevent any debris falling onto operatives below.
Façade cleaning is progressing well. We are using a system called Jos which involves using a naturally occurring raw sand like material, which is used in conjunction with water. The high pressure blasts the façade which removes any deep down dirt. It is then rinsed to wash off any excess sand and dirt etc.
Planned Works September/October
- Scaffolding for west core demo
- Façade cleaning continues
- Goods lift works continues
- Window replacements commence
- Roof extension work continues


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I was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ex-Yugoslavia and immigrated to Vancouver in 1995. I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of British Columbia with a major in English Literature and minors in Mathematics and Theatre. I also obtained my law degree at UBC, but traveled to the University of Copenhagen, Denmark on exchange in my final year of law school.
While studying for my undergraduate degrees I worked in areas of accounting, sales and marketing, theatre, and finally as a simultaneous translator. Once I found my passion for law, I volunteered for the Law Students' Advice Program (LSLAP) giving free legal advice to those who needed it most. In order to further develop my litigation and negotiation skills, I also participated in numerous competitions from the UBC moot court program to the international alternative dispute resolution forum. I got my first law-related job with Murphy Battista in 2004 and have been the firm ever since. I completed my articles with the firm and was called to the Bar in 2007.
Although I enjoy focusing on personal injury work, I like to be occasionally involved in other areas of law such as creditors' remedies, property disputes and wills and estates. Being a passionate litigate, I frequently represent my clients in court, Provincial, Supreme and Appeal. However, I am a firm believer in putting the clients' interests first and sometimes court is not the best way to achieve the right result. I have helped resolve many cases through mediation or negotiation.
I am a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia where I served as the Chair of the New Lawyer Litigation Group for several years. I am fluent in Serbo-Croatian and also speak passable German.
I am married to Miodrag and we have three wonderful children. Whenever I can, I sing, dance, and act in the annual Lawyer Show which is a charitable performance that raises money for Vancouver's theatres.
- UBC Faculty of Law
Professional Associations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
- Serbo-Croatian
- German
Trial Results
Disclaimer: The outcome of every legal proceeding will vary according to the facts and unique circumstances in each individual case. References to successful case results where the lawyers at Murphy Battista LLP have acted for clients are not necessarily a guarantee or indicative of future results.
Irina Kordic and Paul Bosco represented Ms. Nessar Ali, who suffered multiple injuries in a car accident, including a torn rotator cuff which required surgery, as well as emotional injuries. All aspects of Ms. Nessar Ali's life were significantly impacted as a result of her physical and emotional injuries, including her ability to work and her ability to perform her housekeeping tasks. The court accepted the arguments of Ms. Kordic and Mr. Bosco that Ms. Nessar Ali was entitled to an award for pain and suffering, as well as an additional amount of money for lost housekeeping ability. On top of that, the court accepted their arguments that she was entitled to an amount of money for housekeeping that was performed by a friend as well as her daughter to date, and an amount of money for housekeeping into the future. ICBC argued against each of these, but the court rejected all of ICBC's arguments on these points. In total, Ms. Kordic and Mr. Bosco obtained an award of almost $300,000 for Ms. Nessar Ali that was almost exactly three times the amount ICBC offered before trial.
Scott Stanley successfully represented the Plaintiff who was a hard working waitress who injured her back in a car accident. She was only able to work part time and Scott convinced the Court to compensate her for the days she could not work, including her tips. The total award to the Plaintiff was $332,000.
Scott Stanley and Irina Kordic acted for the Plaintiff in this proceeding involving an eye injury that occurred on September 12, 2007. The Plaintiff was helping the Defendant, Destiny Elizabeth Smith, with some renovations on her home and was being assisted by her adult autistic son, Kyle Alexander Keyes. The Plaintiff was not wearing safety glasses; knew the son was autistic; and asked the son to assist him.
The son was holding a board for the Plaintiff and moved unexpectedly while the Plaintiff was about to strike the board with a hammer. This caused the Plaintiff's hammer to strike another piece of metal which resulted in a metal splinter entering the Plaintiff's eye and the eventual loss of this eye.
The Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant, Destiny Elizabeth Smith, was liable for permitting her autistic son to work with the Plaintiff and for failing to warn him about the dangers of working with her autistic son.
The case went to trial on May 30, 2011 and was heard by a Judge and Jury. The jury found that the Defendant, Destiny Elizabeth Smith, was 20% liable for the injuries to Mr. Laurie.
Scott Stanley and Irina Kordic acted for the plaintiff in this proceeding involving a motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 8, 2003. The Plaintiff was struck from behind by another vehicle and alleged that he sustained a concussion and soft tissue injuries. The Plaintiff alleged that he experienced permanent cognitive and physical symptoms as a result of the injuries he sustained in the accident.
The Defendant denied that the Plaintiff sustained a concussion and further denied that he had any permanent cognitive or physical symptoms as a result of the accident.
The Plaintiff's case went to trial on April 14, 2009 and was heard by a Judge and Jury.
The Jury awarded the Plaintiff $638,000 damages.
Personal Injury Contingency Fee Agreements
September 3, 2018
What is a Contingency Fee Agreement? A Contingency Fee Agreement (CFA) is a contract between a law firm (or lawyer) and the client in a case where legal fees are payable as a percentage of the amount recovered as damages. Under a CFA, the legal fees are payable only if…Continue Reading
Appointing Substitute Decision Makers Following Traumatic Brain Injury or Incapacity
November 24, 2014
Each month Murphy Battista holds information seminars at the Personal Injury Resource Centre on legal issues that commonly arise in everyday life. Last month, I gave a presentation on substitute decision making with a specific focus on powers of attorney, committeeships, and representation agreements in the wake of traumatic brain…Continue Reading
Biljana Lukic5
My husband had Murphy Battista Law Group represent him for his Icbc case. Throughout the whole process they guided and assisted us with anything we needed. I would recommend them to anyone needing a lawyer. They are a very professional group and if you have an injury they will make sure you get the proper treatment and settlement for your claim. Thank you Murphy Battista Law Group and Irina Kordic especially. We wish you continuos business and best of luck
Karen Yang5
Irina Kordic & Team = excellent
Diane Resetar5
My mom had the good fortune to have Irina Kordic at Murphy Battista Law Firm, represent her in a personal injury claim. I had spoken to a few lawyers at other law firms but Irina was like a beacon in the night for us! She was so helpful and informative from the very first contact we had with her and remained that way throughout. Irina and Avis were always available to answer all questions along the way. I work in an industry that rehabs injured folk, and Murphy Battista did stand out from the start, and i was not let down in any way. Irina was professional, kind, knowledgable and amazing in all aspects of our dealings with her. Avis, always available when i needed any clarification/answers. There is no question in my mind, that Irina did the absolute best for my moms case and we are very happy with the outcome and are forever grateful for her and her teams expertise. Highly recommend Irina Kordic
Eunyoung Park5
I was represented by Irina recently for an automobile accident injury. Honestly, I can't say enough about how amazing and professional the staff are at Murphy Bautista! I would not hesitate to recommend Irina or the firm Murphy Battista to anyone who needs legal advice.
Ivona Lukic5
I've had unfortunate slip and fall almost 6 years ago and have been dealing with Irina Kordic & Avis Shiu. From day one they have been amazing support, guidance and friendly voice in unknown. They were always available for me with any questions I had. Just about a week ago we managed to settle my case. Irina is very professional and I'd highly recommend her and Murphy Battista as your law firm if you need one.
Athena Stathis5
Look no further! Had an amazing experience working with Murphy Battista LLP. Irina Kordic was the representative for my three year ICBC case. She was professional, courteous and very knowledgeable. With her guidance and expertise, she managed to get me a massive settlement far exceeding my expectations. Beyond thankful for her services. I can confidently say, this is the best legal firm in town. Highly recommended!
una radoja5
My family has had first hand experience with Irina Kordic at Murphy Battista over the last several years in relation to MVAs. Irina is solution-oriented, empathetic, and extremely knowledgeable personal injury lawyer, with first class courtroom skills. I would highly recommend Irina to anyone seeking a personal injury lawyer in BC.
Nadia Sherry5
On November 15, 2014 I had a MVA. It was a single car accident on black ice. I sustained serious injuries. At the time, even though I was not at fault, I could not find a lawyer to accept my case since according to ICBC, it falls under Part 7 only and there was no settlement to fight for.
Years went by and I suffered dealing with more than a dozen of adjusters and the frustrations of not being able to receive the treatments I needed to recover. I was very patient, and I paid huge medical expenses out of my pocket, however, I lost my patience when the last adjuster threatened to close my file before the usual legal time. I became extremely stressed with this oppressive situation and I decided to see legal advice.
While I was surfing the net looking for the Canadian Bar Association, I noticed the link to Murphy Battista LLP, and I remembered that a friend of mine mentioned positive comments about dealing with one of their lawyers, Irina Kordic. I decided to contact her.
When I sent my first email, I was impressed with the professional efficiency of her assistant dealing with my request, even on the weekend. Without delay, Mrs. Kordic responded to me and in spite of the fact that she knew that my case was not entitled for a settlement, she graciously offered me a phone consult. After I explained to Mrs. Kordic my situation, she did not just stop at offering her professional comprehensive advice, but she also offered to take on my case and represent me in front of ICBC….at NO COST!!! I was in a state of disbelief…….not only that she gave me the consult I was hoping for, but she also exceeded my expectations by offering to take on my case for free. During the past four years, I did not find this exceptional professional and compassionate behaviour among any firm or with any lawyer.
The good news did not stop here……….Mrs. Kordic invited me to her office and she generously offered to meet with me in person and also to take from me two big files to review. I felt I was treated as a valued human being, something that I did not experience in relation to the ICBC case for the past four years. For the first time, I found a professional who offered me instantly respect, compassion, trust, and understanding.
Mrs. Kordic's attitude and treatment gave me also hope, not as to win my case, but hope that there is a law firm that is interested not just in the business but in people as human beings.
As a mature professional who suffered many losses as a result of the MVA, it was important to me to find a lawyer who would listen to my story and coach me with sincerity and trust; in fact, this to me was even more important than whether I will be able to get my rights from ICBC or not.
I highly recommend approaching Mrs. Irina Kordic at Murphy Battista, if you ever have to deal with ICBC, right from day one. She is motivated, knowledgeable, experienced, compassionate, a good listener, with a generous willingness to walk with the client the extra mile. She is proud of her commitment to her profession and that is why she practices and cherishes her human and professional ethics.
Stephanie Parrish5
Working with Scott Stanley and Irina Kordic was the best decision I made after my accident. Throughout the whole process my family and I were so grateful to have them by our sides and now that our litigation is over I consider both of them to be friends and would highly recommend them to friends, family, and strangers alike.
Eric Batista5
I've been working with Irina Kordic and her team (Avis Shiu & Samir Ibrahim) with regards to an Incident I was involved with and she has been great and supportive offering advice whenever I've needed it and trying to help me during this frustrating time, I would definitely recommend seeking her out if you want a compassionate and patient team. I feel with these 3 behind me my best interests are always looked after and anything extra I need is taken care of and looked after. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to seek out for help.
Being a passionate litigate, I frequently represent my clients in court, Provincial, Supreme and Appeal. However, I am a firm believer in putting the clients' interests first and sometimes court is not the best way to achieve the right result. I have helped resolve many cases through mediation or negotiation.

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That is how much "Ellen's" load of clothes weighed that I took to Cherry St Mission for donation. All of the clothes were in very good condition. 7 bags of Hefty Ultra Flex bags. All of this came out of her two bedroom closets, and her closets are still filled with clothes.
So how do you get a woman to give up so many clothes?
1. Have her sit in a comfortable chair. You want her to be as relaxed as possible.
2. Stand about 4-5 feet minimum away from her.
3. Begin at one end of the closet and pull out a handful of items (5-7 pieces).
4. Show the person each item. You are looking for a quick response.
5. Ask her if it is a 'Keeper' or 'Donate?'
6. Any delay, motion toward 'Donate' pile.
7. Place the Keepers back into the closet grouping similar items.
8. Bag up the donated clothing and get it out of the home ASAP!
Here's a secret: Keep the woman from touching her clothes as you are sorting. Chances are if she touches an item, she will keep that item because of the emotional connection. Hence, you stand 4-5 feet away from her while sorting.
Ellen's closet organizing project took only 2 hours.
... yes, TWO HOURS.
From the time I walked in her door, until I dragged out the last bag to my car.
When was the last time you purged your closet?


text: A crackdown on domestic violence will see more abusive partners brought before the criminal courts, according to Judith Middleton, partner at Darlington law firm Latimer Hinks. Those who commit domestic violence are now more likely to be treated as criminals, thanks to a law change this month. The move is designed to improve protection of those at risk of attack. July 1, 2007 the relevant parts of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 came into effect. Previously, many domestic crime incidents were dealt with by the family courts, which could order a non-molestation injunction. The court could add to this a power of arrest, which would involve the aggressor being brought before a civil court. From July 1, no power of arrest order is needed. Police have an automatic right to arrest somebody they suspect has broken a non-molestation order and they will now be brought before a criminal court. Judith said: Anyone who commits domestic violence is now more likely to end up with a criminal record. They could also face up to five years in prison. Domestic violence is very common, with one in four women experiencing it in their lifetime and between one in eight and one in 10 experiencing it annually*. Although it is thought that less than half of domestic incidents are reported, the Police still receive one call about domestic violence every minute in the UK. The British Crime Survey (2004/5) found that there were an estimated 12.9 million incidents of domestic violence acts against women and 2.5 million against men in England and Wales. Judith said: Despite this positive move a problem with this change could be delays in cases being dealt with in the criminal courts. Another factor will be the willingness of victims of domestic violence to give evidence in court given that less than half of cases are even reported to the police. *Figures from Womens Aid 2004/2005


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A friend on face book noted her Sister dying today. I don't know this person well, we connected online. However she posted to urge people to do whatever it is they are here to do! Don't waste time...…
What is it that prevents you from
creating that change you so desperately want in life, what is it that stops you
showing up in support of yourself?
What would it take to allow you to see the reality that is all around you?
Stop the endless self lies or cons you continually give yourself, the excuses. This is about staying with the part of you who doesn't want change, doesn't want to create something magical or wonderful and perhaps doesn't even truly believe they can do such a thing.... That is the part of you to commit to. That is the part of you to support and simply Be with!
Make a commitment to yourself – NO one else! This is not about anyone else – just YOU! When you understand that it always was and always will be simply about you – in relation to you. Then the great changes will take place.
What will yours be?


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Search for Dogus friends
Cool, there's another world on the other side of Pam's Storage Room. This, you see, is one of the reasons why we play video games.
The first inhabitant you come across does a runner… how unhelpful. Head north and see if you can find somebody who's a little less chicken.
Go to the Forest Shrine
The inhabitants of the island definitely aren't pleased to see intruders such as yourself, but one of them–Grace the shrine maiden–is a bit more accepting of your story.
With Grace behind you, head north-west to the Origin Island's Forest Shrine . Before you can convince anyone else you're not a threat, you need to convince the Elder there.
Talk to the Elder in the hot spring
Inside the Originwood, continue north-west up the hill. Along the way, you should bump into one of Origin Island's Bounty Clerks. With luck, you'll be asking for her assistance before long.
Upon reaching the top of the hill, you'll be right before the hot springs. Within is the Elder of Origin Island, hilariously known as the "Hot Springer" because, well, you can probably guess.
Get into the hot spring
No need to be so serious; step into the hot spring where the Hot Springer is to temporarily unwind yourself. Ah, nothing feels better than a soak in hot water.
Go to the Fluffkin Grotto on the beach
After confronting her grandfather, Grace ends up storming off in anger. According to Louisa, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Pam (and her sisters), you can probably find Grace at the Fluffkin Grotto.
Before you leave, she also gives you a Finest Hot Spring Egg . Well, not for you, for Grace. So try to keep your hands off it.
To find Grace's private comfort area, first return to the Central Grasslands–the initial area of Origin Island. Beware that monsters now roam Origin Island; if you're not in a combat Life, avoid them at all costs.
Next, head south-west from the central circle into the wonderfully-named Penguin Beach . There, follow the beach west, heading north as soon as you can. Before long, you should spot a cave towards the right–this leads to the Fluffkin Grotto .
Talk to the pink Fluffkin
So many Fluffkin! Turns out our Fluffkin isn't quite the last of his kind…
For some reason, Yuelia suggests speaking to the pink Fluffkin in the top-right corner. Well, it can't hurt to try.
What do you know? Peachy the pink Fluffkin is more than happy to take you directly to Grace.
After venting out her feelings a little, Grace admits that she really wants to visit the outside world, but can't because of ancient superstitions.
Hmm… can't we do anything to help her?
You can now invite Grace and Dogu to your party. To locate them, head for the corner of the Fluffkin Grotto, where you met Peachy the Fluffkin.


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By Matt Tullis, Associate Professor, Journalism and Digital Media
When I think about Dan Lehman, my mind immediately jumps to Tim O'Brien. O'Brien's writing has shaped me as a writer more than just about anyone else. I have read his words over and over and over again and I have, in many ways, sought to copy O'Brien's style. He is a simple writer, one who values content and thought over the writing itself (the result being amazing writing, in my opinion). My first tattoo — "Stories can save us." in typewriter font on my left forearm — is part of a sentence from O'Brien's The Things They Carried, and that sentence will also likely be a postscript on my memoir, should it ever be published.
Why do I think of O'Brien when I think of Dan? Because it was Dan who introduced me to O'Brien's writing. The first thing I ever read of O'Brien's was In the Lake of the Woods, a novel about a Vietnam veteran turned politician who thinks he has managed to distance himself from his own presence at the My Lai massacre. We read this in English 427 American Literature, which Dan taught in Fall 1997. It was the first semester of my senior year at Ashland University. I had taken other American Literature courses (two others, actually, in the preceding two semesters), but hadn't fallen in love with anything we read. Judging from the C+ I got in English 426 in Spring 1997, I'm guessing I didn't take it too seriously either. I was, for about two-and-a-half or maybe even three years, not a serious student. (Dan knows this as well, because he was my academic adviser and I had to retake English 101, which I failed as a freshman. I ultimately took the class with him as a junior. I got an A.)
But then I read In the Lake of the Woods, and Dan led discussions in the classroom and, for the first time in my life, I felt like I was starting to get it. I had always, for the most part, understood writing, or so I thought. I had been writing since I was in the third grade. I had also been reading since before that, but in this class, the first semester of my final year as an undergraduate, I finally understood what it meant to really, truly read, to interact with the words on the page, and I was able to get there because of Dan. I read that book so closely, and started making theories as to what really happened, and then going back in the text to find proof that my theory was right. I had never done that before, and it was exhilarating. Indeed, I still do that type of research now as a reporter whenever I am working on something large that requires significant book or archival research. It never gets old.
The next semester, my final semester, was one that would ultimately set the course my life would take. I took English 302 Writers Workshop Fiction/Nonfiction with Joe Mackall, and for the first time, started writing about surviving childhood cancer, which, quite frankly, I was still pretty much in the process of doing, having been diagnosed at the age of 15. One of the reasons I started writing about it was because that same semester, I took Dan's class, English 325B Major Writers: Nonfiction Narrative, and we read more O'Brien. In this course, we read O'Brien's memoir, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and his biographical novel The Things They Carried. For the first time in my life, I read work that really, truly spoke to me. Sure, as a cancer survivor, I hadn't fought in an actual war. But the emotions, the ideas, they were all there. Later in life, I would even start using war as a metaphor for how my disease was treated. In Dan's class, we were all encouraged to explore those ideas, to see how the fiction and the nonfiction interacted, to see which had more resonance. For me, while I love The Things They Carried, a book I have read at least five times, the memoir, the account that wasn't fictionalized, has always seemed more "true," because it was, well, factual. The people O'Brien was writing about were real people with real emotions and feelings and consequences.
Taking Dan's classes at the time I had just started seriously considering my illness and my survival was critical. Perhaps it was just luck that the two coincided, but I've never thought about my writing about cancer without simultaneously thinking about O'Brien and what he did with his experience on the page.
I still have the first issue of River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative, the journal that Dan and Joe were planning during my senior year, and published in the Fall 1999 semester. I remember opening it up the first time, and seeing before the editor's note, which was titled "Facts that matter," a quote from O'Brien, from The Things They Carried:
"Somebody tells you a story, let's say, and afterward you ask, 'Is it true?' And if the answer matters, you've got your answer."
I was excited when I read that, because we had spent time talking about that very idea in Dan's class earlier in the year. And I remember being excited that the discussions we had in that class were now more concrete, solidified in this journal. And then that journal, over time, went on to become one of the most respected journals in the country, a journal devoted entirely to the genre I have spent my life writing: nonfiction.
Because of all of these reasons, I am sad that students won't have the chance to take Dan's classes anymore. But at the same time, I am heartened, perhaps selfishly so, that I still get to work with him on River Teeth. I've been helping Dan and Joe find great pieces of literary journalism that should be reprinted in the journal, and they've been gracious enough to give me the title Associate Editor in the masthead, something that made me giddy the first time I saw it. This work is just one more thing in my life that would have never happened had I not taken those classes with Dan during my senior year, and for that, I am forever thankful.


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By Ding Gang Source: Global Times Published: 2019-6-5
The Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-16), which Nepal lost, resulted in large-scale land cessions in the south of Nepal to the British.
It was after occupying India that the UK gradually expanded its ambitions to Nepal, the mountainous kingdom in the Himalayas. The UK's greater strategic goal was to pave a way to China's Tibet and thus to grab the land ahead of Russia.
But the British army suffered strong resistance when invading Tibet. Thanks to support from the central government of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the geographical barrier formed by the Himalayas - "the roof of the world," - and the decline of the UK's national power, the British failed in the end to occupy Tibet.
The UK was gradually surpassed by the US after World War I ended in 1918. Soon after, the Nepal-Britain Treaty of 1923 was signed and Nepal was recognized by the UK as an independent and sovereign nation.
Nepal's strategic position can be clearly seen from history. Today, it is particularly important because China - Nepal's near neighbor - has kept rising as the world's second largest economy.
This might explain the US increased focus on Nepal in its Indo-Pacific Strategy, a US initiative to broaden and deepen strategic cooperation between countries in the Indo-Pacific region. David J Ranz, acting deputy assistant secretary for the State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, said on May 14 in Kathmandu that "Nepal would benefit from the Indo-Pacific Strategy," and that the strategy would "create an economic opportunity and ensure security to the benefit of both the United States and Nepal."
To this day, the US has not described its Indo-Pacific Strategy as an initiative to target or contain China, but neither has the US stated specific plans to drive economic growth in this region, making the strategy seem unrealistic. The only outcome the strategy has achieved might be letting the US accelerate military cooperation with relevant countries.
Is this what Nepal wants? The US is aware of the urgent needs of Nepal, a country adjacent to two major powers - China and India. But the US will never base its strategy on Nepal's needs.
In consideration of its geopolitical role, Nepal does require a relative balance between the great powers, the most favorable external political environment for the development of this mountain country. However, with limited strength, it is difficult for Nepal to promote such balance between major powers amid today's rapid globalization. It can only choose what it needs most.
Nepal's public opinion is generally positive about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory in the re-election. They hope Modi's policies can be continued. These policies, including increasing economic investment in Nepal and further improving relations with China, are all beneficial to Nepal.
Most importantly, China's development has made it impossible for any force to make Nepal a pawn in strategic arrangements to counterbalance China's influence.
China's development has provided Nepal with the potential of benefit sharing. The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has brought the country unprecedented opportunities by linking it to its surrounding areas and the world. Nepal will no longer be closed and poor, but will be an essential hub to connect East, South and Central Asia.
Over 200 years ago, British colonists began to march into Nepal, with China's Tibet their next target. But the era of Western expansion starting from 500 years ago is gone forever. China's policy of creating an amicable and prosperous neighborhood will offer people of Nepal and other South Asian countries more opportunities to improve their living standards.
The author is a senior editor with People's Daily, and currently a senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.


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What are the Benefits of Hanging Exercise?
Simply hanging a bar is undoubtedly the best upper body stretch, that you need to do daily. It is quick, simple and is really effective. In order to perform the hang stretch, you only will need a bar or something that can support your body weight to hang from. We will see how you should do it and all the benefits it will provide.
How to do it?
- Grab onto a bar. Wrap the bar with all your fingers, your palm facing away with a slightly wider than shoulder-width grip.
- Try to hang yourself without touching the ground with your feet.
- Keep your body in alignment. Our tip to help you keep your body aligned is to press your legs and glutes together and keep your abs contracted.
- You should feel a stretch across the upper back, biceps, and triceps.
During the movement, try to relax your body and let the weight of your body drift towards the floor. This action is called "traction", giving you the feeling that your muscles and body start to lengthen.
The benefits
As we have already said, the bar hanging is definitely the best you can do for your upper body.
🔸Improve the strength of your grip
Hanging a bar will make your grip stronger as you will be supporting your entire body. Which means that you will be better in other training exercises requiring a strong grip (pull-ups, deadlifts, rows, etc).
🔸Make your shoulder stronger
Having strong shoulders will allow you to perform safely pressing and overhead movements.
🔸Healthy Spine
Hanging a bar could be very useful for those who have spinal compression or pull heavy barbells on a regular basis. It can relax your back and relieve you from unwanted lower back pain and soreness.
🔸Improve your posture
When we are hanging a bar, we try to keep our body in a straight position. If you do this exercise daily, it will increase your awareness of postural imbalances.
🔸Improve your workouts
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Insects and other foods the trout may be eating:
1. Blue-winged Olives (See Below)
2. Mahogany Duns
3. Little Yellow Stoneflies - Summer Stones
4. Slate Drakes
5. Needle Stoneflies
6. Little Yellow Quills
7. Ants
8. Inchworms
9. Beetles
10. Grasshoppers
11. Hellgrammite
12. Craneflies
13. Sculpin, baitfish and small crayfish (Imitate with streamers)
Basics - The Fly - Part 2
Yesterday, I mentioned that at times trout will take just about any fly. This isn't
something unique to the streams of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is
something unique to any small stream with fast pocket water anywhere in the
country. It has nothing to do with the area or section of the country or even the
species of trout. It has to do with the very short, quick glimpse the fish gets of the fly.
I don't want to get technical here, but if the fly is drifting fairly fast on the surface,
and the trout is only a foot deep, the trout will only be able to see the fly in its small
window of vision for less than a second. Outside of that window, it could only see
the part of the fly that is protruding below the surface skim. If the fly is drifting under
the surface, the trout would be able to see it for a few seconds in clear water.
I don't think it would be possible to tie a fly using a small hook with normal fly tying
material that wouldn't eventually catch a trout. In fact, it may do it on the first or
second cast. An angler not very familiar with odds may think he had just tied the
World's best fly. However, they also may cast the same fly for another thousand
cast without catching another trout. It takes data into the very high numbers to be
meaningful in this regard. This type of thing causes anglers to get all kinds of crazy
ideas as to what works and what doesn't work. You see and hear examples of it all
the time. So and so caught three yesterday on a yellow June Bug or a Purple
People Eater fly. Others will copy them and guess what? They will probably catch
something on the same fly if they fish it long enough in fast, pocket water. That type
of information is totally worthless. There could be dozens of reasons one fly
produced at a certain time and won't produce a day or even an hour later. When
you resort to copying the fly others claim to have used successfully, you are really
in sad shape. You need to start all over and learn more about what you are trying to
do. I know that may get close to insulting many of you that are reading this because
that is a very common approach. If so, I am sorry. That sure isn't my intension.
Sometimes the truth hurts.
Nothing I have said so far, means that the fly isn't important in fast water or that it
matters little what fly you use.
It just means that trout are easier to fool in fast
Again, your success gets down to the odds of just how often this is going to
take a certain fly. There are many other factors involved. The first one I just
mentioned. If the fly is drifting subsurface, the trout get a much better look at it.
They can spot it from several feet away, not in clear focus, but enough to observe it
until it is within clear focus and then determine if they want to eat it or ignore it.
The other important thing so many anglers overlook has to do with flies drifting on
the surface in fast pocket water streams. Often the real bugs are not in the fast
water. Often they are in slow moving water adjacent to the fast water or the slow
side of current seams and pockets that don't have a heavily broken surface to
distort their view. In fact, most insects that hatch in the Smokies, hatch in this type of
water, not in the fast water. They may get caught in the fast water before they are
able to depart the surface but often they don't. In these cases, the trout can get a
good look at your imitation or fly. It isn't uncommon for them to reject your fly in
slower moving water. Anglers call that a refusal. If you don't believe me, try catching
trout only out of the slow moving pools in the Smokies. You will soon see what a
refusal is. Most of the time, they will refuse the fly without even moving towards it.
Now if all of the above may seem to be getting too complicated or confusing,
consider this.
Every time a trout takes a fly, it does so because it intends to
eat it.
There are exceptions to this to do with spawning fish but thats an exception,
not the case. If the trout takes your fly, they take what they see to be something
they want to eat.
The more the fly looks like the things the trout are normally
eating at the time, the more they are likely to take it.
I took my grandson to the little trout pond in Cherokee several years ago when he
was about 6 years old. The ponds were full of large trout. Some of them were as
large as 6 pounds and most of them were probably 16 to 20 inches. I was teaching
him to cast a fly but the trout wouldn't take the fly. I changed several times and
nothing seem to work well. Finally, I got smart. I went to the owners and got a hand
full of fish pellets they feed the trout with. They were not easy to cast, but when I
could manage to keep one on the hook, it didn't hit the water without every trout in
the lake trying to get it. I hooked and Tanner either caught or lost, mostly lost,
several large trout.
The trout took what they were used to seeing and eating.
The trout in the Smokies will do the same exact thing.
The key is to determine
what they are seeing and eating the most.
Several years ago, a fine writer and angler wrote the book "Matching the Hatch".
During the next few year, It changed the way many anglers fished for trout. Many
other books followed and anglers begin to fish differently.
There was one major
problem that occurred along the way.
Some writers begin take this to the point
that they attempted to classify trout by placing them in one of two categories -
opportunistic feeders or selective feeders. Opportunistic feeders refers to those
trout that eat whatever they can find to eat. Selective feeders are those trout that
are concentrating on one particular item of food at a particular time. These writers
implied that when trout are feeding, they are only feeding one of those two ways.
That usually isn't the case at all.
In that sense, from a technical standpoint, all trout are opportunistic feeders. This
line of thinking can be very misleading.
A trout will simply feed on what is most
available and easiest to acquire.
They don't do this using the same type of
intelligence we use. They are not smart. Their brain is the size of a pea. They do it
because it's the way they can acquire the most food by expending the least amount
of energy. It's a matter of survival.
This shouldn't be taken as to mean that if a large hatch is taking place, all of the
trout will only eat that one insect at that one stage of life. It may be that most of
them are doing that, but even so, they may not do it exclusively. I have watched
trout deviate from feeding (selectively in the sense the word should be used) on
one hatching insect to eat something different on numerous occasions. It also
doesn't mean that trout located a few yards downstream are doing the same thing.
They may be eating something completely different.
It may be that multiple hatches are occurring and the trout are feeding on several
insects at the same time. It also doesn't mean that during the times there's isn't a
hatch occurring, and this is most always the case, that the trout will eat any and
everything they see or have the opportunity to eat.
They will still focus on what
is most available and the easiest to acquire.
In the small streams of the
Smokies, It's usually nymphs and larvae. It isn't any and every nymph or larvae in
the stream. Again, it's the ones that are most plentiful and available at the time.
For example, right now there are few mayfly nymphs in the water. Most of them have
hatched and are either eggs or tiny, tiny nymphs. There are only a few insects that
remain at or near their fully grown size that haven't hatched.
That greatly reduces
the possibilities of what the trout may be feeding on.
I can continue to reduce
the list of possibilities down to only a few things but I'll get into this more in the near
For now, I only want to make the point that the fly you use should
imitate the food that is the most plentiful and easiest food for the trout to
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- Users thought that it is highly effective when used.
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What are the Benefits of the Sun and Moon to Humanity-Part 2
The Effects of Solar & Lunar Eclipse on Humanity
The Sun and Moon, the New and Full moon, the Solar and Lunar eclipses, have profound effects on Humanity.
During these natural occurrences, Humanity have the opportunity to attain greater balance and alignment within, and with the outside world.
There is an opportunity to further purify our consciousness and subconsciousness of remaining pains, sorrow, grief, sadness, traumas, etc. in our hearts, minds, and our bodies, globally.
This lifting-of the darkness within humanity will allow more light, the Sun as the major player at these cycles, to elevates all existences and us. Consequently, the frequency and vibration on earth is increased, so as 3D program and paradigm are dissolving more and more. As a result Humanities consciousness is lifted-up, we're more aligned with our highest destiny, purpose and super consciousness–our God selves.
The New Year–the New Beginning
We are at a monumental time on Earth, with the beginning of the New, lucky 2019 Year. This year is said to be year destined for a mass Transfiguration. If you look up, in the dictionary, what the word 'transfiguration' exactly means, it is a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful form or Spiritual place.
This is nothing short of miracles. In this article we will explore how we can benefit the most from all these natural cycles and why it's
crucial for our further evolution.
The New Moons in general mark new beginnings in our lives.
The Year 2019 begins auspiciously, with eclipse season, starting with the New moon and the Solar eclipse, on Jan.5th, 2019. The effects of this powerful new beginning, considering its the new moon, with the Solar eclipse, will last for the next 6 months.
Additionally, it is followed by the Full Moon, and the Lunar eclipse, on January 21st, 2019, This natural accuracy, makes our full manifestation circle that will last for six months.
And this is not the end. In the Summer of 2019, exactly on July 2nd, another eclipse season is starting. This will be another opportunity to polish our physical and spiritual presence on the new earth in order to be lifted up in the new realms of our own consciousness and align with our superconsciousness.
The Effects of the Eclipse Season to Humanity's Evolution
This is truly, a great opportunity for more of us, Humanity, to become, the better versions of ourselves. This alignment will happen naturally, as a result of the intensified influence of Sun and Moon on our subconscious, and conscious minds, during the eclipse seasons.
Our minds will experience more harmony, which will cause further opening of our hearts. When our hearts open more widely, our talents, and gifts will be able to spring out freely.
Finally, our Cosmic consciousness, will begin to function, through the activation of the portal of Love within us. Our minds will let go of the grip on our lives, even more so, that we can experience our lives through the eyes of love and bliss.
The Sun and Moon~and their Manifestation Powers
So, make certain you chose the things you are working on.
New, and the Full Moon are always the powerful time, for manifesting, and further aligning with our true self–our Higher Selves.
Keep in mind that they are intensified, by the Solar, and Lunar eclipses. Moreover, the effects–the time we have for our manifestations are extended, not only for additional 6 New, and the 6 Full Moons, within the first eclipse season.
But also by the following and the Summer 2019 eclipse season, starting on July 2nd'19. Effects of this new moon, considering it's the Solar eclipse, also, will last until December 26th'19.
It is extended opportunity for alignment, purification and realization of our highest destiny in this monumental year.
This process of Unification is happening to all the Stars, Galaxies and Universes, also. All-awhile, our identity, the unique messages, purpose, and potential are kept alive.
The Alchemy of the gentle, silver light of the Moon, with its sacred, feminine powers, graces our being at night, and all throughout the Moon' phases. She initiates our hidden wisdom and knowledge, from long ago.
In like manner, the radiant golden rays of the Sun, which hug and comfort the Earth, during the day; they effect our subtle bodies by igniting the fire, and the Light within each of our hearts.
These cycles of day and night, the new, and full moon its nature's perfect way to balance our lives.
With not much effort and by
living this natural process in awareness through our hearts, we can achieve a balance of our souls, hearts, minds, and bodies every day.
The Solar and Lunar Eclipse Examination
Let us examine, the Sun and Moon in conjunction, when their powers are magnified.
We want to utilize the potential of manifestation and unification
in harmony within us, while the eclipse seasons of 2019.
If you haven't started benefiting from the significance of New and the Full moon, I suggest that you start from today.
The Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are very 'old' Souls.
All three, they carry specific, wisdom, knowledge, and different power within them, and on our lives.
They are each, approximately 3.5 billion years old.
In order to truly dive into different possibilities, it's good to recognize, and understand some facts first.
The Sun affects our consciousness directly and indirectly through the moon effects our sub consciousness.
Our consciousness, the right hemisphere of the brain rules our actions, reason, logic, and analytical side of our being, also our speech.
Those are the masculine powers within us, the fire element–our Yang.
Influence of the Moon to our Subtle Bodies
On the other hand, the Moon' influence in our lives is associated and stimulates our sub-consciousness.
Our emotions, feelings, receptiveness, intuition, mood, creativity are the feminine within us–our Yin, the Water element.
Also called the left hemisphere of the brain.
The truth is our ultimate goal is oneness, the unification in all areas of our being, which includes the brain.
When our mind hemispheres are in a proximate balance, we can experience peace and freedom in our lives.
Additionally, when the left and the right brains are in harmony, the pineal gland produces serotonin, the natural elixir, which stimulates the feelings of harmony, and ecstasy.
In this way, the new and the full moons are times to utilize and awaken our dormant brain cells. Let us examine further.
Moon Phases and Why they Can Influence our Lives
How do the moon' phases happen?
Earth orbits around the Sun, and the Moon orbits around the Earth.
The different phases of the Moon, as they are perceived from the Earth, are caused by the different amount of Sunlight that reflect from the moon's surface: while Moon's orbiting around the Earth, for about 28-30 days at the time.
The New Moon happens when the moon, while orbiting, comes in between, and in alignment with the Sun and Earth. While in this alignment, the Moon consequently covers all the Sunlight, leaving the side, that is facing Earth in shadow. Thus appears as no moon, for about 2 days.
Then, the waxing of the moon begins, and New Moon appears. At the time of Solar eclipse, this alignment is more perfect, so is the effect of Sun on our settle bodies.
Due to our consciousness being exposed, and stimulated by the Sun's impact on Earth; couple of days before, and on the day of the new moon, are perfect times for setting, and invoking the new beginnings in our lives.
In the following two weeks, and the waxing moon period, we experience the increasing influence of the Moon'. Thus causes our receptive, indirect, sub conscious mind to be more active.
As a result, we are able to come up with the ways to bring our set intentions, to life.
Benefit from the Moon Phases–Real-Liffe Example
Let me illustrate one practical example on how this may manifest in the real life.
Suppose that we would like to be more powerful contributors to this time on the new earth. In other words, we intend to bring out more of our dormant gifts and abilities to life, so we can be of better service to this monumental time on earth.
We are aware that there are abilities within us that
seem dormant but stored in our memory bank (also, within our sub conscious mind).
In this way we can set up our attention, at the time of the New Moon, for this specific information to be revealed to us.
Given, that we're actively working on bringing more of our potential out, during the waxing moon time, and
due to the rising influence of the moon on our settle bodies, and mind, the information we requested may surface.
The additional gift or ability to assist our journey and service is revealed to us.
Know that some of our abilities and gifts are more dormant. For many reasons, there are blockages to be removed before we can receive true information. But if we continue with our pursuit of bringing more of our potential out and for the highest good with every new moon, the progress is evident.
At the same time, if we don't set a good intention for our progress, our sub conscious minds may reveal dormant negative messages, memories or experiences to surface with the Full Moon.
I share this since I experienced both before I started aligning with and utilizing this natural phenomenon of the new and full moon to advance my life.
Set your Goal Streight for Manifestation
In essence, when we intend to bring forth our gifts, and talents, our abilities, and this is true more so, for the abilities that can benefit others and Mother Earth we can be very successful in our manifestation process at this time.
Scientifically proven, only 10% of our brain is consciousness and 90% is sub-consciousness.
Additionally, when our conscious and subconscious minds aren't in proximate harmony, and without blockages, it's hard for a human to reach our superconscious abilities.
These intense natural occurrences and purification of humanity's subconscious, consciousness, and superconsciousness minds are times of great uplifts and Divine intervention to assure success and development of the new age on earth.
In conclusion, within our subconscious minds, we carry the wealth of knowledge and information. More of our abilities are dormant.
We can work to awaken them during these periods of more intense moon's, and sun's influences on our lives.
Waning Moon' Phases and their Influence
In the same way, and for the two weeks time following the Full moon–the waning moon time, due to moon' decrease in size and her influence, we feel inspired to organize our lives.
In other words, put what we gain during the waxing time to action.
It is a great time for revising, altering and modifying what we already have. In this regard there's a potential to break off the bad habits, and reverse what's not in alignment with our higher plan.
Also, the waining moon time is a great time for doing spiritual practices, and aligning more with divine, and the source within us.
Final Thoughts
Moon phases are assisting our purification, resetting and recalibration process, in all aspects of our lives.
Surely when used intentionally they help us grow and align with our purpose and potential faster.
Our horizons, expand. We experience that we're part of the whole and our connection to Cosmos and the Universe.
Our connection to the Divine, the Source is strengthened.
This connectedness we live, while being one with nature, through Sun and Moon, are nurturing and are food for our soul, mind, spirit, our intellect, and our physical body.
With our collective efforts, let us serve through all our abilities and co-create the new–more expanded version of Golden Age on Earth once again.
in LOVE & LIGHT, Tat Jane
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A Dysfunctional VA Makes It Difficult for Some Veterans to Retain Home Care Services
Some veterans who may be considered homebound are suddenly finding themselves unable to continue relying on the home care services they had been receiving from certain agencies. That's because, according to these professional home care providers, the VA has not been paying its bills for these services.
The owners of Right at Home, Janet and Rich Sullivan, claim that the VA has not paid almost $60,000 in bills dating to last year. That means they can no longer continue providing these invaluable services to veterans who qualify for financial support through the federal agency.
It's not the first time the VA has been highlighted as a dysfunctional agency. It has been noted in recent years of the tremendous issues VA hospitals have been facing in dealing with patients, providing care, and support.
However, unfortunately veterans who need home care support and qualify for financial assistance through the VA are the ones who suffer for this lack of oversight at the VA and its ability to pay bills on time.
According to the Boston Globe news article, Home-health provider cuts off services to veterans when the VA fails to pay its bills, written by Brian MacQuarrie:
"The sprawling agency, the second-largest in the federal government, has faced repeated criticism for delayed payments to contracted companies and individuals. The concerns raised by the Sullivans — no answers to questions, long waits on hold, confusion even among VA officials about the agency's payment system — have been voiced by a wide range of critics from veterans to lawmakers.
"This story of health care givers dropping out because the VA doesn't pay its bills is common," said Anthony Hardie, director of Veterans for Common Sense, a national advocacy group. "It's hard to fault the company. It seems like there's more interest in shuffling deck chairs at the VA than ensuring that the health care needs of these 16 veterans are met.""
Being that this is not the first time home care agencies and independent caregivers have dropped out of providing services to veterans who qualify for Aid and Attendance or Homebound pension benefits, it's an unfortunate circumstance that needs to be highlighted so that the VA might be pushed to pay these bills on time so these veterans can continue receiving the necessary care and assistance at home they require.
An elderly or disabled veteran who is unable to receive home care when needed is being placed at unnecessary risk for not only their safety, but will also have fewer options available to them that allow these dedicated men and women to remain where they are most comfortable, at home.
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Most of us don't make bread daily but want to keep a sourdough starter. I saved the mature/to be discarded levain I didn't need for baking or future feedings in a jar that lived in my freezer. I made many demasiado acidic breads just to claim victory over non-waste, but my palate never grew accustomed to loving the overly-acidic flavor. I experimented with adding the discard levain to pastries, quickbreads, and flatbreads (both leavened and not). My initial goal centered on not wasting the levain marked for discard, but also driven by creating more digestible pastries with another note on the palate.
When converting recipes to using a levain, I think about the components of a levain: starch and liquid. Take a favorite recipe and find the ingredients that have these two qualities. Obvious ingredients with liquid: milk, cream, water, lemon juice. Then there are the not so obvious: butter, maple syrup, fresh fruit, puree, vanilla extract.
Butter –> cook out water or replace with coconut oil
Maple syrup –> unrefined (dry) sugars like coconut or panela
Fresh fruit –> dry fruit, or partially dried fruit
Purees –> cook out some water
Vanilla extract –> vanilla powder, or omit
Record recipe changes. Make adjustments. Use water absorbing ingredients like flax or chia, coconut flour, or dried almond meal from making nut milks. Maybe bake at a higher temperature to set the structure, then lowering the temperature to cook the center through. Science is wonderful. Enjoy the process.
Change up intentionally slow mornings with sourdough waffles. (This recipe benefits from freshly/newly discarded levain rather than stored in freezer levain.) Serve with a homemade syrup and salted grass-fed butter. Syrup with a 2:1 sugar/water ratio has a similar body to maple syrup. It is possible to reset the nostalgia an Eggo holds in your memory even if this waffle doesn't jump out of a toaster. La Verdad.
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Polenta cake, with sourdough
200g eggs
175g unrefined sugar
300g masa madre or discard levain (100% hydration)
150g polenta
8g baking powder
4g salt
170g olive oil
Bake at 180C/350F for 40 minutes in a greased 8″ cake mold lined with parchment.
Chocolate rosemary scones, with sourdough, dairy-free
150g masa madre or discard levain (100% hydration)
325g whole wheat flour
50g unrefined sugar
9g baking powder
2g baking soda
5g salt
50g eggs
200g coconut oil, chilled, cut in chunks
150g almond milk
11g rosemary
195g 72% chocolate pieces
Eating vegan? Replace eggs with flax eggs or chia seeds. Bake from frozen. Start baking at a high temp, finish lower. Your oven, your temp, your length of time.
Cookie, with sourdough
100g masa madre or discard levain (100% hydration)
100g almond flour (dry from making nut milk)
85g whole wheat flour, fine
20g whole wheat flour, coarse
5g salt
3g baking soda
150g brown butter
175-200g unrefined sugar, fine
40g unrefined sugar, coarse
100g eggs
170g 70% chocolate pieces
Prepare dough with creaming method. Bake from frozen. Start at a higher temp and lower to finish. If the cookie spreads too much, increase dry ingredients or bake on parchment.


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Robert Bruce was bred by Haras Convento Viejo and is out of G1 winner Lady Pelusa (Orpen). He is a close relative of his paternal half-brother Mister Fluff, who was placed in the G1 Chilean St Leger.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 (AP) The first avowed homosexual to be elected to the Board of Supervisors compared his task today to the one Jackie Robinson faced as the first black to play major league baseball when he came up with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
"I can really appreciate what Jackie Robinson was up against," said Harvey Milk, a 47‐year‐old camera store owner who was discharged from the Navy 25 years ago When it was learned that he was homosexual.
"Every black youth in the country was looking up to him," Mr. Milk said of the Dodgers' second baseman. "He was a symbol to all of them. In the same way, I'm a symbol of hope to gays and all minorities."
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Illinois Supermarket with an annual electricity usage of 400,000 kWh was looking for a supplier with a true "one-to-one" utility price comparison.
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